PHOENIX – Gateway Four, a 137,069-square-foot office building in Phoenix, has sold to VanTrust Real Estate for nearly $23 million. The building is located at 444 N. 44th Street. It is fully leased by State Farm Insurance, though the company is scheduled to vacate the building late next year when it consolidates its local operations. Gateway Four is part of the larger Phoenix Gateway Corporate Center. The seller was LBA Realty. The sale was executed by CBRE’s Tom Adelson and Jim Fijan.
LOS ANGELES – LemonPop has leased 5,900 square feet of space at Azalea Regional Shopping Center in the Los Angeles submarket of South Gate. The center is located at 4827 Firestone Blvd. LemonPop is an apparel store that serves children and adults of all ages. The center is owned by Primestor Development.
GAITHERSBURG, MD. — CBRE’s National Retail Investment Group has brokered the $19.5 million sale of Goshen Crossing, a 78,456-square-foot grocery-anchored shopping center in Gaithersburg. Giant Food anchors the center and master ground leases the entire property on a long-term triple-net basis, occupying the majority of the center and subleasing the remaining portion to a mix of national and local tenants. The center was fully leased at the time of sale. Jeffrey Dunne, David Gavin, Bill Kent and Ryan Sciullo of CBRE represented the seller, GC Gaithersburg LLC, an entity controlled by Ceruzzi Properties. The CBRE team also procured the buyer, a private investor based in New York that acquired the asset as part of a 1031 tax-deferred exchange.
SAN DIEGO — Greystar has acquired a development parcel within the new master-planned development of Ballpark Village in San Diego. The mixed-use project sits adjacent to Petco Park in the city’s Ballpark District. Greystar’s site is slated for a 37-story, 446-unit multifamily tower. The purchase price was not disclosed. The asset will offer views of the Pacific Ocean, San Diego Bay, Coronado Island and bridge, Balboa Park, Point Loma and the Downtown skyline. Community amenities will include a rooftop pool, clubhouse, spa, fire pit and barbecue area. The property will also feature a three level parking garage and 24,000 square feet of retail space. The seller, a joint venture between JMI and Lennar, was represented by JLL’s Darcy Miramontes, Lynn LaChapelle, Bob Prendergast and Kip Malo. Ballpark Village is slated for completion in 2018.
RENO, NEV. — A 707,010-square-foot space in the Reno area that is occupied by Zulily.com has sold to CBRE Investments for $41.7 million. The space is located at 3200 USA Parkway, within the Tahoe Reno Industrial Center in the submarket of McCarran. Zulily is an e-commerce discount retailer. The seller, US RIO LP, was represented by Michael Nevis, Dave Simonsen, J. Michael Hoeck and Steve Kucera of NAI Alliance.
SEATTLE — Donahue Schriber Realty Group has acquired Interbay Urban Center, an 80,560-square-foot shopping center in Seattle, for an undisclosed sum. The center is located at 1827 15th Ave. Interbay is anchored by Whole Foods Market. It is situated just three miles northwest of Downtown Seattle near the communities of Magnolia, Queen Anne, Ballard and Interbay. The center is fully leased. This is Donahue Schriber’s third Seattle-area acquisition in the past four months.
GILBERT, ARIZ. — Clear Sky Vintage LP has purchased the Vintage, a 106-unit apartment community in Gilbert, for $14.2 million. The community is located at 1303 West Juniper Ave. The Vintage was built in 2000. It was originally slated to become a condominium conversion before it was purchased by Vintage Gilbert LLC through a trustee sale in 2013. Common-area amenities include a clubhouse, fitness center, business center, swimming pool and spa. Units range from studio/lofts to three-bedroom apartments. Clear Sky was represented by DTZ’s David Fogler and Steven Nicoluzakis.
LOS ANGELES – Gerald J. Sullivan & Associates has renewed its lease for 28,668 square feet of office space at Pacific Financial Center in Downtown Los Angeles. The Class A office tower is located at 800 W. Sixth Street. It is fully occupied. The insurance brokerage firm has resided within the Pacific Financial Center since 1987. It occupies the top two floors of the property. The firm was represented by Jonathan Larsen of Avison Young. The landlord, Pacific Financial Equities, was represented by John Anthony of Charles Dunn Company.
PORTLAND, ORE. – A 5,000-square-foot retail property in Portland has sold to a limited liability company for $1.8 million. The property is located at 2100-2118 NW Glisan Street. It is fully leased to three businesses. The seller, an out-of-state family trust, was represented by Justin Poor of Marcus & Millichap’s Portland office.
TAMPA AND FORT MYERS, FLA. — Devonshire REIT Inc. has purchased two shopping centers in Tampa and Fort Myers for a combined $39.5 million. The privately held REIT purchased The Cypress Shopping Center in Tampa for $24.6 million and The Shoppes at Plantation in Fort Myers for $14.9 million. Built in 2009, the 111,228-square-foot Cypress Shopping Center was 97.5 percent leased to tenants such as Winn-Dixie, LA Fitness, Five Guys Burgers and Fries, Scottrade, Nutrishop, Pita’s Republic and Eye Doctors Optical Outlet at the time of sale. The 71,429-square-foot Shoppes at Plantation was 96 percent leased to tenants such as Winn-Dixie, Great Clips, Jersey Mikes, Suncoast Federal Credit Union and China Dragon at the time of sale. With the two transactions, the REIT has surpassed $500 million in total assets under management.
