ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Gantry has secured a $10 milion permanent loan to refinance Sunchase, a multifamily property located at 3901 Montgomery Blvd. NE in northeast Albuquerque’s Reindeer neighborhood. Situated on 10.2 acres, the community consists of 15 garden-style residential buildings offering a total of 240 one- and two-bedroom apartments. Community amenities include a swimming pool with spa, clubhouse, business center, playground, covered parking and gated access. Blake Hering and Kristin Lapinskas of Gantry represented the borrower, a private real estate investor group, in the financing. The seven-year, fixed-rate loan was secured from one of Gantry’s correspondent life companies and features full-term interest-only payments. Gantry will service the loan for the lender.
MURRAY, UTAH — Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (NYSE: BBBY), owner of Bed Bath & Beyond, Overstock, buybuy BABY and Kirkland’s, has signed a letter of intent to acquire the equity interests and substantially all assets of F9 Brands Inc., which owns and operates Cabinets To Go, Lumber Liquidators, Gracious Home/Thos. Baker and Southwind Building Products. The purchase price is nearly $150 million, and the transaction is expected to close after the company’s annual shareholder meeting in May. Murray-based Bed Bath & Beyond says this transaction will represent an additional step in building a national, fully integrated home services platform under “Beyond Home Services,” which will include categories such as storage, closets, cabinets, flooring, installation, renovation and distribution. Kitchen cabinets retailer Cabinets To Go operates more than 100 stores/showrooms nationwide. Lumber Liquidators is a specialty retailer of waterproof and hardwood flooring with more than 200 stores. Southwind Building Products supplies flooring and building materials to a network of 4,400 independent retailers and contractors across the country. Last week, Bed Bath & Beyond announced plans to acquire The Container Store for approximately $150 million in a deal that aims to combine the two retail brands. The Container Store maintains more than …
LODI, CALIF. — Visintainer Group has arranged the sales of the multi-tenant retail component of Vintner’s Square Shopping Center in Lodi for a combined $23.2 million in a two-part transaction. The sale was structured in two phases approximately one week apart. Gewekw VIII sold a two-parcel portion, occupied by Panera Bread and F&M Bank, to F&M Bank for $8.3 million. Geweke VIII and Geweke Family Partnership LP sold a larger outparcel portion of the retail center to Lodi Exchange LLC and EP Winter Park LLC for $15 million. Brett Visintainer and John Kourafas of Visintainer Group represented the sellers in the transactions. Anna Winters of Colliers represented F&M Bank and Jeff Lefko of Hanley Investment Group represented Lodi Exchange LLC and EP Winter Park LLC in the acquisitions. The sold portions of Vintner’s Square total approximately 48,356 square feet and were 97 percent occupied at the time of sale.
PHOENIX — On behalf of Merit Partners, Phoenix-based Stevens-Leinweber Construction (SLC) has completed the construction of Merit 27 Buckeye, an industrial infill redevelopment in Phoenix’s 27th Avenue Corridor. The development team transformed a former and vacant Murphy Elementary School District campus into a modern, two-building industrial property totaling 256,813 square feet. The property is situated on 18 acres at the southeast corner of 27th Avenue and Buckeye Road. Merit 27 Buckeye features a 191,227-square-foot Building A at 1515 S. 27th Ave. and a 65,586-square-foot Building B at 2675 W. Buckeye Road. The buildings offers 32- to 36-foot clear heights, 59 total dock-high and eight total drive-in doors, ESFR sprinklers and secure auto and truck parking. Energy-efficient features include LED lighting, R-38 and R-11 insulation, exterior canopies for heat mitigation and clerestory windows to increase natural interior light. Daikin fully occupies Building A, and Mazak, Reliable Garage Doors, Hajoca and Impilo Inc. occupy Building B. The project team included SLC as general contractor, and Butler Design Group served as architect. Jackie Orcutt, John Werstler, Cooper Fratt and Jonathan Teeter of CBRE are handling leasing for Merit 27 Buckeye.
SPOKANE, WASH. — Clarion Partners has acquired The Grand at Spokane, a luxury seniors housing property located in Spokane. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The Grand at Spokane offers 137 independent living, assisted living and memory care units. NexCore Group developed the community in 2024. Stellar Senior Living, the in-place operator, will continue to manage the community on behalf of Clarion, which is a specialty investment manager of Franklin Templeton.
POMONA, CALIF. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has arranged the $4.6 million sale of a newly renovated, single-tenant retail property located in Pomona, roughly 30 miles east of downtown Los Angeles. Bill Asher and Jeff Lefko of Hanley Investment Group represented the seller, Los Angeles-based LA Icon LLC, while Brad Freeman of Freeman & Associates represented the buyer, a private investor also based in Los Angeles. Starbucks Coffee occupies the 1,650-square-foot space on a 15-year, triple-net corporate lease with 10 percent rental increases every five years during the primary term. Originally constructed in 1977, the single-tenant building was converted from an independent fast food restaurant to Starbucks’ newest prototype.
ANAHEIM, CALIF. — Western Realco has purchased a fully entitled, 12.1-acre industrial site on East Vermont Avenue in Anaheim from Rexford Industrial for $40.7 million. The buyer will immediately begin demolition and construction to develop a 256,046-square-foot Class A industrial building. Completion is slated for late 2027. The new industrial building will feature a clear height of 36 feet, 39 dock-high doors, an ESFR sprinkler system, 4,000 amps of power and a fully enclosed truck court. Zach Niles, Louis Tomaselli and Steve Wagner of JLL represented the seller and buyer in the deal. Additionally, JLL was retained to market the new development for lease.
WAIMAE, HAWAII — BH Properties has acquired The Shops at Mauna Lani, an open-air retail center at the entrance of Mauna Lani resort in Waimae. Terms of the transaction were not released. Tommy Bahama Restaurant & Bar, Island Hopper Taproom, Mauna Lani Coffee Co., Hawaiian Island Creations and Woodland Farms are tenants at the 75,000-square-foot property.
WEST VALLEY CITY, UTAH — JLL Capital Markets has secured refinancing for The Opal, an apartment property at 2600 W. 3800 S. in West Valley City. Leon McBroom, Jack Hunsicker and Ellie Savage of JLL arranged the financing for the borrowers, TPG Angelo Gordon and Timberlane Partners. Completed in September 2024, The Opal features 262 studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments. Community amenities include a fitness center overlooking an elevated amenity deck with an outdoor swimming pool and hot tub, pickleball courts and a high-end clubroom. The three- and five-story buildings offer 447 parking spaces across a structured garage and surface lot.
SEATTLE — Kidder Mathews has arranged the sale of John Winthrop Apartments, a multifamily property located at 1020 Seneca St. in Seattle’s First Hill neighborhood. Nordic Partners Investments acquired the asset for an undisclosed price. Built in 1925, John Winthrop Apartments features 79 studio and one-bedroom apartments. Two units have been fully renovated, with the remaining 77 residences offering a value-add opportunity for the buyer. Dylan Smith, Jerrid Anderson and JD Fuller of Kidder Mathews’ Simon | Anderson Multifamily Team represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction.