CHARLES, MO. — Orangetheory Fitness has opened at Streets of St. Charles in St. Charles. The 3,000-square-foot studio on Beale Street is owned and operated by St. Charles Studio LLC and is the fourth location in the St. Louis metropolitan area for the fitness franchise. Other tenants at Streets of St. Charles include Firebirds Wood Fired Grill, Think Pink Nail Salon, PF Chang’s and Sole & Blues.
SAN ANGELO, TEXAS — The Net Leased Investment Group for Coldwell Banker Commercial has arranged the sale of Kool Smiles, a dentist’s office, in San Angelo. The property is a net-leased investment with all maintenance and repairs handled by the tenant. Parker Carroll of Coldwell Banker Commercial represented the seller in the transaction.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — PacVentures Inc. has acquired a former Walmart located at 8201 N. FM 620 in Austin. The site totals 39 acres, and the former Walmart building spans 220,000 square feet. PacVentures is a commercial real estate investment firm based in San Diego, with affiliate offices in Austin and Phoenix. AQUILA Commercial will market the property.
SAN MARCOS, TEXAS — HDR has opened an office in San Marcos to serve Hays County and nearby cities including San Marcos, Kyle, Buda and Dripping Springs. The employee-owned engineering firm has leased space in the Red Oaks shopping center, located at 1290 Wonder World Drive, near the Hays County Government Center. Allen Crozier has been named manager of HDR’s San Marcos office. Crozier has been with HDR since 2005 and previously worked with the Texas Department of Transportation.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the sale of a 2,820-square-foot net leased retail property located at 4217 Bridge St. in Fort Worth. Lisa Estrada of Marcus & Millichap’s Fort Worth office marketed the property on behalf of the seller, an individual/personal trust. Estrada also secured the buyer, another individual/personal trust. The property is located two miles from downtown Fort Worth along I-30.
CYPRESS, TEXAS — Lee & Associates’ Houston office has brokered the sale of 1.7 acres at Barker Cypress Road near Highway 290 in Cypress. Patrick Wolford of Lee & Associates represented the seller, Rileigh LLC. Hunington Properties Inc. represented the unnamed buyer, and will be retained for the leasing and management of a planned 15,000-square-foot retail center at the site. The center will be known as Barker @ 290 Center.
NEW YORK CITY — 60 Guilders, a New York-based real estate investment and operating firm, has partnered with The Carlyle Group to convert three buildings in Midtown South to office condominiums. The three properties include The Corinthian, a 105,640-square-foot medical office building in Midtown South; 20 West 33rd Street, a 176,700-square-foot office building near the Empire State Building; and the adjacent 18 West 33rd Street, a 18,234-square-foot boutique office building. Rudder Property Group is marketing the units at the buildings. The conversions will add 300,000 square feet of available office condominium space to the Midtown South and Penn Plaza submarkets.
HOLMDEL, N.J. — Somerset Development has chosen Structure Tone Inc. to oversee construction plans, renovations and subcontractor management at Bell Works, the complete revitalization of the former Bell Labs campus in Holmdel. Structure Tone will assume management of all ongoing construction projects in the 2 million-square-foot property. Immediate renovations include the implementation of a new safety infrastructure along with a skylight replacement initiative, which will implement photovoltaic panels that will convert solar energy into electricity, reducing Bell Works’ environmental footprint while maximizing the building’s energy efficiency. Earlier this year, the Bell Works team executed a lease with anchor commercial tenant iCIMS, a leading provider of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) talent acquisition solutions.
PHILADELPHIA — Breslin Realty Development Corp. has announced the opening of a new 58,980-square-foot ShopRite Supermarket at 330 Oregon Ave. in south Philadelphia. The store occupies a former Pathmark store and is operated by Colligas Family Markets, members of the Keasbey, N.J.-based Wakefern Food Corp., a co-operative of more than 250 independently owned stores. The store is located at Whitman Plaza, which has recently undergone an $8 million renovation. The new supermarket was renovated to include a fresh bake shop; full-service meat and seafood departments; prepared foods and catering; and grab-and-go meals such as sandwiches, heat-and-eat entrees and Asian cuisine. The store also features a specialty cheese department, an in-store café, and a shop-at-home delivery service. It employs around 300 workers. Other tenants at the community shopping center include Burlington Coat Factory, Ross Dress for Less, Pet Valu, PennDOT, Club Metro USA, Citizens Bank, Rainbow Shoppes, GameStop, GNC, Payless Shoe Source, and Party City. Breslin Realty Development Corp. manages the center, which was built in 1980 by the Breslin organization, and was previously renovated in 2003. It now sports a new façade and more than 20,000 square feet of updated interior space. Frankie Campione of CREATE Architecture Planning & Design …
MELVILLE, N.Y. — Merrill Lynch Wealth Management has signed a five-year renewal for its 28,522-square-foot lease at the Melville Square Corporate Center at 1305 Walt Whitman Road in Melville. The Feil Organization owns the building, which is located in the heart of Long Island’s corporate headquarters corridor on the border of Nassau and Suffolk counties. Merrill Lynch has been a tenant in the building since the property’s renovation in 1999. Feil acquired the three-story, 165,310-square-foot building in September 2015 and plans major upgrades including the relocation and installation of a full-service café, creation of a high-tech conference center, and renovation of the fitness center. David Turino and Nicholas Forelli of Feil represented the landlord. Vince LaManna and Richard Freel of CBRE represented Merrill Lynch.