CARSON, CALIF. — Brentwood Originals has leased a 150,000-square-foot warehousing and distribution facility at the Prologis South Bay Distribution Center in Carson. The six-year lease is valued at more than $5.6 million. The space is located at 20642 S. Fordyce Ave. The home lifestyle importer, manufacturer and retail distributor was represented by Steve Calhoun and Dave Drummond of Colliers’ South Bay office. Prologis was represented by CBRE.
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WHEAT RIDGE, COLO. – A 6,512-square-foot, dual-tenant shopping center in Wheat Ridge has sold to a private investment group from Illinois for $2.7 million. The center is located off I-70. It is fully occupied by Starbucks and Pet Club. The buyer was represented by Chad Firsel of Quantum Real Estate Advisors. The seller was a Denver development company.
SAN FRANCISCO – The 338-room Ritz-Carlton San Francisco has sold to Thayer Fund VI for an undisclosed sum. The hotel is located at 600 Stockton Street. Thayer plans to invest up to $17 million into the property within its first 24 months of ownership. The fund worked on behalf of Thayer Lodging Group. This was the fund’s first investment. It is targeted as a $300-million fund. Thayer also owns the nearby J.W. Marriott San Francisco.
MANTECA, CALIF. — Stadium Center Shopping Center, a 421,126-square-foot community shopping center in Manteca, has sold to Excel Trust for $41.1 million. The center is located at the northwest quadrant of State Route 120 and Airport Way just southeast of Stockton. It is currently 96.3 percent leased. Notable tenants include Costco, Kohl’s, Ross Dress for Less, OfficeMax, Old Navy and Jo-Ann Fabrics. Costco and Kohl’s, which occupy about 154,000 square feet and 88,800 square feet, respectively, were not part of the sale. The acquisition did include four graded land parcels that are entitled for an additional 17,600 square feet of leasable space. Lucescu Realty represented the seller, Kitchell Development Company, and secured the buyer in this transaction.
GOODYEAR, ARIZ. – A 14,820-square-foot building in Goodyear that is net leased to Walgreens has sold to an individual/personal trust for $9 million. The property is located at 9800 South Estrella Parkway. It is the first Walgreens store in Arizona to feature the new Wellness Experience prototype. It is the second Walgreens in the country to receive LEED certification. The buyer was represented by Kirk Trammell of Marcus & Millichap’s Palo Alto office. The seller, a limited liability company, was represented by Mark Ruble and Jamie Medress of the firm’s Phoenix office.
SAN FRANCISCO – The 338-room Ritz-Carlton San Francisco has sold to Thayer Fund VI for an undisclosed sum. The hotel is located at 600 Stockton Street. Thayer plans to invest up to $17 million into the property within its first 24 months of ownership. The fund worked on behalf of Thayer Lodging Group. This was the fund’s first investment. It is targeted as a $300-million fund. Thayer also owns the nearby J.W. Marriott San Francisco.
MANTECA, CALIF. — Stadium Center Shopping Center, a 421,126-square-foot community shopping center in Manteca, has sold to Excel Trust for $41.1 million. The center is located at the northwest quadrant of State Route 120 and Airport Way just southeast of Stockton. It is currently 96.3 percent leased. Notable tenants include Costco, Kohl’s, Ross Dress for Less, OfficeMax, Old Navy and Jo-Ann Fabrics. Costco and Kohl’s, which occupy about 154,000 square feet and 88,800 square feet, respectively, were not part of the sale. The acquisition did include four graded land parcels that are entitled for an additional 17,600 square feet of leasable space. Lucescu Realty represented the seller, Kitchell Development Company, and secured the buyer in this transaction.
GOODYEAR, ARIZ. – A 14,820-square-foot building in Goodyear that is net leased to Walgreens has sold to an individual/personal trust for $9 million. The property is located at 9800 South Estrella Parkway. It is the first Walgreens store in Arizona to feature the new Wellness Experience prototype. It is the second Walgreens in the country to receive LEED certification. The buyer was represented by Kirk Trammell of Marcus & Millichap’s Palo Alto office. The seller, a limited liability company, was represented by Mark Ruble and Jamie Medress of the firm’s Phoenix office.
National retailers have slowed their progress into the market now that City Creek and Fashion Place Mall have completed the majority of their renovations. The discount segment continues to expand in infill locations along the Wasatch Front. Ross, TJ Maxx and Marshalls continue to lead the charge in this category, with Rue 21 and Dress Barn as the larger tenants. Rural areas are the new frontier within the State of Utah. Many small communities are riding the wave of the energy boom, from natural gas, oil and wind power. These smaller towns are growing at a rapid pace, and with the influx of expendable income, retailers are flocking to these areas. The challenge that many developers face in these towns, however, is the lower rent numbers that national tenants can afford due to the immediate lack of population within the trade areas. Ross, JoAnn Fabrics, Petco, Sportsman’s Warehouse, Sports Authority, Rue 21 and Dress Barn are the retailers that lead the charge in these areas. The grocery sector continues its movement within the state, with Walmart’s Neighborhood Market, Sprouts and Smith’s being the most active. Smith’s is in the process of remodeling many of its existing locations and is looking …
The San Francisco Bay Area’s major warehouse/distribution and manufacturing hub can be found along the I-880 corridor in the East Bay. This region’s industrial market has enjoyed steady growth with both overall vacancy rates and asking rental rates improving by about 10 percent year-over-year. The overall vacancy rate in the first quarter of 2013 was 10.22 percent — a three-year low — while the asking rental rate was $7.44 per square foot, triple-net, annually. Interestingly, the most significant growth this year came from the market’s largest segment: the warehouse sector. The warehouse market’s vacancy rate dropped by more than 25 percent year-over-year, to just 8.27 percent. In fact, the vacancy rates in all I-880 warehouse submarkets, aside from Newark, now sit at less than 10 percent. Asking rental rates in the warehouse market increased by nearly 8 percent to $4.80 per square foot, triple-net, annually. Several properties were listed during the second quarter of 2013 and therefore not included in these statistics. However, these properties boast asking rates as high as $5.76. Cornish & Carey Commercial Newmark Knight Frank believes these latest trends indicate an imminent spike in asking rates in the warehouse market. Third-party logistics providers, or 3PLs, are …