LOS ANGELES — CalBay Development has acquired the fee interest in a retail property located in the Rowland Heights area of Los Angeles. A private family sold the asset for $3.3 million in an off-market transaction. Situated on two acres, the site is improved with a 20,000-square-foot retail store, which 99c Only occupies on a net-leased basis.
GOODYEAR, ARIZ. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a retail building located at 15578 W. McDowell Road in Goodyear. A limited liability company sold the property to a limited liability company for $4 million. The property includes a 10-year absolute, triple-net corporate lease with 10 percent rental increases every five years. AAA occupies the 8,540-square-foot building, which is situated on 1.1 acres. Mark Ruble, Chris Lind and Jamie Medress of Marcus & Millichap’s Phoenix office represented the seller, while Matt Hager with Intero Commercial represented the buyer in the deal. Alan Laaulainen, also of Marcus & Millichap Phoenix, assisted in procuring the buyer.
SEATTLE — Privately held kitchenware retailer Sur La Table has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The Seattle-based company is set to close 56 of its 121 stores, according to reports by The New York Times, making it the latest retailer to struggle under strain caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Following store closures and bankruptcy proceedings, Sur La Table has entered into a stalking horse agreement — or an initial bid on the assets of a bankrupt company — to affiliates of New York City-based Fortress Investment Group. The private equity firm is working with Los Angeles-based STORY3 Capital Partners, a private equity and debt investor that has previously invested in retailers such as Hot Topic, Nordstrom, Oakley, True Religion and West Marine. Jason Goldberger, CEO of Sur La Table, says the company will focus on its successful stores, online platform and in-person cooking classes post-sale. “This sale process will result in a revitalized Sur La Table, positioned to thrive in a post-COVID-19 retail environment,” says Goldberger. “Sur La Table will have a balance sheet and retail footprint optimized to position the company for a bright future that continues our nearly 50-year tradition of offering high-quality cooking products and experiences …
EL CERRITO, CALIF. — RBL Real Estate has completed the disposition of Del Norte Marketplace, a pharmacy-anchored shopping center located in El Cerrito. Miami-based Jewell Capital acquired the asset, including its existing debt, for $22.5 million. Located at 11511-11565 San Pablo Ave., the 64,270-square-foot retail center recently underwent a multi-year repositioning. Current tenants include Walgreens, Ross Dress for Less, dd’s Discounts and IHOP. Eric Kathrein, Tim Kuruzar, Bryan Ley and Jake Dempsey of JLL Capital Markets represented the seller in the deal.
SACRAMENTO AND GOLD RIVER, CALIF. — Colliers International’s Institutional Capital Markets team has arranged the sale of an eight-building office portfolio near Sacramento. Cook Endeavors acquired the asset from WHAL Properties for $23 million, or $139 per square foot. Totaling 170,000 square feet, the portfolio includes 11341 and 11335 Gold Express Drive, 11249 Gold Country Blvd. and 11211 Gold Country Blvd. in Gold River, as well as 800 Howe Ave., 3604, 3626 and 3620 Fair Oaks Blvd. in Sacramento. Brad Idleman, Andrew Gibson, Bob Gilley, Kevin Moul and Andy Zighelboim of Colliers represented the seller, while Thomas Walcott of Colliers Sacramento represented the buyer in the off-market transaction.
PHOENIX — CapRock Partners has acquired a newly built industrial building located at 4615 W. McDowell Road in Phoenix. The 146,500-square-foot facility can accommodate up to four light manufacturing and distribution tenants. The building offers two 2,000-square-foot speculative office spaces, 32-foot clear heights, 26 dock-high and four grade-level loading doors and a concrete truck court. Additionally, the eight-acre site is equipped with heavy power capacity (3,600 amps, 277/480 volts). Payson MacWilliam and Don MacWilliam of Colliers International represented CapRock in the deal. Terms of the off-market transaction were not released.
RENO, NEV. — Safeway has broken ground for a new grocery store at Damonte Ranch Town Center, located at the corner of Steamboat Parkway and Damonte Ranch Parkway in south Reno. The 62,000-square-foot store will be the grocery store chain’s third location in the Reno-Sparks market. Safeway will join RC Willey and The Home Depot as anchor tenants at the 509,000-square-foot shopping center, which Lewis Retail Centers owns. The retail center is part of the 2,000-acre Damonte Ranch master-planned community, which includes approximately 19,497 households within a three-mile radius of the shopping center.
OCEANSIDE, CALIF. — LPC West, in partnership with an affiliate of Cerberus Capital Management, has acquired a nearly 30-acre development site in Oceanside. Terms of the acquisition were not released. The partnership plans to develop a modern industrial campus on the site, which is located within Ocean Ranch, a 400-acre office and industrial development. “Together with Cerberus, we plan to build highly efficient industrial buildings that will meet the needs of tenants looking for quality industrial space in the San Diego region,” says Scott Moffatt, senior vice president of LPC West’s San Diego office. Ocean Ranch is situated near the Interstate 5 Freeway between Highways 76 and 78, offering easy access to many Southern California regions, including Los Angeles, Riverside, Orange County and San Diego. “With Oceanside’s strategic location, the area has become an attractive region in Southern California for leading companies,” says Tom Wagner, head of North American Real Estate at Cerberus. “This is a great opportunity to develop a best-in-class industrial campus in Oceanside.” LPC West currently owns and manages nearly 1.5 million square feet of commercial property in the San Diego region with an additional 450,000 square feet currently under development.
PHOENIX — Los Angeles-based Cohen Asset Management has purchased an industrial property located in West Phoenix. Kansas City Life Insurance Co. sold the asset for $30.7 million. OnTrac, a logistics company, and LA Specialty Produce Co. occupy the 325,800-square-foot facility, which is located at 7400 W. Buckeye Road. Payson MacWilliam, Don MacWilliam and Chris Reese of Colliers International in Arizona handled the transaction.
TEMECULA, CALIF. — Newport Beach, Calif.-based MIG Real Estate has completed the sale of One Ridgegate, an office building located at 1 Ridgegate Drive in Temecula. An undisclosed buyer acquired the property for $5.2 million. Situated on three acres and built in 2003, One Ridgegate offers 35,258 square feet of office space. At the time of sale, the property was 92 percent leased. CBRE/Lee & Associates represented the seller, while Mike Realty represented the buyer in the deal.