BUFFALO GROVE, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Creekside Commons in Buffalo Grove for $4.1 million. The 23,058-square-foot retail center is located at 1101 Weiland Road. Tenants include 7-Eleven, Re/Max, Creekside Dental, Tokyo Nails, Pizanoz Pizza and State Farm Insurance. Mitchell Kiven of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a Libertyville, Ill.-based partnership of real estate investors. Kiven also sourced the buyer, Shiner Buffalo Creek LLC, a retail developer and investor.
Retail
Arroyo Parkway Acquires Whole Foods Market-Occupied Retail Building in Pasadena, California
by Amy Works
PASADENA, CALIF. — The Arroyo Parkway LLC, a Pasadena-based investment group, has purchased a retail building and two acres of adjoining land in Pasadena from a private family trust for more than $100 million in an off-market transaction. Whole Foods Market has occupied the 80,000-square-foot retail building since it was built in 2007. The assets are located at 465-577 Arroyo Parkway. David Ickovics of Commercial Asset Group represented the seller, while the buyer was self-represented in the transaction.
In January, during his annual State of the State address, Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland emphatically exclaimed, “Memphis has momentum!” Memphis, the biggest little town in America, is definitely in a period of unparalleled economic growth. Memphis has momentum on its side with the $10 billion, nine-year expansion at St. Jude Hospital and an infusion of hospitality that includes a new convention center and no fewer than 17 new hotels, which all started, will start or will be completed in downtown in 2019. Additionally, $4 billion in building permits have been awarded in the last few months with another $5 billion planned by developers. Most importantly, the highly anticipated Memphis 3.0 plan — the first comprehensive growth strategy for the city in 30 years — will ensure growth is sustained for many years to come. What are others saying about Memphis? Many respected publications are putting Memphis back on the map. Food & Wine put Memphis in its top 50 places to go and eat in 2019. Frommer’s Travel named the city the best place to visit in 2019. TravelChannel.com lists Memphis as the hottest Southern destination in 2019. And Forbes stakes Memphis as the best bet for real estate investments. …
Monfort Cos., Magnetic Capital Purchase Historic Building in Denver for $2.9M, Plan Redevelopment
by Amy Works
DENVER — Monfort Cos. and Denver-based Magnetic Capital have acquired a historic building located at 2100 Larimer St. in Denver’s Ballpark neighborhood. An undisclosed seller sold the property for $2.9 million. The buyers plan to redevelop the two-story, 11,600-square-foot property into a mix of retail and office space. Formerly the site of the bar El Charrito, the renovation will preserve the building’s historic character while repositioning the property for new tenants. The developers are targeting a restaurant tenant for the 5,830-square-foot first-floor space, while seeking office tenants for the upper floors. Completion is slated for the second half of 2020. Jamis Cos. represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
URBANDALE, IOWA — Hy-Vee Inc. will open a “Fast & Fresh” store at Prairie Tower Business Park in Urbandale. The West Des Moines-based supermarket chain will also open an accompanying gas station and drive-up coffee shop. Prairie Tower Business Park is the latest of R&R Realty Group’s developments within the area. The 74-acre project will include retail and office buildings along Meredith Drive.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Sleiman Enterprises has acquired Lakewood Promenade, a 200,000-square-foot shopping center in Jacksonville’s Lakewood neighborhood. The property was 82 percent leased at the time of the sale to 47 retailers and food providers, including anchors Stein Mart, Tijuana Flats, Winn-Dixie and Starbucks Coffee. The seller and sales price were not disclosed, but the Jacksonville Daily Record reports the seller was Kite Realty Group Trust.
LUBBOCK, TEXAS — JLL has arranged a $10.5 million loan for the refinancing of Rockridge Plaza, an 86,500-square-foot retail center located in the West Texas city of Lubbock. The property was 95 percent leased at the time of sale to a mix of national retailers and local businesses. Jimmy Board and Wes Wallace of JLL arranged the fixed-rate, nonrecourse loan through Deutsche Bank on behalf of the borrower, Graco Real Estate Development.
Parallel Capital Partners to Oversee $300M Portfolio of Retail/Office Assets in Honolulu
by Amy Works
HONOLULU — San Diego-based Parallel Capital Partners has taken over asset management of a $300 million portfolio of office and retail properties in downtown Honolulu. As part of the deal, Parallel will oversee day-to-day management and leasing for the 1 million-square-foot portfolio. The assets include two office buildings — the 550,000-square-foot Waterfront Plaza and 375,000-square-foot Davies Pacific Center — and two retail assets known as Waikiki Marketplace and King Kalakaua. The principals of Parallel, along with Jay Shidler, are the existing owners of Davies Pacific Center and Waterfront Plaza, which the partnership originally acquired in 2003 and 2004 respectively. Additionally, the firm tapped Steven Sullivan, a former vice president of operations at The Shidler Group, as regional vice president for the Hawaii market. Serena Longo and Jack Roney of CBRE’s Honolulu office will oversee leasing at the properties.
SAN MATEO, CALIF. — Nazareth Enterprises has purchased the ice rink facilities and retail building at BridgePointe Shopping Center, a 55,000-square-foot asset located at 2200-2202 BridgePointe Parkway in San Mateo. SPI Holdings sold the property for $11.5 million in an off-market transaction. SPI Holdings, the previous owner, wished to convert the property into retail-only space, but the City of San Mateo and the public mounted a “Save the Rink” campaign. In 2017, Nazareth Enterprises leased the space from the seller and reopened — and later acquired — the ice rink.
Progressive Real Estate Partners Brokers $2.6M Sale of Retail Building in Inland Empire
by Amy Works
APPLE VALLEY, CALIF. — Progressive Real Estate Partners has arranged the sale of a multi-tenant retail building at Rancherias Plaza, located at 20162 Highway 18 in Apple Valley. A private Los Angeles-based investor sold the property to a private San Diego-based investor for $2.6 million. Built in 1991, the asset features 15,105 square feet of retail space. At the time of sale, the shopping center was 92 percent occupied. CVS/pharmacy and 99 Cents Only Stores anchor the property. Greg Bedell and Chris Lindholm of Progressive Real Estate Partners represented the seller in the transaction.