Downey, Calif. — Seven new businesses are joining the tenant roster at Promenade at Downey, a 656,000-square-foot retail center in Downey, located roughly 13 miles outside of Los Angeles. Guacamaya Oasis, Xécora Gastronomía Urbana and Zen Med Spa have already opened, with Fire Wings, Handel’s Homemade Ice Cream, Crumbl Cookies and Daiso set to open in fall of this year.
Manhattan Beach, Calif. — West Elm, Alo Yoga and Saint & Second are among seven new tenants set to open at Manhattan Village in Manhattan Beach, California. Scheduled to open in 2022 and 2023, these tenants will join other recent additions to the 648,000-square-foot center, such as Anthropologie and Urban Outfitters. This expansion of retail and dining offerings comes following the completion earlier this year of a $250 million redevelopment project managed by JLL.
Whittier, Calif. — Progressive Real Estate Partners has arranged the sale of La Pico Plaza, a neighborhood shopping center located at 9150 Painter Ave. in Whittier, roughly 15 miles outside Los Angeles. An Orange County-based private investor sold the property to Desert Capital Ventures for $5.8 million. Circle K anchors the 20,939-square-foot retail center, which was fully leased to 14 tenants at the time of sale. Greg Bedell of Progressive Real Estate Partners represented the buyer, while Drew Wetherholt of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer in the deal.
Gardena, Calif. — SBH Real Estate Group has completed the disposition of a commercial property located at 3121 Marine Ave. in Gardena. Masuda Investments acquired the asset for $6.9 million. 7-Eleven occupies the building on a 15-year corporate ground lease. The property includes a 3,000-square-foot convenience store and six gas station islands. The tenant opened for business in early 2022. Jeremy McChesney of Hanley Investment Group represented Eric Silverman of SBH Real Estate Group, while Trevor Morse and Chris Kostanecki of CPPRE represented the buyer in the deal.
Moreno Valley, Calif. —Gateway Co. has completed the disposition of a retail building at the Towngate Promenade in Moreno Valley. A private party acquired the asset for $2.8 million. The buyer will use the 13,000-square-foot building to accommodate a Kids Empire franchised location. Kids Empire encourages healthy, happy active play for children of all ages and features age-appropriate play structures, climbing walls, slides and rides. Headquartered in Southern California, Kids Empire currently has more than 30 locations in 10 states across the country. Located at 12650 Day St., the Kids Empire indoor playground …
Huntington Park, Calif. — Stan Johnson Co. has brokered the sale of a freestanding retail property located at 5731 Bickett St. in Huntington Park, just southeast of downtown Los Angeles. A New York-based private investor acquired the asset for $48.7 million. Principal Life provided acquisition financing. Developer Shane Cos. will complete the 56,000-square-foot building in January 2023. Target will occupy the property under a long-term, triple-net lease. Situated on 4.1 acres, the site will feature a Starbucks Coffee, Tesla charging station and an urban-format Target. Jason Maier of Stan Johnson Co. represented …
Rialto, Calif. — NewMark Merrill Cos. has broken ground on Rialto Village, a 96,000-square-foot shopping center in Rialto. Brian McDonald, Walter Pagel and Hannah Curran of CBRE, along with Greg Giacopuzzi of NewMark Merrill, are marketing the center for lease. Currently, 18 tenants are slated to join the project, which is located at the southwest corner of San Bernardino and Riverside avenues. Signed tenants include Sprouts Farmers Market, Burlington, Ulta Beauty, Five Below, Mattress Firm, Arrowhead Credit Union, Quick Quack Car Wash, In-N-Out Burger, Cold Stone Creamery, The Joint, Nekter Juice …
Arcadia, Calif. — Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW) has sold Westfield Santa Anita, a 1.5 million-square-foot regional mall located roughly 15 miles northeast of Los Angeles in Arcadia, for $537.5 million. The transaction represents the largest price paid for a regional mall in the U.S. since 2018, according to Eastdil Secured, which acted as financial advisor to the seller. The buyer is an undisclosed real estate investor that owns other retail assets in Southern California. The acquisition was funded through a combination of equity and new debt, and reflects a sub-6 percent net initial yield …
San Diego — SRS Real Estate Partners has arranged the sale of single-tenant retail building located at 9420 Scranton Road in San Diego. A Southern California-based retail property owner and operator sold the property to a Southern California-based family partnership for $8.1 million in an all-cash transaction. Planet Fitness occupies the 17,000-square-foot building, which was built in 1986 and renovated in 2020. Matthew Mousavi and Patrick Luther of SRS’ National Net Lease group represented the seller and buyer in the deal.
Anaheim, Calif. — Faris Lee Investments has negotiated the sale of Anaheim Resort Centre, a retail property located within the Disneyland Resort District in Anaheim. An Irvine, California-based family office acquired the center from an undisclosed seller for $19.5 million. Located on the corner of Harbor Boulevard and Katella Avenue, Anaheim Resort Centre features 10,000 square feet of retail space that nine tenants fully occupy on a triple-net lease basis. Nick Miller and Shaun Riley of Faris Lee Investments represented the buyer in the transaction.
