FRANKLIN, TENN. — CBL & Associates Properties Inc. has completed the redevelopment of CoolSprings Galleria, a 1.1 million-square-foot super-regional shopping development in Franklin, a suburb of Nashville. The property’s tenant roster includes The Apple Store, Ann Taylor, J. Crew and Pottery Barn and its anchor tenants are Belk, Dillard’s, JC Penney and Macy’s. CBL & Associates redeveloped the former Sears store to make way for new retailers and restaurants. Retailers now open as part of the redevelopment include American Girl, H&M and A’Gaci. These new stores join Belk Men’s & Kid’s store, which opened in March, and The Cheesecake Factory, which opened in November 2014. The development’s new restaurants coming this year include Connors Steak & Seafood, Kona Grill and King’s, a boutique bowling and entertainment venue. The new retailers coming this summer and fall include Ulta Beauty, the renovated Belk’s Women’s & Home store, Zumiez, Tilly’s and Windsor Fashions. Sephora opened in early May.
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GLEN ALLEN, VA. — InvenTrust Properties Corp., a self-managed REIT, has purchased Westpark Shopping Center, a 176,935-square-foot shopping center located in the Richmond suburb of Glen Allen, for $33.8 million. The grocery-anchored property was 95 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Martin’s, Christmas Tree Shops, The Tile Shop and Victory Lady Fitness Centers. The four largest tenants have an average 6.9 years remaining on their lease terms. Since 2011, the property has received $1.4 million in capital improvements.
MIAMI — Aztec Group Inc. has secured $18.6 million in financing for Sedano’s Plaza at Lakes on the Green, a 129,000-square-foot shopping center in Miami that features a standalone three-story office building. A 37,000-square-foot Sedano’s Supermarket anchors the shopping center. The retail component and office outparcel were developed in 2006 and 2010, respectively. The property is currently 85 percent occupied, with tenants including Carrabba’s Italian Grill, Sherwin-Williams and Vicky Bakery. Starwood Mortgage Capital provided financing. Terms of the 10-year facility include a 75 percent loan-to-value ratio, a 30-year amortization schedule, several years of interest-only payments and a fixed interest rate.
INDEPENDENCE, MO. — The Boulder Group has arranged the sale of a single-tenant Walgreens property located at 2261 S. Sterling Ave. in Independence. A high-net-worth investor based in Miami acquired the 18,000-square-foot property for $4.6 million. Randy Blankstein and Jimmy Goodman of The Boulder Group represented the seller, a Midwest-based institution, and the buyer in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — CPEX has brokered the sale of a mixed-use property located at 173 Court St. in New York City’s Cobble Hill historic district. The property sold for $5.25 million, or $1,129 per square foot. The four-story building features approximately 2,000 square feet of commercial space and 3,000 square feet of residential space. Timothy King, Keat Chew and Ryan Condren of CPEX represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction. The names of the seller and buyer were not released.
STURGIS, MICH. — Park Place Real Estate and Cherney Associates have brokered the sale of a retail property located on Centreville Road in Sturgis, near the Michigan-Indiana state line. The 12,000-square-foot property is currently leased to three tenants: two national credit retailers and one locally owned restaurant. Nancy Fish of Park Place and Charles Cherney of Cherney Associates represented the undisclosed seller, while Maxwell Commercial represented the undisclosed buyer in the transaction. The sales price was not released.
RICHFIELD, MINN. — Coldwell Banker Commercial Griffin Cos. has brokered the sale of a retail center located at 1208 E. 66th St. in Richfield, a suburb of Minneapolis. The 12,694-square-foot property sold for $850,000. The center is currently occupied by a nationally recognized veterinary clinic and offers the buyer lease-up opportunities. Dale Severson and Bob Bayer of The Coldwell Banker Commercial Griffin Special Assets & Retail team arranged the transaction. The names of the seller and buyer were not released.
PASADENA, TEXAS — Construction is underway for Phase I of the Market at Crenshaw, a 168,924-square-foot, two-phase retail development located on 23.6 acres in Houston’s Pasadena submarket on Beltway 8 between Crenshaw Road and Fairmont Parkway. The developer is a partnership between Ley-Wilson Development LLC and H5 Ventures LLC. More than 90 percent of the first phase of development has been leased. Transwestern will provide property management and construction management services. Tenants that have signed leases at the property include: Burlington Coat Factory (55,000 square feet); Party City (18,000 square feet); Tuesday Morning (12,000 square feet); Mattress One (4,000 square feet); Xfinity by Comcast (4,000 square feet); and MOD Pizza (2,700 square feet). Phase I, totaling 108,924 square feet, is scheduled for delivery in the third quarter of 2015. Phase II, which will include an additional 60,000 square feet, will commence construction in the next 90 days and is slated for delivery in the second quarter of 2016.
MIAMI — CBRE has brokered the $27.2 million sale of Vizcayne Retail in downtown Miami. The property consists of 55,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space plus 126 parking spaces, located at the base of two 49-story condominium towers at the intersection of Biscayne Boulevard and N.E. 2nd Street. Built in 2008, the property was 68 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as CVS and The Learning Experience. An affiliate of Stoltz Real Estate Partners purchased the asset from an affiliate of Rockwood Capital. Casey Rosen and Dennis Carson of CBRE led the team in representing the seller.
DALLAS — NorthMarq Capital’s Dallas-based regional office has arranged the $6.5 million refinancing of Lakewood Village Shopping Center, a 50,964-square-foot Dallas retail center located at 6434-6444 E. Mockingbird Lane in Dallas. The transaction was structured with a fully amortizing 20-year term. NorthMarq arranged financing for the borrower through its correspondent relationship with a life insurance company.