DENVER — Sierra Pacific Industries has purchased the 52,566-square-foot Crossroads Commerce Park in Denver for an undisclosed sum. The property is located at the northwest corner of 52nd Avenue and Washington Street in unincorporated Adams County. Construction on the facility commenced last summer and was completed this week. Murray & Stafford is the general contractor and Ware Malcomb is the architect. Colorado Business Bank provided financing. The Newmark Grubb Knight Frank team of Mike Wafer, Tim D’Angelo and Mike Wafer Jr. represented the seller, Trammell Crow Co., in this transaction. The team also handled the leasing and marketing for Crossroads.
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LIVERMORE, CALIF. — Exeter Property Group has purchased 13.5 acres of land in East Livermore for $9 million. The property is located at the southeast corner of Greenville Road and I-580. The group plans to build a 260,000-square-foot, Class A distribution facility on the site. The project is scheduled to be ready for occupancy in the fourth quarter of this year.
SEATTLE — Atlas Workbase has opened a new 20,000-square-foot coworking space at the Lumen Building in Seattle’s Queen Anne neighborhood. The space will cater to mature companies, small businesses and executives, meaning managers and consultants rather than the traditional start-up crowd. The space is targeting professional industries like retail banking, insurance and law that seek a professional shared workspace. Atlas Workbase was designed in conjunction with Gensler and OpenSquare. It was created with partners including FedEx Office, Steelcase and Philips Lighting. Atlas previously announced a partnership with FedEx Office. The company has opened an in-house print and ship center inside its Mercer Street facility.
TUCSON, ARIZ. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $4.2 million sale of a 3,616-square-foot Raising Cane’s restaurant in Tucson. The single-tenant property is occupied under a 20-year, triple-net lease to Micatrotto Holdings DBA Raising Cane’s. Micatrotto Restaurant Group backs the lease. Chris Hollenbeck of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Phoenix-based Eisenberg Co. Chris Rodriguez of Pacific Northwest represented the buyer, Leal 2002 Family Trust.
AMCAL Equities Breaks Ground on 750-Bed Student Housing Community Near California State University, Sacramento
by Nellie Day
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.
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.