HOUSTON — MM Donuts LLC has a signed a 3,806-square-foot lease for a freestanding building in the Orleans Square Shopping Center, located on West Lake Houston Drive. MM Donuts will operate a new Dunkin' Donuts store in the freestanding property. The store will be the first location in the Houston expansion for MM Donuts. Dunkin' Donuts plans to open 50 to 60 stores in the greater Houston area during the next five years. Jonathan Hicks of Davis Commercial represented the tenant in the lease deal. Janet Maas of Century 21 represented the landlord, Compass Care Holdings Ltd.
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LOS ANGELES – The 103,500-square-foot Life Sciences building at Loyola Marymount University has broken ground in Los Angeles. The $110-million building will serve as a teaching, research and laboratory facility for the Seaver College of Science and Engineering’s biology, chemistry and natural science departments. It will maintain a two-year construction schedule. C.W. Driver will act as the general contractor, while CO Architects will serve as the designer. The building is aiming for LEED-Silver certification.
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. – The 416-unit Crown Court Apartments in Scottsdale has sold to PrivatePortfolio Group LLC for $68.2 million. The community is located at 7900 E. Princess Drive. It was 95 percent leased at the time of sale. The unnamed seller was represented by Tyler Anderson, Sean Cunningham and Asher Gunter of CBRE’s Phoenix office.
SANTA CLARA, CALIF. — Park Square, a 465,000-square-foot office/R&D business park in Santa Clara, has sold to the Irvine Company for an undisclosed sum. It is situated adjacent to Highway 101 near Lawrence Expressway. The center is 60 percent leased. The seller, a joint venture between two global investment managers, was represented by HFF’s Michael Leggett, Steven Golubchik and John Simerlein.
GARDEN GROVE, CALIF. — Saigon Plaza, a 33,074-square-foot retail center in Garden Grove, has sold to N. D. Dinh Tran Trust for $8.5 million. The center is located at 10320 Westminister Ave. The buyer was represented by Tom Nguyenof NAI Capital’s Orange County office. The seller was Westgrove Plaza.
LOS ANGELES – The 14.56 acres that sit under the Midtown Shopping Center in Los Angeles have sold to Midtown Shopping Center Associates (MTSCA) for $42.5 million. The 185,000-square-foot center is located at 4725 W. Venice Blvd. in Mid-City. The land acquisition also includes the 3.5 acres under two properties adjacent to the shopping center. MTSCA includes Young Management Company and its partners, James Young and Courtland Young. Young Management will manage the property and oversee the center’s leasing and redevelopment efforts. Young Management is the center’s original developer and negotiated the ground lease with its original owner, Southern Pacific. Notable tenants at the center include Ralph's, CVS, Orchard Supply Hardware and Bank of America.
PORTLAND, ORE. — Phase I of The Residences at Yacht Harbor, a Class A waterfront apartment development in Portland, has received $38.9 million in construction financing. The 373-unit community will be located at 11505 North Yacht Harbor Drive along the Salpare Bay Marina. Construction is expected to commence within the next 30 days. The loan was arranged by Malcolm Davies, Peter Kleinberg and Drew Sandler of George Smith Partnerson behalf of Salpare Bay, LLC.
CHATSWORTH, CALIF. – A 24,150-square-foot industrial property in Chatsworth has sold to Nordhoff SSA for $3 million. It is located at 20433-20439 Nordhoff Street. Timothy P. Foutz of NAI Capital’s Encino office represented both the buyer and the seller, LEC Properties, in this transaction.
PORTLAND, ORE. — The Strand Restaurant, a 7,657-square-foot retail property in Portland, has sold to a limited liability company for $2.7 million. It is located at 1910 SW River Drive. There are about five years left on the Strand’s triple-net lease. The buyer was secured and represented by Ryan O'Leary, an investment specialist in Marcus & Millichap’s Portland office.
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Tremont Realty Capital LLC and New England Development have teamed up to transform the Biltmore Square Mall in Asheville into the city's first outlet center. The joint venture plans to build a 325,000-square-foot retail center, located off I-26 at 800 Brevard Road, which is scheduled for completion in 2014. The nearest outlet center is 80 miles away, according to a New England Development press release. The property was originally developed in 1989 as a regional mall anchored by Belks and Dillard's. Tremont acquired the property in 2010.