NORWICH, CONN. — O,R&L Commercial has brokered the sale of Briar Hill Plaza, a retail strip center located at 201 Salem Turnpike in Norwich. Easter Seals Goodwill Industries acquired the property from Suncrest LLC for $4.3 million. Built in 2008, the 22,600-square-foot property is anchored by Goodwill. Tim Mahon of O,R&L Commercial represented the seller and procured the buyer in deal.
CITY OF LIVE OAK, TEXAS — IKEA has submitted plans to the City of Live Oak for the development of a new store, which will be the company’s fifth location in Texas. Pending approvals, construction of IKEA Live Oak will begin in spring 2018 and open in summer 2019. Located 15 miles northeast of downtown San Antonio, the 289,000-square-foot proposed store and its 1,000-car parking lot will be built on a 31-acre site at the southwestern corner of I-35 and Loop 1604.
SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — CBRE has arranged the $42.1 million sale of Southgate Plaza, a 339,369-square-foot shopping center in Sacramento. Tenants at the center include Walmart Neighborhood Market, 99 Ranch Market, 99 Cents Only, Ross Dress for Less, Baskin-Robbins, Sally Beauty and Payless Shoe Source. CBRE’s Philip D. Voorhees, Jimmy Slusher, Todd Goodman, Megan Wood, Matt Burson, Kirk Brummer, Preston Fetrow and John Read represented the seller, Wrightwood Financial, and the buyer, a subsidiary of NewMark Merrill Cos. LLC, in this transaction.
MAYNARD, MASS. — Colliers International, on behalf of developer Capital Group Properties, has secured a grocery anchor for the planned 293,500-square-foot Maynard Crossing property in Maynard. Market 32 by Price Chopper has signed a lease for 68,000 square feet of space at the mixed-use project, which is slated to break ground in the second quarter of 2017 with completion scheduled for summer 2018. Upon completion, the project will feature two full-service and two fast-casual restaurants, a 20,000-square-foot health club, a community bank, hardware store, apparel stores, and medical care center, as well as 180 residential rental units and a 143-unit independent senior living facility. Colliers International Boston is the leasing team for the development.
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of a land site located at 88 Withers St. in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg neighborhood. BK Developers and RYBAK Development acquired the site from Withers 88 Group LLC for $11.5 million, or $340 per buildable square foot. The corner site was purchased with approved plans for a 39,000-square-foot building comprising 33 residential units and a ground-floor retail unit. The residential portion will include three three-bedroom units, 14 two-bedroom apartments, eight one-bedroom units and eight studio apartments. Brendan Maddigan of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the transaction.
WEST CHESTER, OHIO — Scott Street Properties has broken ground on a retail development along I-75 and The Streets of West Chester, about 25 miles north of Cincinnati. Phase I of the 8.3-acre development will include a couple freestanding buildings and a multi-tenant building featuring two new-to-market concepts. Chuy’s Tex-Mex restaurant and Matt the Miller’s Tavern have committed to the new project. North Shore Construction & Development Services is handling the project management for Scott Street Properties. Tenants are expected to begin opening for business in spring 2017. Eric Abroms and Joshua Rothstein of OnSite Retail Group LLC are handling the marketing and leasing of the new development.
SOUTH BEND, IND. — The Boulder Group has arranged the sale of a single-tenant property net leased to Best Buy in South Bend for $9 million. The 50,000-square-foot building is located at 6502 Grape Road near the University of Notre Dame. There are approximately seven years remaining on the Best Buy lease, which began in March 2003 and expires in March 2023. The absolute triple net lease features a 3 percent rental escalation in the primary term and in each of the four five-year renewal options. Randy Blankstein and Jimmy Goodman of The Boulder Group represented the seller, a Midwest real estate investment company. The buyer was a West Coast-based real estate investment company.
CRYSTAL LAKE, ILL. — Mid-America Real Estate Corp. has brokered the sale of a portion of Bohl Farm Marketplace in Crystal Lake, a northwest suburb of Chicago. The sales price was not disclosed. Fresh Thyme Farmers Market, Planet Fitness and Party Center anchor the 66,066-square-foot portion that was sold. The center is located near the northwest corner of Northwest Highway and Pingree Road. Ben Wineman and Carly Gallagher were the exclusive brokers in the transaction on behalf of the seller, Berengaria Development.
LINO LAKES, MINN. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Lino Lakes Marketplace in Lino Lakes, a northern suburb of the Twin Cities, for $3.2 million. The 18,027-square-foot property is located at 701-717 Apollo Drive. The property was 92 percent occupied at closing. Sean Doyle, Cory Villaume, Matthew Hazelton and Adam “AJ” Prins of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a limited liability company. The buyer was also a limited liability company.
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIF. — Cohen Financial has secured an $8.9 million loan for Town Center Square, a 60,553-square-foot shopping center located roughly 40 miles outside downtown Los Angeles in Rancho Cucamonga. The property is fully leased to tenants including Aldi, Office Max and Barnes & Noble. Cathy Bronkema of Cohen Financial secured the fixed-rate, non-recourse, 15-year term loan with a flexible prepayment structure and 25-year amortization schedule. A private balance-sheet lender provided the financing, which was used to payoff an existing bridge loan.
