DALLAS — Two locally based brokerage firms, Bill Foose Co. and Wingert Real Estate, have jointly negotiated the sale of a two-acre retail development site at the corner of I-20 and Dowdy Ferry Road in southeast Dallas. Bill Foose of and Jason Wingert collaborated to represent the seller, an entity doing business as 635 Dowdy Venture, in the transaction. Tulsa-based gas station giant QuikTrip purchased the site.
HOUSTON — Great Big Game Show, an entertainment concept that centers on interactive drawing, building, guessing and wagering challenges, will open a venue in West Houston. The space is located within the 47-acre CITYCENTRE mixed-use development, adjacent to The Escape Game, whose creators also conceived Great Big Game Show. The opening is slated for the fall. A partnership between Parkway and Midway owns CITYCENTRE.
WESTBURY, N.Y. — Empire Adventure Park, an entertainment concept that features esports, laser tag, trampolines and obstacle courses, has opened a 35,572-square-foot center in the Long Island village of Westbury. The center is situated within Samanea New York, a 750,000-square-foot shopping, dining and entertainment destination. Empire Adventure Park joins a tenant roster that includes Dave & Buster’s, The Cheesecake Factory, Bloomingdale’s Furniture Outlet, X-Golf and 99 Ranch Supermarket. Lesso Mall Development owns the property, which is now 78 percent leased.
CAMAS, WASH. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the sale of 192nd Plaza, a retail asset in Camas, just across the Columbia River from Portland, Oregon. A limited liability company sold property to local investors for $9.6 million, or $276 per square foot. Located at 2005 SE 192nd Ave. and 2011 SE 192nd Ave., 192nd Plaza features 34,923 square feet of retail space. Built in 2010, the property is fully occupied by 11 tenants. Clayton Brown, Dylan Wolf and Ruthanne Loar of Marcus & Millichap’s Seattle office represented the seller in the transaction.
WARREN, OHIO — U-Haul has repurposed a 7.8-acre retail lot formerly home to a Chase bank and Tops Friendly Market grocery store in Warren, about 50 miles southeast of Cleveland. U-Haul Moving & Storage of Warren North, located at 3394 Elm Road NE, is currently serving customers out of a temporary retail showroom and is scheduled to complete renovations by summer 2025. Services immediately available include moving truck rentals, trailers, towing devices, boxes and moving supplies. Plans call for the addition of 1,000 indoor climate-controlled self-storage units with high-tech security features. The 69,000-square-foot complex will host a warehouse space that can store up to 500 U-Box portable moving and storage containers. Once renovations are finished, the store will also offer services such as professional hitch installation and propane.
KENOSHA, WIS. — Principle Construction has completed a new 12,560-square-foot showroom and outdoor pool park for Doheny’s, a pool and spa distributor, at 5307 Green Bay Road in Kenosha. Doheny’s purchased the property, which is down the block from its original location. Principle updated the interior and exterior image of the building and designed and constructed an outdoor pool display. The building totals 17,275 square feet, including the 12,560-square-foot showroom, 3,370 square feet of warehouse space and 920 square feet of office space. Constructed in 1990 and renovated in 2003, the facility needed several updates to bring it to modern standards, according to Principle. On the exterior, Principle re-built the parking lot and created a pool park with space to display six full-size pools. Partners in Design was the project architect.
NAPERVILLE, ILL. — Colliers has arranged the sale of a 6,968-square-foot restaurant property formerly occupied by Texas Roadhouse in the Chicago suburb of Naperville for an undisclosed price. Brad Belden of Colliers represented the seller, 2866 Patriot’s Lane LLC. The buyer, Shinto Japanese Steakhouse LLC, plans to open a Shinto Japanese Steakhouse or similar concept on the site. Texas Roadhouse closed in July.
NEW YORK CITY — A partnership between developers Alchemy-ABR Investment Partners and Cain International has begun leasing a 260,000-square-foot speculative office and retail project located at 125 W. 57th St. in Midtown Manhattan. Designed by FXCollaborative, the 30-story building houses 180,000 square feet of office space starting on the 14th floor, with an average of 10,300 square feet of rentable space per floor. Most suites will have access to private terraces. Gensler designed the office amenity deck, which includes a conference center, tenant lounge, event space with catering facilities and private meeting rooms. Office tenant build-outs are scheduled to begin this fall, and the development team expects move-ins to begin during the first quarter of 2025. JLL is the leasing agent.
BRANDON AND TAMARAC, FLA. — A joint venture between ShopOne Centers REIT, Pantheon and a global institutional investor has acquired two shopping centers in Florida totaling 287,407 square feet. Located in Tamarac, Midway Plaza comprises 218,400 square feet. Publix anchors the property, which was 84 percent occupied at the time of sale. Walmart anchors Lithia Square in Brandon. The 69,007-square-foot property was 79 percent occupied at the time of sale. The sellers and sales price were not disclosed. This acquisition brings the joint venture’s portfolio to 1.8 million square feet of grocery-anchored retail space.
MANITOWOC, WIS. — Axiom Realty has acquired Park Plaza, a 110,266-square-foot shopping center in Manitowoc, an eastern Wisconsin city along Lake Michigan. The purchase price was undisclosed. The property was 71.6 percent occupied at the time of sale. Erin Patton of Institutional Property Advisors brokered the sale. Time Equities Inc. was the seller. Prior to closing, Axiom negotiated a long-term lease extension with Hobby Lobby and completed lease negotiations with a national outlet provider for 28,894 square feet, bringing overall occupancy to 97.9 percent. Some of the other tenants include Community First Credit Union, Family Dollar and Cricket Wireless.