CHICAGO — Five Iron Golf, an indoor golf simulation experience, has signed a lease to open a new location in Chicago’s Lincoln Park. Located at 1000 W. North Ave., the 13,150-square-foot space will serve as Five Iron Golf’s third location in Chicago. Sharon Kahan and Amy Sider of CBRE represented the tenant in the lease transaction. The duo also represented Five Iron Golf in its other two leases in The Loop and River North.
FRENCH VALLEY, CALIF. — Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. (MMCC) has secured $39.4 million in construction financing for French Valley Marketplace, a grocery-anchored shopping center development in French Valley. The nonrecourse loan will provide funds to complete the horizontal and vertical construction of the project. A partnership between Texas-based Trinity Investors and Pasadena-based Halftery Development Co. are leading the fully entitled, 22-acre project. Current tenants include Grocery Outlet, Rite Aid, EoS Fitness, McDonald’s, AutoZone and 7-Eleven. Brandon Wilhite of MMCC and Sunny Sajnani and Todd McNeill of Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, arranged the financing. The origination team is based out of MMCC’s Dallas office. Trez Capital operated as the lender for the transaction.
SAN BERNARDINO, CALIF. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Golden Sands Plaza, a retail property located at 1090 W. Highland Ave. in San Bernardino. Built in 1962, the 10,057-square-foot property was 90.3 percent leased at the time of sale. A Northern California-based limited liability company sold the asset to another Northern California-based limited liability company for $1.1 million. Julia Evinger of Marcus & Millichap’s Indianapolis office represented the seller and secured the buyer in the deal. Adam Christofferson of Marcus & Millichap’s Los Angeles office served as broker of record for the transaction.
CUTLER BAY, FLA. — Electra America and BH Group have formed a joint venture to purchase Southland Mall, a 808,776-square-foot shopping mall in the Miami suburb of Cutler Bay. The buyers purchased the 80-acre site for $100.4 million with plans to reposition the mall and develop new Class A apartments on the campus. The joint venture is working closely with the Town of Cutler Bay on the redevelopment project. Located at 20505 S. Dixie Highway, Southland Mall was 80 percent leased at the time of sale to more than 100 tenants, including JC Penney, Macy’s, T.J. Maxx, LA Fitness, Regal Cinemas, Old Navy, Sephora, Kay Jewelers and Applebee’s. According to the buyers, Southland Mall is the only enclosed regional mall servicing southern Miami-Dade County through the Florida Keys. Michael Fay, John Crotty, David Duckworth and Brian de la Fé of Avison Young represented Electra America and BH Group in the land deal. The seller(s) was not disclosed. Southland Mall includes a former Sears department store and auto center that were not part of the transaction.
GERMANTOWN, WIS. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the $3.8 million sale of a 10,782-square-foot property occupied by KinderCare in Germantown, a northern suburb of Milwaukee. Under corporate guarantor KinderCare Education, the childcare provider has just under 11 years remaining on its net lease. Dominic Sulo of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a Michigan-based limited liability company, while Sean Delaney and Jeffrey Herrmann of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer, a California-based limited liability company. Dean Giannakopoulos and Frank Montalto of Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. originated acquisition financing.
CUMMING, GA. — Franklin Street has arranged a 20,388-square-foot lease with Burlington at Cumming Town Center, a 311,396-square-foot shopping center in Cumming, about 35 miles north of Atlanta. Sam Kreuger and Kaitlyn Theriot of Franklin Street represented the landlord, Beachwood, Ohio-based Site Centers. The publicly traded REIT focuses on investing in well-positioned shopping centers such as Cumming Town Center, which is now fully leased. The space that Burlington is backfilling was formerly occupied by Staples. Other tenants at the property include T.J. Maxx, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Ulta Beauty, Best Buy, Old Navy, Five Below, Petco and Ashley Furniture Homestore. Located at 2475 Marketplace Blvd., the property is situated 39 miles from downtown Atlanta and about 20 miles from Lake Lanier.
DALLAS — Weitzman has completed the renovation of Meadow Central Market, a 107,778-square-foot shopping center in North Dallas. The project centered on the remodeling of the store of the anchor tenant, grocer Tom Thumb, which now features an expanded beer and wine selection, a full-service seafood department, expanded bakery and remodeled produce, dairy and meat departments. Weitzman also upgraded the center’s façade, signage, landscaping, parking and security. Other tenants at Meadow Center Market include CVS, Edible Arrangements, The UPS Store and Sylvan Learning Center.
MOUNT VERNON, WASH. — Bridge33 Capital has completed the disposition of Skagit Valley Square, a retail power center located at 102-310 E. College Way in Mount Vernon. Transnational Management acquired the asset for $18.4 million. Dino Christophilis and Daniel Tibeau of CBRE’s Seattle office brokered the transaction. Formerly anchored by Albertsons, G.I. Joe’s and Rite Aid, the property was backfilled with a new tenant roster: Hobby Lobby, Tractor Supply, Goodwill and Dollar Tree. More than 140,000 square feet was leased up in an 18-month period.
PHOENIX — Newmark has arranged the sale of Phoenix West Plaza, a retail center located at 4344 W. Indian School Road in Phoenix. Aetna West sold the property to Gale Commerce Center for $16.4 million. At the time of sale, the 163,233-square-foot property was 93 percent occupied by 25 tenants. The seller originally purchased the property in 2012 and invested approximately $5 million in renovations and repairs. Steve Julius, Jesse Goldsmith and Chase Dorsett of Newmark represented the seller in transaction.
YUCCA VALLEY AND LUCERNE VALLEY, CALIF. — Masagana Properties has completed the sale of a two-property retail portfolio near San Bernardino. An undisclosed buyer acquired the portfolio for $6.5 million. The 9,100-square-foot Dollar General, located at 1059 Old Woman Springs Road in Yucca Valley, sold for $3 million. The second 9,100-square-foot Dollar General, located at 32510 CA-18 in Lucerne Valley, sold for $3.4 million. Jaime Salazar and Daniel Hurd of Marcus & Millichap’s Tampa office represented the seller and buyer in the deal. Garrett Fierstein of Marcus & Millichap secured a 10-year, fixed-rate loan with a 30-year amortization for the buyer.
