KATY, TEXAS — Sprouts Farmers Market has opened a 25,300-square-foot store at the southwest corner of Cinco Ranch Boulevard and Peek Road in Katy. The store is Sprouts' first location in the Houston area. Ed Page and Chris Pitts of UCR's Houston office represented both the landlord, Scottsdale, Ariz.-based AVB Development Partners, and Sprouts in the lease transaction. Page is Sprouts' southeast Texas representative for all site acquisitions. Sprouts operates more than 150 stores throughout the Western U.S.
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STAFFORD, TEXAS — Dallas-based Main Event Entertainment has plans to open a new location at the Fountain on the Lake shopping center in Stafford. The new venue is located off U.S. Highway 59 and South Kirkwood Road and is expected to employ approximately 150 people. The new Main Event Entertainment location will feature a bowling alley, a GRAVITY indoor ropes course, laser tag, game room with 100 video games and meeting space.
CROSBY, TEXAS — Hunington Properties Inc. has arranged the sale of Crosby Plaza, a 8,133-square-foot retail property located on FM 2100 in Crosby. The center is fully leased to UPS Store, Little Caesar's Pizza and Cricket Wireless. Todd Carlson of Hunington Properties represented the seller, an out-of-state investor who purchased the property in 2006. The buyer is an investor based in Southern California. The buyer secured acquisition financing through Wilshire State Bank. Hunington will continue to operate the property.
LOS ANGELES — Peninsula Center, a 300,000-square-foot retail center located in the Los Angeles submarket of Rolling Hills Estates, has sold to a joint venture between Vestar and a fund advised by UBS Global Asset Management for $87.3 million. The center resides on the Palos Verdes Peninsula. It is 88 percent leased. Notable tenants include Vons Pavilions, Rite Aid, TJ Maxx, Spectrum Health Club, Pier 1 Imports and Petco. Vestar represented itself in this all-cash transaction, while the seller, Principal Real Estate Investors, was represented by Christopher Hoffman, Rikki Keating and Thao Tran of Eastdil Secured.
ALISO VIEJO, CALIF. – A two-story, 16,840-square-foot retail building in Aliso Viejo has sold to Aliso Viejo Town Center, LLC for $6.7 million. The free-standing building is located at 26731 Aliso Creek Road within the Aliso Viejo Town Center. It is 93 percent occupied by tenants like Stadium Brewing Company. Dennis Vaccaro and Christopher Tramontano of Faris Lee Investments represented both the buyer and the seller, Aliso Viejo Investors, LLC, in this transaction.
BELLEVUE, WIS. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Bellevue Retail Center, a 9,200-square-foot retail property, for $2.5 million. The shopping center is located at 1976 Lime Kiln Road in Bellevue, a southern suburb of Green Bay, and was 85 percent occupied at the time of sale. Jeff Rowlett and Jason Ladner of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a developer, in the transaction. Michael Ahles of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer, a private investor.
PARAMUS, N.J. — Vornado Realty Trust’s The Outlets at Bergen Town Center, located at 210 Route 4 in Paramus, has received a $300 million loan. The 10-year, interest-only loan carries an interest rate of 3.56 percent. The 948,000-square-foot property was previously encumbered by a $282 million floating-rate loan.
ALISO VIEJO, CALIF. – A two-story, 16,840-square-foot retail building in Aliso Viejo has sold to Aliso Viejo Town Center, LLC for $6.7 million. The free-standing building is located at 26731 Aliso Creek Road within the Aliso Viejo Town Center. It is 93 percent occupied by tenants like Stadium Brewing Company. Dennis Vaccaro and Christopher Tramontano of Faris Lee Investments represented both the buyer and the seller, Aliso Viejo Investors, LLC, in this transaction.
CHULA VISTA, CALIF. — L Street Self Storage Park, an 86,770-square-foot self-storage facility in Chula Vista, has received $6.3 million in permanent financing. The non-recourse loan features a 10-year term with a 30-year amortization period. It was arranged by James Dick of Newmark Realty Capital.
IRMO, S.C. — Phillips Edison — ARC Shopping Center REIT has acquired a portfolio of three grocery-anchored shopping centers in Florida, South Carolina and Texas. The company acquired the 64,359-square-foot Murray Landing shopping center in Irmo, S.C., approximately 12 miles northeast of Columbia, S.C. The fully occupied center is anchored by a Publix grocery store, which is leasing the property through 2023. Phillips Edison also purchased the 62,821-square-foot Vineyard Center in Tallahassee. The center is also anchored by Publix, which is leasing the property through 2022. The final property is the 148,963-square-foot Kleinwood Center in Spring, Texas, which is anchored by an H-E-B grocery store.