Retail

PANAMA CITY BEACH, FLA. — A joint venture of The St. Joe Co., Casto and Strategic Retail Advisors has received a $46 million construction loan from U.S. Bank to finance The Pier Park North Shopping Center. The 360,000-square-foot center will be located in Panama City Beach across from the Pier Park Lifestyle Center at the intersection of U.S. Highway 98 and State Road 79. Dick's Sporting Goods, Michaels, Pier 1 Imports and Kirkland's committed last fall to anchor the center. Additional tenants will include Bed Bath & Beyond, Mattress Firm, Men's Warehouse, PetSmart, Rooms to Go and Shoe Carnival. The Pier Park North Shopping Center will open in spring 2014. A Casto-affiliate, based in Sarasota, Fla., will develop the center.

MIAMI — Continental Real Estate Cos. (CREC) has been selected as the leasing agent for eight shopping centers in South Florida totaling 629,060 square feet. The retail properties include El Mercado, Clewiston Town Center, Polo Grounds Mall, #1 Marketplace, The Shops of Bird Road, Tropical Plaza, Gables Grand Plaza and Red Road Commons. The firm will also manage El Mercado and Clewiston Town Center. Carlos Guzman, Steven Henenfeld, Mitchell Boxer and Ruben Suarez of CREC will lead the retail leasing team.

NORTH MIAMI BEACH, FLA. — The Boulder Group has arranged the $11 million sale of a triple net-leased Walgreens property at 15050 Biscayne Blvd. in North Miami Beach. The 14,500-square-foot property was built in 2010 and the lease features a unique 11 percent rental escalation in the primary lease term. Walgreens has 22 years remaining on its lease. Randy Blankstein and Jimmy Goodman of The Boulder Group represented the seller, a Montreal, Canada-based private partnership, in the transaction. The buyer was a Massachusetts-based limited partnership.

OLDSMAR, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of North Tampa Shores, a 31,022-square-foot retail property in Oldsmar for $5.1 million. The property is located at 4009-4013 Tampa Road and tenants include FedEx, AT&T, Flamestone American Grill and Moe's Southwest Grill. Rob Keeler of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer, a limited liability company.