DALLAS — Lee & Associates has closed the sale of a 13,800-square-foot industrial facility located at 2006 Farrington St. in Dallas. Stephen Williamson of Lee & Associates represented the buyer in the transaction. Robert Blankinship of NAI Robert Lynn represented the seller, Century Oak Investments. Other terms of sale were not disclosed.
LAS VEGAS— Since joining Lee & Associates in the New York City office in 2012, JP Sutro has closed over $200 million in retail lease transactions. The executive managing director specializes in representing both retail landlords and tenants throughout Manhattan and Brooklyn. REBusinessOnline caught up with Sutro during the RECon show in late May to get his take on the state of the retail market in New York City. The three-day deal making and networking event is the world’s largest global gathering of retail real estate professionals and typically attracts about 37,000 registrants. REBO:Nordstrom’s first foray into New York City has begun. A three-story, 47,000-square-foot men’s store opened at 57th Street and Broadway in April. How significant is it that Nordstrom has entered the market? Sutro:It’s fantastic. All the owners I know that have property on 57th Street have been waiting for this moment. They really think they are going to see an influx of more shoppers and more retailers playing off the Nordstrom’s idea — especially when you hear of other department stores not doing so well. It’s interesting to see Nordstrom having such confidence in the market, especially 57th Street, which has historically been a very strong shopping district. …
INDIANAPOLIS — Lee & Associates has negotiated the sale of a 20,786-square-foot industrial warehouse in Indianapolis for an undisclosed price. The property is located at 5402 Massachusetts Ave. Stan Elser of Lee & Associates represented the buyer, Gardner Associates LLC. Jeff Baumgardner of Century 21 Sheetz represented the seller, Parke Properties LLC.
LAS VEGAS — At RECon, the world’s largest retail real estate trade show held last week in Las Vegas, REBusinessOnline sat down with veteran Chicago broker Rick Scardino of Lee & Associates. A principal with the Chicago office, Scardino spearheads the retail division at Lee & Associates of Illinois. Discussion topics ranged from backfilling vacant space to local, independent grocers and the movement of online retailers embracing brick-and-mortar locations. What follows is an edited version of that conversation. REBO: According to Mid-America Real Estate Corp.’s Shopping Center Report, development has tailed off about 5 percent year over year. Is that a surprise or not? Scardino: This has been going on for a few years. It’s well known that the United States is the most over-developed retail country in the world by far. It’s all about rightsizing, simple supply and demand. I don’t see it as a bad thing. Certainly existing landlords who aren’t developing are thrilled to see less new competition coming online. There really hasn’t been a need for it. Mellody Farm in Vernon Hills, Illinois, is one of the few new projects with Whole Foods Market, REI and Nordstrom Rack as anchor tenants. Regency Centers Corp. is the …
DALLAS — Lee & Associates has negotiated the sale of a 36,227-square-foot industrial asset located at 121 La Paz St. on Dallas’ southeast side. Corbin Blount and Nathan Denton of Lee & Associates represented the seller, La Paz Partners Ltd., in the transaction. Caleb Bates of Bates & Myers Co., represented the buyer, Jessup Charitable Remainder Trust.
HOUSTON — Lee & Associates has negotiated the sale of a 113,000-square-foot industrial property located at 13827 W. Hardy Road on Houston’s north side. The two-building, crane-served property was built in 1981 and includes roughly 5,700 square feet of office space between the two buildings. Mike Spears and Robert McGee of Lee & Associates represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Clay Pritchett of NAI Partners represented the buyer, Houston-based Quasar GP LLC.
DALLAS — Lee & Associates has secured a 55,376-square-foot industrial lease at 2115 Exchange Drive in Arlington. Mark Graybill and Colton Rhodes of Lee & Associates represented the landlord, Global Logistic Properties, in the lease negotiations. Reed Parker of Lee & Associates represented the tenant, Blue Ribbon Delivery Inc., a transportation and logistics firm.
ROWLETT, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has arranged the sale of a 21,400-square-foot industrial building located at 5201 Grisham Drive in Rowlett, an eastern suburb of Dallas. Taylor Stell, Brett Lewis and George Tanghongs of Lee & Associates represented the seller, Favcon Partners, in the transaction. Other terms of sale were not disclosed.
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CALIF. — Lee & Associates-LA North/Ventura has arranged the sale of an office building located at 31248 Oak Crest Drive in Westlake Village in metro Los Angeles. K-Swiss, an athletic footwear maker, sold the property to Selleck Development Group for $11 million. The 53,133-square-foot building was constructed as a build-to-suit for K-Swiss and the company occupied the property from 1999 until it relocated to downtown Los Angeles. Joe Jusko of Lee & Associates represented the seller, while Mike Tingus and Grant Fulkerson of Lee & Associates represented the seller.
OCEANSIDE, CALIF. — Lee & Associates – North San Diego County has arranged the sale of an industrial building located within Rancho Del Oro Technology Park at 4039 Calle Platino in Oceanside. Rexford Industrial Realty acquired the property from San Diego-based 6th & K Ltd for $20 million. The building features 143,274 square feet of industrial space. Tim Moore of Lee & Associates represented the seller, while Adam Molnar and Greg Lewis of CBRE represented the buyer in the transaction.