SPRINGFIELD, VA. — Haverford Retail Partners has acquired Springfield Center, a 176,698-square-foot shopping center located at 6646 Loisdale Road in in Springfield, 14 miles south of Washington, D.C. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. Springfield Center was fully leased at the time of sale to eight tenants, including Barnes & Noble, DSW, Marshall’s and Bob’s Discount Furniture. The retail center represents Pennsylvania-based Haverford’s third property in the metro D.C. area.
CHEVY CHASE, MD. — A new wave of tenants have opened at The Collection at Chevy Chase, an upscale, multi-story mixed-use development in metro Washington, D.C.’s Friendship Heights district. Located on Wisconsin Circle in Chevy Chase, The Collection’s new tenants include Porsche Studio (3,756 square feet), Brooks Brothers (5,722 square feet), Bright Horizons (11,638 square feet) and a kiosk for Dunkin’ (400 square feet). The Chevy Chase Land Co. is the owner and landlord of The Collection. Built in 2006, the center is home to tenants including Tiffany & Co., Amazon Fresh, Capital One Bank, Giorgetti, Capital Laser & Skincare, Clyde’s Restaurant, The Hunter’s Hound, Junction Bistro, Bar & Bakery, Joy by Seven Reasons and Merritt Gallery, among others.
LELAND, N.C. — Marcus & Millichap’s Taylor McMinn Retail Group has brokered the sale of a 4,042-square-foot, freestanding retail property in Leland. Jiffy Lube fully occupies the property at 8962 Ocean Highway E on a 15-year, corporate-guaranteed lease that features rent increases in the initial term. The store was built in 2023 on a 1.3-acre lot roughly nine miles west of downtown Wilmington, N.C. Don McMinn and Andrew Koriwchak of Taylor McMinn Retail Group represented the seller, an undisclosed developer, and the buyer, an institutional investor, in the transaction. The sales price was also not disclosed. “Since the [Federal Reserve’s interest] rate cut, we are seeing institutions become more active and competitive buyers as their stock prices are going up and their cost of capital are coming down,” says McMinn.
CHICAGO — Hardware retailer True Value Co. LLC has initiated voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. The Chicago-based retailer has also entered into an agreement to sell substantially all of its business operations to Do it Best Corp., another entity within the home improvement retail sector and former rival. According to Reuters, Do it Best will serve as the stalking horse bidder for True Value with an acquisition price set at $153 million in cash and the assumption of $45 million in contracts and other obligations. “After a thorough evaluation of strategic alternatives, we determined that the sale of our business was the path forward to maximize value and best serve our retail partners and other stakeholders into the future,” said Chris Kempa, CEO of True Value. “We believe that entering the process with an agreed offer from Do it Best, who has a similar decades-long history in the home improvement space and also operates with a focus on supporting members and helping them grow, is the most beneficial next step.” True Value stores — of which there are roughly 4,500 — are independently owned, aside from one company-owned store in Palantine, Ill. …
IRVING, TEXAS — Global convenience store operator 7-Eleven will close more than 400 of its North American retail outlets, according to reports from multiple publications, including NPR and CBS News. Both news outlets noted that the announcement to shutter some 440 stores throughout the United States and Canada was delivered on Thursday, Oct. 10, during a conference call held by Seven & I Holdings, which is 7-Eleven’s Japan-based parent company. The company’s U.S. operations are headquartered in Irving, Texas. The report from CBS states that the shuttered locations represent about 3 percent of 7-Eleven’s total North American store count, while NPR’s report cites “inflation pressures, slowed traffic, a decline in cigarette sales and a shift in consumer appetites” as the key drivers behind the decision. Regarding consumer appetites, 7-Eleven also said that it is focused on expanding its specialty food-and-beverage offerings throughout its remaining stores.
SPRING, TEXAS — Houston-based Silvestri Investments Inc. has purchased a 38,000-square-foot retail building in Spring, a northern suburb of Houston, that is leased to 24 Hour Fitness. The building was constructed on 2.3 acres in 2019 within the CityPlace mixed-use development, and the gym includes a pool and basketball court. Ryan West, John Indelli, Alex Geanakos, Nick Franklin, Gianna New and Torri Rosene of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction and procured Silvestri Investments as the buyer.
ORLANDO, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $10.8 million sale of Turkey Lake Plaza, a retail center located at 7858 Turkey Lake Road in Orlando. Built in 2010, the property totals 19,719 square feet. Turkey Lake Plaza was leased to 12 tenants at the time of sale, including Gyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ. Tarek Chbeir of Marcus & Millichap procured the buyer, a local investor, in the transaction. The seller was also not disclosed.
VOORHEES, N.J. — New York City-based investment firm Montana Property Group has purchased Echelon Village Plaza, an 84,933-square-foot shopping center located in the Southern New Jersey community of Voorhees. The center was 92 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Edge Fitness, Dollar Tree and Buffalo Wild Wings. Ohio-based REIT Site Centers sold the property for $8.5 million. Boston-based Atlantic Retail brokered the deal.
LIVINGSTON, N.J. — Delivery-first food hall concept Wonder has opened a new, 4,544-square-foot venue in the Northern New Jersey community of Livingston, marking its eighth location in the state. Wonder Livingston features more than 30 restaurants, including Alanza, Bellies, Bobby Flay Steak, Chai Pani, Di Fara Pizza, Fred’s Meat & Bread, Tejas Barbecue and Wing Trip. Patrons can order through a proprietary app, with pick-up and limited dine-in options also available.
ALAMEDA, CALIF. — CalBay Development has completed the sale of a single-tenant restaurant property in Alameda to a Thousand Oaks, Calif.-based private investor for $4 million. Jack in the Box occupies the 2,583-square-foot building, which includes a drive-thru. Located at 1257 Park St., the property was originally renovated in 1991. Bill Asher, Jeremy McChesney and Jeff Lefko of Hanley Investment Group, along with Cherie Huillade of Colliers, represented the seller in the deal. Jake Kim of Westlake Village, Calif.-based Pinnacle Estate Properties represented the buyer.
