Retail

Westar Plans 175,000 SF Esencia Commons Retail Center in Rancho Mission Viejo, California

by Jeff Shaw April 3, 2023

RANCHO MISSION VIEJO, CALIF. — Westar Associates has released plans for Esencia Commons, a 175,000-square-foot retail center in Rancho Mission Viejo. Upon completion, the property will feature a supermarket, fitness center, gas station and other retail and restaurant spaces. Groundbreaking for the project — which will be located within a 50-acre mixed-use development that includes an apartment community, business park, self-storage facilities and planned medical offices — is scheduled for the fourth quarter of this year. Westar will manage the property and has begun leasing efforts for the center.

April 3, 2023

Acquisitions California Retail Western

TTM Purchases 248,841 SF HHLA Retail Center in Los Angeles

by Jeff Shaw April 3, 2023

LOS ANGELES — TTM Real Estate Capital has purchased HHLA, a 248,841-square-foot retail center located in the Westchester neighborhood of Los Angeles. Newmark and JLL brokered the sale. TTM also announced the addition of two tenants to the property, 60out Escape Rooms and Genio Global Entertainment’s Muhammed Ali Experience, which will open later this year. At the time of sale, the property was home to tenants including CineMark, Ben & Jerry’s, Buffalo Wild Wings, Dave & Buster’s and Starbucks Coffee. Rebranded from The Promenade at Howard Hughes Center, the property underwent a $35 million renovation following its acquisition by the previous owner, Laurus Corp. Torchlight Investors LLC was a preferred equity partner when Laurus acquired the asset in 2015 for $111 million.

April 3, 2023

Loans Retail Washington Western

BWE Arranges $35M Refinancing for Shopping Center in Washington

by Jeff Shaw April 3, 2023

WASHINGTON — Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital LLC (BWE) has arranged a $35 million loan for the refinancing of a shopping center located in the state of Washington. Tenants at the property, which was 95 percent leased at the time of sale, include a grocery store anchor and 100,000-square-foot big-box retailer. Tom Turnage and Joe Galosic Jr. of BWE secured the financing through a life insurance company on behalf of the borrower. The non-recourse loan carries a five-year term with interest-only payments for two years, followed by a 30-year amortization schedule. Further information on the borrower and property were not disclosed.

April 3, 2023

California Development Nevada Restaurant Retail Western

Simon, José Andrés Plan Three Restaurants in Las Vegas, Palo Alto

by Jeff Shaw April 3, 2023

PALO ALTO, CALIF. AND LAS VEGAS — Simon Property Group and José Andrés Group (JAG) have announced plans to collaborate and bring restaurants to three properties located in Las Vegas and Palo Alto. The partnership will introduce new dining concepts to Stanford Shopping Center in Palo Alto and The Shops at Crystals in Las Vegas. The collaboration will also bring Turkish, Greek and Lebanese restaurant Zaytinya to The Forum Shops at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.

April 3, 2023

California Development Leasing Activity Restaurant Retail Western

ALMQUIST Signs 21 Tenants to River Street Marketplace in San Juan Capistrano, California

by Jeff Shaw March 31, 2023

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CALIF. — ALMQUIST has signed 21 tenants to River Street Marketplace, a 60,000-square-foot retail development currently underway in San Juan Capistrano. Concepts that will join the lineup include Bred’s Hot Chicken, Capistrano Brewing, Common Thread, Fermentation Farm, Finca by David Pratt, Free People, Gueros Cevicheria, Hudson’s Cookies, Kozan Teahouse & Boba, La Vaquera, McConnell’s Ice Cream, The Meat Cellar Market and Steakhouse, Mendocino Farms, Nana’s Fish Chippery, Nom, SALT., Seager, Shootz Hawaiian, Toes on the Nose, Ubuntu Café and Wildfire Mercantile.

