TAMPA, FLA. — Tampa-based Plaza Advisors has brokered the $51 million sale of three Publix-anchored shopping centers totaling nearly 300,000 square feet in Florida and Alabama. The assets include Magnolia Plaza in Panama City Beach, Fla.; Palmer Ranch in Sarasota, Fla.; and Magnolia Place in Daphne, a suburb of Mobile, Ala. The shopping centers had an average occupancy rate of 98 percent at the time of sale. Jim Michalak and Mike Cvetetic of Plaza Advisors were the sole brokers involved and represented the seller, which developed all three shopping centers. The buyer was undisclosed.
ROYSTON, GA. AND SUMMERVILLE, S.C. — Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust Inc. (Wheeler REIT) has acquired two BI-LO-anchored shopping centers located in Georgia and South Carolina for a combined $11 million. The acquisitions include Tri-County Plaza, a 67,577-square-foot shopping center located in Royston, Ga.; and Sangaree Plaza, a 66,948-square-foot shopping center located in Summerville, S.C. BI-LO recently executed lease extensions at both locations. Tenants at Tri-County Plaza include Maxway, Shoe Show and Snap Fitness. Tenants at Sangaree Plaza include H&R Block and Check Into Cash. Kyle Stonis and Pierce Mayson of SRS Real Estate Partners represented Wheeler REIT in the transaction.
MAR VISTA AND BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF. — Newmark Realty Capital has arranged two separate refinancing loans for a Beverly Hills-based developer for two retail properties in Mar Vista and Beverly Hills totaling $21.9 million. George Mitsanas and Doug Tisdale of Newmark secured an $8.6 million loan for a 38,665-square-foot Whole Foods Market in Mar Vista and a $13.3 million loan for a 25,496-square-foot, four-building retail portfolio in Beverly Hills. The 15-year loans, which feature 30-year amortization schedules, were placed with one of Newmark’s correspondent life insurance company lenders.
LAKE ELSINORE, CALIF. — Civic Partners has received approval for the development of Artisan Alley at The Diamond in Lake Elsinore. Situated on 11 acres, the development will feature 95,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space and a 130-room hotel on the corner of Diamond Drive and Malaga Road. Designed by KTGY Architecture + Planning, the property will be built in two phases with the first phase including a 7,000-square-foot restaurant building, 21,500 square feet of brewery space, 11,200 square feet of retail and a 6,700-square-foot pad building for a restaurant or retail space. Artisan Alley will feature a variety of craft breweries, as well as complementary non-traditional food offerings and retailers. Groundbreaking is slated to begin early this year, with completion scheduled for 2018.
LONG BEACH, CALIF. — Seattle-based Nordstrom Inc. plans to relocate its Nordstrom Rack store in Lakewood Center to Long Beach Exchange in Long Beach. The 28,000-square-foot store is scheduled to open in spring 2018. Burnham Ward Properties LLC, an affiliate of Burnham USA Equities Inc., owns the property, which is occupied by Whole Foods 365 and a variety of dining and fitness offerings.
GULF BREEZE, FLA. — IRC Retail Centers and joint venture partner MAB American Retail Partners LLC have purchased 16 acres along U.S. Highway 98 in the Pensacola suburb of Gulf Breeze for the development of a Publix-anchored shopping center. The 66,000-square-foot property, known as Tiger Point Pavilion, will feature a 45,600-square-foot Publix grocery store, 1,400-square-foot Publix Liquors store, additional inline retailers and three freestanding pad buildings on the site. The development will be situated adjacent to a Lowe’s Home Improvement store and a Walmart Supercenter. The IRC-MAB joint venture has developed other Publix stores in the Southeast, including Shoppes at Rainbow Landing in Rainbow City, Ala., Weaverville Plaza in Weaverville, N.C.; and Midtown Mobile in Mobile, Ala. Construction of Tiger Point Pavilion is expected to kick off in the next few weeks and wrap up in the first quarter of 2018.
SALEM, IND. — Rafinia Property Group has acquired Riverside Shops of Salem in southern Indiana for $3 million. The shopping center is located at 403-405 S. Main St. in Salem. Built in 2008, the center is currently 96 percent occupied and is anchored by Dollar Tree and Goody’s. Indiana-based Equity Investment Group was the seller. Steve Anevski of Marcus & Millichap represented both the buyer and seller in the transaction.
SIOUX CITY, IOWA — NAI United LLC has arranged the sale of the Z Building in the Lakeport Commons power center in Sioux City. The sales price was not disclosed. The 40,000-square-foot structure is one of the buildings that makes up Lakeport Commons. Tenants at the shopping center include GAP Outlet, Buffalo Wild Wings, Maurices, Portrait Innovations, David’s Bridal, Regis, Peachwave, Game Lair and A La Mode. Dick Salem of NAI United brokered the transaction on behalf of the seller, Z Building LLC. Sam’s Property LLC purchased the center and hired NAI United Management to manage the Z Building.
ROWLETT, TEXAS — Bayside Land Partners, a partnership between Kent Donahue and Wilks Development, is developing Bayside, a $1 billion master-planned project encompassing 262 acres and featuring a variety of retail, restaurants, residential units and a resort hotel in the Lake Ray Hubbard area of Rowlett. Designed as a pedestrian-friendly, open-air resort, Bayside will feature more than 1.5 million square feet of commercial space, 3,000 residential units, a 1,000-slip marina and 700 hotel rooms. Lifescapes International will provide landscape design services for the project, including the development of the first-ever Crystal Lagoon in Texas. A Crystal Lagoon is a new technology that creates man-made lagoons with crystal-clear, turquoise waters in order to create a beachfront property. Additionally, Lifescapes will design a 116-acre peninsula, including 25 acres of parks, a variety of retail rooftop gardens and beach zones and the perimeter of the eight-acre Crystal Lagoon. Construction on the lagoon is slated to start this March and the project is scheduled to open by spring 2019.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — RD Management has acquired Shops at Tech Ridge, a shopping center located in Austin, for an undisclosed price. Excluding the recently vacated Target store, the 504,153-square-foot property is 96 percent occupied. Since purchasing the property, RD Management has signed a lease with Floor & Décor for 77,958 square feet of space in the former Target store. Ross Dress for Less, PetSmart, Toys “R” Us and Conn’s HomePlus also occupy the center. The buyer plans to renovate the façade of the former Target space and develop two new pad sites at the center. The name of the seller was not released.