DETROIT — The Detroit Pistons have opened the Henry Ford Detroit Pistons Performance Center, a $90 million training center and corporate headquarters in Midtown Detroit’s New Center area. The 185,000-square-foot facility is the largest of its kind in the NBA, according to the Pistons. It is connected to the $37 million William Clay Ford Center for Athletic Medicine and features publicly accessible grocery, food, fitness and retail amenities. Henry Ford Health System manages a comprehensive sports medicine, treatment and rehabilitation facility at the property. Retailers Plum Market and Blink Fitness are slated to open by the end of the year. The project is situated on a parcel owned by Henry Ford Health between Wayne State University and Henry Ford Hospital. It is approximately two miles north of Little Caesars Arena, where the Pistons have been playing games since 2017.
Retail
KANSAS CITY, MO. — AT&T, Starbucks, Furniture Deals and Spectrum have joined the tenant lineup at Twin Creeks Center in the Northland area of Kansas City. Negotiations are currently underway to add Chipotle, Altitude Trampoline Park and ReeceNichols, according to owner United Development Co. The Texas-based company purchased the 29-acre property formerly known as Barry Towne Center in February 2017. United, along with its development partner Falcon Realty Advisors, has invested $30 million in renovations. The companies plan to invest an additional $30 million in developing the remaining 13 acres on the east side of the center. Copaken Brooks Commercial Real Estate is the property manager, while LANE4 Property Group is the leasing agent.
SIGNAL HILL, CALIF. — JLL has facilitated the sale of Towne Center East, fully leased retail center in Signal Hill. BIG Shopping Centers USA sold the asset to an institutional buyer for an undisclosed price. Additionally, JLL placed the fixed-rate acquisition loan with a global investment bank. Situated on nearly 15 acres at 2172-2598 Cherry Ave., Towne Center East features 154,750 square feet of retail space. Tenants include The Home Depot, PetSmart, Supercuts, T-Mobile, Subway, GNC, Chinese Combo and Tutti Frutti Yogurt, among others. Patrick Toomey and Tom Lagos of JLL Capital Markets represented the seller in the deal. Matthew Stewart and Reid McGlamery of the JLL Capital Markets debt placement team secured the acquisition financing for the buyer.
PEORIA, ARIZ. — Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Cave Creek Capital Partners has completed the sale of 9494 Northern, a multi-tenant neighborhood retail center in Peoria. Scottsdale-based Shashikant Patel acquired the asset for $8.8 million. Located at 9494 W. Northern Ave., the 23,058-square-foot property was fully occupied at the time of sale. Current tenants include NextCare, ATI Physical Therapy, Navy Federal Credit Union, FedEx Office and Sprint. Jesse Goldsmith, Steve Julius and Chase Dorsett of CBRE’s Phoenix represented the seller in the deal.
Partnership Receives $190M in Construction Financing for Mixed-Use Project in Beverly Hills
by Amy Works
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF. — A joint venture led by SHVO, Bilgili Group and Deutsche Finance has received a $190 million construction loan for 9200 Wilshire Boulevard, a mixed-use project in Beverly Hills. Lotus Capital Partners arranged the construction financing, which ACORE Capital provided. The joint venture acquired the residential and retail development site in May for $130 million. Comprising a full city block, the mid-rise development will feature 54 residences, a rooftop pool and 6,650 square feet of retail space.
Uber Capital Group Arranges $28.7M in Acquisition Financing for Sierra Vista Mall Near Fresno
by Amy Works
CLOVIS, CALIF. — Great Neck, N.Y.-based Uber Capital Group has secured a $28.7 million acquisition loan for the purchase of Sierra Vista Mall, located at 1050 Shaw Ave. in Clovis, a suburb of Fresno. The borrower is a private national commercial real estate investment group based in New York. The lender was not disclosed. Joel J. Gorjian, president and founder of Uber Capital Group, sourced the 10-year, fixed-rate loan, which features 15-year full amortization and partial recourse. Totaling 690,487 square feet, Sierra Vista Mall is occupied by 75 tenants and features an outdoor lifestyle section with restaurants and a 16-screen movie theater, as well as a community park with concert facilities, fountains and landscaping. The asset also includes a 3,878-car parking area.
PHOENIX — An affiliate of Capstone Advisors has purchased a retail portion of Tuscano Town Center. The full complex totals 250,331 square feet and is located at the southwest corner of West Lower Buckeye Road and South 75th Avenue in the Tuscano master-planned community in southwest Phoenix. Terms of the transaction were not released. At the time of sale, the 18,037-square-foot retail section was 100 percent leased to 12 tenants, including Allstate Insurance, GameStop, Sally Beauty, Subway and T-Mobile. Matt Milinovich and James DeCremer of Strategic Retail Group will continue to handle leasing. Ryan Schubert and Michael Hackett of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, while Capstone was self-represented in the transaction. La Jolla, Calif.-based Silvergate Bank of provided financing for the acquisition.
MADISON, WIS. — Mid-America Real Estate Corp. has brokered the sale of Oakbridge Retail Center in Madison for an undisclosed price. The 54,216-square-foot shopping center is fully leased to tenants such as Salons Etc., Heid Music, Rocky Rococo, Brothers Main and iCare. Carly Gallagher and Dan Rosenfeld of Mid-America represented the seller, a Madison-based investment group. Baltimore-based AGM Commercial Real Estate Advisors purchased the asset.
SCHAUMBURG, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 9,999-square-foot restaurant property net leased to Capital Grille in Schaumburg for $4.9 million. The building is located at 2000 E. Golf Road. The existing tenant has a new 10-year lease in place. Austin Weisenbeck and Sean Sharko of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer, a limited liability company completing a 1031 tax-deferred exchange. The seller was not disclosed.
CHICAGO — Willis Tower owner EQ Office has unveiled two new retail tenants for Catalog, the new 300,000-square-foot dining and retail portion under construction at the Chicago office tower. Sushi-San will offer a dine-in experience as well as a grab-and-go station. Guests can customize maki rolls, poke or chirashi bowls at the sushi counter. The Mexican restaurant Tortazo will occupy nearly 3,000 square feet. It is a new concept from Rick Bayless, an award-winning chef. Tortazo is expected to open later this year. The entire Catalog concept is slated for completion in mid-2020.