PORTERVILLE, CALIF. — SRS Real Estate Partners has arranged the sale of a freestanding, single-tenant retail building located at 421 Vandalia Ave. in Porterville. A Southern California-based owner and developer sold the asset to a California-based investor in a 1031 exchange for $2.9 million, or $960 per square foot. Built in 2008, the 2,992-square-foot property was originally an El Pollo Loco restaurant until it was renovated in 2020 for Starbucks Coffee, which occupies the property under a 10-year, triple-net lease. The building also features a drive-thru lane. Matthew Mousavi and Patrick Luther of SRS National Net Lease Group represented the seller, while Bryan Cifranic of Commercial Retail Associates represented the buyer in transaction.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Alamo Drafthouse Cinema has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and entered into an asset purchase agreement with its group of senior lenders that is led by California-based Altamont Capital Partners and Fortress Investment Group. The agreement involves the sale of “substantially all” of the company’s assets, though it remains unclear how many of its 41 theaters Alamo Drafthouse plans to close. As part of its filing, Alamo Drafthouse has asked the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware to approve a 75-day timeline for restructuring its debt and has secured $20 million in debtor-in-possession financing from its creditors to cover operational costs during that period. The company, which operates some of its theaters and franchises others, cited the COVID-19 pandemic’s “unprecedented and outsized impact upon the movie theater and dining industries” as the central driver behind its decision. Alamo Drafthouse, founded in Austin in 1997, was one of first entertainment concepts to bring elevated food and beverage offerings into the theater space.
SAVANNAH, GA. — New York-based Rothenberg-Rosenfield Inc. (RRI) has acquired Victory Station, a 64,164-square foot, Whole Foods Market-anchored shopping center situated at the corner of Harry S. Truman Parkway and Victory Drive in Savannah. RRI purchased the property from Clarion Partners for $24.7 million. Built in 2013, Victory Station is currently 96 percent leased with only one available space. The Whole Foods is the retailer’s only location in Savannah and one of only two specialty grocery stores in the entire trade area. The shopping center’s other national tenants include PetSmart, Chipotle Mexican Grill, T-Mobile and Zoe’s Kitchen. RRI is engaging Colliers International to lease and manage the property.
INDIANAPOLIS — Chicken Salad Chick is slated to open at Pyramid Place Shopping Center in Indianapolis on Tuesday, March 16. This is the first of four company-owned restaurants to open in central Indiana. Additional locations are scheduled to open in Fishers, Glendale and Greenwood. The Indianapolis restaurant will feature a drive-thru in addition to dine-in, carryout, delivery and curbside pickup options. In addition to its various chicken salad flavors, Chicken Salad Chick serves salads, sides and soups. The company was founded in Auburn, Ala. in 2008.
NASHVILLE, TENN. — Brookfield Properties has opened the retail and dining component at Fifth + Broadway, a six-acre mixed-use project in downtown Nashville. Brookfield and local developer Pat Emery partnered on the development, which formerly was the location of the Nashville Convention Center. General contractor Skanska broke ground on the project in April 2017, when San Diego-based OliverMcMillan was the lead developer before its acquisition by Brookfield in February 2018. Designed by Gresham Smith and Gensler, the newly opened portion of Fifth + Broadway features 200,000 square feet of restaurants and retail space, along with parking garages that hold 2,145 cars. Retail tenants include Nash Collection, REVV, Ariat, Ray-Ban, Free People, The Dry House, Veseo Lingerie & Swimwear, Molly Green and others. Restaurant tenants include Hattie B’s Hot Chicken, Eddie V’s, Jeni’s Splendid Ice Cream and Shake Shack, among others. The retail center also includes the 56,000-square-foot National Museum of African American Music. Later this spring, Fifth + Broadway’s Assembly Food Hall will debut 15 new eateries dubbed collectively as “South Hall.” The expanded food hall will also include a rooftop concert venue and a full-service restaurant from FB Society (formerly Front Burner Society). Fifth + Broadway also includes The …
