NEWCASTLE, WASH. — RPAI has acquired Coal Creek Marketplace, a 56,000-square-foot grocery-anchored neighborhood center located in the Seattle suburb of Newcastle, for $17.6 million. The center is currently 95 percent occupied and anchored by Quality Food Centers, a subsidiary of Kroger. Shane Garrison and Michael Hazinski represented RPAI in-house in the off-market transaction.
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SAN DIEGO — Carlsbad, Calif.-based Capstone Advisors has acquired a retail center located at 10155-10195 Rancho Carmel Dr. in San Diego’s Carmel Mountain Ranch submarket. American Assets Trust sold the 30,421-square-foot property for $12.7 million. Built in 1993, the property is 96 percent leased by tenants, including US Credit Union, Starbucks Coffee, and Oggi’s Pizza and Brewing. Capstone plans to enhance the property by upgrading tenant signage and developing the landscape. Capstone Advisors was represented in-house, while Philip Voorhees of CB Richard Ellis represented American Assets Trust in the transaction.
LAS VEGAS — NorthMarq Capital has arranged the $5.4 million refinance of Jones & 95, a 109,303-square-foot retail property located in Las Vegas. The transaction was structured with a 10-year term and 30-year amortization schedule through a CMBS lender. Scott Monroe of NorthMarq Capital arranged the financing.
PEARLAND, TEXAS — Oldham Goodwin Group represented the buyer, a Houston investment group, in the acquisition of Discovery Bay Shopping Center in Pearland. Discovery Bay Shopping Center is a 16,350-square-foot retail center in Pearland. The shopping center is located at the southwest corner of Highway 288 Frontage Road and Discovery Bay Boulevard. It is located in close proximity to the entrance of Shadow Creek Ranch, a 3,300-acre master planned development. Oldham Goodwin Group will oversee property management and retail leasing of Discovery Bay Shopping Center. Bill Pyle of Oldham Goodwin’s Houston office represented the buyer in the negotiation and acquisition of the property.
LAWRENCEVILLE, GA. — Bull Realty has brokered the $2.8 million sale of Sugarloaf Walk Shopping Center, a 22,685-square-foot retail strip center in Lawrenceville, a northeast suburb of Atlanta. Sugarloaf Parkway LLC, an investment firm based in New York, purchased the property from Sugarloaf Walk Shopping Center LLC, a private investment firm based in Houston. John Harrison and Frank Meyrath of Bull Realty represented the seller in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Treetop Development has completed the sale of a 12-building multifamily portfolio located in Manhattan’s Morningside Heights neighborhood. The portfolio consists of five-story, walk-up apartment buildings featuring a total of 123 residential units and four commercial spaces. Novel Property Ventures acquired the assets for $35 million. The properties include 222 St. Nicholas Ave.; 2268 and 2500 Frederick Douglass Blvd.; 262 W. 115th St.; and 234-262 W. 122nd St. Steven Vegh of Westwood Realty Associates served as broker for both parties in the transaction. Teaneck, N.J.-based Treetop Development originally purchased the properties in 2013 for $22 million.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a land parcel located at 64 Stanhope St. in Brooklyn. The 3,127-square-foot parcel sold for $1.3 million, or $200 per buildable square foot, in a 1031 exchange. Shaun Riley, Thomas Shihadeh and Daniel Greenblatt of Marcus & Millichap’s Brooklyn office represented the seller, a private investor, while Makan Mostafavi of Marcus & Millichap’s office in Encino, Calif., represented the buyer, a limited liability company, in the transaction.
Woolpert to Provide Design, Engineering Services for $11M Redevelopment of Retail Center in Plainfield, Indiana
by Amy Works
PLAINFIELD, IND. — Poag Shopping Centers has selected Woolpert to provide design and engineering services for the $11 million redevelopment of its 600,000-square-foot retail center in Plainfield. The architecture, engineering and geospatial firm will plan for the reconfiguration of structural, mechanical, electrical, civil and underground utility systems at the shopping center. In October, Metropolis Lifestyle Center will be renamed The Shops at Perry Crossing. More than 44 stores and restaurants, including Dick’s Sporting Goods, JCPenney, Barnes & Noble, Old Navy and Carmike Cinemas, occupy the center. Construction began in July, with a grand reopening slated for this fall.
SAN DIEGO — Meridian Capital Group has arranged a $21.1 million acquisition loan for the purchase and improvement of Sorrento Court Shopping Center in San Diego. The borrower is The Festival Companies, a Los Angeles-based retail developer. The 36-month loan, provided by a debt fund, features full-term, interest-only payments, a floating interest rate and two 12-month extension options. Located at 9420-9460 Scranton Road, the 55,000-square-foot retail center features 17 quick-service restaurants and a variety of tenants, including Starbucks Coffee, Jamba Juice, Staples, Bank of America and J.P. Morgan Chase. At the time of closing, the center was 96 percent occupied. Seth Grossman and Andy Strauss of Meridian’s Carlsbad office negotiated the financing.
NEWCASTLE, WASH. — RPAI has acquired Coal Creek Marketplace, a 56,000-square-foot, grocery-anchored retail center located in the Seattle suburb of Newcastle. The center is currently 95 percent occupied and anchored by Quality Food Centers, a subsidiary of Kroger. Shane Garrison and Michael Hazinski represented RPAI in-house in the off-market transaction.