Long Beach, Calif. — Two restaurants have opened at 2nd & PCH, a shopping center located in Long Beach. Jinya Ramen Bar and dan modern chinese are the newest tenants at the property, which recently saw the addition of Fire Wings, Forno Banci and Shop Small Bizz Little’s. Beachwood Brewing, A PCH and Lulu Avenue are also scheduled to open locations at the center later this year.
Bell, Calif. — NAI Capital Commercial has arranged the purchase of Atlantic Center Mini Mall, a 20,909-square-foot retail center located in Bell, roughly 10 miles outside Los Angeles. Steven Weiss and Sam Kangavari of NAI represented the buyer, a private investor, in the transaction. The buyer plans to redevelop the property, converting it to a single-tenant retail building, and the NAI team also negotiated a new lease with a national tenant.
Lake Forest, Calif. — La Caze Development has sold Lake Forest Marketplace, a 111,212-square-foot shopping center located in Lake Forest, for $14.2 million. John Redfield of SRS Real Estate Partners’ Investment Property Group arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller. Jon Davis of SVN represented the buyer, a private investor. Situated on 10 acres, the property was fully occupied at the time of sale. Tenants include 99 Cents Only, Guitar Center, Island Pacific, Harbor Freight Tools, Bank of America, Del Taco and Dunkin’ Donuts.
San Diego — EarthWise Pet has acquired Loyal Biscuit, a pet supply retailer offering healthy food for dogs and cats. The company has six stores operating in Bath, Belfast, Brewer, Rockport, Rockland and Waterville, Maine. A decision has not yet been made on whether the locations will be rebranded with the EarthWise name. San Diego-based EarthWise has over 150 locations open across the U.S.
Aliso Viejo, Calif. — MetroGroup Realty Finance has secured a $10.6 million bridge loan for a retail center located in Aliso Viejo. Trader Joe’s anchors the 30,500-square-foot property. Other tenants include the restaurants Eureka! and Lupe’s. The interest-only loan carries a term of 36 months and replaces a maturing commercial mortgage-backed security loan.
Pleasanton, Calif. — A joint venture comprising Shopoff Realty Investments, Praelium Commercial Real Estate and an affiliate of Singerman Real Estate LLC has purchased an 8.37-acre property in Pleasanton formerly home to a Nordstrom department store. Located at Stoneridge Mall, the property marks the fourth mall purchase for Shopoff in recent years, according to the company’s president and chief executive officer. Shopoff is currently exploring potential uses — including residential, mixed-use and office — for the space. Stoneridge Mall is one of the sites identified for redevelopment by the City …
Palmdale, Calif. — SRS Real Estate Partners has arranged the $5.4 million sale of a retail property located in Palmdale. A private investor acquired the 11,788-square-foot property, which was fully to six tenants including Jenny Craig and Verizon Wireless at the time of sale. The property comprises a portion of Palmdale Marketplace, a 450,000-square-foot retail center anchored by Target, Lowe’s Home Improvement and Sprouts Farmers Market. Matthew Mousavi and Patrick Luther of SRS’ national net lease group represented both the buyer and seller in the transaction.
Roseville, Calif. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has arranged the $4 million sale of a two-tenant retail pad located in Roseville, roughly 20 miles northeast of Sacramento. Chipotle Mexican Grill and Sushi Roku occupy the 4,808-square-foot property, which is situated within Freedom Point Plaza shopping center. Jeff Lefko and Bill Asher of Hanley represented the seller, Covenant Real Estate Group, in the transaction. Scott Pesch of CB Commercial Pacific Partners represented the buyer, a private investor.
Los Angeles — Westwood Financial, a retail real estate investment firm, has promoted Lauren Ball and Juyuan Wei to the company’s C-suite. Ball will take on the role of chief operating officer, with Wei appointed chief financial officer. Ball and Wei joined the Los Angeles-based company in 2021 and 2018, respectively, previously serving as senior vice president and head of leasing and senior vice president of finance and accounting. The two will support Chief Executive Officer Mark Bratt. “A good portion of our ongoing success is due to these leaders’ …
San Jacinto, Calif. — Progressive Real Estate Partners has brokered the $3 million sale of Farmer’s Corner, a 77,000-square-foot mixed-use property located in San Jacinto. Built in 1980, Farmer’s Corner was 60 percent occupied at the time of sale. Tenants include a breakfast eatery, jeweler, barber, party supply company and professional offices. Greg Bedell and Mike Lin of Progressive Real Estate Partners represented the buyer and seller, both private investors, in the transaction. The buyer plans to upgrade the property, including replacing the roof.
