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.
HOLLY HILL, FLA. — The Jaffe Corp., a shopping center owner and developer based in Ormond Beach, Fla., has purchased Holly Hill Plaza in Holly Hill, a suburb of Daytona Beach. Holly Hill Plaza is a 116,096-square-foot shopping center anchored by a 50,068-square-foot Winn Dixie grocery store. The asset sold for approximately $8.9 million, according to The Daytona Beach News Journal. The shopping center is located at the intersection of Nova Road and LPGA Boulevard and is 93 percent leased to tenants such as Woody’s BBQ, Family Dollar and Goodwill Industries. The Jaffe Corp. purchased the shopping center from Cincinnati-based Phillips Edison & Co. CBRE represented both parties in the transaction, and The Ackman Ziff Real Estate Group LLP arranged the acquisition financing through Bancorp Bank.
FREDERICKSBURG, VA. — The Boulder Group, a net leased investment brokerage firm based in Northbrook, Ill., has arranged the sale of a Best Buy property located at 1541 Carl D. Silver Parkway in Fredericksburg, part of the Washington, D.C. MSA. The single-tenant, 46,457-square-foot asset sold for $6.3 million. Best Buy has 3.5 years remaining on its lease agreement, which has three five-year renewal options. Randy Blankstein and Jimmy Goodman of The Boulder Group represented both the buyer, an investment firm based in the Southwest, and the seller, a Chicago-based private real estate firm, in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — SL Green Realty Corp. and partner Jeff Sutton have formed a venture that has acquired a 49-year leasehold interest for the entire retail portion of 650 Fifth Ave. in Manhattan. The investment provides the SL Green/Sutton partnership with control of the building’s basement, grade-level, second- and third-floor retail spaces that are currently occupied by Juicy Couture, Godiva Chocolate and Devon & Blakely. Former U.S. Magistrate Judge Kathleen A. Roberts was the court-appointed federal monitor and interim trustee of the landlord, 650 Fifth Avenue Co. David Green from Cushman & Wakefield acted on behalf of the property owner.
PHILADELPHIA — CBRE Group Inc. has arranged the $2 million sale of 2120 S. 23rd St. in Philadelphia. Dollar General occupies the 11,685-square-foot building under a 10-year net lease, with two five-year option periods. The building, which was constructed in 1920 and fully renovated in 2012, includes a new roof with a 20-year warranty. Elli Klapper and Charles Berge of CBRE arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Full-service real estate firm Lockard and partner Moriah Real Estate Co. held the grand opening for The Shoppes at Renaissance Square, a $75 million retail center in southeast Fort Worth. Located along East Berry Street between Mitchell and Vaughn boulevards, the 400,000-square-foot development is anchored by Walmart and houses other tenants such as 7-11, McDonald’s, Jack in the Box, Marshalls and Shoe Carnival. Lockard maintains leasing duties for the property.
THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS — Whole Foods Market plans to break ground this month on a new 40,000-square-foot location at Hughes Landing, a development of The Howard Hughes Corporation and its subsidiary, The Woodlands Development Company. Expected to open in 2015, the store will be located off Lake Front Circle near the Lake Woodlands Drive intersection and will feature adjacent surface parking. The larger Hughes Landing development includes office, hotel and multifamily uses in addition to retail. Tim Hughes of The Falcon Companies represented Whole Foods in the deal, while Howard Hughes was internally represented by Mike Zoob and Rip Reynolds.
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 …