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.
SANTA CLARA, CALIF. — Irvine Co. Retail Properties has added seven new tenants to Santa Clara Square Marketplace, a 125,000-square-foot shopping center located in Silicon Valley. New additions include Sur La Table, Lula’s Chocolates, Specialty’s Café & Bakery, Opa!, CorePower Yoga, Books Inc. and COMEBUY Drinks. Sur La Table and Lula’s Chocolates are set to open this summer, with the rest of the new retailers opening later this year. The shopping center is located within the 100-acre, master-planned community of Santa Clara Square.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Jimmy’s Egg Franchise Systems has signed six area development agreements for 52 new restaurants to be built in Kansas, Arkansas, Texas, New Mexico, Nebraska and Iowa. This development activity will bring Jimmy’s Egg into three new states: Arkansas, New Mexico and Iowa. Jimmy’s Egg was founded by Loc Le and opened in Oklahoma City in 1980. The chain currently includes 51 locations, prior to this new expansion.