COMMERCE, CARDIFF AND SANTEE, CALIF. — Calbay Development has purchased three value-add retail properties in California for a total of $8.5 million. In the first transaction, Calbay acquired a site in Commerce in a short-term, off-market, sale-leaseback transaction for $2.5 million. Calbay plans to construct a new Starbucks drive-thru café on the site in 2023. The second property is a corporate-owned Jack in the Box drive-thru in Cardiff, which Calbay acquired for $2.5 million. Reg Kobzi, Michael Peterson, Natasha Edwards and Brianna Bowers of CBRE and Mike Clark of Main & Main brokered the transaction. The property was sold as a short-term sale-leaseback with Jack in the Box corporate. Calbay plans to redevelop the property into a new restaurant in 2023. In the third transaction, Calbay acquired a value-add strip center, with option to purchase a corner lot of excess land, located on a signalized intersection in Santee for $3.5 million. The site benefits from upside due to short-term leases, strong traffic, major adjacent retailers and on/off access to the freeway. Greg Spounias of Highland Partners Corp. brokered the transaction. Calbay secured financing through MidFirst Bank for all three sites and intends to redevelop each property with national brand retailers …
NASHVILLE, TENN. — Doster Construction Co. has completed Novel Edgehill, a five-story mixed-use apartment community situated just south of Nashville’s Gulch district. Charlotte-based Crescent Communities and locally based Pearl Street Partners co-developed the 270-unit community, which features a five-level parking garage and rooftop pool. KTGY Architecture designed Novel Edgehill with studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans. The asset also features ground-floor retail space leased to Land of a Thousand Hills Coffee, The Mercantile, Bodyrok gym and Roc and Roe Style Bar. Doster Construction broke ground on the project in 2020. According to the property website, rental rates range from $1,905 to $3,500 per month.
KAPOLEI, HAWAII — Irvine, Calif.-based KZ Companies has broken ground on Ho’omaka Marketplace, a retail development located at the corner of Kapolei Parkway and Kualakai Parkway in Kapolei. Longs Drugs, HELE Gas, Chick-fil-A and 7-Eleven will anchor the 45,737-square-foot shopping center. The property will feature units ranging from 954 square feet to 4,008 square feet, plus a 15,000-square-foot anchor pad. Ho’omaka Marketplace is designed to provide an economic future for native Hawaiians who live in Kapolei, according to KZ Companies All money generated through the ground lease proceeds will benefit Kapolei Community Development Corp. (KCDC), a nonprofit that serves Hawaiian homestead areas. KCDC will use the proceeds to support facilities, scholarships, education, childcare, emergency services and job creation for native Hawaiian families. The marketplace is minutes away from University of Hawaii West Oahu, Ka Makana Ali’I and Ho’opili, an 11,750-residence master-planned community. The retail center is also across the street from Ka Makana Alii, a 1.4 million-square-foot regional mall. The development team includes KZ Companies, KCDC and the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands. Architects Hawaii Limited and Wilson Okamoto are designing the project, which is slated for completion by summer 2023.
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Silver Creek Receives Funding for Mixed-Use Redevelopment of 8850 Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood
WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIF. — Silver Creek Development has received funding for the redevelopment of 8850 Sunset Boulevard, which is located on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood. Cottonwood Group provided a $62 million loan for the project. Currently a retail strip center and home to the legendary Viper Room music venue, the property is going through re-entitlement and will be transformed into a mixed-use project. Plans call for a redesigned music venue and recording studio, multiple eateries, retail spaces, a five-star hotel, 26 condominiums and eight income-restricted housing units. Completion is slated for 2023. Residents will have access to an outdoor fitness center, rooftop pool and below-ground parking. The hotel’s rooftop will feature a restaurant and bar with panoramic views from downtown Los Angeles to the Pacific Ocean. Architectural firm Arquitectonica designed the project, which is being built to meet or exceed LEED standards. Silver Creek is a Los Angeles-based real estate developer that focuses on revitalizing underused sites. The firm has developed more than 10 million square feet of mixed-use projects globally. The financing deal was executed as part of Cottonwood’s strategic platform with BCEG International Investment. Headquartered in Los Angeles, Cottonwood is a private real estate investment firm …
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Silver Creek Receives Funding for Mixed-Use Redevelopment of 8850 Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood
WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIF. — Silver Creek Development has received funding for the redevelopment of 8850 Sunset Boulevard, which is located on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood. Cottonwood Group provided a $62 million loan for the project. Currently a retail strip center and home to the legendary Viper Room music venue, the property is going through re-entitlement and will be transformed into a mixed-use project. Plans call for a redesigned music venue and recording studio, multiple eateries, retail spaces, a five-star hotel, 26 condominiums and eight income-restricted housing units. Completion is slated for 2023. Residents will have access to an outdoor fitness center, rooftop pool and below-ground parking. The hotel’s rooftop will feature a restaurant and bar with panoramic views from downtown Los Angeles to the Pacific Ocean. Architectural firm Arquitectonica designed the project, which is being built to meet or exceed LEED standards. Silver Creek is a Los Angeles-based real estate developer that focuses on revitalizing underused sites. The firm has developed more than 10 million square feet of mixed-use projects globally. The financing deal was executed as part of Cottonwood’s strategic platform with BCEG International Investment. Headquartered in Los Angeles, Cottonwood is a private real estate investment firm …
WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. — Tricera Capital has signed new office and retail tenants to join The Press, a mixed-use redevelopment of the former Palm Beach Post campus in West Palm Beach. The project comprises two components: the 120,000-square-foot Shops at the Press and the 136,000-square-foot Workspaces at the Press. The new tenants, which combined will occupy 68,000 square feet, include Salons by JC, interior design firm Calico, health concept Restore Hyper Wellness, Raw Juice, self-storage investor SROA Capital, coworking concept Knotel and mortgage broker Blue Sky Financial. In addition to the new leases, Miami-based Tricera Capital has upsized its loan with Chicago-based Monroe Capital by $19 million to help fund tenant and site improvements. Jason Krane of Ackman-Ziff Real Estate Group arranged the financing on behalf of Tricera Capital.
