Retail

LOS ANGELES — Laurus Corporation is set to begin a $30 million renovation of Promenade at Howard Hughes Center, a 250,000-square-foot retail center located just off Interstate 405 in Los Angeles. Renovation plans call for an exterior facelift, a new outdoor screening area and fire pit, new restaurants, enhanced landscaping and interior design, and an outdoor dining area with casual lounge space. A new pedestrian-friendly layout will be included in the renovation, adding more indoor-outdoor connections and courtyards. Jerde Partnership will act as lead architect in the renovation. Laurus recently acquired Promenade at Howard Hughes Center for $111 million.

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MONROVIA, CALIF. — Charles Dunn Company has arranged the sale of a single-tenant, 7,327-square-foot property located in Monrovia for $5.15 million. Citibank occupies the triple-net leased property. Kyle Gulock and Jason Cope of Charles Dunn led the effort in representing the seller, a Los Angeles-based private investor. Other Charles Dunn team members involved in the transaction include Darrell Levonian, Fred Sheriff, Tanel Harunzade and Justin Mendelson. Kathy Quach of Treeline Realty represented the buyer, Evan & MC LLC, in the transaction, which closed at a capitalization rate of 4.3 percent.

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For the first time in a long time in Central and Northern New Jersey, we can stop talking about the light at the end of the tunnel. The market has emerged into full sunshine, and the lingering aftereffects of the recession are now fully in the rearview mirror. The current strength of the market and robust activity in terms of new commercial development is something we have not seen for some time. Not only are there more opportunities for developers to get financing, but with rates at low ebb as well, developers are moving to take advantage. At the same time, banks and financial institutions are motivated and aggressively looking to make deals. The result is a perfect storm of sorts: the money is there, developers are willing and ready, and retailers are looking for quality space. That dynamic is good news not only for Central and Northern New Jersey, but also for all of the metropolitan New York City market. It is noteworthy that very few of the big box retail spaces that became available in the wake of high-profile closings and bankruptcies from brands like Linens ’N Things and Borders are still available. Slowly but surely, the inventory …

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OMAHA, NEB. — Investors Realty Inc. has brokered the sale of two shadow-anchored shopping centers in Omaha. The assets, Fort Plaza and Weber Plaza, sold for $7 million. Tenants of the centers include First National Bank, VooDoo Taco, Dollar General, Citi Trends and the Douglas County Treasurer. Ember Grummons of Investors Realty represented the buyer, Baceline Investments LLC, while Erin Pogge and Lindsay Bans of The Lerner Company represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.

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EAST VILLAGE, ILL. — @properties Commercial has brokered the sale of a mixed-use property located at 1656 W. Chicago Ave. in East Village. Sedgwick Investments acquired the property for $2.3 million from BP Building. The buyer plans to lease the five residential units and the ground-floor retail space. Lizzie Kaplan of Sedgwick Investments provided in-house representation for the buyer, while Michael Weber and Ian Feinerman of @properties Commercial represented the seller in the transaction.

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SWEETWATER, TEXAS — The Greysteel Co.’s Net Leased investment sales team represented the seller, SL60 Holcomb LLC, in the sale-leaseback transaction of a Schlotzsky’s- and Cinnabon-branded restaurant property in Sweetwater. At closing, the seller entered into a new 20-year triple net lease with renewal options. The property is located at an off-ramp of I-20 between Midland and Abilene and also benefits from pass-through traffic from Lubbock and Austin. Greysteel also procured the buyer, Microproperties Acquisitions Co., a privately-held REIT with a particular focus on investing in restaurant properties, as well as sale-leaseback transactions.

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MANTECA, CALIF. – Mission Ridge, a 96,393-square-foot shopping center in Manteca, has sold to Argonaut Investments for an undisclosed sum. The center is located off Highway 120. It is anchored by Safeway and shadow-anchored by Burlington Coat Factory and Walmart. John DuBois, Mark Denholm and Jon Gianulias of Core Commercial represented both the buyer and seller in this transaction.

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NORWOOD, MASS. — EagleBridge Capital has arranged $7.5 million in permanent mortgage financing for four buildings located on Vanderbilt Avenue in Norwood. Ted Sidel and Brian Sheehan of EagleBridge arranged the loan, which was provided by a leading financing institution. Totaling 149,550 square feet, the four properties include 36-76, 45, 190-196 and 375 Vanderbilt Ave., including the Vanderbilt Club and three flex buildings. Tenants at the properties include Office Gallery International, Subway, Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt, Comcast, International Auto Parts, Exide Technologies, Home Theater Concepts and the Neponsit Valley Chamber of Commerce.

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COLLINGSWOOD, N.J. — NAI Mertz has brokered the sale of a mixed-use property located at 814-816 Haddon Ave. in Collingswood. The 6,000-square-foot building sold for an undisclosed sum. The property is occupied by Weinstein Bath & Kitchen Showroom on the ground level. Additionally, the property features three residential units. Jonathan Klear and Scott Mertz of NAI Mertz represented the seller, Dergalcol LLC, in the transaction. The name of the buyer was not released.

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SWANSEA, ILL. — BARBERMurphy Group has arranged the sale of a retail and office property, located at 1704 N. Belt West in Swansea, located about 17 miles southeast of St. Louis, Mo. Welzbacher Land Trust sold the 6,012-square-foot property to JHK LLC for an undisclosed price. BARBERMurphy Group represented the seller in the transaction.

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