Temecula, Calif. — Progressive Real Estate Partners has arranged the sale of a Rancho Car Wash-occupied retail asset located at 27378 Jefferson Ave. in Temecula. The property traded hands for $6 million. Victor Buendia of Progressive Real Estate Partners represented the buyer and seller, both of which are Los Angeles County-based private investors, in the transaction. Established in 1988, Rancho Car Wash offers full-service hand car washes, auto detailing services and an oil and lube center. The transaction included both the business and real estate and the buyer plans to …
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North Bethesda, Md. — Federal Realty Investment Trust has acquired four retail properties in California, Virginia and Arizona totaling 1.75 million square feet. Acquisitions include Grossmont Shopping Center, located 10 miles outside San Diego in La Mesa, California; Camelback Colonnade and Hilton Village, both located in the Phoenix metropolitan area; and Chesterbrook Shopping Center, located 10 miles outside Washington, D.C., in McLean, Virginia. Federal Realty will own 80 percent interest in the four properties, which occupy 125 acres of land valued at $407 million. The 925,000-square-foot Grossmont Shopping Center was …
Irvine, Calif. — TRADE Marketplace in Irvine has added three restaurants to its tenant mix including Champion’s Curry, SmörBurgers and Yomie Yogurt. Champion’s Curry opened earlier this year. The restaurant serves Chef Yoshikazu Tanaka’s spin on traditional curry recipes and related dishes. SmörBurgers — a restaurant concept by Chef Joe Youkhan serving hamburgers and fries inspired by international dishes — is set to open in June. Yomie Yogurt, which sells healthy yogurt, is also set to open this summer.
Los Angeles — PSRS has arranged a $40 million refinancing for La Alameda Shopping Center, a 244,554-square-foot retail plaza located in Los Angeles. Kostas Kavayiotidis, Mike David and Jacob Lee secured the financing for the undisclosed borrower. The non-recourse loan features 10 years of interest-only payments. Built in 2008, La Alameda Shopping Center consists of six one- and two-story building clusters offering a total of 226,826 square feet of retail space and 17,728 square feet of office space on 18.3 acres. The multi-tenant property also features pedestrian-friendly courtyards, plaza spaces, …
Los Angeles — Soccer team Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) has opened a permanent retail store within Westfield Century City Mall in Los Angeles in partnership with apparel retailer Fanatics. The sports club is expanding its global retail presence with plans to open several new stores in key international markets, beginning with the Los Angeles location. The store openings form part of a 10-year retail and merchandising deal signed between PSG and Fanatics in 2020. Fanatics, which is part owner of Lids, will tap into Lids’ physical retail experience to open and …
San Francisco — Gap Inc. (NYSE: GPS), the parent company of Old Navy, Gap, Banana Republic and Athleta, released its first-quarter 2021 fiscal report showing net sales reached $4 billion, up 8 percent from 2019. Additionally, comparable sales were up 28 percent year-over-year and rose 13 percent since pre-pandemic 2019. The company showed strong increases in net sales at Old Navy and Athleta — 27 percent and 56 percent increase over 2019, respectively. There were declines in net sales at Gap Global (16 percent) and Banana Republic Global (29 percent). …
Fresno, Calif. — Wood Investment Cos. Inc. has acquired Kings Canyon Pavilion shopping center, a 152,354-square-foot retail center anchored by 99 Cents Only in Fresno, for $11.8 million. Built in 2007, the 91 percent-occupied property is situated at 4965 East Kings Canyon Road. By the close of escrow, Wood Investments had secured leases with Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers and Dutch Bros. to occupy two new single-tenant pad buildings. Both tenants are expected to open in mid-2022. Current tenants at the property include O’Reilly Auto Parts, Cricket Wireless Authorized Retailer, Corina’s …
Beverly Hills, Calif. — Gantry has secured $20 million to recapitalize the signature Beverly Hills location of Saks 5th Avenue. The loan was originated with one of Gantry’s correspondent life insurance company lenders and secured on behalf of the private client property owner. Situated on Wilshire Boulevard, the property is a landmark location for the luxury retailer. Saks 5th Avenue men’s and bridal departments occupy the entire building, while the remaining departments are located in Saks’ separate building immediately east across Bedford Drive. The subject property also includes an adjacent …
East Palo Alto, Calif. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the $53.2 million sale of Gateway 101, a 92,110-square-foot retail center in East Palo Alto, roughly 30 miles outside San Francisco. The property is fully leased to Target and Nordstrom Rack, and opened in 2000 as part of a larger 430,000-square-foot retail center. Bryan Ley, Eric Kathrein and Tony Ensbury of JLL represented the seller, Regency Centers Corp., in the disposition of the property to an undisclosed private foreign investor.
San Diego — San Diego-based Cisterra Development is developing Radian, a planned 255,000-square-foot retail and residential high-rise tower in the Ballpark District of San Diego’s East Village neighborhood. Located along G Street between 9th and 10th avenues, the 22-story tower will feature 241 apartments and ground-floor retail space, which a 36,000-square-foot Target will occupy. Project partners include San Diego-based Carrier Johnston + CULTURE as building architect, Gensler for interior design and Swinerton as the general contractor. ACORE Capital provided construction financing, which CBRE procured, while Berkadia arranged a private family …