HUNTERSVILLE AND CONCORD, N.C. — ECHO Realty has acquired two Harris Teeter-anchored shopping centers located in metro Charlotte. The acquisitions include Regency Village, a 70,000-square-foot center located in the Lake Norman community of Huntersville, and Coddle Creek, an 80,000-square-foot center located in Concord. This acquisition brings ECHO Realty’s presence in North Carolina to six grocery-anchored properties, four of which are located in the Charlotte market.
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EPHRATA, PA. — A joint venture between Heidenberg Properties Group and Strategic Real Estate Partners has acquired Ephrata Commons Shopping Center, located at 385 N. Reading Road in Ephrata. An undisclosed seller sold the property for $6.1 million. Tenants at the 54,810-square-foot shopping center include Redner’s Warehouse Market, Tokyo Asian Cuisine, RadioShack, Cecilia’s Beauty Salon, Wild Wings Pizza & Things and Gehman Jewelers.
West Bay Capital Provides $1.8M Acquisition Loan for Two Restaurants in South Florida
by John Nelson
DANIA BEACH AND NORTH MIAMI BEACH, FLA. — West Bay Capital, a Los Angeles-based private lender, has provided two loans totaling $1.8 million for the acquisition of two restaurant properties in South Florida currently leased to Checkers, a fast-food burger chain. The drive-thru restaurants are located in Dania Beach and North Miami Beach. As part of the acquisition, the undisclosed borrower recently executed 20-year leases with a Checkers franchisee at both locations. The financing, which represented roughly 90 percent of the purchase price and reflected the value of the new lease agreements, included a $1 million loan for the North Miami Beach restaurant and a $810,000 loan for the Dania Beach location.
DENTON, TEXAS — Fidelis Realty Partners has purchased Rayzor Ranch Marketplace, a retail property located at the corner of State Highway 380 and I-35 in Denton, for an undisclosed price. Academy Sports + Outdoors, Ross Dress for Less, Petco, Jo-Ann Fabric and Crafts, Boot Barn and Guitar Center are tenants at the 252,000-square-foot retail center, while the overall center contains 641,000 square feet of retail space, including the Walmart, Sam’s Club and Kohl’s shadow anchors. Additionally, the acquisition included 18 acres of land for future development. The name of the seller was not released.
CARROLLTON, TEXAS — Pierson Retail Advisors has brokered the sale of Hebron Heights, a neighborhood retail center located in Carrollton. A Texas-based group sold the property to an out-of-state buyer for an undisclosed price. At the time of sale, the 31,992-square-foot property was fully leased to Kumon Learning Center, Premier Dental, Hebron Veterinary Hospital and Pet Supplies Plus. Pierson Retail Advisors represented the seller in the deal.
WEBSTER, TEXAS — KAMTAG LLC has acquired a multi-tenant retail property located at 145 Magellan Circle in Webster. WDC Mag One LLC sold the asset in an off-market transaction for an undisclosed sum. At the time of sale, the 9,781-square-foot property was fully occupied. Reed Vestal and Taylor Schmidt of Lee & Associates represented the buyer in the deal.
NEW YORK CITY — HFF has arranged two loans on behalf of Short Hills, N.J.-based Garden Homes Development for an office property and a residential property in Manhattan. The firm secured $38 million in financing for the office property totaling 103,389 rentable square feet at 13-15 W. 54th St. and 20 W. 55th St. in Midtown Manhattan and $21.5 million in financing for the six-story residential building with ground-floor retail at 194 E. Second St. in the East Village. Built in 1897, the office properties are two adjacent five-story mansions that were home to John D. Rockefeller and known as the Rockefeller Townhouses. Completed in 1997, the residential building features 8,465 square feet of ground-floor retail space and 61 luxury residential units. Andrew Scandalios and Geoff Goldstein of HFF arranged the financing for the borrower.
QuickLiquidity Acquires Partnership Interest in $25M Neighborhood Shopping Center in Pittsburgh
by Amy Works
PITTSBURGH — QuickLiquidity has purchased a partnership interest in a $25 million neighborhood shopping center in the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. The partnership owns a 275,000-square-foot retail property anchored by Giant Eagle. The property is more than 95 percent occupied by a variety of tenants, including Dollar General, PNC Bank, Chick-fil-A, Starbucks Coffee, MedExpress, Aaron’s and Mattress Firm. The name of the seller was not released.
Avison Young Facilitates $4.9M Sale of Retail, Residential Property in Darien, Connecticut
by Amy Works
DARIEN, CONN. — Avison Young has closed the sale of a mixed-use residential and retail property located at 13 Grove St. in Darien. Day Street Development LLC sold the property to Blackshaw Chriscott LLC for $4.9 million. The 5,726-square-foot property features two ground-level retail spaces, occupied by Le Boudoir and Darien Butcher Shop, and three apartment units. Alison Luisi and Ted Stratigos of Avison Young arranged the deal.
OMAHA, NEB. — Cushman & Wakefield/The Lund Co. has negotiated the sale of West Grayhawk shopping center in Omaha for $20.8 million. The 100,000-square-foot center is located at 150th Street and West Maple Road. West Grayhawk is 100 percent leased to tenants including Fresh Thyme, Ulta, Gordmans Department Store, Shoe Carnival and Husker Hounds. Richard Secor Jr. of Cushman & Wakefield/The Lund Co. represented the buyer, Lumax Realty Corp. and Tomlin Development Corp. Bob Begley of Lockwood Development represented the seller, Royce Grayhawk LLC.