Western

Soma Capital, CenterSquare Buy the LAB Office Building Near Denver

by Nellie Day August 26, 2015

DENVER — A partnership between Soma Capital Partners (SCP) and CenterSquare Investment Management has purchased the LAB, a 78,639-square-foot office building in the Denver submarket of Platte Valley, for an undisclosed sum. The newly constructed building is located at 2420 17th St. WeWork Companies, an international co-working platform, has pre-leased about 65 percent of the property. It will occupy the space by year-end. CBRE serves as the leasing agent for the second floor of the office building. Urban Legend is marketing the 3,000-square-foot, ground-floor retail space to prospective food and beverage tenants. JR Bitzer of Lee & Associates Denver represented SCP in this transaction. The seller was the building’s developer, a partnership between Brue Capital and Confluent Development.

August 26, 2015

California Retail Western

Eight Stores to Open at Danville Hotel Redevelopment

by Nellie Day August 26, 2015

DANVILLE, CALIF. —Eight stores are set to open at a mixed-use redevelopment of the historic Danville Hotel in downtown Danville, a project by joint developers Castle Cos. and Nearon Enterprises. Retail tenants will receive space in late August through September. New openings will include a 1,200-square-foot Papyrus; a 2,000-square-foot Heavenly Couture; a 1,100-square-foot Sole Desire Shoes; a 1,000-square-foot Look + See Luxury Optical; a 400-square-foot BoBen Designs jeweler; a 3,700-square-foot Danville Brewing Co.; a 2,800-square-foot Pizza Antica; and a 1,600-square-foot Basque Boulangerie Café. Adria Giacomelli and Gary Riele of Newmark Cornish & Carey led the leasing efforts.

August 26, 2015

California Office Western

Tony Morales to Head Up JLL’s LA-Area Brokerage Houses

by Nellie Day August 26, 2015

LOS ANGELES — JLL has named Tony Morales as brokerage lead in the Los Angeles region. This area contains about 80 brokers across six offices. Morales’ expanded role will allow him to set the strategic direction for the Los Angeles-area brokerage business and oversee these offices. Morales, a 25-year commercial real estate veteran, will also continue in his role as JLL Los Angeles’ managing director, where he specializes in office properties. Prior to JLL, Morales worked with several high-profile companies, including Yahoo!, DIRECTV, Boston Consulting Group, Electronic Arts, William Morris Endeavor and Morrison & Foerster.

August 26, 2015

Retail Washington Western

Corner Bakery Café to Open at Heritage Square in Seattle

by Nellie Day August 26, 2015

SEATTLE — Retail Properties of America Inc. has signed a lease with Corner Bakery Café to open a 4,200-square-foot restaurant at Heritage Square in the Seattle Metropolitan Statistical Area. This restaurant, set to open in spring 2016, will be the first Corner Bakery location in Washington.

August 26, 2015

California Retail Western

DTZ Arranges $32.5M Sale of Jackson Square in California

by Nellie Day August 25, 2015

HAYWARD, CALIF. — DTZ has arranged the $32.5 million sale of Jackson Square, a 114,220-square-foot retail center located in Hayward in the San Francisco Bay area. ROIC California LLC, a subsidiary of Retail Opportunity Investments Corp., acquired the center. Dan Wald, Eric Kathrein and Justin Sharp of DTZ represented the seller, Terramar Retail Centers LLC, in the transaction. Safeway, CVS/pharmacy and 24 Hour Fitness anchor the center, with a tenant roster including Starbucks Coffee, Chase Bank, Round Table Pizza and Patelco Credit Union.

August 25, 2015

California Retail Western

La Costa Towne Center to Undergo $15M Renovation and Renaming

by Nellie Day August 25, 2015

CARLSBAD, CALIF. — Linwood Ventures’ La Costa Towne Center, a 123,000-square-foot shopping center located in Carlsbad, is undergoing a $15 million renovation and will be renamed The Beacon La Costa. Beginning in fall, changes will include a complete renovation of the anchor building, façade enhancements and upgrades to the project’s parking and common areas including new parklets and outdoor dining terraces. Equinox will occupy the 31,000-square-foot anchor space once occupied by Vons grocery store.

August 25, 2015

California Retail Western

Sycamore Terrace Shopping Center in San Diego Changes Hands

by Nellie Day August 25, 2015

SAN DIEGO — U.S. Property Trust has acquired Sycamore Terrace, a 10,578-square-foot shopping center in the San Diego submarket of Vista, for an undisclosed sum. The center is located at 320 Sycamore Ave. It is anchored by Target. Other notable tenants at Sycamore Terrace include Panda Express, Sprint, Pacific Dental and the U.S. Army, among others. CBRE brokered the sale.

August 25, 2015

Nevada Retail Western

DTZ Arranges $19.7 Million Sale of Cheyenne Point in Las Vegas

by Nellie Day August 25, 2015

LAS VEGAS — DTZ has arranged the $19.7 million sale of Cheyenne Point Shopping Center, a 93,901-square-foot center located in Las Vegas. Ryan Schubert and Michael Hackett of DTZ represented the seller, an entity formed by Sarofim Realty Advisors, in the transaction. Calabasas, Calif.-based Medford Capital LLC acquired the property. Tenants at the center include anchor Mariana’s Supermarket, Dollar Tree, Gen X Clothing, Rainbow, CiCi’s Pizza, T-Mobile, Taco Bell and Subway.

August 25, 2015

California Retail Western

Marcus & Millichap Arranges $14.8M Sale of National City Plaza

by Nellie Day August 25, 2015

NATIONAL CITY, CALIF. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $14.87 million sale of National City Plaza, an 84,230-square-foot, grocery-anchored center located in National City just south of San Diego. Matt LoPiccolo of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction. Tenants include Diego Valley Public Charter, Dollar Tree and Wrigley’s Supermarket.

August 25, 2015

Arizona Industrial Market Reports Western Western Market Reports

Phoenix’s Industrial Market Offers Opportunity

by Nellie Day August 25, 2015

Owners, investors and developers are bullish about the Phoenix industrial market – and for good reason. We occupy one of the most strategic supply chain locations in the West – a sweet spot between West Coast ports, manufacturing in Mexico, and alongside truck and rail routes leading product into the heart of the nation. Add to this Governor Ducey’s mandate to grow Arizona’s trade volume with Mexico by 20 percent per year – not to mention Mexico itself being on the verge of becoming the world’s largest manufacturer – and you have a Phoenix market entering a new era of long-term growth. This has expanded our already robust industrial construction industry, where design-build is hot and will likely stay that way, thanks to the 8 million square feet to 10 million square feet of industrial requirements seriously considering Arizona for their location solutions. For energy-centric companies with high employee head counts in particular, Arizona offers as much as a 30 percent to 40 percent savings proposition over higher-cost Tier 1 markets. The West Valley has welcomed 10 million square feet of larger build-to-suit corporate projects looking for specialized footprints and visibility along I-10 in the past three years. These include …

August 25, 2015

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