MARIETTA, GA. — GBT Realty Corp. has purchased a 1.7-acre retail site at the intersection of Roswell Road and East Cobb Drive in the East Cobb district of Marietta, a suburb of Atlanta. GBT Realty acquired the site, which currently houses a 10,240-square-foot Chuck E. Cheese’s, from Empress Theatres Inc. for $1.7 million. The site is located across East Cobb Drive from an LA Fitness-anchored shopping center and across Roswell Road from a Dick’s Sporting Goods-anchored shopping center. Other nearby retailers include Trader Joe’s, Whole Foods and Target. GBT Realty plans to begin demolition of the Chuck E. Cheese’s this spring.
PLANO, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Village at Los Rios, a 24,805-square-foot retail property located in Plano. Jason Vitorino of Marcus & Millichap’s Dallas office marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a developer. Vitorino also procured the buyer, a local partnership. Built in 2003, the Kroger shadow-anchored retail property includes two buildings with a pad site for future development. Village at Los Rios is located at 1445 Los Rios Blvd. in Plano, just north of 14th Street. Tenants at the property include State Farm, Check ‘n Go, Cato and Great Clips. At the time of listing, Village at Los Rios was 81 percent occupied.
HOUSTON — HighStreet Net Lease Group represented a private investor in the acquisition of a single-tenant net-leased asset located at 26050 NW Freeway in Houston. Denny’s occupies the property and has multiple years remaining on a ground lease with an established multi-unit franchisee that has operated the location since its development more than 10 years ago. The 4,000-square-foot property is located in a retail corridor of northwest Houston. The immediate area is home to retailers such as Walmart, Home Depot, Lowe’s, Hobby Lobby, Target, Kroger, JC Penney and Bed Bath & Beyond. The Denny’s net leased investment property was an off-market transaction.
CARROLLTON, TEXAS — Zimmerman Enterprises LLC has acquired Northridge Court, a 33,979-square-foot retail center in Carrollton. Northridge Court is situated on nearly 2.3 acres at 2741 E. Belt Line Road near the Marsh Lane intersection. The property was 56 percent leased at the time of sale. Leigh C. Richter and Kevin J. Santaularia of Bradford Commercial Real Estate Services represented the California-based seller, Venice Ltd. Evan Bloom of Street Commercial LLC negotiated for the local buyer, a retail investor who leases and manages properties in-house. The property is close to the Dallas North Tollway and President George Bush Turnpike. The seller has owned the property since the early 1990s. Built in 1979, other tenants in the center include Kitchen Design Concepts and Dr. Smile.
LOMBARD, ILL. — Leopardo Cos. Inc. has completed its 68,000-square-foot renovation of the AMC Yorktown 18 featuring AMC Red Kitchen in Lombard. The renovation was part of AMC Theatres’ strategy to enhance the overall moviegoing experience by updating several theater locations throughout its circuit. Leopardo has completed projects for the company at several locations across the country, including the AMC 600 N. Michigan 9 in Chicago. The AMC Yorktown 18 renovation consisted of the demolition and renovation of auditoriums, lobby and restrooms, as well as box office, guest services and concession areas. The auditoriums were also upgraded to include power reclining seats with tables to accommodate fast-casual dining. The renovation also included the build-out of an AMC Red Kitchen, one of only two AMC locations in the United States to feature the dining concept. The concept allows guests to enjoy a meal during a movie from their power recliner. MacGuffins, a bar and lounge that serves specialty cocktails, beer and wine, was also added during the renovation. Leopardo served as general contractor and worked in collaboration with owner’s representative Jones Lang LaSalle and BRR Architecture to complete the project.
COLUMBUS, OHIO — Easton Town Center, a 1.7 million-square-foot shopping center located in Columbus, has signed lease agreements with 13 new tenants that will be included in the shopping center’s new 500,000-square-foot north district, Easton Gateway. Steiner + Associates and The Georgetown Co. are the co-developers for the project. Tenants include JoS. A. Bank, The Container Store, Z Gallerie, FUSIAN, BJ’s Restaurant and Brewhouse, Payless ShoeSource, Total Comfort Shoes, European Wax Center and more. The new tenants will join Golf Galaxy, J. Alexander’s, Melt, Pies & Pints and Whole Foods, which were previously announced in December and are currently under construction. Several other major retailers have already opened at Easton Gateway development including Costco, REI, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Field & Stream and Saks Fifth Avenue Off 5th.
NEW YORK CITY — GFI Realty Services has arranged the sale of a corner mixed-use building in the Dyker Heights section of Brooklyn. Located at 910 81st St., the multifamily and retail property sold for $8.9 million, or $182,000 per residential unit. The four-story walk-up features 43 residential units and two retail spaces. Ben Katz of GFI Realty Investment Sales represented the undisclosed seller, while Erik Yankelovich, also of GFI, represented the buyer, a local investor, in the transaction.
It is great to be in Las Vegas and witness the city’s strong recovery from the economic lows of a few years ago. Exciting projects like the $500-million LINQ entertainment and retail promenade, the 1.6-million-square-foot Downtown Summerlin lifestyle center and the market’s first IKEA, now under development, are filling the region with promise. Las Vegas added more than 25,000 jobs between 2013 and 2014, a 3.3 percent increase, representing the third highest growth rate in the country during that time. As opposed to the previous economic boom that was largely driven by construction growth, the job growth in this recovery has been evenly spread across several sectors like general services (retail), professional/business, education, healthcare and leisure/travel. Las Vegas also hit a milestone in 2014 when it reached a record-setting 41.1 million visitors for the year. Those visitors included 5.2 million conventioneers, the highest total since 2008. As the Las Vegas economy continues to expand, retail is leading the pack with taxable sales that have already increased an astounding 29.4 percent from the recession low, including an 8.1 percent year-over-year increase in the past 12 months. Total taxable spending in the region is near its highest levels in history, reaching $36.2 …
MARIETTA, GA. — Atlanta-based Bull Realty has brokered the $9.2 million sale of Barrett Creek Plaza, a 28,841-square-foot shopping center in Marietta, a northwest suburb of Atlanta. The property is located at 125 Ernest Barrett Parkway, roughly two miles from Kennesaw State University. Barrett Creek Plaza was 83 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Axiom Staffing, Buffalo Wild Wings Grill & Bar, Chase Bank, Cheeseburger Bobby’s, Moe’s Southwest Grill and T-Mobile. PMC Fund LLC purchased the shopping center from MRK Barrett Creek LLC. John Harrison and Kermit Hairston of Bull Realty brokered the transaction.
CRESCENT SPRINGS, KY. — Cohen Real Estate has brokered the sale of Buttermilk Crossing, a 78,012-square-foot shopping center in Crescent Springs. The property was 94 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Staples, Outback Steakhouse and Petco. Helen Putterman and Ric Kaiser of Cohen Real Estate represented the seller, a partnership based in New York, as well as the buyer, a New York-based real estate family. The family purchased the property for an undisclosed amount.