WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIF. — Hollywest Promenade, a 120,173-square-foot retail center in West Hollywood, has received $27 million in financing. The promenade is located at the intersection of Hollywood Boulevard and Western Avenue just west of Highway 101. It is 95 percent leased to tenants like Ross Dress for Less, Ralph’s, Quizno’s Subs and Jamba Juice. The 15-year, fixed-rate loan was arranged for Shooshani Developers, LLC by HFF’s Brad Black and Jeff Sause. It was placed with Aegon USA Realty Advisors, LLC, the commercial real estate investment and management arm of the AEGON Asset Management companies. Shooshani was represented by managing member Tony Shooshani.
PANORAMA CITY, CALIF. — Festival Development Corporation has purchased the leased-fee interest under The Windsor Center, a multi-tenant retail property in Panorama City. The purchase price was not disclosed. The 22,500-square-foot land parcel is located at 13750-13758 Roscoe Blvd. Both the buyer, a Festival affiliate, and the seller, an individual/personal trust, were represented by Steven Schechter and Brandon Michaels of Marcus & Millichap’s Encino office.
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. — Virginia Beach-based Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust Inc. has acquired a freestanding retail property in Virginia Beach for $1.4 million. Wheeler purchased the 5,600-square-foot property from Fairfield Investors LLC. The retail property is fully leased to Starbucks Coffee and Verizon Wireless. Starbucks’ lease will expire in 2023 and Verizon’s lease will expire in 2022, both with three five-year options to renew. The property is located at the intersection of Providence and Kempsville roads.
GLENVIEW, ILL. — Regency Centers Corp. has begun development on Glen Gate, a 102,876-square-foot retail center located in Glenview, a northern suburb of Chicago. A 75,564-square-foot Mariano’s Fresh Market, slated to open in fall 2014, will anchor the shopping center. The project will also include one outlot with an additional 24,000 square feet for retail and restaurants. Glen Gate will be located on two land parcels totaling 21 acres, 7.6 of which were sold by Regency to Atlantic Realty Partners, Focus Development and The Carlyle Group, which plan to build 238 luxury apartments north of the shopping center. Situated at the northeast corner of Waukegan and Golf roads, Glen Gate is surrounded by a population of approximately 140,000 within a three-mile radius. Regency currently has more than 300,000 square feet of retail shopping centers under construction in metro Chicago.
SAN ANTONIO — A joint venture between an affiliate of the USAA Real Estate Co. and Cencor Realty Services has acquired an investment stake in Culebra Market, a 232,126-square-foot grocery-anchored retail center in San Antonio. The property is currently 100 percent occupied by 29 tenants, including the 81,027-square-foot HEB, as well as Hobby Lobby, Chase Bank and Whataburger. Located at the corner of Culebra Road and Loop 1604, the center is approximately 15 miles northwest of the city’s downtown area. Cencor, which is the property management and development affiliate of The Weitzman Group, developed the property and will continue to operate it under the new agreement.
CHATTANOOGA, TENN. — The Cooper Commercial Investment Group has arranged the $1.9 million sale of a 6,515-square-foot retail center located on Gunbarrel Road in Chattanooga. The center is anchored by FedEx Office and includes other tenants such as T-Mobile, Gigi’s Cupcakes and CPR Cell Phone Repair. Bob Havasi of Cooper Commercial represented the seller, a private investor based in Chattanooga, in the transaction. The buyer was a private investment group based in Chicago.
BETTENDORF, IOWA — Phillips Edison–ARC Shopping Center REIT Inc. has acquired Duck Creek Plaza, a 134,229-square-foot, grocery-anchored shopping center in Bettendorf, for $19.7 million. Inland Western Bettendorf Duck Creek LLC was the seller. A 63,706-square foot Schnucks grocery store, one of the largest privately owned grocers in the Midwest, anchors the center. The 92.7 percent-occupied plaza also features a 28,270-square-foot Marshalls store and is located in the Quad Cities region that borders Iowa and Illinois.
DUBUQUE, IOWA — The Cafaro Organization has acquired a large portion of Asbury Plaza, a 700,000-square-foot regional power center in Dubuque, a city in northeast Iowa, for $12 million. The purchase includes more than 136,000 square feet, comprising 16 separate store spaces. Current tenants include Bed Bath & Beyond, Michaels Arts & Crafts, Dress Barn, Famous Footwear, Pier 1 Imports, Petco, Maurices, Sally Beauty Supply, GNC, VIP Nails and Supercuts. Asbury Plaza is located at the intersection of Asbury Road and Highway 32. The property is shadow-anchored by Hy-Vee Supermarket, Kohl’s, AMC Theater and a 114,000-square-foot Blain’s Farm & Fleet currently under construction.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — The investment sales division of Austin-based brokerage Retail Solutions has closed the sale of Corporate Center III, a 33,626-square-foot retail asset in Austin. Located at 8868 Research Boulevard, the property is in close proximity to the major thoroughfares of I-35 and Mopac Expressway. Tenants of the fully occupied facility include Uptown Dance and Gracie Barra Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Alan Rust of Retail Solutions represented the seller, Park Corporate Center LTD, in the transaction. Jung Yu of E-Executive Realty represented the buyer, ATC Center LLC.
CASA GRANDE, ARIZ. – A 4,332-square-foot property in Casa Grande that is net leased to IHOP has sold to an unnamed buyer for $1.8 million. The property is located at 2064 East Florence Blvd. The lease is guaranteed by Romulus, which is one of the largest IHOP franchisees. The seller, a limited liability company, was represented by Don Morrow of Marcus & Millichap.