Retail

CBRE Brokers $24.5M Sale of Grocery-Anchored Retail Property in Oxnard

by Nellie Day September 15, 2017

OXNARD, CALIF. — CBRE has arranged the sale of Oxnard Vineyards, an outdoor shopping center located at 2580-2698 E. Vineyard Ave. in Oxnard. An undisclosed private investor acquired the property from Loja Real Estate Group for $24.5 million. Vallarta Supermarkets anchors the 102,139-square-foot property, which is situated on 11.5 acres. The grocer occupies 64 percent of the center with more than 10 years of the initial term left on its lease. Orbell Ovaness, Brad Baskin and Artin Sepanian of CBRE represented the seller in the deal.

September 15, 2017

California Retail Western

Faris Lee Facilitates $4M Sale of 5,231 SF Retail Property in Riverside

by Nellie Day September 15, 2017

RIVERSIDE, CALIF. — Faris Lee Investments has brokered the sale of a retail property at 3739-3747 Central Ave. in Riverside. A Los Angeles-based private investor acquired the 5,231-square-foot property from Red Mountain Retail Group for $4 million. The 5,231-square-foot property is leased to three tenants: Jamba Juice, Jimmy John’s Gourmet Subs and Tokyo Joe’s. Donald MacLellan and Joseph Chichester of Faris Lee represented the seller, while NAI Capital represented the buyer in the deal.

September 15, 2017

California Retail Western

Nordstrom Launches New Retail Concept in LA

by Nellie Day September 15, 2017

LOS ANGELES — Fashion specialty retailer Nordstrom Inc. has launched Nordstrom Local, the company’s latest retail concept where customers can shop and access Nordstrom services in a central location. The new concept will launch in West Hollywood on Oct. 3, the same day as the company’s Westside Pavilion store relocation to Century City. Nordstrom Local will have a 3,000-square-foot footprint, much smaller than an average 140,000-square-foot Nordstrom store. This service-focused concept store has no dedicated inventory. Customers will have access to personal stylists who can transfer merchandise in for customers, as well as services like buying online but picking up in the store, alterations and tailoring, and manicure appointments. Customers will also be able to make returns at Nordstrom Local from Nordstrom stores, Nordstrom.com and Trunk Club. Nordstrom Local will have one styling suite and eight dressing rooms surrounding a central meeting space where customers can sit, enjoy a glass of wine or beer, and chat with personal stylists. Nordstrom operates 356 stores in 40 states. The company also owns Trunk Club, a personalized clothing service.

September 15, 2017

California Restaurant Retail Western

The Crack Shack to Open First LA Location at Westfield Century City

by Nellie Day September 15, 2017

LOS ANGELES — The Crack Shack, an all-day chicken and egg restaurant, is opening its first Los Angeles location at Westfield Century City. Slated to open in spring 2018, the restaurant is owned by Michael Rosen, chef Richard Blais and chef Jon Sloan. Century City will be the restaurant’s fourth location and will feature outdoor patio dining, picnic-style seating, fire pits and communal-dining fire tables, a bocce ball court and open-air children’s play spaces. The Crack Shack is currently located in San Diego and Encinitas, Calif., with a third location opening in Costa Mesa later this year.

September 15, 2017

Market Reports Retail Texas Texas Market Reports

Houston Retailers Respond to E-Commerce with Experiential Projects

by Taylor Williams September 15, 2017

For the past several quarters, the headlines of most CRE publications in Texas and beyond have proclaimed the end of retail as we know it. By now, we’ve all heard the stories and seen the writing on the wall: e-commerce will kill the shopping mall; large anchors that landlords have counted on for decades are shuttering and Amazon will be the end of the retail storefront. It’s a familiar tale as of late. But amid the doom and gloom of store closings, Houston seems to be staying on top of the trends, as its retail market remains healthy and appears to be moving ahead. In fact, despite losing over 70,000 oil-related jobs since 2015, Houston’s retail market remains one of the strongest in the country, posting an average occupancy rate of 95 percent. In addition, employment growth in the retail sector grew 5.1 percent in 2016 amidst the oil bust. Despite these strong retail indicators in Houston, the aforementioned market changes do have an effect on the retail environment. And while retailers themselves need to make the biggest adjustments, developers and landlords are not without their own challenges. Like the rest of the country, Houston retailers must figure out ways …

