SACRAMENTO — Phillips Edison & Co. (PECO) has purchased Del Paso Marketplace, a shopping center in Sacramento, for an undisclosed price. The name of the seller was not released. The acquisition bolsters PECO’s presence in Northern California, representing the company’s fifth metro Sacramento shopping center. Situated at the intersection of Del Paso Road and East Commerce Way, Del Paso Marketplace features 59,796 square feet of retail space. A 29,296-square-foot Sprouts Farmers Market anchors the shopping center. Additional tenants include T-Mobile, Chipotle, Club Pilates, Cookie Cutters, Ono Hawaiian BBQ, State Farm and Jersey Mike’s Subs.
Retail
KAILUA-KONA, HAWAII — Pearlmark has closed on a $16.2 million mezzanine investment for the development of Niumalu Marketplace, a retail property in Kailua-Kona. Situated on 20 acres of fee-simple land, Niumalu Marketplace will feature 204,275 square feet of retail and commercial space, as well as 711 parking spaces. A 63,000-square-foot Safeway grocery store with a 27,000-square-foot gas pad will anchor the property. The sponsors, CREDE and two institutional equity capital partners, started construction on the site in October 2018 and are expected to complete the project in October. Pearlmark originated the investment on behalf of Pearlmark Mezzanine Realty Partners IV. Centennial Bank provided a senior construction loan. George Smith Partners represented the borrower in securing the financing, while Bill Swackhamer arranged in the transaction in-house for Pearlmark.
SAN DIEGO — Cushman & Wakefield has negotiated the sale of a freestanding retail building located in La Jolla Village in San Diego. Girard Avenue LP acquired the property from a private family trust for $15.3 million. Located at 1133-1147 Prospect St., the multi-tenant property features 8,116 square feet of retail space. Mike Slattery, Jason Kimmel, Tim Winslow and Kevin Nolen of Cushman & Wakefield’s San Diego office represented the seller in the deal.
JUNCTION CITY, KAN. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the sale-leaseback of a 35,000-square-foot property occupied by Orscheln Farm & Home in Junction City in central Kansas. The sales price was $4.4 million. The newly constructed property is located at 121 E. Chestnut St. John Nuzman brokered the sale-leaseback and represented both parties. A New York-based limited liability company purchased the asset. Orscheln operates farm and ranch supply stores with over 170 locations across the Midwest.
PALATINE, ILL. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has brokered the sale of a newly constructed, two-tenant retail building in Palatine for $3.1 million. Aspen Dental and T-Mobile occupy the 5,250-square-foot property, which is located on East Dundee Road about 30 miles northwest of Chicago. Completed in 2019, the building is situated near other retailers such as Walmart, Home Depot and Target. Jeff Lefko and Bill Asher of Hanley, along with Greg Dietz and Danny Spitz of Greenstone Partners, represented the seller, a Chicago-based real estate investment and development firm. RML Management represented the buyer, a California-based private investor.
JLL Arranges $34.6M Acquisition Loan for Barrett Pavilion Shopping Center in Metro Atlanta
by Alex Tostado
KENNESAW, GA. — JLL has arranged $34.6 million in acquisition financing for Barrett Pavilion, a 458,740-square-foot retail center in Kennesaw, 22 miles northwest of downtown Atlanta in Cobb County. The borrower and buyer is a partnership between Lincoln Property Co. and Stockbridge. Tarik Bateh and Jennifer Swanson of JLL negotiated the four-year, floating-rate loan through Prime Finance. Margaret Caldwell and Margaret Jones of JLL represented the seller, a partnership between Nuveen Real Estate and SITE Centers Corp., in the sale. Barrett Pavilion is situated on approximately 55 acres near the interchange between Ernest W. Barrett Parkway and Interstate 75 near Kennesaw State University. Barrett Pavilion’s anchor tenants include Target, AMC Theatres, Jo-Ann Fabric and Crafts, Best Buy, buybuy BABY, Old Navy, Ulta Beauty, Total Wine & More and REI.
Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield to Redevelop 160,000 SF Former Los Angeles Sears Store into Dining, Entertainment District
by Amy Works
LOS ANGELES — Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield plans to redevelop the long-vacated former Sears department store in the Canoga Park neighborhood of Los Angeles into a new dining and entertainment district. The empty store is located in the Westfield Topanga & The Village shopping center. Slated to open in late 2021, the new district will feature a chef-driven food hall, sit-down restaurants, lounges, cocktail bars, interior and exterior boutiques, and entertainment and recreational activities, as well as landscaped indoor and outdoor public spaces and plazas. The renovation will also create a grand entrance for Westfield Topanga and improved connectivity with The Village. Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom, Macy’s, Target, Tesla, Apple, Microsoft, Anthropologie, Tiffany & Co., Gucci, Salvatore Ferragamo, Louis Vuitton, Cartier, Montblanc, Rolex and Saint Laurent are current tenants at Westfield Topanga & The Village, which is located at 6600 Topanga Canyon Blvd.
REDMOND, WASH. — Los Angeles-based Lowe has completed the development of Talisman, an apartment property located at Redmond Town Center, a mixed-use lifestyle center in Redmond. As the first apartment building to be completed at the 1.2 million-square-foot Redmond Town Center, Talisman features 286 apartments and 9,400 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Row House, F45, Musashi and The Airrosti Chiropractic occupy the retail portion. The apartment community offers a mix of one- and two-bedroom layouts with loft-inspired designs and high-end finishes, including keyless entry, stainless steel appliances, custom flooring and quartz countertops. Community amenities include a lobby, co-working space, a community sports bar with kegerator, resident lounge, two-level fitness center with yoga room, rooftop deck, outdoor kitchen, fire pit and a maker space where tenants can meet to create, invent and learn. Pre-leasing is underway, with the first occupancies slated for February. The project team includes Compass Construction as general contractor, Encore Architects as architect, Ankrom Moisan as interior designer, Communita Atelier as landscape architect, KPFF as civil engineer and BCQ as structural engineer. Greystar will serve as property manager, and JSH is handling leasing of the retail portion.
TEMPE, ARIZ. — Jabbel Holdings has purchased The Groves, a shopping center in Tempe, for $18.5 million. The name of the seller was not released. Situated at the northeast corner of Priest Drive and Elliot Road, the 169,606-square-foot property was 91 percent leased at the time of sale. Current tenants include Walmart, Ross Dress for Less, PetSmart, Staples, Bob’s Discount Furniture, Beall’s Outlet and Dollar Tree. Michael Hackett and Ryan Schubert of Cushman & Wakefield’s Phoenix office represented the seller in the transaction.
HARRISON, N.Y. — Wegmans Food Market will open a 121,000-square-foot supermarket in Harrison, a northern suburb of New York City. The store is known for its wide selection of fresh produce, deli meats, cheeses and fresh baked breads, as well as its devoted following of “Wegmaniac” fans. The store will also house an internal restaurant called The Burger Bar, which will serve made-to-order burgers, sandwiches, salads and other casual cuisine, as well as beer and wine by the glass. Wegmans plans to hire 280 part-time and 220 full-time employees at the store, which is slated to open Sunday, June 7.