NEW YORK CITY — Eastern Consolidated has arranged the sale of two retail properties totaling $7.3 million in separate transactions. In the first deal, Walter & Samuels purchased a 3,541-square-foot retail condominium in the Flatiron District from Diamond Properties for $4.7 million. Located at 40 East 20th St., the property features 1,921 square feet of ground-level space and 1,620 square feet of basement space. The property is currently occupied by Flûte Bar & Lounge. Adelaide Polsinelli of Eastern Consolidated represented the buyer, while Peter Hauspurg, David Schechtman, Abie Kassin and Evan Papanastasiou, also of Eastern Consolidated, represented the seller. In the second transaction, a national buyer acquired a 5,200-square-foot mixed-use building located at 3914-3924 13th Ave. and 1267 40th St. in Brooklyn’s Borough Park. A local family sold the asset for $2.6 million. The two-story building features 4,034 square feet of unused and intact air rights and 95 feet of frontage along 13th Avenue. The property is currently occupied by Kid Dy No Mite Furniture, Robert’s Beauty Salon, Ari Universal Cell Phone Store and Community Home Care. Polsinelli represented the seller, while Ronda Rogovin of Eastern Consolidated represented the buyer in the transaction.
DENVER — Japanese fashion retailer Uniqlo has announced plans to open its first Colorado outpost at Denver Pavilions. The 22,000-square-foot space will open in summer 2016. The retail center is located along the 16th Street Mall in the Downtown region. Colorado’s first Henry’s Tavern also recently opened at Denver Pavilions. Other activity at the center includes a major remodel at the 15-screen United Artists Theatre; the addition of Long Tall Sally; and the expansion of the H&M flagship to include a third level that features its new home accessories department and apparel designers. This H&M had also been the first one to open in Colorado in 2011. Uniqlo operates about 1,500 stores worldwide, including 39 stores along both coasts in Western outposts like San Francisco and Los Angeles. The retailer also announced plans to open its first Washington State store at the Bellevue Collection in Seattle. The Denver store will only be the second U.S.-based location that is not along a coast. Uniqlo also plans to open a store in Chicago along Michigan Avenue this fall. Uniqlo sells casual apparel for men, women and children. Its newest store at Denver Pavilions will be the only outpost in the state for …
DENVER — MVG Development and Confluent Development Services have merged to create a single private commercial development firm in Colorado. It will operate as Confluent Development. The new firm has about $500 million in ongoing industrial, office, retail, multifamily and seniors housing developments across the U.S. Burton will lead Confluent Development’s expanded team, which is currently composed of 25 real estate and construction professionals. John Shaw was also recently awarded a seat on the firm’s Board of Directors. MVG is a full-service real estate development firm specializing in retail and seniors housing projects.
PAYSON, ARIZ. – Payson Village Center, a 140,500-square-foot, grocery-anchored center in Arizona, has sold to Progression Real Estate Investments for $15 million. The center is located at the intersection of Highway 87 and Highway 260 in Payson. It is anchored by Bashas’. Other notable tenants include Dollar Tree, Big 5, Native Grill, Jiffy Lube and Arby’s. A 250-acre Arizona State University satellite campus has been proposed just East of Payson Village. This project would bring 6,000 students, in addition to more employees and faculty, to the area. Both Progression and the seller, Hirani Oil Foundation, were represented by Christopher Tramontano and Donald MacLellan of Faris Lee Investments.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – West Central Plaza Shopping Center, a 123,048-square-foot retail center in Albuquerque, has sold to Heslin Holdings for $12 million. The center is located at 4208 Central Ave. SW. The property was formerly home to Kmart, which vacated the space last year. It also includes a number of smaller retail tenants in an adjacent multi-tenant building. A restaurant occupies a third building. Heslin will re-tenant the 104,000-square-foot facility vacated by Kmart. The company will likely re-configure the space to accommodate multiple tenants. The smaller buildings will also be upgraded and expanded. The seller, West Central Plaza, was represented by CBRE’s Jeremy Nelson, Lia Armstrong and Jim Dountas. The CBRE retail team was retained by Heslin to assist in the center’s leasing and redevelopment efforts. The firm made a $12-million investment in the property, which includes the costs of acquisition, redevelopment and re-tenanting, as part of a value-add investment strategy.
TEMPE, ARIZ. – TEMK Investments Fremont LLC has acquired a 1,850-square-foot Starbucks in Tempe for an undisclosed sum. The coffee shop is located at 1926 North Scottsdale Road. It contains a drive-thru. TEMK was represented by DTZ’s Jon Stansbury. The seller, SWC Scottsdale & McKellips LLC, was represented by Andy Kroot of Velocity Retail Group.
LONGVIEW, TEXAS — Three retailers are set to open at the Northwest Village Shopping Center, a regional power center in Longview. Located at the northeast corner of Loop 281 and Gilmer Road at 1725 W. Loop 281, the shopping center is situated on approximately 14 acres. The leases total 86,000 square feet. Big Lots will occupy 36,000 square feet. Karen Mitchell of The Woodmont Co. represented the tenant in the transaction. Big Lots is expected to open its doors in fall 2015. Burke’s Outlet will occupy 28,880 square feet. Clay Graham of Fox & Graham represented the tenant in the transaction. Burke’s is planning to open this month. ALDI Food Market will occupy 21,120 square feet. Stan Lotridge with UCR represented the tenant in the transaction. ALDI Food Market is expected to open in fall 2015. The three new leases bring Northwest Village’s occupancy from 42 percent to 95 percent.
CINCINNATI — Phillips Edison Grocery REIT II has acquired three properties in Ohio, Minnesota and Maryland. Glennwood Crossing in Cincinnati was purchased from Glenwood Crossing LLC for $7.1 million and includes 101,021 rentable square feet. Currently, the center is 96 percent leased to 11 tenants, with anchor grocery Kroger occupying 62,541 rentable square feet. Rosewick Crossing in La Plata, Md., was purchased from Excel Rosewick LLC, for $25 million and includes 115,972 rentable square feet. Currently the center is 82 percent leased to 12 tenants. Anchor grocery Giant occupies 61,932 rentable square feet. Waterford Park Plaza in Plymouth, Minn., was purchased from Provident/Waterford LLC for $19.5 million and contains 127,586 rentable square feet. Currently the shopping center is 96 percent leased to 24 tenants. Anchor grocery Cub Foods occupies 64,673 rentable square feet.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Divaris Real Estate Inc. has brokered the sale of Brookland Plaza, an 18,000-square-foot shopping center located at 3730 10th St. N.E. in Washington, D.C. Urban Investment Partners purchased the asset from Jan and Anna Slamen Family Trust for $5.5 million. Joseph Farina, John Camp and Amit Grover of Divaris represented the buyer and seller in the transaction.
NORTH BRUNSWICK, N.J. — CBRE Group has arranged the sale of The Shoppes at North Brunswick, a shopping center located along Route 1 North Brunswick. A New York-based private equity firm sold the 150,000-square-foot property to Shoppes at North Brunswick LLC, an entity controlled by The Azarian Group, for an undisclosed price. The center is 94 percent leased to a mix of tenants, including Anthropologie, Banana Republic, Five Below, Talbots, NY & Company, Ann Taylor Loft, Charming Charlie, Corner Bakery Café, SuperCuts and Wingstop. Additionally, the retail and office property has 10,000 square feet of space available. Jeffrey Dunne, Casey Rosen, David Gavin and Dennis Carson of CBRE represented both parties in the transaction.