LEWISVILLE, TEXAS — The Weitzman Group and Cencor Realty Services have arranged a lease for the first Dallas/Fort Worth metro area location of WinCo, a Boise, Idaho-based discount grocery chain. The store will occupy 85,000 square feet at the Old Orchard Village East shopping center in Lewisville, which will undergo extensive renovations in conjunction with the new tenant’s arrival. Old Orchard Village East was originally anchored by Walmart after its development in the 1970s. Current tenants include Hancock Fabrics, The Leather Sofa Co., Fuzzy’s Taco Shop and more. Matt Luedtke and Blake Shipp of the Weitzman Group, along with Cencor’s David McNeil, represented property owner Old Orchard LLC in the negotiations. Don Woodbury of DWC Commercial and McGregor Converse of Venture Commercial represented WinCo.
TRACY, CALIF. – The West Valley Mall in Tracy has received a $52-million refinance. The 886,903-square-foot shopping center is located at 3200 Naglee Road along I-205, which connects the San Francisco Bay Area with San Joaquin County. The mall is anchored by Macy's, Target, Sears and JC Penney. Other notable tenants include Bath and Body Works, Foot Locker, The Children's Place, Victoria's Secret and Zumiez. The non-recourse mortgage carries a floating interest rate of LIBOR plus 175 bps. It matures in five years, and includes a five-year extension option. The mall is owned by Rouse Properties.
ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $2.3 million sale of Florida Federal Plaza, a 33,147-square-foot retail property located at 850 49th St. in St. Petersburg. Save-a-Lot Grocery and Dollar General anchor the center. Moe Derbala of Marcus & Millichap's Tampa office represented the seller, a private investor, in the transaction. Derbala also secured the buyer, a private investor from Clearwater, Fla.
ERIE, PA. — Phillips Edison–ARC Shopping Center REIT Inc. has acquired Yorktown Centre, a 196,728-square-foot shopping center in Erie, for $21.4 million. A Giant Eagle grocery store occupies 44.4 percent of the property. Yorktown Centre is fully leased to 29 tenants. The seller was 79 Realty Corp. Phillips Edison is a public, non-traded REIT focused on the acquisition and management of grocery-anchored neighborhood shopping centers throughout the United States.
AVENEL, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $2.9 million sale of a 13,082-square-foot retail property in Avenel, a southern suburb of Newark. Family Dollar and Mosaic Spa occupy the property, which is located at 1392 St. Georges Ave. Michael Lombardi, a senior associate in Marcus & Millichap’s New Jersey office, marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a developer. Lombardi also represented the buyer, a private investor. This retail building was renovated in 2012, which included a new roof and parking lot.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Commercial real estate firm Henry S. Miller has brokered the acquisition of Fort Worth’s Town West shopping center by Custer Properties LLC. The buyer plans several improvements for the property, which totals 33,269 square feet and is located at 6700 Camp Bowie Blvd., in close proximity to the Highway 183 interchange. Shawn Loney-Rider of Henry S. Miller represented Custer Properties in the transaction, while Jason Middlebrook of SRS Real Estate Partners represented the seller, Town West Shopping Center LLC.
SLIDELL, LA. — RCG Ventures has acquired the 144,638-square-foot Village at Northshore, a shopping center located in Slidell, within the New Orleans MSA. Bed Bath & Beyond, JoAnn, Marshalls, Baskins and Dollar Tree anchor the center. Jones Lang LaSalle represented the seller in the transaction.
RICHMOND, VA. — Capstone Advisors, a real estate investment, development and advisor firm based in Carlsbad, Calif., has purchased The Shops at Wellesley in Richmond. The 42,250-square-foot center is located in the Short Pump area of suburban Richmond and serves the affluent Wellesley neighborhood. Current tenants include daycare center Minnieland, Wellesley Animal Hospital and Vinnie's Italian Grill. Capstone Advisors plans to hold the center for a long-term investment. The center is part of a three-property, $16 million acquisition that Capstone recently announced. The other two properties are located in California and Arizona.
PARAGOULD, ARK. — Belk has announced its 10,000-square-foot expansion at Town West Shopping Center in Paragould, a city in northeast Arkansas. The $1.8 million project will include updated decor with new paint, carpet, tiled aisles and lighting. The remodeled 48,000-square-foot store is set for a mid-October grand reopening. Real Estate Southeast LLC handled the lease expansion.
HUTCHINSON, KAN. — The Boulder Group has completed the $1.2 million sale of a single-tenant retail property located at 1418 E. 4th Ave. in Hutchinson. Aaron’s is the sole occupant of the 7,200-square-foot retail building, which was developed in 2011. The lease has 13 years remaining and features 7.5 percent rental escalations every five years. Randy Blankstein and Jimmy Goodman of The Boulder Group represented the seller in the transaction, a private Midwest-based investment firm. A Texas-based investment partnership was the buyer.