BRISBANE, CALIF. — Women’s retailer Bebe has announced it will close all 168 of its remaining stores. The company plans to move to an online-only model. Bebe entered into an agreement with Great American Group and Tiger Capital Group to sell all its merchandise and inventory, as well as certain of its subsidiaries located in its existing retail stores. The store closures should be complete by the end of May, according to a recent SEC filing. Bebe was founded in 1976. It operates Bebe, BebeSport and Bebe Outlet.
BAKERSFIELD, CALIF. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has arranged the $2.7 million sale of a 1,850-square-foot Starbucks Coffee location in Bakersfield. Bill Asher and Jeff Lefko of Hanley represented the seller, Evergreen Development. Joe Bolognese of Major Properties Real Estate represented the buyer, a Los Angeles-based private investor.
WEATHERFORD, TEXAS — Gunn Automotive Group, a San Antonio-based car dealer, has purchased a 10.4-acre tract in western Fort Worth suburb of Weatherford for the development of a Honda dealership. The $10 million project, which includes a 30,000-square-foot building and showroom, will break ground in June. Colton Wallis and Nick Talley of Bradford Commercial represented the sellers, two private investors, in the transaction. Jack Huff of Transwestern represented the undisclosed buyer.
DALLAS — Mote & Associates Inc. has brokered the sale of a 5,262-square-foot retail center located at 11525 Jupiter Road in east Dallas. Justin Clark of Mote represented the buyer, BFI Jupiter LLC, in the transaction. Tommy Tucker and Tim Axilrod of SHOP Cos. represented the seller, SSN Group LLC. The property was 100 percent occupied at the time of sale.
CUMMING, GA. — Preferred Apartment Communities Inc. (PAC), a publicly traded REIT based in Atlanta, has purchased Castleberry-Southard, an 80,018-square-foot shopping center located near Ga. 400 in Cumming, a suburb of Atlanta in Forsyth County. Situated at the intersection of Castleberry and Bethelview roads, the shopping center is anchored by a 45,600-square-foot Publix store. PAC purchased the asset for an undisclosed price through its subsidiary New Market Properties LLC, which now has 32 grocery-anchored centers spread across seven Sunbelt states. PAC financed the acquisition using an $11.5 million loan with a fixed 3.99 percent interest rate from Principal Life Insurance Co.
OVERLAND PARK, KAN. — Lane4 Property Group has begun the demolition of the vacant Metcalf South Mall in Overland Park. The mall, which opened in 1967, officially closed to the public in September 2014. Early phases of demolition will occur on the interior of the building, making visible demolition on the exterior not likely until next month. The mall is located at located at the southeast corner of 95th Street and Metcalf Avenue. Once the mall has been razed, site work will begin to level the land and construct frontage roads. Construction of a Lowe’s store is scheduled slated to begin this fall. The overall project plan also includes a number of smaller-format retail buildings and restaurants, but potential tenants have yet to be announced. Lane4 worked with both the Overland Park Historical Society and the Johnson County Museum to preserve items of historical significance from within the mall. Lane4 and The Kroenke Group jointly purchased the Metcalf South Mall site in 2014.
SPRINGFIELD, OHIO — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Burnett Plaza in Springfield, west of Columbus, for $3.6 million. The 86,335-square-foot shopping center is located at 508 South Burnett Road. The center was built in 1960 and renovated in 1997. The property was 87 percent occupied at the time of sale and is anchored by Family Dollar, AutoZone and Ace Hardware. C.J. Jackson, Scott Wiles, Erin Patton and Craig Fuller of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, an Ohio-based REIT. The team also secured and represented the buyer, a private out-of-state group.
SUTTON, MASS. — Galaxy Development has purchased five acres for an addition to the Pleasant Valley Crossing Shopping Center in Sutton. The new parcel will accommodate a 5,500-square-foot restaurant and a multi-tenant, 19,000-square-foot retail plaza. MidPoint Engineering will submit plans for permits this spring and the developer expects to start construction in the fall, with store openings planned for summer 2018. Todd Lornell was the broker for the seller, Fuller Hamlets Soccer Club. Pleasant Valley Crossing is a grocery-anchored project with current tenants including Market 32 by Price Chopper, Five Guys, Verizon, Great Clips, Q-Nails, Pleasant Valley Dental and UniBank. Additional land for the project can accommodate up to 130,000 square feet of retail. When complete, the project will total 225,000 square feet of retail space plus a residential parcel that can accommodate multifamily or seniors housing.
RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CALIF. — Savills Studley has negotiated the sale of the Terraces, a 172,913-square-foot regional shopping center in Rancho Palos Verdes. A subsidiary of Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. (ROIC), a publically traded REIT, purchased the property for an undisclosed price. Terraces Subsidiary LLC, a joint venture of Combined Properties and Saban Capital Group Inc., was the seller. Built in 1959 and renovated in 1988, 2008 and 2016, The Terraces is located at 28821-28901 S. Western Ave., with frontage along the Western Avenue Retail Corridor. The center is 89 percent leased to tenants including Trader Joe’s, Marshalls, LA Fitness and Starlight Cinemas. Savills Studley’s Bill Bauman and Kyle Miller handled the transaction negotiations. Bauman and Miller also represented the seller of the center in 2013.
SAN BERNARDINO, CALIF. — Progressive Real Estate Partners has arranged the $3.2 million sale of a 7-Eleven-anchored retail center at 1935 S. Waterman Ave. in San Bernardino. The property was sold in an all-cash 1031 tax-deferred exchange. Progressive’s Greg Bedell and Pablo Velasco represented the buyer, a private investor. Built in 2012, the 4,208-square-foot center features a 7-Eleven with 10 years remaining on its lease term, a Chase ATM and a vacant shop space.