DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA. — Berger Commercial Realty has arranged two retail and industrial leases in Deerfield Beach, roughly 40 miles outside of Miami. The leases include 10,351 square feet of industrial space to Vapor Supply LLC at Enterprise Commerce Center, located at 1901 Green Road, and 8,077 square feet of retail space to PGH International LLC at 1825 S. Powerline Road. John Forman and Keith Graves of Berger Commercial represented the landlord, Mancini & Sons Florida LLC, in both transactions.
SAN FRANCISCO — A European investor has purchased the iconic Tiffany & Co. building in San Francisco. The 11-story property is located at 360 Post St. on Union Square. The San Francisco Business Times reported the purchase price at approximately $135 million, or $1,400 per square foot. The 96,882-square-foot building features luxury retail and office space, including 75 feet of prime retail frontage on Post Street. The sellers, Greenstone Realty Advisors LLC and 360 Post LP, acquired the building in 1995 for $22 million. The property has served as one of Tiffany’s flagship locations for nearly 20 years, as well as the U.S. headquarters for Chinese airline Cathay Pacific. The space is situated near the Powell Street BART/MUNI station. The Powell Street cable car and Central Subway line, scheduled for completion in 2019, are also within walking distance. Kazuko Morgan and Seth Siegel of Cushman & Wakefield represented the sellers in the deal. — Nellie Day
As Charlotte’s employment surpasses the pre-recession peak of 2007 and the metro swells to almost 2.4 million residents — growing three times faster than the national average — Charlotte is on every retailer’s radar and poised for continued retail growth. Retailers seeking customers with disposable income benefit from Charlotte’s strong affordability index, relative to similarly sized cities, and have enjoyed a positive trend in household incomes, which increased 8 percent between 2010 and 2015. This income growth is bolstered by the 35- to 54-year-old “big-spender” segment, which makes up approximately 30 percent of Charlotte’s population, and is expected to continue to grow in spite of shrinking nationally. Retail developers and investors are also big fans of these fundamentals, which have yielded positive retail absorption over the past 12 months, impressive rent growth of 4.3 percent year-over-year, and vacancy of 5.5 percent, well below the historical average. Similar periods of growth in Charlotte’s history have delivered traditional grocery-anchored neighborhood centers, garden-style apartments and mid-rise office buildings, primarily surface-parked to accommodate the vehicle-centric nature of Charlotte. That trend is changing as Charlotte adapts to the cultural shift and increased density that now prioritizes proximity, access and convenience over McMansions and white-picket-fenced suburbia. …
INDIANAPOLIS — Baceline Investments LLC has sold Raceway Commons, a 33,000-square-foot retail center in Indianapolis, for $7.9 million. Baceline purchased the property in May 2012 for $4.3 million as part of its No Debt Fund III. Located at 55 S. Raceway Road and situated on 4.9 acres, Raceway Commons is one of five Indiana-based retail properties owned by Baceline. The center, consisting of retail and office space in two single-story buildings, was constructed in 2003. The property was 94 percent occupied at the time of sale.
LIVONIA, MICH. — Friedman Integrated Real Estate Solutions has leased 7,206 square feet of retail space at Laurel Office Park III, located at 17197 N. Laurel Park Drive in Livonia, Mich. The landlord, LOP III Holding Co. LLC – FMC, leased the space to Blazent Inc. Blazent, a data quality management company currently located in Novi, will move its headquarters to the Laurel Office Park location next year. David Friedman and Amit Hingorani of Friedman represented the landlord in the transaction.
WHEELING, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the $2.4 million sale of Pete Miller’s Steak House and 227,685 square feet of land in Wheeling, Ill. Richard Kozarits and Joseph Sigal of Marcus & Millichap’s Chicago Oak Brook office marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a limited liability company. Kozarits also secured and represented the buyer, a private investor. Pete Miller’s Seafood and Prime Steak is located at 412 N. Milwaukee Ave. The property includes 150 dedicated parking spaces and 383 feet of frontage on Milwaukee Avenue.
DALLAS and SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS — Shop Cos.’ investment sales has brokered the sale of two retail properties in metro Dallas totaling 44,105 square feet. Tommy Tucker and Tim Axilrod of Shop Cos. represented the seller in each transaction. The properties include: Campbell Village, a 36,659-square-foot retail center located in Dallas at the southeast quadrant of Hillcrest and Campbell roads. At the time of closing the property was 94.5 percent leased to tenants including Leslie’s Pool Supplies, North Texas Physical Therapy, Campbell Village Veterinary Hospital, Armani Salon, Empire Cleaners, Meat Point and Rover Sleepover. Shop Cos. represented the seller, a Dallas-based limited company. A private purchaser from California utilizing a 1031 tax-deferred exchange was the buyer. Stanley Crossing, a 7,446-square-foot retail center in Southlake. The property sits at the intersection of West Southlake Boulevard (FM 1709) and Davis Boulevard (FM 1938). At the time of closing it was 100 percent leased to Bibbentuckers, Re/Max and Indulge Nail Salon. Shop Cos. represented the seller, a Dallas-based limited partnership. A Delaware-based limited utilizing a 1031 tax-deferred exchange was the buyer.
PFLUGERVILLE, TEXAS — Venture Commercial Real Estate’s investment sales team has arranged the sale of The Shops at 685, an 11,200-square-foot, multi-tenant retail center located in the Austin suburb of Pflugerville. The Shops at 685 is located on 2.1 acres at 2424 FM 685, near the intersection of toll roads SH 130 and SH 45. Tenants include Einstein Bros. Bagels, Pie Five Pizza Co., Chipotle and Mattress Firm. John Zikos, Jonathan Cooper, Christopher Gibbons and Don Miller of Venture’s Investment Sales team represented the buyer, Callaghan Ranch Ltd. Tim Allen of JLL Americas Inc. represented the seller, CSW Pflugerville LLC.
GARLAND, TEXAS — The Weitzman Group has negotiated the sale of a convenience store on 1.4 acres at 4441 Bass Pro Drive in Garland. The purchaser is the operator of the convenience store, Daanya Inc. David Zoller and Joey Keffler of The Weitzman Group handled negotiations as listing agents for the site. The location, branded Beverage City, will continue to be operated as a fuel station and convenience store. A planned internal renovation will upgrade the facility and add a full kitchen. The property, with freeway frontage, is part of Harbor Point, anchored by Bass Pro Shops.
TAMPA, FLA. — HFF has arranged $29.5 million in financing for TriPointe Plaza, a 71,721-square-foot, mixed-use property located in Tampa. Located at 4488 Boy Scout Blvd. in the Westshore District, the property consists of a four-story, Class A office building; 374-space structured parking garage; 10,008-square-foot Eddie V’s Prime Seafood & Steaks restaurant; and 15,005 square feet of ground-floor retail. A drive-through Synovus Bank branch, BNY Mellon, TD Ameritrade and Sharp Electronics anchor the 90 percent-leased office component. Chris Drew and Brian Gaswirth of HFF worked on behalf of the borrower, Cardinal Point Management, to secure the five-year, fixed-rate loan through a life insurance company. Initial loan proceeds were used to acquire the property with the future proceeds going to fund the construction and interior build-out of a rooftop restaurant/lounge area.