NEW YORK CITY — Ariel Property Advisors has arranged an $8.7 million loan for the refinancing of a retail and hospitality portfolio in Manhattan’s Theater District. The fully occupied portfolio consists of two properties, both of which feature bars/restaurants that are owned and operated by the undisclosed borrower. In addition, the second property has a boutique hotel occupying floors three through six that is leased to a third-party operator. The direct lender and addresses of the property were also not disclosed. Ben Schlegel, Matt Swerdlow, Christoffer Brodhead and Rhea Vivek of Ariel originated the three-year loan.
NEW YORK CITY — State of Play Hospitality, an entertainment retail operator, has signed a 10,700-square-foot retail lease at 31 Union Square West in Manhattan with plans to open a Flight Club venue. Spanning the ground floor and basement of the property, the facility will offer darts-focused games with food-and-beverage options. Scheduled to open in 2025, this marks the ninth North America location for the brand. Blue Water Grill restaurant previously occupied the space.
MANHATTAN BEACH AND OXNARD, CALIF. — CBRE has arranged the sale of two restaurant properties in Manhattan Beach and Oxnard, both suburbs of Los Angeles, for a total consideration of $9.7 million. Alex Kozakov, Patrick Wade, Matthew Greenberg, Jack Webber and Bo Henderson of CBRE represented the sellers in both the transactions. In the first deal, 800 Manhattan acquired a 2,572-square-foot building at 800 N. Sepulveda Blvd. in Manhattan Beach from local private investors for $5.1 million. El Pollo Loco occupies the property and has for more than 40 years. In the second deal, a private family trust purchased a building at 110 Riverpark Blvd. in Oxnard from a private family trust for $4.6 million. McDonald’s occupies the 3,500-square-foot property, which includes a double drive thru and 27 parking spaces.
SAN DIEGO — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of North Park Retail, a restaurant property at 2884 University Ave. in San Diego’s North Park neighborhood. Carlos Partners LLC sold the asset to 1295 University Family LP for $1.9 million. Built in 1948, North Park Retail features 3,200 square feet of space. The single-tenant property was renovated in 2014 for Saiko Sake and Sushi Bar’s tenant build out. After operating for 10 years, Saiko Sushi will close when its lease expires in October. The buyers plan to lease out the property after Saiko Sake and Sushi Bar’s vacates. Ross Sanchez and Nick Totah of The Totah Group of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, while Nate Benedetto of Next Wave Commercial procured the buyer in the transaction.
MIAMI— Florida-based Orion Real Estate Group has acquired a net lease retail portfolio located in Florida, Texas and Illinois for $50 million. An undisclosed family office sold the portfolio, which totals 94,000 square feet across 12 properties. Tenants at the portfolio — which include 11 single-tenant properties and two two-tenant properties — include banks, a fitness center, pharmacy, urgent care facility and a quick-service restaurant. The portfolio has 6.5 years of weighted average remaining lease term. Alex Sharrin, Jeff Cicurel, Eric Osika and Noel O’Donnell of JLL represented the seller in the transaction.
Remember the “retail apocalypse”? Fast forward to today and it seems to be quite a different story. Retail is currently viewed by many as the most attractive sector within the commercial real estate industry, due in part to an all-time low vacancy rate and increasing rental rates. Atlanta’s retail vacancy rate has dropped to 3.6 percent, which is the lowest rate on record according to CoStar Group. The low vacancy rate coupled with an extremely limited amount of new retail space under development due to high construction costs has created a market unlike anything we have seen in a long time. Increased construction costs along with higher interest rates have made it cost-prohibitive to build traditional retail power centers; however, grocery-anchored retail is the anomaly with Publix taking the lead. Several mixed-use developments that include a large retail component are underway as well, including High Street in Dunwoody, Medley in Johns Creek and Centennial Yards in downtown Atlanta, just to name a few. Additionally, some retail space has been taken off line as malls reinvent themselves. Examples include the partial demolition of North DeKalb Mall in Decatur to make way for a new mixed-use development known as Lulah Hills; Northlake …
RALEIGH, N.C. — CBRE has arranged two new retail leases in Raleigh on behalf of ParTee Shack, a miniature golf-focused entertainment concept. ParTee will occupy 19,590 square feet at Celebration at Six Forks and 17,000 square feet at Capital Marketplace. These mark the second and third locations in the city for the brand. Jon Stanley of CBRE represented the tenant in both lease negotiations. Charlie Coyne of CBRE represented the landlord of Capital Marketplace, Finmarc Management, and Tiffany Barrier of CBRE represented the landlord of Celebration at Six Forks, FCA Partners. Founded in 2020, ParTee offers miniature golf, go-karts, laser tag, arcade and virtual reality games, as well as food and alcoholic beverages.
THE COLONY, TEXAS — A partnership between soccer training organization TOCA Football and Major League Soccer (MLS) will open the first TOCA Social entertainment venue in the United States in The Colony, a northern suburb of Dallas. Situated within the Grandscape mixed-use development, TOCA Social Dallas will feature soccer-based immersive entertainment, as well as food-and-beverage options. The venue is scheduled to open next summer, with additional TOCA Social venues planned for other U.S. cities. Berkshire Hathaway owns Grandscape via Nebraska Furniture Mart.
GILBERT, ARIZ. — Okland Capital and San Tan Development Group have broken ground on Phase I of Northside at SanTan Village, a mixed-use development in the Phoenix suburb of Gilbert. The first phase will feature 37,245 square feet of retail and restaurant space spread across six buildings. Completion of phase one is slated for mid-2025, with a grand opening expected in fall 2025. The hotel component is scheduled to deliver shortly after and future uses are currently being designed. At full build-out, Northside at SanTan Village will span 20 acres and feature a 134-key hotel, retail, restaurants and community green space. Development costs were estimated at $100 million. The project team includes Okland Construction as general contractor and Aline Architecture Concepts as architect for the retail center. Bryan Babits and Alberto Caballero of Western Retail Advisors are handing leasing for the project’s retail and restaurant spaces.
KIRKWOOD, MO. — The Napoli Group has signed a lease to open its sixth location at The James apartment complex in Kirkwood, a western suburb of St. Louis. Napoli Kirkwood, which will feature the restaurant group’s signature wood-fired pizza, is slated to open during the fourth quarter. The restaurant will occupy the 4,684-square-foot, ground-floor retail space and will also feature a 1,000-square-foot outdoor patio. High Street Residential, the residential subsidiary of Trammell Crow Co., opened The James in March. Greystar is handling leasing and management for the apartment units.