CULVER CITY, CALIF. — CBRE Group has completed a 19,000-square-foot lease for Co-Opportunity Natural Foods, a Santa Monica-based boutique grocery store, at Access Culver City in Culver City. Known as The Co-op, Co-Opportunity Natural Foods has sold natural, organic and local foods to the Santa Monica area since 1974. The new location, which is slated to open in early 2017, will be the company’s second store. Located at 8770 Washington Blvd., Access Culver City is a transit-oriented urban mixed-use project featuring 31,240 square feet of retail and restaurant space below 115 apartments.
LOS ANGELES — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Vernon Square, a retail property located at 515 E. Vernon Ave. in Los Angeles. A limited liability company acquired the 7,840-square-foot asset from a private investor for $2.4 million. Built in 1988, the property features a stable tenant mix of local retailers. Chris Martin of Marcus & Millichap’s West Los Angeles office represented the seller and buyer in the transaction.
MADERA, CALIF. — Retail California, a division of Pearson Realty, has arranged the lease of 3,300 square feet of retail space at 422 S. Gateway Drive in Madera. Francisco and Valderama leased the space from 2004 Knox Family Revocable Trust for an undisclosed sum. Nick Frechou of Retail California represented the tenant and landlord in the transaction.
CHATTANOOGA, TENN. — Goldman Sachs Mortgage Co. has provided a $107 million loan to CBL & Associates Properties Inc. for Hamilton Place Mall, an enclosed regional mall located at 2100 Hamilton Place Blvd. in Chattanooga. Located off I-75, the mall features six department stores and roughly 200 stores and services, including Sephora, J Crew Factory, bareMinerals, Banana Republic, Barnes & Noble Booksellers, White House | Black Market and Pandora. The 10-year loan features a 4.36 percent interest rate. CBL used the loan proceeds to retire an existing $98.2 million loan maturing in August. CBL owns Hamilton Place in a 90/10 consolidated joint venture with an undisclosed partner. CBL owns, holds interests in or manages 148 properties, including 92 regional malls/open-air centers. The properties are located in 31 states and total 85.5 million square feet, including 8.6 million square feet of non-owned shopping centers managed for third parties.
ELMHURST, ILL. — Inland Private Capital Corp. has arranged the $25 million sale of a Mariano’s Fresh Market on behalf of one of its 1031 exchange investment programs. The 75,922-square-foot store is located at 678 N. York Road in Elmhurst, approximately 16 miles west of Chicago. The single-story building was constructed in 2013 and is situated on 5.7 acres. The buyer in the transaction was undisclosed.
MIDLAND and ODESSA, TEXAS — Dynamic will be developing sites for Dickey’s BBQ in Midland and Odessa. The Odessa location will be a 2,000-square-foot restaurant with a drive-thru, and the Midland location will be a 3,700-square-foot restaurant with a drive-thru and the potential for further expansion to include a second tenant. Dynamic’s Dan Porter worked with Dickey’s BBQ in the development of the restaurant plans.
WACO, TEXAS — Channel Control Merchants (CCM) has selected Greater Waco for the site of its first Texas distribution operation. The company has acquired a 200,000-square-foot building located at 401 Precision Drive, and will invest $1.1 million in capital improvements and hire 116 employees. CCM plans to have the facility updated, fully staffed and operational by September. The company chose Waco as its first Texas distribution location due to the city’s central location within the state. The company will also open a 38,000-square-foot retail location at 300 North Valley Mills Drive under its Dirt Cheap brand, with plans for multiple retail locations throughout Texas. Dirt Cheap is the largest retailer of customer returns and marked out-of-stock merchandise in the United States. The company, established in Hattiesburg, Miss. in 1941, has expanded across seven states in the last five years. CCM is organized into two divisions: a global wholesale business and 67 retail locations. The retail stores operate under three banners: Dirt Cheap, Treasure Hunt and Dirt Cheap Building Supplies.
AMESBURY, MASS., AND LEBANON, N.H. — Fantini & Gorga has arranged $5.3 million in separate first mortgage financings for a freestanding Family Dollar in Amesbury and a newly constructed Tractor Supply Co. in Lebanon. Originally constructed in 1994 as a CVS/pharmacy, the Family Dollar location contains 8,536 square feet of gross leasable area. The property was renovated in 2014 and is now fully occupied by Family Dollar. Constructed in 2015, the build-to-suit Tractor Supply Co. store features 19,097 square feet of gross leasable area. John Gorga and Chris Miller of Fantini & Gorga represented the borrower, a long-term client, and arranged both financings with a regional financial institution.
FAIRFIELD, CONN. — Fischer Real Estate Inc. has negotiated the sale of a commercial building located at 2060 Black Rock Turnpike in Fairfield. An undisclosed investor purchased the property from TPSJ LLC for $1.4 million. The 4,440-square-foot property is fully occupied by retail and medical office tenants. Alan Fischer of Fischer Real Estate represented both parties in the off-market transaction.
MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP, PA. — Bennett Williams Commercial has arranged the sale of a 2.64-acre land parcel located at 1400 Toronita St. in Manchester Township. Clearview Associates purchased the property from Round the Clock Diner & Coffee Shop Inc. for $1 million. Keith Kahlbaugh of Bennett Williams represented the buyer in the deal.