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NAI Miami | Fort Lauderdale Arranges Retail Lease Near Miami Marlins Stadium With Biscayne Bay Brewing

by John Nelson

MIAMI — NAI Miami | Fort Lauderdale has arranged a 9,916-square-foot retail lease at 1588 N.W. 7th St., a retail space within a parking garage at LoanDepot Park, home ballpark of the Miami Marlins. The tenant is Biscayne Bay Brewing Co. LLC, one of the leading craft breweries in South Florida and the official craft beer of the Marlins and LoanDepot Park. Claire Holash and Jeremy Larkin of NAI Miami | Fort Lauderdale represented the sublandlord, the Department of Off-Street Parking of the City of Miami, also known as the Miami Parking Authority, in the transaction. The new Biscayne Bay Brewing location is replacing an existing brewery and is expected to open this fall.

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Texas Roadhouse to Open at Olive Crossing in Olivette, Missouri

by Kristin Harlow

OLIVETTE, MO. — Texas Roadhouse will open at Olive Crossing in the St. Louis suburb of Olivette. Keeley Properties and KEAT Properties are developing Olive Crossing, a mixed-use project spanning 14.8 acres that is currently home to The Clover luxury apartments and a retail lineup including Aldi, Paris Baguette, Tropical Smoothie Café, Verizon and The Brass Tap. Construction details and the anticipated opening timeline for Texas Roadhouse will be announced as they become available.

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Marcus & Millichap Brokers Sale of New Restaurant in Hixson, Tennessee Leased to Chick-fil-A

by John Nelson

HIXSON, TENN. — Marcus & Millichap’s Taylor McMinn Retail Group has brokered the sale of a newly built restaurant in Hixson, a northeast suburb of Chattanooga. Chick-fil-A occupies the property on a 15-year ground lease that features 10 percent rent increases in the initial term as well as extension options. Don McMinn and Andrew Koriwchak of Taylor McMinn represented the seller, a preferred developer for Chick-fil-A, in the transaction. RealSource Group and ParaSell Inc. represented the buyer, a high-net-worth individual based in Florida who is purchasing the restaurant all-cash in a 1031 exchange. The property sold for approximately $2.8 million. “This transaction achieved Tennessee’s lowest cap rate ever for a single-tenant Chick-fil-A, driven by its prime location, strong credit and low price point,” says McMinn.

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Friedman Properties Completes Riverwalk Replacement at Reid Murdoch Building in Chicago

by Kristin Harlow

CHICAGO — Friedman Properties has completed reconstruction of the riverwalk at the Reid Murdoch Building in Chicago’s River North neighborhood. Together with renovations at River Roast, the forthcoming opening of The Carlyle Club and prior ground-level improvements, the updates represent approximately $15 million in recent investment at the property, which features a 300-foot riverwalk connecting Clark Street to LaSalle Drive. The latest renovation nearly doubled the width of the previous riverwalk and introduced a series of 10-foot-tall double doors in the south elevation, creating new opportunities for outdoor dining and improving pedestrian circulation. The work also included new precast piers, railings, lighting, integrated planters and improved access from the river level for visitors arriving by boat. Coinciding with the redevelopment of the riverwalk, operator Levy Restaurants has completed renovations of River Roast, the 28,000-square-foot riverfront venue located in the building. The restaurant’s main event space, which has been rebranded RR Events, now features a new riverside entrance with a curved grand staircase, dual-sided bars and upgraded lighting fixtures, furniture, flooring and tableware. The renovation also added Corner Roast, a new coffee concept with its own entrance. Friedman also closed a lease with The Carlyle Club, scheduled to open at the …

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Henderson Park, Lowe Acquire Metro San Diego Mall for $201.5M, Plan Upgrades

by John Nelson

NATIONAL CITY, CALIF. — A joint venture between Henderson Park and Lowe has acquired Plaza Bonita, a 1 million-square-foot enclosed regional mall in National City within San Diego County. The seller and sales price were not disclosed, but The San Diego Union-Tribune reports that Paris-based mall giant Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield sold the property for $201.5 million. Built in 1981, Plaza Bonita sits on a 78-acre site and serves the San Diego suburbs of National City and Chula Vista. Anchor tenants of the mall include Macy’s, Target, JCPenney, AMC Theatres, Nordstrom Rack and Round1. Overall, the mall houses 150 stores, restaurants and entertainment venues. Henderson Park and Lowe plan to upgrade and reposition the mall through “significant capital improvements and leasing investment.” The joint venture partners also plan to refresh existing stores and enhance common areas. The construction timeline for the renovations and remerchandising program was not shared. “Plaza Bonita provided a compelling opportunity to acquire and operate a well-performing and stabilized asset that can benefit from physical updates and potential new uses,” says Joel Mayer, executive vice president at Lowe. “Alongside Henderson Park, we intend to build on its strengths and update the property by devoting capital to a host of improvements, …

