WATERTOWN, CONN. — Island Associates and EXP Realty have arranged the $4.3 million sale of a CVS/pharmacy in Watertown. Roger Delisle of Island Associates represented the buyer, while Daniel de Sa’ of EXP Realty Advisors represented the seller. The 13,000-square-foot net-leased property is located on 1.7 acres at 26 Davis St. More than 20 years remain on the lease. The unnamed buyer purchased the property utilizing a 1031 tax-deferred exchange.
AMERICAN FORK, UTAH — Four Foods Group (FFG), a restaurant development, investment and management company, has acquired 48 Little Caesars restaurants in Alabama and Louisiana. This acquisition caps a flurry of recent activity for FFG, including the acquisition of the R&R Barbecue restaurant concept and its locations in Salt Lake City and the acquisition of The Soda Shop and its Arizona-based locations. These transactions add to FFG’s presence as a franchisee in the Kneaders Bakery & Cafe brand, where the company currently owns 44 Kneaders restaurants. In all, FFG now operates 97 restaurants in Utah, Arizona, Nevada, Colorado, Alabama and Louisiana, with 2017 annual revenues projected to exceed more than $150 million. In addition to its American Fork-based corporate headquarters, FFG has now opened a second corporate office in Birmingham, Ala., that will initially house 28 FFG corporate employees. More than 800 additional employees will serve in the Little Caesars locations in Alabama and Louisiana, bringing FFG’s total employee base to more than 3,000 employees across seven states. W Partners Group LLC acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Four Foods Group in the transaction. Carman Lehnhof Israelsen LLP acted as legal counsel.
VICTORVILLE, CALIF. — Progressive Real Estate Partners has sold two outparcels at the entrance to the Mall of Victor Valley in Victorville for $4.2 million. The 575,000-square-foot Mall of Victor Valley has freeway visibility on 1-15 and is anchored by Macy’s, JC Penney, Dick’s Sporting Goods Sears and Cinemark Theaters. The first transaction was for an outparcel at 14390 Bear Valley Road. Big 5 has occupied the 8,000-square-foot building since it was constructed in 1987. A private investor from southern California purchased the property for $1.58 million in an all-cash transaction. Progressive Real Estate Partners brokers Mike Lin and Brad Umansky represented both the buyer and seller in the deal. The second transaction was for a multi-tenant outparcel at 14350 Bear Valley Road. Built in 2005, the 14,120-square-foot retail building includes a 9,200-square-foot former David’s Bridal and four shop spaces totaling 4,920 square feet. A partnership formed by Alan Gottlieb of Real Estate Affiliates purchased the property for $2.65 million. Sit ‘n Sleep recently opened a 9,200-square-foot store at the property. Progressive Real Estate Partners brokers Brad Umansky and Liana Ahdoot marketed the property and represented the seller, a private Los Angeles-based investor.
DALLAS — Cypress Equities has sold eight Walmart Neighborhood Market grocery stores in Alabama and South Carolina to an undisclosed REIT. Dallas-based Cypress Equities has served as a preferred developer in the Walmart Neighborhood Market build-to-suit program that was established in January 2014. In the past three years, Cypress has constructed and opened 20 Walmart Neighborhood Markets, and this sale represents the final disposition of the 20-store portfolio, which also includes stores in Texas. Listing brokers for the portfolio include Glen Kunofsky, Lauren Veres, Mike James and Don McMinn at Marcus & Millichap; Pat Luther, Matt Mousavi, Kyle Stonis and Ryan Hoff of SRS Real Estate’s National Net Lease Group; and Brad Moulder of Stan Johnson Co. The sales price and store locations were not disclosed.
