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MEDFORD, ORE. — Harry & David will operate approximately 20 pop-up stores nationwide this holiday season, in addition to its 46 year-round retail locations. The pop-up stores will open in key market areas across the United States. Harry & David holiday pop-up stores have already begun to open and are expected to close shortly after the holiday season. The specific locations were not disclosed. Headquartered in Southern Oregon, Harry & David owns and operates 20 different orchards spread over 100 square miles, featuring fresh yearly crops of handpicked fruit. The brand also currently operates 46 year-round retail locations across the United States. Harry & David is part of the 1-800-FLOWERS.COM Inc. family of brands.

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MONROVIA, CALIF. — Trader Joe’s, a Monrovia-based chain of neighborhood grocery stores, opened the last of its new locations for 2017. On Oct. 12, stores opened in Allston, Mass.; Kalamazoo, Mich.; and North Brunswick, N.J. Fourteen new locations opened this year, bringing the total number of Trader Joe’s stores to 474. Other new locations include: San Francisco; West Hollywood, Calif.; San Diego; Hoboken, N.J.; Las Vegas; Brooklyn, N.Y.; Somerville, Mass.; Los Angeles; Washington, D.C.; Coralville, Iowa; San Juan Capistrano, Calif.; and Jacksonville, Fla. For the past 10 years, Trader Joe’s has opened an average of 23 stores annually. Plans for 2018 locations are already underway. The first Trader Joe’s store opened in 1967 in the Los Angeles area. Since then, Trader Joe’s has expanded to more than 470 stores in 41 states.

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LOS ANGELES — Northwood Investors has purchased 800 Corporate Pointe, a 245,786-square-foot office building in the Los Angeles submarket of Culver City, for $148 million. The Class A building is situated off Slauson Avenue and Bristol Parkway near State Route 90. The four-story building was developed in 2007. It was 98 percent occupied at the time of sale. The LEED Gold-certified asset houses six tenants within the financial services, media, technology and engineering industries. The acquisition includes an adjacent six-level parking structure. Nearby retail amenities include Westfield Culver City Mall, Runway at Playa Vista and downtown Culver City. “800 Corporate Pointe is one of the two newest and one of the best office buildings in this evolving Culver Pointe park,” says Kevin Shannon, president of NKF’s Capital Markets. “Culver City is drafting off the momentum from Playa Vista and is attracting similar-profile tenants seeking cool environments. The property enjoys a strong tenant roster with attractive returns augmented by its ownership of the parking structure for the adjacent building.” Shannon, along with Ken White, Rob Hannan, Michael Moll and Laura Stumm, represented the seller, Vornado Realty Trust, in this transaction. Northwood, a New York-based real estate investment and management firm, represented …

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SANTA CLARITA, CALIF. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of Canyon Square Plaza, a grocery-anchored shopping center in Santa Clarita. A private high-net worth investor acquired the property for $22.5 million. A 40,751-square-foot Vallarta Supermarkets anchors the retail property. At the time of sale, the 96,927-square-foot shopping center was 96 percent occupied by 29 tenants. Dixie Walker and Charley Simpson of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, a real estate investment trust, in the deal.

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SAN DIEGO — CBRE has arranged the $10.4 million sale of Torrey Highlands Plaza, a 14,042-square-foot retail center in San Diego. Reg Kobzi, Joel Wilson and Michael Peterson of CBRE represented the seller, Paragon affiliate TH Plaza LLC. Tim Mills of CBRE represented the buyer, Santa Monica Property Investors. At the time of sale, Torrey Highlands Plaza was fully leased to 10 tenants.

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LOS ANGELES, SAN DIEGO AND BAKERSFIELD, CALIF. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has completed the sales of three 7-Eleven properties in separate transactions with a combined valued of $9.1 million. In Los Angeles, a private investor acquired a two-tenant retail property, located at 1661 and 1665 S. Robertson Blvd., for $4.4 million. Built in 1977, the 4,722-square-foot property is occupied by 7-Eleven and Launderland Laundry. Jeremy McChesney of Hanley Investment represented the seller, a private investor from Los Angeles, while Michael Irvine of Bulldog Realtors represented the buyer in the 1031 exchange. In the second transaction, a Los Angeles-based family trust purchased a single-tenant 7-Eleven located at 8508 San Carlos Drive in San Diego. A private investor from Los Angeles sold the 2,403-square-foot property, which was built in 1970, for $1.9 million, or $791 per square foot. Allen Park of Packo Investments represented the buyer in the deal. In third deal, McChesney represented the seller, a private investor, in the disposition of a single-tenant 7-Eleven store and gas station located at 5203 Olive Drive in Bakersfield. A private investor form Clovis, Calif., acquired the 3,000-square-foot property for $2.8 million. Sharhan Mheni of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer …

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LOS ANGELES — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a retail property located at 3601 W. Pico Blvd. in Los Angeles. An individual/personal trust acquired the property for $1.8 million. The property features 5,850 square feet of retail space. Steven Schechter of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, an individual/personal trust, in the deal.

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PORTERVILLE, CALIF. — Retail California has arranged three retail leases at Porter’s Crossing Shopping Center, located at the northeast corner of Henderson and Prospect avenues in Porterville, totaling 6,550 square feet. In the first deal, TOGO’S Sandwiches leased 1,400 square feet of space at Porter’s Crossing Shopping Center from Opus-Dean. Nick Frechou of Retail California and Keith Mellor of Pro Equity Real Estate Services brokered the transaction. In the second lease, The Habit Burger Grill inked a deal for 2,650 square feet of space from Opus-Dean. Frechou and Shane Anderson of Commercial Retail Associates arranged the lease. In the final transaction, Blaze Pizza leased 2,500 square feet of retail space from Opus-Dean. Frechou and Josh Sherley of Cushman & Wakefield brokered the deal.

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CORONA DEL MAR, CALIF. — MSM Global Ventures has acquired Corona del Mar Shopping Center, a 33,404-square-foot retail center in the Southern California community of Corona del Mar. The sales price was not disclosed, but the Orange County Register reports the asset sold for $23 million. The historically grocery-anchored property was anchored by discount grocer Smart and Final at the time of sale.

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SANDY, UTAH — Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI) has arranged the sale of Rosegate Sandy, a 159-unit active adult community in the Salt Lake City suburb of Sandy, for $23.8 million. Completed in 2013, the property is restricted to residents over the age of 55. The one-building community has three elevators and access hallways to each unit. Nearby shopping venues include a Walmart Supercenter, Harmons Grocery, Smith’s Food and Drug, and Lowe’s. Other nearby features include the Marv Jenson Recreation Center, Storm Mountain Park and the Henry J. Wheeler Historic Farm. Danny Shin and Brock Zylstra of Marcus & Millichap represented both the seller, a local developer, and the buyer, an out-of-state investor, in the transaction. The price equates to more than $149,000 per unit.

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