HOLLYWOOD, FLA. — Kimco Realty Corp. has purchased the remaining 45 percent ownership interest in the Oakwood Plaza shopping center and the Dania Pointe mixed-use development in Hollywood for a gross purchase price of $299.2 million. Kimco acquired the interest and assumed $100 million of mortgage debt from its joint venture partner, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board. The adjacent properties have a combined two miles of frontage on I-95 and are near the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and the Port Everglades international cruise port. Oakwood Plaza is a 900,000-square-foot open-air retail center that is fully leased to tenants such as Home Depot, Marshalls, HomeGoods, Ross Dress for Less, Michaels, PetSmart, BJ’s and Regal Cinemas. Dania Pointe is a mixed-use, ground-up development project that will include approximately 900,000 square feet of retail stores and restaurants, 1,000 luxury apartments, two hotels totaling 300 rooms and two office towers. Phase I will be a traditional 318,000-square-foot open-air retail power center with construction expected to begin in the fall of 2016. Phase II will be a lifestyle center featuring 575,000 square feet of Main Street retail, residential towers and office buildings. Construction for Phase II is scheduled to start at the end of 2017.
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MIDDLEBURG, FLA. — NAI Avant has brokered the $2 million sale of a newly developed Family Dollar store in Middleburg. The 8,320-square-foot, freestanding store is located at 4249 County 218 Road. Dail Longaker of NAI Avant represented the buyer, Mid-Carolina Trading of Florida LLC, in the transaction.
SAN FRANCISCO — Dunkin’ Donuts has signed multi-unit store development agreements with four franchise groups for a total commitment of 29 new restaurants throughout California over the next several years. The development plans include: • New franchisee Golden Gate Restaurant Group LLC plans to develop 12 new restaurants in the San Francisco Bay area within Contra Costa County. Led by Matt Cobo, this team’s first restaurant is scheduled to open in 2016. • New franchise group Far North Ventures LLC plans to develop 10 new restaurants in Chico, Redding, Yreka and Eureka. Led by partners Pietro Saviotti and Rick Lavezzo, the group’s first restaurant is scheduled to open in 2017. • New franchisees Mohammed and Shanaz Hussain plan to develop two new Dunkin’ Donuts in Upper Lakes and Ukiah. The husband and wife duo’s first restaurant is scheduled to open in 2016. • New franchisees Glen and Kirsten Tharp of Coastal Foods Group Inc., alongside partner Payman Khania, plan to develop five new restaurants in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties. The team’s first location is scheduled to open in 2017.
BAKERSFIELD, HANFORD AND CLOVIS, CALIF. — Retail California, a division of Pearson Realty, has arranged three retail leases totaling 29,936 square feet. In the first transaction, Panda Express signed a lease for 26,136 square feet of retail space at 4925 E. Brundage Lane in Bakersfield from Equity Retail LP. Lewis Smith of Retail California represented the tenant, while Bo Lundy of JBL Commercial represented the landlord in the deal. In the second transaction, Dunkin’ Donuts leased 2,000 square feet of retail space at 1695 W. Lacey Blvd. in Hanford from Passco Hanford Mall LLC. Smith represented the landlord, while Trampis Chandler of Commercial West represented the tenant in the transaction. In the third deal, Sprint Store by Wireless Lifestyle inked a lease for 1,800 square feet of space at Trading Post Shopping Center in Clovis from DN Clovis LLC. Smith and Peter Orlando of Retail California represented the landlord, and Ariel Fox of Retail West represented the tenant in the transaction.
LAS VEGAS — Crate & Barrel has signed a lease to open a store at Downtown Summerlin, a 106-acre fashion, dining and entertainment development located in the Summerlin master-planned community. This will mark the first Nevada location for the retailer. Since opening in October 2014, Downtown Summerlin estimates that 17 million people have visited the development. It has opened 115 retailers in the first phase, which includes 1.4 million square feet of mixed-use development on 106 of the property’s 300 developable acres.
JK2 Construction Delivers Hello Kitty, Betty Boop Retail Experience at Universal Studios in Orlando
by John Nelson
ORLANDO, FLA. — JK2 Construction has wrapped up construction on the Hello Kitty and Betty Boop interactive retail experience at Universal Studios in Orlando. The project features 3,000 square feet of space dedicated to merchandise and interactive stations for Hello Kitty, the famous Japanese cartoon cat, and about 1,000 square feet for the iconic Betty Boop cartoon. The space was originally the home of an attraction centered on memorabilia from the TV show “I Love Lucy.” JK2 Construction, which also built the Universal Studios archway entrance, said the project costs exceeded $1.5 million and included changes to the building’s interior and exterior.
NEW YORK CITY — Hubb NYC has purchased a mixed-use property located at 99 Suffolk St. in Manhattan’s Lower East Side. The 40-unit asset sold for $24.5 million, or $830 per square foot. Built in 2004, the 29,600-square-foot building features 35 residential units and five commercial units, currently occupied by Elements Preschool. The residential portion includes three studios, 30 one-bedroom and two two-bedroom units. Michael DeCheser, Darragh Clarke and Mei Ling Wong of Cushman & Wakefield brokered the transaction. The name of the seller was not released.
RED HOOK, N.Y. — Sperry Van Ness | Realty Three Advisors has arranged the sale of a retail property located along North Broadway in Red Hook. Allef Main St Partners LLC purchased the building from MC Red Hook NY Landlord LLC for $6.7 million. The free-standing property is net leased to CVS/pharmacy. Patricia Posillico, Lorriane O’Hara and Aric Schachner of Sperry Van Ness | Realty Three Advisors represented the buyer, while Marcus & Millichap represented the seller in the transaction.
LOS ANGELES, NORTH HOLLYWOOD AND SANTA CLARITA, CALIF. — illi Commercial Real Estate has arranged three leases totaling 3,264 square feet. In Los Angeles, Wing Factory leased 1,234 square feet of space at 2454 W. Pico Blvd. Gregg Offsay and Dimas Rangel of illi Commercial arranged the leased. In North Hollywood, Kids & Teens Medical Group signed a lease for 1,440 square feet of space at 7544 Laurel Canyon Blvd. Mike Payne of illi represented the tenant, while Sunil Felician De Silva represented the undisclosed landlord in the transaction. In Santa Clarita, Farmers Insurance leased 590 square feet of space at 26256 Bouquet Canyon Road. Jonathan Daniels of illi represented the tenant, while Realty Executives Valencia represented the undisclosed landlord in the deal.
NORCO AND WESTMINSTER, CALIF. — Coldwell Banker Commercial Alliance has brokered the sales of two retail properties located in Norco and Westminster. In the first transaction, a private investor acquired a 2,474-square-foot Carl’s Jr. property with Vandermolen Center on Hamner Avenue in Norco. The single-tenant asset sold for $1.2 million. In the second deal, a private 1031 exchange buyer acquired single-tenant Taco Bell property at the intersection of Magnolia Street and Edinger Avenue in Westminster. The 760-square-foot asset, which sits on a 13,681-square-foot parcel, sold for $1 million. Daniel Tyner and Scott Hook of Coldwell Banker Commercial Alliance brokered the transactions.