GILBERT, ARIZ. – Rodeo Park Plaza, a 24,533-square-foot retail center in Gilbert, has sold to L.S.S. Inc. on Rodeo Park and Jabbell Holdings LLC on Val Vista Marketplace for $2.8 million. The center is located at 1659 & 1661 S. Val Vista Drive and 1663 E. Ray Road. The buyers purchased the asset through Auction.com. The sellers were WBCMT 2006-C29 Val Vista Retail LLC and JPMC 2005-CIBC13 East Elliot LLC. The LLCs are affiliates of LNR Partners. The transaction was executed by Darren Tappen and Matthew Ault of Voit Real Estate Services.
SPRINGFIELD AND SUMMIT, N.J. — NAI James E. Hanson has brokered two deals along the Route 124 commercial corridor in the northwest section of New Jersey’s Union County. In the first transaction, Gary Sauerborn and Jill Gordon of NAI Hanson represented the seller, Colvin-Friedman Realty LLC, in the sale of a 5,000-square-foot industrial facility located at 697 Morris Turnpike in Springfield. Brixmor Operating Partnership purchased the facility for an undisclosed price. In the second deal, Gordon and Thomas Ryan, also of NAI Hanson, represented landlord, Paul Schmidt, in the leasing of space to Tide Dry Cleaners at 26 Morris in Summit. The tenant, which has 12 locations throughout the county, will occupy 2,763 square feet at the location, which was previously occupied by Bank of America.
CORAL SPRINGS, FLA. — CPAC Royal University LLC, a joint venture between principals of CREC and Lubert Adler Real Estate Funds, has closed on the $26 million acquisition of Royal University Plaza in Coral Springs. The shopping center is a 98,500-square-foot property located at 2556 N. University Drive. Royal University Plaza is currently 45 percent leased to tenants such as Petco, Nick’s New Haven Style Pizzeria & Bar, Jimmy John’s and Brooklyn Water Bagel Co. The new ownership group will implement a series of capital improvements to the shopping center. Alan Esquenazi and Sabrina Meerbott of CREC will oversee the retail leasing and marketing efforts of Royal University Plaza.
SAVANNAH, GA. — BC Wood Properties has purchased Eisenhower Square, a 126,320-square-foot shopping center located at the corner of Eisenhower Drive and Waters Avenue in Savannah. The property’s tenant roster includes Save-A-Lot Market, Manpower, H&R Block, Springleaf Financial, Sushi Zen, Sit & Sleep Mattress, Frozen Yogurt, Clutter and Asian River Restaurant & Bar. The property was purchased via BC Wood Real Estate Fund LP, BC Wood’s first sponsored private equity fund, which has acquired 13 properties totaling 1.8 million square feet since October 2012. BC Wood plans to renovate the existing Spotlight Theater at Eisenhower Square into an upscale theater with recline seating and restaurant services.
HOUSTON — HFF has arranged the sale of Copperfield Village Shopping Center, a 165,293-square-foot, dual-anchored retail center in northwest Houston. HFF arranged the sale of the property on behalf of the seller, Copperfield Village Investors LP. Kimco Realty Corp. purchased the asset for an undisclosed amount and assumed an existing loan. Copperfield Village Shopping Center is situated on 16.4 acres at 7081 State Highway 6 N. The property is located in the Copperfield master-planned community and is 92 percent leased to anchors Sprouts Farmers Market and Ross Dress for Less, in addition to tenants Goody Goody Liquor, Dollar Tree, Five Below, Panera Bread and Leslie’s Pool. Rusty Tamlyn, Ryan West, Matt Berry and Robbie Kilcrease led the HFF investment sales team in representing the seller.
