The San Diego retail market has posted five consecutive quarters of positive net absorption with strong activity in power centers and several vacant big box spaces coming off the market. Through the third quarter of 2012, year-to-date gross leasing activity totals more than 1.8 million square feet with about 330,000 square feet of positive net absorption. So far, we have already surpassed the 2011 gross leasing total of about 1.4 million square feet. The steady leasing activity and positive net absorption dropped the direct vacancy rate from 7.4 percent at the beginning of the first quarter 2012 to 6.9 percent at the end of the third quarter. The current overall vacancy rate, including sublease space, is 7.2 percent. Vacant big box spaces are attracting tenants from national credit retailers to specialty markets. Dick’s Sporting Goods recently opened a 46,019-square-foot location in a redevelopment of a former Mervyn’s site in the Sports Arena submarket. Meanwhile, Zion Market, a Korean-focused grocery and specialty store, subleased a vacant 94,000-square-foot Sears Essentials building in Kearny Mesa. In addition to tenants taking big box spaces, several high-end fashion retailers are entering the San Diego market or opening new stores. Kate Spade New York opened its …
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PORTLAND, ORE. — A partnership between Wood Partners and Hoyt Street Properties will buid a new $80 million, high-rise residential tower in downtown Portland's Pearl District. The 250-unit, 21-story tower is tentatively scheduled to begin construction in fall 2013. Boora Architects is designing the tower, which will be built by a third-party general contractor.
DENVER — The 420-unit Advenir@Stapleton has sold to Advenir for $49.1 million. The community, formerly called Aero Flats at Stapleton, is located in the Denver submarket of Stapleton. Doug Andrews and Jeff Hawks of ARA represented the seller, Carmel Partners, while Advenir was represented in-house in the transaction.
CYPRESS, CALIF. — A 285,000-square-foot office/R&D building in Cypress has received $27 million in permanent financing. The non-recourse debt features an interest rate in the low 4 percent range and a 20-year term. The borrower, a privately held entity, used the funds to refinance the existing principal balance, as well as generate capital for its commercial real estate portfolio. Kevin Burkhalter of Johnson Capital's Los Angeles office arranged the loan.
ONTARIO, CALIF. — The Colony, a 160-unit apartment complex in Ontario, has sold to JH Real Estate Partners for $22.1 million. The Class A community is located within downtown Ontario's revitalization district. Joe Leon, Javier Rivera, Darcy Miramontes and Zach Rivas of Jones Lang LaSalle's capital markets team executed the sale. “[We were able to] locate a buyer who understood that this was an opportunity to acquire a Class A, newly constructed property at the beginning of the real estate cycle,” Leon says.
LOS ANGELES — Westwood Center, a 34,136-square-foot shopping center in Los Angeles, has received $5.5 million in financing. The center is located at 2180 Westwood Blvd. It is fully occupied by tenants such as Subway, Fast Frame, Beauty Supplies and MB Nails. The seven-year loan, which was used to refinance existing debt, carries a 5 percent fixed interest rate. HFF’s James Fowler arranged the loan for Westwood Center LLC.
PORTLAND, ORE. — A partnership between Wood Partners and Hoyt Street Properties will buid a new $80 million, high-rise residential tower in downtown Portland's Pearl District. The 250-unit, 21-story tower is tentatively scheduled to begin construction in fall 2013. Boora Architects is designing the tower, which will be built by a third-party general contractor.
DENVER — The 420-unit Advenir@Stapleton has sold to Advenir for $49.1 million. The community, formerly called Aero Flats at Stapleton, is located in the Denver submarket of Stapleton. Doug Andrews and Jeff Hawks of ARA represented the seller, Carmel Partners, while Advenir was represented in-house in the transaction.
CYPRESS, CALIF. — A 285,000-square-foot office/R&D building in Cypress has received $27 million in permanent financing. The non-recourse debt features an interest rate in the low 4 percent range and a 20-year term. The borrower, a privately held entity, used the funds to refinance the existing principal balance, as well as generate capital for its commercial real estate portfolio. Kevin Burkhalter of Johnson Capital's Los Angeles office arranged the loan.
ONTARIO, CALIF. — The Colony, a 160-unit apartment complex in Ontario, has sold to JH Real Estate Partners for $22.1 million. The Class A community is located within downtown Ontario's revitalization district. Joe Leon, Javier Rivera, Darcy Miramontes and Zach Rivas of Jones Lang LaSalle's capital markets team executed the sale. “[We were able to] locate a buyer who understood that this was an opportunity to acquire a Class A, newly constructed property at the beginning of the real estate cycle,” Leon says.