SANTA ANA, CALIF., AND WARSAW, MO. — BridgeCore has funded a $3.6 million bridge loan to finance the purchase of a to-be-built retail building that 7-Eleven will occupy in Santa Ana. The loan was cross-collateralized with a Taco Bell-occupied asset in Warsaw. The name of the borrower was not released. The loan features a 12-month term with six months of yield maintenance, which will allow the seller of the 7-Eleven property to complete its construction of the build-to-suit on behalf of the borrower and meet its delivery obligations to 7-Eleven.
GOODYEAR, ARIZ. — BJ’s Restaurants Inc. has purchased land to develop a BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse near Civic Square at GSQ, a new city hall, library and community gathering spot in Goodyear. Located on a three-acre site at the northeast corner of North 150th Drive and West McDowell Road, the family-friendly restaurant is slated to open in late 2022. Totaling more than 7,600 square feet, the new BJ’s interior will seat approximately 250 guests, with more seating at the patio and round bar. The restaurant plans to hire approximately 160 team members. BJ’s operates seven breweries in five states and offers 11 beers and ciders on tap.
FORT WAYNE, IND. — Caliber Collision and Starbucks have signed leases to open at Southtown Centre in Fort Wayne. Caliber Collision will open a store at 7851 Southtown Crossing, marking its second location in Fort Wayne. Starbucks will lease a 2,225-square-foot building set to be constructed later this year at 7800 S. Anthony Blvd. Barry Sturges, Neal Bowman and Phil Hagee of Sturges Property Group represented Caliber Collision. Sturges worked with the Fort Wayne Redevelopment Commission and the developer, The Elia Group, on the Starbucks deal.
LENEXA, KAN. — Martin City Pizza and Taproom will open at the Hampton Building within Lenexa City Center in Kansas. The brewery and restaurant, which is slated to open in late spring or early summer, will span more than 6,000 square feet and feature an outdoor patio. Martin City has three other locations in Martin City, Lee’s Summit and Mission Farms. Copaken Brooks owns Lenexa City Center, which will consist of office, retail and residential space upon full buildout. Erin Johnston of Copaken Brooks represented ownership on an internal basis.
HILLSBORO, ORE. — Northbrook, Ill.-based Pine Tree, in partnership with a U.S. state pension fund, has purchased Sunset Esplanade, a neighborhood retail center in Hillsboro, for $65.9 million. Target, Safeway, Ross Dress for Less, Petco and Starbucks Coffee are tenants at the 269,710-square-foot shopping center, which is located along SE Tualatin Valley Highway. Faris Lee Investments brokered the transaction. The name of the seller was not released.
DENVER — Monfort Cos. has completed the sale of 1946 Market Street, a retail building located in Denver’s LoDo neighborhood. Jim Blumenthal, a local real estate investor, acquired the asset for $24 million. Monfort Cos. and Riot Hospitality Group will continue to lease and operate Dierks Bentley’s Whiskey Row, which recently opened in the 22,000-square-foot property following a renovation of the original building, including a 6,000-square-foot addition. Whiskey Row opened in New Year’s Eve.
THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS — Federal American Grill, a concept focused on steaks, seafood and whiskey cocktails, has opened a 7,218-square-foot restaurant in The Woodlands, located about 30 miles north of Houston. The location at Wood Ridge Plaza Shopping Center is the restaurant’s fourth in the Houston area. David Littwitz of Littwitz Investments represented Federal American Grill in the lease negotiations. Katherine Wildman of Wulfe & Co. represented the landlord, and entity doing business as CH Realty VI/R Houston Wood Ridge LP.
ELMHURST, ILL. — Adelphia Properties has arranged the sale of a 14,000-square-foot former restaurant building in Elmhurst, about 20 miles west of Chicago. Arena Sports Bar & Grille formerly occupied the property, located at 630 W. Lake St., for more than 35 years. Simeon Spirrison and George Spirrison of Adelphia represented the seller, the proprietor. A local investor purchased the asset for an undisclosed price.
LOS GATOS, CALIF. — Levin Johnston of Marcus & Millichap and Taycon Real Estate have arranged the sale of El Gato Village Shopping Center, a retail property situated on 3.4 acres in Los Gatos. A family trust sold the asset to a privately held real estate investment and development company for $36 million. Adam Levin of Levin Johnston and Marko Buljan of Taycon Real Estate represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal. Located at 15710 Los Gatos Blvd., the center features 58,519 square feet of retail space. At the time of sale, the property was 97 percent occupied. Current tenants include Nob Hill Foods, Chase Bank, Los Gatos Café Uptown, Una Mas Mexican Grill, PostalAnnex and Baskin-Robbins.
HUNTSVILLE, ALA. — PBR x Lockhart Smokehouse is opening this year at Bridge Street Town Center, a mixed-use development in Huntsville. The dining concept is a partnership between the Professional Bull Riders (PBR) Cowboy Bar, Lockhart Smokehouse and Live! Concepts. Bayer Properties is the developer for the Bridge Street Town Center. PBR Cowboy Bar’s Country-Western experience will be joined with Lockhart Smokehouse’s Texas barbecue in the dining concept. The location at Bridge Street Town Center will be Lockhart Smokehouse’s first location outside of Texas. PBR x Lockhart Smokehouse will take up 8,121 square feet of space. Bridge Street Town Centre features over 50 tenants including Apple, Athleta, H&M and Sephora. The development recently added The Cheesecake Factory and soon will open Main Event. The property is also home to more than 207,000 square feet of Class A office space that is fully leased, as well as a 232-room Westin hotel, 150-room Element by Westin hotel, 244-unit Seleno apartment complex and a 131-room Hyatt Place Hotel.