March 31, 2023

Acquisitions Kansas Midwest Retail

FunCity Adventure Park Buys Former Sports Authority Building in Wichita

by Kristin Harlow March 31, 2023

WICHITA, KAN. — FunCity Adventure Park has purchased a 52,259-square-foot building formerly home to a Sports Authority store in North Wichita for an undisclosed price. The property is located at 6959 E. 21st St. FunCity, an indoor adventure park operator, maintains 18 locations and several sites under construction across the country. FunCity is actively seeking to acquire or lease vacant retail buildings. By this summer, the company expects to have 25 locations open and operating. Don Mace of KeyPoint Partners advised FunCity on the acquisition in Wichita.

March 31, 2023

Indiana Leasing Activity Midwest Retail

At Home Opens New Store in Fort Wayne, Indiana

by Kristin Harlow March 31, 2023

FORT WAYNE, IND. — Home décor retailer At Home is opening a new store at 4120 Illinois Road in Fort Wayne. A ribbon-cutting ceremony will take place Tuesday, April 4. Dallas-based At Home now operates 262 stores in 40 states. At Home sells a variety of merchandise such as furniture, mirrors, rugs and seasonal décor with collections from designers such as Laila Ali, Tracey Boyd, Willow Crossley, Grace Mitchell and Ty Pennington.

March 31, 2023

California Market Reports Retail Western Western Market Reports

Orange County’s Retail Vacancy is Tight, but Capital Markets Activity Will Be Sluggish this Year

by Jeff Shaw March 31, 2023

— By Terrison Quinn, Managing Principal, SRS Real Estate Partners — The Orange County retail property market was very active last year for both leasing and capital markets. At 4 percent, Orange County’s retail vacancy was back down to pre-pandemic levels. There was an annual net positive absorption of 445,000 square feet with 191,000 square feet of new space delivered in 2022, per CoStar. Average rents increased 5 percent from an average market rent of $34.84 per square foot, per year to $36.58 — the highest rate of rent growth in 10 years. We don’t see rents coming down at all this year, especially as there’s only 170,000 square feet of new space currently under construction and we continue to experience favorable consumer demand. From a capital markets perspective, investment activity remains to be seen. In line with national trends, many investors and lenders are putting capital deployment on pause as they analyze economic activity and adjust to a period of higher interest rates, higher inflation and, perhaps surprisingly, strong employment. Despite the angst that comes from uncertainty, there is a lot of positive sentiment toward economic corrections, creating investment opportunities over the coming years. This is certainly the …

March 31, 2023

Acquisitions Florida Retail Southeast

PGIM Sells Two Publix-Anchored Centers in Florida to Phillips Edison & Co. for $32M

by John Nelson March 30, 2023

MIRAMAR AND JENSEN BEACH, FLA. — PGIM Real Estate has sold two Publix-anchored shopping centers in Florida to Phillips Edison & Co. for a combined $32 million. The properties include the 70,288-square-foot Shops at Sunset Lakes in Miramar and the 109,811-square-foot Town Center at Jensen Beach. Danny Finkle, Eric Williams, Jorge Portela and Kim Flores of JLL represented PGIM in both transactions. Built in 1999, Shops at Sunset Lakes was 98.4 percent leased at the time of sale to Goodwill, State Farm Insurance, Sedation Dental Spa, Small World Montessori, The Tutoring Center and Sushi Ski. Town Center Shops at Jensen Beach was built in 2000 and was 83.5 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Culvers, Orangetheory Fitness, Party City, Parents Choice Preschool, All Partners Network and Coastal Animal Hospital.

March 30, 2023

Acquisitions Retail Texas

SVN | J. Beard Real Estate Arranges Sale of 92,724 SF Shopping Center in Magnolia, Texas

by Taylor Williams March 30, 2023

MAGNOLIA, TEXAS — SVN | J. Beard Real Estate — Greater Houston has arranged the sale of Renaissance Center, a 92,724-square-foot shopping center located in Magnolia, roughly 44 miles northwest of Houston. Tenants at the property, which is anchored by Brookshire Brothers and was 95 percent leased at the time of sale, include Woodforest National Bank, Petsense and Anytime Fitness. An undisclosed buyer purchased the center from a private seller. Matt Knagg and Brittany Jameson of SVN | J. Beard Real Estate represented the seller and buyer, respectively, in the transaction.

March 30, 2023

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