OCOEE, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $9.6 million sale of a retail building anchored by LA Fitness, located at 1560 E. Silver Star Road in Ocoee, about 13 miles west of Orlando. LA Fitness occupies 93 percent of the 51,160-square-foot center, which has an additional 3,526-square-foot vacant space. Lori Schneider of Marcus & Millichap's Fort Lauderdale office represented the seller, a private investor from Raleigh, N.C. Schneider also secured and represented the buyer, a REIT based in Boynton Beach, Fla.
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MOUNT VERNON, ILL. — Pine Tree Commercial Realty LLC has arranged a lease of 52,729 square feet at Times Square Mall in Mount Vernon, Ill. for retailer Hobby Lobby. The new store, which is expected to open in the first quarter of 2014, will be the only Hobby Lobby location for 44 miles, the next closest being in Carbondale. Pine Tree Commercial owns the Times Square Mall development with St. Louis-based The Sansone Group and Elgin, Ill.-based Wanxiang America Real Estate Group. Mount Vernon is in southern Illinois.
HAMBURG, N.Y. — The Cooper Commercial Investment Group has sold three retail outparcels of McKinly Mall in Hamburg for $5.6 million. Hamburg is located about 14 miles south of Buffalo. Tenants of the fully leased outparcels include Olive Garden, Pier 1 Imports, FedEx Office, Aspen Dental, GameStop, Sprint, Beltone and Ichiban Sushi. Olive Garden and Pier 1 Imports are both single-tenant, freestanding buildings. Dan Cooper of Cleveland-based Cooper Commercial represented the seller, Beachwood, Ohio-based BG McKinley II LLC, in the transaction. The buyer was a private investor based in New York.
KAUFMAN — A new Walmart Supercenter will break ground on Aug. 27 at the Kings Fort community in Kaufman, approximately 33 miles southeast of Dallas. The 158,579-square-foot store will be situated on a 19.1-acre tract purchased by Wal-Mart from Kings Fort developer JWS Land Ltd. The Supercenter will be the first part of the Kings Fort project, which will eventually include $250 million in retail, commercial and residential development. Marks Parks and Kent Stainback of Stainback Organization represented Walmart in the transaction. Jim Meara of The Meara Company represented JWS.
REDLANDS, CALIF. – A 96,997-square-foot portion of thePavilion at Redlands shopping center has sold to a Chinese private investor for $17.7 million. The portion that sold is located at 2054-1094 Redlands Blvd. This part of the property contains a 52,924-square-foot Food 4 Less, in addition to about 20 smaller retailers, including Payless Shoe Source, Verizon, GameStop, Little Ceasers, Metro PCS, H&R Block and Supercuts. The property is currently 99 percent leased. CBRE’s Dennis Zhang represented the all-cash buyer. The sellerwas an affiliate of Foothill Village Property, LP.
PHOENIX – A four-property, Phoenix-based Walgreens portfolio has sold to an unnamed buyer for $15.9 million. The Arizona properties were part of a larger transaction that included five additional Walgreens and one CVS drugstore located throughout the nation. The drugstores contained a mix of both long- and short-term, double- and triple-net leases. About half of the transactions were off-market deals, according to Ryan Barr and Ryan Bennett of Lee & Associates-North San Diego County’s Barr & Bennett Net Leased Group, who represented the buyer.
DALLAS — SRS Real Estate Partners has arranged a lease for a new location of the casual dining franchise Bon Chon Chicken in a 4,500-square-foot space at Greenville Avenue and Lovers Lane in Dallas. The restaurant, which specializes in Korean-style fried chicken, joins other area tenants including Michael’s, Baker Brothers American Deli and Genghis Grill. Tyler Isbell and Jason Puig of SRS represented Bon Chon Chicken in the transaction, while Sue Hageman and Doug Howell of Westwood Financial represented the landlord.
DALLAS — Firecrust Neapolitan Pizzeria has signed leases for two new locations in the North Dallas submarket. The restaurants will be located in a 3,000-square-foot space at Knox Promenade Shopping Center and a 2,935-square-foot space at Prestonwood Park in Plano. Firecrust, which offers salads, craft beer and wine in addition to custom, wood-fired pizzas, plans to open five to seven locations in 2014.
GREENVILLE, N.C. — The Hampshire Cos., a private real estate investment firm based in New Jersey, has acquired Lynncroft Shopping Center, a 180,000-square-foot power center located at 3150 Evans St. in Greenville. The center's tenant roster includes Lowes Foods, Best Buy, Bed Bath & Beyond, Ross Dress for Less, Ulta Beauty, David's Bridal and Omega Sports. The company purchased the center on behalf of the HUH US Real Estate Income Fund, which targets stabilized assets in the eastern U.S. The Hampshire Cos. purchased the center in a joint venture with MCB Real Estate and ARGUS Development Group, the original developers of the center. ARGUS continues to manage and operate the center. Approximately 2,500 square feet is available for lease at the property.
STOCKBRIDGE, GA. — Franklin Street Real Estate Services has arranged the $1.9 million sale of Plaza at Eagles Landing, an 18,000-square-foot retail strip center located at 1058 Eagles Landing Parkway in Stockbridge. The property's tenant roster includes Starbucks, Randstad, Preston's Salon, Minky Bling and Sarah's Country Kitchen. Mac McCall of Franklin Street represented the seller, an Atlanta-based investment firm, in the transaction. The buyer is a private investor based in Spain. The buyer plans to continue to operate the center with retail and office tenants, while also attempting to lease up the remaining vacancies.