NORTH BRUNSWICK, N.J. — The Azarian Group has acquired The Shoppes at North Brunswick, a shopping center located at 650 Shoppes Blvd. in North Brunswick. A New York City-based REIT sold the property for $33.7 million. The 150,000-square-foot center is occupied by national and franchise tenants, including Banana Republic, Talbots, Five Below, Anthropologie, Starbucks Coffee, White House/Black Market, Aeropostale, Chipotle and 34 other tenants. Charming Charlie, Corner Bakery, Supercuts and Wingstop are opening locations at the center. Terms of the transaction, including acquisition price, were not released. The name of the seller was not disclosed.
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ODESSA, TEXAS — Cinergy Entertainment Group Inc. has purchased a property along State Highway 191, half a mile east of Faudree Road in the new Dorado Center in Odessa. Plans for the property include a 90,000-square-foot cinema entertainment complex. Lee Lewis Construction will break ground in the next few days. The theater, which will be called Cinergy Permian Basin featuring EPIC, will include 10 auditoriums, 18 lanes of bowling, a full-service bar, four billiard tables, a game floor with more than 110 games, redemption store, dining options and rock climbing walls.
WILTON, CONN. — HFF has arranged the sale of Town Green at Wilton Center, a shopping center located in the town center of Wilton. An affiliate of Westport, Conn.-based Paragon Realty Group LLC acquired the 34,956-square-foot property for $9.9 million. Built in 1985, the two-building shopping center is occupied by a U.S. Post Office, Webster Bank, Hunan Café and Marly’s Bar & Bistro. James Koury, Fred Wittman, David Fowler and Patrick McAneny of HFF represented the sellers, Wilton Center Development LLC and Boylston Properties, in the deal.
HIGHLAND VILLAGE, TEXAS — Trademark Property Co. has begun renovation work on the 389,090-square-foot Shops at Highland Village shopping center. Enhancements will include upgraded building facades, common area and landscaping improvements, public art, new amenities for adults and children, and new signage throughout the property. Located at 1701 Shoal Creek on the corner of FM 2499 and FM 407 in Highland Village, The Shops at Highland Village is anchored by AMC Highland Village 12, Whole Foods Market and Barnes & Noble Booksellers. The center includes 11 restaurants and 60 shops including Banana Republic, White House Black Market, Chico’s and Jos. A. Bank. The center is owned by AEW Capital Management and operated by Trademark Property Co.
HOUSTON — Ashley Furniture has signed a 10-year, 52,360-square-foot lease renewal at Deerbrook Corner located at 20050 Highway 59 North in Houston. Mickey Meyer-Sturgis represented the tenant and landlord, The Richland Cos., in the transaction.
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS — HFF has arranged an $18.3 million refinancing for Grapevine Towne Center, a 207,004-square-foot retail center in Grapevine. HFF worked on behalf of the borrower, a joint venture managed by Cencor Realty Service, to secure the 10-year, fixed-rate loan with Morgan Stanley Bank. HFF will service the securitized loan. Loan proceeds will be used to refinance the borrower’s existing debt. Grapevine Towne Center is located along State Highway 114 between William D. Tate and Ira E. Woods Avenues (State Highway 26). Grapevine Towne Center’s main building and five outparcel pads are 87.5 percent leased. Tenants at the property include Office Depot, Ross Dress for Less and Big Lots in addition to Vision Works, Weight Watchers, Hallmark Creations and Bealls. Steve Heldenfels, Travis Anderson and Joe Lerer led the HFF team representing the borrower.
TIGARD, ORE. – A 24,733-square-foot retail building in Tigard has sold to Hobo Properties LLC for $2.5 million. The building is located at 12230 SW Main Street in the downtown region. The center is fully occupied by Crown Carpets and Live Laugh Love Glass. Hobo Properties was represented by Joe Kappler of Macadam Forbes. The seller, 3DM Holdings, was represented by Scott Finney and Nick Chessar of Norris & Stevens.
JOHNS CREEK, GA. — Grandbridge Real Estate Capital has arranged a $10 million acquisition loan for a 109,586-square-foot shopping center in Johns Creek, an affluent northern suburb of Atlanta. Publix anchors the shopping center and has roughly five years remaining on its lease. Gerry Robbins of Grandbridge originated the loan through an unnamed insurance company lender on behalf of the undisclosed buyer, which purchased the lender-owned asset at auction.
STAFFORD, VA. — The Greysteel Co. has brokered the $6.2 million sale of the Town Center at Aquia, a 25-acre retail development site located at 2848 Jefferson Davis Highway in Stafford. Gil Neuman led Greysteel’s Mid-Atlantic retail investment sales team in representing the seller, Ramco Gershenson Properties Trust. The Greysteel team also procured the buyer, Mosaic Realty Partners LLC. Currently home to Regal Cinemas and Rite Aid and adjacent to a 98,000-square-foot office building and a 256-unit multifamily project, the buyer plans to develop a 160,000-square-foot grocery-anchored shopping center on the site.
OCEAN, N.J. — IMI Acquisitions Ltd. has acquired a shopping center at Ocean Circle Plaza in Ocean. Constructed in 2010, the 20,000-square-foot retail center sold for $3.8 million. Ray Smith of Stafford Smith Realty brokered the transaction. The name of the seller was not released.