MORENO VALLEY, CALIF. — Progressive Real Estate Partners has arranged the sale of Plaza De Majorca, a shopping center located at 12220 Pigeon Pass Road in Moreno Valley. A Gardena, Calif.-based private investor acquired the asset from Continental Investment Group for $5.8 million. Circle K and Farmer Boys anchor the 38,872-square-foot retail center. Greg Bedell , Paul Su and Brad Umansky of Progressive Real Estate Partners represented the seller, while William Larson of Sonnocco Real Estate Group represented the buyer in the transaction.
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SPRING, TEXAS — Kimco Realty Corp. is set to break ground in April on Grand Parkway Marketplace, a planned 450,000-square-foot shopping center development in Spring anchored by Target. About 75 percent of the retail space is pre-leased, including eight leases with national junior anchors. The groundbreaking ceremony will take place Thursday, April 7 at 10 a.m. CDT. Grand Parkway Marketplace will be located at the corner of Kuykendahl and Spring Stuebner roads. The ceremony will be open to the public.
FORT WORTH, HARLINGEN and SHERMAN, TEXAS — SHOP Cos. Investment Sales has secured the sale of three retail properties in Texas totaling 55,645 square feet. Tommy Tucker and Tim Axilrod of SHOP Cos. represented the sellers in each transaction. The first is Rosedale Plaza, a 21,602-square-foot, newly renovated retail center located in Fort Worth. The property is located 10 miles southeast of downtown Fort Worth at the northeast corner of Rosedale Street and Ayers Avenue. At the time of closing, Rosedale Plaza was 94 percent leased to tenants including Family Dollar, Cricket Wireless, La Familia Insurance, Rosedale Laundry, Hernandez Mexican Food and Dr. Aaron Salmon, D.D.S. SHOP Cos. represented the seller, a Dallas-based limited liability, in the transaction. A private limited liability company from west Texas was the buyer. The second transaction was Ed Carey Plaza, a 23,243-square-foot shopping center located in Harlingen. At the time of closing, the property was 100 percent leased to tenants including T-Mobile, Marble Slab Creamery, Quizno’s, Wing Barn, Advance America, Sun Loan and Sylvan Learning Center. Ed Carey Plaza is located along North Ed Carey Drive. SHOP Cos. represented the seller, a Dallas-based limited liability company, and procured the buyer, a limited partnership from …
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS — The award-wining Perry’s Steakhouse & Grille will open a new location in Grapevine. Once completed in 2017, the 10,000-square-foot restaurant will be located at 2400 W. State Highway 114 and will be the first in Tarrant County. Perry’s owns and operates two other steakhouses in the Dallas metro area — Uptown and Frisco.
NEWARK, N.J. — Lotus Equity has entered into an agreement to acquire Bears & Eagles Riverfront Stadium, located at 450 Broad St. in Newark. The City of Newark, Essex County and the Essex County Improvement Authority are selling with property for $23.5 million. The sale of the stadium and land to a private developer allows the city and county to increase taxable space and relieve the taxpayers of the stadium’s current $4 million annual debt-service obligation. Lotus is gathering urban planners, designers and engineers to assess the site, which offers 7.5 acres of developable land, to conceptualize and recommend a long-term solution for the site.
BOSTON — Leggat McCall Properties, along with its joint venture partner Multi-Employer Property Trust (MEPT), and development advisor Bozzuto Development Co. have filed an expanded Project Notification Form with the Boston Redevelopment Authority for 3.1 acres of land in Boston’s South End. The site was acquired from the Boston Medical Center in late 2014. Spanning the block between Harrison Avenue and Albany Street and East Dedham and East Canton streets, the Harrison Albany project will bring a mix of residential, retail, office and cultural space to the South End. The proposed two-building project will feature 710 apartments, 14,000 square feet of retail space, 40,000 square feet of office space and public open space, including a green promenade between the two residential buildings. Additionally, the existing parking lots will be removed and replaced with underground parking.
BOSTON AND PHILADELPHIA — Modell’s Sporting Goods has opened locations in Boston and Philadelphia. Located at 480 Boylston St. in Boston’s Back Bay area and at 1608 Walnut St. in Philadelphia near Rittenhouse Square, the two 11,000-square-foot stores will be tailored to customers passionate about running, fitness and professional sports teams and will offer elite brands such as Brooks, Asics, The North Face, Nike, Under Armour and adidas.
HAZEL CREST, ILL. — Baceline Investments LLC has acquired The Commons at Hazel Crest shopping center for $4 million. The Commons at Hazel Crest is located at 18220-18244 Kedzie Ave. in Hazel Crest, approximately 30 miles southwest of Chicago. Dollar Tree and CSL Plasma anchor the 51,222-square-foot shopping center. The property was built in 1972. The seller in the transaction was undisclosed.
TAMPA, FLA. — Rosemurgy Properties has purchased The Shops on South Howard, a 21,393-square-foot retail center located at 533 S. Howard Ave. in south Tampa, for $10.5 million. The property’s tenant roster includes Chipotle, Jimmy John’s, GNC, The Optic Shop and Edward Jones. Nat Scarmazzi of HFF’s Miami office represented Rosemurgy Properties in the transaction.
CONCORD, N.C. — Colliers International has brokered the $10.5 million sale of a 135,197-square-foot, freestanding Lowe’s Home Improvement store located at 940 Concord Parkway in Concord, a northern suburb of Charlotte. Built in 1999, the property currently has three-and-a-half years remaining on its 20-year lease. Jon Busse of Colliers International’s San Diego region and Greg Copps of the firm’s Charlotte office represented the seller, Carolina Emerald LLC, in the transaction. Brad Grow of Colliers International’s Charlotte office represented the buyer, Tailwind Charlotte Retail LLC, a private investment group based in Dallas.