Retail

GBT, Partners Acquire Retail, Entertainment Center in Metro D.C. for $92M

by Camren Skelton July 26, 2018

SILVER SPRING, MD. — GBT Realty Corp., in partnership with Equity Resource Investments and Avante Financial Group, has acquired Ellsworth Place, a five-story retail and entertainment center in Silver Spring, for $92 million. Newmark Knight Frank arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, a joint venture between Rockwood Capital and Petrie Richardson Ventures. Rialto provided acquisition financing. The 350,000-square-foot property spans a city block and is bordered by Fenton Street, Ellsworth Drive and Colesville Road, roughly six miles north of Washington, D.C. Ellsworth Place was 93 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Marshalls, T.J. Maxx, Ross Dress for Less, Burlington, Five Below, Forever 21 Red, Foot Locker, Chipotle Mexican Grill, MOD Pizza and Ben & Jerry’s. Dave & Buster’s tops the building. The acquisition also includes air rights approved for up to 250,000 square feet of office space. Ellsworth Place features direct access to public parking via a pedestrian bridge and is located three blocks from the Silver Spring Metro station.

July 26, 2018

Acquisitions California Office Retail Top Stories Western

Equus Sells Office, Retail Complex in Downtown San Jose for $284M

by Camren Skelton July 26, 2018

SAN JOSE, CALIF. — Equus Capital Partners Ltd. has sold Cityview Plaza, a nine-building, 579,541-square-foot office and retail complex in downtown San Jose. Jay Paul Co., a privately held real estate development firm based in San Francisco, acquired the asset. The 11-acre property sold for $284 million, according to local media reports. Spanning an entire city block, Cityview Plaza is situated across from the Adobe Worldwide Headquarters, and near the planned 8 million-square-foot Google Village. The complex includes 534,036 square feet of office space and 45,505 square feet of retail. In addition, the property includes more than 1,000 parking stalls situated within both a subterranean and structured parking garage. Equus’ equity fund, BPG Investment Partnership VIII & VIIIA, originally acquired Cityview Plaza in 2007 and invested $10 million in capital improvements. The renovation included new entrance points to the complex, landscaping, renovated lobby entries and common area improvements. Equus added on-site amenities including a fitness center, conference center, new restaurants and seating/meeting areas within the property’s central plaza. “We acquired the 67 percent leased Cityview Plaza in 2007 with a particular focus on the rare opportunity to secure a large, well-located mixed-use property in the rapidly evolving downtown San Jose …

July 26, 2018

Acquisitions Florida Retail Southeast

Stambul Acquires Historic Walgreens Building in Downtown Miami for $19.8M, Plans Redevelopment

by Camren Skelton July 25, 2018

MIAMI — Stambul, a Miami-based full-service construction and development firm, has acquired the Historic Walgreens Building in downtown Miami for $19.8 million. Located at 200 E. Flagler St., the building most recently housed La Epoca, a department store that closed in 2016. Habitat Development Corp., an entity owned by the Alonso family, sold the asset. Mika Mattingly and Gerard Yetming of Colliers International arranged the transaction on behalf of both parties. Stambul, which also restored the nearby Langford Hotel, plans to redevelop the building with high-end retail, dining and entertainment options. A construction timeline for the project was not disclosed. Built in 1936, the Art Deco-style building was the first Walgreens in Florida and the pharmacy chain’s third location outside of Chicago. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and has also earned a historical designation from the City of Miami. Daniel Peña, a principal of Stambul, is also leading the restoration of the Old United States Post Office and Courthouse in downtown Miami. The redeveloped building will house Biscayne Brewing Co.

July 25, 2018

Acquisitions Colorado Mixed-Use Multifamily Retail Western

RedPeak Properties, Allstate Investments Sell Mixed-Use Property in Downtown Denver

by Amy Works July 24, 2018

DENVER — A joint venture between RedPeak Properties and Allstate Investments has sold 1600 Glenarm Place, a mixed-use, high-rise property located on the 16th Street Mall in downtown Denver. Northland Investment Corp. acquired the property, along with a 0.77-acre land parcel at 14th Street and Glenarm Place, for an undisclosed price. Constructed in 1967 as an office tower known as the Security Life Building, the property was converted into a multifamily property in 2006 by RedPeak Properties. The 31-story building features 333 apartments in studio, one-bedroom, two-bedroom and penthouse layouts, and 29,000 square feet of commercial space, including frontage along Denver’s 16th Street pedestrian mall. On-site amenities include an outdoor terrace with barbecue grills and fireplace, fitness center, demonstration kitchen, cyber lounge, conference room, movie theater, game room, resident library, reading room, valet parking, 24-hour concierge service and room service from Earl’s Restaurant on the property’s ground floor. Jordan Robbins, Jeff Haag and Anna Stevens of HFF represented the seller in the transaction.

