AUSTIN, TEXAS — CBRE has arranged a 2,200-square-foot lease for VERTS, an Austin-based Mediterranean-style restaurant, located at 1801 E. 51st St. in Austin’s Mueller Market District. The restaurant will open in late July. John Heffington with CBRE represented the tenant. Britt Morrison with the Weitzman Group represented the landlord, Catellus. This restaurant will be VERTS seventh location in the Mueller neighborhood.
NORTH MIAMI BEACH, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has completed the sale of North Miami Beach Ale House for $4.35 million. The 8,999-square-foot restaurant is located at 3227 NE 163rd St. North Miami Ale House has been open for 14 years and currently has 12 years remaining on a triple-net lease, which also includes two five-year options. Adam Tiktin and Michael Biama of Marcus & Millichap’s Miami office represented the seller, a private investor from Boca Raton, as well as the buyer, a private investor from Aventura.
SALINAS, CALIF. — Boronda Plaza, a 93,796-square-foot, grocery-anchored retail center in Salinas, has sold to Phillips Edison-ARC Shopping Center REIT Inc. for an undisclosed sum. The center is located at 1576 North Sanborn Road. It was built in 2002 and boasts a 95 percent occupancy. Boronda is anchored by a 59,412-square-foot Food 4 Less. The seller, Donahue Schriber, was represented by HFF’s Nicholas Bicardo, Mark Damiani and Bryan Ley.
DEARBORN HEIGHTS, MICH. — Landmark Commercial Real Estate Service Inc. has arranged the $7.9 million sale of a retail property in Dearborn Heights, about 15 miles west of Detroit. Walgreens fully occupies the property, which is located at 25700 Ford Road. Daniel Kukes and Kevin Baker of Landmark Commercial Real Estate Services Inc. represented the buyer, a non-traded REIT, in the transaction. John Kello, also of Landmark, represented the seller, a Michigan-based developer.
UNIONVILLE, CONN. — NorthMarq’s New York City Metro office has arranged a $5.6 million construction and permanent loan for a 13,000-square-foot retail property in Unionville, a western suburb of Hartford. Walgreens fully occupies the property. The financing was based on a two-year construction period and permanent loan of up to 10 years. Amortization is based on a 30-year schedule after conversion to a permanent loan. NorthMarq arranged the loan through a regional bank.
SALINAS, CALIF. — Boronda Plaza, a 93,796-square-foot, grocery-anchored retail center in Salinas, has sold to Phillips Edison-ARC Shopping Center REIT Inc. for an undisclosed sum. The center is located at 1576 North Sanborn Road. It was built in 2002 and boasts a 95 percent occupancy. Boronda is anchored by a 59,412-square-foot Food 4 Less. The seller, Donahue Schriber, was represented by HFF’s Nicholas Bicardo, Mark Damiani and Bryan Ley.
GARDENA, CALIF. — Gateway Crossings, a 120,304-square-foot community center, has sold to a private family trust for an undisclosed sum. The recently redeveloped center is located at 641-739 W. Redondo Beach Blvd. It is 96 percent leased to tenants like Ross Dress for Less, Staples, Goodwill, UEI College, Anna’s Linens, Subway and Ono Hawaiian. Donald MacLellan and Michael Ward of Faris Lee Investments represented both the buyer and the seller, a joint venture partnership of PCCP, LLC and La Caze Development, in this transaction. The buyer was in a 1031 exchange.
INDIANAPOLIS — Namdar Realty Group has purchased three shopping centers totaling 275,000 square feet in Ohio and Indiana. Major tenants of the shopping centers include Save-A-Lot, Family Dollar, Value City Furniture, Big Lots and Taco Bell. “Not only do these shopping centers have terrific cash flow, we have a 15 percent vacancy rate in the portfolio which will enable us to add value to the deal,” says Joel Gorjian of Namdar. This year, Namdar Realty Group has acquired more than 2 million square feet of shopping centers and regional malls throughout the East Coast and Midwest.
NEW YORK CITY — Savanna has sold a retail condominium at 465 Broadway in the SoHo Historic District of New York City for $80 million. The property includes 9,400 square feet of at-grade retail space and 4,700 square feet of below-grade space. Hines, Goldman Sachs and Andre Balazs developed the property in 2007, which was designed by architect Jean Nouvel. Savanna acquired the retail condominium in July 2012 for $57 million in an off-market transaction. The deal was financed with a $42 million acquisition loan from Mesa West Capital and equity from Savanna Real Estate Fund II. The street level space is fully leased to four tenants Bose, Wells Fargo, Dermalogica and Vivienne Tam. Woody Heller, Will Silverman, Eric Negrin and Daniel Parker of Studley were the sole brokers in the transaction.
GARDENA, CALIF. — Gateway Crossings, a 120,304-square-foot community center, has sold to a private family trust for an undisclosed sum. The recently redeveloped center is located at 641-739 W. Redondo Beach Blvd. It is 96 percent leased to tenants like Ross Dress for Less, Staples, Goodwill, UEI College, Anna’s Linens, Subway and Ono Hawaiian. Donald MacLellan and Michael Ward of Faris Lee Investments represented both the buyer and the seller, a joint venture partnership of PCCP, LLC and La Caze Development, in this transaction. The buyer was in a 1031 exchange.