RALEIGH, N.C. — Regency Centers, in partnership with ITB Holdings LLC, will break ground this month on Midtown East, a new retail center in Raleigh. A 120,000-square-foot Wegmans will anchor the property, which will include an adjacent 400-space, elevated parking deck and five additional retail buildings. Williams Co. Southeast is the project’s construction manager. Gensler designed the center, and McAdams is the project’s civil engineer. Midtown East is slated to open in the second quarter of 2019.
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Press/Cuozzo Negotiates $3.1M Sale of Two-Building Mixed-Use Portfolio in Hamden, Connecticut
by Amy Works
HAMDEN, CONN. — Press/Cuozzo Commercial Services has arranged the sale of a two-building mixed-use portfolio located at 2340-2348 Whitney Ave. in Hamden. Town Hall Center LLC sold the portfolio to a private investor for $3.1 million. Totaling 23,320 square feet, the properties were 100 percent occupied at the time of sale. The properties feature a mix of retail and office tenants. Stephen Press of Press/Cuozzo Commercial Services represented the seller in the deal.
DOVER, MASS. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Dover Market Plaza, a retail property located at 14-16 Springdale Ave. in Dover. An undisclosed buyer acquired the property from a limited liability company for $3.9 million. Tenants at the 10,000-square-foot property include a liquor store, banking services and the Dover Market, a boutique supermarket and deli. Laurie Ann Drinkwater, Seth Richard, Andrew Gilbert and Casey Valente of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller in the transaction.
CEDAR PARK, TEXAS — LA Fitness will open a 34,000-square-foot gym at Cedar Park Plaza, a retail development located at the corner of Whitestone Boulevard and Bagdad Road in the Austin metro of Cedar Park. Scheduled to open by November 2018, the Cedar Park location will be the company’s sixth gym in the Austin area. John Zikos and Jonathan Cooper of Venture Commercial, along with John Kalamaras and Ted Slaughter of RealSource Partners, represented LA Fitness in the lease negotiations. The landlord, Cedar Park Plaza LP, was self-represented.
INDIANAPOLIS — Books & Brews Used Bookstore and Taproom has signed a 4,600-square-foot retail lease at the University of Indianapolis. Redevelopment of the property, located at 3808 Shelby St., will begin this fall. Books & Brews will be the only restaurant and brewery on campus, according to a news release. Crystal Kennard, Scot Courtney and Richard King III of Lee & Associates represented the landlord, Oakbridge Properties, in the lease transaction. Robb Day of Coldwell Banker Commercial represented the tenant.
SANTA CLARITA, CALIF. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of Canyon Square Plaza, a grocery-anchored shopping center in Santa Clarita. A private high-net worth investor acquired the property for $22.5 million. A 40,751-square-foot Vallarta Supermarkets anchors the retail property. At the time of sale, the 96,927-square-foot shopping center was 96 percent occupied by 29 tenants. Dixie Walker and Charley Simpson of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, a real estate investment trust, in the deal.
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.
LOS ANGELES, SAN DIEGO AND BAKERSFIELD, CALIF. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has completed the sales of three 7-Eleven properties in separate transactions with a combined valued of $9.1 million. In Los Angeles, a private investor acquired a two-tenant retail property, located at 1661 and 1665 S. Robertson Blvd., for $4.4 million. Built in 1977, the 4,722-square-foot property is occupied by 7-Eleven and Launderland Laundry. Jeremy McChesney of Hanley Investment represented the seller, a private investor from Los Angeles, while Michael Irvine of Bulldog Realtors represented the buyer in the 1031 exchange. In the second transaction, a Los Angeles-based family trust purchased a single-tenant 7-Eleven located at 8508 San Carlos Drive in San Diego. A private investor from Los Angeles sold the 2,403-square-foot property, which was built in 1970, for $1.9 million, or $791 per square foot. Allen Park of Packo Investments represented the buyer in the deal. In third deal, McChesney represented the seller, a private investor, in the disposition of a single-tenant 7-Eleven store and gas station located at 5203 Olive Drive in Bakersfield. A private investor form Clovis, Calif., acquired the 3,000-square-foot property for $2.8 million. Sharhan Mheni of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer …
LOS ANGELES — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a retail property located at 3601 W. Pico Blvd. in Los Angeles. An individual/personal trust acquired the property for $1.8 million. The property features 5,850 square feet of retail space. Steven Schechter of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, an individual/personal trust, in the deal.
PORTERVILLE, CALIF. — Retail California has arranged three retail leases at Porter’s Crossing Shopping Center, located at the northeast corner of Henderson and Prospect avenues in Porterville, totaling 6,550 square feet. In the first deal, TOGO’S Sandwiches leased 1,400 square feet of space at Porter’s Crossing Shopping Center from Opus-Dean. Nick Frechou of Retail California and Keith Mellor of Pro Equity Real Estate Services brokered the transaction. In the second lease, The Habit Burger Grill inked a deal for 2,650 square feet of space from Opus-Dean. Frechou and Shane Anderson of Commercial Retail Associates arranged the lease. In the final transaction, Blaze Pizza leased 2,500 square feet of retail space from Opus-Dean. Frechou and Josh Sherley of Cushman & Wakefield brokered the deal.