HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIF. — Pacific City, a 191,000-square-foot retail center project in Huntington Beach, has received $93 million in construction financing. The shopping center will be located along Pacific Coast Highway, just three blocks south of Main Street. It will be bound by Pacific View Avenue, as well as by 1st and Huntington streets. The new development is situated on a site that overlooks the Huntington Beach Pier and Pacific Ocean. Its two-story open design will grant most of the tenants ocean views. The tenant roster will include a mix of national retailers that represent “iconic California lifestyle brands,” in addition to several well-known restaurants and an Equinox fitness center. The adjacent Lot 579 marketplace will feature local and regional food artisans in a farmer’s market-style setting. Pacific City is scheduled to open next summer. It is being developed by DJM Capital Partners. The non-recourse financing, which consisted of a $56.5-million senior loan and a $37-million mezzanine loan, was arranged by George Smith Partners. Only a minimal amount of pre-leasing was required for the funding.
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COSTA MESA, CALIF. — S.B. Restaurant Co., the Costa Mesa-based parent company of the Elephant Bar casual dining chain, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The company has also closed 16 of its 29 restaurants, which are located throughout six states. Restaurants affected by the closures include the Elephant Bar locations in Irvine, Rancho Bernardo (San Diego), Palm Desert, Valencia, Northridge, Simi Valley, Burbank and Goleta, Calif., among other locations.
SAN FRANCISCO — Patson Cos. has acquired a 140,000-square-foot office building at 1155 Market Street in San Francisco for $72.6 million. The deal represents an internal rate of return of more than 56 percent for investors. The 11-story building was virtually empty when Laurus Corporation acquired it in 2011, as the single tenant was in the process of vacating. The company implemented a tenant improvement program and re-leased more than 75 percent of the building to the City and County of San Francisco within 90 days. The building also underwent a $14-million renovation program, which included upgrades to the facade, lobby, corridors, bathrooms, elevators and common areas, among other items. The majority of the sales proceeds will be rolled into the Ethika Diversified Opportunity Real Estate Fund. Laurus formed this fund to provide investors access to a unique platform that invests in opportunistic and value-add assets in the United States.
SEATTLE – A joint venture between Provenance Hotels and Thayer Lodging Group has acquired the 120-room Hotel 1000 in Downtown Seattle for a reported $63 million. The Forbes Four Star-rated hotel is located at the intersection of 1000 First Avenue and Madison Street, near the waterfront along Elliott Bay. There are 10 floors of upscale condominiums that sit atop the 14-story hotel. The hotel portion also features a 100-seat restaurant, spa, state-of-the-art golf simulator, and 9,100 square feet of conference and event space. This is the joint venture’s first acquisition. It is Thayer’s third acquisition through its $300-million Thayer Fund VI. Provenance will manage the hotel.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Commonwealth Cooperative, a newly formed group of multifamily investors, has made its first acquisition: the 131-unit South Cathedral Mansions, located at 2900 Connecticut Ave. in Washington, D.C.’s Woodley Park neighborhood. Commonwealth Cooperative is comprised of Commonwealth Residential and CAS Reigler, with Oculus Realty providing property management services and Snead Construction providing contractor services. The new ownership is planning an extensive two-year redevelopment of the property, which will include the addition of 29 new apartments, 17 of which will feature 20- to 30-foot ceilings. The landmark property, which is listed on both the National Register of Historic Places and the D.C. Inventory of Historic Sites, has traded hands only four times since its development in 1922.
MIAMI — Phillips Edison-ARC Shopping Center REIT Inc. has purchased a portfolio of five grocery-anchored shopping centers totaling 347,478 square feet in Florida. The properties include Deerwood Lake Commons in Jacksonville; Heath Brook Commons in Ocala; West Creek Commons in Coconut Creek; Park View Square in Miramar; and St. Johns Commons in Jacksonville The portfolio is 92.7 percent leased and anchored by either Publix or Winn-Dixie. Casey Rosen, Dennis Carson and Cliff Taylor of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — NAI Avant has arranged the $14.1 million sale of Ocean Bay Market, a 58,000-square-foot grocery-anchored shopping center in Myrtle Beach. Dail Longaker of NAI Avant represented the buyers, Randolph Freezer LLC and Red Sled Properties LLC, in the transaction. Carolina Forest Investment Group LLC, a partnership formed by Red Rock Developments LLC, recently developed the shopping center.
LAWRENCEVILLE, GA. — WinnCompanies and The Roseview Group have acquired Carroll at Bethesda Park, a 222-unit apartment community in Lawrenceville, an eastern suburb of Atlanta. The multifamily property, built in 2001, is the only apartment community along Ronald Reagan Parkway, which connects Lilburn and Snellville, two suburbs in Gwinnett County. The property is situated near Bethesda Park, a 159-acre park with playgrounds, an aquatic center, running trails and soccer and baseball fields. Following the acquisition, WinnCompanies and The Roseview Group will rebrand the property as Park156.
JUPITER, FLA. — Elion Real Estate Fund III LP has acquired Jupiter Reserve, a 43,172-square-foot shopping center in Jupiter, a northern suburb of Miami in Palm Beach County. The seller was Pebb Enterprises, and Atlantic Retail Properties represented both parties in the transaction. The sale price was undisclosed. The four-acre Jupiter Reserve is 93.6 percent leased to tenants that include Petco, T-Mobile, Vitamin Shoppe, Pizza Hut, Edible Arrangements and LabCorp of America. Atlantic Retail Properties will handle the property’s leasing responsibilities, Transwestern Commercial Services will manage the shopping center.
SPRINGFIELD, MO. — The Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce hosted a groundbreaking ceremony Friday, June 20 for the $16 million historic redevelopment of the Heer’s building in Springfield. The new Heer’s Luxury Living development will consist of 80 loft-style apartment units. Amenities at the community will include a fitness center, theater and game room and a rooftop clubhouse. The development will also feature a police substation and approximately 15,000 square feet of commercial space for office, restaurant, and retail use. Lee’s Summit, Mo.-based Dalmark Development Group is developing the mixed-use project. Shawnee, Kan.-based Straub Construction Co. Inc. is the general contractor for the project. St. Louis-based Rosemann & Associates will design the new facility. The building is slated to open by its centennial in September 2015.