AURORA, COLO. – The 38,970-square-foot Hancock Park Office Building in Aurora has sold to an unnamed buyer for $2.6 million. The building is located at 15200 East Girard Ave. The seller was represented by Rob Edwards and Tom Ethington of Pinnacle Real Estate Advisors.
BEND, ORE. – Ascend Holdings has acquired a 50,000-square-foot, mixed-use property in Bend for $8 million. The property is located at 1133 NW Wall Street. Ascend plans to convert a portion of the building’s second floor office space into residential units. The property’s two buildings house a mix of residential, office, retail and restaurant space. It was 86 percent leased at the time of the sale. The seller, a San Francisco-based investment group, was represented by Ron Ross, Erich Schultz, Terry O’Neil and Jay Lyons of Compass Commercial Real Estate Services.
MESA, ARIZ. – Addictive Desert Designs has signed a three-year lease for two warehouse buildings in Mesa. The property is located at 308 S. Extension Road. It contains a 44,004-square-foot building and a 22,706-square-foot building. The off road truck and SUV design and parts manufacturer will be expanding from its nearby 40,000-square-foot warehouse. Matt McDougall and Matt Fredrick of Lee & Associates represented both Addictive Desert and the landlord, Presson Corp., in this transaction.
EL PASO, TEXAS — CBRE has arranged sale of a four-building, 245,745-square-foot industrial portfolio in El Paso, on behalf of New York-based Sullivan Crosby Trust. Phoenix-based ViaWest Group purchased the portfolio in an off-market transaction for an undisclosed price. Christian Perez Giese, William Caparis, Anthony Mash and Arturo De la Mora of CBRE’s El Paso office represented the seller. The buildings are 50 percent occupied, with short-term tenants bringing it to 75 percent occupancy. According to CBRE Research, the central El Paso submarket is approximately 94.7 percent occupied as of the fourth quarter of 2014. This is the first El Paso-area acquisition for ViaWest Group. A host of rehabilitation projects are slated for the properties, including new roofs, landscaping, fencing and equipment replacement.
PLANO, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Village at Los Rios, a 24,805-square-foot retail property located in Plano. Jason Vitorino of Marcus & Millichap’s Dallas office marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a developer. Vitorino also procured the buyer, a local partnership. Built in 2003, the Kroger shadow-anchored retail property includes two buildings with a pad site for future development. Village at Los Rios is located at 1445 Los Rios Blvd. in Plano, just north of 14th Street. Tenants at the property include State Farm, Check ‘n Go, Cato and Great Clips. At the time of listing, Village at Los Rios was 81 percent occupied.
HOUSTON — Levey Group has arranged an 11,200-square-foot, 10-year lease with PCI Promatec at its Sam Houston Business Park in Houston. PCI Promatec will occupy space located at 8846 N. Sam Houston Pkwy. W. The company specializes in fire stops, penetration seals, fire wrap and rigid fire barriers developed for nuclear, power and chemical processing, as well as heavy industrial applications. Sam Houston Business Park is a Class A, industrial flex, office and distribution business park. The business park includes three tilt wall facilities featuring storefront entrances, generous clear heights and column spacing and dock-high and grade-level loading docks. A fourth 56,000-square-foot building is under construction. Other park tenants include Flotek, Ringers Technologies, Tyndale USA, NDLI Logistics, Westermann BG and Doorscapes Inc. Joseph Smith of CBRE represented Levey Group, and Chris Caudill of NAI Partners represented Promatec in the transaction. With Promatec’s lease, phase I of the development is now fully percent leased.
HOUSTON — HighStreet Net Lease Group represented a private investor in the acquisition of a single-tenant net-leased asset located at 26050 NW Freeway in Houston. Denny’s occupies the property and has multiple years remaining on a ground lease with an established multi-unit franchisee that has operated the location since its development more than 10 years ago. The 4,000-square-foot property is located in a retail corridor of northwest Houston. The immediate area is home to retailers such as Walmart, Home Depot, Lowe’s, Hobby Lobby, Target, Kroger, JC Penney and Bed Bath & Beyond. The Denny’s net leased investment property was an off-market transaction.
CARROLLTON, TEXAS — Zimmerman Enterprises LLC has acquired Northridge Court, a 33,979-square-foot retail center in Carrollton. Northridge Court is situated on nearly 2.3 acres at 2741 E. Belt Line Road near the Marsh Lane intersection. The property was 56 percent leased at the time of sale. Leigh C. Richter and Kevin J. Santaularia of Bradford Commercial Real Estate Services represented the California-based seller, Venice Ltd. Evan Bloom of Street Commercial LLC negotiated for the local buyer, a retail investor who leases and manages properties in-house. The property is close to the Dallas North Tollway and President George Bush Turnpike. The seller has owned the property since the early 1990s. Built in 1979, other tenants in the center include Kitchen Design Concepts and Dr. Smile.
LOMBARD, ILL. — Leopardo Cos. Inc. has completed its 68,000-square-foot renovation of the AMC Yorktown 18 featuring AMC Red Kitchen in Lombard. The renovation was part of AMC Theatres’ strategy to enhance the overall moviegoing experience by updating several theater locations throughout its circuit. Leopardo has completed projects for the company at several locations across the country, including the AMC 600 N. Michigan 9 in Chicago. The AMC Yorktown 18 renovation consisted of the demolition and renovation of auditoriums, lobby and restrooms, as well as box office, guest services and concession areas. The auditoriums were also upgraded to include power reclining seats with tables to accommodate fast-casual dining. The renovation also included the build-out of an AMC Red Kitchen, one of only two AMC locations in the United States to feature the dining concept. The concept allows guests to enjoy a meal during a movie from their power recliner. MacGuffins, a bar and lounge that serves specialty cocktails, beer and wine, was also added during the renovation. Leopardo served as general contractor and worked in collaboration with owner’s representative Jones Lang LaSalle and BRR Architecture to complete the project.
COLUMBUS, OHIO — Easton Town Center, a 1.7 million-square-foot shopping center located in Columbus, has signed lease agreements with 13 new tenants that will be included in the shopping center’s new 500,000-square-foot north district, Easton Gateway. Steiner + Associates and The Georgetown Co. are the co-developers for the project. Tenants include JoS. A. Bank, The Container Store, Z Gallerie, FUSIAN, BJ’s Restaurant and Brewhouse, Payless ShoeSource, Total Comfort Shoes, European Wax Center and more. The new tenants will join Golf Galaxy, J. Alexander’s, Melt, Pies & Pints and Whole Foods, which were previously announced in December and are currently under construction. Several other major retailers have already opened at Easton Gateway development including Costco, REI, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Field & Stream and Saks Fifth Avenue Off 5th.
