DIAMOND BAR, CALIF. — Foremost Companies has acquired two adjacent shopping centers in Diamond Bar totaling more than 120,000 square feet of leasable commercial space for $23 million. The Ranch Center and Oak Tree Plaza cover 10.4 acres of property with a tenant roster including restaurants, medical offices, a bowling alley and retail. Foremost acquired The Ranch Center in an off-market acquisition from Preferred Bank, which foreclosed on the center in October 2014. Foremost acquired and consolidated the interest of a long-term ground-lease tenant at Oak Tree Plaza while restructuring a new lease with the anchor tenant. Preferred Bank provided acquisition financing, and Stonewood Properties will act as property manager for both centers.
Retail
RIVER FOREST, ILL. — Mid-America Asset Management Inc. has brokered a 28,220-square-foot retail lease at 7501 W. North Ave. in River Forest. Fresh Thyme Farmers Market, a natural grocer, will occupy the space, a former Dominick’s supermarket location. Mike George and Richard Spinell of Mid-America represented the landlord, while Andy Robbins and Al Rodenbostel of ARCORE Real Estate Group represented the tenant in the lease transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of a retail building located at 92-06/08 Jamaica Ave. in the Woodhaven neighborhood of Queens. The 7,760-square-foot building sold for $1.8 million, or $238 per square foot, in an all-cash transaction. The property features 3,200 square feet of first-floor retail space and two 2,280-square-foot office/storage spaces on the second and third floors. Brian Sarath of Cushman & Wakefield arranged the transaction. The names of the seller and buyer were not released.
NEW YORK CITY — Colt Equities has acquired a two-level retail condominium at 158 Franklin St. in Tribeca for an undisclosed price. The 3,800-square-foot space includes 20 feet of frontage on Franklin Street, a 2,000-square-foot ground-level retail space with 12-foot ceilings, a skylight and hardwood floors and a lower level with 10-foot ceilings and a private outdoor patio. The name of the seller was not released.
ATLANTA — Earth Fare, a specialty organic and natural foods grocery chain, is set to open its first Atlanta store on Wednesday, July 8. The new 24,782-square-foot store is located at 1578 Avenue Place in Emory Point, a mixed-use development in Atlanta’s Druid Hills neighborhood. This is Earth Fare’s second location in the Atlanta metro area and fourth in Georgia. The store will feature Earth Fare’s first-ever urban concept design, which puts an emphasis on freshly prepared foods such as sandwiches, wraps, juices, smoothies, salads, coffee and in-house sushi. The location will also have a 50-seat indoor/outdoor café with free Wi-Fi. Ray Uttenhove, Steve Gunning and Sarah Williams of SRS Real Estate Partners represented Earth Fare in its lease. Darryl Bonner is the in-house representative for the landlord, Cousins Properties.
ROSWELL, GA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $10.4 million sale of Crossville Village, a 74,790-square-foot shopping center located in Roswell, a northern suburb of Atlanta. Built in 1978 and remodeled in 2004, the shopping center is located at the intersection of Alpharetta Highway and Holcomb Bridge Road. The buyer, a private investment group led by John Perlman of Adams & Co. Real Estate Inc., assumed existing CMBS financing in the transaction. Zach Taylor and Don McMinn of Marcus & Millichap’s Atlanta office and principals of the Taylor-McMinn Team represented the seller and procured the buyer.
EAST LANSING, MICH. — Cohen Financial has secured a $7.7 million CMBS loan on behalf of River Caddis Development for Trowbridge Village Retail Center in East Lansing. Located adjacent to Michigan State University, the 48,600-square-foot shopping center is anchored by Fresh Thyme Farmers Market, a Midwest-based natural foods grocery store. Cathy Bronkema of Cohen Financial secured the financing with a CMBS lender.
HOLLAND, MICH. — NorthStar Commercial has brokered the sale of a standalone restaurant property located at 2332 N. Park Drive in Holland, approximately 29 miles southwest of Grand Rapids, Mich. An undisclosed buyer acquired the 6,007-square-foot property for $1.1 million. Aaron Eichenberg of NorthStar represented the seller, a Florida-based private investor, in the transaction. The property was previously occupied by Perkins Restaurant.
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of a retail condominium located in Manhattan’s East Village. The 15,311-square-foot property sold for $24.3 million, or $1,590 per square foot, and features more than 200 feet of wraparound frontage. The property is currently divided into three separate spaces on the ground floor and basement. Additionally, the property is undergoing renovation to include an additional 1,314 square feet of retail space. James Nelson and Bob Knakal of Cushman & Wakefield negotiated the transaction. The seller was Benchmark, but the name of the buyer was not released.
NEW YORK CITY — Thor Equities has acquired a retail property located at 51 Greene St. in SoHo for an undisclosed sum. The two-level, 30,000-square-foot building is currently occupied by Arcadia Fine Arts, a gallery specializing in sculptures, paintings and photographs by contemporary artists. The name of the seller was not disclosed.