Columbus, Ohio — Ohio-based BWE has arranged loans totaling $40.2 million for four properties located in California. The deals included a $12.3 million bridge loan for the acquisition and redevelopment of a retail property located in Rancho Palos Verdes. The property, which was 67 percent preleased at the time of financing, is anchored by O’Reilly Auto Parts. Other tenants include Habit Burger, Mattress Firm, Urbane Café and California Fish Grill. Mike Guterman of BWE secured the financing through Calmwater Capital on behalf of the borrower, West Hive Capital. BWE also secured …
West Hollywood, Calif. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $27 million sale of The Abbey Food & Bar and The Chapel at The Abbey, two retail properties located in West Hollywood. Tristan Schukraft acquired the properties, which are situated on neighboring parcels, from David Cooley. Brandon Michaels and Matthew Luchs of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal. The previous ownership transformed a small coffee shop into The Abbey Food & Bar — now a well-known bar, restaurant and event venue — and opened …
Montebello, Calif. — Topgolf will open a new, 70,000-square-foot venue in Montebello, approximately 10 miles outside downtown Los Angeles. Upon completion, the facility will feature 102 outdoor climate-controlled hitting bays across three levels, as well as a full-service restaurant, 200 televisions, a 28-foot video wall, outdoor patio, rooftop terrace and private event rooms. Scheduled to open in May, this will mark the third Topgolf venue to be located in the Los Angeles metro.
Petaluma, Calif. — Clothing, jewelry, home décor and gift boutique Bella has signed a 1,500-square-foot lease at East Washington Place, a shopping center located in Petaluma, roughly 40 miles outside San Francisco. Other tenants at the property — which totals 343,000 square feet — include Dick’s Sporting Goods, Chipotle Mexican Grill, HomeGoods, Ulta Beauty, Target, T.J. Maxx and BevMo!
Oxnard, Calif. — PSRS has arranged $54 million in financing for the acquisition of Esplanade Shopping Center, a 357,000-square-foot shopping center in Oxnard. Kostas Kavayiotidis, Mike Davis and Matthew Farzinpour of PSRS secured the seven-year loan, including four years of interest-only payments, on behalf of the buyer through a life insurance company. Walmart, The Home Depot, T.J. Maxx, Nordstrom Rack, Bob’s Discount Furniture, Dick’s Sporting Goods, In-N-Out Burger, Chipotle Mexican Grill and BJ’s Restaurant anchor the property.
Rancho Mirage, Calif. — Albanese Cormier has acquired Rancho Las Palmas, a 162,380-square-foot retail center located in Rancho Mirage. Amazon Fresh, In-N-Out Burger, CVS/pharmacy, Hobby Lobby, Starbucks Coffee and Wells Fargo anchor the property, which was originally built in 1980. The center was extensively renovated in 2016 and 2022. Bryan Ley of JLL Capital Markets represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
Corona, Calif. — Pacific Petroleum Inc. has acquired Main Street Village Center, a retail center in Corona, for $7.8 million. The property features 20,000 square feet of retail space. Alan Krueger and Vanessa Haddad of CBRE represented Pacific Petroleum and the seller, LJZ Corona LLC, in the deal.
Newport Beach, Calif. — Faris Lee Investments and SSG Realty Corp. have arranged the $4.4 million sale of a mixed-use property located on Newport Beach’s Balboa Island. Jeff Conover, Shaun Riley, Scott DeYoung and Greg Lukosky of Faris Lee Investments, with Greg Swedelson and Jon-Eric Greene of SSG Realty Corp., represented the undisclosed buyer and seller in the transaction. Situated on two separate parcels, the property features storefront retail with two second-floor residential units. Two street-level retail shops and two residential tenants currently occupy the property.
Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. — Calmwater Capital has provided a $12.3 million loan for the acquisition and renovation of Western Plaza, a retail center located in Rancho Palos Verdes, roughly 30 miles outside Los Angeles. Tenants at the property include The Habit, California Fish Grill, Urbane Café and Mattress Firm. The buyer, West Hive, plans to demolish one of the three existing buildings at the center and construct a 3,000-square-foot outdoor patio to serve the food-and-beverage concepts at the property. Other planned renovations include improvements to storefronts and facades, new signage …
San Francisco — Ingka Centres has opened a 23,000-square-foot food hall at Meeting Place in San Francisco, a 256,000-square-foot IKEA-anchored shopping center owned by the company. Vendors at the food hall, dubbed Saluhall, include Taqueria La Venganza, MOMO Noodle, KAYMA Algerian Eater, Curry Up Now and Casa Boriqueña. KERB will operate the venue, which features a focus on plant-forward cuisine.