MARTINSVILLE, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a retail property located on Washington Valley Road in Martinsville. A private investor acquired the property for $3.5 million. The strip center features 15,103 square feet of retail space. Michael Lombardi and Joseph Cunder of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private investor, and the buyer in the transaction.
RIDGELAND AND BYRAM, MISS. — NAI UCR Properties has brokered the sale of two triple-net leased retail properties in the metro Jackson area totaling $3.8 million. The properties include a multi-tenant, 21,000-square-foot center located at 950 E. County Line Road in Ridgeland and a 4,500-square-foot, single-tenant facility leased to Drayer Physical Therapy Institute at 7213 Siwell Road in Byram. Micah McCullough of NAI UCR represented the seller, a private local investor.
PORTLAND, ORE. — Gramor Development Inc. has sold Timberland Town Center, a 91,000-square-foot shopping center located in Portland, for $43.1 million. A 40,000-square-foot Market of Choice grocery store anchors the center, which is also home to Orangetheory Fitness, H&R Block, Blu Olive Mediterranean Cuisine, B’Tan Sun Studio and Supercuts. JLL Income Property Trust acquired the property. Capital Pacific LLC brokered the transaction.
TARRYTOWN, N.Y. — A joint venture between Tarrytown-based DLC Management Corp. and New York City-based DRA Advisors LLC has acquired a 16-property retail portfolio totaling 4.85 million square feet in New York and Alabama. The portfolio was acquired from DDR. The acquisition will bring DLC’s owned square footage to approximately 21.7 million square feet. The joint venture has plans to re-develop several of the newly acquired centers, and DLC will open a new satellite office in Buffalo, New York, to help facilitate the management of the new properties.
ST. LOUIS — Cullinan Properties hosted a grand opening celebration on Thursday, Oct. 6, for Lofts@Euclid, a mixed-use building located at the corner of Euclid and Delmar in St. Louis’ Central West End. The 150,000-square-foot project involved the complete renovation of the historic Langan and Taylor Co. building, which was originally developed by Widman & Walsh. The redeveloped building by Cullinan Properties features 87 loft apartment units, ground-level retail and office space, a fitness center, rooftop deck and clubhouse area. Constructed in 1910, the building is one of the largest commercial buildings remaining in the Central West End historic district. Residents began occupying the building in June, and the building is approximately 70 percent leased.
LEE’S SUMMIT, MO. — QuikTrip has expanded its presence in Lee’s Summit with three city-approved Next-Gen convenience stores. Slated for completion in 2017, the new stores represent a more than $15 million investment in the area. The new stores, which each will employ 15 to 17 people, will be located at Mulberry and Missouri Route 291, Missouri Route 291 and Missouri Route 150, and 800 NE Woods Chapel Road. The store at Mulberry and Missouri Route 291 will be new construction, while the other stores will be redeveloped into the company’s Next-Gen store format. The company’s Generation 3 stores are about 5,700 square feet, 1,000 square feet larger than typical QuikTrip stores, and create a more upscale experience. The stores include indoor and outdoor dining areas with a touchscreen for customers to place orders with baristas for hot or cold drinks, smoothies and soft-serve ice cream. Additionally, Next Gen stores also serve alcoholic beverages and fresh food offerings.
AUBURN AND FORT WAYNE, IND. — Bradley Company Commercial Real Estate has completed five transactions in Auburn and Fort Wayne. In the first transaction, Carl Diehm of Bradley represented the landlord, Cenway Center, and the tenant, Agri-Labs Inc., in the lease of 2,160 square feet of retail space at 915 Cardinal Court within Cenway Business Center in Auburn. In the second deal, Tyler Binkley of Bradley represented the Feuser Contracting Inc. in the sale of an 11,992-square-foot office building at 7702 Bluffton Road in Fort Wayne. The name of the buyer and acquisition price were not released. In the third transaction, Stanley Phillips and Kelly Castle of Bradley represented the landlord, RITS Ltd. Brokers in the lease negotiation of retail space at 6127 Stellhorn Road within Maplewood Plaza in Fort Wayne. The name of the tenant and lease size were not released. In the fourth deal, Phillips represented the landlord, Fort Wayne Associates, and Binkley represented the tenant, Phil’s Hobby Shop, in the lease of retail space located within Parkwest Center at 3938 W. Jefferson Road in Fort Wayne. In the last deal, Paul Refakis of Bradley represented the landlord, Lynn Leasing, and Kienan O’Rourke of Bradley represented the tenant, Blasius …
MATTHEWS, N.C. — JPMorgan Chase Bank NA has provided the $60 million refinancing of Windsor Square Shopping Center, a 661,156-square-foot retail power center in Matthews, a suburb of Charlotte. Completed in 1987 and renovated in 2014, Windsor Square was 96 percent leased at the time of financing to tenants such as Sam’s Club, hh gregg, J.C. Penney, PetSmart, Tuesday Morning, Kohl’s, Lifetime Fitness, Ross Dress for Less, Outback Steakhouse, DSW, Shoe Carnival and Mattress Firm. Chris Drew, Brent Bowman and Brian Gaswirth of HFF arranged the 10-year, fixed-rate loan through JPMorgan Chase. The borrower, Sterling Organization, used the loan to pay off a maturing CMBS loan.
ORLANDO, FLA. — Maitland, Fla.-based Equinox Development Properties Inc. is set to begin a $20 million redevelopment of Williamsburg Downs Shopping Center in Orlando. Renovations at Williamsburg Downs — purchased by Equinox in September — will include the enlargement of the anchor Publix location to 45,600 square feet, and upgrades to the center’s lighting, signage, parking lot and landscaping. Improvements are scheduled to begin in early 2017, with completion expected for later that year. Tenants at the center include GNC, Subway, Greenburg Dental and Metro PCS.
NEW YORK CITY — Target has signed a lease for 27,354 square feet of retail space at 500 E. 14th St. in the East Village. The retailer plans to open a flexible format store at the location within Extell Development Co.’s new mixed-use building. Target will occupy 9,649 square feet on the ground floor and 17,705 square feet on the lower level at the two-story, 56,610-square-foot building. The new Target location is slated to open in 2018. Robert Futterman, Ariel Schuster, Brandon Eisenman and Ike Bibi of RKF represented Extell, while Richard Skulnik and Peter Ripka of Ripco Real Estate Corp. represented the tenant in the deal.
