KENOSHA, WIS. — Faris Lee Investments has brokered the sale of Windsor Pointe, a multi-tenant retail center in Kenosha. San Diego-based Windsor Pointe Investors sold the 13,965-square-foot property for $4.6 million to Connecticut-based REI Advisors. Situated on 2.2 acres at 7201 120th Ave., the property is occupied by Best Buy, Woodman’s Markets and Gander Mountain, as well as other regional and national tenants. Jeff Conover of Faris Lee Investments represented the seller in the transaction. The buyer was self-represented.
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RICHMOND, VA. — Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust Inc. (Wheeler REIT) has purchased Brook Run Shopping Center, a 147,738-square-foot shopping center located in Richmond. Wheeler REIT acquired the asset for roughly $18.5 million from an undisclosed affiliate. Built in 1990, the property was 91.2 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Martin’s Food Market, CVS/pharmacy, Crunch Fitness, Hair Cuttery and H&R Block. Wheeler REIT funded the purchase using proceeds from a recent financing, debt and issuance of operating partnership units.
CORAL SPRINGS, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $9.8 million sale of Sample Row, a 90,552-square-foot retail property located at 7355 W. Sample Road in Coral Springs. Built in 2001, Sample Row comprises three one-story buildings housing home goods stores, medical providers and DaVita Dialysis. Douglas Mandel, Barry Wolfe and Alan Lipsky of Marcus & Millichap’s Fort Lauderdale office represented the seller, a private investor based in Miami Beach. The buyer was a limited liability company based in North Miami.
LOS ANGELES — HFF has completed the sale-leaseback on two separate Haggen Food & Pharmacy portfolios along the West Coast. The portfolios contain a total of 39 grocery stores in Washington, Oregon and California. HFF’s Mark West, Timothy Hall, Bryan Ley, Brandon Chavoya, Coler Yoakam, Michael George and Campbell Black marketed the portfolios on behalf of Haggen. The Washington-based grocery store chain entered into long-term leases with the purchasers. Haggen purchased 146 stores from Albertson’s as part of a $9.4 billion merger between Safeway and AB Acquisition, the owner of Albertson’s. This expansion grows the Haggen Food & Pharmacy portfolio from 18 stores in Washington and Oregon to 164 stores in five Western states. HFF also arranged the floating-rate financing for the 19 properties.
Merchants Retail Partners Closes $50M Refinancing of Target-Anchored Center in Alabama
by John Nelson
ALABASTER, ALA. — Birmingham-based Merchants Retail Partners has closed the $50 million refinancing of Alabaster Promenade, a Target-anchored shopping center in Alabaster. Located along I-65, the 450,000-square-foot property opened in 2007 and underwent renovations in 2014 to accommodate a new Dick’s Sporting Goods store. The other tenants that will join the shopping center this year include ULTA Beauty and Verizon Wireless. Merchants Retail Partners closed the loan on behalf of its unnamed investment partner.
IRVINE, CALIF. — Hanely Investment Group has negotiated the sales of four shopping centers in Oregon, Florida, Tennessee and Virginia totaling 372,000 square feet for a combined $24 million. Eric Wohl of Hanley Investment Group represented the seller, Cincinnati-based Phillips Edison & Co., in the four transactions. The shopping centers include the 100,762-square-foot Sandy Marketplace in Sandy, Ore.; the 115,198-square-foot Ferry Pass Plaza in Pensacola, Fla.; the 82,088-square-foot Rivergate Square in Madison, Tenn.; and the 73,788-square-foot Cross Pointe Marketplace in Chesterfield, Va. Hanley Investment Group has completed the sale of 11 Phillips Edison properties in eight months and currently has two additional Phillips Edison-owned retail properties in escrow totaling 248,767 square feet.
SAN ANTONIO — Bryan Leonard of NorthMarq Capital’s San Antonio office has arranged a $6 million acquisition loan for Fairview Shopping Center, a 28,662-square-foot retail property located at 24200 Interstate 10 W. in San Antonio. The loan was structured with a 10-year term and 25-year amortization schedule. NorthMarq arranged financing for the borrower through its correspondent relationship with Nationwide. The property’s tenant roster includes Fiddlin’ Frogs, Willie’s Grill and Phyllis Browning Co.
EVERGREEN PARK, ILL. — Detroit-based Lormax Stern Development, in partnership with Tampa, Fla.-based DeBartolo Development, has acquired Evergreen Plaza Mall (The Plaza) in Evergreen Park for an undisclosed price. Built in 1952, the mall has been largely vacant since 2013, with only four stores open at the time of sale. The buyers plan to demolish the majority of the existing 800,000-square-foot mall and replace it with a 425,000-square-foot open-air retail center on the 32-acre parcel. Construction is slated for completion in 2017.
COON RAPIDS, MINN. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Dot Mini Storage, a self-storage facility with 6.7 acres of developable land in Coon Rapids. The asset, which features 240 units, sold for $2 million. Located at 9900 Vale St., the facility, which was built in 1984, features an on-site manager’s office and apartment, coded-access gate, perimeter fencing and a heated warehouse. Adam Haydon of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private investor, while Haydon and Adam Schlosser, also of Marcus & Millichap, represented the seller, a private investor, in the transaction.
FAIRLESS HILLS, PA. — Cohen Real Estate has brokered the sale of Fairless Hills Shopping Center, a grocery-anchored community shopping located in Fairless Hills. Fairless Hills Shopping LP acquired the property for $22 million from Fairless Hills S.C. Associates. Situated on 34.5 acres on S. Oxford Valley Road, the center contains 292,067 square feet, of which 145,605 square feet is currently occupied by a variety of tenants, including Giant Supermarket, Dollar Tree, Rent-A-Center, Wells Fargo and McDonald’s. Vera Thomas of Cohen Realty Estate represented both parties in the transaction.