CHICAGO — Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams has signed a lease for 1,556 square feet of ground-floor retail space at Logan Apartments in Chicago’s Logan Square. The new apartment development is located at 2480-2522 N. Milwaukee Ave. Jeni’s joins Target and Big Wig Tacos at the project. Jeni’s Logan Square location, its eighth Chicago-area store, is expected to open this summer. Logan Apartments is slated to open in March. Fifield Cos. is the project developer.
SCHAUMBURG, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 5,145-square-foot property net leased to Jason’s Deli in Schaumburg for $2.7 million. The building is located at 1530 McConnor Parkway. It was constructed as a build-to-suit for Jason’s Deli in 2011. There are three years remaining on the lease. Austin Weisenbeck, Sean Sharko and Brian Munn of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a limited liability company. Joseph Sigal of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer, a private investor.
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. — Wingstop has leased 1,950 square feet in Grand Rapids for its second location in West Michigan. The chicken wing restaurant occupies space at 1633 28th St. Bill Tyson of NAI Wisinski of West Michigan assisted the tenant in the lease. Headquartered in Dallas, Wingstop operates and franchises more than 1,100 restaurants worldwide.
NEW YORK CITY — Taco Bell Cantina, a concept from the fast-food chain that incorporates alcoholic beverage service, will open a new restaurant at The Paramount Building, an 800,000-square-foot tower located in Manhattan’s Times Square. David Firestein and Jenna Heidenberg of SCG Retail represented Taco Bell in the lease negotiations. Ross Berkowitz, Jason Wecker and Andrew Taub of Newmark Knight Frank represented the landlord, Rosemark Management and Levin Management Corp. in conjunction with in-house representatives of those firms. The opening is slated for this summer.
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — Scottsdale-based Palmer Development Group has broken ground on The Edge, a mixed-use project located at the northeast corner of 90th Street and Loop 101 in Scottsdale. The 15-arce development will include a four-story, 212,000-square-foot Class A office building, plus 22,000 square feet of retail in-line shop space and two pad locations. Designed by Butler Design Group, the office portion is slated for completion in March 2021, while initial occupancy of the retail space is planned for December 2020. Currently signed retail tenants include Black Rock Coffee, Café Rio and Beauty Bar. John Bonnell, Brett Abramson, Chris Latvaaho and Chris Beall of JLL Phoenix are handling leasing for the office component, while Brent Mallonee and Shane Carter of Cushman & Wakefield are handling leasing for the retail portion of the project.
GILBERT, ARIZ. — Nationwide Realty Investors received approval from the Town of Gilbert for the next phase of development at Rivulon, a master-planned mixed-use project located at the corner of Gilbert Road and Arizona Loop 202 in Gilbert. The phase will include two four-story, 160,000-square-foot office buildings with an adjacent parking structure. Situated in the center of the development, the buildings will feature a glass façade adorned with natural limestone pillars. Additionally, the new phase will feature a one-acre lake feature, walking paths and outdoor seating. The parking structures will be adjacent to the lake and feature more than 850 parking spaces. Construction is slated to begin mid-2020 with completion by the end of 2021. The 250-acre Rivulon development is currently home to Deloitte, Isagenix International’s world headquarters, Morgan Stanley, Amerifirst Financial and Merrill Lynch. Retailers at the development include LA Fitness, Wildflower Bread, Sauce Pizza & Wine, Jersey Mike’s Subs, Yogi’s Grill Teriyaki & Roll and Grabbagreen.
SAN DIEGO — Stockdale Capital Partners and Macy’s have reached an agreement for the redevelopment of the existing Horton Plaza Mall in downtown San Diego. The project was put on hold due to a disagreement between the two companies. Macy’s has now agreed to close its store at the property, paving the way for the redevelopment to continue. The terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Stockdale Capital will now continue with its redevelopment plans to transform the nearly vacant mall into The Campus at Horton, a creative office, entertainment and retail center. The redevelopment will include 700,000 square feet of sustainably-driven creative office space that will be home to 3,000 to 4,000 new high-quality jobs. Slated for completion in 2021, the property will also include creating 300,000 square feet of curated retail space and an activated and reimagined Horton Plaza Park. In May 2019, the San Diego City Council unanimously approved reducing the previous retail deed restriction on the property and Stockdale Capital Partners’ redevelopment vision. The Macy’s store will reportedly close in March, and redevelopment of the site is scheduled to begin in 2021, according to The Times of San Diego.
YUCAIPA, CALIF. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has brokered the sale of a freeway-adjacent, two-tenant retail investment property in Yucaipa, approximately 75 miles east of Los Angeles. Newport Beach, Calif.-based VantageOne Real Estate Investments sold the asset to a Los Angeles-based private investor for $8 million, or $956 per square foot. Built in 2016, the two-building asset is located on 2.2 acres at 31465 and 31467 Avenue E. In-N-Out Burger, with a drive-thru, occupies the 3,867-square-foot building on a long-term ground lease with renewal options and fixed increases. Corky’s Kitchen & Bakery occupies the adjacent 4,500-square-foot building also on a long-term lease with renewal options and fixed increases. Bill Asher, Ed Hanley and Jeff Lefko of Hanley Investment represented the seller, while Edward Weng of San Marino, Calif.-based TFS Properties represented the buyer in the deal.
GARDEN GROVE, CALIF. — SRS Real Estate Partners has arranged the ground lease sale of a single-tenant restaurant property, located 12001 Harbor Blvd. in Garden Grove, 1.2 miles south of Disneyland. A Southern California-based partnership sold the asset to a private investor for $6.6 million, or $1,072 per square foot. Outback Steakhouse occupies the 6,180-square-foot property on an absolute triple-net lease basis that was recently extended for an additional 20 years. Patrick Luther and Matthew Mousavi of SRS’ National Net Lease Group represented the seller, while Tom Carosella of Carosella Properties represented the buyer in the transaction.
VACAVILLE, CALIF. — Triad Lagoon Valley, a Washington limited liability company affiliated with Seattle-based Triad Development, has purchased 840 acres from Lennar Corp. for an undisclosed price. The buyer plans to develop Lagoon Valley, a mixed-use community on the site. Lagoon Valley is approved as a conservation community, balancing jobs and housing, with more than 80 percent of its specific plan area entitled for open space/recreational use. Site grading is slated to commence in May, with building construction scheduled to begin in early 2021. Lagoon Valley will include Class A office space, 12 residential neighborhoods and a variety of recreational components. The office portion — Ascend @ Lagoon Valley — will feature seven four-story buildings ranging in size from 700,000 square feet to potentially 1 million square feet. Additionally, Ascend will offer a 30,000-square-foot amenity building with a fitness center, food and recreation space. Outdoor amenities at the property will include an amphitheater, sports courts and field space. Lagoon Valley is also surrounded by 2,000 acres of protected open space, including a 470-acre Lagoon Valley Park, 100-acre lake, a centrally located eight-acre public park and numerous neighborhood parks. The community will also include a fire station, a 50,000-square-foot town center …
