LOUISVILLE, KY. — Baceline Investments has purchased Shoppes at Forest Green, a 48,716-square-foot shopping center located at 10001 Forest Green Blvd. in Louisville. A private investor sold the asset to Baceline for $7 million. The property was 84 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Metro PCS, Nails on K, Four Season Barber Shop, ShowMe Crossfit, A Better Pizza, Mike’s Grill & Tap and Computer Depot.
HUNTSVILLE, ALA. — Dallas-based Venture Commercial Real Estate has arranged a 20,000-square-foot lease for Northern Tool + Equipment in Huntsville. The new store will be located at 7262 Governors West along Interstate 565. Clay Mote of Venture Commercial is the master broker for Northern Tool in all markets across the U.S. and represented the tenant in lease negotiations. Kathy Dennis of The Shopping Center Group’s Birmingham office represented the landlord, Sen LLC.
PROSPER, TEXAS — MQ Development Co. has received an $18.8 million construction loan for Shops at Prosper Trail, a retail center under construction in the North Texas city of Prosper. Kroger will anchor the 27.7-acre project, which is currently in its second stage of development. Todd McNeill of Metropolitan Capital Advisors Ltd. arranged the loan, which features 4.5 percent interest and a 70 percent loan-to-cost ratio.
DALLAS — Weitzman has negotiated the sale of the Forest Theater retail block located at 1902-1920 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. in South Dallas. The block totals 81,221 square feet, including 31,114 square feet of retail space and the 14,565-square-foot Forest Theater, a landmark property that will be restored as part of the deal. David Zoller of Weitzman represented both the buyer and seller in the transaction. Both parties requested anonymity.
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CALIF. — CBRE has arranged the $9.1 million sale of a net-leased property in San Juan Capistrano to a private local buyer utilizing a 1031 tax-deferred exchange. The property, a car dealership, traded for $348 per square foot. CBRE’s Gary Stache, Anthony DeLorenzo and Doug Mack represented the seller, TerraCotta Group LLC, a private investment firm based in El Segundo. CBRE’s Emil Gurfinkel, Tim Kuruzar and Ken McLeod represented the buyer. The 26,181-square-foot Fiat Chrysler Automobiles car dealership, located at 32881 Camino Capistrano, traded at a 5.1 percent capitalization rate.
HOLLYWOOD, CALIF. — Cahuenga Investors LP, a Los Angeles-based investment group, has acquired the home of Grandmasters Recorders, a recording studio on North Cahuenga Boulevard in Hollywood, to make room for a retail development. The price was $6.1 million. The building was built in the 1920s and began its life as Bijou Studios. Artists who have recorded at Grandmaster Recorders include Stevie Wonder, David Bowie, Ringo Starr, Tom Petty, Motley Crue, Chaka Kahn, Rick James, Blondie, Billy Idol, The Pointer Sisters, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Black Crowes, Foo Fighters, Gwen Stefani, Jack Johnson, Kanye West, Nine Inch Nails, Tool and Rush. Kathleen Silver and Kay Sasatomi of Silver Commercial represented the seller in the transaction. Howard Sadowsky of Brooktree Partners represented the buyer. The property includes a 9,200-square-foot commercial building on 8,557 square feet of land, is located at 1518 N. Cahuenga Blvd. The buyer plans to renovate and convert the space to retail, restaurants and possibly a nightclub.
HANOVER, N.J. — RD Management and JMF Properties will develop BJ’s Shopping Center, a retail project, in Hanover. BJ’s Wholesale Club will occupy 89,770 square feet of the center, with almost 28,000 square feet available for leasing. The site will share a traffic light with the Mennen Sports Arena, located directly across from the center on Hanover Avenue. Nearby retailers include Walmart, TJ Maxx, Home Goods, ShopRite and Acme/SavOn Drugs.
NEW YORK CITY — Madison Realty Capital (MRC) has provided a $53.5 million first mortgage loan for the acquisition of a 90,000-square-foot development site located on Metropolitan Avenue and Graham Avenue in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn. SL Development acquired the property, which operated as an umbrella factory since 1933. The financing also will also fund the conversion of the asset into a mixed-use property. Upon completion, the development will include 69 residential condominiums with 18 parking spaces and 20,000 square feet of retail. Rawlings Architects designed the project, which will also feature a resident gym and a roof deck. Construction is expected to begin this month and be completed in July 2019. Aaron Appel, Michael Diaz and Alex Witt from Jones Lang LaSalle sourced the deal to MRC and represented the borrower in the transaction.
RALEIGH, N.C. — FCA Partners LLC has acquired Celebration at Six Forks, a 125,000-square-foot retail center located at the intersection of Six Forks and Sawmill roads in north Raleigh. The Charlotte-based investment management firm purchased the asset from a high net worth fiduciary based in New Jersey for $19.1 million. Built in 1978, the shopping center was 95 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Fitness Connection, The UPS Store, Dollar General, Domino’s, McDonald’s and BB&T Bank. FCA intends to upgrade Celebration at Six Forks with painting, façade improvements, lighting, landscaping and adding outdoor seating.
RALEIGH, N.C. — Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, an Austin, Texas-based theater chain, plans to open its first North Carolina theater in Raleigh. The Alamo Drafthouse Raleigh will feature 11 screens, 660 reclining seats and a bar and restaurant with 36 local beers on tap. Situated within the Longview Shopping Center on New Bern Avenue and King Charles Road, the theater is expected to open by the end of the year and employ roughly 160 people.