HOUSTON — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Memorial Mini Storage, a self-storage facility located at 1101 Tully Road in Houston. Bargain Storage acquired the 519-unit property for an undisclosed price. Dave Knobler and Charles LeClaire of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and secured the buyer in the deal.
SAN MARCOS AND BURNET, TEXAS — Retail Solutions has arranged the sales of two retail properties located in the greater Austin area. In the first transaction, Popeye’s Fried Chicken purchased a retail property at StoneCreek Crossing in San Marcos. Nomoland Co. sold the property for an undisclosed price. Dave Burggraaf of Retail Solutions represented the buyer, and Jimbo Cotton of McAllister & Associates represented the seller in the deal. In the second deal, Isabel Reid acquired a 2,400-square-foot retail property located at 109 E. Jackson St. in Burnet. 7-Eleven Inc. sold the property for an undisclosed price. Preston Wolfe of Retail Solutions represented the seller, while Jane Hurst of Broker’s Realty represented the buyer in the transaction.
INGLEWOOD, CALIF. — George Smith Partners has secured the $34 million refinancing of Crenshaw Imperial Plaza, a 305,000-square-foot mixed-use center located roughly 12 miles outside Los Angeles in Inglewood. The property consists of 238,000 square feet of retail and a 67,000-square-foot office building. The financing will be used to fund renovations at the center and pay off an existing loan. Renovations will include the demolition of obsolete space, new signage and the conversion of ground-floor office space into retail. The converted ground-floor space will be home to tenants including Chipotle Mexican Grill, Five Guys and Ono Hawaiian BBQ. Steve Bram, David Pascale and Ali Akbar of George Smith Partners secured the three-year, interest-only financing on behalf of the borrower, NewMark Merrill Cos. The lender was undisclosed.
HOLLYWOOD, CALIF. — Salon Republic, which provides shared workspace and services to beauty professionals, has signed a 10-year lease for 20,000 square feet of retail space at 6370 W. Sunset Blvd. in Hollywood. The space is located within the 216,238-square-foot Dome Entertainment Center, which is Robertson Properties Group owns. Matthew Fainchtein and Carter Magnin of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of a development site located at 159-18 Northern Blvd. in the Flushing area of Queens in New York City. Flushing Bank sold the property to an undisclosed local buyer for $13.2 million. The 28,764-square-foot site has more than 112 square feet of frontage along Northern Boulevard and 55 square feet of frontage along 159th Street. The site includes a two-story, 9,213-square-foot commercial building and 38,831 square feet of air rights. Stephen Palmese and Stephen Preuss of Cushman & Wakefield handled the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — GFI Realty Services has arranged the sale of a retail center located at 6661 Broadway in the North Riverdale neighborhood of The Bronx, the northernmost borough of New York City. A local investor acquired the 4,750-square-foot property for $1.5 million. The property consists of six stores and 30,000 square feet of air rights. Shawn Sadaghati of GFI Realty represented the seller, a local investor, while Aron Taub, also of GFI, represented the buyer in the transaction.
ALTUS, OKLA. — Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. has leased 59,318 square feet of retail space within Northtown Center, located at 1700 N. Main St. in Altus. The landlord is Northtown Altus LLC. Mark Inman and Stuart Graham of CBRE’s Oklahoma City office represented the tenant in the deal.
MONTGOMERY, ALA. — Montgomery-based Jim Wilson & Associates LLC (JWA) plans to develop Eastchase Central, a shopping center in Montgomery that will be anchored by a roughly 40,000-square-foot Marshalls/HomeGoods store. The shopping center will also feature an 8,500-square-foot Five Below store, as well as other retailers that have yet to be announced. Eastchase Central will be situated on 6.7 acres at the midway point of Eastchase Parkway and directly across from a Hampton Inn & Suites. JWA plans to deliver Eastchase Central in late fall 2017.
SANTA MONICA, CALIF. — Palisades Capital Partners has acquired a mixed-use property located at 631 Wilshire Blvd. in downtown Santa Monica for $33 million. Originally built in 1958, the property has undergone $4 million in upgrades since 2013, including a remodeled lobby, outdoor common areas and locally focused murals. The 40,000-square-foot office and retail property features 11,000 square feet of retail space along Wilshire Boulevard. Mike Long of CBRE and Kevin Shannon, Rob Hannan and Ken White of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank represented the sellers, PacShore Partners and GreenOak Real Estate LP, in the deal.
LOS BANOS AND SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — Continental Partners, formerly known as Continental Funding Group, has secured $21.4 million in refinancing for two shopping centers located in Sacramento and Los Banos. J.M. Grimaldi of Continental arranged a $9.5 million loan to refinance a 149,620-square-foot retail property located at 911-963 W. Pacheco Blvd. in Los Banos; and an $11.9 million loan to refinance a 152,719-square-foot shopping center located at 5400 Date Ave. in Sacramento. The borrower was an undisclosed private real estate investor that specializes in acquiring and repositioning underperforming assets.
