HUDSON OAKS, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 35,000-square-foot retail building in Hudson Oaks, a western suburb of Fort Worth. The building at 2010 Cinema Drive sits on a 3.6-acre site off I-10 and was fully leased at the time of sale to Urban Air Adventure Park. Alex Sacks, Brett Rodgers and Frank Roti of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, T&J Realty Holdings, in the transaction. The buyer and sales price were not disclosed.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $4.3 million sale of 6400 Georgia Ave. NW, a 13-suite mixed-used property located in Washington, D.C. Situated in the northwestern neighborhood of Brightwood, the property totals 20,680 square feet across two floors. The first floor is fully leased with seven retail suites — including Subway and other long-term local businesses — that operate on a triple-net lease basis. The second floor features six office suites, all of which were vacant at the time of sale. According to LoopNet Inc., the property was built in 1952 and renovated in 2024 to include a new roof, sump pump and other building improvements. Lorenzo Wooten and Jacob Krens of Marcus & Millichap’s D.C. office marketed the property on behalf of the family that owned the property. The buyer was not disclosed.
Partnership Receives $61.5M in Refinancing for West Harbor Waterfront Project in Los Angeles
by Amy Works
LOS ANGELES — A partnership between the City of Los Angeles, the Port of Los Angeles, Jerico Development and The Ratkovich Co. has received $61.5 million for the recapitalization of West Harbor, a waterfront retail development at 612-1422 S. Harbor Blvd. in Los Angeles’ San Pedro neighborhood. The recapitalization will fund the completion and stabilization of the dining, entertainment and retail project, which is adjacent to the Port of Los Angeles and more than 80 percent pre-leased. Spanning 42 acres, West Harbor offers over one mile of water frontage, 117,205 square feet of leasable building area and 204,000 square feet of ground area, as well as a proposed 6,200-seat amphitheater. West Harbor is slated to open in phases beginning in late 2025. Bill Fishel, Wyatt Strahan, Alethia Halamandaris, Broderick Flagg and Anna Sporrong of Newmark arranged the financing that was structured with both a senior loan and subordinate C-PACE financing, which will fund sequentially behind the existing C-PACE lender. The new lender for the project is Oceanview Life and Annuity Co., an affiliate of Bayview Asset Management.
DENVER — Pinnacle Real Estate Advisors, on behalf of Sharing Connexion Inc., a Colorado-based nonprofit, has arranged the sale of a 1,378-square-foot retail property located at 472 N. Broadway in Denver. SCI – 472 Broadway LLC sold the asset to an undisclosed buyer for $1.2 million. Corey Sandberg of Pinnacle represented the seller in the deal.
BLOOMINGDALE, ILL. — Quantum Real Estate Advisors Inc. has negotiated the sale of a 25,000-square-foot retail center in Bloomingdale for $4.2 million. The property at 125 E. Lake St. was 95 percent leased at the time of sale to a mix of local tenants. Brett Berlin of Quantum represented the undisclosed seller. The private buyer was based in Illinois.
The secret is getting out about Apex, a western suburb of Raleigh that also lies 20 miles south of Chapel Hill. In 2018, Realtor.com ranked the city as the No. 1 fastest growing suburb in the United States. This was aided by the master planning of local homebuilder/developer ExperienceOne Homes, which debuted its large-scale Sweetwater residential development in 2016. The allure of Apex didn’t stop there as the local schools within the Wake County Public School System have long been considered top-notch. As more and more families moved to the once-sleepy town, the need for community-serving retail became apparent. And not just any sprawling shopping center would suffice. Retail Strategies of N.C. Inc., on behalf of development partner The Kalikow Group, a multifamily and mixed-use development firm based in Westbury, New York, and the aforementioned ExperienceOne, set out to create a sense of place that would resemble village towns in Northeast states such as Maine and Massachusetts. What all of these hamlets have in common is they are built up over decades around a town center, thus the idea of Sweetwater Town Center was established. East Side The “hard part” was essentially in the rearview mirror as ExperienceOne had already …
Public-Private Partnership Opens Primary Workspace Venue at Former Schoolhouse in Gretna, Louisiana
by John Nelson
GRETNA, LA. — The City of Gretna, Jefferson Parish and Formwork Development will host a grand opening today for Primary Workspace, a coworking and event venue built within a historic 1911 schoolhouse in downtown Gretna. The development was conducted in a public-private partnership between Jefferson Facilities Inc. and Formwork Development on behalf of Jefferson Parish and the City of Gretna. Architect and interior designer Studio BKA followed a three-part approval process to preserve the building’s historical integrity while incorporating modern updates and collaborated with the Louisiana Historic Preservation Office to ensure the renovation met the Secretary of Interior’s Guidelines for Historic Preservation. The $3.5 million renovation was funded with $2.7 million in funding from the American Rescue Plan Act and $800,000 of Louisiana State Historic Tax Credits. Located at 519 Huey P Long Ave., the nearly 20,000-square-foot development offers flexible coworking office space and special event rental options within the repurposed primary school, which features original architectural details and updated systems and amenities such as a revived two-story auditorium, rebuilt proscenium arch and stage, private offices, meeting rooms and hot desks. An additional 2,800 square feet is available for lease on the first floor alongside the German-American Cultural Center & Museum, …
LOS ANGELES — JLL Capital Markets has secured a $32 million senior loan for Crenshaw Plaza, a shopping center located at 3210 W. Slauson Ave. in Los Angeles. The borrower is a joint venture between the principals of 21 Alpha Group and Intelligent Design Real Estate. Originally built in 1967 and renovated in 2004, Crenshaw Plaza offers 146,901 square feet of retail space. The asset is currently 97 percent leased and anchored by a new 15-year lease with Vallarta Supermarkets. Additional tenants include Planet Fitness, Foot Locker and AutoZone. Spencer Bergthold, Charles Halladay and Daniel Skerrett of JLL Capital Markets Debt Advisory arranged the three-year, floating-rate loan through Forbright Bank. Loan proceeds will be used to refinance the existing loan, cover closing costs and fund future leasing expenses.
Common Bond Development Receives $16.5M in Financing for Sterling Grove Shopping Center in Surprise, Arizona
by Amy Works
SURPRISE, ARIZ. — Common Bond Development Group has received $16.5 million in senior financing for Sterling Grove Shopping Center, a grocery-anchored retail property located at 17124 W. Peoria Ave. in Surprise. Developed by the borrower in 2023, Sterling Grove is fully occupied by a mix of national and regional tenants, including Safeway as anchor tenant. Other tenants include a Safeway Fuel station, McDonald’s, Starbucks Coffee and Taco Bell. Jason Carlos of JLL Capital Markets led the Debt Advisory team in securing the permanent financing through a correspondent relationship with Nationwide on behalf of the borrower.
RIVERSIDE, CALIF. — SRS Real Estate Partners has brokered the ground lease (land ownership) sale of a restaurant property located at 4100 Central Ave. in Riverside. A Southern California-based developer sold the asset to a Washington-based private investor for $6.8 million. Raising Cane’s occupies the 3,267-square-foot property, which was built in 2024 on 1.3 acres, on a corporate-guaranteed, absolute triple-net, 15-year ground lease. Patrick Luther and Matthew Mousavi of SRS Capital Markets represented the seller in the transaction.