THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS — Nine new retailers totaling 17,198 square feet are set to open at Hughes Landing, a 66-acre mixed-use development located in The Woodlands. New retailers to open in Retail Row at Hughes Landing will include Blo Blow Dry Bar, Fleet Feet Sports, Focus Optical and Fred Astaire Dance Studio. In addition, retailers to open on the ground level of One Lakes Edge apartments will include Beauty Statement, Broken Barrel, VOM FASS Oils & Vinegars, L’Atelier de Beaute and Ivivva, a retail concept founded by lululemon athletics. Located in metro Houston, the mixed-use property is already home to tenants including Whole Foods Market, Pier 1 Imports, Pure Barre and Starbucks Coffee.
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Cypress Equities Acquires 11.2-Acre Site for Grocery-Anchored Development in Georgetown, Texas
by Katie Sloan
GEORGETOWN, TEXAS — Cypress Equities has acquired an 11.2-acre site in Georgetown, Texas, for the development of a grocery-anchored shopping center to be named Oak Meadows Marketplace. A 57,655-square-foot Randalls Food & Drugs will anchor the 77,050-square-foot project. Construction is expected to begin in January with a completion date scheduled for November 2017. SRS Real Estate Partners will be in charge of leasing up the center.
NEW YORK CITY — NorthStar Real Estate Income II has closed on two portfolio transactions in which it committed approximately $370 million of equity capital, substantially investing all of the company’s current investable capital. Through subsidiaries of its operating partnership, NorthStar Income II originated a $98 million subordinate interest investment in a portfolio of 39 industrial properties in 17 states. The more than 6 million-square-foot portfolio is currently 100 percent leased with an average remaining lease term of 11 years. Additionally, NorthStar Income II acquired a diversified portfolio of limited partnership or similar equity interest in 41 private equity real estate funds, managed by 20 institutional-quality real estate managers from a company managed by NorthStar Income II’s sponsor. NorthStar Income II acquired the funds for $273 million, or a price equal to 92.25 percent of the record date net asset value. Twenty-five percent of the acquisition was funded at closing and the remaining will be funded on December 31. Located in 24 states as well as international locations, the properties include mixed-use, multifamily, office and hotel assets.
BAYONNE, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged three sales of mixed-use properties in Bayonne. In the first transaction, an undisclosed buyer purchased a three-building mixed-use property located at 462 Broadway, 464 Broadway and 15-17 Liberty Court for $1.1 million, or $90.38 per square foot. The 13,000-square-foot portfolio features four residential units and four commercial units. Fahri Ozturk and Lev Kimyagarov of Cushman & Wakefield arranged the transaction. In the second deal, Ozturk brokered the $1.6 million sale of a 16,500-square-foot mixed-use building located at 813-819 Broadway. The building features 9,000 square feet of ground-level retail and medical office space and 7,500 square feet of second-floor office space. Current tenants are Children’s Specialized Hospital and La Guardiola Pizzeria. In the third transaction, an undisclosed buyer acquired a 17,700-square-foot mixed-use asset located at 544-556 Broadway for $1.3 million. Vacant at the time of sale, the building features a ground-floor retail component and second-floor office space. Ozturk arranged the transaction. The names of the sellers were not released.
WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIF. — SVN-Rich Investment Real Estate Partners and NAI Capital have arranged the sale of Hollyway Center, a retail property located at 8351 Santa Monica Blvd. in West Hollywood. The Levitt Family Trust sold the property for $11 million, more than $1,250 per foot. The 8,790-square-foot property consists of three retail units. Hollyway Cleaners and Earthbar are the major tenants at the property. Rob Zaharia of SVN and Tim Steuernol of NAI Capital represented the seller, while David Chasin of Pegasus Investments represented the buyer in the transaction.
SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — Colliers International has brokered the sale of Sutter Square Galleria, a two-building mixed-use property located at 2901 K St. in Midtown Sacramento. A Canadian-based private investor acquired the property for an undisclosed sum. Sutter Health, UC Davis Extension, Placer Title Co. and Safe Credit Union occupy the 62,763-square-foot property. Heath Charamuga and Scott Laeber of Colliers represented the seller, while Roop Purewal represented the buyer in the deal.
SUNNYVALLE, CALIF. — STC Ventures has purchased Sunnyvale Town Center, a 36-acre unfinished mixed-use project in Sunnyvale. STC is a joint venture between affiliates of Hunter Storm, Sares Regis Group of Northern California and institutional investors advised by J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Wells Fargo sold the property for an undisclosed price. The buyer plans to first complete the 186-unit residential component of the development and then focus on the retail portions of the project.
Progressive Real Estate Partners Arranges $2.5M Sale of Retail Property in West Covina
by Nellie Day
WEST COVINA, CALIF. — Progressive Real Estate Partners has brokered the sale of a two-story retail property located at 203 S. Azusa Ave. in West Covina. Options for Learning acquired the property from a San Diego-based private investor for $2.5 million. The buyer plans to open a preschool in the 14,700-square-foot building. Frank Vora of Progressive Real Estate Partners represented the seller in the deal.
SKOKIE, OAK BROOK AND HYDE PARK, ILL. — Nando’s Peri-Peri is opening three locations this fall in Chicagoland. The restaurants in Skokie, Oak Brook and Hyde Park will be the company’s ninth, tenth and eleventh locations in the Chicago area. The South African-Portuguese restaurant operates locations in 23 nations from Australia to Zimbabwe.
Petrie Richardson, PGIM Real Estate Break Ground on Nordstrom Rack at Woodmore Towne Centre
by John Nelson
GLENARDEN, MD. — Petrie Richardson Ventures and PGIM Real Estate, co-owners and developers of the 700,000-square-foot Woodmore Towne Centre, have broken ground on a new Nordstrom Rack store. Situated on a five-acre parcel within Woodmore Towne Centre in Glenarden, the 30,000-square-foot store will serve as Prince George’s County’s first Nordstrom Rack. The parcel will also include 29,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space for tenants that will be announced in the coming months. Woodmore Towne Centre is currently 90 percent leased to tenants including Wegmans, Costco, JC Penney, Best Buy, Petco, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Subway, KBQ Barbeque, Noodles & Co. and Irie Bar & Grill. Recently opened retailers and restaurants include Hook and Reel Cajun Seafood Restaurant, Honu Hawaiian BBQ and Kumon Learning Center. Kobe Japanese Steak & Food and Wings 21 will open later this year at Woodmore Towne Centre.