SAINT GEORGE, UTAH — Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) has arranged the $33.2 million sale of Red Rock Commons, a 134,152-square-foot retail center in Saint George, a city in southwest Utah. Pete Bethea, Rob Ippolito and Glenn Rudy of NKF represented the seller, ShopCore Properties, an affiliate of The Blackstone Group. Pacific Castle acquired the asset. Constructed in 2011 and 2012, Red Rock Commons includes four multi-tenant buildings and two freestanding pad sites. At the time of sale, the center was fully leased to tenants including Dick’s Sporting Goods, Old Navy, PetSmart, Ulta Beauty and The Gap.
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LOS ANGELES, SAN DIEGO AND BAKERSFIELD, CALIF. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has completed the sales of three 7-Eleven properties in separate transactions with a combined valued of $9.1 million. In Los Angeles, a private investor acquired a two-tenant retail property for $4.4 million. Built in 1977, the 4,722-square-foot property is occupied by 7-Eleven and Launderland Laundry. Jeremy McChesney of Hanley Investment represented the seller, a private investor from Los Angeles, while Michael Irvine of Bulldog Realtors represented the buyer in the 1031 exchange. In the second transaction, a Los Angeles-based family trust purchased a single-tenant 7-Eleven located in San Diego. A private investor from Los Angeles sold the 2,403-square-foot property, which was built in 1970, for $1.9 million. Allen Park of Packo Investments represented the buyer in the deal. In the third deal, McChesney represented the seller, a private investor, in the disposition of a single-tenant 7-Eleven store and gas station located in Bakersfield. A private investor from Clovis acquired the 3,000-square-foot property for $2.8 million. Sharhan Mheni of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer in the transaction.
PALMDALE, CALIF. — Faris Lee Investments has arranged the sale of two single-tenant, freestanding retail buildings in Palmdale for a combined total of $7.4 million. The newly developed properties are located within the Destination O-Eight power center, anchored by Walmart, Hobby Lobby, Kohl’s and Sam’s Club. The first asset, occupied by Planet Fitness, sold for $4.9 million, and the second building, occupied by Dollar Tree, sold for $2.5 million. Jeff Conover and Chris DePierro of Faris Lee Investments arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, HFC/PRP Palmdale LLC. A private investor from New York, represented by Aegis Real Estate, acquired the 18,000-square-foot Planet Fitness property. A Los Angeles-based family trust, represented by Cushman & Wakefield, acquired the 12,028-square-foot Dollar Tree property.
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — SJP Properties has completed the disposition of a site within Somerset Corporate Center in Bridgewater for the development of a hotel and restaurant. AC Hotels by Marriott and Zinburger Wine & Burger Bar will occupy the space. Construction on the hotel and restaurant will commence this month and is expected to be completed by 2020. The AC Hotels by Marriott location will feature 150 guest rooms and a rooftop bar and lounge. The 5,800-square-foot Zinburger will offer a menu of gourmet burgers with paired wine selections. The name of the buyer and acquisition price were not released. Current tenants at the corporate campus include Linde Americas, Qualcomm, iconectiv, Mazda, Kering Eyewear, Allergan, Cognizant Technologies, Aon Hewitt and Merrill Lynch.
GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS — Swedish furniture retailer IKEA will open its 290,000-square-foot store located in Grand Prairie on Wednesday, Dec. 13. The Grand Prairie location will be IKEA’s fourth in Texas, with plans to open stores in the San Antonio and Fort Worth areas in 2019 underway. Construction of the store created about 500 jobs, and approximately 250 coworkers will have joined the IKEA workforce by the time the store opens.
Capital Pacific Arranges $9.1M Sale of Newly Constructed Retail Center in Metro Seattle
by Nellie Day
KIRKLAND, WASH. — Capital Pacific has arranged the $9.1 million sale of Totem Lake Center, a 7,600-square-foot shopping center in Kirkland, 11 miles northeast of Seattle. Capital Pacific arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, Madison Development Group, and the buyer, a private family trust. Completed this year, Totem Lake Center is fully leased to MultiCare and Mattress Firm.
MEDFORD, ORE. — Harry & David will operate approximately 20 pop-up stores nationwide this holiday season, in addition to its 46 year-round retail locations. The pop-up stores will open in key market areas across the United States. Harry & David holiday pop-up stores have already begun to open and are expected to close shortly after the holiday season. The specific locations were not disclosed. Headquartered in Southern Oregon, Harry & David owns and operates 20 different orchards spread over 100 square miles, featuring fresh yearly crops of handpicked fruit. The brand also currently operates 46 year-round retail locations across the United States. Harry & David is part of the 1-800-FLOWERS.COM Inc. family of brands.
MONROVIA, CALIF. — Trader Joe’s, a Monrovia-based chain of neighborhood grocery stores, opened the last of its new locations for 2017. On Oct. 12, stores opened in Allston, Mass.; Kalamazoo, Mich.; and North Brunswick, N.J. Fourteen new locations opened this year, bringing the total number of Trader Joe’s stores to 474. Other new locations include: San Francisco; West Hollywood, Calif.; San Diego; Hoboken, N.J.; Las Vegas; Brooklyn, N.Y.; Somerville, Mass.; Los Angeles; Washington, D.C.; Coralville, Iowa; San Juan Capistrano, Calif.; and Jacksonville, Fla. For the past 10 years, Trader Joe’s has opened an average of 23 stores annually. Plans for 2018 locations are already underway. The first Trader Joe’s store opened in 1967 in the Los Angeles area. Since then, Trader Joe’s has expanded to more than 470 stores in 41 states.
The New Jersey retail market continues to gain strength as landlords redevelop existing properties, successfully backfill formerly vacant supermarket and Sports Authority boxes, and even break ground on several major shopping centers. Green Leaf at Union, a new redevelopment scheduled to open this fall, will include 111,000 square feet of gross leasable area. Located on Route 22 and West Chestnut Street, the center will be anchored by Bob’s Discount Furniture and LA Fitness. Chimney Rock East and West in Bridgewater is also under construction. The new upscale center will add more than 200,000 square feet of gross leasable area to the Route 22 corridor. Tenants will include Whole Foods, The Container Store, Saks Off Fifth and Nordstrom Rack, as well as ULTA and European Wax Center, which were both represented by R.J. Brunelli & Co. (RJBCO). The District at Metuchen, a new 78,505-square-foot upscale neighborhood center, opened in downtown Metuchen on Route 27 and Middlesex Ave. It is anchored by Whole Foods, with a satellite tenant lineup that includes RJBCO clients Massage Envy and European Wax Center. The Route 35 corridor in Hazlet/Holmdel/Middletown has seen its ups and downs this past year. In Middletown, the WRDC-owned property formerly anchored by …
RALEIGH, N.C. — Regency Centers, in partnership with ITB Holdings LLC, will break ground this month on Midtown East, a new retail center in Raleigh. A 120,000-square-foot Wegmans will anchor the property, which will include an adjacent 400-space, elevated parking deck and five additional retail buildings. Williams Co. Southeast is the project’s construction manager. Gensler designed the center, and McAdams is the project’s civil engineer. Midtown East is slated to open in the second quarter of 2019.