SAN DIEGO — Liberty National Corp. has purchased a land site at 1520 and 1532 3rd Ave. in downtown San Diego for the development of a residential property. Terms of the transaction were not released. Liberty acquired the 22,484-square-foot site in December 2023 and plans to build a high-rise multifamily community on the site. The property will also offer a selection of affordable housing options.
WHEAT RIDGE, COLO. — SRS Real Estate Partners has negotiated the sale of a newly developed retail property at 4400 Harlan Court in Wheat Ridge. Cadence Capital sold the asset to a California-based family office for $8.8 million. 7-Eleven occupies the 4,650-square-foot property, which is situated on 1.3 acres. The asset also includes Laredo Taco, 7-Eleven’s new quick-service restaurant concept. The building is an outparcel to Lakeside Center, a 728,000-square-foot retail power center anchored by Walmart Supercenter, Petco, Planet Fitness and Goodwill. Ryan Tomkins of SRS Capital Markets represented the seller in the transaction.
— By Jon-Eric Greene, Colliers — Hawaii has historically been home to many of the nation’s top grossing retail locations (as measured by gross sales), including one of the highest grossing regional malls in Ala Moana Center, and the world-famous retail street, Kalakaua Avenue in Waikiki. However, since COVID shutdowns, Hawaii retailers and shopping centers have struggled to recover. While the tourism and hotel markets have bounced back, an important visitor demographic — the international shopper — has yet to return. Tourism is Hawaii’s No. 1 industry, with almost every dollar circulating through the economy tracing back to visitors. In 2019, Hawaii welcomed a record 10.4 million visitors. However, in 2020, arrivals plummeted to 2.7 million visitors due to the pandemic. The state experienced rebounded visitor numbers in 2021 and 2022 of 6.8 million and 9.2 million visitors respectively and expected to end 2023 with 9.3 million visitors. The visitor profile has changed dramatically, however, impacting many retailers and shopping centers. In 2019, around 3 million visitors were international, with over 50 percent (1.58 million) coming from Japan. In 2022, only 900,000 of Hawaii’s 9.2 million visitors were international, including just 192,500 Japanese. So, while overall visitor counts to Hawaii …
SAN DIEGO — J Street has acquired a fully vacant office building in San Diego, known as Tower 180, in a lender-facilitated, off-market transaction for an undisclosed price. The buyer plans to convert the 25-story building into hospitality and residential use. Brunson Howard and Rick Reeder of Newmark, along with Kevin Shannon, Tony Malk, Chris Benton and Anthony Muhlstein of Newmark’s U.S. capital markets team, represented the undisclosed seller. Located at 124 W. Broadway, the 390,609-square-foot asset primarily offers 10,000-square-foot floor plates. The asset is centrally located with easy access to Civic Center Trolley Station, Light Rail (MTS Station), Santa Fe Train Depot, San Diego International Airport, Interstate 5 and Highway 163.
LAYTON, UTAH — PGIM Real Estate has provided an $18.5 million mezzanine loan to Rockworth Cos. for a mixed-use multifamily and commercial portfolio in Layton, approximately 25 miles north of Salt Lake City. The 6.3-acre site features a newly constructed apartment community and two commercial buildings. The multifamily portion totals 252 units, and the two commercial buildings offer a total of 15,000 square feet of second-story office space and 15,130 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Daniel Kattan of PGIM secured the financing for the borrower.
LANCASTER, CALIF. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has completed the sales of a single-tenant Smart & Final Extra! and a single-tenant property occupied by dd’s Discounts at Antelope Valley Plaza in Lancaster, approximately 65 miles north of Los Angeles. Two individual private 1031 exchange buyers acquired the assets in separate transactions, which totaled $11.4 million. In the first transaction, PacWest Management, in partnership with Evergreen Development Co., sold the single-tenant, 32,200-square-foot property that is occupied by Smart & Final Extra! under a new 15-year corporate lease. The property is located at 2058 W. Avenue J. Sean Cox, Bill Asher, Alexander Moore and Kevin Fryman of Hanley represented the seller in the deal. In the second transaction, a Southern California-based 1031 exchange buyer acquired the 24,000-square-foot property at 2038 W. Avenue J in an all-cash transaction. dd’s Discounts, which occupies the property, has less than three years remaining on the initial lease term. Cox, Asher, Moore and Fryman represented the seller, PacWest Management, in the transaction.
RIVERSIDE, CALIF. — CBRE has arranged the sale of 1180 Central Avenue, a seven-unit apartment property in the Inland Empire city of Riverside. Michael J. O’Neill and Jean A. O’Neill Trust acquired the asset from The Kazanjian Exemption Trust for $2.2 million, or $315,000 per unit. Located on the Canyon Crest area of Riverside, the community features two- and three-bedroom floor plans, five of which are townhouse style with golf course views. Eric Chen and Blake Torgerson of CBRE represented the buyer in the transaction.
DENVER — Newmark has arranged the sale of an industrial property located at 1305 Osage St. in Denver. Osage Studios LLC acquired the asset from GSW Ventures LLC for $2.1 million. Mike Viehmann and Mike Wafer Jr. of Newmark represented the seller, while Gruber Commercial Real Estate represented the buyer in the deal.
MESA, ARIZ. — Alliance Residential has completed the disposition of Broadstone Dobson Ranch, an apartment property situated within the Dobson Ranch master-planned community in Mesa. Weidner Apartments Homes acquired the asset for an undisclosed price. Completed in 2023, Broadstone Dobson Ranch features 288 apartments, with nine-foot and 10-foot ceilings, full-size washers/dryers, walk-in closets and private patios or balconies. Community amenities include a central courtyard, resort-style swimming pool and spa, fitness center, resident clubhouse, attached and detached garages, covered parking and controlled-access entry. Steve Gebing and Cliff David of Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, represented the seller, and procured the buyer in the deal. Brian Eisendrath and Cameron Chalfant of IPA Capital Markets secured acquisition financing for the buyer.
GILBERT, ARIZ. — Phoenix Commercial Advisors has arranged the sale of Chandler Heights Village, a shopping center at the corner of Higley and Chandler Heights Village roads in Gilbert. The asset traded for $19.5 million, or $384 per square foot. Totaling 50,763 square feet, Chandler Heights Village was fully leased at the time of sale. Tenants include Papa John’s, Leslie’s, Edward Jones, Jersey Mike’s Subs and Phoenix Children’s Academy. Danny Gardiner and Chad Tiedeman of Phoenix Commercial Advisors represented the undisclosed seller in the deal.