Silver Spring, Md. and Fairfax, Va. — Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. (MMCC) has arranged a $17 million loan for the refinancing of a nine-property retail portfolio located in Silver Spring, Maryland, and Fairfax, Virginia. The properties — which total roughly 71,000 square feet — include multi-tenant retail strip centers, single-tenant retail properties and single-tenant restaurants. Jared Cassidy of MMCC’s Washington, D.C. office secured the five-year loan through a local bank. The financing carries a 12-month adjustable rate, 25-year amortization schedule and a 55 percent loan-to-value ratio.
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Cronheim Mortgage Facilitates $31 Million Financing for Shopping Center in Philadelphia Suburb
Burlington, N.J. — Cronheim Mortgage has facilitated a $31 million financing for Liberty Square Center, a 358,000-square-foot shopping center located in the Philadelphia suburb of Burlington. An affiliate of National Realty and Development Corp. is the borrower. The 10-year loan features a 30-year amortization period and a step-down prepayment structure. Brandon Szwalbenest, Dev Morris and Andrew Stewart of Cronheim secured the financing through a life insurance company on behalf of the borrower. Liberty Square Center is anchored by a Walmart Supercenter. Additional tenants at the property, which was 99.5 percent …
Tacoma, Wash. — Gantry has arranged a $21.4 million mortgage for the sale of James Center, a 140,240-square-foot retail center located in Tacoma. The loan, which carries a fixed-rate 10-year term with a 30-year amortization schedule, was funded by a life insurance company. Gantry will service the loan. The property was purchased by a partnership affiliate of Bellevue, Washington-based Rosen Harbottle Commercial Real Estate. Situated on roughly 16 acres, James Center is grocery-anchored by Fred Meyer. Additional tenants at the center include Rite Aid, U.S. Bank, IHOP, Taco Bell, MultiCare …
Atlanta — HOA Restaurant Group, parent company of restaurant chain Hooters, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, entering into a Restructuring Support Agreement (RSA) that will facilitate the continued operation of the company’s restaurants under new ownership. A partnership between two existing Hooters franchises, Hooters Inc. and Hoot Owl Restaurants, reached an agreement with Hooters of America (HOA), to acquire more than 100 HOA-owned Hooters restaurants, which, when added with the franchisees’ existing holdings, will account for approximately 70 percent of Hooters’ domestic locations. Upon completion of the Chapter 11 …
Atlanta — RCG Ventures (RCG) has acquired the first phase of a $1.8 billion multi-tenant retail portfolio from Global Net Lease, Inc (GNL). The first phase, which comprises 59 properties, was purchased for $1.1 billion. Truist Bank and Key Bank provided a new loan facility for the transaction, while Ares Management Alternative Credit, Koch Real Estate Investments and Goldman Sachs Alternatives provided equity investments. RCG expects to complete the sale of the remaining 41 properties in two additional phases by the end of the second quarter of 2025. McGuireWoods LLP …
BEB Lending Provides $10.3 Million Refinancing for Shopping Center in Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, Tenn. — BEB Lending has provided a $10.3 million loan to refinance South Plaza Shoppes, a 163,777-square-foot shopping center located in Nashville. The undisclosed borrower will use the loan to pay off existing debt. Proceeds will also be used for leasing costs and planned capital expenditures at the property. Sean Silverbrook and Zach Feldman of BEB represented the firm. This transaction represents BEB Lending’s first loan in Nashville and second loan in the state of Tennessee.
Marcus & Millichap Arranges $19 Million Refinancing for Retail Center in Rancho Cucamonga, California
Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged a $19 million loan through its affiliate, BA Debt Fund LLC, to refinance a shopping center located in Rancho Cucamonga. Bolour Associates provided the loan. The 106,000-square-foot property — which was 99 percent leased at the time of financing — is anchored by a Smart & Final grocery store. Preston Davey of Marcus & Millichap arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower.
Urbana, Ill. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $3.4 million sale of Gateway Shoppes at Five Points, a 12-suite retail property located in Urbana. Built in 2011, the center comprises two multi-tenant strip centers totaling roughly 30,000 square feet. The property was 95 percent leased at the time of sale. Jeremie Johnson and Nathan Whalen of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, Prairie Holdings Newton LLC, in the transaction. David O’Keefe, Steve Bogoyevac and Johnathan Weir of Marcus & Millichap procured the buyer, Nikolas Chugay. Michael Derk of Marcus …
Stratus Obtains $24 Million Refinancing Loan for Mixed-Use Property in College Station, Texas
College Station, Texas — Stratus Properties Inc. has obtained a $24 million loan to refinance Jones Crossing, a mixed-use project located in College Station, roughly two miles from Texas A&M University. The new non-recourse loan matures in April 2028 and has generated approximately $1.2 million in net cash proceeds. A 106,000-square-foot H-E-B grocery store anchors the center, which which also features an additional 47,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space. Tenants at the property include Oishi Sushi, Chick-fil-A, Threads Boutique and Supercuts.
Webinar: Retail Bankruptcy & Restructuring — Lessons from 2024 & What’s Ahead
The March 14 Shopping Center Business webinar “Retail Bankruptcy & Restructuring — Lessons from 2024 & What’s Ahead” covered the state of a retail industry that is both “frenetic and cautious,” in the words of Dana Telsey of Telsey Advisory Group. Tune in to the six-minute mark of the on-demand webinar for Dana’s impressive summary of the latest news in retail. Panelists covered key insights into the evolving retail landscape, including the trends for bankruptcies and liquidations in 2024 and whether those trajectories are likely to continue into 2025. Economic …