Retail

LOS ANGELES — The Village at Westfield Topanga, an over 1 million-square-foot addition to the power shopping center Westfield Topanga, is set to open mid-September in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Woodland Hills. The center will include retailers new to the Los Angeles area including Fabletics, an athletic apparel brand co-founded by actress Kate Hudson, DAVIDsTEA, Rain and ConfeXion, a champion bakery on Food Network’s television show “Cupcake Wars.” The Crate & Barrel store at The Village is already open, and will remain so throughout construction.

FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmail

SAN BRUNO, CALIF. — Sears has announced the opening of a 4,000-square-foot flagship Connected Solutions location at The Shops at Tanforan in San Bruno. Designed as rooms of a home, the store will feature a living room, kitchen, nursery, workout room, garage and outdoor area where customers can experience Sears smart technology offerings first hand. Sears Connected Solutions currently has three 2,000-square-foot locations in the Chicago area, and is looking to expand to hundreds of locations nationwide.

FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmail
Verizon Wireless Palm Bay

PALM BAY, FLA. — Calkain Cos. has brokered the sale of a freestanding Verizon Wireless store located at 1109 Malabar Road N.E. in Palm Bay. Verizon Wireless has seven years remaining on its initial lease, which is guaranteed by Cellular Sales of Knoxville. Coast Realty represented the unnamed buyer that purchased the asset in cash at a 6.67 percent cap rate.

FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmail

SANTA MONICA, CALIF. — Three new restaurants are scheduled to open this summer at Ocean Avenue South, a $350-million, mixed-use residential development located on Ocean Avenue in Santa Monica. Joan’s on Third will open this month; Herringbone, featuring celebrity chef Brian Malarkey, will open in July; and eLOVate, featuring celebrity chef Roberto Martin, will open in August. Zachary Card and Casey Jahn of CBRE leased the space for the owner, Related California.

FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmail
Walgreens-Queens-NY

NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a freestanding retail property located on Guy R. Brewer Boulevard in Queens. The 10,500-square-foot asset sold for $15.6 million, or $1,494 per square foot. Built in 2010, the property is occupied by Walgreens. Steven Siegel and Michael Kook of Marcus & Millichap’s Manhattan office represented the seller and buyer in the transaction. The names of the buyer and seller were not disclosed.

FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmail

NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of a mixed-use property located at 309 Amsterdam Ave. in Manhattan’s Upper West Side. The four-story property sold for $6.6 million, or $1,630 per square foot. The 4,800-square-foot property features a 1,200-square-foot retail space and three one-bedroom apartments. The property was delivered vacant. The undisclosed buyer plans to reposition the property for rental. Paul Smadbeck and Robert Stufano of Cushman & Wakefield represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.

FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmail
642-S-Main-St-Wellington-OH

WELLINGTON, OHIO — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a retail property located ta 642 S. Main St. in Wellington. The 9,014-square-foot asset sold for $770,000. Dollar General currently occupies the property. Dan Yozwiak and John Reehil of Marcus & Millichap’s Columbus office represented the seller, a limited liability company, while Justin Fenn, also of Marcus & Millichap Columbus, represented the buyer, a limited liability company, in the transaction.

FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmail

TAMPA, FLA. — Skanska has signed a $60 million contract to renovate and expand the Tampa International Airport (TPA) Main Terminal building in Tampa. When completed, the project will add 53,819 square feet to the terminal’s third-floor transfer level, with nearly 15,069 square feet of indoor public seating and large outdoor terraces. Skanska began construction of the expansion in December 2014. The renovation will begin in July 2015, and the total project is slated for completion in November 2017.

FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmail
Shoppes at Trinity Lakes Publix

TRINITY, FLA. — The Sembler Co. has broken ground on the 65,000-square-foot Shoppes at Trinity Lakes, a Publix-anchored shopping center located in the southeast quadrant of State Road 54 and Trinity Boulevard in Trinity. In addition to the 45,600-square-foot Publix and 1,400-square-foot Publix Liquor Store, Sembler has signed leases with retailers new to the Trinity market, including Orange Theory Fitness, Moe’s Southwest Grill, China Wok, Nail Dior Lounge, Hair Cuttery and Majik Touch Cleaners. The secured leases total nearly 11,000 square feet. The Shoppes at Trinity Lakes also includes three outparcels, two of which are under contract.

FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmail

DULUTH, GA. — Bull Realty has brokered the $6.9 million sale of The Walk at Johns Creek, a 43,112-square-foot retail strip center located in Duluth, a northeast suburb of Atlanta. The property is part of a larger mixed-use development, Johns Creek Walk, which comprises apartments and a bank. The strip center’s tenant roster includes Another Broken Egg, Coldwell Banker, Palomilla’s Grille and Maverick’s Steakhouse. John Harrison of Bull Realty represented the buyer, South Coast Commercial LLC, in the transaction. Jill Tanner of Tanner Real Estate represented the sellers, John’s Walk at John’s Creek LLC and Bob’s Walk at John’s Creek LLC.

FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmail