DALLAS — Real estate developer and operator Oaxaca Interests will open Nowhere, TX, a 2.8-acre entertainment venue that will be located on a former industrial site in west Dallas. The concept will feature pop-up events and biergarten-style dining with rotating menus. Hocker Design Group designed the three-building venue, which is scheduled to open this summer.
HOUSTON — EDGE Capital Markets has closed the sale of seven shopping centers totaling 137,742 square feet in the Houston area. The properties are: the 19,826-square-foot Coles Crossing III in Cypress; the 16,205-square-foot River Pointe Center in Richmond; the 21,830-square-foot River Gate Center in Richmond; the 20,085-square-foot Highway 290 & Mueschke in Cypress; the 21,975-square-foot Miramesa Retail Center in Cypress; the 18,151-square-foot Canyon Lakes Shopping Center in Humble; and the 19,670-square-foot Clay Road Crossings in Houston. Josh Jacobs and Burdette Huffman of EDGE represented the undisclosed sellers in the transactions.
LEXINGTON, S.C. — Ziff Properties Inc. has sold Lexington Towne Center, a 131,809-square-foot retail center in Lexington, for $12.6 million. The property is located at 934 N. Lake Drive, roughly 15 miles west of Columbia. Berkeley Capital and The Palomar Group arranged the transaction on behalf of Ziff Properties. A New York-based private buyer acquired Lexington Towne Center, which is home to tenants such as Food Lion, Stein Mart, Tuesday Morning, Urban Nirvana, Cold Stone Creamery, Moe’s Southwest Grill and Hibbett Sporting Goods.
BELLFLOWER, CALIF. — Developer Howard CDM, along with SteelCraft founder Kimberly Gros and Bellflower Mayor Ray Bunton, has broken ground on SteelCraft Bellflower, an outdoor urban eatery located at 16500 Bellflower Blvd. in Bellflower. Comprised of repurposed shipping containers, SteelCraft Bellflower will feature 12,500 square feet, totaling 14 shipping containers and approximately 400 seats. Studio One Eleven and Turpin Design Group are serving as architect and kitchen designer, respectively, for the project. When completed in this fall, the development will bring nine new businesses to the downtown area: five food offerings, craft beer, wine, coffee and dessert. The coffee and dessert operators will be open to the street to accommodate street traffic, as well as SteelCraft Bellflower patrons. The current tenant roster includes: Ten Mile Brewing – A pet- and kid-friendly space opening its satellite taproom at SteelCraft Bellflower. Solid Coffee Roasters – The Artesia, Calif.-based company roasts its own beans in-house for fresh pour-overs and Nitro Cold Brews. Cassidy’s Corner – The bakery will serve freshly baked bagels, bagel bites, sandwiches, fresh-pressed juices and acai bowls all day. The Standing Room – Lowell Bakke’s restaurant, which earned him a cult following, will open its third location at SteelCraft Bellflower. …
LAS VEGAS — Another massive spate of store closures is coming in America, and both retail landlords and operators should expect to feel the strains of an over-retailed market until the next recession, according to one of the nation’s leading analysts of retail real estate. Garrick Brown, vice president of retail intelligence at Cushman & Wakefield’s Rancho Cordova, California, office, believes that an overall economic downturn will be a key catalyst in alleviating America’s excess retail space, as a recession will push retailers that are eking out a profit over the red line. The arrival of an economic slump that reduces consumers’ disposable incomes should trigger the next wave of store closures, said Brown. The victims are bound to be retailers that have yet to distinguish themselves from their competitors in terms of either product pricing or shopping experience. Brown spoke to REBusinessOnline at ICSC RECon in Las Vegas, the world’s largest retail trade show that was held on May 20-23. In addition to laying down some tough realities for American retail, Brown noted that the next couple years are likely to see more leveraged buyouts of struggling retailers as well as a rise in food hall concepts. Brown’s edited …
HOUSTON — HFF has arranged the sale of Tanglewood Court, a 125,500-square-foot shopping center located in Galleria/Uptown area of Houston. An H-E-B grocery store anchors the property, which was built in 2014 and fully leased at the time of sale. Other tenants include Mattress Firm, La Madeleine, SH Salon and Memorial Hermann. Rusty Tamlyn, Ryan West, John Indelli and Charlie Strauss of HFF represented the seller, a partnership between Fidelis Realty Partners and BayNorth Capital LLC, in the transaction. Colby Mueck and Michael Johnson of HFF secured an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing through a national life insurance company on behalf of the new owner, American Realty Advisors.
ST. JOSEPH, MO. — Block & Co. Inc. Realtors has brokered the sale of a 90,348-square-foot retail building in St. Joseph, about 55 miles north of Kansas City. Orscheln Farm & Home, a farm and ranch supply store company, purchased the property for its new location. The building is part of a shopping center that includes Hy-Vee, Shoe Carnival, Fashion Bug and Sally Beauty. Tony DeTommaso and Mark McConahay of Block represented the seller, Heartland Health Business Plaza LLC. Carl LaSala of NAI LaSala-Sonnenberg Heartland represented the buyer.
LAKEWOOD, COLO. — San Francisco-based Newmark has arranged $43.4 million in financing for Lakewood City Commons, a shopping center located at 7740 W. Alameda Ave. in Lakewood. Mark Ritchie and Jasmine Polson of Newmark arranged the financing for the undisclosed borrower. The 15-year loan, which features a 30-year amortization schedule, was funded through a correspondent life insurance company. Newmark will service the loan. The borrower plans to use the long-term financing to pay off an existing CMBS loan, cover transaction costs and recoup a portion of its equity. At the time of financing, the 285,000-square-foot property was 95 percent occupied. Tenants include Ross Dress for Less, Old Navy, Michaels and King Soopers, a supermarket brand of Kroger.
HOFFMAN ESTATES, ILL. — In its first-quarter results released today, Sears Holdings Corp. says that it has identified approximately 100 non-profitable stores, 72 of which will begin store-closing sales in the near future. The Hoffman Estates-based retailer had already announced plans to close 103 Kmart and Sears stores nationwide at the beginning of this year. Sears says the closings are part of ongoing efforts to streamline the company’s operations and focus on its best stores. After the 72 store closings, Sears will have 822 Kmart and Sears stores in operation. A full list of store closures can be found here. Sears reported a net loss of $424 million for the first quarter of 2018. This compares to $245 million reported for the first quarter of 2017, which included a gain of $492 million from the sale of the Craftsman brand. Sears generated total revenues of approximately $2.9 billion during the first quarter of 2018, compared with $4.2 billion this time last year, with store closures contributing to nearly two-thirds of the decline. “In a challenging quarter, we continued to focus on our strategic transformation, identifying additional opportunities to streamline operations and adjust inventory and operating expenses,” says Edward Lampert, chairman …
PFLUGERVILLE, TEXAS — Living Spaces, a California-based furniture retailer, has opened a 500,000-square-foot store and fulfillment center in the northern Austin suburb of Pflugerville. According to the Austin American-Statesman, the store includes showroom space, a bar with live music and a 3-D Room Designer feature, and is the largest furniture store in Central Texas. Construction began last summer and the official opening was held on May 25.
