WINCHESTER, VA. — An affiliate of Baltimore-based Klein Enterprises has purchased Pleasant Valley Shopping Center, a 104,703-square-foot shopping center located at 2021-2065 S. Pleasant Valley Road in Winchester, for $15.9 million. Pleasant Valley’s tenant roster includes Hobby Lobby, Dollar Tree, Cici’s Pizza, Jimmy John’s, Staples and Verizon Wireless. The seller was undisclosed. The center is Klein Enterprises’ second venture in Virginia, joining a shopping center the developer built in Stafford in 2014.
CINCINNATI AND HOFFMAN ESTATES, ILL. — Macy’s Inc. (NYSE: M) and Sears Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: SHLD) both announced on Wednesday plans to close a large number of department stores in an effort to improve their long-term operating performance. Macy’s will close 68 stores and Sears will close 150 non-profitable stores comprising 109 Kmart and 41 Sears locations. “We are taking strong, decisive actions today to stabilize the company and improve our financial flexibility in what remains a challenging retail environment,” says Edward Lampert, chairman and CEO of Sears Holdings. “We are committed to improving short-term operating performance in order to achieve our long-term transformation.” Jeff Green, president of Jeff Green Partners, a retail consultancy based in Phoenix that works with retailers and shopping center owners, suspects that the footprint of these department stores has contributed to the recent woes of Macy’s and Sears. “Department stores, by sheer definition, are oversized for this changing retail environment and may be a critical factor, though only one factor, in deciding which stores to close,” says Green. “It is interesting to see just how large some of the older stores on the Macy’s store closure list are. For example, two suburban stores to be …
MORENO VALLEY, CALIF. — HFF has secured a $7.3 million refinancing for Ironwood Plaza, a 56,289-square-foot shopping center located in the Inland Empire community of Moreno Valley. Tenants at the center include 99 Cents Only, Bank of America, Aqua Pura, Angela’s Nail Salon, Lorenzo’s Italian Restaurant and Video Vision. Jeff Sause of HFF worked on behalf of the borrower, an undisclosed private investor, to place the 10-year, fixed-rate loan with a local bank. Loan proceeds were used to pay off an existing CMBS loan and cover leasing and closing costs.
OCALA, FLA. — RD Management LLC has signed Earth Fare, a specialty grocer that sells natural and organic products, to a 29,618-square-foot lease at its Shady Oaks Shopping Center located at 2401-2499 S.W. 27th Ave. in Ocala. The grocer is expected open its store at the 260,419-square-foot shopping center in the spring, joining other newcomers such as Tuesday Morning, Mattress One and Pushti Eyebrows. Front Street Commercial Real Estate Group represented RD Management in the lease deal with Earth Fare.
MAUI AND KAUAI, HAWAII — TRC, formerly Terramar Retail Centers, is in the final phase of construction on two shopping centers located on the islands of Maui and Kauai in Hawaii. Developments include Pu’unene Target Center, a 264,000-square-foot retail center anchored by Target and Petco in Kahului, Maui; and Hokulei Village Shopping Center, a 125,000-square-foot retail center anchored by Safeway and Petco in Lihue, Kauai. The anchor Target location is currently open at Pu’unene Target Center. Commercial Consultants Inc. is in charge of leasing for both projects.
TEMPE, ARIZ. — A joint venture between Opus Development Group LLC and Seventh Street Tempe AZ Manager LLC has begun construction of a mixed-use development located at the northwest corner of University Drive and Forest Avenue in Tempe. The project — which has yet to be named — will transform a surface parking lot into a residential and retail center. The development will consist of two towers featuring 407 residential units and 31,000 square feet of retail space. The residential portion of the property will offer a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments and walk-up city homes and flats. Community amenities will include an amenity deck with a resort-style swimming pool, a barbecue grilling stations and outdoor lounges with cabanas and fire pits; a state-of-the-art fitness center; dog walk; and bike workroom. SmithGroupJJR is a design consultant for the project, and Sundt Construction Inc. will perform all concrete, civil and utility work. An expected opening for the development has yet to be announced.
NEW BRAUNFELS, TEXAS — NAI Partners has arranged the sale of a 128.5-acre site at 7965 Old Bastrop Road in New Braunfels. Schlameus Trust sold the commercially zoned site to Don Buttrom for an undisclosed price. Brett Lum of NAI Partners represented the seller, while Wayne Windle of Anders Pierce Realty represented the buyer in the deal.
MACON, GA. — Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust Inc. has purchased Rivergate Shopping Center, a 205,811-square-foot, Publix-anchored development located in Macon. The shopping center was 95.5 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Dollar Tree, T-Mobile and H&R Block. The property features eight outparcels, including a standalone Starbucks Coffee, Buffalo Wild Wings, IHOP and Steak N’ Shake, as well as co-tenant buildings leased to FedEx/Panera Bread, Dunkin’ Donuts/Subway, Planet Fitness/SkyZone and Pet Supermarket/Tuesday Morning. Wheeler REIT financed the acquisition using a three-year bank loan that features one year of interest-only payments, 25-year amortization schedule for years two and three, a floating interest rate and 65 percent LTV.
NORTH PALM BEACH, FLA. — The Shopping Center Group and Avison Young have brokered the $12.6 million sale of Northlake Promenade Shoppes, an 82,966-square-foot, Publix-anchored shopping center in North Palm Beach. Woolbright Development purchased the asset from a private investment company based in Canada. The shopping center’s outparcel tenants include CVS/pharmacy, Chase Bank and BP Gas. The property is situated on 21 acres at the southwest corner of Northlake Boulevard and Federal Highway and features a development site for Phase II of the shopping center. Anthony Blanco of The Shopping Center Group and David Duckworth and AJ Belt III of Avison Young led the marketing efforts.
GAINESVILLE, TEXAS — Pierson Retail Advisors has arranged the sale Gainesville Factory Stores, an outlet mall located in Gainesville. A private investor sold the 315,725-square-foot property to a local buyer for an undisclosed price. Pierson Retail Advisors represented the seller in the deal.