NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a mixed-use building located at 5617 Fifth Ave. in Brooklyn. An individual/personal trust purchased the 5,836-square-foot property from a private investor for $2.1 million. John Brennan of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer and seller in the deal.
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $47 million sale of Silverstone Marketplace, a newly constructed, 78,000-square-foot shopping center located in Scottsdale. The Sprouts-anchored shopping center is fully leased to tenants including Einstein Bagels, Verizon, Mattress Firm, 1st Bank, Tenet Urgent Care, Massage Green, Eddie Merlot’s Steakhouse, Firehouse Subs and Pacific Dental. Ryan Schubert and Michael Hackett of Cushman & Wakefield represented the buyer, Chicago-based LaSalle Investment Management. Ryan Amato and Jason Eisenberg of the Eisenberg Co. of Phoenix represented the seller, RHVT Limited Partnership.
TORRANCE, CALIF. — CBRE has arranged the sale of the Artesia & Prairie Center, a triple-net-leased retail property located at 3931 and 3971 Artesia Blvd. in Torrance. A local private investor acquired the property from Makena Great American Prairie for $7.9 million. At the time of sale, the center was 100 percent leased to 12 tenants. Alex Kozakov and Patrick Wade of CBRE represented the seller, while Lee & Associates represented the buyer in the deal.
LYNDEN, WASH. — Capital Pacific has arranged the $19.3 million sale of The Marketplace at Lynden, a 70,442-square-foot shopping center located in Lynden. Safeway anchors the fully occupied property, located at the corner of Guide Meridian and Birch Bay-Lynden Road. Capital Pacific secured a West Coast-based private buyer to complete the acquisition. The seller was undisclosed.
Chances are you have read the stories in the news lately about the challenges facing Michigan, the City of Detroit, or more recently the state’s seventh largest city, Flint. Between the chronicles of a once ailing automotive industry, the Chapter 9 bankruptcy filing by the City of Detroit in 2013 — the largest municipal bankruptcy in history — and most recently lead-tainted city water in Flint, there have been dozens of national headlines, sharp sound bites, and a litany of negative press coverage over the past few years. In short, over the past decade we have witnessed a roller coaster of economic events that have created a rather palpable investor stigma for Detroit and the State of Michigan as a whole. Despite the negative tone surrounding investment opportunities in Michigan, the state’s strong commercial real estate market is creating value for investors acquiring retail assets. Historically, Michigan shopping centers have traded at cap rates 50 to 100 basis below their national peers. Is this discount still warranted? Tide turns in Great Lakes As a brokerage firm dedicated to the sale of investment properties and retail tenant representation, Landmark Investment Sales and its parent company, Landmark Commercial Real Estate Services Inc., …
YORBA LINDA, CALIF. — A Beverly Hills-based investment group has acquired Home Ranch Center, a 54,169-square-foot shopping center located in the Orange County community of Yorba Linda. The property — located roughly 35 miles outside of Los Angeles — comprises three buildings that are home to tenants including Blue Agave, Edible Arrangements, Crepe Maker, State Farm and Papa John’s. CJ Osbrink and Gleb Lvovich of HFF marketed the property on behalf of the seller, YL Friends Church.
SANTA MONICA, CALIF. — Kennedy Wilson has arranged the $16 million sale of a 23,500-square-foot retail and multifamily property located at the corner of 11th Street and Wilshire Boulevard in Santa Monica. The multifamily component of the property consists of five units. All of the property’s buildings were fully leased at the time of sale. Ed Sachse, Fred Cordova and Christine Deschaine of Kennedy Wilson represented both the buyer, 11th and Wilshire LLC, and the seller, Paragon Properties, in the transaction.
LAS VEGAS — DZ Net Lease Realty LLC has arranged the $3.7 million sale of a 12,000-square-foot CVS/pharmacy located in Las Vegas. The ground lease has 11 years remaining on its term, with rental increases every five years. David Zacharia of DZ Net Lease marketed the property on behalf of the seller, an undisclosed Las Vegas-based family. The buyer was an undisclosed individual based in California.
LAVEEN, ARIZ. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has arranged the $2.3 million sale of 51st & Southern, a 15,498-square-foot retail property located eight miles southwest of downtown Phoenix in Laveen. The property was 92 percent occupied at the time of sale by tenants including Carniceria Mi Ranchito Market, MetroPCS, Kabob Express and Smoothie Run. The center was built in 2008, and is shadow-anchored by Burger King. Eric Wohl of Hanley Investment represented the seller, an undisclosed, Scottsdale-based private investment company. Jenette Bennett of Kidder Mathews represented the buyer, a Canadian private investor.
WAKE FOREST, N.C. — Q10 Professional Mortgage of North Carolina LLC has originated an $8.2 million loan for Market at Wake Forest, a 116,341-square-foot retail center located in Wake Forest. Food Lion anchors the property. Spencer Wilson of Q10 Professional Mortgage originated the non-recourse, permanent loan through an unnamed CMBS lender.