CHESAPEAKE, VA. — Southeastern has brokered the $38.7 million sale of Greenbrier Square, a 260,602-square-foot shopping center located in Chesapeake, about seven miles south of Norfolk in Virginia’s Hampton Roads area. Principal Real Estate Investors purchased the asset from a regional developer. Anchored by the market’s first Kroger Marketplace, Greenbrier Square was 99 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Dick’s Sporting Goods, HomeGoods, Five Below, Tuesday Morning and Field & Stream. Ryan McArdle, David Rivers and Steve Collins of Southeastern’s investment sales team brokered the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — RKF has facilitated the sale of a retail building located at 344-352 E. 149th St. in the South Bronx. An affiliate of ABCAPSTONE acquired the 50,000-square-foot building from 149th Street Realty Corp. for $17.5 million. The buyer plans to redevelop the building, which has the potential for up to 100,000 square feet of retail space. The building is currently occupied by The Salvation Army Family Store and Donation Center. Zach Mishaan of RKF represented the seller and buyer in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Ready Capital Structured Finance has closed on a $3.6 million loan for a mixed-use property located at One White St. in Tribeca. The undisclosed borrower plans to use the loan to renovate the interior and exterior of the 3,680-square-foot property, which features a three-story residential triplex with roof-top patio and ground-floor retail space. The non-recourse, interest-only loan features a 24-month term, flexible pre-payment and is inclusive of a facility to provide for capital expenditures, leasing commissions and interest and carry reserves.
NORFOLK, VA. — The Cordish Cos. and the City of Norfolk have opened Waterside District, a $40 million overhaul and rebranding of the former Waterside Festival Marketplace. The restaurant-heavy development is situated along the Elizabeth River waterfront in downtown Norfolk. Waterside District is anchored by The Market, a 30,000-square-foot food hall designed by Jeffrey Beers International that features local and regional concepts such as Starr Hill, Rappahannock Oyster Co. and Cogan’s Pizza. The Market will also feature a stage for live events. Other tenants at Waterside District include Guy Fieri’s Smokehouse, Blue Moon TapHouse, PBR Norfolk, The Fudgery, Chipotle and Stripers Seafood, as well as Harbor Club, an 8,000-square-foot mixed-use space overlooking the river for dining, cocktails and private events. Waterside District has created roughly 1,000 jobs for the local economy. Cordish signed a 50-year lease with the City of Norfolk for $1 per year featuring two 15-year extension options, according to The Virginian-Pilot. The newspaper also reports that Cordish will manage and operate Waterside District as per the lease agreement.
MONROE, MICH. — Mid-America Real Estate Corp. has arranged the sale of Telegraph Plaza in Monroe, about 40 miles south of Detroit. The sales price was not disclosed. The 141,354-square-foot shopping center is located at the northwest corner of Telegraph and Mall roads. Kohl’s, TJ Maxx and PetSmart anchor the center. A private investment group purchased the property. Ben Wineman, Carly Gallagher and Daniel Stern of Mid-America brokered the transaction on behalf of the seller, a public REIT.
WINDHAM, MAINE — Cardente Real Estate has arranged the lease of 3,092 square feet of restaurant space in Windham. C2 Realty, a New York-based Japanese restaurant group, will occupy the space at 818 Roosevelt Trail. The landlord is Joy Real Estate of Lisbon LLC. Mark Sandler of Cardente Real Estate brokered the transaction.
BELLAIRE, TEXAS — SDI Realty Advisors has begun redeveloping Bellaire Town Center, a one-story, 39,000-square-foot retail center in the Houston metro of Bellaire. The project will deliver three buildings and increase the size of the center to 72,000 square feet. Phase I of construction is scheduled for a January 2018 completion and Phase II is scheduled for a fall 2018 completion.
RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS — Henry S. Miller Brokerage (HSM) has negotiated the sale of the former All About Autos & North Hills Body Shop, a 30,2000-square-foot facility in the Fort Worth suburb of Richland Hills. Situated on three acres at 3925 Booth Callloway Road and built in 1986, the property features 36 service bays. Bill Bledsoe of HSM represented the seller, J&H Associates LP, in the transaction. John Lucas of KW Commercial represented the buyer, Steve’s Auto Repair.
HUMBLE, TEXAS — Dallas-based investment firm STRIVE has brokered the sale of a 3,583-square-foot retail freestanding retail property in the northern Houston suburb of Humble. Leased to Taco Cabana, the property is an outparcel to a Super Target retail center. Kyle Rozell and Anthony Pucciarello of STRIVE represented the seller, a California-based private investor, and procured the buyer, a Houston-based private investor.
LAS VEGAS — Amid a throng of more than 37,000 convention-goers at RECon — the world’s largest retail real estate trade show — Heartland Real Estate Business sat down with veteran Chicago broker Rick Scardino and CEO Jeff Rinkov of Lee & Associates on the show floor of the Las Vegas Convention Center in late May. Scardino, a principal with the Chicago office, spearheads the retail division at Lee & Associates of Illinois. Rinkov serves as CEO and chairman of the board. The two discussed the overall health of the retail market in the Windy City and beyond, the emergence of “grocerants” and the driving factors behind the recent rash of retail bankruptcies and store closures. What follows is an edited version of that conversation. Heartland Real Estate Business: Does the old saying that the grocery sector is recession-proof because everyone needs to eat still hold true? Rick Scardino: I just hate painting anything with a broad brush. I don’t think anything is recession-proof. I grew up with family retail and the restaurant business. Sometimes people move from one category to another, they’ll go from an Aldi when things are tighter to a Jewel. HREB: Who do you think is …