AUSTIN, TEXAS — CIM Group and Seaholm Power LLC have sold the Seaholm Power Plant mixed-use development located at the southwestern edge of downtown Austin. The centerpiece of the project is the 126,000-square-foot, repurposed power plant constructed in the 1950s. The redeveloped Seaholm Power Plant includes four floors of office space designed for its major tenant, athenahealth. Boiler Nine Bar + Grill, a 10,000-square-foot restaurant spanning all four levels, is also part of the redevelopment. Boiler Nine’s concept at Seaholm includes Deck Nine Observatory Bar, a rooftop bar with views of Austin and Lady Bird Lake, and The Boiler Room, a den located on the lowest level of the power plant near the original boiler room. The five acres surrounding the power plant have been redeveloped into a mixed-use space with a 1.5-acre public plaza and multifamily residences. The property also includes a 68,000-square-foot office building and 33,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space anchored by a Trader Joe’s. Construction began on the Seaholm Power Plant project in April 2013, with athenahealth opening its doors in February 2015.
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DRIPPING SPRINGS, TEXAS — Shop Cos. Investment Sales has brokered the sale of a Deep Eddy Vodka distillery in Dripping Springs. The 27,724-square-foot, net-leased distillery also serves as a tasting room and an events center. Located 25 miles southwest of downtown Austin, the property fronts West Highway 290 and is near Ranch Road 12. At the time of closing, there were over 17 years remaining on an original 20-year net lease with two, five-year renewal options. Heaven Hill Brands acquired Deep Eddy Vodka in September 2015. Tommy Tucker and Tim Axilrod of Shop Cos. represented the seller, an Austin-based limited liability company. A California-based limited liability company was the buyer.
SMYRNA, TENN. — Carolina Holdings Inc. has closed on a 10-acre site along Sam Ridley Parkway in Smyrna between Academy Sports + Outdoors and Lowe’s Home Improvement. Three retailers — Hobby Lobby, TJ Maxx and Five Below — will occupy the site. The development team for the retail development includes Nashville-based civil engineer Ragan Smith, Nashville-based general contractor Crain Construction and Greenville, S.C.-based architect COR3 Design. United Community Bank provided construction financing for the project. Hobby Lobby is expected to open in the spring, and TJ Maxx and Five Below to open shortly thereafter.
MARLTON, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a 6,387-square-foot net-leased Wawa property, located at 250 Route 70 West in Marlton, for $7.02 million, which represents a cap rate of 4.46 percent. Josh Ein, Dean Zang and Mark Taylor of Marcus & Millichap had the exclusive listing to market the property on behalf of the preferred developer. The buyer, a partnership, was secured and represented by Alan Cafiero and Ben Sgambati of Marcus & Millichap as one of a series of 1031-exchange purchases represented by the agents. The property is in a new 20-year triple-net lease with 19 years remaining. Per CoStar, the 4.46 cap rate is the lowest cap rate for any Wawa across the nation.
SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio Commercial Advisors (SACA), an independently owned and operated member of the Cushman & Wakefield Alliance, has brokered the sale of Shops at Overlook located at 26108 Overlook Parkway in San Antonio. Built in 2008 on a 5.1-acre lot, the two-building, 54,000-square-foot shopping center occupies the corner of Overlook Parkway and Canyon Golf Road. Tenants at Shops at Overlook include MedFirst Primary Care, Canyon Springs Dental, Anytime Fitness, Sam Martin Orthodontics and Jack Brown Cleaners. SACA’s Brent Smith and Bradley Suttle marketed the property on behalf of the seller, Frater USA LLC, and procured the buyer, Omni Group LLC.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Manchester Texas Financial Group, the developer of the Fairmont Austin, has unveiled a design that will be built between the hotel and Austin Convention Center. Known as the Red River Street Canopy Walk, the 33-foot elevated connection will enable Fairmont Austin hotel guests and the public to cross Waller Creek while traveling to and from the second level of the Austin Convention Center. The walkway will also be publicly accessible from the Waller Creek Trail and streets below. Construction recently began on underground infrastructure for the project. Work on the above-ground connection is slated to start in early 2017 and wrap up in May 2017. Manchester Texas Financial worked with the Waller Creek Conservancy to create the concept. New York-based Thomas Phifer and Partners designed the walkway. Austin-based dwg. is serving as the local landscape architect, and Big Red Dog is the project’s civil engineer.
HOUSTON — US Property Trust has acquired South Main Shopping Center in Houston. Shadow anchored by Target, South Main’s tenants include Chase Bank, FedEx, Schlotzsky’s, T-Mobile, Papa John’s, State Farm and Wing Stop. The 17,233-square foot property is located on Main Street near NRG Stadium, the Houston Medical Center and Rice University. Tom Clarkson of West Star was the broker for the transaction. Orr Commercial was the seller.
WEST SAINT PAUL, MINN. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $3.9 million sale of Wentworth Plaza, a 12,793-square-foot retail property located at 1590 S. Robert St. in West Saint Paul. National retailers occupy about 75 percent of Wentworth Plaza. Matthew Hazelton, Sean Doyle, Cory Villaume and Adam Prins of Marcus & Millichap’s Minneapolis office represented the seller, a regional developer/owner, in the transaction. The team also secured the buyer, a limited liability company.
Faris Lee Investments Completes $2.6M Sale of Retail Property Leased to CVS in Indiana
by John Nelson
ANDERSON, IND. — Faris Lee Investments has completed the $2.6 million sale of a freestanding, 10,125-square-foot, single-tenant retail property triple net-leased to CVS/pharmacy in Anderson. Built in 1998, the property is situated on 1.7 acres at 2419 Nichol Ave. at the intersection of Nichol Avenue/State Road 32 and Raible Avenue. CVS/pharmacy has two years remaining on its lease. Jeff Conover of Faris Lee Investments represented the seller, Indiana-based Copper Development, in the transaction. Nick Cuneo of Clement Partners represented the 1031 exchange buyer, Cuneo Trust.
LOS ANGELES — Baskin-Robbins, the world’s largest chain of ice cream specialty shops, has signed a multi-unit store development agreement with new franchisee Sharooz Setareh to develop three new ice cream shops in Santa Monica and Beverly Hills over the next few years. Currently, there are more than 460 Baskin-Robbins shops located throughout California. Setareh owns a beauty supply chain and clothing manufacturing company, which he still operates today. The first shop under the Baskin-Robbins agreement opened in Santa Monica earlier this year. Setareh plans to open his second shop in 2017, with the third location following in 2018. Baskin-Robbins also sold two completed, ready-to-operate stores so far this year. Existing franchisee Harpreet Gill purchased the first turnkey shop in Porterville and opened it earlier this summer. New franchisee Alejandro Kochergane purchased the second shop in Imperial Beach with plans to open early next year. Founded in 1945, Baskin-Robbins has more than 7,700 retail shops in nearly 50 countries. Headquartered in Canton, Mass., Baskin-Robbins is part of the Dunkin’ Brands Group.