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JEBS Hollywood Entertainment Buys 3,400-Seat Dolby Theatre in Hollywood

by Amy Works

LOS ANGELES — JEBS Hollywood Entertainment LLC has acquired Dolby Theatre, an iconic live performance entertainment auditorium in Los Angeles’ Hollywood neighborhood. Terms of the transaction, which included two surface parking lots totaling 1.45 acres, were not released. Built in 2001 and home of the Academy Awards since 2002, the 180,000-square-foot theater offers 3,400 seats. The asset is located at 6801 Hollywood Blvd. within the Ovation Hollywood retail complex. Chris Bonbright of Avison Young represented the buyer, while Will Poulsen and Peter Hajimihalis of JLL and Carl Muhlstein of Muhlstein CRE represented the undisclosed seller in the deal. Slatt Capital’s Antonio Hachem, Cornelius Baliukonis and Wendy Wang arranged debt financing, which was provided by Castellan Real Estate Partners. JEBS Hollywood Entertainment is led by Elie Samaha and includes Sherwin Jarol, Jeff Sagansky, Jonah Lazowski, Two Girls Holdings LLC and Sheikh Abdulla Bin Mohamed Al Qasimi through his investment firm, Master Investment Group.

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Kids Empire Opens 12,000 SF Indoor Playground in Warminster, Pennsylvania

by Taylor Williams

WARMINSTER, PA. — Kids Empire has opened a 12,000-square-foot indoor playground in Warminster, a northern suburb of Philadelphia. The space is located within the 266,000-square-foot Center Point Place shopping center and features floor-to-ceiling climbing walls, play structures, ball pits, slides and interactive games. Rob Samtmann of Equity Retail Brokers represented Kids Empire in the lease negotiations. Westover Commercial owns Center Point Place.

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SpartanNash Acquires 49-Store Fresh Encounter Supermarket Chain in Midwest

by Kristin Harlow

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.— Grand Rapids-based food solutions company SpartanNash has acquired Fresh Encounter Inc. (FEI), a 49-store supermarket chain with locations in Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky. This move expands SpartanNash’s retail footprint by 33 percent and marks the company’s second retail acquisition this year, following its purchase of Metcalfe’s Market in April. FEI operates stores under the banners Community Markets, Remke Markets, Chief Markets and Needler’s Fresh Market, and has been a food distribution customer of SpartanNash for 58 years. The transaction is expected to close in late November, subject to customary conditions.

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Mid-America Arranges Sale of 54,147 SF Retail Center in Geneva, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow

GENEVA, ILL. — Mid-America Real Estate Corp. has arranged the sale of Randall Square Shops in Geneva, about 40 miles west of Chicago. The sales price was undisclosed. The 54,147-square-foot retail center is home to McAlister’s Deli, Hand and Stone Massage, For Eyes, Men’s Wearhouse, Golf Tec, Milan Laser and Popeye’s. Joe Girardi and Emily Gadomski of Mid-America represented the seller, Viking Partners. Chicago-based Northpond Partners was the buyer.

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Boulder Group Arranges $3.1M Sale of Andy’s Frozen Custard-Occupied Property in Illinois

by Kristin Harlow

SAINT CHARLES, ILL. — The Boulder Group has arranged the $3.1 million sale of a 2,090-square-foot property net leased to Andy’s Frozen Custard in Saint Charles, about 45 miles west of Chicago. The single-tenant building is located at 2630 E. Main St. and serves as an outparcel to the Foxfield Commons shopping center. Randy Blankstein and Jimmy Goodman of Boulder represented the seller, a Midwest-based development firm, and the buyer, a local real estate group. The asset features a 15-year lease that commenced in 2023 following the completion of construction.

