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.
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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.
DEKALB, ILL. — Millennium Properties has arranged the sale of a 41,400-square-foot retail center partially leased to Dollar General. The center, located at 1401 S. Fourth St. in DeKalb, is situated on 5.6 acres, providing the new owners the opportunity to develop a 25,000-square-foot outlot building. Dollar General has more than six years remaining on its current lease and several renewal options. Millennium Properties represented the buyer and the seller, both private investors, in the transaction.
NORTON SHORES, MICH. — Di’s Hallmark has signed a 5,892-square-foot retail space at Harvey Ellis Shopping Center in Norton Shores, a city located 39 miles northwest of Grand Rapids. Richard Ludwig and Fred Seeley of Colliers International represented the landlord, Harvey Ellis Associates LLC, in the transaction. Ludwig also represented the tenant, Di’s Hallmark. The tenant will join Salon Centric at the shopping center, which is located at 5025 Harvey St.
NEWARK, DEL., AND PHILADELPHIA – Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. (MMCC) has arranged $25 million of debt for two East Coast retail properties, for two sponsors. One property is located in Newark, Del., and the other is in Philadelphia. The owner of the 115,000-square-foot retail strip center in Newark received a $17.9 million, 12-year loan for the refinancing of the property. The non-recourse loan includes a seven-year fixed interest rate plus a five-year option to extend and amortizes over 30 years. The loan-to-value is 75 percent. The borrower’s goal of enhancing the cash flow of a 24,688-square-foot neighborhood retail center located in Philadelphia was accomplished through the refinancing of an existing mortgage. MMCC arranged a $7.1 million, 10-year loan that includes a fixed interest rate and amortizes over 30 years. The loan-to-value is 70 percent. James Conley in MMCC’s Philadelphia office arranged the loans.