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Trader Joe’s to Open 14,000 SF Store at Sweetgrass Corner in Metro Charleston

by John Nelson

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. — Trader Joe’s has signed a lease to open a new store at Sweetgrass Corner, a 90,000-square-foot shopping center located in Mount Pleasant, roughly five miles outside downtown Charleston. The grocer will occupy 14,000 square feet at the property, which is owned by Baltimore-based Continental Realty Corp. (CRC). Trader Joe’s, which operates more than 570 stores throughout the country, will be situated within a portion of the space left vacant by the closure of BI-LO in 2019. The new lease brings the center’s occupancy to 82 percent. CRC acquired Sweetgrass Corner in spring 2022. An opening date for the store was not disclosed.

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Mack McDonald to Open 15,858 SF Restaurant in Uptown Houston

by Taylor Williams

HOUSTON — Restaurateur Mack McDonald will open a 15,858-square-foot restaurant in Uptown Houston. The restaurant will be located within 5POP, a 28-story, 566,773-square-foot office building, and will be operated under the Mack Allen’s upscale seafood brand. David Littwitz with Littwitz Investments represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Crystal Allen with Transwestern represented the South Florida-based landlord, CP Group. The opening is slated for 2025.

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Hanley Investment Group Negotiates Sale of 4,900 SF Retail Building in Killeen, Texas

by Taylor Williams

KILLEEN, TEXAS — California-based brokerage firm Hanley Investment Group has negotiated the sale of a 4,900-square-foot retail building in the Central Texas city of Killeen. The building was constructed in 2023 was net leased to Brakes Plus at the time of sale. Garrett Wood of Hanley represented the buyer, a Florida-based 1031 exchange investor, in the transaction. Matt Montagne, Maxwell Watson and Tyler Ellinger of Sands Investment Group represented the seller, a Los Angeles-based private investor.

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R.J. Brunelli Negotiates 16,400 SF Retail Lease in Mount Olive, New Jersey

by Taylor Williams

MOUNT OLIVE, N.J. — Locally based brokerage firm R.J. Brunelli & Co. has negotiated a 16,400-square-foot retail lease at The Gardens, a 373,612-square-foot shopping center in the Northern New Jersey community of Mount Olive. The tenant, Fitness Factory, will backfill a space formerly occupied by Bed Bath & Beyond. A recently opened Boot Barn occupies the other portion of the space. The opening is scheduled for June. Danielle Brunelli of R.J. Brunelli & Co. represented the undisclosed landlord in the lease negotiations.

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Keystone Mortgage Arranges $16.2M Bridge Loan for Retail Repositioning Project in Palm Desert, California

by Amy Works

PALM DESERT, CALIF. — Keystone Mortgage Corp. has arranged a $16.2 million bridge loan to fund the repositioning of retail center in the Coachella Valley city of Palm Desert. Situated on 8.2 acres, the 80,072-square-foot retail property is 97 percent occupied by 14 tenants, including Grocery Outlet and Ross Dress for Less. Tim Winton of Keystone secured the financing on behalf of the borrower, a private real estate investor. One of Keystone’s correspondent life company lenders provided the 36-month, high-leverage, non-recourse loan. The loan will allow the borrower to complete the remainder of property upgrades while providing maximum leverage, interest-only payments, fixed rate and prepayment flexibility, according to Winton.

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Reform Studios to Open 4,000 SF Pilates Studio at Optima Signature in Downtown Chicago

by Kristin Harlow

CHICAGO — Reform Studios is scheduled to open a 4,000-square-foot Pilates studio on Saturday, June 22 in downtown Chicago. The studio will occupy ground-floor retail space of Optima Signature, a 57-story luxury apartment tower developed by Optima Inc. in 2017. Additional commercial tenants at the property include Guidepost Montessori School, Egg Harbor Café, Bedazzled and GoodVets Streeterville. Founded by local resident Jennifer Villamil, Reform Studios is the only studio in Chicagoland to offer Reform RX machines, the world’s first commercial-grade smart Pilates reformer. Equipped with high-definition touchscreen displays and a library of on-demand classes, the machines can precisely track users’ movements and present real-time data on calories burned, heart rate and power output as well as post-session workout summaries.

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Principle Construction Completes Bakery Build-out in Lake Zurich, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow

LAKE ZURICH, ILL. — Principle Construction has completed a bakery build-out for Apres Pastry & Bakery in downtown Lake Zurich, a northwest suburb of Chicago. The tenant occupies the last remaining space within the building that Principle constructed in 2023. Principle added a new common entrance and pedestrian access corridor from the rear parking lot. The project included various mechanical, electrical, fire protection and plumbing systems as well as the installation of a walk-in freezer. Muran Architects served as the project architect, while Siren Betty designed the interior.

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Cohen & Steers Acquires 403,000 SF Shopping Center Complex in Fayetteville, Arkansas 

by Hayden Spiess

FAYETTEVILLE, ARK. — An affiliate of Cohen & Steers has acquired a two-property, open-air shopping center complex located in Fayetteville, a city in the northwest portion of Arkansas near the Oklahoma and Missouri borders.  Totaling 403,000 square feet, the complex comprises the retail centers Spring Creek Centre and Steele Crossing. Tenants at the properties include T.J. Maxx, Ulta Beauty, Best Buy, Old Navy, PetSmart and Kohl’s. The centers also feature corporately owned Walmart, Home Depot and Target stores. At the time of sale, the centers were 95 percent occupied.  DLC Management partnered with Cohen & Steers on the acquisition. The seller and price were not disclosed. “Fayetteville is benefiting from national migration trends as people move to more affordable and economically attractive residential areas across the country,” says James S. Corl, head of the private real estate group at Cohen & Steers. “We believe the shopping centers are well positioned in a dominant location to benefit from these tailwinds, and we are excited to partner with DLC.”  Prior to the acquisition, DLC served as the manager of both Spring Creek Centre and Steel Crossing for more than a decade. Headquartered in metro New York City, the company’s portfolio features more …

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SRS Brokers $5M Sale of Two-Tenant Retail Property in Apollo Beach, Florida

by John Nelson

APOLLO BEACH, FLA. — SRS Real Estate Partners has brokered the $5 million sale of a newly developed retail property located at 6598 N. U.S. Highway 41 in Apollo Beach, a Tampa Bay City situated about 18 miles south of Tampa. Two tenants, GoodVets and First Watch, fully occupy the building, which totals 7,000 square feet. Patrick Nutt, William Wamble and Daniel Becker of SRS represented the Florida-based seller in the transaction.

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Olde Mecklenburg Brewery to Open Venue at The Bowl at Ballantyne in Charlotte

by John Nelson

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Olde Mecklenburg Brewery (OMB) will open a new restaurant and biergarten venue at 15025 Bowl St. at The Bowl at Ballantyne, a mixed-use development underway in Charlotte’s Ballantyne district. In addition to a 14,000-square-foot building comprising two levels of restaurant, retail and balcony space, the property features a one-acre biergarten and two freestanding buildings with beverage service and bathrooms. This marks the second location for OMB, with the original location in Charlotte’s LoSo neighborhood. Northwood Retail, the landlord of The Bowl at Ballantyne and an affiliate of Northwood Investors, recently signed a lease with Hawkers Asian Street Food to join the tenant roster in early 2025.

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