SEATTLE — goop, a modern lifestyle brand founded by Gwyneth Paltrow, is partnering with Nordstrom to bring goop to Pop-In@Nordstrom in select stores across the country and online. goop-In@Nordstrom features a mix of wellness-focused products curated by the goop team, including apparel, accessories, beauty and home. Each shop is designed as an enclosed living space, with furniture and design by 1stDibs and custom Chinoiserie wallcoverings by Fromental. Pop-In@Nordstrom is the retailer’s ongoing series of themed pop-up shops at the retailer’s highest profile stores. Each shop transitions every four to six weeks to a new design. goop-In@Nordstrom is in the following Nordstrom store locations and online from May 12 to June 25: • Downtown Seattle, Seattle • Bellevue Square, Bellevue, Wash. • The Grove, Los Angeles • South Coast Plaza, Costa Mesa, Calif. Nordstrom, Inc. is a fashion specialty retailer based in the United States. Founded in 1901 as a shoe store in Seattle, today Nordstrom operates 354 stores in 40 states, including 122 full-line stores in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico; 221 Nordstrom Rack stores; two Jeffrey boutiques; and two clearance stores.
CALABASAS HILLS, CALIF. — The Cheesecake Factory Inc.’s executive vice president and chief financial officer, W. Douglas Benn, will retire from the company on July 7. He will be succeeded by Matthew Clark, who brings over 11 years of experience with the company, most recently serving as senior vice president, finance and strategy. In his current role, Clark has overseen the strategy, planning, treasury and risk management functions at The Cheesecake Factory. He also supported investor relations as well as corporate governance during his tenure, and most recently led the company’s minority investment in two external, high-growth restaurant brands. Earlier in his career, he held a number of finance positions of increasing responsibility at Groupe Danone, Kinko’s and The Walt Disney Company. Benn is a veteran of the restaurant industry having spent more than 25 years in management roles with restaurant companies. He joined The Cheesecake Factory as CFO in 2009 and helped grow the company to over $2 billion in annual revenues while adjusted earnings per share more than tripled. Benn also contributed to the achievement of several milestones, including the company’s international expansion. Prior to joining The Cheesecake Factory, he served as executive vice president and CFO of …
SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio Commercial Advisors (SACA) has arranged the sale of Callaghan Road Shopping Center, an 11,369-square-foot retail asset situated on 1.1 acres near Callaghan Road and Loop 410 in San Antonio. Built in 1960, the center was 91 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Zito’s Deli and Sandwich Shoppe, Lux Nails and Danny’s Cocina. Bradley Suttle of SACA represented the seller, a local family trust, in the transaction and procured the buyer, a Texas-based limited liability company.
HOUSTON — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of A Discount Mini Storage, a 338-unit self-storage facility located at 3735 Mangum Road in Houston. Dave Knobler, Justin Miller, Derek Hargrove and Davis Hansen of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private investor, and procured the buyer, a Houston-based limited liability company.
Over the past two years, quarterly earnings results that followed holiday shopping seasons have come with a side of fresh store closures as well as new bankruptcy filings by major retailers. In the first few weeks of 2017 alone, long-established chains such as RadioShack, JCPenney, Macy’s, CVS, and Gordmans announced plans to shutter hundreds of underperforming store locations from their portfolios, putting added pressure on numerous commercial real estate landlords and mall center operators. The trend reflects the ongoing effort of retailers to reduce costs and focus on new showrooming and omnichannel strategies that better cater to the purchasing tendencies of today’s consumers, a sizable portion of which includes millennials. The confluence of e-commerce, changing consumer shopping habits, and new technological enhancements has shifted the retail landscape away from traditional uses of large physical footprints and the one-dimensional approach to sales as discount, experiential, and specialty retailers continue to rise in popularity. Historical Performance The national delinquency rate (categorized as 30 or more days past due, in foreclosure, REO, or non-performing balloons) for loans securitized into private-label CMBS deals has been steadily increasing during the “wall of maturities” period, as the large wave of more than $300 billion in legacy …
RAYTOWN, MO. — Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers has opened a new, 3,625-square-foot location at 10019 E. 350 Highway in Rayotwn, a southeastern suburb of Kansas City. The new restaurant will be part of Block & Co. Inc.’s Raytown 350 Development, which includes an IHOP and is located across from a Walmart Super Center.
DALLAS — Ascension Coffee, a Texas-based coffee shop, café and wine bar, will open its third location in Dallas within Thanksgiving Tower, a 50-story tower located at 1601 Elm St. Amy MacLaren of CBRE represented the landlord, Woods Capital Management, in the lease negotiations. Jack Gosnell and Elizabeth Herman of CBRE represented the tenant.
BASKING RIDGE and WARREN, N.J. — Cronheim Mortgage has arranged $10.9 million in financing for two mixed-use properties in Basking Ridge and Warren. The loans were placed with State Life Insurance Co. and Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance Co., which Cronheim represents as a correspondent and servicing agent. Riverwalk Village, located in Basking Ridge, received $8.5 million in financing. The 18-year loan is self-liquidating with a 3.8 percent interest rate. Tenants at the 47,604-square-foot property include Starbucks, Supercuts and Gymboree. Second-floor office space is leased to YMCA, a chiropractor and an orthodontist. Gateway East in Warren was refinanced for $2.4 million at a 3.8 percent interest rate. The property includes a pair of freestanding, two-story buildings with first-floor retail and office space on the second floor. Tenants include Subway, Great Clips, a pilates studio, law offices and a dentist. The property is located at a signalized intersection and features surface parking for 89 vehicles. Cronheim’s Andrew Stewart, Dev Morris and Allison Villamagna originated and placed the loans.
NEW YORK CITY — Equicap has secured a $7.9 million land loan for property in the East Village section of Manhattan. The borrower purchased the development site on Second Avenue for $9.15 million and was seeking bridge financing to carry the project through predevelopment. The proposed building will consist of 19,000 square feet of residential and retail condominiums. Equicap executed a closing at 86 percent of the purchase price for the transaction. A future funding component was also added for potential air rights.
LOS ANGELES — HFF has secured $28.7 million in financing for the acquisition of a six-acre parcel in Los Angeles. The property includes a 244,000-square-foot retail structure occupied by Macy’s and a 1,550 space parking garage at the Westside Pavilion Mall. HFF worked on behalf of the borrower, GPI Cos., to secure a two-year, fixed-rate loan through a life insurance company. Located at the intersection of Pico Boulevard and Overland Avenue, the property is situated near the 405 and 10 freeways. The HFF debt placement team representing the borrower included Kevin MacKenzie, Greg Brown,Jeff Sause and Jamie Kline.