SAN FRANCISCO — Cushman & Wakefield Senior Housing Capital Markets Group has arranged the $25 million sale of Hayes Valley Senior Living, a 52-unit, two-property assisted living portfolio in San Francisco. The two properties are located across the street from each other at 601 and 624 Laguna Street. 601 Laguna Street was built in the 1880s as a hotel and converted to assisted living in 1997. 624 Laguna Street was purpose-built as an assisted living facility in 2005. The buyer was a San Diego-based private owner-operator and the seller was a local nonprofit owner-operator. Richard Swartz, Jay Wagner and Aaron Rosenzweig led the Cushman & Wakefield team on the transaction.
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. — Schulte Hospitality has purchased the 126-room Hyatt Place in Colorado Springs for an undisclosed sum. The hotel is located at 503 W. Garden of the Gods Road. CBRE Hotels’ Larry Kaplan and Mark Darrington represented the seller, a joint venture between Sage Hospitality and Whitman Peterson, in this transaction.
NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF. — Ready Capital Structured Finance has closed a $10 million loan that will be used to acquire, renovate and stabilize a Class B office building in Newport Beach. The 44,434-square-foot building is located at 4440 Von Karman Ave., within the master-planned Koll Center in the John Wayne Airport submarket. The non-recourse, interest-only loan features a 36-month term with two extension options, flexible pre-payment, and is inclusive of a facility to provide future funding for capital expenditures, interest and reserves.
There are two trends that describe the current state of retail development in Southern Nevada: restaurants are expanding and some junior boxes are closing. Ecommerce competition and the consolidation of retailers nationally has caused junior box tenants to continue to struggle. It is odd to see a new development like the 1.6-million-square-foot Downtown Summerlin open on the affluent west side of the Valley in October 2014, only to see two junior boxes close since then. The Sports Authority shuttered its doors earlier this year, while Golfsmith just announced it would cease operations by the end of 2016. Other retailers in the development are doing very well, but it is an unfortunate sign of the times to see junior anchors close in good retail developments. When analyzing ecommerce vs. bricks and mortar, retailers are paying more attention to the facts listed in the table below. The example compares Amazon to Walmart — both great businesses but differing models. The reason is clear why it is difficult to compete when Amazon is able to produce 165 percent more per employee. This analysis does not include the difference in fixed assets, which only further exaggerates the advantage for Amazon when considering what a …
FLAGSTAFF, ARIZ. — Cypress Equities has acquired Flagstaff Mall, a 388,000-square-foot enclosed regional mall located in Flagstaff for an undisclosed price. JCPenney, Dillard’s and Sears anchor the mall, which is also home to tenants including Bath & Body Works, GameStop, GNC, Victoria’s Secret and Foot Locker. The center was originally developed in 1979, and underwent renovations in 2007. Cypress is currently looking to sell or lease up three undeveloped outparcel pads totaling 18,000 square feet. The company is also considering the redevelopment of inline retail space.
SAN DIEGO — CBRE has arranged the sale of Scripps Mesa Retail Center, located at 9801-9841 Mira Mesa Blvd. in the Scripps Ranch submarket of San Diego. Shah Family Trust acquired the 25,721-square-foot property from Hendricks Commercial Properties for $11 million. The property recently underwent a $1.7 million renovation. At the time of sale, 18 tenants fully occupied the retail center. Reg Kobzi, Joel Wilson and Michael Peterson of CBRE represented the seller and buyer in the deal.
VALENCIA, CALIF. — Trion Properties has repositioned and sold Valencia Town Center Plaza, a retail strip center located at 24510 Town Center Drive in Valencia. A private real estate investor acquired the property for $9.8 million. Trion Properties originally acquired the 26,168-square-foot property in 2013. Joshua Levy and Matthew Dobson of Arbor Realty Capital Advisors represented the seller and buyer in the deal.
SAN DIEGO — Brixton Capital has purchased a retail property, located at 14340 Penasquitos Drive in San Diego. Florida-based HH Property Holdings sold the 55,000-square-foot property for an undisclosed price. The buyer plans to renovate and reposition the former Albertson’s grocery store building, which was most recently occupied by Haggen. Brixton has already entered into a $12 million long-term lease with Floor & Décor for the entire property. Mike Moser of Retail Insite represented the buyer, while HFF represented the seller in the transaction.
SALT LAKE CITY — Maxx Properties has purchased the 412-unit Mission Meadowbrook Apartments in Salt Lake City for an undisclosed sum. The community is located at 820 W. Timbercreek Way. Mark Jensen and Greg Ratliff of Newmark Grubb ACRES represented both the buyer and the seller, Starwood Property Trust, in this transaction.
INGLEWOOD, CALIF. — NewMark Merrill Cos. has completed the first phase of the $15 million redevelopment of Crenshaw Imperial Plaza in Inglewood. The 304,755-square-foot shopping center is located on the southwest corner of Crenshaw Boulevard and Imperial Highway. The first phase includes the remodel of the dd’s Discount and 99¢ Only Stores; converting the ground floor of the office building into retail space; and infrastructure improvements. The second phase will include the remodel of the remainder of the retail center and office building, which will be home to the 15,000-square-foot Mission View Charter School. The second phase is slated for completion by February. The firm has also started on the final phase of redevelopment, which includes the demolition of an obsolete two-story building and the construction of a Planet Fitness and a 14,215-square-foot building that is 100 percent pre-leased. Additionally, NewMark Merrill has secured a $34.4 million senior loan for the recapitalization of the project. PCCP provided the loan, which David Pascale of George Smith Partners arranged.