CANTON, TEXAS — Dallas-based investment firm STRIVE has brokered the sale of Trader’s Square Shopping Center, a 57,920-square-foot retail asset located at 301 State Highway 243 in Canton, a city about 60 miles east of Dallas. The center was 79 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as GameStop, Nail Depot and It’s Fashion. Bryce Gissler, Will Merritt and James Mangum of STRIVE represented the seller, a Texas-based investment firm, in the transaction. Other terms of sale were not released.
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FORT WAYNE AND MERRILLVILLE, IND. — Englewood Construction has completed the ground-up construction of three new restaurants: a BJ’s Restaurant and Brewhouse in Fort Wayne, Ind., an Outback Steakhouse in Merrillville, Ind. and an Eddie V’s in Troy, Mich. The 7,525-square-foot BJ’s Restaurant and Brewhouse is located next to Glenbrook Square Mall along Coliseum Boulevard in Fort Wayne. BJ’s, a pizza and burger restaurant, was designed by Dublin, Ohio-based WD Partners. Englewood completed a 6,494-square-foot Outback Steakhouse at 1590 E. Lincoln Highway in Merrillville for Bloomin’ Brands. The company chose to move from a nearby location. The Roberts Group was the project architect. North of Detroit, Englewood completed construction of a 9,698-square-foot Eddie V’s restaurant in Troy. Scheduled to open in June, it is the 16th Eddie V’s location for Orlando, Fla.-based Darden Restaurants Inc. Located at 2100 W. Big Beaver Road, the restaurant will feature seafood, cocktails and live music from jazz musicians. Designers of Progressive Architecture was the project architect.
NORTH RIDGEVILLE, OHIO — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 15,000-square-foot retail property net leased to Walgreens in North Ridgeville, about 22 miles southwest of Cleveland, for $5.4 million. Dan Yozwiak of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a private investor. Melinda Marston of JRW Realty represented the buyer, a California-based private fund.
CHICAGO — Horizon Realty Services has arranged two retail leases for Kilwins in the Chicago area. The chocolate and ice cream store leased 1,409 square feet at the vintage Metropolitan Tower building located at 310 S. Michigan Ave. in Chicago’s South Loop. The store is slated to open this summer. In Naperville, Kilwins leased a former restaurant space totaling 1,864 square feet. Located at 36 W. Jefferson Ave., the store is slated to open in the first quarter of 2018. Kilwins maintains approximately 114 stores nationally, seven of which are in the Chicago market. Stuart Lenhoff and Jason Lenhoff of Horizon Realty brokered the lease transactions on behalf of Kilwins.
FORT OGLETHORPE, GA. — The Cooper Commercial Investment Group has brokered the $1.7 million sale of The Forts Shopping Center, a 4,200-square-foot retail asset located in Fort Oglethorpe, about 9 miles south of Chattanooga in Georgia. The property’s tenant roster includes Moe’s Southwest Grill and Supercuts. Bob Havasi and Dan Cooper of Cooper Commercial represented the Tennessee-based seller in the transaction. The Georgia-based buyer purchased The Forts for roughly $411 per square foot.
LOS ANGELES — Quantum Capital Partners has arranged a $37 million interest-only loan to refinance The Shops at South Bay, a 200,000-square-foot shopping center in Los Angeles’ South Bay submarket. Built in 2005, the Walmart-anchored center is located at 19503 Normandie Ave. and W. 190th St. The Shops at South Bay is 96 percent leased to tenants including Lumber Liquidators, Dollar Tree, Quiznos, BJ’s Grill and Pho Kobe. Quantum’s Max Mellman and Jonathan Hakakha arranged the 10-year loan.
LOMPOC, CALIF. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the $19 million sale of Central Towne Square, a grocery-anchored shopping center in Lompoc, to a high-net-worth individual. Cushman & Wakefield’s Dixie Walker and Charley Simpson represented the seller, Los Angeles-based Jade Enterprises, in the transaction. Foods Co., a subsidiary of The Kroger Co., anchors the property. The center is 97 percent occupied by 15 tenants including O’Reilly Auto Parts, Wells Fargo, Payless ShoeSource, Sally Beauty, Applebee’s Bar & Grill, GameStop, and MetroPCS. Located at 511 through 633 W. Central Ave., Central Towne Square is located just west of Highway 1.
COSTA MESA, CALIF. — Philip Voorhees of CBRE has arranged the $13.8 million sale of Newport 17th Plaza, a 28,450-square-foot retail center anchored by Chase Bank, Growers Direct and The Butchery in Costa Mesa. The property is located at 101, 103 and 105 E. 17th St. Voorhees represented the seller, WOHL/CM LLC, while Chase Associates LLC represented the buyer, Newport 17 LLC.
OCEANSIDE, CALIF. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has arranged the $7.4 million sale of a single-tenant Walgreens property located roughly 38 miles outside San Diego in Oceanside. The 14,380-square-foot, freestanding building is occupied under an absolute net lease. Kevin Fryman and Ed Hanley of Hanley Investment Group represented the seller, a Beverly Hills-based private investor. Jason Flashman/Flashman Investment Group of Peak Commercial represented the buyer, a private investor from Northridge.
HOUSTON — Tennessee-based developer GBT Realty Corp. will develop The Shoppes of Kemah, a $16 million, 79,000-square-foot retail center that will be located along Deke Slayton Highway near State Route 146 in Houston. GBT acquired the 11.7 acres on which the center will be situated from Kemah Marketplace LP in mid-May for roughly $2.1 million. Shadow-anchored by Walmart, the center is 92 percent preleased to tenants such as Petco, Marshall’s, ULTA Beauty and Rack Room Shoes.