HOUSTON AND SAN ANTONIO — Dunkin' Donuts has signed a multi-store development agreement with three franchise groups to develop 25 new restaurants in Houston and San Antonio. 521 Interests plans to develop 16 restaurants in Houston, with the first restaurant planned to open in 2013 and the remainder by 2018. David Greenberg and Stephen David of 521 Interests will head the development. Rick Molina and Guy Ellison plan to develop five restaurants in San Antonio, with the first restaurant to open later this year and the remainder by 2016. Kishore Samtani plans to develop four restaurants in San Antonio, with the first restaurant to open in 2013 and the remainder by 2016.
Retail
SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio-based SWBC has purchased the remaining interest in Dallas-based Royalton Real Estate Capital. The new name of the company will be SWBC Real Estate, and it will continue to focus on investing, acquiring and developing commercial real estate properties, especially multifamily, in San Antonio, Dallas/Fort Worth, Austin and Houston.
DUBLIN, OHIO — U-Haul Company of Ohio has purchased a 400-unit self-storage facility at 6405 Old Avery Rd. in Dublin. The 59,000-square-foot U-Haul Moving and Storage of Dublin includes outdoor, drive-up storage plus recreation vehicle and boat storage. The purchase price and the seller were undisclosed.
SUGAR LAND — HFF has arranged the sale of the 111,675-square-foot First Colony Marketplace, a neighborhood shopping center located at 4610 Hwy. 6 S. in Sugar Land. The property is fully leased to tenants including Smoothie King, Sears Hardware, 99 Cents Only and Fitness Connection. Rusty Tamlyn and Ryan West of HFF's Houston office represented the seller, CAP First Colony, in the transaction. Fidelis Realty Partners is the buyer.
FRISCO AND SAN ANTONIO — Dallas-based UCR Investment Sales has brokered the sale of the 10,417-square-foot Starbucks & Verizon Shops in Frisco and the 13,956-square-foot Canyon Creek shopping center in San Antonio. Starbucks & Verizon Shops includes tenants such as Starbucks, Verizon Wireless, The UPS Store and Allstate. Canyon Creek includes tenants such as Navy Federal Credit Union, Scottrade, The Strand Salon, Hometown Flooring, Cigar Warehouse and Delice Chocolate. Tommy Tucker of UCR Investment Sales represented the undisclosed sellers of both properties.
LOS ANGELES — Quantum Capital Partners has provided $4.3 million in permanent financing for the redevelopment of 7000-7024 Melrose Ave. in Los Angeles. This property features a 23,000-square-foot, two-story building and a vacant lot. It contains a combination of retail and creative space, though it can be redeveloped for multiple different uses.
PANAMA CITY, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the sale of the 53,600-square-foot Hickory Plaza Shopping Center, located at 406 S. Tyndall Pkwy. in Panama City. The property is 84 percent leased, and tenants include Dollar General, Anytime Fitness, Aaron's, The UPS Store and Subway. Tim Giambrone of Marcus & Millichap's Atlanta office represented the seller, Atlanta-based Shops at Friendship LLC. The buyer was a private investor from Maryland.
WILDWOOD, FLA. — A CVS/pharmacy located at 901 S. Main St. in Wildwood, has sold for $2.27 million. Michael Zimmerman of Calkain Cos.' Tampa, Fla., office represented the seller, a Louisiana-based private party, in the transaction. The buyer was a private equity group based in the Northeast. CVS has less then 8 years remaining on its lease.
SCHAUMBURG, ILL. — KF Schaumburg LLC has sold The Streets of Woodfield, a 700,000-square-foot retail project in Schaumburg. Arrow Operating Acquisitions purchased the property, which is 98 percent leased and anchored by Whole Foods, Crate & Barrel, Dick's Sporting Goods and Carson Pirie Scott. The shopping center also includes a 20-screen AMC Theater and the U.S. flagship store for Legoland Discovery Center. The property is located at 601 N. Martingale Rd., adjacent to Woodfield Mall, a 2.2 million-square-foot super regional mall. Daniel Kaufman, Matthew Lawton, Jim Batjer and Barry Brown of HFF represented the seller in the deal. Trey Morshbach and Tim Joyce, also of HFF, arranged a $100 million, 4-year acquisition loan for the property through CIBC World Markets.
KENOSHA, WIS. — The Boulder Group has arranged the $1 million sale of a single-tenant McDonald's ground lease located at 3711 57th St. in Kenosha. McDonald's occupies 4,467 square feet in the retail building, which was developed in 2011. The company has a 20-year ground lease at this property with rental escalations throughout the lease term. Randy Blankstein and Jimmy Goodman of The Boulder Group represented the seller, a Chicago development firm in the deal. They also represented the buyer, a private investor based in the Midwest.