MORRISTOWN AND MARYVILLE, TENN. — Chattanooga, Tenn.-based CBL & Associates Properties Inc. has sold College Square and Foothills Mall in Tennessee to New York-based Time Equities Inc. for a combined $53.5 million. Located at 2550 E. Morris Blvd. in Morristown, College Square’s tenant roster includes Belk, Kohl’s, T.J. Maxx, AMC Theatres, Dick’s Sporting Goods, AT&T, GameStop, GNC, Kay Jewelers, Longhorn Steakhouse, McDonald’s, Planet Fitness, Sprint, Subway and Verizon Wireless. Located in Maryville, Foothills Mall’s tenants include Belk, JC Penney, Sears, T.J. Maxx, Air Bounce!, Hallmark, Carmike Cinemas, Chick-fil-A, Finish Line, T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless and Vitamin World. CBL owns, holds interest in or manages 124 properties spanning 76.9 million square feet, including 81 regional malls/retail power centers.
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PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLA. — CIT Group Inc. has provided a $46 million loan to Menin Development for the refinancing of PGA Plaza Shopping Center, an open-air retail lifestyle center in Palm Beach Gardens. Menin will use the loan to refinance a $41 million permanent loan that CIT provided to Menin in May 2015 after the completion of its two-year renovation and remerchandising program. PGA Plaza is home to retailers including Trader Joe’s, Ulta Beauty, Marshalls, Flamingo Café and PurePoint Financial.
ATLANTA — Coro Realty Advisors has executed a 42,361-square-foot lease with Aldi for a new grocery store at Buckhead Pavilion in Atlanta. The German-based discount grocer will replace the former Sports Authority space. Aldi, which operates 50 grocery stores in Georgia and 1,600 total across the country, plans to sublease a portion of its space, according to Coro. Situated at the intersection of Peachtree Road and Maple Drive, Buckhead Pavilion’s existing tenants include PetSmart, CVS/pharmacy, Modani Furniture and Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices. Kirk Buttle of CBRE represented Aldi in the lease deal, while Andrea Kenney represented Coro in-house.
HOUSTON — Baker Katz, a Houston-based partner of the X Team International commercial real estate services network, has purchased four acres of land along Beltway 8 in Houston. The company plans to break ground later this year on the site for two multi-tenant retail buildings totaling 20,000 square feet. Situated near Port Houston, the retail buildings are expected to accommodate restaurants that require drive-thru capabilities. Chris Pitts of Streetwise Retail Advisors represented Baker Katz in the land purchase.
COLUMBUS, OHIO — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Lincoln Village in Columbus for $4.5 million. The 210,036-square-foot shopping center is located at 2769 Northland Plaza Drive. Anchored by Discount Fashion Warehouse, Scare-A-Torium and Family Thrift, the center was 92 percent occupied at the time of sale. Other tenants include GNC, CSL Plasma, Donatos Pizza and Steak ‘n Shake. Erin E. Patton, Scott Wiles and Craig Fuller of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a New York-based family office. A private local buyer purchased the property.
HARRISBURG AND PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA. — PREIT has added new tenants at two of its Pennsylvania malls. At Capital City Mall in Harrisburg, a lease has been executed with Dave & Buster’s. The 28,000-square-foot dining and entertainment venue will open in fall 2018. At Plymouth Meeting Mall in the Philadelphia suburb of Plymouth Meeting, PREIT has executed a lease with 5 Wits, an entertainment destination named after the five senses. The live-action experience is designed to immerse guests in realistic situations including hands-on challenges requiring teamwork. The 14,000-square-foot location will be located across from LEGOLAND Discovery Center and will open this fall. In addition, CYCLEBAR, an indoor cycling concept, will open a Plymouth Meeting Mall location on May 18.
UPLAND, CALIF. — Laguna Beach-based Wood Investments Inc. has purchased Upland Village, a 153,000-square-foot shopping center in Upland. The company plans to revitalize the intersection of Euclid and Foothill in Upland with the $18.5 million acquisition of the center, which was only 10 percent occupied at the time of the sale. Upland Village, formerly occupied by a 65,000-square-foot Dick’s Sporting Goods, is currently leased to two tenants, 99 Cents Only and Laser Island. The sale also included five residential properties located along Euclid Avenue. Wood Investments Inc. and its partners plan to redevelop the property over time. The first phase will include the addition of Ross Dress for Less, Burlington Coat Factory and Raising Cane’s. Wood Investments Inc. is in the pre-leasing stage for phase two.
CORONA, CALIF. — Passco Cos. has acquired Temescal Village, a 102,976-square-foot neighborhood shopping center in Corona, for $17 million. A retail brokerage team led by Dixie Walker and Charley Simpson of Cushman & Wakefield’s Irvine office represented the seller, a private investor, in the transaction. Located at 1181-1199 Magnolia Ave. and built in 1983, Passco plans to modernize the property through a series of renovations and capital improvements. Planned renovations include redesigning the landscaping and updating the façades throughout the center, as well as adding a social gathering, outdoor dining and seating areas. The center is 93.5 percent leased to 19 tenants including CVS Pharmacy, Citibank, Carl’s Jr., Wells Fargo, H&R Block, the UPS Store, County of Riverside and Metro PCS. Architecture Design Collaborative will design renovations for the center. Chris Black of KeyBank Real Estate Capital’s Commercial Mortgage Group arranged acquisition financing for Passco through Fannie Mae.
GARDEN GROVE, CALIF. — Sterling Organization has acquired Pavilion Plaza West, a 75,890-square-foot vacant retail building located at 9852 Chapman Ave. in Garden Grove, for $11 million. The property was once a Vons Supermarket. The sellers were a group of five individuals in a tenant-in-common ownership agreement via Sterling Organization’s institutional fund, Sterling Value Add Partners II LP. Sterling Organization has acquired a total of five properties in California in just over a year, including assets in the Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco markets.
SAN DIEGO — CBRE has brokered the $1.9 million sale of a 9,840-square-foot strip center in San Diego. The seven-tenant property, located at 3280 Main St., is 83 percent leased. Joel Wilson, Reg Kobzi and Michael Peterson of CBRE represented the seller, 1987 Butler Living Trust, in the transaction. Curtis Gabhart of KW Commercial represented the buyer, Jehan Enterprises.