LIVINGSTON, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $5.9 million sale of a 7,840-square foot retail property in Livingston. The property, which is located at 1 W. Mount Pleasant Ave., is currently fully occupied by Starbucks, Verizon Wireless and Haven Savings Bank. Alan Cafiero, Ben Sgambati, David Cafiero and Michael DeVit of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private investor, in the transaction. The buyer was also a private investor.
NEW YORK — New York-based Ready Capital Structured Finance has arranged four loans totaling $29 million for properties located in Florida and North Carolina. The first loan, totaling $8.8 million, was for the acquisition, renovation and stabilization of an 86-unit multifamily property in Largo, Fla. The 36-month, floating-rate loan features interest-only payments and one 24-month extension option. The undisclosed borrower will initially acquire 61 units at the community, and will acquire the rest of the units over the next three years. The second loan was for the acquisition, renovation and lease-up of a 38,000-square-foot retail center in Belleair Bluffs, Fla., roughly 26 miles west of Tampa. The $7.1 million loan, 60-month loan features both a fixed interest rate and a floating rate. The name of the borrower was not disclosed. The third loan was a $6.5 million, floating-rate loan with a 24-month term that was used to fund the acquisition, renovation and lease-up of a 60,000-square-foot industrial/flex property in Hollywood, Fla. The name of the borrower was not released. The final loan was used to fund the acquisition, renovation and lease-up of a 41,000-square-foot shopping center in Charlotte. The $6.7 million, non-recourse loan featured a 48-month term with interest-only payments …
KANSAS CITY, MO. —Ross Dress for Less, Petco and Ulta are scheduled to open in the coming months at Twin Creeks Center in Kansas City. The retailer additions are part of a $15 million renovation to the 409,060-square-foot retail center, which is currently anchored by Target and Kohl’s. The expansion will add 200,000 square feet to the property, which is situated on 16 acres. Ulta opened its 10,000-square-foot store earlier this month. Ross is slated to open its 24,946-square-foot store in October, followed by Petco in February 2019. United Development Co. and Falcon Realty Advisors are the property owners. Tom O’Leary and Wes Buckley of Lane4 Property Group are the leasing brokers for the property.
BELLEVUE, NEB. — Quantum Real Estate Advisors Inc. has brokered the $3.9 million sale of Thunderbird Plaza in Bellevue, about eight miles south of Omaha. Built in 2014, the 9,062-square-foot retail center is fully leased to tenants such as Taco Bell, Jersey Mike’s Subs, Generation V, Top Q Nails & Spa, Cricket Wireless and Pinnacle Bank. Zack Hilgendorf of Quantum represented the seller, a Salt Lake City-based private development group. A Midwest-based buyer purchased the asset.
SURPRISE, ARIZ. — Colliers International has arranged the sale of Greenway Crossings, a lifestyle retail center located at 16572-16630 W. Greenway Road in Surprise. Cedar Rapids, Iowa-based Transamerica Life Insurance Co. (Aegon USA Realty Advisors) sold the property to Phoenix-based Rose Garden III PL for an undisclosed price. Mindy Korth, Kirk Kuller and John Jackson of Colliers represented the seller, while Jim Edwards of Scottsdale-based Rein and Grossoehme Commercial Real Estate represented the buyer in the transaction. Built in 2006, the property features 66,516 square feet of retail space. The sale included three retail buildings and three undeveloped retail parcels. At the time of sale, the property was 85 percent leased.
As most that pay attention to commercial real estate know, the retail real estate market is constantly evolving. That said, with change comes opportunity, and we are both recognizing and capitalizing on that opportunity in the Kansas City market. As has been the case for the last few years, we continue to see a significant amount of “right-sizing” from big box and junior box retailers. Although e-commerce remains a prevalent means of purchasing for consumers, retail closures are not as abundant as many have predicted. Rather, many retailers are tweaking their square footage needs in search of the perfect footprint to optimize in-store sales in conjunction with e-commerce. While e-commerce continues to gain market share, it still accounts for less than 10 percent of retail sales nationwide, as of last year. The need for brick-and-mortar stores remains imperative to the success of most retailers. In the Kansas City metro area, retail vacancy rates remain low at 5.6 percent as of the second quarter. While that is a slight increase over 5.5 percent in the first quarter, it is a significant improvement over last year’s second-quarter figure of 6.3 percent. A few major 2018 transactions contributing to the positive net absorption …
SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — DealPoint Merrill has arranged the sale of Elverta Crossing I, a shopping center located adjacent to Antelope Greens Golf Course in Sacramento’s Antelope submarket. Situated on 9.8 acres, the property features 109,098 square feet of retail space. David Frank of DealPoint negotiated the transaction, while Sterling McGregor, also of DealPoint, handled the due diligence for the sale. The acquisition was completed by DealPoint’s Jason Limbert. The buyer and seller were not disclosed.
SAN RAFAEL, CALIF. — Chelsea Pacific Group has purchased Marin Square, a retail, office and commercial property located at 75 Bellam Blvd. in San Rafael. Tiburon, Calif.-based Sutter Health sold the property for an undisclosed price. Situated on 11.3 acres, Marin Square was developed in 1984 as a neighborhood shopping center. The property was later expanded to include an office and multi-tenant commercial component. Dan Wald, Don LeBuhn and Trevor Buck of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, while the buyer was self-represented in the transaction.
2018 is a compelling time to be in retail real estate, especially in New York. Sure, rents are probably still too high, but the vacancy rate keeps pressure on landlords and developers. There is no doubt Amazon will continue to disrupt and dominate, but reports of retail’s demise have been greatly exaggerated. The lower rents and vacancies are creating opportunity for retailers who can adapt to the factors driving consumers’ shopping habits. Perhaps more importantly, many of the city’s most desirable retail corridors such as Fifth Avenue and SoHo were historically difficult to come by, regardless of a tenant’s ability to pay. Now, opportunity beckons. The latest census data indicates New York City is growing and that the trend will continue as people seek urban environments to live, work and play. Futurists predict urban population growth to continue throughout the century. But it isn’t just residents and workers flocking to the Big Apple. More than 60 million tourists visited the city in 2017 and even more are projected to visit in 2018. Recent technological advancements have changed many aspects of human behavior, from the way we interact with one another to how we get around and how we purchase products. …
CHANDLER, ARIZ. — VanTrust Real Estate has purchased 20 acres of land, located at Chandler Boulevard and the Loop 101 in Chandler. The Rockefeller Group, New York City, sold the land parcel for $12.2 million. VanTrust plans to build a mixed-use development with office, hotel and retail space on the site. This transaction continues the company’s development pipeline in the Arizona market, which consists of projects for industrial, multifamily and office space. The company recently completed Chandler Corporate Center, a 117,000-square-foot office asset located at 350. N. McClintock Drive in Chandler, and it plans to break ground on the second phase of the development soon.