FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Trademark Property Co. has leased a total of 45,568 square feet of retail space to seven new tenants at Alliance Town Center in north Fort Worth. Carter’s (4,030 square feet), OshKosh (2,506 square feet), Five Below (8,000 square feet), Men’s Wearhouse (5,500 square feet), Shepler’s Western Wear (18,000 square feet) and Sleep Experts (4,500 square feet) each signed 10-year leases and will open by September of this year. America’s Best Contacts and Eyeglasses (3,122 square feet) signed a five-year lease and plans to open in early 2015. A joint venture of Trademark Property Co. and Hillwood Development, Alliance Town Center already houses tenants such as Belk, JC Penney, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Best Buy, Cinemark Theaters and Kroger Marketplace. The development is located on I-35 at Heritage Trace Parkway and is part of the 17,000-acre AllianceTexas master-planned community.
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LONGMONT, COLO. — NewMark Merrill Mountain States has taken possession of the Dillard’s building at the former Twin Peaks Mall in Longmont. The firm plans to demolish the mall in early summer to make way for the new Village at the Peaks, an open-air retail destination that is set to open next year. Dillard’s exit represents a major step forward in the new project’s construction.
HOUSTON — Vista Equities Group has leased 3,886 square feet of restaurant space at the LaCenterra at Cinco Ranch development in Houston to Torchy’s Tacos, a Texas-based chain. The new eatery, set to open this summer, will be the fourth Torchy’s location in Houston and will serve breakfast, lunch and dinner. Vista Equities Group was represented internally by Donna Keith. Jamie Weaver of Baker Katz represented Torchy’s Tacos in the negotiations.
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Newmark Grubb Knight Frank (NGKF) has arranged the $16.1 million sale of North Charleston Center, a 236,025-square-foot shopping center located at 5900 Rivers Ave. in Charleston. The property was 87 percent leased at the time of sale to Northern Tool + Equipment, Petco, Dollar Tree, dd’s Discount and Citi Trends. Popeye’s Chicken and McDonald’s are outparcel tenants. Mark Hillis and Whitney Knoll of NGKF represented the seller, DDR Corp., in the transaction. Atlanta-based Monarch Investments Group purchased the property. Cantor Commercial Real Estate, a sister company of NGKF, provided acquisition financing.
JUPITER, FLA. — Starbucks Coffee has signed a long-term, 1,800-square-foot lease at Fisherman’s Wharf, a 5.5-acre shopping center in Jupiter. The shopping center, located on East Indiantown Road, is currently undergoing renovations. The Fresh Market has also recently signed on to anchor the center with a 20,900-square-foot store. Don DeWoody of Avison Young represented Starbucks in the lease transaction. Elizabeth Wright and Tom Godino of Atlantic Retail Properties represented the owner, Elion Partners.
STAMFORD, CONN. — Monroe Turnpike Associates has sold its a one-story, 13,254-square-foot retail building in Stamford for $3.3 million or $247 per square foot. Al Mirin and Kate Schwartz of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Monroe Turnpike Associates, in the sale to Parkway Plaza LLC. The property is situated on 2.3 acres at 447 Monroe Turnpike. Tenants at the property include Dunkin’ Donuts, a 25-year tenant, as well as Subway, KoKo FitClub, Monroe Cleaners, FM One Stop, C&J Cards and Linda’s Storytime.
PHOENIX – A 14,490-square-foot property in Phoenix that is net leased to Walgreens has sold to an unnamed buyer for $7.9 million. The property is located at 6838 North 7th Street. An acquisition loan with a 10-year term, 25-year amortization schedule and 4.1 percent rate was structured by Josh Sciotto of Marcus & Millichap Capital Corporation’s Phoenix office. The LLC seller was represented by Mark Ruble and Jamie Medress of Marcus & Millichap’s Phoenix office.
LOS ANGELES — Gabe Kadosh has joined Colliers International’s Downtown Los Angeles office as a vice president. He will specialize in the leasing of retail properties, landlord and tenant representation, and in investment sales in the Greater Los Angeles area. Kadosh will focus on building a mixed-use retail leasing division that will target residential environments. He previously opened the Los Angeles for Stream Realty, where he led the company’s retail division.
WOODRIDGE, ILL. — Hobby Lobby has signed a 42,997-square-foot lease at Centerpointe of Woodridge in suburban Chicago. Centerpointe of Woodridge is a 467,247-square-foot power center located near the intersection of I-355 and 75th Street. Hobby Lobby will join other tenant such as Sam’s Club, JC Penney, Home Depot and OfficeMax in the center. Joe Parrott of CBRE assisted Equity Fund Advisors in the lease to Hobby Lobby. Centerpointe of Woodridge is located at 7200-7440 Woodward Ave. Hobby Lobby is an arts and crafts retailer with 590 stores across the nation.
DALLAS — HFF has arranged a refinancing loan for Casa Linda Plaza Shopping Center, a 326,868-square-foot grocery-anchored retail property in the Lakewood submarket of Dallas. Located at 9440 Garland Road, the asset was 84 percent leased at the time of the sale to tenants including Albertson’s, Pei Wei, Starbucks, Torchy’s Tacos, Petco and Wells Fargo. Originally constructed in 1945, the property is the second-oldest shopping center in Dallas. Adam Herrin of HFF arranged the four-year, floating-rate loan on behalf of the borrower, AmREIT Casa Linda LP, through GE Capital Real Estate.