WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIF. — Kidder Mathews has facilitated the sale of a high-street retail property located at 8532 Melrose Ave. in West Hollywood. Blatteis & Schnur, a Century City, Calif.-based real estate investor, acquired the property from a New York-based investor for $20.5 million. Situated in a top-tier commercial corridor of Los Angeles, the building features 4,946 square feet of retail space. The current tenant is Lululemon Athletica. Imperial Capital represented the buyer, while Tanel Harunzade, Darrell Levonian and Brittney McCarthy of Kidder Mathews represented the seller in the transaction.
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GILBERT, ARIZ. — CBRE has arranged the sale of a single-tenant retail ground lease at 6278 S. Higley Road in Gilbert. Arizona-based STF Retail Partners 1 sold the asset to Honggie Kim, a California-based private investor, for an undisclosed price. AutoZone occupies the 7,370-square-foot building, which is located within Chandler Heights Village shopping center. Joe Compagno of CBRE’s Net Lease Property Group in Phoenix represented the seller and buyer in the deal.
FLORENCE, KY. — The Cotsworld Group has acquired Turfway Plaza, a 134,000-square-foot retail center in Florence. At the time of sale, the property was 96 percent leased to tenants including Big Lots, Party Town, Office Depot, Rent-A-Center, Family Dollar, Cosmo Prof, Check ’n Go and H&R Block. The property is situated at 167 Lloyd Ave., 12 miles south of downtown Cincinnati. Jeff Johnston and Chris Prosser of Colliers International represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The Harrison, N.Y.-based buyer purchased the property for an undisclosed amount.
Big Lots Signs 36,815 SF Lease to Anchor The Shops at England Run in Northern Virginia
by Alex Tostado
FREDERICKSBURG, VA. — Big Lots has signed a lease to anchor The Shops at England Run, a retail center in Fredericksburg. The Big Lots store will span 36,815 square feet and is expected to open this fall. England Run is located at the intersection of Warrenton Road and Plantation Drive, 50 miles south of Washington, D.C. The landlord, MTH Management, has also signed leases with Goodwill, PNC, H&R Block, Taco Bell, Pancho Villa Mexican Restaurant and Skrimp Shack.
Marcus & Millichap Brokers $3.6M Sale of Firestone-Leased Retail Property Near Tampa
by Alex Tostado
SPRING HILL, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $3.6 million sale of a Firestone Complete Auto Care in Spring Hill. The property, which comprises 5,789 square feet, is situated at 4833 Commercial Way, 45 miles north of downtown Tampa. The property is triple-net-leased to Firestone. Don McMinn of Marcus & Millichap’s Taylor McMinn Retail Group represented the seller, FS Spring Hill LLC, in the transaction. David R. David of WA Development represented the buyer, 4 H Ranch LLC. McMinn says the property had multiple offers due to its long-term lease with rental increases and Firestone’s status as an internet-resistant business.
HAYWARD, CALIF. — Faris Lee Investments has brokered the sale of a retail property located at 2401 Whipple Road in Hayward. A private investor acquired the asset from an undisclosed seller for $16 million. LA Fitness (City Sports Club) occupies the 41,000-square-foot facility on a corporate-guaranteed, absolute triple-net lease. Matt Brooks, Joe Chichester and Nicholas Coo of Faris Lee represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction.
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIF. — Fit Development has completed the sale of Shops at Victoria Gardens, a retail strip center adjacent to the Victoria Gardens lifestyle center in Rancho Cucamonga. An undisclosed buyer acquired the property for $13.7 million. Constructed in 2007, the 31,405-square-foot property is leased to a diverse mix of service-oriented, daily needs and soft-goods tenants, including DXL Men’s Apparel, Pacific Dental and Shakey’s Pizza. The asset is situated on 2.6 acres at 12455 Victoria Gardens Lane. Daniel Tyner and Gleb Lvovich of JLL Retail Capital Markets represented the seller in the deal.
GLENDALE, ARIZ. — ORION Investment Real Estate has brokered the sale of Brittany Square, a retail center located at the corner of 67th and Peoria avenues in Glendale. An undisclosed seller sold the asset for $6.3 million, or $129 per square foot. Situated on 5.2 acres, Brittany Square features 49,004 square feet of retail space and on-site parking. At the time of sale, the property was 69 percent occupied by a variety of tenants, including Walmart Neighborhood Market, Starbucks Coffee, Chase Bank, Goodwill, O’Reilly Auto Parts and Circle K. The undisclosed buyer purchased the property as a long-term leased investment and plans to occupy a portion of the property for its medical-related business. Nick Miner of ORION represented the seller, while Tom Kolb of KW Commercial represented the buyer in the transaction.
MAGNOLIA, N.J. — Vantage Real Estate Services has brokered the sale of a 3,150-square-foot retail property in Magnolia, a southeastern suburb of Philadelphia. The property is located at 130 S. White Horse Pike near a Walmart store and several other retail and restaurant businesses. Monica Walsh, Aran Ploshansky and Bruce Goldstein of Vantage represented the seller, East Coast Enterprises LLC. The buyer was Makellos Cabinetry, a Philadelphia-based kitchen renovation company.
ST. LOUIS PARK, MINN. AND FISHERS, IND. — NorthMarq has arranged two separate loans with different life insurance companies for two retail properties in Minnesota and Indiana. First, NorthMarq arranged an $18.3 million acquisition loan for Park Place Plaza in St. Louis Park. The 87,975-square-foot property consists of four multi-tenant retail buildings. The center was fully leased at the time of closing. Major tenants include PetSmart and Office Depot. The 10-year loan features a 25-year amortization schedule. The second loan totaled $4.8 million for the refinancing of Fishers Gateway Shops in Fishers. The 21,330-square-foot neighborhood shopping center, located at 9001 E. 116th St., was also fully leased at the time of closing. The 10-year loan features a 25-year amortization schedule. David Garfinkel of NorthMarq arranged both loans. He also secured a $19.5 million acquisition loan for a property in Washington on behalf of the same borrower.