MIRAMAR BEACH, FLA. — National women’s retailer Anthropologie has opened a new 9,000-square-foot store in Grand Boulevard at Sandestin, a mixed-use development near northwest Florida’s beaches in Miramar Beach. The store features clothing, accessories and homewares. Grand Boulevard at Sandestin’s owners, Howard Group and Merchants Retail Partners, have recently signed leases with other retailers including Lilly Pulitzer, Vineyard Vines, J. McLaughlin, Starbucks Coffee, Jimmy John’s, The Craft Bar, Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt and Grand Fitness. Anthropologie’s new store is located in the new Center building, located on the west side of the development across from the Boulevard 10 Cinema.
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STREAMWOOD, ILL. — Quantum Real Estate Advisors Inc. has arranged the $4.1 million sale of a 17,562-square-foot, multi-tenant retail center in Streamwood, approximately 35 miles northwest of Chicago. Willow Pond Marketplace, located at 1040-1060 S. Sutton Road, features tenants such as GameStop, Jimmy John’s, Sport Clips and Kiddie Academy. A local private investor purchased the property from a California-based investor. Chad Firsel and Daniel Waszak of Quantum Real Estate Advisors were the sole brokers in the transaction.
SKOKIE, ILL. — Mid-America Real Estate Corp. has arranged the sale of the multi-tenant portion of Touhy Marketplace, an 18,700-square-foot retail property located in the Chicago suburb of Skokie. Ben Wineman of Mid-America arranged the sale on behalf of the seller, a private developer. An undisclosed private investment group acquired the property. Tenants at Touhy Marketplace, which is shadow-anchored by a Walmart Supercenter, include Sleepy’s, Supercuts, T-Mobile, Jimmy John’s, Moe’s Southwest Grill and M Burger. The PNC Bank, Just Tires and Jollibee locations at the center are separately owned and were not included in the sale.
WHITE MARSH, MD. — Construction has begun on Greenleigh at Crossroads, a $750 million component of Baltimore Crossroads, a 1,000-acre mixed-use development in White Marsh in the eastern section of Baltimore County. The completed Greenleigh at Crossroads will contain 1,000 single-family homes and townhomes, 500 multifamily units, three mid-rise Class A office buildings spanning 300,000 square feet, 128,000 square feet of single-story office space, 116,000 square feet of retail and a 120-room SpringHill Suites by Marriott. The development team consists of St. John Properties, Somerset Construction Co. and Elm Street Development. “The integrated design of Greenleigh at Crossroads reflects and responds to the new urbanism trend that is sweeping the country, while also complementing the existing product mix that exists at Baltimore Crossroads,” says Edward St. John, chairman of St. John Properties. St. John Properties has broken ground on one of the office buildings, and should begin construction on the hotel in late 2016. Elm Street Development will soon begin building the single-family homes and townhomes, with models expected to open in spring 2017. Somerset Construction will begin work this fall on The Berkleigh, a luxury apartment community featuring 317 units. Located along Maryland Route 43 near I-95, Baltimore Crossroads is …
JACKSONVILLE, TEXAS — Metropolitan Capital Advisors has arranged the $3.5 million refinancing of an existing loan for Jackson Square Shopping Center, a 109,538-square-foot property in Jacksonville. Built in 1974, the shopping center was 96 percent leased at the time of financing to tenants including Tractor Supply, AutoZone, Blake Furniture, King’s Wok, Dollar General, First Choice Realty, Smith County Health, Legends Old Time Café and The Market. LegacyTexas Bank provided the non-recourse, 10-year swap loan, which features a fixed 5.7 percent interest rate. Jackson Square Shopping Center fronts State Highway 69, a major throughway in Jacksonville.
NEW YORK CITY — Benchmark Real Estate Group has sold a residential and retail building located at 885 10th Ave. in Manhattan’s Midtown West neighborhood. A private family acquired the 37,000-square-foot property for $47.5 million. The six-story building features 36 newly upgraded apartment units, a roof deck, laundry facilities, bike/general storage and a smartphone-based intercom system. Additionally, the building features two ground-floor retail spaces that are fully leased and 20,000 square feet of buildable air rights. Eric Anton, Jeff Julien and Steven Rutman of HFF represented the seller in the deal.
BOSTON — Frazer Capital has completed the disposition of a retail condominium located at 165 Newbury St. in Boston’s Back Bay neighborhood. 165 Newbury Street Owner LLC acquired the property for $6.2 million, or $5,952 per square foot. Leased to Starbucks Coffee on a long-term basis, the property features 1,050 square feet of retail space and a 350-square-foot patio. Robert Griffin, Geoffrey Millerd and Paul Penman of NGKF Capital Markets represented the seller in the transaction.
TACOMA, WASH. — CBRE has arranged the $26.7 million sale of Lincoln Plaza, an 80,922-square-foot retail center located in Tacoma. The center is 95 percent occupied by tenants including Big 5, Jared, Men’s Wearhouse, Sketchers, Starbucks Coffee, Wingstop and Sprint. Philip Voorhees, Brad Rable, Megan Wood, Matt Burson, Jimmy Slusher, Todd Goodman, Preston Fetrow and Dino Christophilis of CBRE represented the seller, PASSCO Cos. LLC. The buyer, a privately held real estate partnership based in the Pacific Northwest, represented itself in the transaction.
DELANO, CALIF. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has arranged the $3.2 million sale of Glenwood Square, a 6,808-square-foot retail strip center located in Delano, just north of Bakersfield. The property is anchored by Starbucks Coffee, and is fully occupied by tenants including Subway, T-Mobile, Tutti Frutti and Select Staffing. Bill Asher of Hanley represented the seller, Glenwood Cecil LLC, in the transaction. Sean Daryani of RE/MAX represented the buyer, a Los Angeles-based family trust.
MEMPHIS, TENN. — IKEA plans to install Tennessee’s largest solar rooftop system atop its Memphis store set to open in the fall. The 271,000-square-foot IKEA Memphis will be situated on 35 acres in the Wolfchase Corridor along the southwestern side of I-40 near the Germantown Parkway exit. The store will feature approximately 800 parking spaces. Atlanta-based Hannah Solar is installing the 250,675-square-foot solar array beginning this summer. Linkous Construction is managing the site work and building the store, which will represent the 44th solar project for IKEA. The Swedish-based retailer plans for its stores to be energy independent by 2020.