UNIVERSITY CITY, MO. — Cushman & Wakefield | Gateway Commercial has arranged the lease of a 1,400-square-foot retail space in University City. Racanelli’s Pizza will occupy space at 6314 Delmar Blvd. Dan Rossini of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant. NAI Desco represented the landlord, FRANCO Inc., in the transaction.
NEWPORT, KY. — Inland Real Estate Corp., in a joint venture arrangement with Dutch pension advisor PGGM, has acquired Phase II of Newport Pavilion, a shopping center located in Newport, part of the Cincinnati MSA. Inland and PGGM purchased the 115,000-square-foot asset for $23.6 million. Phase II’s tenant roster includes Dick’s Sporting Goods, T.J. Maxx, Buffalo Wild Wings, Panera Bread, Chipotle Mexican Grill, T-Mobile and Sport Clips. The Inland-PGGM joint venture purchased Phase I of Newport Pavilion earlier this year. The entire 337,300-square-foot power center is currently 96 percent leased.
ORLANDO AND CLERMONT, FLA. — Plaza Advisors has brokered the sale of two shopping centers in the greater Orlando area. The properties include Phillips Village in Orlando and East Towne Center in Clermont. The 66,218-square-foot Phillips Village was 95 percent leased at the time of sale to Planet Fitness, Dollar Tree, Mattress Firm, GameStop, Sally Beauty, Ideal Image and Sprint. Portland Investment Co. of America purchased the asset from Weingarten Realty Investors for roughly $18.8 million. The 69,840-square-foot East Towne Center was 92 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Publix, Chase Bank, Pizza Hut, Hair Masters and The UPS Store. Publix Supermarkets purchased the property from Regency Centers for an undisclosed sales price. Jim Michalak, Mike Cvetetic and Nick Castellano of Plaza Advisors represented the sellers in both transactions. Plaza Advisors was the only brokerage firm involved in both deals.
BETHESDA, MD. — Washington Property Co. has signed True Food Kitchen to occupy street-level space at Solaire Bethesda, an upscale apartment building located at the corner of Wisconsin and Woodmont avenues in Bethesda. Solaire Bethesda broke ground this summer and is expected to open in 2016. The 6,400-square-foot restaurant will be True Food Kitchen’s second property in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. Lee Engle of Streetsense and Joshua Gurland of WPC represented WPC in the lease transaction. Tom Papadopoulos of Papadopoulos Properties represented Phoenix-based Fox Restaurant Concepts in the transaction.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of an apartment building located at 14-20 Park St. in Jersey City’s Bergen-Lafayette section. The asset sold for $3.6 million or $189,000 per unit. The four-story, 19-unit apartment building underwent an extensive renovation in 2009. Steven Matovski and Umar Sheikh of Marcus & Millichap brokered the transaction. The names of the seller and buyer were not disclosed.
MCKINNEY, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a 9,026-square-foot Dollar General located in McKinney. Chance Hales and Vincent Knipp of Marcus & Millichap’s Fort Worth office secured and represented the buyer. The store is located at 3717 East University Drive in McKinney. The property has a corporate, 15-year triple net lease, which began in February 2014. Terms of the net lease include a 10 percent rent increase at the beginning of each option period.
THE COLONY, TEXAS — Playtrics LLC has leased a 3,407-square-foot space at Austin Ranch, a mixed-use development located in The Colony. Austin Ranch is located at the southeastern corner of Windhaven Parkway and Saintsbury Drive. Neighboring tenants include Zen Bar, Saintsbury Tavern, Café Mila, Café Gecko, The Doggie Oasis, Austin Ranch Chiropractic and Corbett Dentistry. Carissa Brown and Tyler Isbell with SRS Real Estate Partners represented the landlord, Billingsley Co., in the transaction. Playtrics is a triathlon and bicycle store with four locations in north Texas.
SAN ANTONIO — CBRE has arranged $60.5 million in financing for Alamo Ranch, a 465,000-square-foot, Class A shopping center in San Antonio. CBRE worked on behalf of RioCan REIT to secure the non-recourse loan. The loan is for five years and is LIBOR based. It was secured through Capital One Bank and is fixed through a hedge at 3.45 percent. Scott Lewis, Greg Greene and Matt Ballard with CBRE’s Dallas office originated and secured financing on behalf of the borrower. Alamo Ranch is shadow-anchored by Target, Lowe’s Home Improvement and JC Penney. The property is 93 percent occupied and includes an assortment of national, regional and local tenants. The property is located 14 miles west of downtown San Antonio at the intersection of Loop 1604, State Highway 151 and Culebra Road.
HOUSTON — HFF has arranged the sale of a three-building industrial portfolio totaling 243,100 square feet in Houston. HFF marketed the properties on behalf of the seller, EastGroup Properties. Cabot Properties Inc. purchased the assets for an undisclosed amount. The portfolio consists of Clay-Campbell I and II in northwest Houston and Kirby Business Center in south Houston. All three properties were 100 percent leased at the time of sale. Clay-Campbell I and II are located at 4300-4320 and 4444-4456 Campbell Road near Highway 290 and Beltway 8. They were completed in 1982 and both buildings have 58,846 square feet of space. Kirby Business Center is located at 9350-9370 South Point Drive, just south of NRG Stadium and the Texas Medical Center. The building contains 125,408 square feet and was completed in 1980.
LOS ANGELES – The University of Southern California (USC) has signed a four-year lease for 19,653 square feet within the World Trade Center in Downtown Los Angeles. The 370,000-square-foot office building is located at 350 S. Figueroa Street. The new lease allows the school to nearly double its presence at the center. It has also brought the World Trade Center’s occupancy to 74 percent. USC was represented by Dennis Smith, Howard Feuerstein, and Cory Campbell of Travers Realty. The landlord, Jamison Properties, was represented by Chris Runyen of Charles Dunn Company.