SANTA ANA, CALIF. — Newmark Grubb Knight Franck has arranged a new lease with Colorado Springs, Colo.-based Phenix Salon Suites. Phenix Salon Suites will occupy 7,000-square-foot at the newly constructed, single-tenant retail building. The new salon will open in September 2016. The 15-year lease is valued at $3.7 million. Randee Stratton of NGKF represented Phenix Salon Suites. The landlord is an entity of Red Mountain Retail Group.
TORRANCE, CALIF. — Simon Property Group has signed Dick’s Sporting Goods as an anchor for Del Amo Fashion Center in Torrance. The two-level, 83,000-square-foot store will be the largest Dick’s prototype store for its new design. The store will be located on the south portion of the center on the second and third levels of the former Macy’s, which was consolidated from three stores to two units last summer. The new Dick’s Sporting Goods is slated to open in spring 2017.
HOUSTON — Houston-based Baker Katz has broken ground on the redevelopment of two buildings totaling 33,000 square feet on a 4.5-acre tract. Baker Katz purchased the property in summer 2015 with plans to add new signage, update the parking lot and renovate the two buildings located near the cross streets of FM 1960 and West Lake Houston Parkway. Verizon Wireless will join the tenant mix in a 4,000-square-foot building. The 15 tenants currently occupying space will remain open during construction.
KATY, TEXAS — Thor Equities has leased a total of 6,800 square feet of space at The Shoppes at Cinco Ranch in Houston to three separate retailers. Iron Tribe Fitness, a gym franchise with more than 60 locations in 15 states, has signed a long-term lease for 4,200 square feet of ground-level space. Great Clips also signed a long-term lease for more than 1,000 square feet, while Nails of America is leasing over 1,600 square feet of space. All three businesses are scheduled to open this summer. Thor recently announced Lowe’s Cos. will build a 100,000-square-foot home improvement store at The Shoppes at Cinco Ranch, with Thor developing retail stores and restaurant spaces throughout the remainder of the 35-acre property. Located in Katy, The Shoppes at Cinco Ranch is accessible via the Westpark Tollway and bisected by Spring Green Boulevard, with parking and sidewalks throughout the property.
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE, N.J. — Polimeni International LLC has completed the disposition of The Plaza at Cape May Court House, a retail center located at 11 Court House South Dennis Road in Cape May Court House. An affiliate of RW Capital Partners acquired the 163,629-square-foot property for $32.1 million. At the time of sale, the property was 97.6 percent leased to a variety of national and regional tenants, including ACME Markets, Marshalls, Staples, CVS/pharmacy, Pier 1 Imports, Alfredo’s Pizza, Chopsticks Restaurants, Melini Hair Care, GNC and Payless ShoeSource. Chris Munley, Jose Cruz and Kevin O’Hearn of HFF represented the seller in the transaction.
VERNON, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the acquisition of a net-leased retail property in Vernon. The 13,225-square-foot property sold for $9.7 million. The property is occupied by CVS/pharmacy. Michael Lombardi of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer, a private investor, in the transaction.
NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. — Kennedy Funding Financial has completed a $1.8 million loan secured by a development site in North Kingstown. The borrower was property owner CIOE A34 LLC. Located on Ten Rod Road, the 5.3-acre parcel is currently zoned for approximately 200,000 square feet of mixed-use development. Kevin Wolfer of Kennedy Funding Financing arranged the financing for the borrower.
GURNEE, ILL. — Associated Bank has provided a $4.6 million loan to Gurnee Investment Partners LLC to acquire land and construct a 14,800-square-foot retail center in the Chicago suburb of Gurnee. The new center — located across the street from the Gurnee Mills Mall — is already 91 percent pre-leased to Mattress Firm, Vitamin Shoppe, Navy Federal Credit Union and MOD Pizza. Developer Shai Wolkowicki, who specializes in ownership and development of retail and mixed-use properties, owns Gurnee Investment Partners LLC.
LIVONIA, MICH. — Friedman Integrated Real Estate Solutions has arranged the sale of a 34,965-square-foot retail center in Livonia, approximately 20 miles northwest of Detroit, for an undisclosed price. CRE REO LLC – Gearing Capital Partners sold L.A. Plaza, to Cantor Real Estate Income and Opportunity Fund II LLC through Auction.com. The single-story, L-shaped building is located at 36083-36175 Plymouth Road. The shopping center includes tenants such as Lily Nails, The Hair Doctor, Cozy Corner Café, Quizno’s Subs, The Jewelry Factory, KDI and The Bike Tri Shop. The center is 60 percent occupied and is situated on 4.4 acres. Rich Deptula and Josh Miller Friedman Integrated Real Estate Solutions represented both parties in the transaction.
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIF. — JLL has secured a $55 million loan for Jamestown LP to refinance The San Luis Obispo Collection, a 213,655-square-foot retail asset located in San Luis Obispo. The collection totals eight buildings: two multi-tenanted retail properties and six standalone historical buildings. Additionally, the asset is nearly fully leased to a credit tenant roster. John Manning, Alex Witt, Pavan Malhotra and Sarah Bernhisel of JLL arranged the financing for the borrower.