RENO, NEV. — Parkview Financial has provided a $100 million loan to Reno City Center, an affiliate of Las Vegas-based CAI Investments. The funds will be used for the renovation and redevelopment of Harrah’s Reno Hotel and Casino into Reno City Center, a mixed-use project. Gryphon Private Wealth Management’s opportunity zone fund provided the equity. Located at 219 N. Center St. in downtown Reno, the development will include 538 apartments and more than 250,000 square feet of office and retail space. The existing 6.3-acre, 15-building property comprises approximately 1.4 million square feet of gross building area, including three hotel towers rising 17, 24 and 26 stories; a seven-story parking garage with additional parking on the top of the structure; casino and sports book; convention and meeting areas; multiple restaurants and coffee shops; retail sales areas; administrative offices; back-of-house support areas; and maintenance and storage areas. Luxe General Consulting is performing the renovation, which is slated for completion by summer 2022. Upon completion, the residential component will feature a rooftop pool, amenity deck, outdoor plaza, fountain, fitness center, theater room, bar and game room. The 538 units will feature a home office alcove, full kitchen with stainless steel appliances and quartz …
DENVER — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the acquisition the of a restaurant property located at 6325 E. Hampden Ave. in Denver. A private investor purchased the asset from another private investor for $3.2 million. Torchy’s Tacos occupies the 5,045-square-foot property, which features a drive-thru and outdoor seating, on a net-lease basis. Brian Bailey and Drew Isaac of Marcus & Millichap secured and represented the buyer, while Robin Nicholson of David, Hicks & Lampert represented the seller in the deal.
DUNWOODY, GA. — Branch Properties has signed several new restaurants and healthcare tenants at Perimeter Marketplace in Dunwoody. The upcoming Publix-anchored development, located on Ashford-Dunwoody Road, is expected to open this October. The new tenants at Perimeter Marketplace will include burger chain BurgerFi, salad restaurant chain Chop’t, Panda Express, Aspen Dental, One Medical and First Watch, a daytime café. Perimeter Marketplace will also include a QuikTrip gas station. Upon completion, Perimeter Marketplace will feature 68,077 square feet of retail and restaurant space. In the summer of 2020, Publix signed on to occupy a 25,147-square-foot space. Following these recent lease deals, the center is currently 77 percent preleased. Atlanta-based Branch Properties LLC is a private real estate investment firm.
This time last year, we were commenting on the changing retail market, but we were overall very optimistic about 2020. What a difference a year makes! Across the United States, 2020 brought us the closing of the following: 279 SteinMart stores; 1,100 Ann Taylor stores; 950 Pier 1 Imports stores; 350 Gap stores; 248 GNC stores; 145 A.C. Moore stores; 230 Tuesday Morning stores; and 178 Forever 21 stores. Additionally, Macy’s closed 29 stores in 2020 and expects to close another 45 in 2021. This trend of retail store closings will slow down in 2021, but it will not change. On the positive side, retailers such as Walmart, Target, The Home Depot, Lowe’s Home Improvement and Walgreens have seen positive sales numbers and continue to expand. In the supermarket sector, Kroger, Food Lion and Publix have had record numbers and, along with Aldi and Lidl, are expanding. In the Raleigh-Durham market, our 2020 vacancy rate has increased to 8.24 percent and rental rates have hovered in the $18 to $20 per square foot range, but those numbers are skewed due to rent concessions and abatements. Raleigh-Durham has approximately 86.6 million square feet of retail space with around 640,000 square feet …
RANCHO CORDOVA, CALIF. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has brokered the sale of a newly constructed, single-tenant retail property located within Zinfandel Village, a shopping center in Rancho Cordova. An Orange County-based private investor acquired the property from Irvine-based Pacific Castle Management for $2.6 million. Starbucks Coffee occupies the 2,200-square-foot freestanding building with a drive-thru, which is located at 2875 Zinfandel Drive. Other tenants at Zinfandel Village include Grocery Outlet, Pizza Hut, Burger King, Popeyes, Lumber Liquidators, Little Caesars, Skechers and Sourdough & Co. Bill Asher and Kevin Fryman of Hanley Investment represented the seller, while Eric Reuveni of Encino-based Los Angeles Commercial Real Estate Group represented the buyer in the deal.