BURLESON, TEXAS — GBT Realty Corp., a developer based in the Nashville area, is underway on construction of a 50,632-square-foot shopping center in Burleson, located south of Fort Worth. Designed by Kansas-based BRR Architecture Inc., Burleson Commons will be located on a six-acre site the intersection of Southwest Wilshire Boulevard and Commons Drive. A 23,256-square-foot Sprouts Farmers Market will anchor the center, and discount retailer Five Below has also committed to a 9,000-square-foot space at Burleson Commons. Completion is scheduled for June 2025, with Sprouts set to open shortly thereafter.
DALLAS — TGI Fridays Inc., which owns and operates 39 U.S. restaurants, has voluntarily filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the Northern District of Texas. The Dallas-based operator cited long-running declines in sales dating back to the pandemic as the main impetus behind the filing. All independently owned and operated franchise locations, both foreign and domestic, are not impacted by the filing. An entity doing business as TGI Fridays Franchisor LLC, which owns the TGI Fridays brand and other intellectual property, was also unaffected. TGI Fridays Inc. has secured a commitment for debtor-in-possession financing from its lenders to support operations at its 39 restaurants while proceeding through the Chapter 11 process. Globally, the chain’s footprint spans 461 locations across 41 countries.
REVERE, MASS. — A partnership between New York City-based Link Logistics Real Estate and locally based investment firm Saracen Properties has broken ground on a 367,000-square-foot industrial project in the eastern Boston suburb of Revere. The project represents Phase I of Trident Logistics Center, a 635,000-square-foot development that will be constructed on a speculative basis on a 23-acre site that is located about two miles from Logan International Airport and originally functioned as an oil tank farm. The Phase I building will feature a clear height of 40 feet and 60 loading docks. Gilbane Building Co. is handling construction, which is slated for a late 2025 completion.
LOS ANGELES — Highridge Costa and Western Community Housing, along with Los Angeles Housing Department, Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health and the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles, have opened Main Street Apartments, an affordable housing development in the South Park neighborhood of Los Angeles. The community provides 57 fully furnished, permanent supportive housing apartment homes to homeless veterans and families earning at or below 30 percent to 50 percent of the area median income (AMI). The property offers 42 studio units targeted toward homeless veterans, 14 two-bedroom units targeting homeless families and a one-bedroom unit reserved for the onsite property manager. With 23 units set aside for homeless persons experiencing a mental health disorder, the community is also fully accessible, including all indoor and outdoor spaces, to those with physical disabilities. While 56 of the residences are fully adaptable units, an additional seven units have features for mobility accessibility and four units have features for communication accessibility. Units will include a bed, couch, dresser, dining table, chairs, kitchenette, closet and a private bathroom. Community amenities include a community room, residential courtyard, roof terraces, bike storage, laundry facilities and onsite resident services, as well as 1,500 square …
BEAR, DEL. — A partnership between two regional developers, The Davis Cos. and J.G. Petrucci Co., is underway on construction of a 361,700-square-foot industrial project in Bear, about 45 miles southwest of Philadelphia. The site at 710 American Blvd. spans 28 acres and offers proximity to U.S. Route 40, 1-95, I-295 and the New Jersey Turnpike. The development will feature a clear height of 30 feet, 68 overhead loading dock doors, two drive-in doors, 3,150 square feet of office space and parking for 250 cars and 50 trailers. Construction is slated for a third-quarter 2025 completion.
SAN RAMON, CALIF. — TownCentre Capital has acquired Twin Canyon Shopping Center, a retail strip center in San Ramon, from a private entity for $9 million.Located at 2450-2550 San Ramon Valley Blvd., Twin Canyon Shopping Center offers 23,149 square feet of retail space. The property is fully leased to a variety of tenants, including Round Table Pizza, Beer Area Liquors and Bricks & Minifigs. The shopping center was built in 1980. Eric Kathrein and Warren McClean of JLL Capital Markets represented the seller in the deal.
Progressive Real Estate Negotiates Sale of Four Adjacent Retail Properties in San Bernardino for $7M
SAN BERNARDINO, CALIF. — Progressive Real Estate Partners has arranged the sale of four adjacent separately parceled retail properties in San Bernardino. An undisclosed Los Angeles-based seller sold the assets to an undisclosed San Bernardino County, Calif.-based buyer for $7 million. Located at 2505-2575 Highland Ave., the properties are net leased to tenants including IHOP, Wienerschnitzel, Taco Bell and a 76 gas station. Lance Mordachini and Trinnie Lee of Progressive Real Estate represented the seller, while Kevin Kwan of Realiv represented the buyer in the transaction.
Keystone Mortgage Secures $6.8M Acquisition Loan for Industrial Flex Building in South Orange County
SOUTH ORANGE COUNTY, CALIF. — Keystone Mortgage Corp. has arranged a $6.8 million permanent loan to fund the acquisition of an industrial flex building in South Orange County. Situated on 2.7 acres, the property offers one dock-high loading door, one grade-level loading door and 24-foot clear heights. At the time of sale, the building was fully occupied by a single tenant. No further information about the property was released. Nick Viscount of Keystone’s Orange County production office secured the financing on behalf of the borrower, a private real estate investor. One of Keystone’s correspondent life company lenders provided the non-resource loan, which features a 30-year amortization schedule.
SAN DIEGO — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Adams Heritage Row, a corner retail center located at 4200-04 Adams Ave. in San Diego’s Kensington neighborhood. The Davis/Logan Family Trust sold the asset to an undisclosed buyer for $2.9 million. Ross Sanchez and Nick Totah of Marcus & Millichap’s The Totah Group represented the seller in the deal. Constructed in 1935, Adams Heritage Row offers 4,673 square feet of multi-tenant retail space, occupied by Pappalecco Italian Café and The OAS Center, as well as an adjacent seven-space parking lot.
DEVENS, MASS. — JLL has arranged the sale and financing of two hotels totaling 238 rooms in Devens, about 35 miles northwest of Boston. The 118-room Hilton Garden Inn Devens and 120-room SpringHill Suites Devens both offer indoor pools, fitness and business centers and meeting/event space. Alan Suzuki, Matthew Enright and Emily Zhang of JLL represented the seller, RA Ventures, in the transaction. Amy Lousararian and Hugh Doherty of JLL arranged acquisition financing on behalf of the undisclosed buyer(s). BankProv provided the loan for the Hilton Garden Inn, and Avidia Bank funded the acquisition of the SpringHill Suites.