SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — AMCAL Equities LLC has closed financing for and broken ground on The Crossings, a 750-bed student housing community located near the California State University, Sacramento campus. The $75 million community is being built within the Sacramento Center for Innovation, an area that has been designated by the city to foster the exchange of technical knowledge and expertise between students, faculty, innovative businesses and technology companies. The project will include an 11,000-square-foot Center for Innovation, to be used by students and faculty. Community amenities will include fully furnished units, a 14,800-square-foot clubhouse with an outdoor basketball court and a resort-style swimming pool. The developers received $22.5 million in funding from Anchor Real Estate Capital, and a $50 million construction loan from JPMorgan Chase. Humphreys & Partners Architects LP designed the project, and AMCAL General Contractors Inc. will oversee construction. Asset Campus Housing will manage the property upon completion. The project is scheduled for delivery in August 2018.
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LAS VEGAS — A joint venture between TH Real Estate and Fairbourne Partners has acquired Town Square, a 1.1 million-square-foot lifestyle center comprised of 26 buildings in Las Vegas. The property is 90 percent occupied by tenants including Apple, Whole Foods Market, H&M, Victoria’s Secret, Saks Off 5th and The Container Store. Solar City, a company led by Elon Musk, also leases approximately 113,000 square feet of office space at the property. TH Real Estate will be the majority holder, taking an 85 percent stake in the property.
CASA GRANDE, ARIZ. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $2 million sale of a 7,441-square-foot Olive Garden located in Casa Grande. Jamie Medress, Mark Ruble and Chris Lind of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, an undisclosed limited liability company, in the transaction. The buyer was undisclosed.
SAN FRANCISCO — Andi Owen, global brand president of Banana Republic, will leave Gap Inc. in late February. While a search is underway for Banana Republic’s next president, Gap Inc. CEO Art Peck will directly oversee the brand. Since joining Gap Inc. in 1991, Owen has held a variety of leadership roles at the company, including executive vice president and general manager for Gap Global Outlet and senior vice president and general manager for Banana Republic Factory Stores. San Francisco-based Gap Inc. oversees the Gap, Banana Republic, Old Navy, Athleta and Intermix brands. Gap Inc. has approximately 3,300 company-operated stores, 450 franchise stores and e-commerce sites.
SAN FRANCISCO — The Gymboree Corporation’s current CEO, Mark Breitbard, will assume the role of chairman of the board of directors, effective Feb. 1, 2017, and will step down as chief executive officer once a successor has been appointed. The board of directors will initiate a search to identify a CEO to lead the San Francisco-based company. As of Oct. 29, 2016, The Gymboree Corporation operated a total of 1,300 children’s apparel stores: 591 Gymboree stores (541 in the United States, 49 in Canada and one in Puerto Rico); 174 Gymboree Outlet stores (173 in the United States and one in Puerto Rico); 150 Janie and Jack shops (149 in the United States and one in Puerto Rico); and 385 Crazy 8 stores in the United States.
SAN RAFAEL, CALIF., AND BURLINGTON, WASH. — Macerich has completed the disposition of two retail centers in California and Washington. Merlone Geier Partners acquired the properties — Northgate Mall in San Rafael and Cascade Mall in Burlington — for $170 million. The transaction resulted in net proceeds to Macerich of approximately $100 million after the repayment of a floating-rate note on Northgate Mall.
FORT COLLINS, COLO. — A joint venture between H. Katz Capital Group and Coastal Ridge Real Estate has acquired Aspen Heights Fort Collins, a 712-bed community located near Colorado State University in Fort Collins. The price was not disclosed. Coastal Ridge has taken over management of the property, and is in the process of re-branding the community as The Outpost. The development offers two-, three-, four- and five-bedroom apartment-style units and cottages, with private bathrooms and guest half-baths, washers and dryers, and walk-in closets. Community amenities include a 24-hour fitness center, yoga studio, resort-style pool, hot tub, outdoor grills, a clubhouse, computer lab, sand volleyball court, movie theater, study lounge, tanning beds and a private shuttle. The property was sold by TSB Realty. TSB Capital Advisors assisted the joint venture in procuring a senior loan through Walker Dunlop and Freddie Mac.
WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIF. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a mixed-use development site located at 431 N. La Cienega Blvd. in West Hollywood. A group of local and national developers acquired the 32,574-square-foot site for $21.2 million. At the time of sale, the property was occupied by Royal Car Wash and other local retailers. The property also features multifamily units. Brandon Michaels and Lonnie McDermott of Marcus & Millichap represented the undisclosed seller and procured the buyer in the transaction.
LOS ANGELES — CBRE has arranged the sale of Silver Lake Collection, a 10,497-square-foot retail property located at 3701-3713 W. Sunset Blvd. and 1601 Griffith Park Blvd. in the Silver Lake section of Los Angeles. 9 Mile Investments sold the property to a subsidiary of Strategic Realty Trust Inc. for $13.3 million. At the time of sale, the property was fully occupied by three restaurant and beverage tenants. Philip Voorhees, Todd Goodman, Preston Fetrow, Kirk Brummer, Megan Wood, Matt Burson, Jimmy Slusher and John Read of CBRE represented the seller and buyer in the deal.
VISTA, CALIF. — Lee & Associates has arranged the lease of 5,700 square feet of retail space at 3186 Vista Way in Vista. 5.11 Tactical, a supplier of tactical apparel and gear, will occupy the space, which was formerly occupied by Hooters. The lease is valued at $1.4 million. Randall Dalby, Rusty Williams and Chris Roth of Lee & Associates – North San Diego County represented the landlord, 3186 Vista Way LP, while James Arthur of CBC Advisors represented the tenant in the deal.