HOUSTON — Brokerage firm Rockspring Properties has negotiated the sale of a portfolio of four grocery stores totaling 145,546 square feet in Houston. Seller Bros. is the owner and occupant of the stores, three of which are located in Houston proper and one of which is located in the eastern suburb of Pasadena. The buyer was Reliable Properties. Cotton Munson, Mike Axelrad and Aimee Namakarn of Rockspring Properties brokered the deal.
MIDDLE ISLAND, N.Y. — Northmarq has placed $13.5 million in financing for Strathmore Commons Shopping Mall, a 146,381-square-foot retail property in the Long Island community of Middle Island. Built in 1991, Strathmore Commons is a grocery-anchored center that is also home to tenants such as McDonald’s, Giunta’s Meat Farms, NYU Langone Health, Gold’s Gym, Subway, Dollar Tree and Carvel. Robert Delitsky and Dylan Hamer of Northmarq arranged the financing through WoodmenLife on behalf of the undisclosed borrower.
RINGGOLD, GA. — Marcus & Millichap’s Taylor McMinn Retail Group has brokered the sale of a newly built McDonald’s restaurant located in Ringgold, a Georgia suburb of Chattanooga, Tenn. The restaurant was delivered earlier this year and features a 20-year lease with 7.5 percent rent increases in the initial term and extension options. Don McMinn and Andrew Koriwchak of the Taylor McMinn Retail Group brokered the transaction. An all-cash buyer purchased the restaurant from the seller, a repeat developer of McDonald’s, in a 1031 exchange. The sales price was not disclosed. “Lower-priced, well-located properties with strong credit continue to command aggressive pricing despite market challenges,” says McMinn. “We secured an offer within 48 hours and closed near list price — proof that price point matters as much as credit in today’s market.”
CHICAGO — Greenstone Partners has arranged the $3.2 million sale of a three-story, 4,650-square-foot property located at 1560 N. Damen Ave. in Chicago’s Wicker Park. The ground-floor retail space is occupied by Stan’s Donuts & Coffee, a regional bakery that has operated at the location since its founding in 2013. The upper floors include two large apartment units. Danny Spitz and Brewster Hague represented the seller and procured the private buyer.
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InterFace Panelists Tout Kansas City Market’s Strengths, Highlight Ways to Contain Costs
For industrial developers and owners, Kansas City is an easy sales pitch right now. “Two years ago, we had to scrounge around [for capital partners] trying to get phone calls returned. Now, they’re calling us saying they’re ready to see what we’ve got,” said Nick Cook, a development manager with Panattoni Development Co. “You’re always trying to sell a story to these folks. And Kansas City is a pretty easy one to sell right now. When it comes to speculative development, we’re feeling bullish.” Cook’s remarks came during the developers, owners and investors panel at the InterFace Kansas City Industrial conference, which took place Tuesday, Aug. 18 at the Intercontinental Kansas City at the Plaza. Robert Ciston, a senior principal with BRR Architecture, moderated the discussion. Editor’s note: InterFace Conference Group, a division of France Media Inc., produces networking and educational conferences for commercial real estate executives. To sign up for email announcements about specific events, visit www.interfaceconferencegroup.com/subscribe. Fellow panelist Grant Harrison, executive vice president of development with VanTrust Real Estate, also expressed a bullish mindset on Kansas City and said he wants to get in front of the next wave of development. In contrast, there are some markets where Harrison does not …
By Jeff Lefko of Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors For much of the last few decades, commercial real estate investors have operated under a simple assumption: interest rates rise, and cap rates rise with them. It is a straightforward relationship: intuitive, widely accepted and deeply embedded in underwriting models and investment committee discussions across the industry. Yet in the net lease sector, the connection between interest rates and cap rates has been far less direct than many believe. Since early 2022, the Federal Reserve has increased short‑term rates by more than 500 basis points, the fastest tightening cycle in four decades. Longer‑term borrowing costs remain elevated compared to the ultra-low-rate era of 2020 and 2021, even after the Fed’s rate cuts through 2025. Conventional thinking suggests net lease cap rates should have expanded sharply. Instead, cap rates across much of the single-tenant and multi-tenant net lease market have risen only modestly relative to the scale of the rate increases. There has been movement in certain segments, particularly in secondary markets, shorter lease terms and lower credit tenants, but the broader market has moved far less than the headline rate increases alone would suggest. This raises an important question for …
BOONE, N.C. — Miami-based Orion Real Estate Group has acquired Watauga Village, an 88,800-square-foot neighborhood shopping center located in Boone, a city in western North Carolina and home of Appalachian State University. Adam Russ, Erin Varol and Will Register of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller in the $26.1 million transaction. Food Lion anchors the property, which was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants including Michaels, Mercy Urgent Care, Spectrum, Tropical Smoothie Café and Wingstop. Orion currently owns or manages an additional 23 properties totaling 101,583 square feet throughout North Carolina, which are all single-tenant, triple-net properties. Watauga Village is the firm’s first shopping center acquisition in the state.
SAN ANTONIO — Dhanani Private Equity Group, a Houston-based owner-operator, has welcomed several new tenants to the 635,000-square-foot Park North Shopping Center in San Antonio. The deals include leases with Cajun seafood restaurant Surfing Crab (5,200 square feet); Mexican restaurant and bar Panfila Cantina (5,000 square feet); and a 2,000-square-foot expansion for Escapology Escape Room. Taroko Sports, Hummus Republic, ArTea Café, Pet Supplies Plus and Oyin by Mulberry Prime will also soon open at the center. Vicki Adelstein of Partners Real Estate represented the landlord in all lease negotiations.
SPRINGFIELD, MASS. — Regional brokerage firm Atlantic Capital Partners (ACP) has negotiated a $10.2 million sale of Boston Commons Plaza, a 103,494-square-foot shopping center in the Western Massachusetts city of Springfield. Boston Commons Plaza was 98 percent leased to six tenants at the time of sale, with Kohl’s serving as the anchor. Justin Smith, Chris Peterson, Danielle Turpin and Matt Ericson of ACP brokered the deal. The buyer and seller were not disclosed.
SANTA CLARITA, CALIF. — SRS Real Estate Partners has arranged the sale of a value-add retail property located at 23126-23170 Valencia Blvd. in Santa Clarita. A Los Angeles-based investor sold the asset to Glendale, Calif.-based Avant Real Estate for $27.5 million. Situated on 12.6 acres, the shopping center totals 120,559 square feet and was formerly a Kmart-anchored retail center. At the time of sale, the asset was 80 percent leased. The new ownership plans to fully renovate the shopping center, maintaining its retail use while upgrading the property and enhancing its overall appearance. Carlos Lopez, Terrison Quinn and Tony Vuona of SRS Capital Markets represented the seller, while Ed Matevosian of CBRE represented the buyer in the deal.
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