SAN DIEGO — PSRS has secured $24 million in refinancing for a retail asset in San Diego. Located in the historic Gaslamp Quarter, the property offers 54,650 square feet of retail space. Tony Messiah of PSRS arranged the financing through one of the firm’s correspondent life insurance companies. The loan features a five-year term and a 25-year amortization.
LAS VEGAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the purchase of a two-tenant retail property in Las Vegas. Merra Cordier, a local entrepreneur and owner of The Purple Chandelier, acquired the asset from an ownership group that included former Nevada Lt. Gov. Lorraine Hunt Bono. Built in 1977, the former OfficeMax building is located at 4995 S. Eastern Ave. The Purple Chandelier, formerly Lynn’s World Consignment, and Bodega Furniture currently occupy the property. The new ownership intends to renovate and improve the facility while continuing retail operations on site. Candace Bare of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer in the deal.
WEST KENDALL, FLA. — MMG Equity Partners is under contract to acquire a 5.1-acre site within Kendall Town Center, a 70-acre master-planned community in West Kendall. The project, called The Shops at Kendall Town Center, will feature 35,810 square feet of restaurants and shops and 4,321 square feet of outdoor terrace space. The developer has submitted plans to Miami-Dade County and is currently seeking administrative site plan approval. The site is located at the intersection of North Kendall Drive (SW 88th Street) and Southwest 158th Avenue. MMG has selected Ed Schmidt and Robert Eckstein of NAI Miami/Fort Lauderdale to lead leasing at The Shops at Kendall Town Center, with half of the space reserved for restaurant tenants.
HOUSTON — Local developer PAGEWOOD has broken ground on Phase I of East Blocks, an adaptive reuse project in Houston’s East Downtown neighborhood. Designed by Gensler and developed in partnership with Wile Interests, the project will transform a 10-block stretch of mid-20th century warehouses into a district of walkable restaurants, shops, offices and green spaces. Phase I involves the conversion of two 15,000-square-foot warehouses at 1107 Hutchins St. and 2202 Dallas St. Delivery of Phase I is slated for August.Phase I
PHOENIX — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a single-tenant restaurant property located at 2817 N. 7th St. in Phoenix. Built in 1969, the 2,847-square-foot drive-thru building is occupied by Original Chop Shop, a Scottsdale-based fast-casual eatery with 27 locations across Arizona, Texas and Georgia. The restaurant will remain in operation following the sale. Mark Ruble, Chris Lind and Zack House of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller and procured the buyer, a California-based investor.
LUTZ, FLA. — SRS Real Estate Partners has brokered the $6.6 million ground lease sale of two adjacent retail properties located at 18640 and 18710 Fla. Highway 54 in Lutz, a northern suburb of Tampa in Hillsborough County. Dutch Bros and Fifth Third Bank occupy the two newly developed properties on triple-net leases, with 15 and 20 years remaining on their terms, respectively. Patrick Nutt and William Wamble of SRS represented the seller, an Atlanta-based development and investment group, in the portfolio transaction. The Tampa-based buyer purchased both properties in a 1031 exchange. Both parties requested anonymity.
By Taylor Williams Much like the two major cities that border its northern and southern ends, New Jersey is, for retailers, restaurant groups and entertainment operators that are serious about establishing and growing national footprints, a market that checks every key box. Yet for all the similarities between the Manhattan or Center City Philadelphia retail markets that also apply to New Jersey — tight availability of space, high rents, time-consuming regulatory processes, strong residential density, healthy disposable incomes — brokers and owners that call the Garden State home also know that it’s a market unto itself. “Northern New Jersey is not the same as New York City,” confirms John Azarian, CEO of The Azarian Group, a longtime owner-operator of shopping centers in New Jersey and New York. “Retailers that want to venture into New York City want a different environment, and while we have a lot of density in Northern New Jersey, it’s just not the same as New York City. But if retailers are willing to do deals with different [store] formats, their businesses can do just as well here.” Kevin Pelio, Azarian’s executive vice president of leasing, says that tenants that started in other parts of the country …
NORMAN, OKLA. — Dallas-based brokerage firm Disney Investment Group (DIG) has negotiated the $82.2 million sale of University Town Center, a 416,766-square-foot retail power center in Norman, home of the University of Oklahoma. Built in 2009, the center was 99 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Academy Sports + Outdoors, Kohl’s, Ulta, T.J. Maxx, HomeGoods, Michaels, DSW Shoes, Petco and Office Depot. According to OU Daily, the seller was an affiliate of Rainier Cos. The buyer was a partnership between Mazaheri Properties and Champion Hotels. David Disney of DIG represented the seller in the transaction, and Phillip Mazaheri of Price Edwards & Co. represented the buyer. DIG also brokered the sale of the property in 2019.
ARLINGTON, TEXAS — A limited partnership (LP) managed by Weitzman has acquired Cooper Street Annex, an 87,857-square-foot shopping center in Arlington. Cooper Street Annex was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Cavender’s Boot City, O’Reilly Auto Parts, Chuck E. Cheese Adventure World and WellMed. Stephen Schmidt, Nick Cate and Eric Yoo internally represented Weitzman in the transaction. Hudson Lambert of SummitRE represented the undisclosed seller.
MANVEL, TEXAS — Malabar Hill Capital, a locally based developer, has broken ground on The Market at Meridiana, a 27,000-square-foot neighborhood shopping center that will be located in Manvel, roughly 25 miles south of Houston. Situated at the entrance of the Meridiana master-planned community, The Market at Meridiana is 54 percent preleased to tenants including La Dolce Nail Salon, Select Physical Therapy and Twisted Egg Shack. A tentative completion date was not announced.