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Gateway Jax Signs Six Tenants at $1B Pearl Square Development in Downtown Jacksonville

by John Nelson

JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Gateway Jax has signed six new tenants to leases at Peal Square, a 2 million-square-foot mixed-use project in downtown Jacksonville. The initial retail lineup for Vandeveer, the first mixed-use residential building within the district, will feature dining, wellness and lifestyle retailers and restaurants on the ground floor. The newly announced tenants include Bar Citra (2,000 square feet), Buchner’s Biergarten (outdoor patio space and food truck), PopUp Bagels (1,443 square feet), Go Greek Yogurt (1,141 square feet), JETSET Pilates (2,495 square feet) and Pearl Street Nails (2,032 square feet). Buchner’s Biergarten and JETSET Pilates will open this fall, with additional tenant openings anticipated to continue through early 2027. The tenants join Publix, which will be the first new construction grocery store in the area in more than a decade, and Colletta, an Italian restaurant set to open within the newly restored Hotel Merrydelle, which is a redevelopment of the former Ambassador Hotel that will operate as a Tribute Portfolio by Marriott hotel. Designed by architects including Morris Adjmi, SK+I, Elkus Manfredi and Cecconi Simone, Pearl Square will introduce more than 1,250 new apartments across four residential buildings, including 205 units at Vandeveer; 100,000 square feet of office space; …

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Partnership Nears Completion of 35,000 SF Retail Redevelopment Project in Houston

by Taylor Williams

HOUSTON — A partnership between two local owner-operators, MetroNational and Radom Capital, is nearing completion of Greenside, a 35,000-square-foot retail redevelopment project in Houston’s Memorial City district. Designed by Michael Hsu Office of Architecture, Greenside is an adaptive reuse of three warehouse buildings, includes open green space and is expected to be fully complete later this year. The partnership has also signed leases with five new tenants: Merit Coffee, Tifa Chocolate & Gelato, Epic Cycles, Swish Dental and Original ChopShop.

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Sterling Acquires Whole Foods-Anchored Shopping Center in Metro Atlanta for $93.2M

by John Nelson

MARIETTA, GA. — Sterling Properties has acquired Merchants Walk, a 271,992-square-foot shopping center in Marietta, a northern suburb of Atlanta. The West Palm Beach-based private equity real estate investment firm purchased the shopping center from Washington, D.C.-based mixed-use developer and operator EDENS for $93.2 million. Kevin Hurley and Matt Karempelis of CBRE’s National Retail Partners represented the buyer in the transaction. Situated on nearly 30 acres at the intersection of Roswell and Johnson Ferry roads in metro Atlanta’s East Cobb neighborhood, Merchants Walk was 90 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Whole Foods Market, Marshalls, PetSmart, Old Navy, DSW, Ulta Beauty, Office Depot and Georgia Theater Company Stadium Cinemas, as well as boutique retailers, service retailers and restaurants. Kohl’s shadow-anchors the center.

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Alturas Capital Partners Acquires 421,000 SF Legends at Sparks Marina in Sparks, Nevada

by Amy Works

SPARKS, NEV. — Idaho-based Alturas Capital Partners has purchased Legends at Sparks Marina, a 421,000-square-foot mixed-use lifestyle center in Sparks. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The transaction, which closed on July 23, will be added to the Alturas Real Estate Fund. This acquisition brings the company’s assets under management to $850 million and 4.6 million square feet. Legends at Sparks Marina features national and regional tenants, including H&M, Nike, Sephora, Five Below, Yard House, Galaxy Theatres, Burlington and Cavender’s.

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The Institutionalization of Charlotte’s Retail Sector

by John Nelson

Years of nation-leading population growth, a robust job market and rising household incomes have propelled Charlotte retail onto the national stage as a major target for institutional and private investors alike. The market is now operating at a premium, with average asking rents surpassing the national average for the first time on record in late 2025 after rising more than 30 percent over the past five years, according to data from CoStar Group Inc. That milestone says a lot about how far the market has come, but it also points to where it is headed.The next phase of Charlotte retail will not be defined by growth alone. It will be defined by having the right tenant in the right format serving the right trade area. The strongest corridors continue to command attention from retailers and investors alike, while rising occupancy costs are forcing every deal to stand on stronger fundamentals. For owners, tenants and capital sources, that dynamic makes Charlotte one of the Southeast’s most compelling retail markets, but also one of its most nuanced. The new retail map Charlotte gained 20,731 residents between 2024 and 2025, ranking among the fastest-growing major cities in the country, according to the U.S. …

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