WEST CHESTER, OHIO — Graycor Construction Co. has completed a 125,000-square-foot Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World store in West Chester near Cincinnati. The store is located at 5951 Bass Pro Drive at the intersection of I-75 and Allen Road. The development includes a fire watch tower, archery range, aquarium, exterior decorative water feature and boat showroom. Torgerson Design Partners was the architect. Graycor has now completed seven Bass Pro Shops.
MENTOR, OHIO — The Cooper Commercial Investment Group has arranged the $2 million sale of a single-tenant property occupied by Starbucks in Mentor, a northeast suburb of Cleveland. Constructed in 2022, the building features a drive-thru. Dan Cooper of Cooper Group represented the seller, a private investment group based in Ohio. The 1031 exchange buyer purchased the asset at a cap rate of 5.74 percent. There are approximately eight years remaining on the 10-year lease.
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF. — Kennedy Wilson Brokerage has arranged the sale of Beverly Palm Plaza, a retail center at 9150-9198 Olympic Blvd. in Beverly Hills. DSC America Inc. sold the property to a local investor for $12.5 million. Supercuts, Domino’s Pizza, Sushi Sasabune, Bodhi Thai, Crazy Fish, Traveling Tikes and Zeglio Custom Clothier are tenants at the fully occupied, 11,484-square-foot property. Ed Sachse, Kyle Fishburn and Jack Nathan of Kennedy Wilson Brokerage represented the seller in the transaction.
RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CALIF. — Calmwater Capital has provided Irvine-based West Hive Capital with $12.3 million in short-term first mortgage debt. The loan will fund the off-market acquisition and renovation of a neighborhood retail property in Rancho Palos Verdes, a coastal city south of Los Angeles. The three-year, interest-only, nonrecourse financing was secured by Western Plaza, a 44,000-square-foot shopping center at 29105-29229 S. Western Ave. A portion of the loan proceeds will be used to fund an extensive renovation of the property, which the seller owned for the past 60 years. West Hive plans to demolish one of three existing buildings and create a 3,000-square-foot outdoor patio. Additional improvements will include modernized storefronts and architectural façades, contemporary signage, new landscaping and a resurfaced, 119-space parking lot. Michael Guterman of BWE arranged the financing. Jason Ehrenpreis of CBM1 represented both parties in the acquisition and is the leasing broker for West Hive.
RIO RANCHO, N.M. — Marcus & Millichap’s Taylor McMinn Retail Group has brokered the sale of a 13,847-square-foot, single-tenant retail property in Rio Rancho. Natural Grocers occupies the building, which was built in 2020, on a 15-year, triple-net-lease basis, with 12 years remaining on the lease at the time of sale. Natural Grocers’ current portfolio includes 164 stores in 21 states. Don McMinn of Taylor McMinn Retail Group represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The price was also not disclosed. “Despite the surplus of net-lease inventory on the market and limited buyer pool, quality net-lease grocery inventory remains in short supply and high demand,” says McMinn.
NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF. — Newport Beach-based Graystone Capital Advisors has negotiated the $12 million sale of a portfolio of 7-Eleven properties located throughout North Carolina and Virginia. A Texas-based developer sold the portfolio, which comprises seven newly constructed locations. 7-Eleven occupies the properties on 15-year leases. Shannon Bona and Julius Swolsky of Graystone represented the 1031-exchange buyer in the transaction.
FULTONDALE, ALA. — SRS Real Estate Partners has arranged the $6.6 million sale of a single-tenant retail property located at 3321 Lowery Park in Fultondale, a suburb of Birmingham. The tenant, Ashley Furniture, purchased the store exercising its right of first refusal. Situated on four acres and built in 2007, the store serves as an outparcel to Promenade Fultondale, a shopping center anchored by Target. Matthew Mousavi and Patrick Luther of SRS Real Estate’s Newport Beach office, along with Martin Smith of the firm’s Birmingham office, represented the privately based seller in the transaction.
PORTLAND, TEXAS — Locally based brokerage firm Cravey Real Estate Services has negotiated the sale of Esplanade at Northshore, a 50,800-square-foot shopping center in Portland, located just outside of Corpus Christi. The two-building center was constructed on 7.7 acres in 2011, with the undisclosed buyer acquiring the 37,800-square-foot Building A and the 13,000-square-foot Building B in December 2023 and March 2024, respectively. Lynann Pinkham of Cravey Real Estate Services represented the seller in the transaction.
OAKLAND COUNTY, MICH. — District Capital has arranged a $10 million loan for the refinancing of a 62,000-square-foot retail center in Oakland County within the Detroit metro area. Justin Hollis of District Capital arranged the loan through a life insurance lender. The interest rate was locked at application.
NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF. — Faris Lee Investments and SSG Realty Corp. have arranged the sale of 325-331 Marine Avenue, a mixed-use property on Newport Beach’s Balboa Island. The asset traded for $4.4 million, equating to $1,193 per square foot for the building and $842 per square foot for the land. Jeff Conover, Shaun Riley, Scott DeYoung and Greg Lukosky of Faris Lee Investments, along with Greg Swedelson and Jon-Eric Greene with SSG Realty Corp., represented the undisclosed buyer and seller in the transaction. Situated on two separate parcels, the property offers storefront retail with two second-floor residential units. The asset is currently home to two street-level retail shops and two residential tenants.
