GRAPEVINE, TEXAS — Irving-based Realty Capital Management LLC has leased 2,250 square feet of restaurant space to Brooklyn Crust & Bistro in Mustang Square, which is located on Highway 26 at Mustang Drive in Grapevine. The restaurant is the newest endeavor of Chef Sage Sakiri, known for his cuisine at Café Panache and Red Sage Bistro. Brooklyn Crust & Bistro will be a casual dining experience featuring New York-style pizza, as well as other dishes by Chef Sage. Mark Boone of Realty Capital Management represented the landlord and tenant in this transaction.
MIAMI — New York City-based Integra Real Estate Capital has arranged a $49 million, non-recourse loan for Fontainbleau Park Plaza, a 235,000-square-foot shopping center in Miami. The shopping center’s anchor tenants include Walmart Supercenter and LA Fitness. Russell Kimyagarov of Integra arranged the 10-year, interest-only loan on behalf of the borrower, a Miami-based ownership group.
PALM COAST, FLA. — Atlanta-based Branch Properties LLC has begun construction on Phase I of Island Walk, a $40.8 million retail and restaurant redevelopment of the Palm Harbor shopping center in Palm Coast. Phase I includes the demolition of the buildings to the west of the existing Publix. The redevelopment will add 50,000 square feet of retail space to Palm Harbor. Phase I, which includes the majority of Island Walk’s small shop tenants, is expected to be complete in the spring. Phase II, which will include the redevelopment/expansion of the Publix and the addition of more small shop space, is slated to finish in the fall. Publix has signed a lease for the new 53,785-square-foot store, which is roughly 20 percent larger than the existing store. Phase III, which will include additional retail space to the east of the Publix, is slated to open in mid-2016. Palm Harbor’s tenant roster, including Publix, Starbucks Coffee, The UPS Store, Eyeglass Express, Coast Dental & Orthodontics and Salsa’s Mexican Restaurant, will remain open during the redevelopment. Branch Properties, along with Michael Collard Properties, purchased the 28.7-acre site for the future Island Walk in May 2014 from The Inland Real Estate Group.
Large-scale new retail development in Connecticut has historically been relegated to super-regional markets or traditional retail nodes — north of Fairfield County, for the most part. It’s really a simple formula: strong national and regional retailers typically want to be surrounded by dynamic retail synergy, and if there’s a great enough demand for a specific market, developers jump on the opportunity to capitalize. It’s happened in Manchester/South Windsor, it’s happened in Milford and its happened in Danbury. From time to time we see pockets of development in less traditional markets but overall, developers stick to “less risky” markets where demand is imminent and the municipalities are of the pro-development variety. Recently, though, larger-scale developments in smaller towns are starting to appear more frequently and retailers and brokers seem to be slowly embracing the emerging trend. Are we running out of developable land in the super regional markets? I don’t think this is the case. I think developers are recognizing that well-placed, large-scale retail projects in smaller towns are garnering significant interest from national brands of all sizes. Developers have had success getting the ever-important anchors to these sites, and that is more than half the battle. -Smaller-format retailers follow in …
CHIPPEWA FALLS, WIS. — Mid-America Real Estate Corp. has arranged the sale of Chippewa Commons in Chippewa Falls. An Eau Claire, Wis.-based private investment group purchased the 169,631-square-foot, multi-tenant shopping center. Chippewa Commons is located at the southeast corner of U.S. Highway 124 and Woodward Avenue. Dollar Tree, GNC, H&R Block and Check ‘n Go are tenants at the center. Ben Wineman of Mid-America and Mark Robinson of Mid-America Real Estate – Minnesota LLC brokered the transaction on behalf of a public traded real estate investment trust.
ORLAND PARK, ILL. — Quantum Real Estate Advisors Inc. has brokered the $5.4 million sale of a 57,499-square-foot shopping center. Marley Creek Square is located at 18000-18092 Wolf Road in Orland Park. The center consists of three buildings — a 27,550-square-foot building inline with Jewel-Osco and anchored by Chase Bank; a 24,461-square-foot building anchored by Barraco’s restaurant; and a 5,488-square-foot outlot building anchored by Starbucks and Jimmy Johns. A local real estate operator sold the property to a Rolling Meadows, Ill.-based private real estate investor. Chad Firsel and Conor Bossy of Quantum represented the seller in the transaction.
ST. LOUIS — PPM/Keller Plaza LLC has acquired a retail center in St. Louis for $3.7 million. Keller Plaza includes a 52,842-square-foot shopping center and 11,034 square feet of ground leases. The property is located at 4500 Lemay Ferry Road. PPM acquired the property from Phillips Edison & Co. Jack in the Box, Firestone, Jiffy Lube and the Keller Plaza Cine 8 theaters anchor the property. There is a total of 1,020 square feet of in-line vacancy.
BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of United Rentals, a 6,450-square-foot net-leased property located in Brownsville. Geoff Ficke and Chris Adams of Marcus & Millichap’s Dallas office marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a developer. Dominic Sulo and Matthew Wenger of the firm’s Chicago Oak Brook office procured the buyer, a private investor. United Rentals is located at the intersection of Old Port Isabel Road and East Ruben M. Torres Sr. Boulevard. Built in 2009, the property is situated on 1.9 acres and was originally occupied by RSC Equipment Rental. United Rentals assumed the property after the company’s acquisition of RSC in 2012. Founded in 1997, United Rentals operates more than 880 rental locations in 49 states and 10 Canadian provinces.
EDEN, N.C. — SRS Real Estate Partners has brokered the $6.2 million sale of Meadow Greens, a 136,927-square-foot grocery-anchored shopping center in Eden. The property is located at 640 S. Van Buren Road at the southeast corner of West Kings Highway and South Van Buren Road. The shopping center’s tenant roster includes Save-A-Lot, Hibbett Sports, Aaron’s and It’s Fashion Metro. RCG Ventures sold Meadow Greens to EH Scott LLC. Kyle Stonis and Pierce Mayson of the SRS Atlanta office represented the seller in the transaction. Scott Ross of Coastal Equities represented the buyer.
LOUISVILLE, KY. — A10 Capital has funded a $4.3 million bridge loan for the acquisition of the Shoppes at Forest Green, an unanchored shopping center located at 10001 Forest Green Blvd. in Louisville. The loan is secured by the real estate-owned (REO) property and provided approximately 70 percent leverage. Michael Singh of A10 Capital structured the non-recourse loan on behalf of the borrower, BRAD Management. The loan will be used to fund the acquisition, as well as provide committed funds for a future tenant improvement facility.