CEDAR HILL, TEXAS — Trademark Property Co., the operating partner for Uptown Village at Cedar Hill, has announced a multi-million dollar renovation of the 610,000-square-foot shopping center. The renovation includes a rebrand, enhanced entrances, upgraded landscaping, common area improvements, a new children’s play area, new amenities for adults and children and new signage throughout the property. After acquiring a minority interest in Uptown Village at Cedar Hill in the summer of 2014, Trademark conducted market research with research firm Alexander Babbage to gather information about the center’s shoppers, including demographics, trade area and what customers wanted. Uptown Village at Cedar Hill currently includes 350,000 square feet of specialty stores and restaurants, as well as 31,000 square feet of office space. The center has more than 65 tenants including Charming Charlie, Chico’s, Hollister, James Avery, Old Navy, Papaya, The Children’s Place and Victoria’s Secret. The anchor retailers are Barnes & Noble, Dillard’s and Dick’s Sporting Goods.
INDIANAPOLIS, FORT WAYNE AND LAFAYETTE, IND. — Dunkin’ Donuts has signed multi-unit store development agreements with two existing franchise groups to build 46 restaurants in Indiana over the next several years. Existing franchise group Kings Point Ventures plans to develop 38 Dunkin’ Donuts restaurants in Indianapolis and Fort Wayne, 10 of which will be located outside of the major metropolitan area. The group currently operates more than 70 Dunkin’ Donuts restaurants in several states. Existing franchisee Bud Patel plans to develop eight Dunkin’ Donuts locations in Lafayette and Indianapolis. Three of these new restaurants will be located in smaller towns and communities outside Lafayette and Indianapolis. Patel currently operates more than 20 Dunkin’ Donuts restaurants in the metro Chicago area and Davenport, Iowa. Jay Punukollu, Patel’s partner, will be responsible for overseeing the daily restaurant operations in Lafayette. The duo’s first restaurant is planned to open in 2016, and the remainder by 2019. Currently, there are nearly 30 Dunkin’ Donuts restaurants located throughout Indiana, and the company is continuing to recruit franchisees in the cities of Evansville and Terre Haute.
DENVER — Clayton Lane, a 335,000-square-foot lifestyle center in the Denver submarket of Cherry Creek, has received $48 million in financing. The center is located at the intersection of East 1st Avenue and University Boulevard, near Cherry Creek Regional Mall. Clayton Lane is 99 percent leased to notable tenants like Whole Foods, Crate & Barrel, Arhaus Furniture, Sur La Table, White House Black Market, A Pea in the Pod, Design Within Reach and Bose. Anchor Whole Foods, along with an adjacent Sears property, will be part of a massive redevelopment that is likely to include multiple uses like office and multifamily. The fixed-rate, 10-year, interest-only loan was arranged by Andrew Stewart and Allison Moravec of Cronheim Mortgage. It was placed with the American General Life Insurance Company and the National Union Fire Insurance Company on behalf of the borrower, AmCap Clayton. Cronheim acted as correspondent and servicer for both lenders.
MODESTO, CALIF. — Phillips Edison Grocery Center REIT II has purchased North Point Landing, a 152,769-square-foot shopping center in Modesto, for an undisclosed sum. The center is located at 3848 McHenry Ave. North Point is anchored by Walmart Supercenter. Other notable tenants include GNC, T-Mobile, the UPS Store, Allstate and Round Table Pizza. Phillips Edison Grocery Center REIT II is a public, non-traded REIT that seeks to acquire and manage well-occupied, grocery-anchored neighborhood shopping centers having a mix of national and regional retailers selling necessity-based goods and services. It looks for properties in strong demographic markets throughout the U.S. It currently owns and manages an institutional-quality retail portfolio with 22 grocery-anchored shopping centers totaling 2.5 million square feet.
MONROE TOWNSHIP, N.J. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged $18 million for the refinancing of Concordia Shopping Center, a 135,090-square-foot retail property in Monroe Township. Located at 1600 Perrineville Road, the property is anchored by a Stop & Shop. The loan features a 10-year term and a 30-year amortization schedule. Ernest DesRochers of NorthMarq Capital secured the financing through NorthMarq’s correspondent relationship with a life insurance company.