AUSTIN, TEXAS — Austin Pickle Ranch, a locally based operator of pickleball courts, will open a 50,000-square-foot venue along Braker Lane on the city’s north side. The space formerly housed a store for athletic equipment and accessories retailer Golfsmith. The venue will be the second for Austin Pickle Ranch and will feature 16 courts, indoor and outdoor lounge areas and a food-and-beverage component. The opening is scheduled for May.
Four Food-and-Beverage Users, Two Retailers to Join Roster at Tuscan Village in Salem, New Hampshire
SALEM, N.H. — Four new food-and-beverage users and two retailers have joined the tenant roster at Tuscan Village, a mixed-use destination in Salem that is a redevelopment of the former Rockingham Park horseracing complex. Shake Shack, Tavern in the Square, Sweetgreen and The Capital Grille, as well as retailers Drybar and West Elm, have all chosen Tuscan Village for their first locations in New Hampshire. Tentative opening dates were not disclosed.
ESTERO, FLA. — Winter Garden, Fla.-based WMG Development has opened Shoppes at Verdana Village, a 78,000-square-foot retail center in Estero. Publix anchors the southwest Florida property. Other tenants at the center include Publix Liquor, Heartland Dental, The Nail Spa Estero, New York Pizza & Pasta, Dunkin’ and The UPS Store. WMG acquired the land from Cameratta Cos., master developer of the larger Verdana Village development.
COLLIERVILLE, TENN. — JLL Capital Markets has brokered the $12 million sale of Collierville Crossing, a 94,331-square-foot shopping center located in Collierville, roughly 30 miles outside of Memphis. Academy Sports + Outdoors anchors the property, which was built in 2004. Other tenants at the center include La Hacienda, Sakura Japanese Restaurant, America’s Best Contacts and Eyeglasses, Sports Clips and Direct General Insurance. Desco Group and Affinius Capital sold the property to an entity doing business as RCG-Collierville VII LLC. Jim Hamilton, Brad Buchanan and Andrew Michols of JLL represented the sellers in the transaction.
OXNARD, CALIF. — PSRS has arranged $54 million in financing for the acquisition of Esplanade Shopping Center, a grocery-anchored shopping center in Oxnard, approximately 70 miles west of Los Angeles. Kostas Kavayiotidis, Mike Davis and Matthew Farzinpour of PSRS provided the undisclosed borrower with a seven-year loan, including four years of interest-only payments. A life insurance company provided the financing. Walmart, The Home Depot, TJ Maxx, Nordstrom Rack, Bob’s Discount Furniture, Dick’s Sporting Goods, In-N-Out Burger, Chipotle Mexican Grill and BJ’s Restaurant are tenants at the 357,000-square-foot open-air shopping center.
MADISON, WIS. — Planet Fitness has signed a 37,121-square-foot retail lease at West Towne Mall in Madison. Tony Colvin and Adam Dreier of Mid-America Real Estate-Wisconsin LLC represented the tenant. The landlord was an entity doing business as Madison/West Towne LLC.
COLUMBUS, OHIO — Fashion retailer Express Inc. (OTCMKTS: EXPR) has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and announced plans to close 107 of its 602 stores. The Columbus-based company’s portfolio includes apparel brands such as Bonobos, Express and UpWest Express. As part of the proceedings, 95 stores under the company’s Express banner will be shuttered alongside all 12 of its UpWest Express locations. Express has been battling with soft consumer demand due to slowing spending patterns and increased price sensitivity in discretionary categories, according to Reuters. Further details on the specific locations set for closure were not provided, but closing sales at the impacted locations are anticipated to begin tomorrow, April 23. Business at all other brick-and-mortar locations and online is expected to continue as usual. Express concurrently announced that it has received a non-binding letter of intent from a consortium of investors led by WHP Global to acquire a substantial majority of the company’s retail stores and operations. The investment group includes an indirect subsidiary of Simon Property Group and Brookfield Properties. WHP Global, which purchased a controlling stake in the parent company of Toys ‘R’ Us in 2021, has held 7.4 percent ownership in Express Inc. since January 2023. …
BRENTWOOD, TENN. — Greenberg Gibbons has acquired Cool Springs Pointe, a 198,103-square-foot shopping center located in Brentwood, a southern suburb of Nashville. The property was purchased through the Greenberg Gibbons Real Estate Income Fund for $34.5 million. The seller was not disclosed. Cool Springs Pointe was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants including Best Buy, Ross Dress for Less, Restoration Hardware Outlet, Golf Galaxy, Old Navy and Party City.
COLONIE, N.Y. — New York City-based Olshan Properties has welcomed three new tenants to Northway Mall, a 480,000-square-foot shopping and dining destination located just outside of Albany in Colonie. The new tenants are Mattress Firm (4,745 square feet), Mission BBQ (4,329 square feet) and Club Pilates (1,846 square feet). Each company’s space is located within a standalone building that previously housed a Petco and which Olshan repositioned to support multiple tenants.
WEST CHESTER, OHIO — Graycor Construction Co. has completed a 125,000-square-foot Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World store in West Chester near Cincinnati. The store is located at 5951 Bass Pro Drive at the intersection of I-75 and Allen Road. The development includes a fire watch tower, archery range, aquarium, exterior decorative water feature and boat showroom. Torgerson Design Partners was the architect. Graycor has now completed seven Bass Pro Shops.