July 24, 2018

Acquisitions Georgia Retail Southeast

CBRE Negotiates $12.3M Sale of Walgreens-Anchored Center in Atlanta

by Camren Skelton July 24, 2018

ATLANTA — CBRE has negotiated the $12.3 million sale of Shops at Cascade & Fairburn, a 45,279-square-foot shopping center located at 3752 Cascade Road and 1195 Fairburn Road in Atlanta. Chris Decouflé, Craig Taylor, Kevin Reavey and Kevin Hurley of CBRE represented the seller, GDC Cascade LLC, in the transaction. The buyer was 1195 Fairburn Road LLC. A freestanding Walgreens anchors the Shops at Cascade & Fairburn, which was constructed in 2004. The center was 91.2 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Workout Anytime, Great Expressions Dental, Metro PCS and Domino’s Pizza.

July 24, 2018

Acquisitions Illinois Midwest Net Lease Retail

Boulder Group Arranges $15.5M Sale of Property Net Leased to Jewel-Osco in Metro Chicago

by Kristin Harlow July 24, 2018

PALOS HEIGHTS, ILL. — The Boulder Group has arranged the $15.5 million sale of a single-tenant property net leased to Jewel-Osco in Palos Heights, about 25 miles southwest of Chicago. The 57,685-square-foot building is located on a nearly 10-acre parcel at 12803 Harlem Ave. Randy Blankstein and Jimmy Goodman of Boulder Group represented the seller, a Southwest-based private real estate investment company. A Midwest-based family partnership purchased the asset.

July 24, 2018

Development Leasing Activity Office Retail Southeast Tennessee Top Stories

Highwoods to Build Asurion’s $285M Headquarters Campus in Nashville, Creating 400 New IT Jobs

by John Nelson July 24, 2018

NASHVILLE, TENN. — Highwoods Properties Inc. (NYSE: HIW) plans to build a new $285 million headquarters campus in Nashville’s central business district (CBD) for Asurion, a privately held tech solutions firm. The Nashville-based company specializes in providing insurance and warranty plans covering mobile devices and other consumer electronics. Asurion will consolidate four of its existing local offices into the new campus, as well as create 400 new information technology jobs, according to local media reports. Highwoods, a Raleigh-based REIT that now has a development pipeline exceeding $700 million, recently executed the 551,000-square-foot build-to-suit office lease with Asurion. The tech firm will occupy 98.3 percent of the campus under a long-term lease. Nashville has been a haven for employment gains since the downturn. In the past decade, the Middle Tennessee metro has experienced 25 percent job growth, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Nashville MSA’s unemployment rate was 2.3 percent in May 2018. The Asurion campus will be built on a 4.2-acre site located at Church Street and 11th Avenue North along the Gulch Greenway, a seven-mile urban trail. The development will include two buildings rising eight and nine stories built atop a six-level parking podium. The planned parking …

July 24, 2018

Illinois Leasing Activity Midwest Retail

Mercedes Benz to Open Pop-up Store on Chicago’s Magnificent Mile

by Kristin Harlow July 23, 2018

CHICAGO — Mercedes Benz has signed a 3,700-square-foot lease to open a pop-up store at 401 N. Michigan Ave. on Chicago’s Magnificent Mile. The automaker will begin occupying the space late this month for a three-month period. Mercedes will offer a rotating display of new models in the building’s plaza. Danny Jacobson, Luke Molloy and Stephen Ansani of CBRE represented Walton Street Capital in the lease transaction. Walton Street recently purchased the 737,000-square-foot office tower, which features 30,000 square feet of retail space. An Apple store currently occupies 22,000 square feet of the retail space.

July 23, 2018

Acquisitions California Retail Western

Progressive Arranges Sale of Gas Station Near Los Angeles for $2.9M

by Amy Works July 23, 2018

CHINO, CALIF. — Progressive Real Estate Partners has facilitated the sale of a retail property located at 12510 Central Ave. in Chino. An undisclosed buyer acquired the property and business for $2.9 million. A Shell-branded gas station and convenience store occupies the free-standing property. Built in the mid-1980s, the property features four 10,000-gallon tanks and an 840-square-foot, 24-hour convenience store. The full-service store offers a variety of snacks, to-go coffee, drinks, beer, wine and ATM. Victor Buendia and Mike Lin of Progressive Real Estate represented the buyer and the undisclosed seller in the transaction.

July 23, 2018

Acquisitions California Retail Western

SRS Real Estate Negotiates $2.8M Sale of Retail Property in Orange County

by Amy Works July 23, 2018

ORANGE, CALIF. — SRS Real Estate Partners has arranged the sale of retail property located at the intersection of East Katella Avenue and North Tustin Street in Orange. A San Francisco-based private investor acquired the property from a Los Angeles-based private investor for $2.8 million. BIG-O Tires occupies the 3,380-square-foot property on a triple-net lease basis with 5.5 years remaining on the lease at the close of escrow. Matthew Mousavi and Michael Walseth of SRS’ National Net Lease Group represented the seller, while Eric Chin of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage represented the buyer in the transaction.

July 23, 2018

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