HOUSTON — NewQuest Properties will break ground on additional retail space in its 46-acre Spring Town Center in tandem with the first-quarter opening of the Grand Parkway in northwest Houston. The 320,497-square-foot Spring Town Center is the largest and closest retail development to the Kuykendahl Road exit of the Grand Parkway’s $1.1 billion extension from U.S. 290 to U.S. 59. Kuykendahl Road bisects Spring Town Center, with its northeastern corner anchored by Walmart, a 12-screen Cinemark and Palais Royale and the southeastern tract anchored by Lowe’s Home Improvement Center and Sprouts Farmers Market. NewQuest will be adding an 11,550-square-foot freestanding building on the southeastern corner. The new structure will front Kuykendahl Road, adjacent to the newly opened El Pollo Loco. Designed by NewQuest’s in-house architects, the building will deliver in the fall.
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PALOS HEIGHTS, ILL. — Adelphia Properties has brokered the $1.6 million sale of a retail property located in Palos Heights, approximately 25 miles southwest of Chicago. The property is fully leased to tenants including Lou Malnati’s, Great Clips, Jersey Mike’s Subs and Forever Yogurt. The 5,545-square-foot retail center, located at 12801 S. Harlem Ave., was redeveloped in 2014. Simeon Spirrison of Adelphia Properties represented the buyer, a private non-1031 investor. The seller is also undisclosed.
CHICAGO — CBRE has arranged two retail leases in Chicago totaling 12,367 square feet. In the first deal, Windy City Restaurant Management LLC leased 4,928 square feet of space from The University of Illinois. The tenant plans to open a Bar Louie. The restaurant is located on Maxwell Street and will be the 14th Bar Louie location in Chicagoland. Randy Guse and Jessica Janes of Emerging Concepts represented Windy City in the transaction. In the second lease, OHM has leased 7,439 square feet from The University of Illinois to open two more restaurants — the Bracket Room and Good Stuff Eatery. Yolanda Valle represented the owner in both transactions.
LAREDO, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Wells Fargo Laredo Heights, a 4,857-square-foot net-leased property located in Laredo. Blake Burnett of Marcus & Millichap’s Dallas office marketed the property on behalf of the seller, an individual/personal trust. Burnett also procured the buyer, an individual/personal trust. Wells Fargo Laredo Heights is located at 1220 Guadalupe St. and was built in 1989. According to the seller, the original lease commenced in 2002 and Wells Fargo recently signed a five-year extension.
PLEASANTON, CALIF. — HFF has arranged equity and debt capital in excess of $50 million for Pacific Pearl Shopping Center, a shopping center under development in Pleasanton. HFF worked on behalf of the developer, BHV Centerstreet Properties, to arrange a joint venture equity partnership with a fund advised by UBS Asset Management. Additionally, the firm secured a construction loan for the partnership through Wells Fargo Bank. Situated at the intersection of Stonebrige Drive and El Charro Road, Marina Food, an Asian foods supermarket, will anchor the 112,000-square-foot retail center. The development will feature an international food court and dim/sum banquet restaurant, as well as a mix of traditional and Asian-oriented tenants. Bruce Ganong, Nicholas Bicardo, Brandon Roth and Danny Reddin of HFF secured the financing for the developer.
TUSTIN, CALIF. — Progressive Real Estate Partners has arranged the sale of Tustin Village Center, a retail center located at 15761 Tustin Village Way in Tustin. The 15,367-square-foot center, which was recently built, sold for $3.1 million in an all-cash transaction. The 100 percent vacant multi-tenant center was sold in rough shell condition allowing the buyer the opportunity to complete improvements to its requirements and lease up the center. Victor Buendia and Brad Umansky of Progressive Real Estate Partners represented the seller, a Santa Ana, Calif.-based private investor, while Dennis Zhang of CBRE represented the buyer, an Alhambra, Calif-.based private investor, in the transaction.
DURHAM, N.C. — CBL & Associates Properties Inc., a shopping center owner and developer based in Chattanooga, Tenn., and its 50/50 joint venture partner have sold Renaissance Center, a 363,000-square-foot community shopping center in Durham. The joint venture sold Renaissance Center to an unnamed institutional investor for $129.2 million. The property’s tenant roster includes REI, Best Buy, Chili’s, David’s Bridal, Old Navy, Nordstrom Rack, Moe’s Southwest Grill, Ruth’s Chris Steak House, Starbucks and The Melting Pot. The transaction is scheduled to close during the first quarter of 2016, subject to the assumption of a $16 million loan secured by the property’s Phase II and defeasance of a $31.6 million loan secured by the property’s Phase I.
LINDEN, N.J. — HFF has brokered the sale of Linden Commons, a 115,500-square-foot retail center situated on 10.7 acres at 1701 W. Edgar Road in Linden. Prestige Properties & Development acquired the asset from Lamar Cos. for $30.5 million. Built in 1955 and reconfigured in 2014, the property is fully leased to eight tenants, including Burlington Coat Factory, Blink Fitness, TJ Maxx, Buffalo Wild Wings and Sprint. Jose Cruz, Kevin O’Hearn, Chris Munley, Michael Oliver and Steve Simonelli of HFF represented the seller in the transaction.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Construction for the first phase of Journal Squared in Jersey City has topped out at 563 feet. The 53-story building, which will feature 538 residential units, is part of the three-tower, mixed-use project that is revitalizing Jersey City’s historic Journal Square neighborhood. Scheduled for completion in late 2016, the first phase will feature a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom rental unit and more than 10,000 square feet of amenities, including a fitness center, golf simulator, children’s playroom, outdoor pool and entertaining space on the 53rd floor. Situated adjacent to the Journal Square PATH station, the three-phase project will also include a 60-story tower and a 70-story building. Upon completion, the project will bring 1,838 rental residences, 36,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space, and a pedestrian-friendly public plaza to the neighborhood. Designed by HWKN and Handel Architects, the project is being developed by KRE Group and National Real Estate Advisors.
MAMARONECK, N.Y. — Houlihan-Parnes Realtors has secured a $1.6 million first mortgage loan for a retail building located at 587-621 E. Boston Post Road in Mamaroneck. The seven-year, non-recourse loan has a 3.75 percent fixed-interest rate with interest-only payments for two years and a 30-year amortization schedule. The 15,270-square-foot building features 12 retailers. Bryan Houlihan and Mike O’Neill of Houlihan-Parnes arranged the financing through a local bank for the undisclosed borrower.