Newmark Arranges Sale of Retail Portfolio in Affluent San Francisco Suburb of Lafayette

May 11, 2022 9:00 AM

Newmark[1] announces it has completed the sale of the Lafayette Portfolio comprised of La Fiesta Square, a 3.86-acre open air, convenience-oriented, lifestyle center encompassing an entire city block, and Lafayette Mercantile, a 56,614-square-foot retail mixed-use asset. Both projects are located in the city of Lafayette, California. The portfolio traded from the seller, an undisclosed private investor, to the buyer, an institutional investment group. Newmark Vice Chairman and Head of Retail Capital Markets for Northern California Nicholas Bicardo and Executive Vice Chairman and President, Western Region Capital Markets Steven Golubchik represented the seller in the transactions.

“This portfolio represented a once-in-a-generation opportunity to gain immediate scale through acquiring the dominant retail asset and best mixed-use property two blocks apart from each other in one of the Bay Area’s most affluent neighborhoods,” said Bicardo. “As a result, we received significant investor interest from all sources of capital including institutional and private.”

La Fiesta Square totals 74,295 square feet across five retail buildings on a 3.86-acre assemblage in the heart of downtown Lafayette. The property represents one of the largest Main Street assemblages in the San Francisco Bay area. It is located just two blocks from the Lafayette BART Station, providing easy connectivity by car, foot, bike or public transportation.

Lafayette Mercantile is a 56,614-square-foot, best-in-class retail and office project that boasts covered parking with marquee ground-floor retail, offering residents and employees upscale food, beverage and retail services. The second and third floors consist of modern, Class A office space occupied by a mix of professional services firms. The property is conveniently located just a 3-minute walk to a BART station, providing tenants and customers with both public and private transportation options.

The properties benefit from being located immediately adjacent to Highway 24, the major east-west thoroughfare connecting San Francisco and Oakland to Walnut Creek and linking to I-80, I-580, I-880, I-680 and the greater Bay Area. The accessibility and convenience make Lafayette a coveted location for San Francisco Bay Area executives to reside. This has created a niche for retail and office users looking to cater to the surrounding community. The area also has some of the highest rated public schools in the state, driving demand from younger families moving to the area.

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[1] Dba Newmark Knight Frank in California