WOODSTOCK, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 10,336-square-foot, newly constructed retail property in Woodstock in northern Illinois for $4.9 million. Starbucks and Aspen Dental anchor the building. All of the tenants operate on a net-lease basis. Austin Weisenbeck and Sean Sharko of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller. A local buyer completing a 1031 tax-deferred exchange purchased the asset.
REDONDO BEACH, CALIF. — Stockbridge Capital Group has completed the sale of Novella Redondo, a multifamily community located at 616 Esplanade St. in Redondo Beach. A joint venture between Clovis, Calif.-based IDEAL Capital Group and Aegon Real Assets US, a division of Aegon NV, sold the property for an undisclosed price. CBRE’s Dean Zander, Stewart Weston and John Montakab represented the seller and buyer in the transaction. The 82,203-square-foot property features 105 apartment units. On-site amenities include a swimming pool, outdoor fireplace, pool-side fitness center, two laundry facilities, community-wide Wi-Fi, a dog wash station and subterranean parking. The buyer plans to make extensive renovations and upgrades to unit interiors and common areas. The asset experienced extensive water damage last year and received a full roof replacement and common area waterproofing upgrades. Prior to the water damage, the property had undergone a $16 million renovation.
IRVING, TEXAS — Following a merger with the parent company of the Chuck E. Cheese brand, London-based Leo Holdings Corp. plans to rebrand itself and take the new company public on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol “CEC.” The enterprise value of the combined company, which will be known as Chuck E. Cheese Brands Inc., is estimated at $1.4 billion. Leo Holdings, which is self-described as a special purpose acquisition firm, has entered into a “definitive business combination agreement” with Queso Holdings Corp., which is the parent company of CEC Entertainment Inc., the owner, operator and leading franchisor of the family dining and entertainment brand Chuck E. Cheese. The other principal in the merger agreement is Queso’s controlling stockholder, an entity owned by funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management LLC (NYSE: APO), a publicly traded equity firm based in New York. CEC Entertainment is based in the Dallas suburb of Irving and also owns, operates and franchises Peter Piper Pizza, a family dining concept. As of year-end 2018, CEC Entertainment and its franchisees operated a system of 606 Chuck E. Cheese venues and 144 Peter Piper Pizza restaurants, with locations in 47 states and …
STOCKTON, CALIF. — A Northern California-based private partnership has completed the sale of College Square, a community shopping center located at 4756 Pershing Ave. in Stockton. A Southern California-based private investor acquired the property for $20 million in a 1031 exchange. Hobby Lobby and Planet Fitness anchor the 126,098-square-foot shopping center, which was built in 1976 and renovated in 2012. Additional tenants include Wienerschnitzel and Outback Steakhouse. Chris Tramontano, John Redfield and Tom Power of SRS Real Estate Partners’ Investment Properties Group represented the seller, while the buyer was self-represented in the deal. Ben Townsend and Matt Marlin, also of SRS’ Debt & Equity team, structured a high-leverage, non-recourse loan with a favorable reserve structure that allowed the new ownership to receive a cash-out return of approximately 10 percent.
STOCKTON, CALIF. — Amazon has signed a lease with CT Realty to occupy a newly constructed, 1.1 million-square-foot industrial building at NorCal Logistics Center in Stockton. Located at 4532 Newcastle Road, the fulfillment center offers proximity to Burlington Northern Santa Fe, Union Pacific intermodal facilities, SR-99 and interstates 5, 205 and 580. Terms of the lease were not disclosed. The transaction marks the completion of CT’s approximately 1.7 million-square-foot first phase of the 345-acre NorCal Logistics Center, following the sale of two completed buildings, totaling 575,127 square feet, to Prologis in June. CT Is underway on the second phase of the development: five buildings, totaling 2.7 million square feet, built as a mix of speculative and build-to-suit projects.
HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIF. — Stockbridge, on behalf of its Smart Markets Fund, has purchased Edinger Plaza, a power shopping center located at 7490-7664 Edinger Ave. in Huntington Beach. Santa Monica-based Watt Cos. sold the property for an undisclosed price. Developed in 1976 and redeveloped in 2012, the 155,275-square-foot shopping center is situated on 13.4 acres. At the time of sale, the property was 99 percent leased to a variety of tenants, including Nordstrom Rack, Dick’s Sporting Goods, PetSmart and Michaels. Megan Wood, Jimmy Slusher, Sean Heitzler and Philip Voorhees of CBRE’s National Retail Partners-West team represented the seller and buyer in the deal, which was the highest priced retail property transaction in Orange County this year, according to the brokers.
KANSAS CITY, KAN. — Overstock.com, an online home goods and furniture retailer, has leased 517,000 square feet at a new distribution center in Kansas City. The building, owned by Los Angeles-based BH Properties, is located at 5300 Kansas Ave. Luke Burbank and Kyle Roberts of Newmark Grubb Acres led the national site search for Overstock.com. Mark Long and John Hassler of Newmark Grubb Zimmer worked with Burbank and Roberts to provide assistance with lease negotiations in the Kansas City region. Chris Guiterez with Kansas City Smartport assisted in the coordination of all state and local economic development experts that assisted in this project, including the State of Kansas Department of Commerce and the Wyandotte Economic Development Council. Overstock.com will begin operations at the facility in October and will employ up to 200 people. The Kansas city location enables Overstock.com to offer two-day shipping options for 99 percent of its U.S. customers, according to Carroll Morale, vice president of supply chain at Overstock.com.
ORLANDO, FLA. — Tavistock Development Co. has unveiled plans for Boxi Park at Lake Nona, an outdoor entertainment venue located within Lake Nona Town Center, a 100-acre mixed-use development that anchors the master-designed Lake Nona community in Orlando. The 30,000-square-foot venue will be built using repurposed shipping containers, and will feature a mix of restaurants and bars, beach volleyball courts, a fenced dog park, playground and a live entertainment venue. The park will be built using 12 containers arranged in one- and two-story configurations. The structure allows the containers to be moved as Lake Nona Town Center expands. Boxi Park is scheduled to open in December.
ORLANDO, FLA. — Tavistock Development Co. has partnered with McCraney Property Co. to co-develop 1.3 million square feet of industrial space at Infinity Park, Tavistock’s 206-acre, mixed-use development located along John Young Parkway in Orlando. The joint venture expects to break ground on the speculative light distribution and logistics buildings by the end of the year. Infinity Park currently houses a 113,000-square-foot office building and an adjacent 125,000-square-foot office building currently under construction. Orange Lake Resorts, which joined Infinity Park last year, will house its corporate campus at the buildings. Once complete by the end of the year, the two buildings will house nearly 2,100 employees. At full build-out, the park will feature industrial and hotel space, approximately 50,000 square feet of retail space and up to 500,000 square feet of office space available for build-to-suit and pre-lease opportunities. David Murphy and Monica Wonus of CBRE are handling the leasing assignment for the industrial portion of Infinity Park. John Pottinger and Scott Bell of Tavistock are handling leasing for the project’s retail, hospitality and office segments.
ORLANDO, FLA. — Tavistock Development Co., in partnership with Steiner + Associates, has signed Cinépolis USA, a Dallas-based movie theater chain, to Lake Nona Town Center, a 100-acre mixed-use development that anchors the master-designed Lake Nona community in Orlando. Cinépolis will open a nine-screen, 40,000-square-foot theater at Lake Nona Town Center in 2020, anchoring the project’s second phase of development. The luxury theater will feature a lobby bar and lounge; stadium-style, fully reclining leather seats; and an in-theater wait staff that will service patrons with a full menu and bar at the touch of a button. Cinépolis USA’s Mexico-based parent company, Cinépolis, is the fourth largest movie theater exhibitor in the world, operating in 14 countries including the U.S. Lake Nona Town Center’s first phase opened in 2016 with an 85,000-square-foot office building, Marriott Residence Inn, Courtyard by Marriott, the 280-unit LandonHouse apartment community, 16,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space and a multi-level parking structure. In spring 2018, Lake Nona Town Center welcomed the 60,000-square-foot flagship location of Drive Shack, a golf entertainment destination. Pixon Apartments, Park Pizza & Brewing Co. restaurant, an outdoor container park and the new BBA Aviation/Signature Flight Support headquarters are also slated to open …