PARAMUS, N.J. — Deka Immobilien GmBH has acquired Paramus Junction, a fully leased, grocery-anchored shopping center in Paramus. The sales price was not disclosed. Located at 60 N. Route 17, the 75,000-square-foot property is occupied by a tenant roster that includes Asian grocer H Mart, DSW, PetSmart and BJ’s Wholesale Club. Deka Immobilien was represented by Madison Marquette in the transaction. The seller, a joint venture between Invesco Real Estate and Advance Realty was represented by Cushman & Wakefield’s New Jersey capital markets team.
SEATTLE — Urban Visions has received permit approval from the City of Seattle for S, an office and retail campus project located on a seven-acre land parcel adjoining Seattle’s Pioneer Square and Chinatown districts. Designed by NBBJ, S will feature five buildings offering large, flexible office floorplates, rooftop decks on each building and outdoor terrace spaces on every floor, as well as ground-floor retail space. The development is located directly east of CenturyLink Field and at the hub of the region’s Link light rail transportation network. Jesse Ottele, Cavan O’Keefe, Daniel Seger and David Marks of Newmark Knight Frank are representing the developer. With permit approval, Urban Visions is able to commence construction as early as the first quarter of 2020.
PHOENIX — Orion Investment Real Estate has negotiated the sale of Bell Canyon Plaza, a multi-tenant retail center located at the corner of 24th and Roosevelt streets in Phoenix. Ramsey Real Estate Group acquired the property from Ten Fourteen 24th Associates for $3.5 million, or $194 per square foot. Family Dollar anchors Bell Canyon Plaza on a newly extended lease. Additional tenants include Taco Bell and MetroPCS. Ari Spiro, Derek Buescher and Jared Williams of Orion represented the buyer and seller in the deal.
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the $7 million sale of an 8,730-square-foot retail building in the Jackson Heights neighborhood of Queens. Located at 84-02 Roosevelt Ave., the property is situated in an R6/C1-3 zoning district, which allows for a maximum mixed-use development potential of 35,000 square feet. Stephen Preuss of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, LDG Associates LLC, in the transaction. The buyer was Malachite Services LLC.
MARIETTA, GA. — Edens, a retail REIT based in Columbia, S.C., has sold Sandy Plains Centre, a 124,546-square-foot shopping center in Marietta, to Chicago-based InvenTrust Properties Corp. for $44.2 million. The Kroger-anchored shopping center is situated about 25 miles north of downtown Atlanta. The shopping center underwent a $2.3 million renovation in 2015. Chris Decoufle and Kevin Hurley of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. — New Market Properties LLC, a subsidiary of Preferred Apartment Communities (PAC), has acquired Hollymead Town Center, a Target-anchored shopping center in Charlottesville. In addition to the 142,000-square-foot Target, the center is also anchored by a 60,607-square-foot Harris Teeter grocery store. The seller and sales price were undisclosed, but the property was formerly listed on Regency Centers’ website. Aegon provided a non-recourse acquisition loan to PAC totaling approximately $27.3 million.
SUGAR LAND, TEXAS — Sprouts Farmers Market, a specialty grocer based in Phoenix, plans to open a new store in Sugar Land on Wednesday, Jan. 16. The 30,000-square-foot store will be located at 13550 University Blvd. and will staff roughly 140 employees. According to the Houston Chronicle, the grocery store will anchor Phase II of University Commons, a shopping center owned by Houston-based Vista Properties. Other tenants coming to the 109,000-square-foot second phase include Ulta Beauty, Luna Grill, U’Maki and Tropical Smoothie. Phase I of University Commons spans 150,000 square feet and is leased to tenants including Burlington, Michaels, CVS/pharmacy and The Tile Shop. University Commons’ design team includes O’Brien Architects and Arch-Con Construction. The new Sugar Land store will donate unsold and edible groceries to Houston Food Bank through the grocer’s Food Rescue program. Sprouts employs more than 28,000 team members and operates more than 300 stores in 19 states.
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIF. — A joint venture between San Diego-based Presidio Residential Capital and Coastal Community Builders has received approval from the San Luis Obispo City Council to develop San Luis Ranch, a 131-acre mixed-use farm-to-table community. Slated to break ground the first quarter of 2019, the development will features 580 residential homes, 150,000 square feet of commercial space, 100,000 square feet of office space and a 200-room hotel. Delivery of a 10-acre multifamily site and all commercial and hotel pads is scheduled for the second and third quarters of 2019. Additionally, 281 single-family lots will be delivered for home construction commencement starting in the third quarter of 2019. The residential portion of the development will include single-family detached and multifamily housing, including a significant number of affordable housing units. The residential homes will offer a variety of energy-efficient and environmentally friendly features, including solar panels, Energy Star-certified appliances and lighting, tankless water heaters, low-flow plumbing and natural, edible landscaping. More than 50 percent of the pedestrian-oriented community will be park land, open space and agricultural land with a working organic farm and learning center, community gardens, a recreation and fitness loop, and several parks and picnic areas. Additionally, …
NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEV — Cushman & Wakefield has directed the sale of Craig Promenade, a neighborhood shopping center located at 655-755 W. Craig Road in North Las Vegas. Tulsa, Okla.-based Liberty Crossing Apartments LLC, an entity formed by Precision Equity, purchased the asset from RREF-II KI Promenade, an entity formed by Rialto Capital Advisors. The acquisition price was $12.6 million. Michael Hackett and Ryan Schubert of Cushman & Wakefield’s Phoenix office, along with Lauren Tabeek of the company’s Las Vegas office, represented the seller in the deal. Big Lots anchors the 81,057-square-foot retail center, which sits on 7.6 acres. At the time of acquisition, the property was 84.8 percent occupied.
SANTA ANA, CALIF. — Sunflower Plaza Co. has completed the sale of Sunflower Plaza, a shopping center located at 3929-3941 S. Bristol St. in Santa Ana. Sunflower Metro LLC, a company owned by former NBA player Josh Childress, acquired the asset for $9.5 million. Built in 1979 and renovated in 2014, the 27,000-square-foot property is subject to a 30-year ground lease. Situated on 2.66 acres, the two-building property is anchored by Bank of the West, The Vitamin Shoppe, Panera Bread, Jersey Mike’s Subs and zpizza. Fouy Ly of Kidder Mathews represented the seller in the deal. Sunflower Plaza Co. is the original developer and this is first time the asset has sold in the last 40 years. Eyzenberg & Co., as financial advisor to Childress Ventures, secured a $7.4 million CMBS loan with a 20-year amortization through Morgan Stanley to fund the acquisition. Jeff Conti and Mila Babenko of Eyzenberg & Co. arranged the financing.