LAKELAND, FLA. — Lakeland-based Publix Super Markets Inc. has entered into an agreement with Bi-Lo Holdings LLC, parent company of the BI-LO and Winn-Dixie grocery store chains, to purchase seven BI-LO stores in North and South Carolina. The seven stores include 8120 S. Tryon St. in Charlotte, N.C.; 12810 York Road in Charlotte; 9815 Rose Commons Drive in Huntersville, N.C.; 158 Highway 274 in Lake Wylie, S.C.; 3110 Fincher Farm Road in Matthews, N.C.; 1735 Heckle Blvd. in Rock Hill, S.C.; and 2186 Cherry Road in Rock Hill. Grand opening dates for the locations will depend on the scope of the remodels, according to Publix.
ATLANTA — Washington, D.C.-based StoneBridge Investments has acquired Spalding Crossing, a 252-unit luxury apartment community located between Atlanta's Sandy Springs and Dunwoody neighborhoods. The community is also located within Atlanta's Central Perimeter office submarket. An offshore investment group and a Netherlands-based affiliate of StoneBridge provided equity for the purchase. Additionally, SunTrust Bank N.A. provided a $24.3 million acquisition loan. StoneBridge will soon begin a $2.7 million upgrade to the community. StoneBridge has retained ZRS Management LLC to provide property management services.
LOUISVILLE, KY. — A joint venture between Brennan Investment Group and TriGate Capital has acquired Tradeport I, a 212,500-square-foot, Class A distribution facility. The property is located at 9001 Cane Run Road in Louisville's Riverport submarket. Kevin Grove of CBRE Louisville represented the seller, Principal Real Estate Investors, in the transaction. The acquisition is TriGate Capital's second investment with Brennan and its first acquisition in Louisville.
ATLANTA — Atlanta-based Fairlead Commercial Real Estate LLC and The Creations Group have acquired 34 Peachtree, a 30-story office tower located in downtown Atlanta. The buyers purchased the mortgage note for nearly $11.9 million, or $39 per square foot, in partnership with private investors based in Asia. The prior ownership had paid approximately $28.3 million for the property in 2005. The 282,589-square-foot office tower, which is currently 66 percent leased, went into foreclosure on Sept. 3. Fairlead acted on behalf of its ownership entity, One Park Tower LLC, in the all-cash transaction. Cushman & Wakefield represented special servicer Midland Loan Services in the note sale. Fairlead will handle leasing and property management services at 34 Peachtree.
BARBERTON, OHIO — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $6.6 million sale of Barberton Shopping Center, a 101,688-square-foot retail property in Barberton, located about 40 miles south of Cleveland. Craig Fuller, Erin Patton and Scott Wiles, investment specialists in Marcus & Millichap’s Cleveland office, marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a real estate investment firm based in New York. Patton, Wiles, Fuller and Christopher Jackson of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer, a private REIT. Barberton Shopping Center is located at 15 5th St. S.E. and is anchored by Giant Eagle. The asset sold at 99 percent of its listing price, which equates to a 7.3 percent cap rate.
OTTAWA, ILL. — The Boulder Group has completed the $2.7 million sale of a single-tenant, net-leased Kroger property in Ottawa. Built in 1982, the 44,038-square-foot property is located at 2701 Columbus St., about 80 miles southwest of Chicago. Kroger has four years remaining on its current lease. Randy Blankstein and Jimmy Goodman of The Boulder Group represented the seller, an Illinois-based limited partnership, in the transaction. A California-based limited liability company was the buyer.
BRIDGEVIEW, ILL. — ML Realty Partners has signed Menasha Packaging to 166,683 square feet of industrial space at its facility in Bridgeview, a southern suburb of Chicago. The industrial property is located at 7770 W. 71st St., west of Harlem Avenue with easy access to I-55. The building includes 33-foot clear ceiling heights, exterior loading and abundant car and trailer parking. Steve Connolly, executive vice president, and Chris Gary, vice president of NAI Hiffman’s industrial services team, represented ML Realty Partners in the transaction. Patrick McCaffrey and Rob Wheeler with Cresa Partners represented Menasha. Menasha Packaging specializes in creating high-end graphic packaging and merchandising products for retail, food and pharmaceutical applications.
TOLEDO, OHIO — Toledo Edison has chosen the Reichle Klein Group to manage its 232,000-square-foot Edison Plaza office tower in Toledo. The 16-story building is located at 300 Madison Ave. in downtown. Edison Plaza is home to numerous businesses, including Libbey Glass, Toledo Edison, Regional Growth Partnership and Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce.
HOLMDEL, N.J. — Holmdel Township has selected Somerset Development for the $100 million redevelopment of the former Bell Labs facility in Holmdel, located about 23 miles north of Staten Island, N.Y. The property includes a 2 million-square-foot building and 470 acres surrounding the facility. Somerset has spent the past several years working closely with the Holmdel community and officials to devise a plan that will transform the structure into a vibrant, mixed-use town center. In addition, the approved plan allows for residential, recreational and open space uses outside the building, including the development of up to 40 single-family homes and 185 age-restricted townhomes, as well as a field house for sports and an 18-hole golf course. The complex, which was originally constructed between 1959 and 1962, and then expanded to its current size between 1966 and 1982, is revered for its architectural distinction, in particular its notable mirrored glass façade. Designed by Eero Saarinen, the former Bell Labs research complex was home to Bell Laboratories division of Bell Telephone, later known as AT&T, Lucent and today, Alcatel-Lucent. Toll Brothers is in contract with Somerset for the purchase of land outside the building to construct the development’s residential component.
NEWARK, DEL. — Philadelphia-based Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust (PREIT) has sold two power centers in Delaware and South Carolina for a combined total of $87.3 million. The properties include Christiana Center in Newark, about 13 miles southwest of Wilmington, Del., and Commons at Magnolia in Florence, S.C. The sales price represents an average cap rate of 6.8 percent and a profit of $45.4 million. PREIT intends to use the proceeds to make further reductions in debt and for general corporate purposes.