DUNCANVILLE, TEXAS — Colliers International has brokered the sale of the Shops at Waterview Park, a four-building, 62,279-square-foot portfolio in Duncanville that currently houses service-oriented tenants including medical offices, financial services firms and restaurants. Colliers will also retain the leasing assignment for the property, which is located at the west intersection of Main Street and Highway 67, approximately 13 miles southwest of Dallas. Kevin Brookmole and Wade Smith of Colliers’ North Texas office, along with Tom Lagos and El Warner of the firm’s Los Angeles office, represented the seller, Duncanville Villages Retail Ltd. Buyer Interra Management Co. did not have a representative.
REDMOND, WASH. – Redmond Town Center, a 695,000-square-foot, mixed-use urban shopping center, has sold to a fund managed by DRA Advisors LLC and JSH Properties for an undisclosed sum. It is located at 7525 166th Ave NE in Redmond. The open-air center is set to undergo a series of upgrades to make it more pedestrian-friendly. Notable tenants at the center include Ann Taylor, REI, Bed Bath & Beyond, Macy’s, Chico’s, The Gap, The MAC Store, Victoria Secret and Cost Plus World Market. Charming Charlies, 24 Hour Fitness and Jersey Mikes are set to open at the center this fall.
LOS ANGELES — Whole Foods Market has announced plans to open a 42,000-square-foot flagship location on the ground floor of a new 700-unit apartment complex in Downtown Los Angeles. The complex will be located at 770 S. Grand Ave. It is being developed by Carmel Partners (Carmel Partners Investment Fund IV) and is expected to open in 2015.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. AND MURFREESBORO, TENN. — Hines, an international real estate investment firm based in Houston, has acquired two retail centers in Tennessee and Florida through Hines Global REIT. The centers include The Markets at Town Center in Jacksonville and The Avenue Murfreesboro in Murfreesboro. The Markets at Town Center is a nine-building, 317,415-square-foot, upscale retail center that Hines purchased from Pinehill Investment Co. The Markets at Town Center is part of the St. Johns Town Center master-planned development and is 93 percent leased to tenants such as Toys R' Us, Nordstrom Rack, West Marine, REI, Best Buy and Gold Galaxy. Hines has retained Genesis Real Estate Advisers LLC as the property manager. The Avenue Murfreesboro is a 10-building, 747,497-square-foot center that Hines purchased from Faison & Associates and Cousins Properties. The center is 89 percent leased to 93 tenants including Belk, Dick's Sporting Goods, Haverty's, Barnes & Noble, Bed Bath & Beyond and Michael's. David Hocker & Associates will manage the center on behalf of Hines.
PALM HARBOR, FLA. — Colliers International has arranged the $8.4 million sale of the Commons at Twin Lakes, located at 31958 U.S. Highway 19 N. in Palm Harbor. Outback Steakhouse anchors the 53,000-square-foot retail center, which features tenants such as Massimo's Eclectic Fine Dining, North Pinellas Children's Medical Center and Select Medical Rehab. The property is 98 percent leased. Mike Milano and Ron Schultz of Colliers International's Tampa Bay office represented the seller, Commons at Twin Lakes LLC, in the transaction. Jim Michalak of Plaza Advisors Inc. represented the buyer, Realty Financial Corp.
NASHUA, N.H. — Linear Retail Properties LLC has acquired Daniel Webster Crossing, a 28,030-square-foot shopping center in Nashua for $6.2 million. Panera Bread, Jos. A. Bank and T-Mobile anchor the property, which is located at 8 Spit Brook Road, about 18 miles south of Manchester. Daniel Webster Crossing is Linear Retail’s fourth acquisition in the Daniel Webster shopping district. The shopping center has 11,302 square feet of space available for lease. Joel Kadis, partner of leasing, and Evan Eisenhardt, leasing representative, at Linear Retail will handle the leasing at the newly acquired center. George Kobaly of GEM Realty represented the seller of Daniel Webster Crossing.
WELLS, MAINE — Fantini & Gorga has arranged a $4.9 million loan for the refinancing of a freestanding CVS/pharmacy in Wells, located about 33 miles south of Portland. Casimir Groblewski, managing director at Fantini & Gorga, represented Wells Realty LP, an affiliate of a Massachusetts-based development company, in the transaction. A regional financial institution provided the loan. The 13,225-square-foot building is located at 924 Post Road near I-95. It features a double-lane drive thru, one-hour photo lab, high volume pharmacy layout and more than 50 parking spaces.
ATHENS, GA. — Benning Construction Co., a regional general contractor, has broken ground on Epps Bridge Centre, a 68-acre retail and entertainment project located in Oconee County, minutes away from the University of Georgia in Athens. The project is located at the intersection of Paul Broun Parkway and the Oconee Connector. Epps Bridge Centre is the largest retail development begun in Georgia in nearly a decade, according to Benning Construction. The project's developer is Atlanta-based The Bishop Co. Several retailers have agreed to anchor the development, including Dick's Sporting Goods, Marshalls, PetSmart, Old Navy, Gap, Banana Republic, Ulta and Georgia Theatre Co.'s new flagship theater — the 16-screen GTC University 16 Cinemas.
WAUWATOSA, WIS. — HSA Commercial Real Estate has finalized leases with Saks Fifth Avenue OFF 5TH, Old Navy and Carter’s for The Mayfair Collection, a 270,000-square-foot shopping center development in Wauwatosa, a western suburb of Milwaukee. The project, which broke ground in April, already has lease commitments with Nordstrom Rack, Dick’s Sporting Goods and Ulta Beauty. Saks Fifth Avenue OFF 5TH has 67 stores, and The Mayfair Collection store will be its first in Wisconsin. The store’s grand opening is slated for spring 2014.
HOUSTON — Deals are in place for three new Houston metro locations of Dunkin’ Donuts, which recently announced its commitment to open a minimum of 60 locations in the area within the next five years. Jonathan Hicks of Davis Commercial represented the tenant in build-to-suit agreements with Tweed Property Interests LLC in Deer Park, Calvert Lindsay Interests LP with Yes Partners LLC in Katy and Ayrshire Corp. with Daily Grind LLC in the Southeast Houston submarket.