BLOOMINGTON, ILL. — Core Acquisitions LLC has acquired Bloomington Commons shopping center in Bloomington for an undisclosed price. The 188,250-square-foot center is located at the intersection of Veterans Highway and Empire Street. Schnucks grocery store anchors the property. Other tenants include Olive Garden, Chuck E. Cheese’s, Barnes & Noble and Jo-Ann Fabrics. May Real Estate represented the seller, an affiliate of Kimco Realty Corp. Old National Bank financed the acquisition.
BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA AND CLEVELAND — QIC, an Australian institutional investment management firm, has agreed to purchase Forest City Realty Trust Inc.’s (NYSE: FCE.A) interest in a 10-property regional mall portfolio. The overall transaction values the portfolio at approximately $3.18 billion, or $1.55 billion for Forest City’s share. The assets include: The Shops at Northfield Stapleton in Denver; Westchester’s Ridge Hill in Yonkers, N.Y.; The Shops at Wiregrass in Tampa, Fla.; Mall at Robinson in Pittsburgh; Antelope Valley Mall in Palmdale, Calif.; South Bay Galleria in Redondo Beach, Calif.; Victoria Gardens in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.; Galleria at Sunset in Henderson, Nev.; Promenade Temecula in Temecula, Calif.; and Short Pump Town Centre in Richmond, Va. One additional mall, Charleston Town Center in Charleston, W.Va,, was originally part of the negotiations, but QIC subsequently made the decision not to acquire Forest City’s ownership interest. “This transaction is a win-win for all parties, as we continue to focus our business on urban residential, office and mixed-use assets, and QIC acquires full ownership of a U.S. retail presence with high-quality regional malls in strong markets,” says David LaRue, president and CEO of Forest City. Forest City provided $150 million of seller financing to QIC for a …
EAST LYME, CONN. — O,R&L Commercial has arranged the sale of Flanders Plaza, a regional shopping center located at 9-19 Chesterfield Road in East Lyme. Developers Consolidated Realty acquired the property from GFP Flanders Plaza LLC for $15.5 million. Situated on 7.2 acres, the 60,000-square-foot property is anchored by CVS/pharmacy, Tri-Town Foods Supermarket, McDonald’s and Citizens Bank. Jay Morris of O,R&L Commercial represented the seller in the deal. Brett Eagleson of Guilford Savings Bank arranged acquisition financing for the buyer.
BURLINGTON, MASS. — NKF has arranged the sale of The Shops at Mall Road in Burlington. A private equity fund managed by Crow Holdings Capital Partners acquired the 31,623-square-foot shopping center for an undisclosed price. Current tenants at the fully occupied property include Duluth Trading Co., Catherines, Cycl3, Orangetheory Fitness, Wendy’s and Supercuts. Geoffrey Millerd, Justin Smith, Paul Penman and Christopher Peterson of NKF represented the seller, RJ Kelly, in the transaction.
SAN ANTONIO — Weitzman has secured an 18,383-square-foot retail lease at Ingram Festival, a power retail center located at 6003-6005 NW Loop 410 in San Antonio. David Nicolson and Bryan Parman of Weitzman represented the landlord in the lease negotiations. SFP Brokerage LLC represented the tenant, Spec’s Wines, Spirits & Finer Foods. With this new lease, the center is now 100 percent occupied.
ATLANTA — HFF has arranged $110 million in financing for a six-property grocery-anchored portfolio located throughout Georgia, Florida and Tennessee. Chip Sykes and James Clingman of HFF worked on behalf of the borrowers, Branch Retail Partners LP and its affiliate Branch Properties LLC, to place the seven-year, fixed-rate loan through one of HFF’s life insurance company correspondents. The portfolio totals 876,153 square feet and is anchored by Publix, Kroger and Whole Foods Market.
BORGER, TEXAS — Arquero Property Management, a franchisee of Ace Hardware has purchased a 62,000-square-foot retail property located at 1404 W. Wilson St. in Borger, a city in West Texas approximately 50 miles northeast of Amarillo. Andrew Shaw and Dan Avnery of NAI Robert Lynn represented Ace Hardware in the transaction. Tom Roller of Coldwell Banker represented the undisclosed seller.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Baceline Investments Inc. has acquired Galleria Village, a 34,690-square-foot shopping center in Charlotte. The Denver-based company purchased the asset from an affiliate of Cohen Equities for $5.1 million. Located at the intersection of Galleria Boulevard and Sardis Road in southeast Charlotte, Galleria Village was 83 percent leased at the time of sale. The acquisition marks Baceline’s first property in North Carolina and brings the company’s portfolio to 13 properties with a total value of $96 million.
MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. — CBRE Debt & Structured Finance (CBRE DSF) has arranged $14.1 million in financing for Towne Square Shopping Center in Mount Laurel. The borrower, The Westover Cos., used the loan proceeds to purchase the 88,265-square-foot retail center located at 872 Union Mill Road. At the time of closing, the shopping center was 94 percent occupied. ShopRite Supermarket anchors the center, which was built in 1996. Thomas Gorman and Steven Doherty of CBRE DSF represented the borrower in the transaction. Additionally, Brad Nathanson, Adam Rosenzweig and John Colussi of CBRE arranged the sale of property. The team represented the seller, The Hampshire Cos., in the deal.
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ.— A subsidiary of Sand Capital has acquired a portfolio of 47 CVS/pharmacy stores located throughout the country for $275 million. The stores include locations in Sedona, Ariz.; Seattle; Wheaton, Ill.; Southern California; Dallas; Houston; and Tuscaloosa, Ala. Some of the properties will be offered for sale. Sand Capital is a privately held real estate investment company controlled by the principals of Sandor Development Co., one of the largest privately held shopping center owners in the country.
