LAKE FOREST, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $4.3 million sale of The Fresh Market, a 16,491-square foot net-leased property located in Lake Forest. The Fresh Market is located at 850 N. Western Ave. The property underwent renovations in 2008 and 2009. Dominic Sulo, Sean Sharko and Austin Weisenbeck of Marcus & Millichap’s Chicago Oak Brook office represented the seller, a private investor. Sharko, Weisenbeck and Adrian Mendoza, also of the firm’s Chicago Oak Brook office, represented the buyer, a limited liability company.
THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS — A 40,000-square-foot Whole Foods Market and a Starbucks are now open in Hughes Landing, a 66-acre mixed-use development in The Woodlands. Whole Foods Market is a natural and organic food retailer, while Starbucks offers a selection of coffee, tea and snacks. Hughes Landing, which is under construction, will feature office buildings, shopping, entertainment and dining at Restaurant Row, an all-suites Embassy Suites hotel and up to 800 multifamily residences at full build-out. The development overlooks 200-acre Lake Woodlands.
NORWALK, CONN. — The Beach House LLC has acquired a two-story building located at 370 Westport Ave. in Norwalk. 370 Westport Avenue LLC sold the property for $2.95 million, or $668 per square foot. Bankwell Financial Group (NASDAQ: BWFG) occupies the 4,413-square-foot property, which is situated on a 0.35-acre lot. Franco Fellah of HK Group brokered the transaction. Steven Siegelaub of Berkowitz, Trager & Trager provided legal services for the seller, while Steven Baron served as legal counsel for the buyer in the 1031 exchange.
MIAMI — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has brokered the sale of Shoppes of Coral Way at 2690 S.W. 22nd St. in Miami and Victoria’s Secret South Beach at 745 Collins Ave. in Miami Beach. The two assets sold for a combined $45.8 million. Shoppes of Coral Way is a 48,993-square-foot shopping center that is fully leased to CVS/pharmacy, Office Depot, The UPS Store, Check ’n Go, GNC, Radio Shack and a local nail salon. Victoria’s Secret South Beach has 10,264 square feet of retail space on the first two floors and 2,867 square feet of office and storage space on the third floor. Victoria’s Secret has nine-and-a-half years remaining on its 15-year lease. Drew Kristol and Kirk Olson of IPA represented the seller of Shoppes of Coral Way, a limited liability company based in Coral Gables, Fla. The pair also represented the unnamed buyer and seller of Victoria’s Secret South Beach. Additionally, Christopher Marks of IPA’s capital markets group arranged a $12.7 million, 10-year acquisition loan for the Shoppes of Coral Way transaction through an unnamed life insurance company. The loan was structured with a fixed interest rate at 3.95 percent and a 30-year …
CELEBRATION, FLA. — West Palm Beach-based Flagler Realty & Development Inc. has broken ground on Shoppes at Celebration Place, a 43,500-square-foot shopping center in Celebration, a master-planned community near Orlando. The $21 million property will be leased to Walgreens, Chipotle Mexican Grille, Dunkin’ Donuts, Five Guys Burgers & Fries and additional retailers. Flagler expects to complete the property in the fall. Flagler Realty & Development is owned by principals Patrick Koenig, Richard Johnson Jr. and Scott Johnson. The Walt Disney Co. established Celebration in 2001 after breaking ground on the community in 1994. Celebration is a Census-designated place, or an unincorporated community.
ROYSE CITY, TEXAS — MYCON General Contractors has broken ground on a 154,696-square-foot Walmart Supercenter in Royse City. The new store is located off IH 30 at 782 E. St. The Walmart will open in October 2015 and is expected to employ approximately 100 people. MYCON General Contractors has built, renovated and/or expanded Walmart Supercenters, Walmart Neighborhood Markets and a Sam’s Club in locations throughout Texas including Bryan, Dallas, Denton, Flower Mound, Frisco, Garland, Plano, Rowlett, Sachse and Temple. This is MYCON General Contractors 21stWalmart store.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Foot Locker, an athletic footwear and apparel retailer, has leased 4,135 square feet of retail space in Capital Plaza, an Austin retail center located at the northeast corner of IH-35 and Cameron Road. Matt Epple and Casey Kopecky of The Weitzman Group were the retail leasing agents for Capital Plaza. Cencor Realty Services manages Capital Plaza.
BLAINE, MINN. — Transwestern’s Chicago office has brokered the sale of a 221,239-square-foot shopping center in Blaine. The Village of Blaine Shopping Center is located at 4345 – 4349 Pheasant Ridge Road. Pine Tree Commercial Realty LLC paid an undisclosed amount for the property. A Cub Foods grocery store anchors the shopping center. Other tenants in the 13-year-old center include Michaels, Applebee’s, Pier 1 Imports, DressBarn, Sprint, Maurices, Caribou Coffee, Bath & Body Works, GNC and Great Clips. Janice Sellis and Paul Barile of Transwestern represented the seller, MEPT, and its real estate advisor, Bentall Kennedy. Pine Tree Commercial Realty was represented internally in the transaction.
FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, ILL. — L3 Corp. has arranged the lease of a 28,000-square-foot retail space in Fairview Heights. Fresh Thyme Markets will occupy space within the Fairview Heights City Centre located at 6569 N. Illinois St. Fresh Thyme Markets leased the space from Fairview Heights 881 Fee LLC. L3 Corp. represented the tenant in the transaction.
CHICAGO — @properties Commercial has arranged two retail leases at Westport Commons Shopping Center in Chicago’s Ashburn neighborhood. Westport Commons Shopping Center is located at 3302 W. 87th St. Greg Stein of Bialow Real Estate represented fashion retailer VILLA in a 10-year lease for 5,000 square feet of space. Todd Cabanban of Cabanban Rubin and Mayberry Commercial Realty represented Simply Fashions in a five-year lease for 3,500 square feet. The 180,000-square-foot shopping center is 96 percent leased. Mike Rourke of @properties Commercial represented Westport Associates LP in the two retail leases.