Retail

JLL to Acquire Shelter Bay Retail Group in Northern California

by Nellie Day July 22, 2015

MILL VALLEY, CALIF. — JLL has agreed to acquire Shelter Bay Retail Group, a retail property management firm based in Mill Valley, for an undisclosed sum. Shelter Bay manages 74 urban and suburban, open-air shopping centers throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, San Jose/South Bay, central and southern California and Arizona. The acquisition is expected to close later this month, subject to customary closing conditions. The properties’ management teams will remain intact to ensure a seamless transition when the deal closes. Shelter Bay’s team of 30 experts will join JLL at closing. Stephen Robertson, chairman of Shelter Bay, will join JLL as director of retail business development, West Coast, while Sondra Van Metre, president and CEO, will join as director of retail property management, West Coast. The two will lead the combined organization’s West Coast retail property management operations.

July 22, 2015

Midwest Ohio Retail

The Boulder Group Arranges $7.7M Sale of Walgreens in Columbus, Ohio

by Jonathan Mehall July 21, 2015

COLUMBUS, OHIO — The Boulder Group has brokered the sale of a single-tenant net leased Walgreens property located at 4755 W. Broad St. in Columbus for $7.7 million. The 14,820-square-foot property was constructed in 2009 and is located on two acres. The triple-net lease expires in February 2034. Randy Blankstein and Jimmy Goodman of The Boulder Group represented the seller, a Midwest-based private partnership, in the transaction. The buyer was a real estate investment and property management company based in Ohio.

July 21, 2015

Midwest Minnesota Retail

Mid-America Brokers Sale of Heritage Commons Shopping Center in Lakeville, Minn.

by Jonathan Mehall July 21, 2015

LAKEVILLE, MINN. — Mid-America Real Estate Corp. has brokered the sale of the Heritage Commons shopping center in Lakeville, 27 miles south of Minneapolis, for an undisclosed price. The buyer was Austin, Texas-based Epic Real Estate Partners. A Cub Foods anchors the 138,690-square-foot retail center. Other tenants include Subway, Papa Murphy’s, Great Clips and American Dental. Joe Girardi and Mark Robinson of Mid-America Real Estate were the exclusive brokers in the transaction on behalf of the seller, Sentinel Management Co. based in Edina, Minn.

July 21, 2015

Kansas Midwest Retail

Block & Co. Arranges 2,186 SF Retail Lease for Starbucks in Overland Park, Kan.

by Jonathan Mehall July 21, 2015

OVERLAND PARK, KAN. — Starbucks is planning to open a new location in Overland Park late this year or early 2016. The coffeehouse chain signed a lease to occupy 2,186 square feet in a freestanding building located at 135th Street and Quivira Road. The building is situated at the main entrance to a Price Chopper grocery-anchored shopping center and across the street from The Fieldhouse of Kansas City indoor sports facility. Max Kosoglad of Block & Co. negotiated the purchase of the property on behalf of the undisclosed buyer and the subsequent long-term lease with Starbucks on behalf of the landlord.

July 21, 2015

Retail Texas

Venture Arranges LA Fitness Deals in North, Central Texas

by Haisten Willis July 21, 2015

SACHSE AND SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS — Venture Commercial Real Estate has represented Fitness International LLC in deals for two new LA Fitness clubs in Sachse and San Antonio. Venture’s John Zikos, Jonathan Cooper and Cheryl Hill represented LA Fitness in both deals, working with Walt Brown Jr. and Tim Dollander of Diversified Partners, master brokers for LA Fitness in the Southern United States. In north Texas, LA Fitness has signed a lease and will soon begin construction on a 37,000-square-foot facility that will anchor the Woodbridge Gate development located on the southwest corner of Highway 78 and Woodbridge Parkway in Sachse. David Watson of Direct Property Services Inc. represented the landlord. The Sachse club is expected to open in early 2016. In central Texas, LA Fitness has acquired a five-acre tract of land and has begun construction on a prototype facility in the newest phase of the Potranco Village development, located on the northeast corner of Potranco Road and Loop 1604 in San Antonio. Wade McGinnis represented the seller, Barshop & Oles Co. The Potranco Village club is expected to open in late 2015. Founded in 1984, LA Fitness has more than 650 locations in the U.S. and Canada.

July 21, 2015

Retail Texas

Pierson Arranges Sale of Retail Building in Wichita Falls

by Haisten Willis July 21, 2015

WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS — Pierson Retail Advisors (PRA) has arranged the sale of Home Zone, a 37,500-square-foot, single-tenant retail building located in Wichita Falls. PRA represented the seller, BR Acquisitions, in the sale. A Texas buyer purchased the asset for an undisclosed price. Located at 3921 Fairway Blvd., Home Zone is situated along US Highway 82, one of several highways leading into Wichita Falls. Home Zone, with 15 locations throughout Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana, is a wholesale furniture manufacturer and outlet store, which provides home furnishings directly to various retailers as well as individual customers. Jennifer Pierson and Beth Pierson of Pierson Retail Advisors in Dallas arranged the sale.

July 21, 2015

Massachusetts Northeast Retail

Cushman & Wakefield Brokers Sale of Highlands Plaza in Massachusetts

by Amy Works July 21, 2015

EASTON, MASS. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of Highlands Plaza, a retail property in Easton. Ohio-based Phillips Edison & Co. acquired the 112,869-square-foot property for an undisclosed price. At the time of acquisition, the Hannaford-anchored shopping center was 94 percent occupied. Robert Griffin, Geoffrey Millerd and Justin Smith of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Boston-based Samuels & Associates.

July 21, 2015

Loans New York Northeast Retail

Madison Realty Capital Provides $9M Loan for Acquisition, Construction of Retail Property

by Amy Works July 21, 2015

NEW YORK CITY — Madison Realty Capital has provided a $9 million loan for the acquisition and construction of a development site at 232 Smith St. in Brooklyn’s Boerum Hill neighborhood. The borrower, a local developer, plans to build a 15,000-square-foot, three-level retail building on the site. Construction on the pre-leased building is slated to start this fall with completion scheduled for summer 2016. A single retail tenant will occupy the entire property.

July 21, 2015

New York Northeast Retail

Picone Construction Begins Renovation of Early Childhood Center in Buffalo

by Amy Works July 21, 2015

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Picone Construction has started renovation work on the Stanley M. Makowski Early Childhood Center, located at 1095 Jefferson Ave. in Buffalo. The renovation project includes select demolition, concrete and asphalt paving, doors, frames and hardware, acoustical ceiling panels, tile flooring, athletic flooring and tile carpeting. Additional renovations include painting, electrical, plumbing, gymnasium equipment, climbing wall system, playground equipment, and an artificial turf playground surfacing system. Construction is slated for completion by the end of September. Kideney Architects is providing architectural services for the project.

July 21, 2015

Connecticut Northeast Retail

Cumberland Farms Buys 1.3-Acre Land Parcel in Connecticut

by Amy Works July 21, 2015

ROCKY HILL, CONN. — Cumberland Farms has acquired a 1.3-acre land parcel at the corner of Cromwell Avenue and France Street in Rocky Hill. The property was acquired from Rue de France LLC and 741 Cromwell Ave. LLC, both subsidiaries of Wethersfield, Conn.-based New England Realty Properties, for an undisclosed price. Massachusetts-based Cumberland Farms is a convenience store chain that operates 600 stores in 11 states. The stores offer any-size coffee for 99 cents, competitively priced gasoline, freshly prepared hot sandwiches, a shake machine and no-fee ATMs.

July 21, 2015

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