MARGATE, FLA. — Ocean Bank has provided a $17.2 million loan for the renovation and repositioning of a 188,028-square-foot shopping center in Margate, a town in Broward County. The asset has been renamed Margate Centre and will house retail tenants and two charter schools — West Broward Academy and Ascend Career Academy. The borrower, Alliance XVI LLC, plans to wrap up construction by August in time for the 2016-2017 school year. Juan Carlos Barreto of Ocean Bank originated the loan.
BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — CBRE has arranged the $8.4 million sale of The Shops on Montevallo, a 64,851-square-foot shopping center located near I-20 in Birmingham. Built in 1985 and renovated in 2012, the retail center was 97 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including anchor Planet Fitness. Baltimore-based Continental Realty Corp. purchased the property from local developer Merchants Retail Partners. Craig Taylor of CBRE’s Atlanta office and Cliff Taylor of the firm’s Jacksonville office represented the seller in the transaction.
MURFREESBORO, TENN. — Sterling Organization has signed a lease with Carmike Cinemas to open a new nine-screen, 47,000-square-foot Ovation Cinema Grill at Stones River Mall, a 594,588-square-foot enclosed regional mall located in the Nashville suburb of Murfreesboro. The Ovation Cinema Grill, Carmike’s full-service cinematic dining concept, will feature seat-side food and beverage service and electronic, high-back recliners with reserved seating. The theater will also feature Carmike’s large screen format, BigD. The mall’s food court and retail space currently occupied by Books-A-Million will be demolished to make for the new theater. Books-A-Million will be relocated into space formerly occupied by Hancock Fabrics. Construction is expected to begin in the first quarter of 2017, with the movie theater set to open that fall. Carmike Cinemas currently operates 276 theaters in 41 states nationwide.
BEDFORD, TEXAS — Adam Smith’s Texas Harley-Davidson has opened a new dealership in Bedford. In March 2015, design/build contractor Bob Moore Construction broke ground on the new home for Texas Harley-Davidson, intended to consolidate the company’s operations into one facility and give it room to expand in the future. The new dealership features 71,000 square feet of retail, office and service department space. A large metal awning with black trim spans the front and side of the building, with metal panels and sections of glass curtain wall showcase the motorcycles within. The building is fronted with 100,000 square feet of customer parking and paved motorcycle display space. Behind the building is a driver’s training space to support the safety classes provided by Texas Harley-Davidson. The interior retail space was designed to provide a dynamic blend of old style warehouse and industrial styles. Stained finish concrete accented with wood taken from old wine and whiskey barrels accent the showroom. The walls feature Harley-Davidson artwork along with sections of old brick.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a mixed-use property located at 524 Lorimer St. in Brooklyn. A limited liability company acquired the 3,384-square-foot building for $4 million. The purchaser was a 1031 exchange buyer from the Upper East Side. Shaun Riney, James Saros, Michael Salvatico and Matthew Steinberg of Marcus & Millichap’s Brooklyn office represented the seller and buyer in the transaction.
SIMI VALLEY, CALIF. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of the Shops at Target Center, a retail center in Simi Valley. A 1031 exchange investor acquired the 22,812-square-foot property for $10.1 million, or $445 per square foot. Located at 2931-2941 Cochran St., the retail center features a mix of 12 tenants, including restaurants, a private gym and service-oriented shops. Aria Pournazarian, Mike Malick and Carol Song of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a development firm based in Los Angeles, and procured the buyer.
GLENDORA, CALIF. — Champion Real Estate Co. has acquired a grocery-anchored neighborhood retail center in Glendora for an undisclosed price. Located at 655 S. Grand Ave., the existing 85,615-square-foot property is a vacant grocery building. Champion plans to reconfigure and reposition the property as a smaller 70,500-square-foot, grocery-anchored neighborhood shopping center that will include several national credit tenants. Additionally, the center will include two retail pads in the existing parking field, plus additional supporting retail to expand the tenant base and meet community needs. The name of the seller was not released.
VICTORVILLE, CALIF. — Faris Lee Investments has arranged the sale of a freestanding, single-tenant property located at 13615 Bear Valley Road in Victorville. Newport Beach, Calif.-based Giavictor Investments acquired the 8,930-square-foot property from OPT Bear Valley VV for $4.6 million. Built in 2008, KinderCare Learning Centers occupies the property. Shaun Riley of Faris Lee Investments represented the seller, while Diana Kaplan of ReMax FH Commercial represented the buyer in the deal.
LOS ANGELES AND SAN DIEGO — Savills Studley has arranged the sale of a pair of shopping centers in Southern California for a combined sales price of $352 million. In the first transaction, ROIC California purchased North Ranch Shopping Center, a 146,625-square-foot neighborhood shopping center in the Los Angeles submarket of Westlake Village, for $122.8 million. Ralphs Fresh Fare, Rite Aid, Trader Joes and Petco anchor North Ranch. It is located at 3815-3963 Thousand Oaks Blvd., one block from the 101 Freeway. In the second transaction, Stockbridge Capital Group purchased Mira Mesa Marketplace, a 487,807-square-foot regional shopping center in San Diego, for $229 million. Smart & Final Extra, CVS, Home Depot, Edwards Theatre, Ross, Old Navy and Barnes & Noble anchor Mira Mesa. It is located off Interstate 15 on Mira Mesa Boulevard. Bill Bauman and Kyle Miller of Savills Studley’s National Retail Services Group represented the unidentified seller of the two properties. ROIC California is an entity of the Retail Opportunity Investment Corp., a publicly traded REIT. Stockbridge Capital Group is a real estate investment firm headquartered in San Francisco. — Nellie Day
ONTARIO, CALIF. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged a $7 million refinancing for Ontario Village, a shopping center located in Ontario. The loan was structured with a five-year term amortized over 25 years with an adjustable interest rate of 4.75 percent. The 97,384-square-foot property is 75 percent occupied. Sharone Sabar of Marcus & Millichap’s Encino, Calif., office secured the debt placement for the undisclosed borrower.