SAN DIEGO – Poway Valley Center, a 25,754-square-foot retail shopping center in the San Diego submarket of Poway, has sold to Capstone Advisors for $6.2 million. The center is located at the corner of Poway and Community roads. Capstone plans to make capital improvements to the storefronts, landscaping and parking lot, among other things. John Jennings and Rob Ippolito of Cushman and Wakefield represented both Capstone and the unnamed seller in this transaction.
TUCSON, ARIZ. – Shops at Desert Springs, a 20,485-square-foot neighborhood retail center in Tucson, has sold to Bastion Investments for $5.3 million. The center is located at 7250 N. La Cholla Blvd. It is shadowed anchored by Albertsons. Other notable tenants include Christie’s Appliance, Edward Jones, L’Amour Nails, Great Clips, H&R Block, Casey’s Hallmark, Edmund Marquez Insurance, Papa Murphey’s Pizza and the Arizona National Guard. The seller was La Cholla Retail II LLC. The transaction was executed by CBRE’s Pete Villaescusa, Mike Sandahl, Jesse Peron, Wyatt Campbell, Phil Voorhees and Brad Rable.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — A new iLoveKickboxing franchise is set to open at 1700 S. Lamar Blvd. in Austin. The franchise is expected to open in the coming months, however, a firm date has not been set. Bryan McMurrey of CBRE represented the landlord, Collier Properties LLC, in the transaction. Nick Boyd of CSA Realty represented iLoveKickboxing franchisee Alejandro Acuna. The iLoveKickboxing location aims to emulate the workouts of professional fighters, while making them accessible to the average man or woman looking to engage in a healthier lifestyle.
FORT WORTH — Pacific Southwest Realty Services (PSRS), a San Diego-based commercial mortgage banking firm, has arranged a $3.3 million loan secured by a 36,000-square-foot retail property in Fort Worth. David Hamilton of the firm’s San Diego office arranged the transaction. The fixed-rate loan features a 15-year term with a 25-year amortization schedule and three five-year resets. The interest rate starts at 3.9 percent and resets every five years. There is no prepayment premium and the only lender fee was $2,500 for processing. Hamilton arranged the financing through a credit union that PSRS represents.
ROUND LAKE BEACH, ILL. — Lee & Associates has arranged the $12.7 million sale and purchase of an 87,000-square-foot Kohl’s store located at 230 E. Rollins in Round Lake Beach. Al Apuzzo of Lee & Associates – North San Diego County represented the buyer, Nipoti LLC, which purchased the property as part of a 1031 exchange. Ryan Barr and Ryan Bennett of Lee & Associates – North San Diego County, and founders of Barr & Bennett Net Leased Investment Group, represented the seller, Cadillac-Sand Realty LLC. The buyer plans to hold the property indefinitely. Kohl’s has more than 10 years left on its lease.
CHICAGO — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $3.6 million sale of 1400 S. Michigan Ave., an 8,260-square-foot retail property in Chicago. The property sold at 92 percent of its original list price. Located in Chicago’s South Loop, the multitenant retail property is situated on the ground floor of a 455-unit luxury condominium tower. Tenants at the property include Waffles Chicago, Square One Bar and Sanctuary Music & Aesthetics audio design solutions. Sean Sharko, Alan Katamanin and Austin Weisenbeck of Marcus & Millichap’s Chicago Oak Brook office represented the seller and the buyer, both limited liability companies.
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $5.8 million sale of Pine Crest Square, a 40,409-square-foot retail property located at 901-959 E. Cypress Creek Road in Fort Lauderdale. The property’s tenant roster includes Subway, Jiffy Lube and 7-Eleven. Douglas Mandel, Barry Wolfe and Alan Lipsky of Marcus & Millichap’s Fort Lauderdale office represented the seller, MPI/Pine Crest Square Inc., an affiliate of Milestone Properties. Greg Matus and Peter Crane of Franklin Street Real Estate Services represented the buyer, Pinecrest AP, a private real estate investor based in the Northeast.
READING, PA. — HFF has secured $17.7 million in financing for Spring Towne Shopping Center in Reading. HFF represented the borrower, Brandolini Cos., to secure a long-term, fixed-rate loan with an institutional quality insurance company. The loan will be used to refinance an existing mortgage on the property. Located at 2641-2679 Shillington Road, the four-building, 277,860-square-foot retail center is anchored by Lowe’s Home Improvement Warehouse and Giant. In addition to the anchor tenants, the center is more 97 percent occupied by H&R Block, UPS Store, Great Clips, Pet Valu, Subway, Fulton Bank, Monro Muffler & Brake, Hallmark and other local retailers. Ryan Ade and Christopher Bigos of HFF negotiated the financing on behalf of the borrower.
SMITHTOWN, N.Y. — Sovereign Realty Group has brokered the sale of a freestanding restaurant property located at 942 W. Jericho Turnpike in Smithtown. The 3,610-square-foot property sold for $2.6 million in an all-cash transaction. Burger King occupies the property under a long-term lease, which begin in late 2014. Frank Caporrino and Clem Cote of Sovereign Realty Group represented the buyer and seller, which were not disclosed.
The retail market as a whole is shifting to make shopping more experiential amid a recovering economy and the influence of millennials and their shopping demands and interests. Despite the buzz about the popularity of online shopping, less than 10 percent of all retail sales take place via the Internet. According to the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC), online retail sales in 2013 were nearly $263 billion, accounting for a mere 6 percent of total retail sales. In-store sales accounted for the remaining $4.3 trillion, according to the U.S. Commerce Department. It’s clear that while some consumers find online shopping convenient, the majority still prefer the shopping center experience. In particular, millennials, who are 74 million strong with a buying power of $174 billion, demand that experience. Last fall, Indianapolis-based Simon Property Group forecast that 89 percent of millennials would shop at a mall over the holidays. Surprisingly, millennials use technology to conduct research about products, but they generally prefer to visit stores to make purchases. Millennials will read product reviews online but they want to touch the merchandise, feel it, experience it and then tweet about it to friends. So, while the entire shopping process revolves around technology, …
