EL PASO, TEXAS — Cypress Equities plans to renovate Bassett Place mall’s food court and add the area’s first Dave & Buster’s into the current merchant roster. Dave & Buster’s anticipates the opening of the new El Paso location at Bassett Place later this year. To make way for the nearly 36,000-square-foot entertainment destination, Bassett Place’s Café Plaza Food Court will be redeveloped into a smaller six-unit facility. The existing food court will be closed for the remainder of 2015, with new eateries slated to open during the first quarter of 2016. Built in 1962 on 56 acres of what was then the far-east side of El Paso, Bassett Place is El Paso’s original shopping center. The development is anchored by Costco Wholesale, Kohl’s, Ross, Target and Premiere Cinemas + IMAX. Specialty shops include Finish Line, Rack Room Shoes, David’s Bridal, GameStop, rue21, Express, F.Y.E and Office Depot.
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CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Logan’s Roadhouse, a 6,165-square-foot net-leased property located in Corpus Christi. Jason Vitorino, Adam Gottschalk and Jared Aubrey of Marcus & Millichap’s Dallas office marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a private investor. Vitorino, Gottschalk and Aubrey also procured the buyer, a local private investor. Logan’s Roadhouse is located at 5057 S. Padre Island Drive in Corpus Christi, adjacent to Highway 358. Built in 2007, the asset is a pad site to Academy Sports+ Outdoors, Walmart and Home Depot. At the time of listing, Logan’s Roadhouse had 13 years remaining of its original 20-year net lease.
HOBART, IND. — The Boulder Group has completed the sale of a single-tenant, net-leased Walgreens property in Hobart, Ind. The 15,120-square-foot property is located at 732 W. Old Ridge Road. Walgreens has 16 years remaining on its lease that expires in December 2031. Walgreens has operated at this property since 2001. Randy Blankstein and Jimmy Goodman of The Boulder Group represented both the buyer and seller in the transaction. The seller was a Midwest-based institution and the buyer was an international investor.
SPRINGFIELD, MO. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $2.9 million sale of TGI Friday’s, an 8,000-square-foot net-leased property located in Springfield. The property is located at 3242 S. Stewart Ave. Chad Lieber and Dominic Sulo of Marcus & Millichap’s Chicago Oak Brook office represented the seller, a private investor. Brett Chetek, a broker in Marcus & Millichap’s St. Louis office, assisted in closing the transaction.
SAN DIEGO — Ed Colson Jr. and Michael Campbell have opened InvestCore Commercial, a boutique investment advisory firm focused on net leased investments. The new office is located at 3910 West Point Loma in San Diego. The two brokers have more than 20 years of experience in the net-lease investment field. They were both formerly with DTZ / Cassidy Turley. InvestCore Commercial will focus on the acquisition and disposition of retail properties nationwide. Clients include private investors, 1031 and 1033 exchange buyers, developers, franchisees, REITs and institutional investment funds. Though the firm specializes in single-tenant, net-leased properties with high credit and low risk, Campbell believes he and his partner’s expertise can help investors identify deals they may not have otherwise considered.
ANAHEIM, CALIF. – A 0.79-acre site in Anaheim that is net leased to Starbucks has sold to a local real estate investment group for $2.9 million. The property is located at 1200 Harbor Blvd. It is the only drive-thru Starbucks pad in the trade area, and enjoys close proximity to Disneyland, California Adventure and the 91 freeway. The property sold at a cap rate of 3.27. This was the lowest cap rate for a drive-thru retail pad in Southern California, according to CBRE’s Arthur R. Flores, who represented the seller, another locally based real estate investment company, in this transaction. The firm’s Tim and Justin McMahon served as the landlord’s leasing agents at the time of the sale.
GAINESVILLE, FLA. — Knoxville, Tenn.-based Regal Entertainment Group plans to open a new 10-screen, reserved-seating luxury theater at Celebration Pointe in Gainesville. The theater will feature upscale recliners, a lobby with a full-service bar and lounge seating. Located at the intersection of I-75 and Archer Road and anchored by Bass Pro Shops, the $200 million, 1 million-square-foot Celebration Pointe will feature a mix of approximately 400,000 square feet of entertainment, outlet retail and restaurants uses. Phase I of Celebration Pointe is slated to open in fall 2016.
NEW YORK CITY — Eastern Consolidated has arranged the $8 million sale of a retail property located in Brooklyn. Supermarket Farm Country, the current tenant, has purchased the 26,800-square-foot property located at 2203-2225 Linden Blvd. from the Lee Estate. Adelaide Polsinelli and Ben Tapper of Eastern Consolidated represented both parties in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — ARM Real Estate Group has brokered the sale of a corner retail building located in the Woodside neighborhood of Queens. The Daniel Group purchased the 9,500-square-foot property for $2.8 million from 5401 Nb LLC. Located at 540-01 Northern Blvd. and built in 1952, the property features three retail spaces: a Chinese restaurant, a convenience store and a carpet shop. The buyer plans to reposition the property once the current leases expire. Anand Melwani of ARM Real Estate Group represented both parties in the transaction.
WEST COVINA, CALIF. – A 37,500-square-foot retail building in West Covina that is leased to 24 Hour Fitness USA has sold to Capital Square Realty Advisors for an undisclosed sum. The building is located at 1530 W. Covina Parkway. The 1.6-acre property includes a three-level, free-standing parking garage. It is designed as a 24 Hour Fitness “Sport” facility. Amenities include cardio equipment, circuit training, a kids club, sauna, steam room and lap pool. Capital Square was represented by TFS Properties, doing business as TaxGuard1031.