STRONGSVILLE, OHIO — CBRE’s National Retail Partners Midwest Team has brokered the sale of SouthPark Mall in Strongsville, a suburb of Cleveland. The sales price was undisclosed. The 1.4 million-square-foot regional mall is located at 500 Southpark Center. Anchor tenants include Dick’s Sporting Goods, Cinemark, Kohl’s, Macy’s, Dillard’s and JC Penney. CBRE represented the seller, a private equity firm. Kize Capital LP and Spinoso Real Estate Group purchased the asset and plan to implement a repositioning program.
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COLUMBUS, OHIO — Four new tenants have opened within the $500 million expansion of Easton Town Center, a retail destination developed by The Georgetown Co., L Brands and Steiner + Associates. The businesses include entertainment concept Pins Mechanical Co. and 16-Bit Bar + Arcade; made-to-order donut shop Dragon Donuts; ramen and sushi restaurant Slurping Turtle; and Hawaiian-inspired restaurant LemonShark Poké & Makai Grill. Pins Mechanical spans more than 38,000 square feet. In addition to three full-service bars, there are 16 duckpin bowling lanes, more than 60 pinball and arcade games and bocce ball. Dragon Donuts occupies roughly 1,900 square feet for its third location in the Midwest. The Easton location for Sleeping Turtle spans 4,000 square feet with a private event space and outdoor patio. At LemonShark Poké & Makai Grill, guests can enjoy sushi-grade fish and hibachi-style grilled meats.
DAYTON, OHIO — PEBB Enterprises has sold Sugarcreek Plaza in Dayton for $7.4 million. The retail center spans nearly 70,000 square feet on 6.4 acres at 6140-6148 Wilmington Pike. PEBB substantially renovated the property, which was originally built in 1987. The firm acquired the asset for $2.2 million in January 2016 when it was completely vacant. The center is now home to tenants such as Bed Bath & Beyond, buybuy Baby and Planet Fitness. Dan Cooper of Cooper Commercial Investment Group represented PEBB in the sale. Florida-based Pinnacle Leasing & Management LLC was the buyer.
BEACHWOOD, OHIO — Industrial Commercial Properties (ICP) has acquired a 112,000-square-foot office and industrial building located at 23550 Commerce Park Drive in Beachwood, an eastern suburb of Cleveland. The purchase price was undisclosed. ICP has already begun a renovation and restoration of the property, including a new façade, flooring and LED lighting. It will be available for lease by early summer. This transaction represents ICP’s 10th acquisition in 2021 and its first in Beachwood. The company’s portfolio includes more than 150 properties totaling 42 million square feet in five states.
WORTHINGTON, OHIO — Direct Retail Partners has received the final zoning approval to begin construction on Phase I of the redevelopment of the Shops at Worthington Place in Worthington, a northern suburb of Columbus. The project, known as High North, will transform the shopping mall into a mixed-use development, anchored by a 125,000-square-foot Class A office building. Five floors of office space will sit atop four levels of structured parking. The first floor will be surrounded by a WiFi-enabled public courtyard. Dining and grocery options like Panera Bread, First Watch, Pies & Pints and Kroger will remain in the development. About 21,000 square feet of the existing mall will be demolished, according to online news publication Columbus Underground. Collin Wheeler, Aaron Duncan and Brad Stricker of CBRE are marketing the office portion for lease.
MONROE, OHIO — The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) has opened its first customer fulfillment center (CFC) in the country. The 375,000-square-foot facility is located in Monroe, a city north of Cincinnati. The CFC can fulfill thousands of orders per day and has the capability to support fulfillment of pickup orders. Powered by Ocado Group, a grocery e-commerce company, the CFC combines vertical integration, machine learning and robotics with affordable and fast delivery service for fresh food, according to Kroger. Onsite associates will support delivery operations and help process, package and load orders. The Monroe CFC will employ nearly 400 associates. After placing an order via Kroger’s website or app, customers in regions where there is a CFC will have their groceries delivered by a Kroger delivery associate in a temperature-controlled van. The Kroger delivery network will also continue to leverage stores and third-party partners to deliver certain orders. In May 2018, Kroger and Ocado formed an exclusive partnership for the rollout of CFCs across the country. The companies also plan to roll out components of the software solutions into Kroger stores in order to support fulfillment of curbside pickup orders. A CFC in Groveland, Fla. near Orlando is scheduled to …
CINCINNATI — NorthMarq has arranged a $7.5 million loan for the refinancing of River Bend Apartments in Cincinnati. The 120-unit apartment community is located at 163-181 Anderson Ferry Road. The property was built in 1971 and renovated from 2016 to 2020. Noah Juran of NorthMarq arranged the 15-year loan with one year of interest-only payments followed by a 30-year amortization schedule. A life insurance company provided the loan for the undisclosed borrower.
CINCINNATI — Vision & Beyond Capital Investments has acquired two historic buildings in Cincinnati. The company is investing around $7 million to acquire and renovate both properties. The first asset is 7-9 West Court Street, which features 18 market-rate apartment units and five commercial storefronts. The building was originally built in 1905. Vision & Beyond plans to upgrade the units to Class A standards and develop six additional units on the sixth floor. The second acquisition, 1025 Central Avenue, is home to 11 market-rate apartment units and three businesses. Vision & Beyond will renovate the units and amenities. Since its inception in 2018, Vision & Beyond has invested $91 million and acquired more than 1,550 multifamily units in Greater Cincinnati. The company is poised to invest another $200 million in Cincinnati, Columbus, Dayton and Lexington, Ky. by the end of 2021.
MOUNT GILEAD, OHIO — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $3.4 million sale of a 51,443-square-foot property occupied by Kroger in Mount Gilead, about 40 miles northeast of Columbus. The asset is located at 555 W. Marion St. Dustin Javitch, Craig Fuller, Erin Patton and Scott Wiles of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer, a publicly traded REIT. Seller information was undisclosed.
COLUMBUS, OHIO — Quantum Real Estate Advisors Inc. has brokered the sale of a single-tenant medical office building in Columbus for $1.4 million. Located at 4660 Roberts Road, the property is fully occupied by BrightView Health, a behavioral clinic specializing in the treatment of opioid addiction. Chad Firsel and Jason Lenhoff of Quantum represented the seller, a local real estate investment and development company. A Florida-based private investor was the buyer.