Retail

Fremaux Town Center Slidell

SLIDELL, LA. — Stirling Properties and CBL & Associates Properties Inc. have added four new retailers to Phase II of Fremaux Town Center, a regional shopping and entertainment destination totaling more than 630,000 square feet in Slidell, a suburb of New Orleans. The project is located on more than 80 acres at the southwest corner of I-10 and Fremaux Avenue. The new tenants joining Fremaux this spring include Books-A-Million (7,500 square feet), Allure Nail Spa (1,944 square feet), LensCrafters (3,830 square feet) and 5 Below (8,024 square feet). Additionally, Springs at Fremaux Town Center, a 296-unit apartment complex, is expected to deliver in March. Other previously announced tenants joining this year include Pier 1 Imports, Capital One, Aveda, Goodyear and Chico’s. Tesla Motors has also completed installing eight charging stations at the development. Existing tenants of Phase II include Red Robin, Zales, Francesca’s, Off Broadway Shoe Warehouse, Victoria’s Secret, Buckle, Charlotte Russe, LOFT, Bath & Body Works, Journeys, Claire’s and Which Wich.

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DENVER — Massage Heights, a leader of therapeutic massage and facial services, opened nearly two dozen locations in 2015. Ramping up franchise expansion, Massage Heights plans to open 40 locations this year and have 300 open by the end of 2018. As part of its growth strategy, the brand plans to develop franchised locations in cities like Denver, San Diego and Las Vegas in 2016. Additionally, Massage Heights is seeking area developers to grow the brand in Sacramento, Calif., Los Angeles and Salt Lake City.

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Shops at Jamaica Bay Fort Myers

FORT MYERS, FLA. — Colliers International has brokered the sale of the 20,632-square-foot Shops at Jamaica Bay in Fort Myers. Central Line Properties purchased the center from New York-based Orbis Properties for $4.2 million. The property’s tenant roster includes AT&T, Allstate, Provident Jewelry, Zoom Tan, Rosati’s Pizza and Sports Bar, Merle Norman Cosmetics and Touch Salon. Built in 2007, the shopping center is located at the intersection of Tamiami Trail and Jamaica Bay Boulevard at 15245 Tamiami Trail.

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KANSAS CITY, MO. — Schottenstein Property Group Inc. has acquired a 142,600-square-foot retail center in Kansas City for $17.5 million. Retail Properties of America Inc. sold the asset, Stateline Station, which is 85 percent leased. The property, constructed in 2004, is anchored by Marshalls, Cost Plus World Market and a separately owned Super Target. Other retailers include Petco, Tuesday Morning, Mattress Firm, Pier 1 Imports and Dollar Tree. The shopping center is located at the intersection of Highway 150 and West 135th Street in an affluent area of Kansas City where the average household income in a three-mile radius of the center is $130,141. Amy Sands, Barry Brown and Clinton Mitchell of HFF represented the seller in the transaction.

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HADLEY, MASS. — Waterbury, Conn.-based R. Calabrese Agency has arranged the acquisition of a net ground lease for a restaurant building located on Route 9 in Hadley. NF LLC acquired the property from an undisclosed seller for $2.4 million. Situated on two acres, the 7,160-square-foot building is net-leased to Texas Roadhouse. Tony Valenti and Ralph Calabrese of R. Calabrese Agency represented the buyer in the in transaction.

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DENTON, TEXAS — Venture Commercial Real Estate’s investment sales team has completed the sale of Lakewood Square, a 14,919-square-foot retail center located on the northeast corner of Teasley Lane and Robinson Road in Denton. Lakewood Square’s tenants include Subway, Vanilla Family Dentistry and Napoli’s Italian Restaurant. John Zikos, Jonathan Cooper, Christopher Gibbons and Don Miller of Venture Commercial represented the seller, Lakewood Partners. Michelle Hudson of Hudson Peters Commercial represented the buyer, a private investor.

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SEATTLE — Vulcan Real Estate has acquired two retail properties comprising six acres on the north and south sides of South Jackson Street in Seattle for $30.9 million. Vulcan intends to develop a mixed-use project comprised of 570 multifamily units, subterranean parking and ground floor retail in two five- and seven-story buildings on the 3.6-acre south parcel of land currently known as Promenade 23. Runberg Architecture Group is designing the project. Groundbreaking is set for mid- to late-2017, with construction expected to last 24 months. Vulcan has no current development plan for the north parcel, which is home to approximately 36,000 square feet of existing retail occupied by Walgreens and Starbucks Coffee.

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LAS VEGAS — NorthMarq Capital has secured the $26 million refinance of Desert Marketplace, a 251,785-square-foot mixed-use property located on West Warm Springs Road in Las Vegas. Scott Monroe of NorthMarq secured the financing, which is structured with a 3-year, interest-only term with two one-year extensions. The center is composed of six buildings occupied by tenants including Walgreens, TJ Maxx, Glazier’s Food Marketplace, Petco and Big 5.

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CHARLESTON, S.C. — A joint venture between Alex. Brown Realty Inc. (ABR), a privately owned real estate manager, and Lat Purser Associations Inc., a Charlotte-based investment firm, has purchased Ashley Oaks Plaza, a 58,720-square-foot shopping center in Charleston. The companies plan to redevelop the property, which was 81 percent leased at the time of sale. Built in 1985, the unanchored center is located less than six miles from downtown Charleston in the Ashley River Road retail corridor. ABR Chesapeake Fund V, a value-add real estate fund sponsored by ABR, invested $4 million in the joint venture.

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Shoppes at Alafaya Orlando

ORLANDO, FLA. — Integra Real Estate Capital has arranged a $21 million loan for the refinancing of Shoppes at Alafaya, a 122,600-square-foot shopping center in Orlando. Built in 2011, the property is anchored by Toys “R” Us and Dick’s Sporting Goods. Russell Kimyagarov of Integra arranged the 10-year, non-recourse, fixed-rate loan on behalf of the borrower, an ownership group based in Miami.

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