SANTA BARBARA, CALIF. — Lee & Associates has arranged the over $15 million sale of a 48,813-square-foot Saks Off 5th Avenue building located in downtown Santa Barbara. Stephen Leider and Clarice Clarke of Lee & Associates represented the seller, State Street Properties LLC, in the transaction.
LOS ANGELES — Forever 21 continues its expansion of its new concept, F21 RED, with three new stores in Brooklyn, N.Y., San Diego, and Kendall, Fla. F21 RED is a new concept store for Forever 21, which launched the first location in first quarter 2014, and currently operates more than 20 locations in the U.S. The Fulton Street store, located in the heart of Brooklyn, is 35,000 square feet, while the San Diego and Kendall locations are more than 20,000 square feet. F21 RED, headquartered in Los Angeles, is a fashion retailer of women’s, men’s and children’s clothing and accessories.
HOUSTON — NewQuest Properties will break ground on additional retail space in its 46-acre Spring Town Center in tandem with the first-quarter opening of the Grand Parkway in northwest Houston. The 320,497-square-foot Spring Town Center is the largest and closest retail development to the Kuykendahl Road exit of the Grand Parkway’s $1.1 billion extension from U.S. 290 to U.S. 59. Kuykendahl Road bisects Spring Town Center, with its northeastern corner anchored by Walmart, a 12-screen Cinemark and Palais Royale and the southeastern tract anchored by Lowe’s Home Improvement Center and Sprouts Farmers Market. NewQuest will be adding an 11,550-square-foot freestanding building on the southeastern corner. The new structure will front Kuykendahl Road, adjacent to the newly opened El Pollo Loco. Designed by NewQuest’s in-house architects, the building will deliver in the fall.
PALOS HEIGHTS, ILL. — Adelphia Properties has brokered the $1.6 million sale of a retail property located in Palos Heights, approximately 25 miles southwest of Chicago. The property is fully leased to tenants including Lou Malnati’s, Great Clips, Jersey Mike’s Subs and Forever Yogurt. The 5,545-square-foot retail center, located at 12801 S. Harlem Ave., was redeveloped in 2014. Simeon Spirrison of Adelphia Properties represented the buyer, a private non-1031 investor. The seller is also undisclosed.
CHICAGO — CBRE has arranged two retail leases in Chicago totaling 12,367 square feet. In the first deal, Windy City Restaurant Management LLC leased 4,928 square feet of space from The University of Illinois. The tenant plans to open a Bar Louie. The restaurant is located on Maxwell Street and will be the 14th Bar Louie location in Chicagoland. Randy Guse and Jessica Janes of Emerging Concepts represented Windy City in the transaction. In the second lease, OHM has leased 7,439 square feet from The University of Illinois to open two more restaurants — the Bracket Room and Good Stuff Eatery. Yolanda Valle represented the owner in both transactions.
LAREDO, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Wells Fargo Laredo Heights, a 4,857-square-foot net-leased property located in Laredo. Blake Burnett of Marcus & Millichap’s Dallas office marketed the property on behalf of the seller, an individual/personal trust. Burnett also procured the buyer, an individual/personal trust. Wells Fargo Laredo Heights is located at 1220 Guadalupe St. and was built in 1989. According to the seller, the original lease commenced in 2002 and Wells Fargo recently signed a five-year extension.
PLEASANTON, CALIF. — HFF has arranged equity and debt capital in excess of $50 million for Pacific Pearl Shopping Center, a shopping center under development in Pleasanton. HFF worked on behalf of the developer, BHV Centerstreet Properties, to arrange a joint venture equity partnership with a fund advised by UBS Asset Management. Additionally, the firm secured a construction loan for the partnership through Wells Fargo Bank. Situated at the intersection of Stonebrige Drive and El Charro Road, Marina Food, an Asian foods supermarket, will anchor the 112,000-square-foot retail center. The development will feature an international food court and dim/sum banquet restaurant, as well as a mix of traditional and Asian-oriented tenants. Bruce Ganong, Nicholas Bicardo, Brandon Roth and Danny Reddin of HFF secured the financing for the developer.
TUSTIN, CALIF. — Progressive Real Estate Partners has arranged the sale of Tustin Village Center, a retail center located at 15761 Tustin Village Way in Tustin. The 15,367-square-foot center, which was recently built, sold for $3.1 million in an all-cash transaction. The 100 percent vacant multi-tenant center was sold in rough shell condition allowing the buyer the opportunity to complete improvements to its requirements and lease up the center. Victor Buendia and Brad Umansky of Progressive Real Estate Partners represented the seller, a Santa Ana, Calif.-based private investor, while Dennis Zhang of CBRE represented the buyer, an Alhambra, Calif-.based private investor, in the transaction.
DURHAM, N.C. — CBL & Associates Properties Inc., a shopping center owner and developer based in Chattanooga, Tenn., and its 50/50 joint venture partner have sold Renaissance Center, a 363,000-square-foot community shopping center in Durham. The joint venture sold Renaissance Center to an unnamed institutional investor for $129.2 million. The property’s tenant roster includes REI, Best Buy, Chili’s, David’s Bridal, Old Navy, Nordstrom Rack, Moe’s Southwest Grill, Ruth’s Chris Steak House, Starbucks and The Melting Pot. The transaction is scheduled to close during the first quarter of 2016, subject to the assumption of a $16 million loan secured by the property’s Phase II and defeasance of a $31.6 million loan secured by the property’s Phase I.
LINDEN, N.J. — HFF has brokered the sale of Linden Commons, a 115,500-square-foot retail center situated on 10.7 acres at 1701 W. Edgar Road in Linden. Prestige Properties & Development acquired the asset from Lamar Cos. for $30.5 million. Built in 1955 and reconfigured in 2014, the property is fully leased to eight tenants, including Burlington Coat Factory, Blink Fitness, TJ Maxx, Buffalo Wild Wings and Sprint. Jose Cruz, Kevin O’Hearn, Chris Munley, Michael Oliver and Steve Simonelli of HFF represented the seller in the transaction.
