PEMBROKE PINES, FLA. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has provided a $34 million refinancing loan for Flamingo Pines Plaza, a 140,213-square-foot shopping center in Pembroke Pines. Flamingo Pines Plaza was 97 percent leased at the time of sale to 33 tenants, including anchor tenant Florida Technical College and junior anchor tenants United States Postal Service and Goodwill. The property comprises six single-story buildings and was built in 1987. JBL Asset Management acquired the property in December 2017 for $33.2 million. Meridian Capital arranged the loan on behalf of JBL.
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SPRINGFIELD, MASS. — Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) has brokered the $10.2 million sale of Springfield Commons, a 182,400-square-foot retail center located in the southwestern Massachusetts city of Springfield. Walmart anchors the property, which also houses tenants such as Dollar Tree and Sonic. Geoffrey Millerd, Justin Smith, Paul Penman, Samantha Torto and Robert Griffin represented the undisclosed seller and procured the buyer, Paramount Realty Services Inc.
SHELBY TOWNSHIP, MICH. — Club Pilates has signed a lease to open its ninth location in Michigan. The boutique fitness tenant will occupy 2,091 square feet in Roseland Plaza at the southeast corner of 21 Mile and Hayes roads in Shelby Township. Michael Murphy and Tjader Gerdom of Gerdom Realty & Investment represented the landlord, ODK Investments, in the lease transaction.
SAN FRANCISCO — For the second time in a week, the San Francisco Planning Commission has approved a significant mixed-use development in the city’s SoMa (South of Market) district. Following its approval of the Flower Mart redevelopment project, the commission has approved a 1.1 million-square-foot mixed-use development located at 88 Bluxome St. The project, led by developers Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc. (NYSE: ARE) and TMG Partners, is nearly 60 percent preleased. The co-developers describe 88 Bluxome as a “high-tech office and laboratory project.” Social media giant Pinterest has signed on to anchor the development with a 490,000-square-foot office lease. The Bay Club, a fitness and social club offering events and a wide range of sports classes, will also anchor the project. The 88 Bluxome campus will feature a technology and life science facility with ground-floor retail space and outdoor deck space on multiple levels of the building. The project also includes an expansion of the neighborhood’s existing Gene Friend Recreation Center, adding two swimming pools and a public activity space. Other features of 88 Bluxome will be a childcare center, a pedestrian “art walk” with commissioned pieces from internationally renowned and local artists, light industrial space available for use …
TRINITY, FLA. — A partnership between two developers, Alabama-based Blackwater Real Estate and Tennessee-based Hutton, has completed The Village at Mitchell Ranch, a 161,000-square-foot shopping center near Tampa. A 30,0000-square-foot Sprouts Farmers Market anchors the property, which is located at the intersection of State Route 54 and Little Road in Trinity. Other anchors include HomeGoods, Michaels, Five Below, Skechers and Ulta Beauty. Restaurant users include Burger King, Chipotle Mexican Grill and Panda Express, with more to be announced in the coming months.
VIERA, FLA. — SRS Real Estate Partners has negotiated the $11.8 million sale of Viera Colonnade Shops, a 27,051-square-foot retail center comprising three buildings, in Viera. The asset is situated at 2328, 2338 and 2348 Citadel Way, 35 miles east of downtown Orlando. The property was delivered in 2017 and 2018. Viera Colonnade is fully leased to 14 tenants, including UPS, Jersey Mike’s, Great Clips, Mattress One and Blaze Pizza. Additionally, all 14 tenants recently signed brand new 10-year triple-net leases with extension options. Patrick Luther and Matthew Mousavi of SRS represented the seller, a developer based in Florida. The buyer, a private partnership comprising domestic and foreign investors, was self-represented. The property closed at a 6.85 percent cap rate.
Lucescu Realty Negotiates Sales of Two Shopping Centers in Northern California for $24.6M
by Amy Works
OROVILLE AND AUBURN, CALIF. — Lucescu Realty has arranged the sales of two shopping centers located in Northern California. Community Centers of America sold the properties for a total of $24.6 million. A Sacramento, Calif.-based private development/investment company acquired Currier Square, a 131,017-square-foot, open-air community shopping center in Oroville, for $14.8 million. At the time of sale, the property was 88.5 percent leased to a variety of tenants, including Raley’s Grocery, Marshalls and Petco. The asset also includes four out-pad parcels positioned for redevelopment/buildout. A Los Angeles-based private investor purchased Crossroads Shopping Center, a 125,791-square-foot, open-air community shopping center in Auburn, for $9.8 million. Built in 1994, the property was 91.9 percent leased at the time of sale. Current tenants includes Safeway, Ross Dress for Less, CACFit, AutoZone and Famous Footwear. Mark Lucescu, Samer Khalil and Greg Wendelkin of Lucescu Realty represented the seller and procured the buyers in the deal.
Faris Lee Investments Arranges $11.5M Piecemeal Sale of Shopping Center in Lake Elsinore, California
by Amy Works
LAKE ELSINORE, CALIF. — Faris Lee Investments has brokered $11.5 million in sales of three different properties to three different buyers within the Central Plaza Shopping Center in Lake Elsinore. The sales include a Marshalls, Panera Bread and a two-tenant sale of Pieology and Ono Hawaiian BBQ. HFC/PRP Elsinore LLC sold the properties to undisclosed buyers. Situated on 7.3 acres, the 66,000-square-foot property was completed earlier this year and was 100 percent pre-leased to national tenants upon commencement of construction. Jeff Conover and Chris DePierro of Faris Lee Investments represented the seller in the transaction.
WICHITA, KAN. — Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) has brokered the sale of Towne West Square in Wichita for $14 million. The regional mall spans nearly 900,000 square feet and is situated on 46 acres at 4600 W. Kellogg Drive. It opened in 1980. Anchor tenants include Dick’s Sporting Goods, Dillard’s Clearance Center, JC Penney and Regal Cinemas. Shopping mall investment company Kohan Retail Investment Group purchased the asset. Kohan focuses on distressed properties with value-add opportunities. Thomas Dobrowski of NKF represented the seller. In February, ownership of the mall was transferred to Wells Fargo, according to the Wichita Business Journal.
MAPLE GROVE, MINN. — Upland Real Estate Group Inc. has negotiated the sale of an 18,027-square-foot property net leased to Caliber Collision in Maple Grove for $4.5 million. The collision repair company has a 15-year lease at the building. A developer sold the asset to an undisclosed buyer as part of a 1031 tax-deferred exchange.