ANTIOCH, CALIF. — SRS Real Estate Partners has brokered the sale of The Crossings, a retail center located at the corner of Hillcrest Avenue and Deer Valley Road in Antioch, for an undisclosed price. A limited partnership managed by Beverly Hills-based CNA Enterprises sold the property to a partnership controlled by Campbell-based JK Properties. Safeway and Rite Aid anchor the 125,000-square-foot property. Michael Federle of SRS represented the seller, while Mark Thomas, also of SRS, represented the buyer in the deal.
SEATTLE — Mirae Asset Global Investments has acquired the Amazon Phase VIII building in Seattle for $246.8 million. Vulcan Real Estate sold the 12-story, 317,804-square-foot office building. The building, constructed in 2015, includes 5,297 square feet of ground-floor retail space and serves as Amazon’s headquarters. The property, located at 325 9th Ave. N. in the South Lake Union neighborhood, is LEED Gold certified and features 443 parking spaces. Mirae Asset Global Investments is an international investor based in Seoul, South Korea. Kevin Shannon, Ken White and Michael Moll of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank (NGKF) brokered the transaction. David Milestone and Brett Green of NGKF arranged financing for Mirae Asset Global Investments. “Global capital is increasingly recognizing the unique opportunity offered by South Lake Union and the Puget Sound region,” says Shannon, president of NGKF Capital Markets. “Seattle, San Francisco and Los Angeles sales activity in the CBDs has been dominated by foreign buyers in 2016 and this is yet another example of this.” Amazon has approximately 15 years remaining on its lease. — Christina Cannon
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — Hyatt Hotels Corp. has purchased the 119-room Royal Palms Resort and Spa in Scottsdale for $88.2 million. The hotel is located at 5200 E. Camelback Road. The hotel will continue to operate as the Royal Palms, though it will become affiliated with the Unbound Collection by Hyatt. It first opened in 1929 as the home of wealthy New York financier Delos Willard Cooke. Hodges Ward Elliott represented the seller, Lowe Enterprises Investors, in this transaction.
LOS ANGELES — US OCG Inc., a subsidiary of China-based Esong Group, has purchased the 405-room Holiday Inn near Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) for $52 million. The hotel is located at 9901 S. La Cienega Blvd. The Holiday Inn was built in 1973 and renovated in 2008. It has maintained an occupancy rate of more than 90 percent in 2016, according to Infinity Realty Advisors, which represented the buyer. LAX is currently undergoing an $8 billion modernization. This is the subsidiary’s first U.S.-based hotel acquisition. The seller was the CIM Group. Eddy Chao, Karin Chao and Richard Alter represented the buyer.
PHOENIX — Walmart has broken ground on a 148,000-square-foot Walmart Supercenter located at Metrocenter Mall in Phoenix. The new Supercenter will feature a full-service pharmacy and a complete line of groceries, including organic selections, fresh dairy and meat departments. Walmart will construct the supercenter with LED lighting, high-efficiency HVAC units and drought-tolerant landscaping, irrigated with a low-flow and drip water system. The Supercenter is scheduled for completion in spring 2017, and will employ an estimated 250 associates. Metrocenter Mall, owned by Carlyle Development Group, opened in 1973.
CHINO, CALIF. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has arranged the $3.2 million sale of a 3,900-square-foot, multi-tenant pad building located at Stater Bros. Plaza in Chino. Starbucks Coffee anchors the property, which is located at 7055 Schaefer Ave. The site contained one vacant unit at the time of sale. Ed Hanley and Bill Asher represented the seller, Euclid Pad II LLC, and Michelle Chen of RE/MAX Premier Properties represented the buyer, a Southern California-based private investor, in the transaction.
ARROYO GRANDE, CALIF. — PAQ Inc. has acquired a 63,737-square-foot vacant building located in Five Cities Center, a 467,000-square-foot power center located in the California Central Coast community of Arroyo Grande, with the intention of opening a new Food 4 Less location. Haggen Food & Pharmacy Store formerly occupied the building. Nick Foster and Jonathan Metcalf of HFF represented the seller, Haggen Property Holdings LLC, in the transaction. Tenants at Five Cities Center include Walmart, Trader Joe’s, Regal Cinemas and Pier 1 Imports.
ISSAQUAH, WASH. — Regency Centers Corp. has acquired Klahanie Shopping Center, a grocery-anchored shopping center located in the Seattle suburb of Issaquah, for $36 million. A 40,000-square-foot Quality Food Centers (QFC) anchors the property. Tenants at the center include Starbucks Coffee, Great Clips, Wells Fargo and Subway.
FULLERTON, CALIF. — The Richman Group of California Development Company has completed construction of Ventana, a 95-unit affordable seniors housing community in Fullerton. The six-story, 130,000-square-foot midrise building on 0.6 acres features 3,200 square feet of retail space and a subterranean parking garage. The community is already fully leased. Richman Property Services will operate and handle leasing for Ventana. Irwin Partners of Costa Mesa was the architecture firm and Cannon Constructors of San Diego was the general contractor. City of Fullerton Housing Bonds, tax credit funds and Bank of America all provided financing for the project. Founded in 1987, The Richman Group is a residential real estate investment, development and asset management firm based in Connecticut. The California branch is based in La Jolla.
CASA GRANDE, ARIZ. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $3.4 million sale of a 3,616-square-foot, net-leased property occupied by Raising Cane’s in Casa Grande. Jamie Medress and Mark Ruble of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, an undisclosed developer, and secured and represented the buyer, an undisclosed limited liability company, in the transaction.