NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF. — DJM Capital Partners has signed Steven Alan, a luxury clothing, home and accessories store, as the newest retailer at Lido Marina Village in Newport Beach. The 1,526-square-foot retail store is slated to open late this fall. The store will carry the designer’s line of ready-to-wear casual, smart essential for both men and women, as well as a hand-curated selection of clothing, handbags and optical from an eclectic group of emerging designers. Other tenants at the 116,000-square-foot center, which is undergoing a renovation, include Juice|Served Here, Jolie, Honor Coffee Roasters and Charlie & Me.
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HESPERIA, CALIF. — Progressive Real Estate Partners has signed seven new leases, totaling 19,600 square feet, at The Marketplace on Main in Hesperia. The recently opened Walmart-anchored retail center is located at 13401 Main St. Paul Galmarini of Progressive represented the ownership, Pacific/Lewis Properties, a division of Pacific Development Group, in the following transactions: • Petco, 10,000 square feet • The Habit Burger Grill, 2,500 square feet • Pieology Pizzeria, 2,000 square feet • Yogurtland, 1,200 square feet • Metro PCS, 1,400 square feet • Great Clips, 1,200 square feet • Nail Salon, 1,300 square feet The ownership broke ground on the two-building, 24,000-square-foot retail center in April. The seven new retailers are slated to open prior to Holiday 2015. There are three retail units, ranging from 1,500 to 1,600 square feet, available at the center.
COLUMBUS, OHIO — Alterra Real Estate Advisors, with a group of investors, has acquired an industrial building located at 711 Distribution Drive in Columbus. Situated on nine acres, the 208,000-square-foot property sold for $2 million, or $9.76 per square foot. Alterra will lease and manage the property, which is currently 50 percent occupied by Quad Graphics. The property was acquired at auction.
CARY, N.C. — Multi Housing Advisors (MHA) has brokered the $13.9 million sale of Northwoods Townhomes, a 137-unit apartment community located at 411 Gregory Drive in Cary, a town in North Carolina’s Triangle region. The property’s amenity package includes a fitness center, outdoor kitchen, swimming pool and lighted tennis court. Marc Robinson, Jordan McCarley and Watson Bryant of MHA’s Charlotte office represented the seller, QR Capital, in the transaction. The buyer was an undisclosed private investor based in New Jersey.
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. – A 63,763-square-foot office flex portfolio in Scottsdale has sold to Crown West Realty and Development for $10.5 million. The three-building complex is located at 9171 E. Bell Road, 9181 E. Bell Road and 16611 N. 91st Street, within the McDowell Mountain Business Park. Crown West represented itself in the sale. Michelle Gardner of Shell Commercial will continue to act as the property’s leasing agent. The seller was not named.
SAN FRANCISCO – Orinda Theatre Square, an eight-building, mixed-use property in the San Francisco Bay submarket of Orinda, has sold to an unnamed buyer for an undisclosed sum. The property is visible from Highway 24 and sits adjacent to the Orinda BART station. It was built in 1941 and expanded in 1986. Orinda Theatre features 47,610 square feet of office space and 42,927 square feet of retail space. The space is 98 percent leased to tenants like Starbucks, Serika Japanese Restaurant, Sweet Dreams Toy Store, Entourage Spa & Salon, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, Wells Fargo Advisors and Chicago Title. The seller was represented by HFF’s Steven Golubchik, Nicholas Bicardo and Brandon Rogoff.
CITY OF INDUSTRY, CALIF. – Gordon Brush Mfg. Co. has purchased a 182,853-square-foot industrial building in the Los Angeles submarket of the City of Industry for an undisclosed sum. The property is located at 3737 Capitol Ave. The industrial brush manufacturer plans to relocate to the building, which will allow it to consolidate its operations. The company will occupy 100,000 square feet and lease the remaining space. Gordon Brush was represented by Jeff Bethel and Jack Cline of Lee & Associates.
SAN DIEGO – An eight-bedroom apartment community in the San Diego submarket of Normal Heights has sold to Wang’s Growth LLC for $1.9 million. The community is located at 4640 Bancroft Street. The seller, Vaerus Utah LLC, upgraded the complex with all new interiors, including new kitchens, hardwood floors, bathrooms, heating, paint, lighting and appliances. The property also received new exterior paint, drought-tolerant landscaping, hardscape, exterior modern treatments, doors and new modern fencing. Vaerus was represented by Mark Morgan of ACI Apartments.
Calare Properties, Hackman Capital Sell 392,000 SF Manufacturing Facility in Massachusetts
by Amy Works
DEVENS, MASS. — Calare Properties and Hackman Capital Partners have completed the disposition of a manufacturing facility located at 112 Barnum Road in Devens. A large institutional real estate investor acquired the 392,000-square-foot property for $36 million. Originally constructed in 2010, the property features manufacturing and research facilities including oversized air handling and humidification emergency diesel generators and gas distribution systems. Robert Gibson, Bill Moylan, Chris Angelone, Bruce Lusa and John Meador of CBRE/New England represented the seller in the transaction.
PHOENIX – Griffin Capital Corporation has purchased a 513,361-square-foot office building and data center complex in Phoenix for $91.5 million. The complex is located at 3151 and 3202 West Behrend Drive. The property is fully occupied by American Express Travel Related Services Company. The company is a subsidiary of American Express. American Realty Advisors was represented by CBRE’s Jim Fijan and Chad Freese.