Press Releases

CARLSBAD, California – May 24, 2019 – Capstone Advisors has acquired El Camino Square Shopping Center in Encinitas, California for $12.2 million. The 27,499 square-foot property is located at 191 N. El Camino Real, on the busy northeast corner of El Camino Real and Via Molena, in the heart of Encinitas’ retail corridor.

The property becomes Capstone’s ninth commercial asset in San Diego County and the firm’s third acquisition in the past eight months. “El Camino Square is a great addition to our existing San Diego real estate portfolio.  The property is located in one of the strongest and most dynamic retail submarkets in San Diego County.  We look forward to implementing our plan to improve the condition of the property and contribute to the success of its tenants.  We are very pleased to add this great asset to our portfolio,” said Alex Zikakis, President and CEO of Capstone Advisors…(Read More)

CARLSBAD, California – March 8, 2019 – Capstone Advisors has acquired Ahwatukee Foothills Towne Center, a shopping center, shadow anchored by Target and Hobby Lobby in the Ahwatukee submarket of Phoenix, Arizona. The 41,425 square-foot property is located at 4722 East Ray Road, on the busy northwest corner of East Ray Road and South 48^th Street, the main retail thoroughfare in Ahwatukee.

The property becomes Capstone’s fourth commercial asset in the Phoenix MSA. “The center is a great complement to our existing portfolio in Phoenix.  The property is located in one of the strongest retail corridors in the Phoenix Valley and has an excellent tenant mix that thrives due to the location, layout and excellent anchors – Target and Hobby Lobby.  We are very pleased to add this great asset to our portfolio,” said Alex Zikakis, President and CEO of Capstone Advisors…(Read More)

CARLSBAD, Calif. – Oct.12, 2018 – Further diversifying its portfolio, Capstone Advisors announces the completed acquisition of a two-building flex industrial property in Phoenix, Arizona.  Acting on strong growth fundamentals and promising market dynamics, Capstone Advisors, a diversified real estate investment, development and advisory firm based in Carlsbad, Calif., acquired First Rose Garden, a two-building flex industrial property in the Deer Valley submarket of Phoenix. The 73,317 square-foot property is located at 21002 North 19th Ave. and 1950 West Rose Garden Lane and was purchased for $6.6 million. (Read More)

CARLSBAD, Calif. – Oct.12, 2018 – Capstone Advisors has sold Knightdale Crossing, a 63,543 square-foot retail shopping center located at the southwest corner of Knightdale Boulevard and North Smithfield Road. Capstone Advisors successfully owned and managed the property for 20 years after originally acquiring it in 1998. (Read More)

SAN DIEGO – Feb. 12, 2018 – Bringing around 100 full- and part-time jobs and a new prototype for its smaller footprint stores to the area, Carlsbad-based Capstone Advisors welcomes the opening of a Walmart Neighborhood Market at the Heritage Court Shopping Center in Indio (Read More) .

CARLSBAD, Calif. – July 3, 2017 – Carlsbad based Capstone Advisors has acquired DeMuro Corporate Square, a seven-building office and flex Industrial property in Tempe, Arizona. Capstone plans to reposition the property to supply ‘creative’ office and flex-industrial space to today’s contemporary firms looking for a unique work location in centrally located Tempe. (Read More)

SAN DIEGO– April 27, 2017   Carlsbad-based Capstone Advisors has signed leases with six new tenants for The Presidio, a recently renovated and repositioned retail center located in San Diego’s Linda Vista community and adjacent to the University of San Diego. (Read More)

CARLSBAD, CA – Jan. 17, 2017 – Capitalizing on a period of tremendous growth in the northern Reno area – complemented by nearby investments from Tesla, Amazon and Apple, among others – Capstone Advisors announces it has completed the acquisition of 98 acres of commercial and residential land known as Sky Vista in Reno, Nevada.(Read More)

ACQUIRED – Rancho Carmel Plaza – 2015 was a year full of acquisitions of well-located, established properties in highly coveted submarkets. (more…)

Carlsbad, CA – Capitalizing on its continued strength in adding value to well-located retail properties, Carlsbad-based Capstone Advisors has acquired a property in its own backyard with the purchase of The Island @ Carlsbad. (Read Press Release)