Thursday, August 13, 2015

HFF secures $33 million refinancing for Southern California grocery-anchored shopping center

  
The Village at Nellie Gail Ranch, Laguna Hills, CA


 
James Fowler
IRVINE, CA – Aug. 13, 2015 – Holliday Fenoglio Fowler, L.P. (HFF) announced today that it has secured a $33 million refinancing for The Village at Nellie Gail Ranch, an 87,561-square-foot, newly-renovated and expanded shopping center anchored by Smart & Final Extra in Laguna Hills, California.

HFF worked on behalf of the borrower, Fred Sands of Vintage Real Estate, to secure the two-year, floating-rate loan with three one-year extensions through Colony Capital.  

Loan proceeds will be used to refinance existing debt and fund capital expenditures related to tenant improvement costs and leasing commissions to lease the limited remaining vacant space.

The Village at Nellie Gail Ranch underwent massive redevelopment between 2013 and 2015, which included adding square footage with the construction of the 20,478-square-foot building for Smart & Final Extra, two additional buildings and a complete renovation and upgrade of the remaining center.

 Tenants of the five-building project include Smart & Final Extra, Chuck E. Cheese’s, Nothing Bundt Cakes, Banfield Pet Hospital, Rita’s Ice, Pharmaca, Laguna Hills Dental and Edible Arrangements.

Greg Brown
 The center is located at the intersection of Moulton Parkway and La Paz Road in Laguna Hills, just off State Highway 73, in an affluent suburban city in southern Orange County, which is seven miles from the Pacific Ocean.

The HFF debt placement team representing the borrower was led by managing director James Fowler and associate director Greg Brown.

“The comprehensive renovation of Village at Nellie Gail Ranch has transformed it into a modern and dynamic retail destination which has attracted a new host of specialty retailers, including Smart & Final Extra, the smaller store format for Smart & Final that focuses largely on fresh meat and a larger selection of organic produce,” Fowler said.

 “This is a welcome addition to the Laguna Hills community and will enhance this pivotal intersection.”

For a complete copy of the company’s news release, please contact:

Kristen M. Murphy
Associate Director
HFF | One Post Office Square, Suite 3500 | Boston, MA 02109
Main: 617-338-0990 | Direct: 617-848-1572 | Cell: 617-543-4873 | www.hfflp.com


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