DALLAS — JLL has negotiated the sale of a portfolio of five retail strip centers, four of which are scattered across the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. The fifth property is located in Waco. The centers’ addresses and square footages were not disclosed. Adam Howells and Erin Lazarus of JLL represented the seller, N3 Real Estate, in the transaction. The buyer was Curbline Properties Corp.
NEW YORK CITY — Hydrogen Fitness has signed a 15-year, 17,000-square-foot retail lease in the Murray Hill submarket of Midtown Manhattan. The space spans the ground floor, lower level and mezzanine levels of the building at 145 E. 32nd St. Thomas Capuano of Okada & Co. represented the landlord, Meyer Equities, in the lease negotiations. Cory Gahr and Josh Lebowitz of Lee & Associates represented Hydrogen Fitness. The opening is slated for next January.
HIGHLANDS RANCH, COLO. — Shea Properties has completed the $37.1 million sale of Shops at Highland Walk, a 94,795-square-foot retail center in Highlands Ranch, located south of Denver. Regency Centers acquired the asset. Located at 4000 Red Cedar Drive, Shops at Highland Walk consists of two multi-tenant inline buildings flanking grocery anchor tenant King Soopers and four additional outparcel buildings on the perimeter. At the time of sale, the property was 98 percent leased to 17 tenants. Jon Hendrickson and Aaron Johnson of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the deal.
ESCONDIDO, CALIF. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $7.3 million sale of a retail building located at 1580 W. Valley Parkway in Escondido. Dollar Tree and Big Blue Swim School fully occupy the 20,085-square-foot property on triple-net leases with rental increases during the initial lease terms and option periods. Alvin Mansour of Marcus & Millichap represented the undisclosed seller and procured the buyer in the deal. Chad O’Connor of Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. arranged $4.7 million in acquisition financing for the undisclosed buyer.
CARMEL, IND. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the $12.3 million sale of Monon & Main, a four-story, 34,650-square-foot office and retail property located at 211 W. Main St. in the northern Indianapolis suburb of Carmel. Situated in the Carmel Arts & Design District, Monon & Main was fully leased at the time of sale. Built in 2018, the property is comprised of 79 percent office and 21 percent retail space. Rebecca Wells of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, a private partnership led by the Hannum family. The buyer was a private investor.
LOUISVILLE, KY. — Yum! Brands Inc. (NYSE: YUM), the Louisville-based operator of the Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and KFC franchises, has entered into an agreement to sell the Pizza Hut chain across two separate transactions with a combined value of $2.7 billion. LongRange Capital, a private equity firm based in Stamford, Conn., has agreed to purchase Pizza Hut outside of mainland China for approximately $1.5 billion. The company is financing its acquisition using funds from UBS Investment Bank. Yum China Holdings Inc. (NYSE: YUMC), which is based in Shanghai and was spun off from Yum! Brands in 2016, is acquiring the Pizza Hut holdings in mainland China for approximately $1.2 billion. Yum China says it is financing its acquisition using a combination of cash and debt financing. Yum! Brands announced in November that it began exploring strategic options for the Pizza Hut vertical. Founded in 1958, Pizza Hut is considered the second-largest pizza brand in the world with more than 15,500 restaurants in 108 countries globally and approximately $10 billion in annual system-wide sales, according to LongRange Capital. “Under LongRange and Yum China, Pizza Hut will be well-positioned for future growth with ownership that brings deep expertise in the restaurant …
Earlier this year, Publix Super Markets purchased a portfolio of six Publix-anchored shopping centers in the Southeast for $130.4 million. The Lakeland, Fla.-based grocer has been aggressively growing its ownership portfolio of shopping centers as the company sees value in being its own landlord. Other large anchors like Walmart and Dillard’s have also purchased shopping centers and malls in recent months. Jason Donald, managing director of retail investment sales at Franklin Street, says that it’s not just the big box anchors that are getting in on the trend. Donald represents an undisclosed retail bank that is pursuing this strategy, which he says is becoming more popular as the capital markets make the ownership model more viable, especially for high creditworthy tenants. “With interest rates coming down and money being readily available, the propensity is shifting that tenants now want to own their own assets,” says Donald. “We’re seeing less leasing and more propensity to own, banks and gas stations especially are getting on that train. That’s the shift in the market we’re seeing more than anything else.” REBusinessOnline recently caught up with Donald to discuss the buyer pool for retail properties, as well as other investment sales trends including the …
KATY, TEXAS — NewQuest has acquired land in the western Houston suburb of Katy for the development of a 334-unit apartment community and retail center. Of the 18.5 acres that the local developer purchased at the southwest corner of Morton and Porter roads, 11.8 will be dedicated to the development of the multifamily component, while the remainder will house the retail component. Designed by Meeks + Partners and developed by Pelican Builders, the apartments will come in one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans and will have an average size of 865 square feet. Amenities will include a pool and multiple courtyards. The project’s retail component will comprise a 10,860-square-foot, multi-tenant building and five pad sites. Construction is expected to begin early next year.
DALLAS — Four new tenants have signed leases at Inwood Village, a historic shopping center and dining destination located at the intersection of Lovers Lane and Inwood Road in North Dallas. Outdoor lifestyle brand Ball and Buck, along with PopUp Bagels, have already opened at the center. In addition, boutique wellness brand Jungle Studio Fitness will debut in the coming weeks, while home furnishings retailer Rejuvenation by Williams-Sonoma will open toward the end of the year. Inwood Village first opened in 1947.
PLANO, TEXAS — Kinective Fitness Club will open a 50,859-square-foot gym at 4520 State Highway 121 in Plano. The design of Kinective Plano, led by RDC, will be centered around four signature spaces that house seven studios: metabolic conditioning, HIIT (high-intensity interval training), group fitness, immersive cycling, yoga, meditation and Pilates reformer. The club will also offer group fitness classes across all seven studios. The opening is scheduled for early 2027.
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