Retail

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GLASSBORO, N.J. — Nexus Properties has signed five new retail tenants to the Rowan Boulevard redevelopment, a mixed-use project in Glassboro. The goal of the $400 million, multi-phase project is to link the Rowan University campus with Glassboro’s downtown retail district. The new tenants bring restaurant, shopping and fitness options to downtown and include Alicia DiMichele Boutique, Tech Zone, Six Pack Training, Cookie Munchers and Mexican Mariachi Grill. In addition, Rowan Boulevard is home to Chickie & Pete’s, Tony Luke’s and Barnes & Noble Bookstore and Café. The final phase of the Rowan Boulevard project is under construction and slated for completion in August 2018. Upon completion, the development will include 2,771 student beds, classroom space, 114 apartment units, a hotel, fitness center, two parking garages and 144,000 square feet of retail space. 

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FORT WORTH, TEXAS — The Carlyle Group, a Washington, D.C.-based asset management firm, will open Crockett Street Food Hall, a 16,000-square-foot venue that will be situated within Crockett Row at West 7th, a mixed-use property in Fort Worth. Located at the corner of Crockett and Norwood streets, the venue will offer 100- to 1,000-square-foot spaces to fast-casual food vendors. Fourteen eateries are currently slated to operate within the food hall, which will feature a full bar, patio seating and music in the evenings.

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TAMPA, FLA. — HFF has arranged the sale of a 36,900-square-foot building fully leased to Whole Foods Market in Tampa. Constructed in 2012, the building is situated on 6.3 acres in Tampa’s Carrollwood community. Daniel Finkle, Luis Castillo and Eric Williams of HFF represented the seller, Weingarten Realty Investors, in the transaction. The sales price and buyer were not disclosed.

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SAN DIEGO — CBRE has arranged the $10.4 million sale of Torrey Highlands Plaza, a 14,042-square-foot retail center in San Diego. Reg Kobzi, Joel Wilson and Michael Peterson of CBRE represented the seller, Paragon affiliate TH Plaza LLC. Tim Mills of CBRE represented the buyer, Santa Monica Property Investors. At the time of sale, Torrey Highlands Plaza was fully leased to 10 tenants.

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HARTFORD, CONN. — RBH Group has acquired a long-vacant commercial building, located at 370 Asylum St. in Hartford, for $20 million. RBH Group plans to redevelop the building into Teachers Corner Hartford, a mixed-use space. The development will feature market-rate and affordable residential units, space for educational opportunities and cultural performances, as well as restaurant and retail components. Laurie Grasso and Douglas Hoffmann of Hunton & Williams advised in the acquisition. Teachers Corner Hartford represents the first transaction in RBH Group’s national rollout of its Teachers Village concept following the first Teachers Village project in Newark, N.J., a $150 million, 23-acre mixed-use community. Teachers Corner Hartford is a realization of RBH Group’s continued joint venture with the Goldman Sachs Urban Investment Group and its partnering with Hartford’s Community Solutions and The Prudential Social Investment Group, with funding provided by the City of Hartford and various Connecticut state agencies.

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ALGONQUIN, ILL. — Realty Metrix Commercial has negotiated the sale of Algonquin Town Center in Algonquin, a northwest suburb of Chicago. The sales price was not disclosed. The 103,266-square-foot center is located at 3120-1440 E. Algonquin Road. Built in 1988, the property sits on 11 acres. Chase Bank, Dollar Tree, Goodwill and the U.S. Post Office anchor the property. Linda Kost and Dave Schmidt of Realty Metrix represented the seller, Nickels Quarters LLC. Millennium Properties represented the buyer, RMS Properties.

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PHARR, TEXAS — Topgolf, a driving range-based entertainment concept, will open a 55,000-square-foot facility the corner of U.S. Highway 72 and East Frontage Road in the Rio Grande Valley metro of Pharr. Construction of the venue, which will be the Dallas-based company’s 11th overall in Texas, is slated to begin later this year. The development and operation of the property, which is scheduled to open during the winter of 2018, is expected to create as many as 350 full- and part-time jobs. The venue will also feature 1,975 square feet of private event space.

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THOUSAND OAKS, CALIF. — Charles Dunn Co. has completed the sale of a retail property located at 140 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd. in Thousand Oaks. A Southern California-based private investor sold the retail property to a private investor for $5.8 million. Wells Fargo Bank occupies the 7,396-square-foot building. Kyle Gulock, Matt Kramer and Brian Jensen of Charles Dunn Co. represented the seller in the transaction.

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BANNING, CALIF. — Marinita Development Co. and Sage Invesco have added three new retailers to Sun Lakes Village Shopping Center, located at the intersection of Interstate 10 and Highland Springs Avenue in Banning. Chipotle, Mattress Firm and T-Mobile will occupy the three-tenant, 8,000-square-foot Phase II building at the shopping center. Sun Lakes Village Shopping Center features 210,398 square feet of retail space and 11 outparcels, including this building.

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BURLESON, TEXAS — Bright Realty has broken ground on Elk Crossing, a 6,600-square-foot shopping center that will be located at 264 John Jones Drive in the southern Fort Worth metro of Burleson. The property will be anchored by a 2,200-square-foot R Taco restaurant and shadow-anchored by an H-E-B, Target and Home Depot across the street. Approximately 4,400 square feet of space is still available for lease, including an end-cap location with a drive-thru opportunity.    

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