Retail

Horvath & Tremblay Negotiates $5.7M Sale of Walgreens Near Boston

by David Cohen September 17, 2018

WESTFORD, MASS. — Horvath & Tremblay has negotiated the $5.7 million sale of a retail building in Westford. The 14,820-square foot property is fully occupied by Walgreens pharmacy. Located at 145 Littleton Road, the building is approximately 25 miles northwest of Boston. Bob Horvath and Todd Tremblay represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was also undisclosed. Walgreens has 13 years remaining on the initial lease term with 10, five-year renewal options. Nearby retailers include Whole Foods, CVS, Rite Aid, Marshalls, Home Goods, Petco, Panera Bread, Chipotle and Five Guys.

September 17, 2018

Development Georgia Retail Southeast

Publix to Open GreenWise Market in Metro Atlanta

by Camren Skelton September 17, 2018

MARIETTA, GA. — Publix Super Markets Inc. has announced plans to open the fifth location for its new-format GreenWise Market in Marietta, a suburb roughly 20 miles north of Atlanta. The store will be located at the southeast corner of Sandy Plans and Shallowford roads. Atlanta-based developer Fuqua Development inked the lease with Publix Super Markets. Owned and operated by the Lakeland, Fla.-based grocer, GreenWise Market is a specialty, natural and organic store that features house-prepared meals, grab-and-go items and groceries under its GreenWise brand. The first GreenWise market is scheduled to open in Tallahassee, Fla., next month. Other announced locations include Mount Pleasant, S.C., and Lakeland and Boca Raton, Fla. The Mount Pleasant and Lakeland stores are expected to open in 2019. An opening date for the Marietta location was not released.

September 17, 2018

Acquisitions Retail Southeast Virginia

Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer Arranges $6.2M Sale of Retail Portfolio in Richmond

by Camren Skelton September 17, 2018

RICHMOND, VA. — Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer has arranged the $6.2 million sale of two-property retail portfolio in Richmond. The first asset, Tower Plaza, totals 22,580 square feet and was 91 percent leased at the time of sale. The center is home to tenants such as El Paso Mexican Restaurant, Sherwin Williams and Organic Cleaners. The second property, Rockwood Plaza, was fully leased at the time of sale. The 38,954-square-foot retail center houses tenants such as Wolfgang’s Gym, Ballroom Dance Center and Antioch Christian Church. Catharine Spangler, Calvin Griffith and Richard Thalhimer of Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer represented the seller in the transaction. Other terms of the deal were not disclosed.

September 17, 2018

Acquisitions Kansas Midwest Retail

Block & Co. Arranges Sale of 83,217 SF Retail Center in Lawrence, Kansas

by Kristin Harlow September 17, 2018

LAWRENCE, KAN. — Block & Co. Inc. Realtors has arranged the sale of an 83,217-square-foot retail center in Lawrence for an undisclosed price. The property, formerly a JC Penney store, was recently redeveloped into a multi-tenant center. Tenants include Hobby Lobby, Five Below and HomeGoods. An undisclosed buyer purchased the asset from 3311 Iowa Investors LLC as part of a 1031 tax-deferred exchange.

September 17, 2018

Market Reports Maryland Retail Southeast Southeast Market Reports

Long-Awaited Retail Projects are Springing to Life All Around Baltimore

by John Nelson September 17, 2018

A number of high-proﬁle retail and mixed-use developments throughout the greater Baltimore metropolitan area have been stuck in neutral over the past few years, with issues rang-ing from changes to the local real estate environment, construction issues, leasing challenges related to store closings and consolidations, corporate reevaluations and the constantly shifting tastes and shopping habits of the Baltimore consumer. Successful retail projects must en-joy a string of positive outcomes (as well as luck), including support from retailers, the capital markets and the local community. Below is a rundown of local retail or mixed-use developments that have recently sprung to life, as well as some that still remain on the starting block. Mill Station in Owings Mills Owings Mills Mall opened to sig-niﬁcant fanfare in 1986 and stood face-to-face with a wrecking ball in 2016. Numerous ownership groups, design iterations and new retail projects emerging within close proximity kept pushing its reincarnation back further. Finally, the renderings of the “de-malled” project were unveiled to the public last fall, along with announcement of several leasing successes. This summer, construction remains in full bore leading up to an expected fall opening of Costco, followed by Lowe’s Home Improvement, Home-sense, Burlington and Five Below, …

