WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. — New England Development plans to open Marketplace at the Outlets, a 300,000-square-foot retail center currently under construction, in the fall. The center is located adjacent to the recently opened Palm Beach Outlets in West Palm Beach. The center will feature 20 stores, including Bed Bath & Beyond, DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse, Nordstrom Rack, Old Navy, PetSmart, Pier 1 Imports, Sports Authority, T.J. Maxx, Ulta Beauty and Whole Foods. New England Development, also the developer of Palm Beach Outlets, partnered with Eastern Real Estate in the development of Marketplace at the Outlets.
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WEST CHESTER, PA. — New York Life has acquired Bradford Plaza, a shopping center located at 700 Downington Pike in West Chester, for $35.7 million. The 161,000-square-foot center is 88 percent occupied by Giant Foods, Petco, Walgreens and a Giant fuel station. The 22-acre site also has a 4,300-square-foot proposed pad site for future development. Karen Iman and Gary Gabriel of Cushman & Wakefield handled the transaction.
HOUSTON — AMG Guaranty Trust has sold the Cypresswood Kroger Center, a 34,730-square-foot retail center located in northwest Houston, to a private investor based in California. Garrette Matlock and James Bell of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller. At the time of the sale, the center was approximately 95 percent occupied. Major tenants include Memorial Hermann Healthcare System, Burger King, Chase Bank, Subway, Great Clips, Wingstop, Smoothie King and Willie’s Grill and Ice House. All of the leases are triple-net. The center’s 55,795-square-foot Kroger supermarket shadow-anchor was not a part of the sale. The terms of the sale were not released.
BEACHWOOD, OHIO — Devonshire REIT Inc. has acquired Pavilion Shopping Center in Beachwood, a suburb of Cleveland, for $35 million. The shopping center is located on Chagrin Boulevard near I-271. Sub-anchors at the 249,873-square-foot power center anchored by Giant Eagle include Big Lots, Marshalls, Michaels and Stein Mart. Other national tenants include Petco, Lane Bryant, Quiznos, Bruegger’s Bagels, Sally Beauty Supply, GNC, Verizon Wireless, Ruby Tuesday and Huntington Bank. The property is 97 percent occupied with one remaining vacant space currently under negotiation. Huntington Bank provided financing for the transaction.
TOLEDO, OHIO — The Cooper Commercial Investment Group has brokered the $1.8 million sale of the Shoppes at Glendale, a 10,050-square-foot retail center in Toledo. The property, built in 2005, is shadow anchored by a Wal-Mart Supercenter. The center is fully occupied with all triple-net leases in place. The retail center sits directly in front of The University of Toledo Medical Center and Medical College and directly across from several national retailers including Panera Bread, Aldi, Ruby Tuesday, Bob Evans Restaurant, Payless ShoeSource, Tan Pro USA and Sally Beauty Supply. Dan Cooper of the Cooper Commercial Investment Group represented the seller, an Ohio-based private investment group. A Connecticut-based a private investor purchased the property. The property was sold at a 7.79 percent capitalization rate.
WARWICK, R.I.; BURLINGTON, PEABODY, FALL RIVER, READING AND WESTFORD, MASS. — HFF has secured a $50.6 million refinancing for a six-property, 224,001-square-foot retail portfolio in the New England area. The firm placed the fixed-rate loan with Allianz Real Estate of America LLC for the borrower, Burlington, Mass.-based Linear Retail Properties. The portfolio consists of 1000 Bald Hill Road in Warwick, Burlington Marketplace in Burlington, Peabody Gardens in Peabody, Flint Village Plaza in Fall River, 345 Main Street in Reading and One Carlisle Road in Westford. Overall, the properties are 97.7 percent leased to a variety of tenants, including Trader Joe’s, CVS/pharmacy, Rite Aid, Starbucks Coffee, Panera Bread, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Bank of America and Dunkin’ Donuts. Riaz Cassum and Brett Paulsrud of HFF represented the borrower in the transaction.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — NorthMarq Capital’s Dallas office has arranged the $10.2 million refinancing of West Side Village, a 50,107-square-foot retail and office property located at 1214 W. Sixth St. in Austin. The transaction was structured with a 10-year term and 30-year amortization schedule. Paul Brighton of NorthMarq arranged financing for the borrower through NorthMarq’s relationship with a CMBS lender. Long-time Austin fashion retailer Julian Gold anchors the property.
COLLEYVILLE, TEXAS — Studio Movie Grill has opened a 51,935-square-foot location at Town Center of Colleyville, a Dallas/Fort Worth suburb. John Zikos and Chris Booras of Venture Commercial represented American National Bank Special Assets LLC in the sale and assignment of two leases on the building to Studio Movie Grill Holdings LLC. Larry Leon and Ross McCook, also of Venture, assisted in the transaction. The center was recently acquired by Velocis, a Dallas-based private equity real estate fund.
SAN JOSE, CALIF. — ValueRock Realty Partners has acquired a 120,437-square-foot retail property in San Jose for $18.2 million. The Target-anchored center is located at 2155 Morrill Ave. This is ValueRock’s first Silicon Valley acquisition.
FRIDLEY, MINN. — Cushman & Wakefield | NorthMarq has brokered the sale of a 32,000-square-foot bowling alley in Fridley. The former AMF Bowling Center is located at 6310 Highway 65, approximately nine miles north of Minneapolis. Scott Beitz purchased the property for an undisclosed price. Banquets of Minnesota will renovate the building to serve as an event center, which will offer full-service catering and event planning for any occasion. The sale of a small parcel of land, which will be utilized for overflow parking at the new facility, was completed as a separate transaction. Deb Carlson of Cushman & Wakefield | NorthMarq represented AMF Bowling Centers in the sale of the building and Sinclair Oil Corp. in the sale of the land.