NEW YORK CITY — Itzhaki Acquisitions has completed the ground-up development of a 14,000-square-foot retail building at 117-02 – 117-10 Guy Brewer Blvd. in Queens. Additionally, the company has fully leased the single-story building to two tenants: Family Dollar and Afro-American Parents Education Center. Family Dollar signed a 10-year lease for 9,000 square feet and Afro-American Parents Education Center leased 5,000 square feet for five years. David Feit, Esq., represented the ownership in the lease transactions. Itzhaki Acquisitions purchased the property in 2012 and demolished the existing buildings to construct the retail property.
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RIVER FOREST, ILL. —Mid-America Asset Management Inc. has arranged three retail leases at River Forest Town Center in River Forest, Ill., a western suburb of Chicago. Massage Envy, Accelerated Rehabilitation and Native Foods signed leases at the property located at the corner of Lake Street and Harlem Avenue. Massage Envy signed a lease for 3,946 square feet; Accelerated Rehabilitation signed a lease for 3,077 square feet; and Native Foods signed a lease for 2,500 square. All three tenants are set to open this fall. Anchors at the 145,133-square-foot retail center include Whole Foods Market, Ulta, Petco, Walgreens and DSW. Liz Krebs of Mid-America represented the landlord in the transactions. Peter Scannell of Mid-America Real Estate Corp. represented Massage Envy. Jack Siragusa of Cushman & Wakefield represented Native Foods. Accelerated Rehabilitation represented itself in the transaction.
GARLAND, TEXAS — Westmount Realty Capital LLC has announced two new leases at the Logistics Pointe/Garland property located at 2600 McCree Road in Garland, Texas, near Dallas. The property is adjacent to Interstate 635 and includes 1.1 million square feet on a 66-acre, rail-serviced site. Calavo Growers Inc., a publicly traded provider of fresh foods, extended its lease of 149,000 square feet for an additional 15 years. H&M Bay, a provider of temperature-controlled freight solutions, signed a new 10-year lease for 67,800 square feet.
HOUSTON — Marcus & Millichap has announced the sale of 1515-1507 West Gray Street, a collection of retail properties totalling 16,000 square feet in Houston. Derek Gargrove and Justin Miller with Marcus & Millichap’s Houston office facilitated an assemblage of the properties to affiliates of Braun Enterprises. The properties are located just east of the River Oaks Shopping Center.
PALM COAST, FLA. — Atlanta-based Branch Properties LLC, in conjunction with Michael Collard Properties, plans to commence the $40.8 million redevelopment of Palm Harbor, a Publix-anchored shopping center in Palm Coast. Branch and Michael Collard purchased the 28.7-acre site from The Inland Real Estate Group in May. Plans call for an additional 50,000 square feet of new retail space at the center. As part of the expansion, Publix signed a lease for a new 53,785-square-foot store, approximately 20 percent larger than the existing store. The shopping center, which will be renamed Island Walk, will be revitalized in three phases. Phase I includes the addition of several small shop tenants and will be completed by spring 2015. Phase II includes the new Publix store and additional small shops and will be completed by fall 2015. The final phase is the addition of retail space to the east of the new Publix and will be completed by mid-2016. Construction is slated to kick off in the fall. Synovus Bank provided a construction loan for the project.
PHILADELPHIA — SugarHouse Casino is breaking ground for a $164 million expansion, which is slated to open in 2015. The expansion will bring more amenities to the property along the Delaware Riverfront, including a multi-purpose event space with waterfront views, new restaurants, a parking garage and a dedicated 30-table poker room. Additionally, the expansion will bring 500 permanent jobs and 1,600 construction jobs to Philadelphia.
RACINE, WIS. — Mid-America Real Estate Corp.’s investment sales team has arranged the $9 million sale of Racine Centre in Racine, approximately 29 miles southeast of Milwaukee. A private buyer purchased the 135,827-square-foot Piggly Wiggly grocery-anchored center. Racine Centre is located at the southeast corner of Green Bay Road and Washington Ave. Tenants include Xperience Fitness, Party City, Dollar Tree and Get it Now! Joe Girardi of Mid-America Real Estate Corp. in cooperation with Dan Rosenfeld of Mid-America Real Estate – Wisconsin LLC represented the seller, Jacksonville, Fla.-based Regency Centers.
LAKE BLUFF, ILL. — The Boulder Group has brokered the $3.2 million sale of a two-tenant, net-leased property in Lake Bluff, Ill., a suburb of Chicago. The 7,902-square-foot retail center, originally built in 1985, is located at 305 S. Waukegan Road. Panera Bread and Noodles & Co. are tenants in the building. The property is an outparcel to a Heinen’s grocery-anchored center. Heinen’s, an upscale grocery store chain, replaced the vacant Dominick’s property. Panera has more than four years remaining on its lease that expires Aug. 31, 2018. The lease features two five-year renewal options with 10 percent rental escalations. Noodles & Co. has more than 10 years remaining on its lease, which expires Oct. 31, 2024. The lease features a 6.7 percent rental escalation in the primary term. Randy Blankstein and Jimmy Goodman of The Boulder Group represented the buyer, a foreign investor from Spain, in the transaction.
COVINGTON, LA. — Movie Tavern, an in-theater dining concept, plans to open its first Louisiana in Covington on July 31. The new theater, located at 201 N. Highway 190, will feature eight screens with one auditorium featuring MT-X (Movie Tavern Xtreme), an enhanced theater that has a three-story screen, 3D projector and Dolby Atmos sound. With the new location, Movie Tavern has 18 properties in eight states.
MCKINNEY, TEXAS — James V. DuMars, senior vice president/managing director of NorthMarq Capital’s Phoenix regional office, has arranged the $5.8 million refinancing of Stonebridge Crossing, a shopping center in McKinney, Texas.Located at 6700 Virginia Parkway, the retail center spans 35,281 square feet. NorthMarq arranged financing for the borrower through its relationship with a CMBS lender. Centennial Medical Center is one of the property’s major tenants. The shopping center is shadow-anchored by Albertsons.