HEMET, CALIF. — Hanley Investment Group has arranged the sale of Hemet Plaza, a shopping center located in Hemet east of Los Angeles. A Santa Ana-based private investor acquired the property for $5.5 million, representing a 6.3 percent cap rate. Situated on four acres, the property is occupied by Big Lots, True Value, Farmers Insurance, Jackson Hewitt Tax Services, Rent-A-Center, Metro PCS and U.S. Postal Service. The six-building center, which was built in 1985, was 71 percent occupied at the time of sale. Pat Kent of Hanley Investment Group represented both the seller, a private investor based in Tucson, Ariz., and the buyer in the transaction.
Retail
LOS ANGELES — Avison Young has brokered a 10-year lease for 7,600 square feet of restaurant space at 1000 S. Olive St. within the South Park submarket of downtown Los Angeles. PSP Investment Group leased the space to Bar Mikkeller. The tenant is planning a total renovation of the site with a grand opening slated for early fall 2016. Bar Mikkeller, which has locations in Copenhagen, Denmark; San Francisco; Bangkok; Stockholm; Reykjavik, Iceland; Seoul, South Korea; and Tokyo, offers craft beer. Derrick Moore and Amit Parekh of Avison Young represented the landlord and tenant in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Eastern Consolidated has arranged the sale of a block-front development site at 286-298 and 300-306 Wythe Ave. in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn. Tri-Boro Shelving & Partition Corp. sold the site to Brooklyn-based North Development Group for $27 million. The site consists of two contiguous lots that together can support construction of up to approximately 51,200 buildable square feet of residential or commercial space with a community facility. Current zoning for the properties allows for residential and commercial development. Nicole Rabinowitsch and Gabriel Saffioti of Eastern Consolidated represented the seller and buyer in the transaction.
HAMILTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. — Houlihan-Parnes Realtors has arranged an $8 million supplemental loan for Independence Plaza Shopping Center in Hamilton Township. The owners, which acquired the property earlier this year, are renovating the shopping center. Four new leases have been signed with Regal Cinemas, Sav-A-Lot Supermarket, Crunch Fitness and Ollie’s Bargain Outlet. The owners plan to fully restore the property to 100 percent occupancy after the renovations are complete. Elizabeth Smith of Goldberg Weprin Finkel Goldstein provided legal counsel for the owners. James Houlihan of Houlihan-Parnes Realtors secured the financing.
RAHWAY, N.J. — The Goldstein Group has arranged the sale of a 21,000-square-foot, freestanding retail building, located at 2161 Route 1 in Rahway. JRS Realty LLC sold the property to Kata Corp. for an undisclosed price. Chuck Lanyard of The Goldstein Group represented the seller in the transaction.
CLEARWATER, FLA. — An affiliate of North American Development Group has purchased Courtyard at Countryside, a retail center located at 2514-2532 State Road 580 in Clearwater, for $25.5 million. The center was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Kohl’s, Total Wine & More, Panera Bread, EverBank, Salon Lofts, Sport Clips and Tijuana Flats. The center is directly across from Westfield Countryside, a 1.3 million-square-foot mall anchored by Dillard’s, Macy’s, JC Penney, Sears and Whole Foods Market. Michael Milano and Ron Schultz of Colliers International’s Tampa Bay office represented the seller, Skylark Plaza LLC, which developed the property in 2008.
DELAFIELD, WIS. — Siegel-Gallagher has arranged a 1,019-square-foot retail lease in Delafield, approximately 30 miles west of Milwaukee. Delafield Hair and Friends LLC is leasing the space in Delafield Properties II from Ace Delafield Properties LLC. The property is located at 715 Genesee St. Devin Tessmer of Siegel-Gallagher brokered the transaction.
TEMECULA, CALIF. — A joint venture of Citivest Commercial Investments LLC and Ares Management has acquired a major portion of Temecula Town Center, a 241,980-square-foot shopping center is located at 27540 Ynez Road, in a transaction valued at $60 million. The seller was BACM 2006-5 Rancho California LP. The acquired portion of the 241,980-square-foot center includes CVS/pharmacy, Home Goods, 24 Hour Fitness Sport Club, Chase Bank and Active, among others. Built in 1989, the center is currently 85 percent occupied. Michelle Schierberl and Donald Ellis of Colliers International represented the seller in the transaction.
PICO RIVERA, CALIF. — Colliers Retail Foresight has brokered a lease for retail space in Pico Rivera. La Monarca Bakery will occupy 1,550 square feet at Rosemead and Mines in Pico Rivera. James Rodriguez and Michael Bohorquez of Colliers Retail Foresight represented the undisclosed landlord in the transaction.
TRUMBULL, CONN. — Cronheim Mortgage has secured a $19 million loan for Hawley Lane Mall, a 215,000-square-foot shopping mall in Trumbull. The 15-year loan, which features a 30-year amortization schedule, was funded by the United States Life Insurance Co. and National Union Fire Insurance Co. In 2005, Purchase, N.Y.-based National Realty and Development Corp. redeveloped the property, which was built in 1971, into a two-level community shopping center. The center is anchored by Kohl’s, HomeGoods and Best Buy. Andrew Stewart and Dev Morris of Cronheim Mortgage arranged the financing for the borrower.