SAN LEANDRO, CALIF. — Newmark Knight Frank has arranged the sale of Westgate Center, a grocery-anchored mixed-use retail center located at 1933 Davis St. in San Leandro. SKB and WHI Real Estate Partners sold the property to a New York-based global private equity firm for an undisclosed price. The 586,407-square-foot property features a 361,132-square-foot retail component and 225,275 square feet of flex office and prototyping space. Walmart, Home Depot, Ross Dress for Less, Burlington and Dollar Tree are tenants at the retail portion. The second-floor flex space, branded as Gate510, offers an environment for entrepreneurs and creators to collaborate, invent, work and manufacture. Nicholas Bicardo, Brandon Rogoff and Grant Lammersen of NKF represented the seller in the deal.
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CONIFER, COLO. — Dormie Capital Holdings has acquired Conifer Marketplace, a shopping center located at 10853 Highway 285 in Conifer, approximately 30 miles southwest of Denver. An undisclosed seller sold the property for $10.6 million. Built in 1984, the 86,659-square-foot retail property was 92 percent occupied at the time of sale. Tenants include Staples, O’Reilly Auto Parts and Anytime Fitness. Legend Investment Group, a division of Legend Partners, represented the seller. Matt Call and Heather Taylor of Navpoint represented the buyer in the deal.
LAKE OSWEGO, ORE. — Asana Partners has purchased Oswego Village, a five-building retail center located at 11 State St. in Lake Oswego, from an institutional seller for an undisclosed price. Situated on 7.7 acres, the 102,809-square-foot property was 84.5 percent leased at the time of sale. Tenants include Whole Foods 365, Ace Hardware, Tuesday Morning, North Lake Physical Therapy, Banfield Pet Hospital, Great Clips and Subway. Nick Kassab and Bryan Ley of HFF represented the seller in the transaction. Asana Partners acquired the property free and clear of existing debt.
PHARR, TEXAS — Dallas-based Topgolf will open a 55,000-square-foot venue in the Rio Grande Valley city of Pharr on Friday, Nov. 16. Topgolf has already hired 350 full- and part-time associates in advance of the opening of the Pharr location, which will be the company’s 50th overall. Topgolf venues feature chef-driven menus, big-screen TVs and private event spaces. The company offers social leagues and tournaments as well.
DETROIT — VICI Properties Inc. (NYSE: VICI) and Penn National Gaming Inc. (NASDAQ: Penn) have purchased the Greektown Casino-Hotel in downtown Detroit for $1 billion in an all-cash deal. VICI Properties will be the majority owner, contributing approximately $700 million for the land and real estate assets. Penn National will supply the remaining $300 million for the operating assets. VICI Properties, a New York-based REIT, simultaneously entered into a triple-net lease agreement with Penn National. The lease will have an initial rent of $55.6 million annually for 15 years with four five-year renewal options. Greektown opened in 2000 and features over 10,000 square feet of casino space, about 2,700 gaming machines, three restaurants and a 400-room hotel. Greektown employs about 1,800 people. “We are proud to expand our partnership with Penn National and add Greektown to our growing portfolio of market-leading gaming, hospitality and entertainment destinations,” says John Payne, president and chief operating officer of VICI Properties. “As the only casino located in Detroit’s historic Central Business District, Greektown, and its 30-story hotel tower, are ideally situated.” The Detroit Free Press reports Dan Gilbert, founder of Quicken Loans and owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers, is the seller. Gilbert is expected …
ST. CHARLES, ILL. — Baum Realty Group LLC has arranged the $3 million sale of a 4,469-square-foot retail building in St. Charles, roughly 40 miles west of Chicago. Starbucks and Verizon fully occupy the property. Patrick Forkin of Baum represented the seller, a national retail developer. An East Coast-based buyer completing a 1031 tax-deferred exchange purchased the asset in an all-cash transaction.
MESQUITE, TEXAS — SRS Real Estate Partners has negotiated the $4.7 million sale of a retail asset triple-net leased to Walgreens in Mesquite, an eastern suburb of Dallas. The property was built in 2000 and totals 15,062 square feet. Matthew Mousavi and Patrick Luther of SRS represented the Utah-based seller in the transaction. The buyer in the all-cash deal was a California-based investor that acquired the property via a 1031 exchange.
Heidenberg Properties Acquires Shopping Center in Culpeper, Virginia from Regency Centers for $32.7M
by John Nelson
CULPEPER, VA. — Heidenberg Properties Group (HPG) has acquired Culpeper Colonnade in Culpeper, located midway between Charlottesville and Washington, D.C. HPG bought the property from Regency Centers for $32.7 million. The 307,000-square-foot shopping center is anchored by Martin’s Food Market, Dick’s Sporting Goods and PetSmart. HPG plans to replace the center’s existing Staples location with a Michael’s store. The center, which is 100 percent occupied, also has Chick-fil-A, Panera Bread, Glory Days Grill, Chipotle Mexican Grill and IHOP as tenants. The property is shadow-anchored by a 127,000-square-foot Target. Since January 2017, Heidenberg Properties and its partners have acquired more than 900,000 square feet of retail.
Newmark Arranges $29.9M in Financing for Five55 Apartment, Retail Development in Santa Cruz
by Amy Works
SANTA CRUZ, CALIF. — Newmark has arranged $29.9 million in financing for Five55 Pacific, a newly developed mixed-use property located in Santa Cruz. Swenson Builders, the borrower, completed the development earlier this year. The beachside property features 94 apartments and four ground-floor commercial spaces, which are managed by Woodmont Real Estate Services. Jeff Wilcox, Robert Slatt and Charlie Kokernak of Newmark structured the financing as a first deed of trust with Benefit Street Partners.
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA — KeyBank Community Development Lending & Investment (CDLI) has provided Cook Inlet Housing Authority (CIHA) with $12.7 million in financing. The package includes $6.9 million in combined construction-to-permanent loan financing for the development of Elizabeth Place Apartments in downtown Anchorage, along with $5.8 million in Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LITHC) equity. The mixed-use property will feature 2,680 square feet of ground-floor commercial space, 38 units of affordable housing for those earning 50 percent to 60 percent area median income, and 12 market-rate units. Among the affordable housing units, 15 will be fully equipped for residents with sensory and mobility impairments, 10 units will be set aside for residents who are otherwise differently abled and four will be for residents experiencing homelessness. CIHA partnered with a variety of local organizations on the development, including University of Alaska, YWCA, Red Cross, Providence Alaska, Ninestar, Credit Union 1, Alaska Injury Prevention Center, Junior Achievement and Catholic Social Services. Victoria Quinn and Beth Palmer Wirtz of KeyBank’s CDLI team arranged the financing.