Oceanside, Calif. — Flocke & Avoyer Commercial Real Estate has directed the sale of three single-tenant, triple-net leased assets at Pacific Coast Plaza Center, a 450,000-square-foot retail center in Oceanside. AGC Pacific Coast Plaza sold the three properties for a total consideration of $11.2 million. Mahalah PCP Pad A and C acquired two properties, occupied by McDonald’s and Mimi’s, while H&S Energy purchased the Chevron-occupied asset. Steve Avoyer of Flocke & Avoyer represented the buyer, a private 1031 exchange, in the McDonald’s and Mimi’s transaction. El Warner of The Matthews …
Philadelphia — JLL’s Capital Markets group has arranged an undisclosed amount of permanent financing on behalf of Alliance Partners HSP, which owns the leasehold interest in the SoNo commercial building in Philadelphia. Located at 456 N. Fifth St., the 186,000-square-foot former warehouse property was fully leased at the time of the loan closing to tenants such as Yards Brewing Co. (70,000 square feet), the City of Philadelphia Archives Dept. (68,000 square feet) and Target (48,000 square feet). Tristate Capital Bank provided the loan to Alliance, which acquired the property in …
In today’s volatile retail real estate climate, there is ample need for redevelopment or value-add acquisitions. Tri-Land, a Chicago-based owner and operator, is one such company known for repositioning underperforming retail centers. Established in 1978, the company is launching two new investment funds beginning in July. The two funds — which combined total $30 million — seek to purchase between four and eight properties over a 30-month period. The strategy of the investment funds will be to acquire properties located in Midwest and Southeast markets, including Chicago, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Kansas …
New York City — Elliott Management Corp. has agreed to acquire Barnes & Noble for $683 million, or $6.50 per share. In 2014, Barnes & Noble closed its New York Fifth Avenue store, which was once the world’s largest bookstore. The company operates 627 stores in all 50 states. Elliott, which acquired the U.K.’s largest book retailer, Waterstones, last year, will become the largest bookseller in the U.S. when the acquisition is finalized. The deal is expected to close by the end of September. Barnes & Noble has been exploring …
Seattle — Security Properties and Rockwood Capital have acquired Legacy at Pratt Park, a mixed-used property located 1800 S. Jackson St. in Seattle’s Central District, for an undisclosed price. Built in 2009, Legacy at Pratt Park features 249 apartments, as well as four retail spaces totaling 6,720 square feet. The property offers 360-degree views of the Seattle skyline, Elliott Bay, Mt. Rainier and the Olympic Mountains.
New York City — Cornell Realty Management has topped out 200 Kent Avenue, a 72,000-square-foot retail and office building located in the Williamsburg area of Brooklyn. The property spans 50,000 square feet of retail space that will be anchored by a Trader Joe’s, 22,000 square feet of office and restaurant space and 45,000 square feet of parking. Manhattan-based Madison Realty Capital originally provided a $64 million construction loan for the project in November 2017, and Bluestone Group recently provided $8 million in mezzanine debt to finance additional capital expenditures.
South Fulton, Ga. — Adams & Co. Real Estate Inc. will break ground on a 48,387-square-foot Publix this fall within its Sandtown Crossing mixed-use project in the city of South Fulton. The new Publix will be flanked by two 8,200-square-foot buildings and is scheduled to open in fall 2020. The grocer will join a CVS/pharmacy, 15,000 square feet of retail space and 18,000 square feet of office space. Sandtown Crossing is situated on the corner of Camp Creek Parkway and Campbellton Road, 15 miles west of downtown Atlanta.
Arvada, Colo. — Pinnacle Real Estate Advisors has arranged the purchase of The Arvada West Town Center, a retail strip center in Arvada, a suburb 10 miles northwest of Denver. Courtyard on Vine St LLC and William Penn Apartments LLC acquired the asset for $7.2 million to complete a 1031 exchange. The name of the seller was not released. Located at 14455-14715 W. 64th Ave., the property features 40,859 square feet of retail space. Jeff Johnson and Andrew Monette of Pinnacle Real Estate Advisors represented the buyers in the deal.
Liverpool, N.Y. — SRS Real Estate Partners, a Dallas-based retail brokerage firm, has closed the sale of Clay South Center, a 195,972-square-foot power center in Liverpool, located northwest of Syracuse. Shadow-anchored by Target and anchored by Hobby Lobby and Lowe’s, the property was fully leased at the time of sale to other national tenants such as Chipotle and Verizon Wireless. Kyle Stonis, Pierce Mayson and Jonathan Lapat of SRS represented the seller, a partnership between South Clay Development Co. LLC and Clay Route 31 Development Co. LLC, in the transaction. Kyle Fant …
Mission Viejo, Calif. — SRS Real Estate Partners’ Investment Properties Group has arranged the sale of the retail component with Avery Center in Mission Viejo. Orange County-based Pacific Castle sold the property to an Orange County-based family for $12.9 million. The 16,568-square-foot retail portion includes two fully occupied retail buildings located at 28601-28621 Marguerite Parkway. Built in 1977 and renovated in 2016, the asset’s triple net leased tenants include Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwiches, Epic Wings, Broken Yolk Café and Big Grill Mongolian BBQ, as well as four local retailers. Patrick …