September 15, 2017

Mixed-Use New York Northeast Office Retail

SL Green, RXR Realty to Acquire 48.7 Percent Interest in Worldwide Plaza in Manhattan

by Amy Works September 14, 2017

NEW YORK CITY — SL Green Realty Corp. has partnered with RXR Realty to acquire a 48.7 percent interest in Worldwide Plaza, a Class A mixed-use property in Midtown Manhattan. New York REIT is selling the interest and will continue to own the remaining equity with WWP Sponsor, its existing partner. Slated to close in the fourth quarter, the transaction values the asset at $1.7 billion. Developed in 1989, Worldwide Plaza consists of a 49-story, 1.8 million-square-foot office tower, a 252,000-square-foot retail building with parking garage and a large open-air plaza. Tenants at the office tower include Nomura Holdings, Cravath Swaine and Moore LLP, WebMD, WNet.org, Rubenstein and CBS Broadcasting. The retail building features a five-stage off-Broadway theater, a 475-space parking garage and TMPL, a state-of-the-art fitness gym. At the time of sale, the property was 100 percent leased.

September 14, 2017

Loans New Jersey Northeast Retail

HFF Closes $18.7M in Acquisition Financing for Retail Center in North New Jersey

by Amy Works September 14, 2017

WAYNE, N.J. — HFF has arranged $18.7 million in acquisition financing for West Belt Plaza, a retail center located in Wayne. Jon Mikula and Jim Cadranell of HFF secured the 10-year, fixed-rate loan through a life insurance company for the borrower, The Klein Group. Renovated in 2001, the 84,202-square-foot West Belt Plaza is leased to a variety of tenants, including PetSmart, HomeGoods, Fidelity Brokerage and Starbucks Coffee.

September 14, 2017

Loans New York Northeast Retail

Houlihan-Parnes Realtors Secures $2.1M in Refinancing for a Shopping Center in the Bronx

by Amy Works September 14, 2017

NEW YORK CITY — Houlihan-Parnes Realtors has arranged a first mortgage refinancing for a one-story strip shopping center in the Bronx. Located at 3408-3418 Boston Post Road, the property features 12,600 square feet of rentable space. Ed Graf of Houlihan-Parnes secured the loan, which features a fixed rate for five years and a 30-year amortization schedule, for the undisclosed borrower.

September 14, 2017

Maryland Retail Southeast

Marcus & Millichap Brokers $4.7M Sale of Grocery-Anchored Retail Center in Metro Baltimore

by Camren Skelton September 14, 2017

WINDSOR MILL, MD. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $4.7 million sale of a 94,851-square-foot retail property net-leased to Shoppers Food & Pharmacy in Windsor Mill, roughly 13 miles west of Baltimore. Preet Sabharwal and Michael Soleimani of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, Jacqueline A. Mickiewicz Trust, in the transaction, and procured the buyer, a limited liability company. The property is located at 8212 Liberty Road at the corner of Liberty and Rolling roads.

September 14, 2017

Georgia Retail Southeast

Franklin Street Arranges $4.1M Sale of Shopping Center in Metro Atlanta

by Camren Skelton September 14, 2017

WOODSTOCK, GA. — Franklin Street has brokered the $4.1 million sale of The Shops at Eagle Pointe, a 26,960-square-foot retail center located in the Atlanta suburb of Woodstock. John Tennant and Bryan Belk of Franklin Street represented the seller, Indianapolis-based Alpha Opportunity Fund I LLC, in the transaction. D2D Holdings Inc. purchased the asset. At the time of sale, the property was leased to tenants including a gym, dry cleaner, doctor’s office and restaurants.

September 14, 2017

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