TEMPE, ARIZ. — Mag Mile Capital has completed a $10.1 million loan for the refinancing and conversion of a hotel and restaurant property in Tempe. Located at 670 N. Scottsdale Road, the asset includes 103 hotel rooms and an on-site restaurant. Kuber Hotel Group, the borrower, plans to use the loan proceeds to refinance and convert the existing Best Western Hotel into a Holiday Inn Express. Rushi Shah, Leonard Smith and Prabhat Jayara of Mag Mile Capital arranged the 36-month, floating-rate, interest-only loan that features options to extend and includes a $2 million conversion and renovation fund. The lender was not disclosed.
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WEST NEW YORK, N.Y. — Marcus & Millichap has closed the $6.5 million sale of a retail and office property in West New York, a western suburb of New York City. Located at 4912 Bergenline Ave., the property is leased to 7-Eleven and Telco. The upper floors are occupied by office tenants on a month-to-month basis. Fahri Ozturk and Richard Gatto of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction. Both parties were private investors that requested anonymity.
GLENVIEW, ILL. — Associated Bank has provided a $17.7 million loan for the acquisition of land and development of a 62,540-square-foot shopping center in Glenview, about 20 miles northwest of Chicago. Known as Willows Crossing, the multi-tenant center will be located at the southwest corner of Willow and Pfingsten roads. Previously signed leases at the project include Mission BBQ, First Watch Café and an undisclosed 35,000-square-foot grocery tenant. Completion is slated for spring 2021. Daniel Barrins of Associated Bank managed the loan and closing on behalf of the borrower and developer, GW Properties.
SOUTH HOLLAND, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $3.2 million sale of a Family Dollar-anchored retail center in South Holland, about 20 miles south of Chicago. The 36,389-square-foot property is located at 1000 E. 162nd St. All tenants operate under net leases at the fully leased center. Six of the 15 tenants have occupied their space for an average of 25 years. Adrian Mendoza, Austin Weisenbeck and Sean Sharko of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a limited liability company. The team also procured the buyer, a limited liability company.
As our economy fades out of one decade and cruises into the next, a look in the rearview mirror reveals more than 10 years of expansion and 10-year GDP growth in excess of 26 percent. Sean Beuche, Marcus & Millichap The Philadelphia and Northeastern retail investment sales markets should be both thankful for progress made and road bumps navigated and mindful of several current trends affecting transactions and challenges looming on the horizon for owners and tenants of single and multi-tenant retail assets alike. Savvy Investors enter 2020 with the wind at their backs in many respects while also facing some familiar and unconventional challenges ahead. The 3.7 percent unemployment remains near a 50-year low, meaning that consumers are gainfully employed with money to spend. Mixed-use developments that capture the live-work-play lifestyle are ubiquitous and keep placemaking everywhere they spring up. Millennials and baby boomers alike are demanding walkable communities and opportunities to spend more of their money closer to home via dining out, signing up for memberships at gyms and fitness centers. Both these groups are enjoying the experiential retail that every landlord desires in their centers and portfolios. Stocks of publicly traded retailers like Target, Walmart, and Home …
MESQUITE, TEXAS — Sprouts Farmers Market will open a 28,000-square-foot grocery store at 1220 N. Town East Blvd. in Mesquite, an eastern suburb of Dallas, on March 4. Phoenix-based Sprouts is known for its fresh produce, expansive bulk foods section and an extensive vitamin department. The company currently operates more than 300 stores across 20 states.
ATLANTA — Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co. has purchased Perimeter Place, a 269,000-square-foot retail center in Atlanta’s Central Perimeter submarket, for $75.4 million. The property was 80 percent leased at the time of sale to 42 tenants including Ross Dress for Less, Michaels, Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar, Chipotle, Panera, Outback Steakhouse and Carrabba’s. SuperTarget shadow anchors Perimeter Place, which is located on a 24-acre site less than a mile from Perimeter Mall and 16 miles north of downtown Atlanta. CBRE will manage the property and JLL will lead leasing efforts on behalf of the buyer. Consolidated-Tomoka will finance the acquisition with its line of credit and $65 million in remaining funds from a 1031 tax exchange in November. The seller was not disclosed.
WILMINGTON, DEL. — Sprouts Farmers Market will open a 30,000-square-foot grocery store in Wilmington, located approximately 30 miles southwest of Philadelphia. The Arizona-based grocery chain offers organic produce, an expansive bulk foods selections and an extensive vitamin department. Located at 4727 Concord Pike, the new store will bring 140 full- and part-time jobs to the area. The opening is scheduled for March 11.
Orion Investment Brokers $2.3M Acquisition of Encanto Village Shopping Plaza in Phoenix
by Amy Works
PHOENIX — Orion Investment Real Estate has arranged the purchase of Encanto Village, a shopping center located at the corner of 15th Avenue and Thomas Road in Phoenix. A Phoenix-based private investor sold the asset to Arizona Partners for $2.3 million. Built in 1951, The Original Hamburger Works has anchored the 20,000-square-foot shopping plaza since 1967. The buyer plans to renovate the plaza and stabilize the rent roll. Andrew Harrison, Ari Spiro and Sean Stutzman of Orion Investment Real Estate represented the buyer in the deal.
GREELY, COLO. — Legend Investment Group (LIG), a division of Legend Partners, has arranged the sale of a grocery out-parcel strip center, located at 6628 W. 10th St. in Greely. A local private investor sold the property to an undisclosed buyer for $2.2 million. Papa Murphy’s, Dickey’s BBQ, 420 Friendly’s and Hiroshi Teriyaki Grill fully occupy the 6,694-square-foot property. Situated on a 0.88-acre site, the property was built in 2013. Peter Peluso of LIG represented the seller in the deal.