LOS ANGELES — Ready Capital has closed a $15.5 million, non-recourse, floating-rate loan for a retail and multifamily property located in the Hollywood/Silver Lake submarket of Los Angeles. Proceeds of the loan will provide financing for the acquisition, renovation and stabilization of the approximately 17,000-square-foot, Class B asset. Upon purchase, the undisclosed sponsor plans to renovate the existing multifamily units with high-end interior finishes, renovate the retail space, and lease-up existing retail space at market rents. The financing features a 36-month term, two extension options, flexible pre-payment and a facility to provide future funding for capital expenditures, tenant leasing costs, interest and operating shortfalls.
MAYS LANDING, N.J. — Time Equities Inc. (TEI) has acquired Hamilton Commons, a 403,050-square-foot retail center in Mays Landing, located approximately 50 miles southeast of Philadelphia. The sales price was $60 million. Located at 190 Hamilton Commons Drive, the property was 93 percent leased at the time of sale to 34 tenants, including Regal Cinemas, Hobby Lobby, Marshalls and Big Lots. Ami Ziff, Jonathan Kim and Grant Scott represented TEI on an internal basis. Chris Munley, Jim Galbally and James Graf of JLL represented the seller, Ohio-based national REIT Retail Value Inc.
DARTMOUTH, MASS. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Big Value Plaza, an 85,000-square-foot retail center in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, approximately 30 miles southeast of Providence. Located at 718 Dartmouth St., the property is leased to tenants including Big Value Outlet Stores and Planet Fitness. Adam Cohen of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction. Both parties were private investors that requested anonymity. The sales price was also undisclosed.
SAN ANTONIO — JLL has negotiated the sale of South Park Mall, a 663,978-square-foot enclosed regional mall in south San Antonio. Built on 48.5 acres in 1968, the property has been renovated several times, most recently in 2018. South Park Mall was 95 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including anchors JC Penney, Dick’s Sporting Goods and Beall’s, as well as Old Navy, Ulta Beauty and The Vitamin Shoppe. Dave Monahan, Cameron Pittman, Akhil Patel, Claudia Steeb and Barry Brown of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. A partnership between Mason Asset Management, Namdar Realty Group and CH Capital Group purchased the asset.
HOUSTON — NorthMarq has arranged a $28.5 million loan for the refinancing of Champions Forest Plaza, an 187,000-square-foot retail center in Houston. Originally built in the 1960s, the property was 92 percent leased at the time of the loan closing to tenants such as The Container Store, Gap, Ann Taylor, Starbucks and Jos. A. Bank. Matthew Franke, Ray Driver and Michael Borden of NorthMarq arranged the 15-year, fixed-rate loan with a 25-year amortization schedule through OneAmerica, an Indianapolis-based life insurance company. The borrower was Smithco, a locally based developer.
TEMPE, ARIZ. — Mag Mile Capital has completed a $10.1 million loan for the refinancing and conversion of a hotel and restaurant property in Tempe. Located at 670 N. Scottsdale Road, the asset includes 103 hotel rooms and an on-site restaurant. Kuber Hotel Group, the borrower, plans to use the loan proceeds to refinance and convert the existing Best Western Hotel into a Holiday Inn Express. Rushi Shah, Leonard Smith and Prabhat Jayara of Mag Mile Capital arranged the 36-month, floating-rate, interest-only loan that features options to extend and includes a $2 million conversion and renovation fund. The lender was not disclosed.
WEST NEW YORK, N.Y. — Marcus & Millichap has closed the $6.5 million sale of a retail and office property in West New York, a western suburb of New York City. Located at 4912 Bergenline Ave., the property is leased to 7-Eleven and Telco. The upper floors are occupied by office tenants on a month-to-month basis. Fahri Ozturk and Richard Gatto of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction. Both parties were private investors that requested anonymity.
GLENVIEW, ILL. — Associated Bank has provided a $17.7 million loan for the acquisition of land and development of a 62,540-square-foot shopping center in Glenview, about 20 miles northwest of Chicago. Known as Willows Crossing, the multi-tenant center will be located at the southwest corner of Willow and Pfingsten roads. Previously signed leases at the project include Mission BBQ, First Watch Café and an undisclosed 35,000-square-foot grocery tenant. Completion is slated for spring 2021. Daniel Barrins of Associated Bank managed the loan and closing on behalf of the borrower and developer, GW Properties.
SOUTH HOLLAND, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $3.2 million sale of a Family Dollar-anchored retail center in South Holland, about 20 miles south of Chicago. The 36,389-square-foot property is located at 1000 E. 162nd St. All tenants operate under net leases at the fully leased center. Six of the 15 tenants have occupied their space for an average of 25 years. Adrian Mendoza, Austin Weisenbeck and Sean Sharko of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a limited liability company. The team also procured the buyer, a limited liability company.
As our economy fades out of one decade and cruises into the next, a look in the rearview mirror reveals more than 10 years of expansion and 10-year GDP growth in excess of 26 percent. Sean Beuche, Marcus & Millichap The Philadelphia and Northeastern retail investment sales markets should be both thankful for progress made and road bumps navigated and mindful of several current trends affecting transactions and challenges looming on the horizon for owners and tenants of single and multi-tenant retail assets alike. Savvy Investors enter 2020 with the wind at their backs in many respects while also facing some familiar and unconventional challenges ahead. The 3.7 percent unemployment remains near a 50-year low, meaning that consumers are gainfully employed with money to spend. Mixed-use developments that capture the live-work-play lifestyle are ubiquitous and keep placemaking everywhere they spring up. Millennials and baby boomers alike are demanding walkable communities and opportunities to spend more of their money closer to home via dining out, signing up for memberships at gyms and fitness centers. Both these groups are enjoying the experiential retail that every landlord desires in their centers and portfolios. Stocks of publicly traded retailers like Target, Walmart, and Home …