Moorpark, Calif. — Gantry has arranged a $24 million bridge loan for the refinancing of Village at Moorpark, a retail center located at 706-790 Los Angeles Ave. in Moorpark. Amazon Fresh, Dover Saddlery and other local, regional and national tenants occupy the 129,000-square-foot property. Mark Ritchie and Austin Ridge of Gantry’s Los Angeles office arranged the financing on behalf of the borrower, a private real estate investor. An investment management platform firm provided the loan, which features earn-out provisions with holdbacks tied to future performance milestones and extensions.
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Clarion Partners, HP Investors Sell Three Retail Properties in San Diego for $89.8 Million
San Diego — Clarion Partners and HP Investors have sold a collection of three single-tenant net-leased retail properties within Gateway at Kearny Mesa in San Diego. An undisclosed private investor acquired the asset for $89.8 million. Totaling 194,303 square feet, the property is fully occupied by three national tenants, including a global discount department store, Food 4 Less and Prime Car Wash/Jiffy Lube. The properties were constructed in 2001 on 18.8 acres as part of a 30-acre Gateway at Kearny Mesa retail destination. Gleb Lvovivh, Geoff Tranchina, Darcy Miramontes, Kip …
Kidder Mathews Brokers $18.1 Million Sale of LA Fitness-Occupied Property in Suburban Los Angeles
Baldwin Park, Calif. — Kidder Mathews has arranged the sale a 45,000-square-foot retail property occupied by LA Fitness at 13822 Garvey Ave. in Baldwin Park, an eastern suburb of Los Angeles. A private family investor sold the property to an undisclosed buyer for $18.1 million in a 1031 exchange transaction. Tanel Harunzade, Darrell Levonian and Brittney McCarthy of Kidder Mathews represented the seller in the deal, while Janet Neman and Angelica Gotzev of Kidder Mathews represented the buyer.
Partnership Receives Recapitalization for 605,000-Square-Foot Shopping Center in Metro Los Angeles
Carson, Calif. — Eastern Real Estate, Rockpoint and Atlas Capital Group have partnered to recapitalize SouthBay Pavilion in Carson. IKEA, Target and JCPenney anchor the 605,000-square-foot regional shopping center. The amount of the recapitalization was not disclosed. SouthBay Pavilion is 13 miles south of downtown Los Angeles and near the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, as well as Los Angeles International Airport. This is the second venture between Eastern, Atlas and Rockpoint in the Southern California area in the past year. In June 2021, the partners acquired Eagle …
Newmark Negotiates $42.2 Million Sale of Country Fair Shopping Center in Chino, California
Chino, Calif. — Newmark has arranged the $42.2 million sale of Country Fair Shopping Center, a 168,264-square-foot neighborhood shopping center in Chino. Red Mountain Group acquired the property from a publicly traded REIT based in New York. Pete Bethea, Rob Ippolito and Glenn Rudy of Newmark represented the seller in the deal. At the time of sale, the center was 92 percent occupied by tenants including PetSmart, Rite Aid, Dollar Tree, Harbor Freight Tools, America’s Tires, Kaiser Permanente and Sherwin-Williams.
Cape Point Development Buys La Paz Village Shopping Center in Laguna Hills for $23.5 Million
Laguna Hills, Calif. — Cape Point Development has acquired La Paz Village, a neighborhood shopping center in Laguna Hills. A consortium of private investors sold the property for $23.5 million. Built in 1974 and refurbished in 2012, La Paz Village features 54,566 square feet of retail space. Bill Rose of Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, along with Steven Siegel, Glen Kunofksy and Anthony D’Ambrosia of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, while Rose procured the buyer in the deal. Damon Wyler of Marcus & Millichap served …
Joint Venture Receives $39.4 Million Construction Loan for Shopping Center in French Valley, California
French Valley, Calif. — Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. (MMCC) has secured $39.4 million in construction financing for French Valley Marketplace, a grocery-anchored shopping center development in French Valley. The non-recourse loan will provide funds to complete the horizontal and vertical construction of the project. A partnership between Trinity Investors and Halftery Development Co. are leading the fully entitled, 22-acre project. Current tenants include Grocery Outlet, Rite Aid, EoS Fitness, McDonald’s, AutoZone and 7-Eleven. Brandon Wilhite of MMCC and Sunny Sajnani and Todd McNeill of Institutional Property Advisors, a division …
MetroGroup Secures $18.5 Million Financing for 56,173-Square-Foot Retail Center in San Diego
San Diego — MetroGroup Realty Finance has secured $18.5 million in financing for a 56,173-square-foot retail center located in San Diego. The undisclosed borrower developed the property in two phases in 2002 and 2013. The financing features a maximum loan-to-value of 60 percent for 10 years with a 30-year amortization schedule. Tenants at the property at the time of financing included Subway, several service and fitness tenants, and a service station and car wash.
Irvine, Calif. — Bass Pro Shops has announced plans to open a 140,000-square-foot superstore in Irvine. The store will be located within Irvine Company Retail Properties’ Alton Marketplace. The property will offer a selection of boats and off-road ATV’s, alongside clothing and equipment for hiking, backpacking, wildlife viewing and camping. The store will also feature large aquariums and water features stocked with native fish species. The location is set to open in late 2022 or early 2023.
Los Angeles — Tauro Capital Advisors has secured the $149.7 million refinancing of a 24-property Walgreens portfolio primarily located across Tennessee, Wisconsin and Alabama. Matt Bucaro of the Los Angeles-based firm secured the one-year floating bridge loan through Benefit Street Partners on behalf of the borrower, IBF Properties LLC. The portfolio spans 314,852 square feet and was purchased by IBF in 2021. The company is currently acquiring retail assets occupied by investment-grade tenants with plans to create a REIT.