LAKE ZURICH, ILL. — Sperry Van Ness has arranged the lease of a 5,704-square-foot retail space in Lake Zurich at North Lake Commons, north of Chicago. The tenant, Marvin Somlo, has partnered with SOMS Fitness Group LLC to operate a new fitness property called Title Boxing Club.
NEWINGTON, CONN. — Inland Real Estate Acquisitions has acquired Newington Fair, a 186,205-square-foot shopping center in Newington for $17.2 million. The center is fully occupied and anchored by Sam's Club and L.A. Fitness, both on long-term leases. The transaction also includes a parcel of land suitable for the development of an additional retail building. Lou Quilici of IREIT Business Manager & Advisor facilitated the sale. Concurrent with the deal, Inland also acquired a portfolio of Dollar General stores in Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee for $8.3 million.
PHILLIPSBURGH, N.J. — Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust has completed the sale of Phillipsburgh Mall for $11.5 million. The 547,000-square-foot mall is anchored by Kohl's, Sears, Bon Ton and JC Penney. As of Sept. 30, 2012, sales at the center were approximately $235 per square foot and non-anchor occupancy was 66.1 percent. Mason Asset Management was the buyer.
NEW YORK CITY — Hair Club, the hair restoration company, has opened its 100th center with a new flagship location in New York City. The company signed a lease for 16,400 square feet on the 5th and 6th floors of 551 Madison Ave. Hair Club began construction of its center in May 2012, which includes 25 styling and treatment rooms and a two-story employee lounge and cafe. The center also features environmentally sustainable elements, including LED lighting and Energy Star-rated HVAC systems and equipment. Cassidy Turley is the property management.
LAGO VISTA, TEXAS — SRS Real Estate Partners, a Dallas-based retail real estate brokerage firm, has arranged the sale of the 66,230-square-foot Lago Vista Village, a mixed-use development located at 20900 FM 1431 in Lago Vista. The development includes 55,085 square feet of retail space and 11,145 square feet of second-story office space. The development is 100 percent vacant. Jason Middlebrook of SRS represented the seller in the transaction.
LOS ANGELES — A Southern California-based retail portfolio that is known as the DJM Retail Portfolio has received $60 million in mezzanine financing. The funds will be used to refinance and recapitalize the four-property, 962,000-square-foot portfolio, which mostly consists of grocery-anchored retail properties in Torrance, Lakewood, La Habra and Ventura. The portfolio has a 96 percent occupancy rate. The funds were provided by HFF’s Bryan Ley, John Crump, Michael Leggett and Peter Smyslowski on behalf of DJM Capital Partners.
BALDWIN PARK, CALIF. — NewMark Merrill Cos. and a New York-based real estate partner has begun the $2.5 million redevelopment of Park Plaza on Maine, a 165,000-square-foot retail center in Baldwin Park. The property was built in 1989 as part of an agreement with the City of Baldwin Park's redevelopment agency. Superior Grocers and CVS/pharmacy anchor the center, which includes other tenants such as Chase Bank, Little Caesers and O'Reilly Auto Parts. All of the stores are remaining open during the construction. Park Plaza on Maine will be upgraded with modern facades, monument signage, outdoor seating and a new water feature. The redevelopment will also make room for more street-front retailers along Maine Avenue and Ramona Boulevard. Luca Giovanardi of NewMark Merrill Cos. is overseeing the project.
SAN DIEGO — The Uptown District Shopping Center, a 148,638-square-foot, mixed-use retail center in San Diego, has sold to Regency Centers Corporation for $81.1 million. It is located at 940 University Ave. in the city’s Hillcrest neighborhood. Notable tenants at the center include Ralphs, Trader Joe’s, Wells Fargo, Panera Bread and Starbucks. The sale was executed by the Mansour Group of Marcus & Millichap.
ORLANDO, FLA. — Metro Pointe Shopping Center, a 32,538-square-foot retail property, has traded for $4.75 million in Orlando. It is 100 percent occupied and is shadow-anchored by a Walmart Supercenter. Metro Pointe Shopping Center’s tenants include Planet Fitness Gym and Rainbow USA, a clothing store. Kirk Olson and Drew Kristol of Marcus & Millichap’s Miami office represented the seller, a Sunrise, Fla.-based banking institution. The buyer was a private investor from Toledo, Ohio.
FARMINGTON HILLS, MICH. — Michigan-based Agree Realty has purchased four Applebee’s restaurants and an Advance Auto Parts for a total cost of approximately $10.1 million. The recently acquired Applebee's assets are located in Harlingen and Wichita Falls Texas, as well as two properties in Pensacola, Fla. The Advance Auto Parts is located in Lebanon, Va. Each of the restaurants has a new 20-year lease providing for fixed annual rental increases. Agree Realty specializes in single tenant net lease retail properties throughout the U.S.