THE COLONY, TEXAS — Playtrics LLC has leased a 3,407-square-foot space at Austin Ranch, a mixed-use development located in The Colony. Austin Ranch is located at the southeastern corner of Windhaven Parkway and Saintsbury Drive. Neighboring tenants include Zen Bar, Saintsbury Tavern, Café Mila, Café Gecko, The Doggie Oasis, Austin Ranch Chiropractic and Corbett Dentistry. Carissa Brown and Tyler Isbell with SRS Real Estate Partners represented the landlord, Billingsley Co., in the transaction. Playtrics is a triathlon and bicycle store with four locations in north Texas.
SAN ANTONIO — CBRE has arranged $60.5 million in financing for Alamo Ranch, a 465,000-square-foot, Class A shopping center in San Antonio. CBRE worked on behalf of RioCan REIT to secure the non-recourse loan. The loan is for five years and is LIBOR based. It was secured through Capital One Bank and is fixed through a hedge at 3.45 percent. Scott Lewis, Greg Greene and Matt Ballard with CBRE’s Dallas office originated and secured financing on behalf of the borrower. Alamo Ranch is shadow-anchored by Target, Lowe’s Home Improvement and JC Penney. The property is 93 percent occupied and includes an assortment of national, regional and local tenants. The property is located 14 miles west of downtown San Antonio at the intersection of Loop 1604, State Highway 151 and Culebra Road.
HOUSTON — HFF has arranged the sale of a three-building industrial portfolio totaling 243,100 square feet in Houston. HFF marketed the properties on behalf of the seller, EastGroup Properties. Cabot Properties Inc. purchased the assets for an undisclosed amount. The portfolio consists of Clay-Campbell I and II in northwest Houston and Kirby Business Center in south Houston. All three properties were 100 percent leased at the time of sale. Clay-Campbell I and II are located at 4300-4320 and 4444-4456 Campbell Road near Highway 290 and Beltway 8. They were completed in 1982 and both buildings have 58,846 square feet of space. Kirby Business Center is located at 9350-9370 South Point Drive, just south of NRG Stadium and the Texas Medical Center. The building contains 125,408 square feet and was completed in 1980.
LOS ANGELES – The 36-unit Burnside Lofts in Los Angeles has sold to Burnside Wilshire Apartments LLC for $8 million. The community is located at 649 South Burnside Ave. Darin Beebower of Madison Partners represented both the buyer and seller, Burnside Partners LP, in this transaction.
LOS ANGELES – The University of Southern California (USC) has signed a four-year lease for 19,653 square feet within the World Trade Center in Downtown Los Angeles. The 370,000-square-foot office building is located at 350 S. Figueroa Street. The new lease allows the school to nearly double its presence at the center. It has also brought the World Trade Center’s occupancy to 74 percent. USC was represented by Dennis Smith, Howard Feuerstein, and Cory Campbell of Travers Realty. The landlord, Jamison Properties, was represented by Chris Runyen of Charles Dunn Company.
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. – Hartford Place, a 66,800-square-foot flex office/warehouse in Scottsdale, has sold to Hartford Exchange LLC and Reems & Greenway LLC for $7 million. The property is located at 8388 E. Hartford Drive within the Perimeter Center Business Park. HomeSmart recently signed on to occupy half of the building. The seller, Buchanan Street Partners, was represented by Eric Wichterman, Mike Coover and Michael Kitlica of Cassidy Turley.
PHOENIX – Tierra Del Sol, a 42,994-square foot retail property in Phoenix, has sold to Pacific Property Group for $4.2 million. The center is located at 1606 East Bell Road. It is currently 75 percent leased. Ben Tashakorian and Stuart Fagan of Marcus & Millichap’s San Diego office represented both the buyer and seller, 5121 Glendale Associates, in this transaction.
LOS ANGELES – The 22,416-square-foot Diamond Indoor Swapmeet in Los Angeles has sold to an undisclosed non-profit organization for $3.6 million. It is located in an infill area of South Gate along Firestone Boulevard. The property contains a large building that serves as the Diamond Indoor Swapmeet, general store and banquet hall. The second building had been used for a small taco stand. The seller, Diamond 888 LLC, was represented by Steve Liu and Roger Niez of NAI Capital’s Orange County office.
CHICAGO — Envoy Net Lease Partners LLC has provided a first mortgage bridge loan for a single-tenant, net-leased Walgreens drug store property in Chicago. Envoy worked with its senior bank partner to provide the subordinated “B-Piece” financing, which gave the borrower the necessary loan proceeds to close on time to qualify for the tax-free exchange treatment. The bridge loan also allows the borrower to negotiate the lease extension after closing. The transaction was the first to be completed under Envoy’s new bridge loan program. The program allows investors to secure 85 percent loan-to-purchase price financing.
SOUTHGAE, MICH. — Friedman Integrated Real Estate Solutions has arranged the sale of a 4,450-square-foot retail building in Southgate. Girrbach-Krasun Funeral Home is located at 15748 Fort St. Fort Street Associates LLC purchased the property for an undisclosed sales price. Paul Feldman of Friedman represented the seller, Land Holding LLC, and the buyer in the transaction.