SANTA ANA, CALIF. — Five new stores are set to open at MainPlace Mall by fall 2017: Paradis Ice Cream, Squiz Up, Miniso, Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory and Destination XL. Paradis Ice Cream offers low fat desserts. Squiz Up will open in spring 2017 in a 500-square-foot space in the food court. The company offers juices, smoothies and iced beverages. Miniso will open in summer 2017 in a 1,400-square-foot space. Miniso is a Japanese fast-fashion designer selling homeware, bags and electronics. Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory sells handmade chocolates and confections. The chocolate shop will be located in a 1,100-square-foot space and opens in summer 2017. Destination XL opens in fall 2017 in a 4,800-square-foot store. The company is a men’s retailer offering brands, styles and sizes starting at waist size 38.
MIAMI — Thor Equities has inked leases with fashion footware retailer Steve Madden and international ice cream shop Häagen-Dazs along Lincoln Road, Miami’s high-street retail district. Steve Madden will occupy 2,300 square feet at 663 Lincoln Road, and Häagen-Dazs will occupy 1,000 square feet at 665 Lincoln Road. Thor Equities owns the 5,000 square feet of space at 663-667 Lincoln Road, which also features a 1,700-square-foot space leased to Pizza Rustica. Fiorella Perez of Rovira Realty represented Häagen-Dazs in the lease transaction, and Steve Madden was represented internally. George Stanchfield represented Thor Equities internally in both lease deals.
POMPTON PLAINS, N.J. — HFF has arranged the $51 million sale of Plaza 23, a 161,000-square-foot, grocery-anchored shopping center located in Pompton Plains. HFF marketed the property on behalf of the unnamed seller. Phillips Edison Grocery Center REIT II purchased the asset free and clear of existing debt. Anchored by Stop & Shop, Plaza 23 is the only grocery-anchored shopping center in Pompton Plains. Other tenants include T.J. Maxx, HomeGoods, GNC, Moe’s Southwest Grill and Sally Beauty Supply. Smashburger will also be opening soon. The property has a potential pad development site on its 18.8 acres. Each day, more than 54,000 vehicles pass by the development, which is located at 500 Route 23 N.,. The HFF investment sales team representing the seller included Jose Cruz, Thomas Didio, Kevin O’Hearn, Stephen Simonelli, Michael Oliver and Robert Borny.
NEW YORK CITY — Nobu Downtown will open in April at L&L Holding Co.’s 195 Broadway office tower. Located between Fulton and Dey Streets, the 12,500-square-foot restaurant includes a 4,500-square-foot street-level bar and lounge, subterranean dining and a private sake table. David Rockwell of Rockwell Group designed the restaurant space.
DENVER — Tropical Smoothie Cafe plans for continued development in Colorado, targeting Denver, Colorado Springs and Centennial to expand its presence through franchise growth. Tropical Smoothie currently has three locations in Colorado. Spearheading Tropical Smoothie’s expansion throughout Colorado is husband-and-wife team Craig and Dianne LeMieux, area developers for the region. The LeMieuxs purchased area developer rights to the market in April 2016, along with two existing locations in Centennial. In addition to their development efforts in Colorado, the LeMieuxs are also Tropical Smoothie area developers in Michigan and Ohio. They currently have a total of 58 open locations throughout their markets, with an additional 39 cafes in development. Over the past three years, Tropical Smoothie Cafe has sold over 450 franchises nationwide. This year, the food and smoothie franchise plans to open 100 restaurants nationwide, focusing on franchise opportunities in markets such as Indianapolis, Nashville, Houston, Dallas, Cincinnati and Minneapolis, among others. By 2020, Tropical Smoothie Cafe aims to have 1,000 stores open across the U.S.
ORLANDO, FLA. — The Shopping Center Group has negotiated the $16 million sale of Town Center Shoppes, a 64,500-square-foot retail center located at the intersection of Mitchell Hammock Road and South Central Avenue in Orlando. An undisclosed entity purchased the property, which is anchored by a 44,000-square-foot LA Fitness. Anthony Blanco, Lenard Williams and Mallory Silva of The Shopping Center Group marketed the property on behalf of the seller, an affiliate of Gemini Real Estate Advisors, a North Carolina-based consulting firm.
