LAREDO, TEXAS — CBL & Associates Properties has formed a 65/35 joint venture with Horizon Group Properties to develop The Outlet Shoppes at Laredo. Once complete, the 358,000-square-foot project will be the only outlet center within a 180-mile radius and the closest outlet center to the 4.5 million neighboring populace in Monterrey, Mexico. The project is under construction with a grand opening slated for spring 2017. CBL and Horizon are co-developing the project with Horizon responsible for leasing and management. The Outlet Shoppes at Laredo is nearly 80 percent preleased to tenants including Michael Kors, Brooks Brothers, Banana Republic, Abercrombie & Fitch, Tommy Hilfiger, Puma and Fossil. The project is located off I-35 adjacent to a new customs bridge that provides direct access to the property.
NILES, ILL. — Adelphia Properties has brokered the sale of Niles Shopping Center, a 24,050-square-foot retail property in Niles, approximately 15 miles northwest of Chicago, for $1.9 million. The two-building center, located at 7519 and 7457 N. Milwaukee Ave., is anchored by AutoZone. The majority of the remaining tenants are healthcare service providers. Simeon Spirrison of Adelphia Properties represented the buyer in the transaction. Both parties in the deal were private investors.
GREENWOOD, IND. — Envoy Net Lease Partners LLC has provided a construction loan for the development of a single-tenant retail building net leased to American Mattress in Greenwood. The deal marks Envoy’s fifth construction loan with developer Thomas English Retail Real Estate, a real estate investment and development firm based in Indianapolis. The retail development will be located at the southeast corner of West Main Street and State Route 135 near Meijer Supercenter.
MOUNT CLEMENS, MICH. — Friedman Integrated Real Estate Solutions has brokered the sale of a 4,320-square-foot retail building in Mount Clemens, approximately 30 miles northeast of Detroit. Johnny G’s Bar & Grill occupies the building located at 27 N. Walnut St. Macomb Development Group LLC sold the building to JWH Capital IX LLC, a Royal Oak-based affiliate of Hanna Development & Management Co., for an undisclosed price. The purchaser bought the Macomb Music Theatre, which is next door and shares an interior door with Johnny G’s Bar & Grill, in February. Josh Miller of Friedman represented the seller in the transaction.
HOLLYWOOD, FLA. — Grandbridge Real Estate Capital has arranged the $13 million refinancing of Stirling Square, a 95,000-square-foot retail center located in Hollywood. The property features 54,773 square feet of ground-level retail space, as well as office space. Stirling Square’s tenants include Walgreens and Bank of America. Philip Carroll of Grandbridge’s Miami office arranged the 10-year loan through an undisclosed bank. The loan features a 25-year amortization schedule and a fixed interest rate in the mid-3 percent range.
NASHVILLE, TENN. — The Boulder Group has brokered the $6.9 million sale of a single-tenant store triple net leased to Walgreens at 5555 Edmondson Pike in Nashville. The 15,680-square-foot store is located at the intersection of Old Hickory Boulevard and Edmondson Pike. Randy Blankstein and Jimmy Goodman of The Boulder Group represented the seller, a high net worth individual based in Chicago, in the transaction. The buyer was a Midwest-based family office. There are 13 years remaining on the recently extended Walgreens lease, which expires in April 2029.
LEXINGTON, S.C. — Ziff Properties Inc. has sold Colonnade at White Knoll, a 22,466-square-foot retail center located in Lexington. A North Carolina-based buyer purchased the property from Ziff Properties in a 1031 exchange for $4.3 million. Berkeley Capital represented Ziff Properties in the transaction.
POTTSTOWN AND READING, PA. — CBRE Group Inc. has arranged the sale of North End Shopping Center in Pottstown and Madeira Plaza in Reading. Medipower Overseas Co. acquired the two-property shopping center portfolio from SIN Ventures for $26.5 million. At the time of closing, the 103,905-square-foot North End Shopping Center was 94 percent occupied by Redner’s Warehouse Market, CVS/pharmacy, Dollar General and PA Wine & Spirits. The 164,917-square-foot Madeira Plaza was fully occupied at the time of sale by Redner’s Warehouse Market, Big Lots, OfficeMax, Rite Aid and Dollar General. Brad Nathanson of CBRE represented the seller and identified the buyer in the transaction.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Margules Properties has acquired a retail building located at 2800 John F. Kennedy Blvd. in Jersey City. The 9,500-square-foot asset sold for $1.5 million. Situated in the Journal Square neighborhood, the two-story building was owned by The Empire Education Group and operated as a cosmetology school. Gardner Rivera, an independent real estate broker in New Jersey, represented the buyer and seller in the deal.
HOUSTON — Daiso California LLC has signed its first lease for retail space in the Houston area, where the company plans to open 12 stores in the next two years. Japan-based Daiso Industries Inc. designs and manufactures private-label products, offering more than 90,000 items ranging from $1.50 to $10 in its stores. Daiso has jump-started its push into Houston with a 10,998-square-foot lease in Mason Park Shopping Center at 501 S. Mason Road in Katy. Currently, five other leases are at various stages of negotiation. Heather Nguyen and John Nguyen of Houston-based NewQuest Properties are Daiso’s tenant representatives in Texas.