Signage has been posted by Retail Pacific, Inc., a Walnut Creek-based commercial real estate company and Tallen Capital Partners, LLC on the shuttered former Elephant Bar restaurant, previously located at 6063 Sunrise Mall. Photo by Thomas J. Sullivan

CITRUS HEIGHTS, CA (MPG) – The first steps towards marketing specific commercial parcels of Sunrise Mall has now started with prominent billboard-size signage posted by Retail Pacific, Inc. along Sunrise Boulevard and Greenback Lane.

A third sign has been placed by Retail Pacific in front of the shuttered former Elephant Bar Restaurant which faces Sunrise Boulevard.

Retail Pacific has posted a marketing brochure for Sunrise Mall, titled “Sunrise Tomorrow – Reimagine the Heart of Citrus Heights” on its website, retailpacific.com.

This recently uploaded brochure describes the location of the planned 13.75-acre Sunrise Sports Center facing Greenback Lane, and two other available parcels now designated for multi-family residential, mixed retail or restaurant use.

The brochure also describes the future Sunrise Mall property as a “regional destination and community heart with a vibrant mix of uses, amenities and gathering spaces.”

Two portions of a combined 23.98-acre parcel at 6063 Sunrise Blvd. facing the MarketPlace at Birdcage which are currently used for parking located south of the US Bank from the intersection of Greenback Lane are identified by Retail Pacific as available for ground lease.

Another parcel, the former 8,000-square-foot location of the shuttered Elephant Bar Restaurant which faces the MarketPlace at Birdcage, is also listed for ground lease.

A recently uploaded brochure by Retail Pacific describes the location of the planned 13.75-acre Sunrise Sports Center facing Greenback Lane, and two other available parcels now designated for multi-family residential, and mixed retail or restaurant use. Image courtesy of Retail Pacific and Tallen Capital Partners, LLC

Namdar Realty Group currently owns the 25-acre parcel where the core Sunrise Mall building stands and two 12-acre parcels home to Goodyear Tires, and the buildings which formerly housed Macy’s Men’s and Macy’s Women’s.

Retail Pacific and Tallen Capital Partners, LLC list between 82,000 to 172,000 square feet of the former combined Macy’s retail stores in Sunrise Mall area also available for redevelopment in the brochure.

Carol Therien, identified as the listing broker of Sunrise Mall for Retail Pacific in the billboard signage, responded by phone, and referred all further questions to Tallen.

Tallen in response, said, “Carol is not authorized by me to speak with the media for this project as all media related communications must be vetted by and come through my office and our media consultant, Rowcliffe Communications.”

Tallen did not further respond to a request for further comment concerning where the process of escrow stands at this time, or how Retail Pacific’s marketing efforts for Sunrise Mall will now proceed.

Last month, the City of Citrus Heights announced a landmark partnership with The Mettle Shop and Tallen Capital Partners, LLC to bring the Sunrise Sports Center to Sunrise Mall, launching the first major development under the Sunrise Tomorrow Specific Plan.

In this collaboration, Tallen Capital Partners, LLC will acquire the portion of Sunrise Mall currently owned by Namdar Realty Group and will assume the role of majority owner and developer for the project.

The Sunrise Mall property spans nearly 100 acres in Citrus Heights and is currently divided into seven separate parcels owned by five different entities.

The largest stake had belonged to Namdar Realty Group, which purchased the majority of the Sunrise Mall property in 2019 for $25.6 million.

Tallen is currently in escrow to buy about 50 acres of Sunrise Mall owned by the Namdar Realty Group, with plans to then sell about 14 acres of that to Mettle Shop for the Sunrise Sports Complex to be built facing Greenback Lane.

The cost of redeveloping Sunrise Mall will depend on how much land Tallen Capital actually ends up owning, he said in an earlier interview. He put the cost conservatively at about $400 million, he told the Sacramento Business Journal.

The Mettle Shop will then acquire the necessary land to construct the new sports center, anchoring the development and serving as a catalyst for sustained activity, growth and future regional investment.

The Sunrise Sports Center will introduce a state-of-the-art, 160,000-square-foot sports facility on an 11-acre site. At its core is a 4,000-seat multi-use arena designed to host sporting events, concerts and more. The center will feature two NHL-sized ice sheets and multi-use turf fields, establishing a premier destination for athletes, families and visitors, and offering a wide range of recreational and entertainment opportunities.

Two portions of a combined 23.98-acre parcel at 6063 Sunrise Boulevard facing the MarketPlace at Birdcage which are currently used for parking located south of the US Bank from the intersection of Greenback Lane are identified by Retail Pacific as available for ground lease. Graphic courtesy of Retail Pacific and Tallen Capital Partners, LLC

In earlier interviews, Tallen said he’s seeing Mettle Shop’s Sunrise Sports Center as an anchor tenant for the mall, with development such as restaurants and apartments planned as well.

The remaining portions of the Sunrise Mall property are controlled by Ethan Conrad Properties, JCPenney, Red Robin and Antioch Street LP. Ethan Conrad Properties bought the former Sears site in 2022. JCPenney is the last remaining anchor store in Sunrise Mall and owns 18 acres.

A 2.8-acre parcel at the prominent corner of Sunrise Boulevard and Greenback Lane, owned by Antioch Street LP, has been subdivided to allow for a future hotel.