September 17, 2018

Development Georgia Retail Southeast

Brasfield & Gorrie Breaks Ground on $100M Expansion of Georgia Aquarium in Downtown Atlanta

by Camren Skelton September 14, 2018

ATLANTA — Brasfield & Gorrie has broken ground on a 104,100-square-foot expansion of the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta. Dubbed Expansion 2020, the project costs will total $100 million, according to the Atlanta Business Chronicle. A 1 million-gallon “interactive and immersive” shark tank exhibit will be the focal point of the expansion. The project will also include a new entrance and exit, office spaces, retail spaces, loading dock and new ticketing services. Since the aquarium’s 2005 opening, Brasfield & Gorrie has completed multiple expansions, including the ballroom renovation, dolphin expansion, multiple marine life holding projects, sea lion exhibit and the café renovation. Birmingham, Ala.-based Brasfield & Gorrie is collaborating with Peckham, Guyton, Alberts & Viets Architects on the project, which is slated for completion in late 2020. The aquarium will remain open during construction.

September 14, 2018

Acquisitions Florida Retail Southeast

Plaza Advisors Negotiates Sale of 114,071 SF, Walmart-Anchored Shopping Center in Central Florida

by Camren Skelton September 14, 2018

KISSIMMEE, FLA. — Plaza Advisors has arranged the sale of Vine Street Square, a 114,071-square-foot shopping center in Kissimmee, located roughly 30 miles south of Orlando. Jim Michalak and Keith Nurre of Plaza Advisors arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, Phillips Edison & Co. A private equity group purchased the asset for an undisclosed price. Walmart Neighborhood Market anchors the center, which was 99 percent leased at the time of sale. Additional tenants include Humana, CAC FL Medical Centers, Mattress One, CosmoProf, Domino’s Pizza, H&R Block and MetroPCS.

September 14, 2018

Acquisitions California Retail Western

Sterling Organization Buys 76,797 SF Shopping Center in Metro Los Angeles for $23.7M

by Amy Works September 14, 2018

HUNTINGTON PARK, CALIF. — Sterling Organization, on behalf of Sterling United Properties I LP, has acquired Margarita Plaza. The grocery-anchored shopping center located at the northeast corner of Santa Fe Avenue and East Florence Avenue in Huntington Park, approximately four miles from downtown Los Angeles. Private investors sold the property in an off-market transaction for $23.7 million, or $309 per square foot. A 43,350-square-foot Food 4 Less grocery store anchors the 76,797-square-foot shopping center, which was built in 1989 and renovated in 2014. Additional national retail tenants include Little Caesar’s Pizza and Jackson Hewitt. At the time of sale, the property was 93 percent occupied. Sterling United Properties I LP is Palm Beach, Fla.-based Sterling Organization’s institutional grocery-anchored shopping center core fund.

September 14, 2018

Development Illinois Midwest Retail

EQ Office Unveils Plans for Dining, Retail Destination at Willis Tower in Chicago

by Kristin Harlow September 14, 2018

CHICAGO — Blackstone’s Equity Office, a large U.S. owner of office space, has unveiled plans for “Catalog,” a five-story dining, retail and entertainment destination located at the base of Willis Tower in downtown Chicago. Food hall operator Urbanspace will anchor Catalog’s food and beverage offerings, occupying more than 14,000 square feet and making the company one of the largest retailers in the building. The name Catalog is a nod to the Sears Roebuck Co., which originally developed and opened Willis Tower in 1973. Architecture firm Gensler is designing the space, which is scheduled to open in mid-2020. Willis Tower is undergoing $500 million in renovations, plans for which include more than 300,000 square feet of new retail, dining and entertainment space. Pre-leased tenants include Shake Shack, Sweetgreen, Luke’s Lobster and Taylor Gourmet.

September 14, 2018

Acquisitions California Retail Western

Hanley Investment Group Brokers $23M Sale of Retail Building in Pasadena

by Amy Works September 14, 2018

PASADENA, CALIF. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has arranged the $23 million sale of a 39,290-square-foot retail building in Pasadena. Carlos Lopez and Lee Csenar of Hanley Investment Group arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, AEGON USA Realty Advisors. John Repstad of Realty Advisory Group Inc. represented the buyer, a private investor based in Beverly Hills. The first and second floor of the freestanding building — totaling 27,025 square feet — are triple-net-leased to Walgreens until 2027. Walgreens subleased the 14,057-square-foot second floor to Sit ‘n Sleep. The building’s 12,265-square-foot basement space is leased to Premier Dental Care Group. The sale also included a portion of the parking lot behind the property and the use of the adjacent reciprocal parking managed by the City of Pasadena.

September 14, 2018

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