DENTON, TEXAS — CBRE has negotiated the sale of Shops at Colorado, a 74,310-square-foot retail center in the North Texas city of Denton. The property was 100 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Bed Bath & Beyond, Staples, Party City and Sherwin-Williams. Chris Gerard, Chris Cozby and Blaine Dozier of CBRE represented the seller, RCG-Denton LLC, in the transaction. Lincoln Retail Income & Growth Fund purchased the asset for an undisclosed price.
MESQUITE, TEXAS — Vista Property Co. has completed Frontera Plaza, a 44,000-square-foot retail center located at the southeast quadrant of Buckner Boulevard and Interstate 30 in Mesquite, an eastern suburb of Dallas. The property was fully leased upon completion to tenants such as Planet Fitness, Foot Locker and western apparel store Rancho Semental. The property is shadow-anchored by a Walmart and a Sam’s Club. An H-E-B grocery store is also being developed at the intersection.
LOS ANGELES — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $10.3 million sale of La Brea Sunset Plaza, an 18,297-square-foot retail property in Los Angeles. Mike Malick and Aria Pournazarian of Marcus & Millichap arranged the transaction on behalf of the undisclosed seller and buyer. The two-story property was fully leased at the time of sale.
ATLANTA — Silverspot Cinema has unveiled plans to open a 38,000-square-foot theater with multiple screens at The Battery Atlanta, a 1.5 million-square-foot mixed-use development in Cobb County. Braves Development Co. (BDC) owns and operates the development, which is home to retail, restaurants, an Omni Hotel, The Coca-Cola Roxy concert venue, multifamily residences and a Comcast office tower. The mixed-use village surrounds SunTrust Park, the new home ballpark of the Atlanta Braves. Silverspot Cinema will feature a full bar, in-theater dining and a range of programming and events, including The MET Opera Series; Broadway musicals and plays; rock concerts and symphonic orchestras; and Flashback Cinema, a film series that brings classic films back to the big screen. Gary Lewis of Gary Lewis & Associates Real Estate represented BDC in the lease negotiations. Naples, Fla.-based Silverspot will open the new theater at The Battery in 2019.
LOS ANGELES — Cushman & Wakefield as arranged the $22.9 million sale of a retail property located on Melrose Avenue in West Hollywood. Kazuko Morgan and Carine Mamann of Cushman & Wakefield arranged the transaction on behalf of the buyer, a joint venture between L3 Capital and Guggenheim Real Estate. David Ickovicks of Commercial Asset Group represented the seller, American Commercial Equities. The 11,295-square-foot property includes 18 parking spaces and is home to Theory, DASH and Serna & Lily.
SAN DIEGO — Gild Property Group has arranged the $4.3 million sale of a retail building located at 1065 5th Ave. in San Diego. Tony Gild of Gild Property Group arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, Maman Family Trust. 1065 5th Avenue LLC acquired the 20,000-square-foot building.
SAN DIEGO — Location Matters has arranged the $1.9 million sale of a restaurant building located at 5351 Adobe Falls Road in San Diego. Davles LLC, an affiliate of Cohn Restaurant Group, acquired the 5,485-square-foot building, which was vacant at the time of sale. Mike Spilky of Location Matters arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, L&L Acquisitions LLC. The building was constructed in the 1950s and originally housed Nicolosi’s Italian Restaurant. The former owners renovated the building and operated the Junk House Restaurant there for several years.
CANOGA PARK, CALIF. — Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) has arranged an 85,653-square-foot lease with Vallarta Supermarkets at a shopping center in Canoga Park. The grocer will backfill the space formerly occupied by Vons. Mark Baziak and Geoff Foley of NKF arranged the 20-year lease on behalf of the landlord, Auburndale Properties. Springstead Associates represented Vallarta. The grocer is expected to move into the 150,000-square-foot center later this year. Additional tenants include T-Mobile, McDonald’s and El Pollo Loco.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 10,001-square-foot retail property in the Jackson Heights neighborhood of Queens. The property, which is located at 74-12 to 74-24 37th Ave., sold for $16 million or $1,600 per square foot. The buyer was the estate of Fazlur Khan. Dana Newton, Donovan Mackey and Scott Plasky of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, Chui King Yee in the transaction. Nineteen offers were received on the property, according to Newton. The property was fully occupied with long-term tenants at the time of the sale.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Forest City Washington has unveiled plans for the second phase of The Yards, a master-planned mixed-use development in Washington, D.C. Phase II of the waterfront development will include an additional 3 million square feet on the western side of the property, between 1st Street S.E. and New Jersey Avenue. Planned elements include 1,200 residential units, 1.5 million square feet of Class A office space and 150,000 square feet of retail and dining space. Phase II will be organized around a pedestrian-friendly street with ground-level retail and dining, extended green spaces and public gathering areas. The six-block area will begin at the intersection of New Jersey Avenue and M Street S.E., and will extend to the Anacostia River at Diamond Teague Park. The second phase of the project is expected to break ground in 2019 and deliver in 2030. At full build-out, The Yards will span 48 acres and will feature 1.8 million square feet of office space, 400,000 square feet of retail and dining and up to 3,400 residential units. In addition, The Yards will be home to the 225-room Thompson D.C. hotel, slated to open in 2020.
