GLENDALE, CALIF. – College Plaza, a 5,528-square-foot retail building in the Los Angeles submarket of Glendale, has sold to James Hsu for $6.3 million. The building is located at 1500 Canada Blvd. It was built in 2005. Notable tenants include Coffee Bean and Flame Broiler. The buyer was represented by Peggy Chen of Ko Tai Realty. The seller, Hovik Khatchaturian of Turian Properties, was represented by Alex Vasquez of Stevenson Real Estate Services.
DENVER — Baceline Investments LLC has acquired 10 neighborhood retail centers totaling 418,000 square feet in the Midwest and Mid-South for $33.3 million. It is the largest transaction in the history of the Denver-based private equity real estate firm. The portfolio will be part of Baceline’s high-yield income strategy designed to produce substantial income through the ownership of stable, cash-flowing commercial real estate. The acquired properties include: • Park Center, a 105,032-square-foot center in Memphis, Tenn.; • Shoppes of Loveland, a 64,607-square-foot center in Loveland, Ohio, near Cincinnati; • Towne Square, a 55,168-square-foot center in Florence, Ky., near Cincinnati; • Mainline Plaza, a 42,182-square-foot center in Belleville, Ill., near St. Louis; • Fort Plaza, a 39,994-square-foot center in Omaha, Neb.; • Weber Place, a 38,802-square-foot center in Omaha, Neb. • Midway Plaza, a 27,200-square-foot center in Fairview Heights, Ill. near St. Louis; • Noland View, an 18,480-square-foot center in Independence, Mo. near Kansas City; • Holly Hills, a 16,847-square-foot center in St. Louis; • Eagle Creek, a 9,239-square-foot center in Indianapolis.
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. — The grand opening of Tanger Outlets Grand Rapids will take place Friday, July 31. This is the third Tanger Outlets retail center to open in the Great Lakes State. The 350,000-square-foot outlet center will contain 80 stores, including J. Crew Factory, Brooks Brothers Factory Store, Nike Factory Store and Cole Haan. The $77 million project has already had a positive economic impact, according to Tanger, including the creation of over 300 construction jobs and 1,000 part-time and full-time retail management and sales positions. The retail center is located approximately 11 miles south of downtown Grand Rapids at the southwest quadrant of US-131 and 84th Street in Byron Township.
NORTHVILLE, MICH. — Bernard Financial Group has arranged a $2.2 million refinancing loan for the Haggerty Road Retail complex in Northville, a western suburb of Detroit. The property consists of 8,400 square feet of retail and restaurant space and is leased through 2019. The retail and restaurant tenants include Verizon, Qdoba Mexican Grill and Reitz Enterprises. Dave Dismondy of Bernard Financial originated the loan for the borrower, Haggerty Eight LLC. The lender is Genworth, which has a correspondent relationship with Bernard Financial.
COON RAPIDS, MINN. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a net-leased property occupied by Taco Bell, located at 13057 Round Lake Blvd. in Coon Rapids, approximately 15 miles north of Minneapolis. The 2,016-square-foot building sold for $2.1 million. Mark Lovering and Dan Yozwiak of Marcus and Millichap’s office in Columbus, Ohio, represented the seller, a limited liability company. Calvin Lee of Marcus & Millichap’s Los Angeles office secured and represented the buyer, a private investor. Craig Patterson, regional manager and broker of record in Marcus & Millichap’s Minneapolis office, assisted in closing the transaction.
PARAMUS, N.J. — NAI James E. Hanson has arranged the sale of two retail buildings, totaling 7,700 square feet, located in Paramus. Situated on a 34,023-square-foot lot at 144 and 148 Route 4 East, the properties are fully leased to Cleopatra Tile & Bath and Paramus Furniture and Dinettes. Dominic Fittizzi of NAI Hanson represented the seller, Meyn Trust, and the buyer, Urban Edge Properties, in the transaction. The buyer plans to use the buildings as a short-term investment. The acquisition price was not disclosed.
CARROLLTON, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Frankford Point Plaza, a 31,686-square-foot retail property located in Carrollton. Philip Levy of Marcus & Millichap’s Fort Worth office marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a developer. Chad Knibbe of the firm’s San Antonio office secured the buyer, a private investor. Frankford Point Plaza is located at 1837 W. Frankford Road. The center is 94 percent occupied, and all leases are triple-net. Tenants include Villa Mediterranean Grill, Carrollton PMT Center, Corporate Caterers, Allstate Insurance, Two Men Music, US Healthworks, The Daiquiri Shoppe, Big Slick Poker Academy and Renegade Classics DFW. The building was constructed in 2002 and sits on 4.3 acres.
EL PASO, TEXAS — Guy Arnold has been named president of Hunt Real Estate. In this role, Arnold will be responsible for managing all aspects of Hunt’s real estate equity investment portfolio, including acquisitions and dispositions of real assets. Arnold has more than 25 years of real estate experience. In 2013, he founded GMA Holdings, a commercial real estate investment firm in Denver. Prior to that, Arnold served as president of Denver-based Dividend Capital Diversified Property Fund, where he led all functions of the $2.9 billion REIT, including property acquisitions, dispositions, asset management, finance, reporting, human resources and investor relations. Arnold also held the position of managing director at Cherokee Investment Partners and vice president at Colorado & Santa Fe Land Co. Arnold is a member of the Board of Directors of the Meridian Fund Inc., a family of mutual funds; a member of the Board of Directors for The Children’s Hospital of Colorado Finance Committee; chairman of the Trusts and Endowments Committee for the Episcopal Diocese of Colorado; and a former member of the Board of Directors of Steele Street Bank & Trust, a $550 million Denver community bank that recently sold to MidFirst Bank. Arnold earned a Bachelor …
SAN DIEGO — A joint venture between AGC SD Retail Holdings and Citivest Commercial Investments has purchased a nine-property retail portfolio in San Diego for $183.2 million. The portfolio contains a total of more than 520,000 square feet. The properties include retail space within Pacific Coast Plaza and Town Center North in Oceanside; Palm Promenade and Stonecrest Plaza in San Diego; East County Square and East County Village in El Cajon; and EastLake Terraces, Eastlake Village Center East and Southbay Marketplace in Chula Vista. The portfolio’s average occupancy rate was more than 92 percent at the time of sale, with 78 percent of that being credit, national or regional tenants. Notable tenants throughout the portfolio include Best Buy, Stater Brothers, Bed Bath & Beyond, GNC, Supercuts, Payless Shoes, Starbucks, Wells Fargo, Subway, USPS and Massage Envy. The portfolio will be managed by Voit Real Estate Services. Brokerage was handled by Flocke & Avoyer.
LOS ANGELES — A 420,000-square-foot, first-of-its-kind wellness village will break ground next summer in the Los Angeles submarket of Palmdale. Dubbed the Oasis, this development will offer a continuum of care adjacent to Palmdale Regional Medical Center. The new project will sit on 17.5 acres that includes multiple districts promoting health and wellness. The Oasis will contain public amenities and public infrastructure improvements that will enhance the project’s look and feel. This will include a public pavilion, parking, circulation amenities, a park, pedestrian areas, signage, decor and landscaping. It will also include services like yoga, a farmer’s market and physical therapy sessions. The $200 million Oasis is being developed by Thomas Partners Properties, which is collaborating with nationally renowned leaders in healthcare to provide safe, reliable and branded healthcare services. It is being designed by HKS architects.