WACO, TEXAS — BH Properties has completed the disposition of Waco Commons, a shopping center located at 300 N. Valley Drive and 4125 Franklin Ave. in Waco. B.H. Waco Retail Mills LLC, as the selling entity, sold the property to Johnson Family Shopping Center LLC for $9.7 million. At the time of sale, the 128,769-square-foot property was 82 percent occupied by tenants including Dirt Cheap, Tractor Supply Co., Planet Fitness, Firehouse Subs, CSL Plasma and Brident Dental. Pat Farrar of Reid Co. was the sole broker in the transaction.
LOCKPORT, ILL. — The Boulder Group has arranged the sale of a single-tenant property net leased to US Bank in Lockport, 30 miles southwest of Chicago, for $2.1 million. The building is located at 1103 East 9th St. near Lewis University. The triple net lease entered into by US Bank expires in July 2026 and features annual rental escalations of 2.5 percent and three five-year renewal option periods. Randy Blankstein and Jimmy Goodman of The Boulder Group represented the seller in the transaction, an institutional investment firm. A high net worth individual was the buyer.
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a property net leased to Caribou Coffee and Einstein Bros. Bagels in Grand Forks for $1.8 million. The 2,558-square-foot space is located at 1225 S. Columbia St. Sean Doyle, Matthew Hazelton, Adam “AJ” Prins and Cory Villaume of Marcus & Millichap had the exclusive listing to market the property on behalf of the seller, a developer. Mark Ruble and Jamie Medress of Marcus & Millichap secured and represented the buyer, a partnership. Regional Manager Craig Patterson assisted in closing the transaction.
HOLLYWOOD, CALIF. — CBRE has arranged the sale a restaurant property located at 7001 Santa Monica Blvd. in Hollywood. A private real estate investor and developer acquired the asset from a private family trust for $8 million. The half-acre site features a 5,410-square-foot restaurant occupied by Shakey’s Pizza Parlor. Alex Kozakov, Patrick Wade and Fred Aframian of CBRE represented the seller and the buyers in the deal.
SANTEE, CALIF. — Cushman & Wakefield has negotiated the sale-leaseback of a 21,500-square-foot property occupied by Chuze Fitness in the San Diego suburb of Santee. The price was not disclosed. Paragon Properties acquired the property, located within Santee Town Center, from Chuze Fitness. Chad Lafrate and Kevin Held of Cushman & Wakefield represented Chuze Fitness in both the sale and lease transactions.
DEL MAR, CALIF. — GLL Real Estate Partners’ Del Mar Plaza has reached 90 percent occupancy following a joint repositioning effort with JLL. The 74,631-square-foot open-air center is located at 1555 Camino Del Mar in Del Mar. New tenants include Salon Republic, Union Bank, Del Mar Rendezvous, Momma’s Medi Spa, Del Mar Nails, PS Platinum, Kitchell Development and Fine Magazine. Each new tenant is slated to open by summer 2017. Craig Killman and Corinna Gattasso of JLL are handling leasing at the center.
PLANO, TEXAS — Kodiak Capital Advisors has acquired a newly constructed retail property located at the southeast corner of West Plano Parkway and West Park Boulevard in Plano. The company purchased the property by utilizing the Delaware Statutory Trust (DST) 1031 exchange structure. Hobby Lobby occupies the 54,370-square-foot property. The name of the seller and acquisition price were not released. This transaction is one of North Texas’ first DST acquisitions by a Dallas-based sponsor. A DST is an ownership structure that is created for business purposes, which can also be referred to as an unincorporated business trust. It is offered as a 1031 exchange replacement property for accredited investors seeking to defer capital gains taxes and as a straight cash investment for investors wishing to diversify real estate holdings.
HOUSTON — Baker Katz has brokered two leases on behalf of San Francisco-based The Melt, a fast-casual restaurant, for the company’s first-to-market locations in Texas. The restaurant chain will open its first location at The Lawn at Houston’s Baybrook Mall on Nov. 21, and the second location is slated to open in spring 2017 at the Vintage Marketplace Restaurant Village. The locations in Texas mark The Melt’s third market expansion. The restaurant currently has locations in California and Colorado.
PALATINE, ILL. — Quantum Real Estate Advisors Inc. has brokered the sale of a 42,588-square-foot retail center in Palatine, a northwestern suburb of Chicago, for $4.5 million. The multi-tenant center is located at 801-861 N. Quentin Road., and includes tenants such as Anytime Fitness, Papa John’s Pizza and H&R Block. A commercial real estate fund based in Denver was the buyer. Chad Firsel of Quantum Real Estate Advisors represented the seller, a Chicago-based investment group.
DEERFIELD, ILL. — Novak Construction has completed the construction of a 9,000-square-foot Portillo’s restaurant in Deerfield, approximately 25 miles north of Chicago. The building is located at 700 Lake Cook Road. Novak’s work on the development included the demolition of an existing building, new site utilities, curbs and asphalt paving. The restaurant opened on Tuesday, Nov. 15.