CARLSBAD, CALIF. — Palomar Commons, a 184,896-square-foot retail complex in Carlsbad, has received $25 million in refinancing. The property is located at the southwest cornerofPalomar Airport Road and El Camino Real. The center’s two major tenants include Lowe’s and California Bank & Trust. The fixed-rate loan features a 10-year term with two years interest-only and a 25-year amortization schedule. It was arranged by Mike Dobbins of NorthMarq Capital’s San Diego regional office. The loan was placed wth a major life insurance company. Palomar Commons is owned by CSDI, LLC.
SHERWOOD, ORE. — Merlone Geier has purchased Sherwood Market Center, a 124,259-square-foot retail center in Sherwood, for $22.2 million. The grocery-anchored center is located at 16030 SW Tualatin-Sherwood Road just southwest of Portland. It was built in 1996 on 14 acres. Notable tenants at the center include Albertson’s, Chase Bank, Burger King, UPS and GNC. This was the largest retail transaction in Oregon’s Washington County so far this year, according to Scott Frank, Michael Horwitz and Kevin Adatto of Capital Pacific. The trio represented both the buyer and the seller, Regency Centers, in this transaction.
ATLANTA — SRS Real Estate Partners’ Southeast investment sales team in Atlanta, led by Kyle Stonis and Pierce Mayson, has executed five retail sales transactions since Aug. 21 totaling more than $60 million. Stonis and Mayson, along with Ray Uttenhove and Scott Tiernan of SRS, represented an entity affiliated with Cypress Equities in the acquisition of Promenade Tannehill Shopping Center, a regional power center consisting of approximately 347,000 square feet in Bessemer, Ala., from Colonial Properties Trust. The property is located at 4965 Promenade Parkway, within the Birmingham–Hoover metropolitan area. The shopping center is anchored by Publix, Michaels, JC Penney, PetSmart and Ross Dress for Less. The Suwanee Jubilee Shopping Center in Suwanee, Ga., was purchased by Urbana Suwanee Jubilee LLC, which Stonis and Mayson represented. The 73,521-square-foot neighborhood shopping center, located at 1500 Peachtree Industrial, is anchored by The Fresh Market. Miller Group Investment Corp. sold 14 Monticello Road in Weaverville, N.C., which is currently occupied by a 23,627-square-foot Tractor Supply Co., to Cole Credit Property Trust IV Inc. The property is located about 10 miles north of Asheville, N.C. Stonis and Mayson represented the seller in the transaction. Cole Real Estate Investments Inc. was represented internally by Dan …
NEW BERLIN, WIS. —Walmart Real Estate Business Trust has purchased a 0.5-acre parcel in New Berlin, a western suburb of Milwaukee, for its new supercenter development. Highland Memorial Park Inc. sold the land, which is located at 15355 W. Greeenfield Ave. and includes a residential house. Kevin Barry and James Young of Cassidy Turley Barry represented Highland Memorial Park in the transaction. Yoni Zvi of EDG 18 represented Walmart Real Estate Business Trust in the transaction.
PELHAM MANOR, N.Y. — Acadia Realty Trust has sold Pelham Manor Shopping Plaza, a 228,000-square-foot retail property in Pelham Manor, for $58.5 million. Retail Properties of America Inc., a publicly traded REIT based in Chicago, purchased the property. BJ’s Wholesale Club anchors the property, which is located approximately 10 miles north of Manhattan. Developed in 2008 by Acadia, the center is 98 percent leased to a mix of national tenants, including Michaels, PetSmart, Five Below and Chase. Jeffrey Dunne and David Gavin of CBRE’s New York institutional group represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction.
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — HFF has closed a sale-leaseback transaction involving two grocery-anchored retail centers totaling 220,431 square feet in New Jersey and suburban Philadelphia. HFF marketed the properties as part of a nine-property portfolio owned by The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. (A&P) and its affiliates. MCB Real Estate LLC, in conjunction with Alex Brown Realty Inc., purchased the two properties. A&P will continue to operate the Pathmark grocery stores at each of the sites. HFF closed the sale-leaseback of four freestanding Pathmark stores from this portfolio earlier this year and has sold more than 15 A&P/Pathmark-anchored supermarket centers in New Jersey and the surrounding markets for various owners during the last two years. The HFF investment sales team representing the seller was led by Jose Cruz and Andrew Scandalios, senior managing directors; Kevin O’Hearn and Jeffrey Julien, managing directors; as well as associate Marc Duval.
SAN ANTONIO — HFF has arranged $54.2 million in construction financing for the redevelopment of the historic Joske’s Building at RiverCenter Mall, a retail complex along San Antonio’s River Walk. The property, constructed in 1887 as the original location of Joske’s Department Store, is located at the corner of Alamo and Commerce streets, overlooking the historic Alamo Plaza in San Antonio’s central business district. Joske’s occupied the space for 100 years, after which Dillard’s occupied the space until 2008. The redevelopment will house retail, restaurant and entertainment tenants. TreyMorsbach, John Pelusi and Cullen Aderhold led the HFF team that represented the borrower, Ashkenazy Acquisitions Corp.
ARLINGTON, TEXAS — SkyWalker Property Partners has acquired a 41,680-square-foot retail property in Arlington’s entertainment district. The one-story building, previously used as an antique mart, has been vacant for nearly a decade. Iskander & Sons Inc., based in the United Arab Emirates, sold the property, which is located at 1715 E. Lamar Blvd and was originally constructed in 1984. SkyWalker purchased the asset on behalf of Hangover Opportunity Fund LLC. Mike Nix of ReMax Associates Commercial represented Iskander & Sons.
SHERWOOD, ORE. — Merlone Geier has purchased Sherwood Market Center, a 124,259-square-foot retail center in Sherwood, for $22.2 million. The grocery-anchored center is located at 16030 SW Tualatin-Sherwood Road just southwest of Portland. It was built in 1996 on 14 acres. Notable tenants at the center include Albertson’s, Chase Bank, Burger King, UPS and GNC. This was the largest retail transaction in Oregon’s Washington County so far this year, according to Scott Frank, Michael Horwitz and Kevin Adatto of Capital Pacific. The trio represented both the buyer and the seller, Regency Centers, in this transaction.
AVON, CONN. — Cronheim Mortgage has arranged $24 million in permanent financing for Avon Marketplace, a regional lifestyle center in Avon. The 10-year loan includes five years of interest only payment and a 30-year amortization schedule. Dev Morris and Andrew Stewart of Cronheim arranged the loan on behalf of Avon Marketplace Investors LLC. Avon Marketplace is owned and managed by an affiliate of David Adam Realty, a local operator of shopping centers. Built in the early 1990s, the property includes two freestanding buildings totaling 79,107 square feet on 17.3 acres. Avon Marketplace was fully occupied by 17 tenants at the time of sale, including ULTA, Gap, Eastern Mountain Sports, New Balance, Victoria's Secret, Starbucks Coffee and Verizon Wireless.