RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIF. — Progressive Real Estate Partners and Hanley Investment Group have listed Thomas Winery Plaza, a 99,808-square-foot shopping center in Rancho Cucamonga, for sale at $28.6 million. Built in 1989 and renovated in 2008, the property is more than 90 percent occupied and features a diverse mix of more than 30 national and regional/local retailers, including CVS/pharmacy, Fitness 19, Souplantation, The Flame Broiler, Klatch Coffee, Wine Tailor and Elements Massage. Brad Umansky and Frank Vora of Progressive Real Estate Partners, along with Bill Asher of Hanley Investment Group, are marketing the property on behalf of the seller, a private real estate partnership.
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Springhouse Partners Receives $37M Acquisition, Renovation Financing for NYC Mixed-Use Property
by Amy Works
NEW YORK CITY — Springhouse Partners has received $37 million in acquisition and renovation financing for the purchase and renovation of a mixed-use property located at 51-55 Irving Place between New York City’s Gramercy and Union Square neighborhoods. Ronnie Levine and Jeff Berkes of Meridian Capital Group negotiated the three-year loan, provided by Mesa West Capital, for the buyer. The loan features full-term interest-only payments and two one-year extension options. The seven-story property totals 56 residential units, five retail spaces and one office space, as well as unused air rights. Springhouse Partners is an investment firm founded by Adam Verner in 2010.
THE COLONY, TEXAS — Jackson-Shaw has begun construction on a four-restaurant dining and entertainment experience known as The Oasis. The project is located in Cascades at The Colony. The Oasis is the newest addition to the master-planned community located in the retail and corporate headquarters corridor in north Texas. Thomas Glendenning and Chrystal Morgan with Shop Cos. are in charge of leasing the space. Jackson-Shaw developed the 100-acre, mixed-use campus of Cascades at The Colony to establish a commercial development along the north side of Sam Rayburn Tollway.
CROWLEY, TEXAS — Phillips Edison Grocery Center REIT II has purchased a grocery-anchored shopping center in the Dallas suburb of Crowley. Stone Gate Plaza is a 90,643-square-foot grocery-anchored shopping center located 15 miles south of Fort Worth. Kroger anchors the center, with other tenants including Cousin’s BBQ, Eagle Postal, Wingstop, GNC, GameStop, Pro Cuts, Styles of India and Subway.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Trademark Property Co. has signed two new tenants at WestBend, a 278,000-square-foot mixed-use development in Fort Worth’s University District. The two tenants, Ascension and Dear Hannah, will open this fall. Trademark has also closed on the acquisition of a 3.5-acre tract contiguous to WestBend. The acquired parcel is located on University Drive immediately south of WestBend, along the Trinity River. Conceptual planning is underway to develop additional mixed-use space featuring added ground floor retail, a hotel and multifamily units. A Hawthorn Suites occupies the site. Ascension, a Dallas Design District coffee and wine bar, will open a 2,420-square-foot store overlooking the Trinity River and Trinity Trails. Women’s clothing and accessories boutique Dear Hannah will open its third location in a 1,354-square-foot space. WestBend will be the first Fort Worth location for both tenants.
HUDSON OAKS, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of The Shops at Hudson Oaks, a 23,038-square-foot retail property located in Hudson Oaks. Philip Levy and Chris Gainey of Marcus & Millichap’s Fort Worth office marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a developer. Levy and Gainey also secured the buyer, a private investor. The Shops at Hudson Oaks is located at 100 South Oakridge Drive. The retail center is 100 percent occupied, with all leases on a triple net basis. Hibbett Sports anchors the project, and other tenants consist of Massage Envy, Great Clips, Palio’s Pizza Café, Blue Jasmine Thai restaurant, AT&T, Leslie’s Pools, Expert Nail & Spa and Providence Title. The building was constructed in 2014 and sits on 2.7 acres. A drive-thru Wells Fargo ATM provides additional income and is the only Wells Fargo facility in Parker County.
HOUSTON — Baker Katz has secured a 19,218-square-foot lease on behalf of Northern Tool + Equipment in Houston. Northern Tool + Equipment will be located in a two-tenant building directly across Hwy 69 from Parkdale Mall at 6250 Eastex Freeway, and is slated to open in August. Jason Baker of Baker Katz, along with Clay Mote of Venture Commercial Real Estate, represented Northern Tool + Equipment in the lease. Chris Pitts of Streetwise represented the landlord, National Retail Properties.
ST. PETERS, MO. — GBT Realty Corp. has unveiled plans to develop a $54 million retail center, the largest project of its kind in the St. Louis metro area since 2008. The Shoppes at Mid Rivers, which will be located on 28 acres in St. Peters, a northwestern suburb of St. Louis, is slated to open in late 2017. Current plans for the 300,000-square foot regional center include three anchor tenants, five to seven junior anchors, small shop space and four, one-acre outparcels. Demolition of existing buildings will start immediately upon acquisition of the site later this year.
GLENVIEW, ILL. — The Boulder Group has arranged the sale of a building net leased to Bank of America for $6.9 million. The property is located at 1400 Waukegan Road in Glenview, approximately 20 miles northwest of Chicago. Other retailers in the immediate area include Walgreens, Trader Joe’s, Jewel-Osco, Ace Hardware, Staples and Starbucks. Randy Blankstein and Jimmy Goodman of The Boulder Group represented the seller, a Midwest-based real estate development company, in the transaction. The buyer was a local 1031 exchange investor. The Bank of America ground lease has over 13 years remaining and expires in December 2029. The ground lease features 10 percent rental escalations every five years throughout the primary term and renewal option periods.
WESTMINSTER, CALIF. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Little Saigon Shopping Center, an 85,133-square-foot leasehold community shopping center located in Westminster’s Little Saigon community. A local partnership sold the asset for $18 million, or $211 per square foot, with a cap rate of 6.26 percent. Wells Fargo anchors the center. Ron Duong of Marcus & Millichap’s Newport Beach, Calif., office represented the seller.