LAWNDALE, CALIF. — Beta Agency has arranged the sale of Lawndale Plaza, a shopping center in Lawndale. A San Pedro-based private shopping center owner sold the asset to a Los Angeles-based entity for $14 million. Lawndale Plaza features a Smart & Final store and a multi-tenant retail building, occupied by Subway, Wingstop, Panda Express, Daily Nails & Spa and Wells Fargo. At the time of sale, the property was 100 percent occupied. Richard Rizika and Vanessa Zhang of Beta Agency represented the seller, while Adam Friedlander of Beta Agency and Moon Lim of JLL represented the buyer in the deal.
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Guthrie Development Buys Pacific Tustin Commercenter Business Park in California for $19.7M
by Amy Works
TUSTIN, CALIF. — Guthrie Development Co. has acquired Pacific Tustin Commercenter, a Class A, multi-tenant, retail/industrial business park in Tustin. In this transaction, Guthrie purchased the buildings and land from two different sellers for $19.7 million, then combined the assets into one business park. The retail and industrial property offers 69,930 square feet of space. Pacific Tustin Commercenter features two multi-tenant industrial buildings and a restaurant, Citrus Café. The industrial buildings are currently 100 percent occupied under long-term leases. The asset is located at 1421, 1451 and 1481 Edinger Ave. in Tustin. Chuck Wilson, Brian Chastain and Clyde Stauff of Colliers International represented Guthrie Development in the transactions.
Gantry Arranges $16.7M Refinancing for Grocery-Anchored Retail Center in El Dorado, California
by Amy Works
EL DORADO, CALIF. — Gantry has secured a $16.7 million permanent loan for the refinancing of Market Place at Town Center in El Dorado. Situated at the intersection of Highway 50 and Latrobe Road, Market Place at Town Center features 134,600 square feet of retail space. Current tenants include Nugget Markets grocers and a wide range of retail, restaurant, convenience, beauty and professional services tenants. Robert Slate and Andrew Ferguson of Gantry’s San Francisco office secured the 10-year, fixed-rate, nonrecourse loan through a regional bank lender for the borrower, a private real estate investor.
EVERETT, WASH. — CBRE has arranged the sale of Greentree Plaza, a shopping center located at 305-505 SE Everett Mall Way in Everett. ACF Property Management sold the retail center to Transnational Management for $23.7 million. Built between 1998 and 2004, Greentree Plaza offers 83,035 square feet of retail space. At the time of sale, the property was 96 percent leased to 18 tenants, including Chipotle, Starbucks Coffee, Sportsman’s Warehouse, Jamba Juice, Visionworks, Bank of America, Subway and Supercuts. The plaza shares a parking lot with a Target store, which was not included in the sale. Dino Christophilis and Daniel Tibeau of CBRE’s National Retail Partners represented the seller in the deal.
SAN DIEGO — Commercial Asset Advisors has arranged the sale of a retail property located at 1139-1143 6th Ave. in downtown San Diego. Aura Olive and Luis Lopez sold the asset to Anthem Real Estate Ventures for $2.5 million. Two restaurants and a convenience store occupy the 4,850-square-foot building on long-term leases. Gino Kalasho and Austin Fellows of Commercial Asset Advisors represented the seller in the deal.
ILLINOIS — Four Corners Property Trust (FCPT) has purchased a portfolio of four retail properties occupied by Buffalo Wild Wings in Illinois for $14.3 million. The restaurant has roughly nine years remaining on the leases. The sales price represents a cap rate of 7.3 percent. The seller and specific locations of the properties were not provided. Mill Valley, Calif.-based FCPT is a retail and restaurant REIT with a portfolio of 982 properties across 47 states.
WARREN, MICH. — Green Lantern Pizza has leased 1,400 square feet at Village Plaza in Warren, a northern suburb of Detroit. The Warren restaurant marks Green Lantern Pizza’s 10th location in the state. Michael Murphy, Bill McLeod and Haley Kelly of Gerdom Realty & Investment represented the landlord, Shango Enterprise Group. Located at the northwest corner of 13 Mile and Mound roads, Village Plaza spans roughly 100,000 square feet. Green Lantern Pizza has operated in metro Detroit since 1955.
So much has been made about the future of retail in the United States. Is it dead? Is it back? How has it evolved? No doubt, retail was the sector most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, and that is also true here in Washington, D.C. If you look at regional data, it appears to be rebounding nicely. The overall market currently boasts a near record-low vacancy rate at just 5.1 percent, according to CoStar Group. Tighter market conditions have helped landlords restore pricing power throughout the District, and asking rents and rent growth have surpassed pre-pandemic highs. When we measure by net absorption, retail demand in the region in 2022 is on pace to reach its highest level since 2016. But numbers don’t tell the whole story as the retail sector’s recovery in D.C.’s downtown market post COVID differs greatly from all of the metropolitan area’s other submarkets in a scenario that can only be described as a tale of two markets. Downtown D.C. So, what’s driving downtown retail these days? Simply, it’s the office market. Retail’s post-pandemic recovery is almost entirely dependent on office workers, and there is no more significant factor at play for its success than corporation’s …
Marcus & Millichap Arranges $2.5M Sale of Buffalo Wild Wings-Occupied Property in Castle Rock, Colorado
by Amy Works
CASTLE ROCK, COLO. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a restaurant building located at 4995 Factory Shops Blvd. in Castle Rock. Niki Castle Rock LLC sold the asset to an undisclosed buyer in a 1031 exchange for $2.5 million, or $399.46 per square foot. Buffalo Wild Wings occupies the property and offers a bar, indoor/outdoor space and VIP spaces. Drew Isaac and Ian Hicks of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller in the deal.
PETERSBURG, VA. — Cordish Cos. has announced plans for a $1.4 billion mixed-use project located in Petersburg, roughly 24 miles south of Richmond. Upon completion, the development, dubbed Live! Gaming & Entertainment District, will comprise 4 million square feet, including 600,000 square feet of retail, dining and entertainment space. The property will also include 1,300 residential units, 500 hotel rooms and office space. Built in phases, the project’s first phase will consist of the Live! Casino & Hotel Virginia, pending legislative approval. Plans for the 670,000-square-foot first phase include a 200-room hotel with 20 suites, an events center, 2,000 gambling slots, 60 live-action table games, food-and-beverage options and a sportsbook.