News Archive

JULY 2008 – Hall Equities Group is pleased to announce the opening of several new retailers at its Monte Vista Crossings project in Turlock CA.

Office Max, Beverages and More, Qdoba, Chipotle’, T-Mobile, and the projects second Starbucks, all enjoyed successful openings recently. Monte Vista Crossings now consists of nearly 1,000,000 square feet of retail space and one hotel with a second hotel under construction. The center contains over seventy separate retail tenants and is 100% leased in a difficult central valley economy at present, which speaks to the centers power and success as a retail destination. At full build out, Monte Vista Crossings is expected to exceed 1.3 million square feet.

JUNE 2008 – Hall Equities Group is pleased to announce that it has received final approval from the City of Lacey for its Lacey Town Center project.

Located in Lacey WA adjacent the State Capital city of Olympia WA. Lacey Town Center is located on a 10 acre site at the northwest intersection of Main street and Marvin road, one block off the Marvin road / Interstate 5 intersection. Lacey Town Center will consist of a new 107 room Marriott Fairfield Inn and Suites which will be surrounded by some 63,000 square feet of retail shops, a Bank pad, and several sit down restaurants. Lacey Town Center is adjacent to the new 220 acre Lacey Gateway project, which is anchored by a new 165,000 sq ft Cabela’s store, which opened in November 2007. Principals of Hall Equities Group acquired the three parcel site in a series of transactions over the last few years.

JUNE 2008 – Hall Equities Group is pleased to announce that it has acquired the “Batch Plant” on north Main street in Walnut Creek CA.

The “Batch Plant” is a 4.25 acre parcel in continuous operation for the last 45 years as an Asphalt and Concrete manufacturing and distribution facility and is the last heavy industrial use site within the boundaries of Walnut Creek. The “Batch Plant” enjoys an excellent location sited between North Main Street and Interstate 680, and enjoys the top location in terms of daily vehicle trip counts anywhere in California outside of the Los Angeles Basin, according to CALTRANS statistics ( 304,000 per day ). Treat Blvd. is one half block to the north of the site, and the Pleasant Hill BART Station is a short two block walk away. Company Principals acquired the property for investment purposes.

MAY 2008 – Hall Equities Group is pleased to announce that it has signed a new long term lease with Children’s Hospital of Oakland

Located at 2401 Shadelands Drive Building in the Shadelands Business Park in Walnut Creek, CA. Children’s Hospital is committing to some 30,000 sq feet of space to locate both medical offices and a surgery center as part of the Hospital’s push to locate service centers closer to it’s customer base in the east bay area and central valley.

APRIL 2008 – Hall Equities Group is pleased to announce that it has completed construction of a 21,000 sq ft expansion of the Joint Genome Institute at its 2800 Mitchell drive biotechnology campus in the Shadeland’s Business Park in Walnut Creek CA.

The Joint Genome Institute is a high throughput genomic sequencing and research facility operated by the University of California under direction by the US Dept. of Energy. It is a separate National Laboratory Facility which was originally designed and constructed by Hall Equities Group in 1998 as a key part of the federal governments plan to crack the genomic sequence of human DNA. The new expansion coincides with a new long term lease renewal for the Joint Genome Institute, and the expansion will house administrative offices and an informatics group for the laboratory. The 2800 Mitchell campus is now 100% leased.

FEBRUARY 2008 - Fairfield Inn & Suites under construction in Turlock, CA and slated to open in early 2009

Hall Equities Group is pleased to announce that construction has commenced on the second hotel within the Monte Vista Crossings family of properties. Located immediately north of the Holiday Inn Express, the new Fairfield Inn & Suites will contain 81 rooms. Fairfield Inn & Suites is Marriott hotel brand and is expected to open in 1st Quarter, 2009.

JANUARY 2008 - Office Max, Me-N-Ed's Pizza & Qdoba under construction, Starbucks to start in January

Hall Equities Group is pleased to announce that Office Max(NYSE:OMX) has started construction on a new 18,000 sq.ft. store that will anchor the North phase of Monte Vista Crossings in Turlock, CA. The anticipated opening date is in April, 2008. In the shops immediately adjacent to Office Max, Me-N-Ed's Pizza is under construction in a 3,200 sq.ft. suite and Qdoba Mexican Grill has commenced construction on a 2,400 sq.ft. space. Starbucks(NASDAQ:SBUX) is scheduled to start construction on a 900 sq.ft. drive-thru kiosk in front of Office Max and is scheduled to open in April, 2008.

DECEMBER 2007 - Beverages & More opens at Monte Vista Crossings in Turlock, CA

Hall Equities Group is pleased to announce the addition of Beverages & More (BevMo!) to the Monte Vista Crossings tenant roster. The growing retailer opened on December 15 in a new 8,750 sq.ft. facility.

DECEMBER 2007 - Britton Place residential project approved by the City of Lacey

Hall Equities Group is pleased to announce that Preliminary Plat approval has been granted by the City of Lacey for Phase I of Britton Place in Lacey, WA. The approval provides for future development of 229 single-family lots. Britton Place consists of 37.3 acres in two parcels, located along Britton Parkway. Phase 1 consists of 29.64 acres North of Britton Parkway. The remaining 7.66 acres South of Britton Parkway is being held for future development.

NOVEMBER 2007 - Hall Equities Group investment group purchases large portolio of YUM restaurants

Hall Equities Group is pleased to announce that a private investment group sponsored by the firm has acquired a portfolio of 35 quick serve restaraunts on long term net leases. Located in Oklahoma, Missouri and Arkansas, the restaurants are “Yum Brands”(NYSE:YUM) and include Taco Bell and Kentucky Fried Chicken stores. The portfolio was acquired for cash flow objectives.

NOVEMBER 2007 - Sale of Tower Court Apartments in Walnut Creek, CA

Hall Equities Group is pleased to announce the sale of Tower Court Apartments to Legacy Partners. Located in the heart of Walnut Creek, the first class 110-unit complex was originally purchased in 1993.

FEBRUARY 2007 - Circuit City, Fashion Bug Open at Monte Vista Crossings in Turlock, CA

Hall Equities Group is pleased to announce the addition of Circuit City and Fashion Bug to the Monte Vista Crossings tenant roster. Circuit City opened in a new 20,000 sq.ft. facility and is considered one of the leading electronics retailers in the industry. Fashion Bug is one of the Charming Shoppes (NASDAQ:CHRS) group and opened in a new 7,500 sq.ft. facility.

JANUARY 2007 - Lowe's Home Improvement Opens at Monte Vista Crossings

Hall Equities Group is pleased to announce Lowe's (NYSE:LOW) has opened a new 167,000 sq.ft. store in Monte Vista Crossings Shopping Center. Anchoring the "North" phase of the center, Lowe's joins Target, Home Depot, Kohl's and Safeway at the 146 acre project site. 

JANUARY 2007 - Sale of Turlock Cinema Center in Turlock, CA

Hall Equities Group is pleased to announce the sale of the 121,000 sq.ft. Turlock Cinema Center to a private investment group headed by The Matteson Companies and Guardian Investments. The center was originally purchased in 2001 by partners of Hall Equities Group and The Alamo Group.