ARLINGTON, PLANO AND SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS — Canyon Partners Real Estate, a commercial real estate investment firm, has completed three preferred equity investments in the fourth quarter of 2015. The deals totaled $29.4 million and will be used to develop apartment communities in Plano and San Antonio and a mixed-use student housing property in Arlington. The three investments closed included: An equity investment of $11.7 million in a joint venture with affiliates of Catalyst Urban Development and LandPlan to fund the construction of The Huntington, a 320-unit multifamily property in Plano. The site is less than a quarter-mile from Legacy Business Park, a 2,655-acre, Class A office development, which serves as the headquarters for many Fortune 500 companies; An equity investment of $7.6 million in a joint venture with affiliates of Catalyst Urban Development and LandPlan to fund the development of 101 Center, a mixed-use student housing community in Arlington. The project includes 244 units with high-end finishes and Class A amenities, 18,412 square feet of ground-floor retail with 90 parking spaces and a 600-space parking garage; A preferred equity investment of $10.1 million in a joint venture with an affiliate of the NRP Group to fund the development of …
TOMBALL, TEXAS — Northpointe Crossing LLC has purchased 4.3 acres located on Tomball Parkway near Northpointe Boulevard in Tomball. Christopher Winters of Colliers International represented the seller, Eastbourne Northpointe I, and R1 Brokerage represented the purchaser in the transaction. Northpointe Crossing is a local real estate developer specializing in retail and office development.
NEW YORK CITY — Meridian Capital Group has arranged $18 million in acquisition financing for the purchase of a mixed-use property, located at 16 E. 18th St. in Manhattan. The borrower was Stone Street Properties. The three-year loan, which was provided by a national balance sheet lender, features a floating rate and interest-only payments for the full term with two one-year extension options. The building features eight residential units and one retail unit, which is occupied by Paragon Sports. The buyer plans to renovate the full-floor residential units. Drew Anderman and Alan Blank of Meridian negotiated the financing transaction.
MANASSAS, VA. — Sterling Organization has purchased Westgate Shopping Center, a grocery-anchored shopping center located in the Washington, D.C., suburb of Manassas, for $42.5 million. The 171,909-square-foot property is located at the southeast corner of Sudley Road and Lomond Drive, roughly 25 miles west of downtown Washington, D.C. Westgate was 99 percent leased at the time of the sale to tenants such as Giant, CVS/pharmacy, Barnes & Noble, Total Wine, Pier 1 Imports, Panera Bread, Virginia ABC, Baja Fresh and Sleepy’s. Sterling purchased the shopping center through its institutional stabilized fund Sterling United Properties I LP from a subsidiary of Katz Properties.
ROYAL PALM BEACH, FLA. — CBRE has arranged the $28.6 million sale of Buckingham Plaza, a 91,000-square-foot retail power center in Royal Palm Beach in suburban Palm Beach County. The property was 100 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as T.J. Maxx, Michaels, Shoe Carnival and Tuesday Morning. The shopping center has cross connectivity with the Shoppes at Isla Verde. An affiliate of San Francisco-based Stockbridge Capital Group purchased Buckingham Plaza from an affiliate of Boca Raton-based PEBB Enterprises. Casey Rosen and Dennis Carson of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction.
SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — Sacramento-based Armstrong Development Properties Inc. is developing a retail center at the former Hubacher Cadillac dealership, located at 1 Cadillac Drive in Sacramento. Situated on 6.4 acres at the corner of Howe Avenue and Fair Oaks Boulevard, the site will be redeveloped into a multi-tenant retail center, including a 16,900-square-foot CVS/pharmacy, 8,900 square feet of restaurant and shop space, and a 36,144-square-foot Raley’s grocery store. Demolition on the existing car dealership began in 2015, and the new center is slated for completion in spring 2017.
COSTA MESA, CALIF. — Room & Board has signed an eight-year, 12,000-square-foot lease for retail space within South Coast Collection (SOCO), located at 3303-3323 Hyland Ave. in Costa Mesa. The Minneapolis-based modern furniture and home furnishings retailer is relocating to SOCO from South Coast Plaza where it had occupied 36,000 square feet for 15 years. SOCO features more than 300,000 square feet of showrooms, restaurants, artisan food purveyors, boutiques and creative studios. Myron Sokolsky of NAI Capital represented the tenant in the lease transaction. Terms of the transaction were not released.
CALEXICO, CALIF. — CBRE Group has brokered the sale of Calexico Commons, a shopping center located at 2300 Imperial Ave. in Calexico. B.H. Properties LLC sold the 145,378-square-foot property to an affiliate of Pacific Properties Group Inc. for $5.3 million. Built in 1982 and situated on 10.7 acres, Dollar Tree and Fallas Paredes anchor the center. Reg Kobzi, Brad Jones and Joel Wilson of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction.
RANCHO SANTA FE, CALIF. — Grand Restaurant Group has signed a seven-year lease for 5,808 square feet of restaurant space at 6106 Paseo Delicias within Rancho Santa Fe Village in Rancho Santa Fe. The company plans to open Ponsaty’s, a restaurant led by Chef Patrick Ponsaty, in June at the space, which was the former Delicias site. Bill Shrader and David Maxwell of Colliers International represented the landlord, Millar Properties, while Michelle Bothof of Brush Real Estate and Financial Services represented the tenant in the transaction.
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA. — GBT Realty Corp. has acquired 30 acres in Oklahoma City to develop the first phase of a $50 million development known as The Market at Czech Hall. The project is a 450,000-square-foot regional neighborhood center. Phase one includes the construction of 180,000 square feet of retail, along with seven available outparcels, with the first tenant expected to open fall 2016. GBT purchased the property on Jan. 11 for $3 million. The development team includes engineering firm Crafton Tull and MJM Architects.