BOCA RATON, FLA. — Meridian Capital Group LLC has arranged $15.5 million in refinancing for the Shoppes at Blue Lake, a 50,000-square-foot shopping center in Boca Raton. Notable tenants of the shopping center include Wells Fargo, PNC Bank and Miller’s Ale House. Michael Brown, Noam Kaminetzky and Daniel Bockstoce of Meridian’s Boca Raton office arranged the seven-year loan with a fixed interest rate of 4.13 percent.
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CONYERS, GA — Franklin Street Real Estate Services has brokered the sale of a 3,200-square-foot Aspen Dental at 1450 Highway 138 in Conyers, about 20 miles east of Atlanta. The freestanding asset sold for approximately $1.4 million. Mac McCall of Franklin Street represented the seller, a local developer, in the transaction. The buyer, a California-based entity, purchased the property through a 1031 tax-deferred exchange. The buyer was represented in-house. The sale included a 10-year double-net lease with 10 percent rent increases every five years, as well as shared area access with Wells Fargo Bank.
MARLBORO, N.J. — Ethan Allen has signed a 13,750-square-foot lease at a shopping center at 117 Route 9 in Marlboro, a city located about 30 miles south of Newark. Other tenants at the center include Whole Foods, Walgreens, PNC Bank and Verizon. Mark Handwerker of The Goldstein Group represented Ethan Allen in the transaction. Ethan Allen is an American-based furniture and interiors chain that has more than 300 stores throughout the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.
THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS — HFF has brokered the sale of Wood Ridge Plaza, a 211,673-square-foot retail property in The Woodlands. Located on 19.5 acres along I-45 North across from The Woodlands Mall, the power center was 87 percent leased at the time of the sale to tenants including Pier 1 Imports, Kirkland’s Office Depot, Mattress Firm, Pappas Bar-B-Q, Dailyspa and Chair King. Rusty Tamlyn, Ryan West and Matt Berry led the HFF team in marketing the asset on behalf of the seller, CSHV Woodlands LP, an institutional pension fund advisor. A private real estate fund advised by Crow Holdings Capital Partners LLC purchased the property free and clear of existing debt. Weiss Realty LLC will manage the center, which was last renovated in 1997.
SAN ANTONIO — Canyon Capital Realty Advisors (Canyon Realty) has provided a $55.2 million senior construction loan for the 253,606-square-foot fifth phase of the RIM, a power center property in San Antonio. The phase, located at the interchange of I-10 and Loop 1604, is 91 percent pre-leased to tenants including Hobby Lobby, PetSmart, Total Wine & More, Toby Keith’s I Love This Bar & Grill and Bowl & Barrel. RIM V, as it is known, is located in the center of the other four phases, which are fully occupied and house such retailers as Target, Bass Pro Shops, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Best Buy, T.J. Maxx, Lowe’s and Michael’s. Canyon realty arranged the financing on behalf of an affiliate of Thomas Land and Development LLC.
NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF. — Newport Center Anacapa Associates has received a $7-million loan to acquire Beacon Bay Auto Wash, a car wash that sits on 1.26 acres of developable land in Newport Beach. The transaction was valued at $12 million. The car wash is located at 150 Newport Center Drive across from Fashion Island. It has been in operation since 1970. The new owner plans to re-entitle the property for a boutique hotel. The hotel is anticipated to open by the end of 2014. The loan was provided by Karlin Real Estate. Newport Center Anacapa Associates is composed of a trio of prominent local developers.
LOS ANGELES — The Great Frog, a London-based handcrafted jewelry store, has signed a three-year lease for 910 square feet in the Beverly Grove district of Los Angeles. The space is located at 7955 Melrose Ave. Ed Sachse and Michael Pakravan of Kennedy Wilson Brokerage Group represented both The Great Frog and the landlord, John Jannick, in this lease transaction.
EVANSVILLE, IND. — Summit Real Estate Services has arranged the $1.4 million sale of 6,120-square-foot retail building in Evansville, a city in southern Indiana. Scott Hyatt of Summit Real Estate Services represented the seller, Virginia & Cullen LLC, in the transaction. The buyer was a local private investor. The property, located at 5201 E. Virginia St., serves as the local campus for Regency Beauty Institute.
PEARLAND, TEXAS — HFF has arranged joint venture equity and construction financing for the Center at Pearland Parkway, a 165,000-square-foot retail development in the Houston suburb of Pearland. The property, a power center, will be located on a 27-acre site at the intersection of FM 518 and Pearland Parkway, in close proximity to a 146,000-square-foot Lowe’s and a new HEB grocery store set to open this spring. TJ Maxx and Ross Dress for Less have pre-leased space at the project, which is slated for completion in the fourth quarter of this year. Matt Kafka, Colby Mueck and Will Crawley of HFF worked on behalf of the developer, Stream Realty Partners, to both arrange a joint venture with Dallas-based Thackeray Partners and secure a construction loan through Bank of the Ozarks.
DENVER — H&M has signed a lease for 20,000 square feet of space at The Orchard Town Center, a 914,000-square-foot, open-air regional retail center in the Denver submarket of Westminster. The center is located on the northwest corner of Interstate 25 and 144th Avenue. It is anchored by Macy’s, JCPenney, SuperTarget, AMC Theatres, REI and Lifetime Fitness. Other notable tenants include Forever 21, Chico’s, Victoria's Secret, Eddie Bauer, Old Navy, ULTA Beauty and Ross Dress for Less. Vestar acquired the center two months ago for $123.5 million in an all-cash transaction.