ORLANDO, FLA. — Sean Glickman of Coldwell Banker Commercial NRT and founder of the Glickman Retail Group has brokered the $9.3 million sale of Colonial Town Center in Orlando. The shopping center was 90 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as HH Gregg, Mattress One and Interamerican Medical Centers. The asset is shadow-anchored by a Walmart Neighborhood Market and Sam’s Club. Glickman Retail Group represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was an international company.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — CBRE has brokered the sale of the Time Warner Cable Building in Charlotte’s I-77 submarket for an undisclosed sales price. The 113,600-square-foot building is fully occupied by Time Warner Cable and serves as a call center, office and operations facility. Patrick Gildea led CBRE’s Charlotte team in brokering the transaction.
The Phoenix retail market ended 2014 on a promising note, with vacancy rates dipping below 10 percent for the first time since the Great Recession ended. It also experienced net absorption of more than 2 million square feet of retail space. Expectations for 2015 are positive, and continued improvement is anticipated, albeit slower than we might have hoped. While many segments of the market have improved, lackluster job growth and housing sales have slowed the recovery. However, both areas show signs of improvement for the coming year. Forecasts estimate Phoenix will add about 70,000 jobs in 2015, bringing the total number close to the pre-recession total. The demand for single-family housing should improve with the continuance of low interest rates, job growth and investor interest. The market is finally showing signs it is on the upward path to recovery. Leasing activity for Class A space remains strong, while rental rates are on the rise. We have seen marked improvement in some areas like Scottsdale where rates for Class A space in centers like The Marketplace at Lincoln & Scottsdale and Hilton Village are approaching or surpassing $40 per square foot, and where vacancy rates are below 6 percent. In contrast, …
NEWARK, CALIF. – HealthyPets has purchased a 70,000-square-foot e-commerce facility in Newark for more than $10 million. The facility is located at 7000 Gateway Blvd. The property will serve as the pet industry wholesaler’s corporate headquarters and as its third warehouse. It will be situated near Google and Facebook, adjacent to the former Sun Micro Campus. HealthyPets was represented by Dan Bergen of Colliers International and Bob Ferraro of CBRE.
OAKLAND, CALIF. – Coasters Company of America has signed a 10-year lease for a 232,881-square-foot warehouse building in Oakland. The Class A building is located at 8350 Pardee Drive. The furniture importer and distributor was represented by Tim Cronin and Craig Hagglund of Lee & Associates. The developer and landlord, Goodman Birtcher, was represented by JLL’s Jason Ovadia.
LONG BEACH, CALIF. – The 40-unit Bixby Park Apartments in Long Beach has sold to a local private investor for $6.2 million. The community is located at 1132 San Antonio Drive and 4481 Orange Ave., in the Bixby Knolls submarket. Robert Stepp of Stepp Commercial represented both the buyer and sellers, Pathfinder Partners and Ryanik, in this transaction.
LONG BEACH, CALIF. – City Logistics and Transport has leased a 104,453-square-foot industrial building in Long Beach. The building is located at 2888 E. El Presidio Street. City Logistics will utilize the space as its new headquarters on March 1. It will be relocating from nearby Rancho Dominguez. The 64-month lease is valued at $3.9 million. The transportation and warehousing company was represented by Frank Schulz, Todd Taugner and David Prior of Klabin Co. The landlord, Invesco Realty Advisors, was represented by CBRE’s John Schumacher and Brett Quinlan.
LAGUNA HILLS, CALIF. – A Chevron gas station and convenience store in Laguna Hills has sold to a Southern California-based buyer for $4.5 million. The property is located at 23991 El Toro Road. It was built in 1973 and renovated in 2012. The buyer is also the current operator. The investor was represented by C-Store Realty. The seller, also a private investor, was represented by Donald MacLellan and Tom Chichester of Faris Lee Investments.
PLANO, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Woodburn Corners Medical Park, a 31,760-square-foot medical office property located at 3700 W. 15th St. in Plano. The asset is adjacent to The Medical Center of Plano. Terms of the sale were not released. Ron Hebert, vice president of investments in Marcus & Millichap’s Dallas office, marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a limited liability company. Hebert also procured the buyer, a private investor.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — CBRE Auction Services is facilitating the online auction of 4266 Felter Lane — a combined 22,750-square-foot warehouse and office space on a two-acre site in Austin — as part of a bankruptcy court order. The property is situated two miles from the intersections of U.S. Route 183 and McKinney Falls Parkway, 3.6 miles from I-35 and Texas State Highway 71, and four miles from U.S. Route 183 and Texas State Highway 71. The property will be sold to the highest bidder at or above $400,000. The online auction will be held on Wednesday, March 11. Built in 1984, the one-story property’s warehouse space is approximately 16,750 square feet with an additional 6,000 square feet of office space. The site is currently zoned I-RR (Interim Rural Residence District Designation) and has fenced inside storage.