JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — IKEA plans to break ground in November on its fifth Florida location in Jacksonville. Set to open in the fall of 2017, the new 290,000-square-foot IKEA store will join existing Florida locations in Orlando, Tampa, Sunrise and Sweetwater. IKEA Jacksonville will be situated on a 25-acre site along the northwestern corner of I-295 and Gate Parkway, roughly 10 miles southeast of downtown Jacksonville. The project team includes Lakeland, Fla.-based Marcobay Construction Inc.; CBRE; Driver McAfee, Peek & Hawthorne; Prosser Inc.; Bushra Tsai Inc.; RPM Engineers Inc.; Universal Engineering Sciences; Environmental Services Inc.; Gemini Engineering; and Ware Malcomb. IKEA Jacksonville is expected to create 500 construction jobs and 250 permanent jobs.
Retail
RIVERSIDE, CALIF. — Meridian Capital Group has arranged $12.5 million in CMBS financing for the refinance of Tyler Gateway Shopping Center in Riverside. The borrower was The Festival Companies, a Los Angeles-based developer and operator of retail and mixed-use properties. The 10-year loan, provided by a CMBS lender, features five years of interest-only payments and a fixed interest rate. Seth Grossman and Andy Strauss of Meridian negotiated the financing. Tyler Gateway Shopping Center consists of two retail buildings located at 3502 Tyler St. in Riverside. Totaling 25,000 square feet, the buildings are occupied by Ulta Beauty, AT&T, Habit Grill, Panera Bread, Chipotle Mexican Grill and Yogurtland.
SANTA ANA, CALIF. — Avison Young has arranged four 15-year leases for 24 Hour Fitness in Southern California. Keith Kropfl and Michael Ganz of Avison Young represented 24 Hour Fitness in the transactions. The fitness company is leasing 40,000 square feet at 1350 W. Edinger Ave. in Santa Ana from Plaza Edinger LLC, represented by Kropfl and Ganz; 33,500 square feet at 9051 Atlanta Ave. in Huntington Beach from Huntington South Center LLC, represented by CBRE; 46,000 square feet at 130 E. Imperial Highway in Fullerton from Fiesta Distribution represented by CBRE; and 38,000 square feet at 3490 Madison St. in Riverside from HFC/PRP Madison LLC. The locations in Santa Ana and Huntington Beach are slated to open in the first quarter of 2017; the Fullerton location is scheduled to open in the second quarter of 2017; and the Riverside location is expected to open around year-end 2017.
SANTA ANA, CALIF. — NAI Capital has arranged the sale of a new Chipotle Mexican Grill located at 629 S. Harbor Blvd. in Santa Ana. 99 Motel LLC acquired the property from Santa Ana HM Property for $3.7 million. The 2,336-square-foot restaurant sits on a 22,615-square-foot pad and is leased to Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. on a 20-year ground lease. Barry Blake and Steve Liu of NAI Capital represented the buyer and seller in the transaction
SANTA BARBARA, CALIF. — Lee & Associates Santa Barbara has brokered the sale of a retail property located at 34 E. Montecito St. in Santa Barbara. Avis Rent A Car sold the property in a sale/leaseback transaction to 34 East Montecito 2016 LLC for $2.5 million, or $1,866.67 per square foot. Situated in the Funk Zone area of Santa Barbara, the property features 1,350 square feet of retail space. Christi Vior of Lee & Associates Santa Barbara represented the buyer, while Rob Adams and Steve Leider, also of Lee & Associates, represented the seller in the deal.
NORWICH, CONN. — Lyman Real Estate Brokerage & Development has arranged the sale of a retail property located at 646 Boswell Ave. in Norwich. Goodlettsville, Tenn.-based Dollar General acquired the 1,558-square-foot property for an undisclosed price. The location formerly housed Seafood Etc. market. Matthew Darling of Lyman Real Estate represented the undisclosed seller, while Michael Alberico of Atlantic Retail Properties represented the buyer in the deal.
SOUTH PORTLAND, MAINE — David Lengyel, owner and chief caretaker of Willows Pizza, has leased the former SoPo Bar and Grill space at 740 Broadway in South Portland. SoPo Bar and Grill, which had been in operation since 2014, suddenly closed last week. Lengyel plans to relocate Willows Pizza from 1422 Broadway to the new 8,800-square-foot location and will be opening for business in November. Additionally, Lengyel plans to re-hire as many former SoPo employees as possible and expand the restaurant’s menu to include SoPo’s standard fare, including steaks and burgers. Cole Smith of CBRE | The Boulos Company brokered the transaction.
DEARBORN, MICH. — Mid-America Real Estate Corp.’s investment sales team has arranged the sale of Fairlane Meadows, a retail center located at the corner of Ford Road and Mercury Drive in Dearborn. Times Equities acquired the property from Ramco-Gerhenson Properties Trust for $20.6 million. The 157,225-square-foot center is occupied by Best Buy, Citi Trends, David’s Bridal, Five Below and Dollar Tree. Ben Wineman and Daniel Stern of Mid-America represented the seller in the deal.
APPLETON, WIS. — Colliers International has brokered the sale of Concord Town Center, a multi-tenant retail center located at W31921 County Road KK in Appleton. Oasis Family Holding acquired the property from River Valley One for $4.5 million, or $185 per square foot. At the time of sale, the 24,287-square-foot property was 100 percent occupied. Mark Pucci of Colliers International | Wisconsin represented the seller in the transaction.
Quantum Real Estate Advisors Brokers $1.3M Sale of Retail Property in Arlington Heights, Illinois
by Amy Works
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, ILL. — Quantum Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of a multi-tenant retail property located at 2-18 S. Dunton Ave. in Arlington Heights, a northwest suburb of Chicago. An international real estate investment fund acquired the property from a Chicago-based investment group for $1.3 million. Built in 2006, the 8,195-square-foot street-level retail property is part of a 55-unit condo building. At the time of sale, the retail property was 100 percent occupied. Daniel Waszak of Quantum represented the seller in the deal.