ATLANTA — Franklin Street has arranged the sale of Parkwood Shops, a 20,397-square-foot retail strip center located at 2014 SE Powers Ferry Road in Atlanta’s Cumberland-Galleria submarket. SITE Centers purchased the center from Ronus Properties for $8.4 million. Bryan Belk and John Tennant of Franklin Street represented the seller in the transaction. CVS/pharmacy anchors the property, which was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants including Boston Market, Jersey Mike’s, Planet Smoothie, Piu Bello Pizzeria, Hikaru Ramen and Personal Touch Cleaners. All tenants have at least four years remaining on their lease terms, according to Franklin Street.
Richards Family Begins Construction on Retail Center at Clearview City Center in Metairie, Louisiana
METAIRIE, LA. — The Richards family has begun construction of The Commons of Clearview City Center, a new 10,476-square-foot retail project in the New Orleans suburb of Metairie. The property will be situated within the 100-acre Clearview City Center, which is a redevelopment of the former Clearview Mall. Set to come on line in March 2023, The Commons will house a 4,000-square-foot restaurant occupied by brunch eatery Ruby Slipper, as well as other concepts that have not yet been announced. The project includes the demolition of the existing structure at 4236 Veterans Blvd. In addition to The Commons, projects underway at Clearview City Center include Target’s renovation of its 160,000-square-foot store; Ochsner Health’s new Super Clinic set to open in October; and The Metro at Clearview, a five-story apartment community set for completion in October 2023. Other uses at Clearview City Center include a new branch of Regions Bank, Bed Bath & Beyond and Walk On’s Sports Bistreaux, among other stores and restaurants. Kirsten Early of SRSA Commercial Real Estate is handling the leasing assignment on behalf of the Richards family, which has owned the site since 1968.
LAS VEGAS — Shopoff Realty Investments and Contour, in partnership with Dream Hotel Group, have broken ground on Dream Las Vegas, a 20-story lifestyle hotel and casino at the south end of the Las Vegas Strip. Designed by DLR Group within interiors by AvroKo, Rockwell Group and DLR Interior, the $550 million development will feature 531 guest rooms, seven experiential dining and nightlife venues, 12,000 square feet of meeting and event space and a 20,000-square-foot casino. Additional amenities will include a third-level resort pool and day club, two bar and lounge concepts on the gaming floor, a lobby bar, craft coffee café and gelateria on the street level, as well as a sporting club, boutique nightclub, signature restaurant and 24-hour diner on the third floor. The hotel portion’s event and meeting space will include a 5,000-square-foot ballroom, 90-seat live entertainment theatre, a fitness center by TechnoGym and onsite parking. Peninsula Pacific Entertainment will operate the casino and gaming components of the property. The property, located at 5051 S. Las Vegas Blvd., is slated for completion in late 2024. McCarthy Building Cos. is the design-build contractor for the project.
PERRIS, CALIF. — An Orange County-based private partnership has completed the disposition of a restaurant property located at 2560 N. Perris Blvd. in Perris. A Riverside County-based local family office acquired the asset for $3.7 million, or $1,706.82 per square foot. KFC occupies the single-tenant, 2,200-square-foot building, which features a drive-thru, on a net-lease basis. The property was built in 2022. Bill Asher and Jeff Lefko of Hanley Investment Group, along with Greg Bedell of Progressive Real Estate Partners, represented the seller, while Howard Rosenthal and Guy Excell of Hemet-based Rosenthal & Excell Commercial Real Estate represented the buyer in the deal.