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Boulder Group Negotiates $2.7M Sale of Retail Property in Bartlett, Tennessee Leased to Fast Pace Health

by John Nelson

BARTLETT, TENN. — The Boulder Group has negotiated the $2.7 million sale of a retail property in Bartlett leased to Fast Pace Health. The medical services provider operates more than 235 healthcare clinics in the Southeast and Midwest and has more than 14 years remaining on its lease for the Bartlett location. The 3,700-square-foot, freestanding clinic was built in late 2023 at 3082 Kirby Whitten Road, about 15 miles northeast of Memphis. Randy Blankstein and Jimmy Goodman of Boulder Group represented the seller, a private real estate investor, in the transaction. The undisclosed buyer purchased the property in a 1031 exchange.

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Azora Acquires Office, Retail Building in Boston’s Back Bay Neighborhood for $101M

by Kristin Harlow

BOSTON — Azora has acquired an office and retail building located at 149 Newbury St. in Boston for $101 million. The property offers 45,495 rentable square feet across five floors. Certified LEED Gold, the building is situated along the Newbury Street commercial corridor, surrounded by luxury shops and restaurants in the city’s Back Bay neighborhood. The asset was 81 percent leased at the time of sale. The ground floor is fully occupied by two tenants: Google, which operates its first high-tech store in New England; and Alo, an athletic apparel retailer. The third floor offers 9,586 square feet available for lease. Azora plans to convert this space into “ready to move in” offices, citing demand for this type of product in the area. Ignacio Gil-Casares, managing partner of Azora Exan, says the acquisition aligns with a strategy that the company began implementing in the U.S. last year. “We continue to believe in the value of trophy office assets in major U.S. cities, and 149 Newbury is the perfect example, combining an excellent location, high occupancy by top-tier tenants and the potential to achieve higher returns by leasing the remaining space through the creation of speculative spaces,” he says. “We are …

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JLL Negotiates Sale of 114,982 SF Shopping Center in North Houston

by Taylor Williams

HOUSTON — JLL has negotiated the sale of Little York Plaza, a 114,982-square-foot shopping center in North Houston. Anchored by Hispanic grocer Sellers Bros., the center was built on 11.4 acres in 1987. Other tenants include Dollar Tree, Melrose Family Fashions and Aaron’s Appliances. Ryan West and John Indelli of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was The Criterion Fund, a retail investment firm with offices in Fort Worth and Owasso, Okla.

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Faris Lee Investments Brokers $5.3M Presale of Single-Tenant Retail Property in Fresno, California

by Amy Works

FRESNO, CALIF. — Faris Lee Investments has arranged the $5.3 million presale of a newly constructed, single-tenant retail property in Fresno. The Learning Experience daycare occupies the property on a long-term 20-year net-lease basis. Scott DeYoung, Jeff Conover and Greg Lukosky of Faris Lee represented the seller in the transaction. The names of the buyer and seller were not released.

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Walgreens Plans to Close 1,200 Stores Over Three Years

by Kristin Harlow

DEERFIELD, ILL. — Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. (Nasdaq: WBA) unveiled in its fiscal year 2024 earnings report that it plans to close 1,200 stores over the next three years, including approximately 500 closures in fiscal 2025. “In fiscal 2025, we are focusing on stabilizing the retail pharmacy by optimizing our footprint, controlling operating costs, improving cash flow and continuing to address reimbursement models to support dispensing margins and preserve patient access for the future,” says Tim Wentworth, CEO. “Fiscal 2025 will be an important rebasing year as we advance our strategy to drive value creation. This turnaround will take time, but we are confident it will yield significant financial and consumer benefits over the long term.” In its fourth quarter, the Deerfield-based company posted a $3 billion loss, which was mostly derived from tax charges related to opioid liabilities and a write down of an investment in a Chinese pharmacy chain. Fourth-quarter sales increased 6 percent from the same period a year ago to $37.5 billion. Sales in fiscal 2024 were $147.7 billion, an increase of 6.2 percent from the same period a year ago. Net loss in fiscal 2024 was $8.6 billion, an increase of 180.4 percent over the …

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