Crowfoot Corner and Crowfoot Village, two prominent retail centres in northwest Calgary were sold to complete a 66 million dollar acquisition to a REIT.

CBRE acted on behalf of Sunstone Realty Advisors in the disposition of the assets to Narland Properties, an established private equity real estate investment company and real estate adviser.

The sale was completed in April for a total consideration of $66.1 million including debt, said CBRE in a news release. It said Narland Properties acting as syndicator, subsequently transitioned Crowfoot Corner to Artis REIT while syndicating Crowfoot Village on behalf of their private investment clients.

“The level of interest in these centres is indicative of the strength of the Calgary market as well as the almost insatiable demand for well-tenanted, well-located retail properties right across Canada,” said John O’Bryan, vice-chairman of CBRE Limited, in a statement. “The demand for these properties was further heightened by their location within a severely supply constrained market.”

Crowfoot Corner and Crowfoot Village span a combined net rentable area of 113,735 square feet, predominantly occupied by medical office and quickservice restaurants including Boston Pizza, KFC, Starbucks Coffee and Wendy’s.

They are also shadow-anchored by Rona, Cineplex, Safeway and Chapters to the west in Crowfoot Crossing, one of the largest outdoor malls in Calgary.

Read more: http://www.calgaryherald.com/business/Crowfoot+retail+centres+Calgary+sold/6618266/story.html#ixzz1uu41EW5t

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Denis Hrstic
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