ARLINGTON, TEXAS — SunTrust Banks Inc. has closed $600 million in financing for the Texas Rangers to fund the team’s share of construction costs for its new ballpark, known as Globe Life Field. Set to open for the 2020 season, the stadium will feature a retractable roof and typical ballpark amenities. The professional baseball team is building Globe Life Field in a public/private partnership with the City of Arlington. The Rangers transaction was a partnership between several of SunTrust’s business units, including the Southwest Corporate Banking office of SunTrust Robinson Humphrey (STRH); the SunTrust Sports and Entertainment Group, which raises capital and provides financing to professional sports franchises; and the STRH Leveraged Finance Group. MUFG and US Bank served as lead arrangers of the Rangers loan.
Retail
Retail Solutions Secures 49, 246 SF Retail Lease with Enterprise Rent A Car in Austin
by John Nelson
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Retail Solutions has secured a retail lease in Austin on behalf of Enterprise Rent A Car. Enterprise will occupy 49,246 square feet on a pad site located at 5350 State Highway 290. Barret Espe of Retail Solutions represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. The name and representative of the landlord were not disclosed.
PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS — Colliers International has negotiated the sale of an 8,000-square-foot retail property located at 5255 Twin City Highway in the Gulf Coast city of Port Arthur. The asset is triple-net-leased asset to home furnishings retailer Aaron’s. Riley Sharman of Colliers represented the seller, The Benjamin Revocable Trust, based in Nevada, in the transaction. The name of the buyer, a private investor, was not released.
CONROE, TEXAS —Sherwin Williams has signed a 4,700-square-foot lease at The Shops at 336, a shopping center located along S. Loop 336 near Interstate 45 in Conroe, about 40 miles north of Houston. Stephen Phaigaru and Sandy Aron of Hunington Properties Inc. (HPI) represented the landlord in the lease negotiations. Other terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
DULUTH, GA. — Forge Capital Partners has sold Duluth Station, a 94,966-square-foot shopping center located in the Atlanta suburb of Duluth, for $9.8 million. Publix anchors the center, which is 81 percent leased to tenants including Kumon Math & Reading, Great Clips, H&R Block, St. Vincent de Paul, Panda Garden and Grand Tire. Jim Hamilton, Richard Reid, Mike Allison and Brad Buchanan of HFF marketed the property on behalf of Forge Capital. Slate Retail REIT purchased the asset.
CANTON, GA. — Preferred Apartment Communities Inc. has acquired Woodmont Village, an 85,639-square-foot shopping center located 40 miles north of Atlanta in Canton. The Kroger-anchored asset was acquired through the company’s wholly owned subsidiary New Market Properties LLC, which used a non-recourse first mortgage acquisition loan from Protective Life Insurance Co. The seller and terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
RALEIGH, N.C. — CBRE | Raleigh has arranged the $8.6 million sale of a six-property Dollar General portfolio located throughout North Carolina. Joe Graham of CBRE | Raleigh led the 1031 tax deferred exchange on behalf of the seller, a company affiliated with Raleigh-based Vanguard Property Group, a development and investment management firm. Michael McManus of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer, a local private investor. Each Dollar General location holds a long-term, triple-net lease.
ROSEMOUNT, MINN. — CBRE has brokered the sale of Rosemount Crossing in Rosemount, about 25 miles south of Minneapolis, for $7.6 million. Aldi anchors the 44,194-square-foot shopping center. Built in 2005, the three-building property is located on a five-acre site along South Robert Trail. The property was 92 percent occupied at the time of sale. Other tenants include Starbucks, Park Dental, Snap Fitness, Sprint and Fantastic Sams. Jim Leary of CBRE represented the seller, Rosemount Crossing LLC. A Seattle-based investment entity purchased the property.
BURNSVILLE, MINN. — Valley Natural Foods has unveiled plans to expand its grocery operation in Burnsville, approximately 15 miles south of Minneapolis. The company acquired a building adjacent to its existing 15,000-square-foot property and plans to add an additional 11,000 square feet of space. Built by Loeffler Construction and designed by Wilkus Architects, the building will be remodeled to expand food service, catering service, fresh departments and shopping convenience. The store will feature a new community room for meetings and a classroom for cooking classes. Existing Valley Natural Foods employees will staff the expanded facility. Construction will begin this month and is slated for completion in spring 2018.
ANN ARBOR, MICH. — The Boulder Group has negotiated the sale of a retail property net leased to ATI Physical Therapy in Ann Arbor for $2.4 million. The 8,200-square-foot, single-tenant property is located at 4765 Jackson Road near the University of Michigan. ATI has over 11 years remaining on its lease, which expires in January 2029. The building recently underwent a complete renovation. Randy Blankstein and Jimmy Goodman of The Boulder Group represented the seller, a Midwest-based private partnership. The buyer was also a Midwest-based private partnership.