LAKE COMO, N.J. — Four Springs Capital Trust, a privately traded REIT, has purchased five properties in the Southeast and Midwest for a combined $34 million. The assets include a 71,917-square-foot Academy Sports + Outdoors in Mt. Juliet, Tenn.; a 71,514-square-foot Academy Sports + Outdoors in Jonesboro, Ark.; two 9,026-square-foot Dollar Generals located in Yulee and Middleburg, Fla.; and a 226,756-square-foot industrial asset leased to Gander Mountain Co. Inc. in Lebanon, Ind. The properties are all subject to long-term triple net leases.
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS — America’s Best Contacts & Eyeglasses has leased a 4,610-square-foot space at Grapevine Towne Center, located at 1217 W. Highway 114 in Grapevine, a suburb of Dallas. Other tenants at the location include Target, Ross Dress for Less, Bealls, Office Depot and Cost Plus World Market. America’s Best Contacts & Eyeglasses is headquartered in metro Atlanta and has more than 350 locations across the United States. Dawn Greiner and Ryan Johnson of SRS Real Estate Partners, along with Kathryn Bieber Knoll of Cassidy Turley, represented the tenant in the transaction. Matt Luedtke of The Weitzman Group represented the landlord, Grapevine/Tate Joint Venture.
FRANKFORT, ILL. — Inland Real Estate Corp. has acquired Prairie Crossings in Frankfort, an affluent southwest suburb of Chicago, for $24.7 million. Inland purchased the property in cash, excluding closing costs and adjustments from the seller, Beachwood, Ohio-based Chase Properties. The Prairie Crossings acquisition consists of approximately 109,000 square feet of gross leasable area, including more than 83,000 square feet of inline retail space, plus two multi-tenant outlot buildings. The power center is currently 99 percent leased. Bed Bath & Beyond, Sports Authority and Office Depot anchor the shopping center, which is shadow-anchored by Kohl’s. Other tenants include Famous Footwear, Panera Bread, Chipotle, Red Mango, Game Stop, Sleepy’s, Massage Envy and Spa and Hair Cuttery, among others.
GLEN ELLYN, ILL. — Mid-America Real Estate Corp. has brokered the sale of The Fresh Market Center in Glen Ellyn, a suburb in metro Chicago. New York-based American Realty Capital Properties Inc. purchased the 30,877-square-foot center for an undisclosed sales price. The Fresh Market Center is located at the southwest quadrant of Roosevelt and Lambert roads. The Fresh Market anchors the shopping center. Tenants include Firehouse Subs, Great Clips, Tide Dry Cleaners and European Wax Center. Joe Girardi and Rick Drogosz of Mid-America represented the seller, Minnetonka, Minn.-based Opus Development Company LLC.
PORT ORANGE, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of two retail centers in Port Orange totaling $32.3 million. The properties include an 86,464-square-foot BJ’s Wholesale Club and fuel center and the 63,257-square-foot Altamira Village shopping center. Altamira Village’s tenant roster includes LA Fitness, CVS/pharmacy and Golden Corral. John Nuzman of Marcus & Millichap’s Detroit office represented the seller, Collett, a developer based in North Carolina, in both transactions. Robert Horvath and Todd Tremblay of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer. Kirk Felici of Marcus & Millichap’s Miami office is the firm’s broker of record in Florida. The BJ’s is under a 20-year lease that began in September 2013, and LA Fitness has a 15-year lease that started this year.
DANIA BEACH, FLA. — The Goodman Co. has acquired the 165,000-square-foot Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World in Dania Beach. The property is located near the Fort Lauderdale International Airport and adjacent to the IGFA Fishing Hall of Fame & Museum.
NEW YORK CITY — Deka Immobilien GmbH, in a joint venture with New York-based Ashkenazy Acquisition Corp., has acquired 522 Fifth Avenue in New York. Morgan Stanley sold the property for $170 million. The two-level asset offers 8,411 square feet of corner retail space with approximately 25 feet of frontage along Fifth Avenue. There is an opportunity to reposition and enhance the property, potentially adding approximately 16,000 square feet of retail space and expanding the property’s storefront by 44 feet. Robert Stamm of Savills Studley’s U.S. cross-border group represented Germany-based Deka in the acquisition. Deka has real estate assets under management globally on behalf of private and institutional clients. The total value of those assets is €25 billion (US$31.7 billion). This transaction is the firm’s first joint venture acquisition in the United States.
AUSTIN — True Food Kitchen restaurant has signed a 7,000-square-foot lease on the ground floor of the Seaholm Residences, a 30-story condo residential tower under construction as part of the Seaholm Power Plant development in Austin. The project developers include CIM Group and Seaholm Power LLC. True Food Kitchen is a restaurant developed through a partnership between Fox Restaurant Concepts and Dr. Andrew Weil, an author on holistic health. Its lead chef is Arik Markus and the restaurant is expected to open in 2015. The Seaholm Power Plant project is the redevelopment of a 1950s power plant. When finished, the project will include 11,000 square feet of restaurant space and 3,500 square feet of public space. Construction began in April 2013 and is expected to be complete in the second quarter of 2015. The project is located on the southwestern edge of downtown Austin, bounded by Cesar Chavez Street, West Avenue, 3rd Street, Seaholm Drive and the A&NW rail line.
FARMINGTON HILLS, MICH. — Friedman Integrated Real Estate Solutions has arranged the sale of a 17,873-square-foot retail strip center in Farmington Hills. Courtyard Shopping Center is located at 32500 – 32522 Northwestern Highway. The property was built in 1989 on nearly two acres. Courtyard Shopping Center was 92 percent occupied at the time of sale. Barry Swatsenbarg and Rich Deptula of Friedman represented both the undisclosed buyer and seller in the transaction.
HOUSTON — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Village Real shopping center, a 94,259-square-foot retail center in Houston. Jerry Goldstein of Marcus & Millichap’s Houston office arranged the sale on behalf of the seller, a local partnership. Goldstein also sourced the buyer, Dallas-based Dunhill Partners. The property is located at the intersection of Nasa Parkway and El Camino Real at 961 Nasa Parkway. It was built in 1976 on 4.4 acres and was renovated in 2008. Tenants include Office Depot, Half Price Books, Eduardo’s Mexican Restaurant, Subway, Nasa Liquor, Value Furniture, Masa Sushi, J.C. Jewelers and Hollywood Hair.