NEW YORK CITY — Score Sports Bar will open a 9,000-square-foot restaurant in Midtown Manhattan. The tenant has committed to a three-story space at 416 Eighth Avenue, which is located adjacent to Madison Square Garden, for 15 years. Brad Schwarz and James Ficelman of Lee & Associates represented the landlord, Riese Organization, in the lease negotiations. Spencer Planit of Winick Realty represented Scores Sports Bar.
FRANKLIN, TENN. — In-N-Out Burger, a popular fast-food chain based in California, has announced plans to expand to Tennessee, beginning with a regional office in the Nashville suburb of Franklin. The company plans to open its first Tennessee restaurant in the Nashville area by 2026, which represents the furthest east location for In-N-Out. “We are very excited to provide Tennesseans with our quality burgers, fries and shakes,” says Lynsi Snyder, In-N-Out owner and president. “This expansion is significant for our company. For many years, we’ve heard requests from our customers in Tennessee to consider opening locations near them, further east than we’ve ever been. We very much look forward to serving them in years to come and becoming part of the wonderful communities in The Volunteer State.” In-N-Out was founded in 1948 by Harry and Esther Snyder as a small hamburger stand in Baldwin Park, Calif. The building is considered California’s first drive-thru hamburger stand. Today, In-N-Out operates 385 locations in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, Oregon, Texas and Utah. The company, which has headquarters in Baldwin Park and Irvine, Calif., employs about 35,000 associates and does not franchise any of its locations.
SIMI VALLEY, CALIF. — Woodland Hills, Calif.-based Toibb Enterprises has completed the disposition of Simi Valley Promenade, a retail center located at 5105-5197 E. Los Angeles Ave. in Simi Valley. A Chino Hills-based private investor acquired the asset for $19.5 million. Smart & Final, Goodwill, Del Taco, Denny’s, Baskin Robbins, Chi Chi’s Pizza and H&R Block are tenants at the 82,366-square-foot Simi Valley Promenade, which was built in 1981 and most recently renovated in 2002. At the time of sale, the property was 92 percent occupied. Bill Ashe, Jeff Lefko and Ed Hanley of Hanley Investment Group represented the buyer, while Avi Narang of Beverly Hills-based BRC Advisors represented the seller in the deal.
LAWNDALE, CALIF. — Beta Agency has arranged the sale of Lawndale Plaza, a shopping center in Lawndale. A San Pedro-based private shopping center owner sold the asset to a Los Angeles-based entity for $14 million. Lawndale Plaza features a Smart & Final store and a multi-tenant retail building, occupied by Subway, Wingstop, Panda Express, Daily Nails & Spa and Wells Fargo. At the time of sale, the property was 100 percent occupied. Richard Rizika and Vanessa Zhang of Beta Agency represented the seller, while Adam Friedlander of Beta Agency and Moon Lim of JLL represented the buyer in the deal.
TUSTIN, CALIF. — Guthrie Development Co. has acquired Pacific Tustin Commercenter, a Class A, multi-tenant, retail/industrial business park in Tustin. In this transaction, Guthrie purchased the buildings and land from two different sellers for $19.7 million, then combined the assets into one business park. The retail and industrial property offers 69,930 square feet of space. Pacific Tustin Commercenter features two multi-tenant industrial buildings and a restaurant, Citrus Café. The industrial buildings are currently 100 percent occupied under long-term leases. The asset is located at 1421, 1451 and 1481 Edinger Ave. in Tustin. Chuck Wilson, Brian Chastain and Clyde Stauff of Colliers International represented Guthrie Development in the transactions.
EL DORADO, CALIF. — Gantry has secured a $16.7 million permanent loan for the refinancing of Market Place at Town Center in El Dorado. Situated at the intersection of Highway 50 and Latrobe Road, Market Place at Town Center features 134,600 square feet of retail space. Current tenants include Nugget Markets grocers and a wide range of retail, restaurant, convenience, beauty and professional services tenants. Robert Slate and Andrew Ferguson of Gantry’s San Francisco office secured the 10-year, fixed-rate, nonrecourse loan through a regional bank lender for the borrower, a private real estate investor.
EVERETT, WASH. — CBRE has arranged the sale of Greentree Plaza, a shopping center located at 305-505 SE Everett Mall Way in Everett. ACF Property Management sold the retail center to Transnational Management for $23.7 million. Built between 1998 and 2004, Greentree Plaza offers 83,035 square feet of retail space. At the time of sale, the property was 96 percent leased to 18 tenants, including Chipotle, Starbucks Coffee, Sportsman’s Warehouse, Jamba Juice, Visionworks, Bank of America, Subway and Supercuts. The plaza shares a parking lot with a Target store, which was not included in the sale. Dino Christophilis and Daniel Tibeau of CBRE’s National Retail Partners represented the seller in the deal.
SAN DIEGO — Commercial Asset Advisors has arranged the sale of a retail property located at 1139-1143 6th Ave. in downtown San Diego. Aura Olive and Luis Lopez sold the asset to Anthem Real Estate Ventures for $2.5 million. Two restaurants and a convenience store occupy the 4,850-square-foot building on long-term leases. Gino Kalasho and Austin Fellows of Commercial Asset Advisors represented the seller in the deal.
ILLINOIS — Four Corners Property Trust (FCPT) has purchased a portfolio of four retail properties occupied by Buffalo Wild Wings in Illinois for $14.3 million. The restaurant has roughly nine years remaining on the leases. The sales price represents a cap rate of 7.3 percent. The seller and specific locations of the properties were not provided. Mill Valley, Calif.-based FCPT is a retail and restaurant REIT with a portfolio of 982 properties across 47 states.
WARREN, MICH. — Green Lantern Pizza has leased 1,400 square feet at Village Plaza in Warren, a northern suburb of Detroit. The Warren restaurant marks Green Lantern Pizza’s 10th location in the state. Michael Murphy, Bill McLeod and Haley Kelly of Gerdom Realty & Investment represented the landlord, Shango Enterprise Group. Located at the northwest corner of 13 Mile and Mound roads, Village Plaza spans roughly 100,000 square feet. Green Lantern Pizza has operated in metro Detroit since 1955.