BRANCHBURG, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Branchburg Plaza, a retail property located at 1010 U.S. Route 202 in Branchburg. A 1031 exchange buyer acquired the 8,250-square-foot strip center for $1.9 million. Robert Angus and Michael Lombardi of Marcus & Millichap’s New Jersey office represented the seller, a private investor, in the transaction.
MILFORD, CONN. — Angel Commercial LLC has arranged the sale of a retail investment property located at 773 Bridgeport Ave. in Milford. Private investors acquired the 4,800-square-foot building from H&S Olson LLC for $1 million. The current tenant, PPG Paints, will remain in the property. Jon Angel of Angel Commercial represented the seller in the transaction.
WAYNESVILLE, N.C. — Yale Realty Services Corp. has purchased Waynesville Commons, a 126,901-square-foot shopping center in Waynesville, roughly 30 miles west of Asheville. Yale Realty purchased the center from CBL & Associates Properties Inc. for $14.5 million. Built in 2012, the shopping center’s tenant roster includes Belk, Michaels, PetSmart, Rack Room Shoes, SuperClips and US Cellular. Waynesville Commons is shadow-anchored by a 188,494-square-foot Walmart Supercenter. Alex Quarrier and Marc Ozburn of Berkeley Capital Advisors represented the seller in the transaction.
FRANKLIN, TENN. — An affiliate of Next Realty LLC has acquired a 64,000-square-foot, two-tenant retail property at 1735 Galleria Blvd. in Franklin, roughly 15 miles south of Nashville. The property is situated within the 350,000-square-foot Cool Springs Crossing shopping center, which is located adjacent to the 1.1 million-square-foot Cool Springs Galleria mall. H.H. Gregg occupies 29,596 square feet at the property, and JumpStreet, an indoor trampoline park, occupies 34,404 square feet at the former Whole Foods Market location.
PALATINE, ILL. — Faris Lee Investments has brokered the $7.1 million sale of an 11,800-square-foot retail property. The Shops at Deer Grove is fully occupied and located on 1.5 acres in Palatine, approximately 30 miles northwest of Chicago. Tenants in the center include Starbucks Coffee, Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt, Pie Five Pizza, AT&T, Jersey Mike’s Subs and Chipotle Mexican Grill. Matthew Mousavi and Patrick Luther of Faris Lee Investments represented both parties in the transaction. The seller was an Illinois-based private developer and the buyer was a Wisconsin-based private investor.
WAUSAU, WIS. — The Morgan Partners has broken ground on a 45,000-square-foot Dick’s Sporting Goods and a 4,500-square-foot Red Robin in Wausau. The retail buildings will be situated on 5.2 acres. Neighboring tenants include Walmart, PetSmart, Michaels, Best Buy and Starbucks Coffee. Grant Schwab of The Morgan Partners represented the development team. Jon Reese of Great Street Realty Partners and Dan Cohen of Mid-America Real Estate-Wisconsin represented Dick’s Sporting Goods and Red Robin. Both businesses are slated to open in early 2016.
EAGAN, SHAKOPEE AND MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. — Mid-America Real Estate-Minnesota has arranged three retail leases. In the first transaction, New Bohemia signed a lease for 4,209 square feet at Eagan Towne Centre in Eagan. Cub Foods, Big Lots and Dollar Tree anchor the 153,781-square-foot center. Andrea Christenson and Blaine Beety of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenants in the transaction, and Mid-America represented the landlord. In the second deal, Title Boxing Club will occupy 3,495 square feet at a retail property in Minneapolis. The 4,736-square-foot center is shadow-anchored by Walgreens, Midas, Enterprise and Kowalski’s. Ian Halker of Colliers International represented the tenant in the transaction and Mid-America represented the landlord. In the third transaction, Starbucks Coffee signed a 2,025-square-foot lese at Southbridge Crossing in Shakopee. The landlord was self-represented, and Mid-America represented the tenant in the transaction.
This year is shaping up to be very exciting and productive for the Richmond retail market. The Richmond retail market has started at a brisk pace for the first half of 2015, similar to the end of 2014 as it absorbed 111,889 square feet. The vacancy rate has continued to decline over the past 12 months as well. The overall retail vacancy rate in Richmond tightened to 6.6 percent, a 50 basis point improvement over last year. The main drivers of retail activity throughout the Richmond MSA continue to be grocery stores, fitness centers and restaurants. Early this year we saw the commencement of construction at two Wegmans-anchored developments in Richmond, one in Short Pump and another in Midlothian. The Midlothian Wegmans will anchor the new Stonehenge Village and is on pace to open in early 2016. The Short Pump Wegmans will join Cabela’s in the new West Broad Marketplace, a 400,000-square-foot development on the western edge of Short Pump. There has also been solid activity in the market from several other grocers, including Walmart Neighborhood Market and Aldi. Each of these concepts has opened four new stores in the market. Another grocer poised to enter the market is LIDL, …
REDLANDS, CALIF. — Majestic Realty Retail, a division of Majestic Realty Co., has announced the grand opening of Mountain Grove at Citrus Plaza, a 67-acre retail and entertainment shopping center in Redlands. Scheduled for Dec. 5, the grand opening will include 24 businesses, ranging from fashion, food and fitness to health and beauty, entertainment and home goods. Mountain Grove tenants include Banana Republic, Buy Buy Baby, Justice, Nordstrom Rack, Old Navy, TJ Maxx, Lane Bryant, Bahama Buck’s, MOD Pizza, Yogurtland, Waba Grill, 24 Hour Fitness, ULTA Beauty, Harkins Theaters, Hobby Lobby, HomeGoods and Kirkland’s.
GRASS VALLEY, CALIF. — Pine Tree Commercial Realty has acquired Pine Creek shopping center in Grass Valley for an undisclosed price. Built in 1988, the 216,683-square-foot property is occupied by a 60,000-square-foot Raley’s grocery store, JC Penney, Petco, Dollar Tree, Starbucks Coffee, Carl’s Jr., International House of Pancakes, Jamba Juice, Sally Beauty and GNC. Jon DuBois of Core Commercial’s Sacramento office brokered the transaction. Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company provided acquisition financing. The name of the seller was not released.
