Norco, Calif. — SRS Real Estate Partners has brokered the sale of a single-tenant retail property located at 1428 Sixth St. in Norco. A family partnership acquired the asset from a local developer for $6 million. Grocery Outlet occupies the newly constructed, 18,000-square-foot building, which is situated on 1.7 acres. Grocery Outlet, which opened in March, is the anchor tenant for the new Norco Gateway Shopping Center. Additional tenants include Taco Bell and 6,000 square feet of future retail shops. Matthew Mousavi and Patrick Luther of SRS’ National Net Lease …
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Faris Lee Brokers $4.3 Million Sale of Property Leased to Starbucks in Metro Los Angeles
Santa Ana, Calif. — Faris Lee Investments has brokered the $4.3 million sale of a retail property leased to Starbucks Coffee in Santa Ana. Starbucks recently signed a 10-year corporate-guaranteed lease at the site, which is located at 2701 N. Grand Ave., 30 miles southeast of downtown Los Angeles. Shaun Riley and Nick Miller of Faris Lee represented the buyer, an Orange County, California-based private family investor, in the transaction. The sale closed five days before the buyer’s deadline for completing a 1031 exchange. Patrick Wade and Alex Kozakov of …
Waterford Property Buys Marketplace at the Lakes in West Covina, California for $18.6 Million
West Covina, Calif. — Waterford Property Co. has acquired Marketplace at the Lakes, a value-add retail property located at 904-907 Lakes Drive in West Covina. CIM Group sold the asset for $18.6 million. Built in 1994 on seven acres, Marketplace at the Lakes features 95,628 square feet of retail space. At the time of sale, the property was 80 percent occupied by Michaels and Jerome’s Furniture. In November 2015, Waterford acquired The Lakes, an office campus adjacent to the recently purchased retail center, and repositioned the property into a Class …
Carson, Calif. — NewMark Merrill Cos. has acquired The Shops at SouthBay Pavilion in Carson. The asset spans 182,193 square feet and is situated within SouthBay Pavilion. The Shops at SouthBay were leased to tenants including Burlington, Ross Dress for Less, Sola Salons, Norms Restaurant, Chipotle, Smashburger, Jersey Mike’s, Buffalo Wild Wings and Olive Garden at the time of the sale. IKEA, Target, Cinemark Theaters and JC Penny anchor the balance of the more than 1 million-square-foot mall. SouthBay Pavilion is located at 20700 S. Avalon Blvd., 18 miles south …
Media Reports: Disney to Lay off 28,000 Employees at Theme Parks in California, Florida
Burbank, Calif. — The Walt Disney Co. will lay off 28,000 employees who were previously furloughed due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to multiple media reports. Disney World in Orlando, Fla., and Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif., both closed in mid-March due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Disney’s chief financial officer Christine McCarthy said in May that for every two weeks the parks were closed, the company lost $500 million. Disney World reopened in July with limited capacity, but Disneyland remains closed under California guidelines. A timeline for reopening has not been established. …
Stanton, Calif. — Dan Almquist of Frontier Real Estate Investments plans to debut Rodeo 39 Public Market, a collection of eateries and retail spaces in Southern California, in mid-October. Located at 12885 Beach Blvd. in Stanton, Rodeo 39 will feature hangar doors that open up for an inside/outside setting, original artwork and murals from five different local artists and several first-to-market retail and restaurants concepts. The Rodeo 39 mix includes Banh Xeo Boys, Bearded Tang Brewery, Beleaf Burgers, Bestea, Dot & Dough, Fika Fika Creamery, Hook & Anchor, Joystix, Kra …
Lewis Retail Centers Opens 105,000-Square-Foot MarketPlace at Calimesa, Implements Upgrade Plans at Existing Centers
Calimesa, Calif. — Upland, California-based Lewis Retail Centers, part of the Lewis Group of Cos., has opened The MarketPlace at Calimesa, a shopping center located Calimesa. Stater Bros. Market anchors the 105,000-square-foot retail center. Additional tenants include Starbucks Coffee, Del Taco, Cold Stone Creamery, Jack in the Box, Modern Nails, Skin Solutions Aesthetics and Supercuts. Lewis Retail Centers has started construction on a Safeway location at Damonte Ranch Town Center in Reno, Nevada. The new 62,000-square-foot Safeway will be the third anchor of the shopping center. Other tenants include The …
San Diego — Voit Real Estate Services has brokered the $8 million sale of two retail properties in San Diego’s Pacific Beach. The transaction includes a 3,234-square-foot property occupied by McDonald’s and a 2,329-square-foot gas station occupied by Union 76. The two parcels total 50,754 square feet of land and are located at the northeast corner of Mission Bay Drive and Garnet Avenue. Brandon Keith, Kipp Gstettenbauer and Ryan King of Voit represented the buyer, Mission Day LLC, as well as the seller, JR&C Harris.
San Francisco — Driven by a 95 percent surge in online sales, San Francisco-based Gap Inc. (NYSE: GPS) reported a 13 percent increase in its comparable sales for the fiscal second quarter, which ended Aug. 1. Gap’s decision to make face masks early on in the COVID-19 pandemic paid off, bringing in $130 million in sales, according to the company. Gap has produced face masks for individuals as well as the city of New York, the state of California and Kaiser Permanente. Net sales were down 18 percent year over …
Coldwell Banker Commercial Arranges $6.3 Million Sale of Walgreens-Occupied Property in Sacramento
Sacramento, Calif. — Coldwell Banker Commercial has brokered the sale of a 14,820-square-foot retail property leased to Walgreens in Sacramento for $6.3 million. The freestanding building, constructed in 2007, anchors the Westlake Village shopping center. Dan McGue of Coldwell Banker represented the buyer, a family trust completing a 1031exchange. The seller was undisclosed.