LOS ANGELES — Bottega Louie has signed a new 15-year lease in Downtown Los Angeles that will allow the gourmet restaurant, market and patisserie to expand its operations. The restaurant’s new location is 617 West 7th Street. The new space will accommodate a pastry kitchen, test kitchen and chocolate confectionary kitchen, as well as training facilities, conference rooms, design studios and corporate offices. Bottega Louie was represented by Adam Tischer of Colliers International. The landlord, The Swig Company, was represented by CBRE’s John Zanetos, Mark O’Brien and Christopher Penrose, Jr.
SAN DIEGO — McMillin Communities has broken ground on the multi-billion-dollar Millenia urban center in the San Diego submarket of Chula Vista. It will be located just east of SR125 at Birch Road. The new community will include 3,000 multifamily units; 2 million square feet of Class A office space; and 1.5 million square feet of retail, hospitality, civic and mixed-use projects. It will also include six themed urban parks and a variety of tree-lined promenades, gathering spaces, bikeways and plazas. Once completed in about 20 years, the 210-acre Millenia will span the equivalent of about 80 city blocks. It will also serve as the urban center for the 22,899-acre Otay Ranch Master Plan. Millenia is one of 236 projects in eight countries that is participating in the pilot program for the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Neighborhood Development (LEED-ND) program. It has also been designated a Smart Growth Urban Center by the San Diego Association of Governments.
SAN FRANCISCO – Jamestown has purchased the famous Ghirardelli Square, a 100,394-square-foot lifestyle and entertainment-oriented retail complex in San Francisco. It sold for a reported $56 million. The 12-building complex is located at 900 North Point Street in Fisherman’s Wharf. The retail portion was 55 percent leased at the time of sale. Tenants include the Ghirardelli Square Chocolate Company’s U.S. flagship location, as well as Vom Fass, Jackson & Polk, Gigi & Rose, Wattle Creek Winery, Kara’s Cupcakes and McCormick & Schmick’s. Jamestown plans to execute a multi-million dollar renovation program over the next two years to stabilize the asset and attract new retail concepts and amenities. Ghirardelli’s original structures were built over a span of 100 years, which began in 1864. The complex underwent a retrofitting and significant updates between 1966 and 2009. The seller,a major financial institution,was represented by HFF’s Nicholas Bicardo and Mark Damiani.
UPLAND, CALIF. — MG Properties has purchased the 300-unit Stoneridge Apartments in Upland for $42 million. The community is located at 1540 W. 8th Street. It was built in two phases in 1973 and 1976. Exterior renovations were completed in 2007, while about 75 percent of the units’ interiors have been upgraded. The seller, Sares-Regis Properties, was represented by Dean Zander, Vince Norris and Margie Molloy of Hendricks-Berkadia.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Trade Street Residential has acquired Fountains Southend, a transit-oriented, 208-unit apartment community in Charlotte, for $34 million. The Class A community features private balconies/porches, washers and dryers, stainless steel appliances, granite countertops, gourmet kitchens, wood flooring, resort style pool, hot tub, fitness center, spa, clubhouse and sky terrace. The property was delivered in August and is currently 96 percent leased. The community is located near the New Bern station on Charlotte's new light-rail system. Trade Street also took out a $23.8 million, 10-year mortgage fixed at 4.3 percent. The loan has a 30-year amortization schedule.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — NorthMarq Capital has secured $32.4 million in refinancing for Coventry Park at Southpoint, a Class A, 360-unit multifamily community located at 6650 Corporate Center Parkway in Jacksonville. Melissa Marcolini Quinn of NorthMarq's Orlando office arranged the 10-year loan with a 30-year amortization schedule through Freddie Mac on behalf of the borrower, Epoch Properties Inc.
ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. — Pollack Shores Real Estate Group has recently acquired The Coves of Brighton Bay, a 382-unit apartment community located in St. Petersburg. The company has purchased 1,090 multifamily units in Central Florida in the past eight months. Pollack Shores plans to make capital improvements to the property, including upgrading the siding from stucco to Hardie Plank, installing new windows and renovating the clubhouse and apartment interiors.
TUPELO, MISS. — HREC Investment Advisors has arranged the sale of a 158-room Hilton Garden Inn in downtown Tupelo. Peachtree Hotel Group purchased the hotel and will take over the property management responsibilities. Patrick Culligan of HREC's Memphis office and Scott Stephens of HRE's Tampa, Fla., office represented the seller, Tom Ricketts and Master Hospitality Services, in the transaction.
MIAMI — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Virginia Gardens Apartments, a 66-unit apartment community located at 2890 Virginia St. in Miami's Coconut Grove neighborhood. The property sold for approximately $6.5 million. Paul Nudelman of Marcus & Millichap's Miami office represented the seller, a Miami-based limited liability company, in the transaction. Arthur Porosoff and Jorge Ruiz of Marcus & Millichap's Miami office represented the buyer, a developer based in Miami's Coral Gables submarket.
DUBLIN, OHIO AND CLIVE, IOWA — HREC Investment Advisors has arranged the sale of the 92-guestroom Chase Suites Hotel in Dublin and the 112-guestroom Chase Suites Des Moines Hotel in Clive. Columbus, Ohio-based Batra Hospitality Group LLC acquired the Chase Suites Hotel in Dublin, a northern suburb of Columbus. West Des Moines, Iowa-based DBM Investment LLC purchased the Chase Suites Des Moines. The purchase prices were undisclosed. Scott Stephens, COO and senior principal, Mark Rousseau, senior vice president, and Tom Sommer, vice president of HREC, represented the seller, The Hardage Group, a San Diego-based hotel and real estate company, in the transaction.