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Culver City, Calif. and Austin, Texas — Sony Pictures Entertainment has acquired theater chain Alamo Drafthouse Cinema from Altamont Capital Partners, Fortress Investment Group and founder Tim League for an undisclosed price.  Alamo Drafthouse was founded in 1997 in Austin, and has grown from a single mom-and-pop location to 35 cinemas across 25 metropolitan areas. The company is the seventh-largest theater chain in North America and was one of the pioneers of the in-theater elevated food and drink concept.  Alamo Drafthouse will maintain its headquarters in Austin and will continue to …

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Perris, Calif. — BWE has arranged $66.5 million in construction financing for a new phase of development at Plaza de Perris, a retail center located in Perris. Upon completion, the property will span 363,582 square feet and feature a Target location. Wood Investments, the borrower and developer, purchased the center in 2017 and previously completed the addition of 118,000 square feet of retail space at the property in 2019 and 2020. Upon completion of construction, Target will join the center as a tenant. Other tenants at the center, which was 99 …

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Mira Mesa, Calif. — Decron Properties has purchased Mira Mesa Market West Shopping Center in Mira Mesa for $99 million. The Home Depot, Smart & Final and CVS/pharmacy anchor the 238,747-square-foot property, which was built in 2000. Other tenants at the center include Dave’s Hot Chicken, Rubio’s Baja Grill, Starbucks Coffee, Jersey Mikes, Verizon Wireless, PNC and Lazy Dog. The acquisition includes the assumption of existing financing from New York Life Insurance Co. Stockbridge Capital Group was the seller. 

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Richmond, Calif. — Primestor Development has acquired Hilltop Plaza, a 245,921-square-foot retail center situated on 59 acres in Richmond, roughly 18 miles outside San Francisco. An undisclosed seller sold the property for $36.5 million. Tenants at the center, which was 88 percent occupied at the time of sale, include Ross Dress for Less, City Sports Club, dd’s Discounts and Century Theatres. Geoff Tranchina, Eric Kathrein, Gleb Lvovich and Warren McClean of JLL represented both the buyer and seller in the transaction. 

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Escondido, Calif. — Cavalier Investments has sold Citrus Strip Center, a retail property located in Escondido, approximately 35 miles north of San Diego. Eiad and Vera H Family Trust acquired the asset for $6.2 million. The 27,310-square-foot property comprises 16 suites and two kiosks. Tenants at the center include restaurants, professional services users, beauty and fitness retailers and a laundromat. Nick Totah of Marcus & Millichap’s San Diego Del Mar office represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal.

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Escondido, Calif. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Escondido Commons, a retail property in the San Diego suburb of Escondido. Garry Hanafin of The Hanafin Family Trust sold the asset to Bobby Hrdina of STNC Properties LLC for $1.6 million. Located at 145-49 S. Orange St. and 412-20 W. 2nd Ave., Escondido Commons offers 8,388 square feet of space in 12 retail suites spread across three adjacent buildings and two parking lots. At the time of closing, the center was fully leased to nine tenants. Nick Totah …

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Rancho Cordova, Calif. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has arranged the $4.8 million sale of Shops III at Anatolia Marketplace, a multi-tenant retail pad in Rancho Cordova, roughly 13 miles outside Sacramento. Tenants at the property, which totals 5,900 square feet, include Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, Cold Stone Creamery, Jamba and Capriotti’s Sandwich Shop. Bill Asher and Jeff Lefko of Hanley represented the seller, an entity doing business as Anatolia Marketplace LLC. Craig Lewis of Lewis Capital Advisors represented the buyer, a local private investor. 

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Erewhon

Glendale, Calif. — Erewhon will open a new, 18,000-square-foot store next year in Glendale. The grocer has purchased a 24,000-square-foot former Virgil’s Hardware Home Center and will lease the additional space to complementary tenants. Plans for the property include a remodel of the building façade, upgrades to the utilities and enhancements to the landscaping and outdoor seating. Virgil’s vacated the site, which has remained vacant since the departure, in 2019. 

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Chesapeake, Va. — Dollar Tree Inc. has acquired designation rights for 170 leases of 99 Cents Only Stores, following the latter’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing. 99 Cents Only Stores filed for bankruptcy in April and is disposing of its assets — including inventory, owned real estate and store leases — as part of the process. Dollar Tree acquired the leases, as well as the North American intellectual property of 99 Cents and select onsite furniture, fixtures and equipment, in two separate transactions this month. “This was an attractive opportunity to secure …

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