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Faris Lee Investments Negotiates $5.4M Sale of Retail Strip Center in Long Beach, California

by Amy Works

LONG BEACH, CALIF. — Faris Lee Investments has negotiated the $5.4 million sale of Time Square Center, an 11,790-square-foot retail strip center in Long Beach. Located at the intersection of Clark Avenue and Spring Street, the property was fully leased at the time of sale, primarily to restaurant tenants on triple-net leases. Nick Miller of Faris Lee represented the buyer, an Orange County, Calif.-based investor, in the transaction. The seller was not disclosed. The Faris Lee team also secured acquisition financing through a local credit union.

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Steiner + Associates Unveils Reimagined Fashion District at Easton Town Center in Columbus, Ohio

by Kristin Harlow

COLUMBUS, OHIO — Steiner + Associates has unveiled the re-tenanting of the Fashion District at Easton Town Center in Columbus. Plans call for new and expanded national retailers, contemporary brands, and elevated food-and-beverage offerings. The re-tenanting of the Fashion District includes the transformation of approximately 100,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space. Noteworthy tenants include Louis Vuiton, Sephora, L’Occitane, Lululemon, Chanel Beauty, David Yurman, Golden Goose, BOSS, Alo Yoga, Jo Malone, Faherty, Buck Mason, Bluemercury, Tecovas and Breitling. Restaurant tenants include Mastro’s, PBR Cowboy Bar + Smokehouse and Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurant. The Fashion District will be anchored by fine dining restaurant Del Mar, which is slated to open this spring. Easton Town Center is a shopping and dining destination that is home to more than 250 shops, restaurants and entertainment venues.

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Marcus & Millichap Brokers $4.2M Sale of Walgreens-Occupied Property in Machesney Park, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow

MACHESNEY PARK, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $4.2 million sale of a 14,490-square-foot retail property net leased to Walgreens in Machesney Park, just north of Rockford. Constructed in 2008, the building is located at 1680 W. Lane Road. Joe Sparano, Dan Yozwiak and Darpan Patel of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a limited liability company. Steven Weinstock of Marcus & Millichap assisted in closing the transaction. The asset sold to a local buyer completing a 1031 exchange.

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Vera Bridal Signs 1,800 SF Retail Lease in Garden City, Michigan

by Kristin Harlow

GARDEN CITY, MICH. — Vera Bridal has signed an 1,800-square-foot retail lease in Garden City, a western suburb of Detroit. The storefront is located at the intersection of Ford and Middlebelt roads. Michael Murphy and Joel Karboske of Gerdom Realty & Investment represented the landlord, Garden City Holdings LLC.

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Sportime Pickleball to Open 30,000 SF Facility in Englewood, New Jersey

by Taylor Williams

ENGLEWOOD, N.J. — Regional operator Sportime Pickleball will open a 30,000-square-foot facility in the Northern New Jersey community of Englewood. The facility at 62 Route 4 E will feature 12 courts. Neil Seth, Jennifer Konefsky, Kenji Ota and Kathryn Cruz of Cushman & Wakefield represented Sportime Pickleball, which is also opening a 50,000-square-foot facility in nearby Wayne, in the lease negotiations. Andrew Somple of NAI James E. Hanson represented the undisclosed landlord. The opening is slated for early 2025.

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Greenebaum, St. John Properties Break Ground on Final Three Buildings at Maple Lawn in Fulton, Maryland

by John Nelson

FULTON, MD. — A joint venture between Greenebaum Enterprises and St. John Properties has broken ground on the final three commercial buildings at Maple Lawn, a 605-acre mixed-use development in Fulton, a city in the Baltimore-Washington corridor. The properties, all of which are being developed on a speculative basis, include two medical office buildings and an inline retail building cumulatively totaling 85,000 square feet. All three buildings are positioned along Maple Lawn’s northern entrance near Maple Lawn Boulevard and Johns Hopkins Road. Upon the expected delivery in late 2025, Maple Lawn will total 1.8 million square feet of Class A offices, industrial facilities, research-and-development space, medical offices, shops and restaurants, as well as 1,300 residences. Maple Lawn is home to a variety of businesses, including Cisco Systems, DataTribe, Johns Hopkins Medicine, KBR, Kennedy Krieger, New Day, Presidio, Raytheon and Window Nation. 

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Legacy Realty Brokers $3.9M Sale of Retail Center in Waynesboro, Virginia

by John Nelson

WAYNESBORO, VA. — Legacy Realty Group Advisors has brokered the $3.9 million sale of Hopeman Shopping Center, a 46,872-square-foot retail center located in Waynesboro, about 96 miles west of Richmond. Food Lion anchors the property, which was 92 percent leased at the time of sale. Jacob Baruch and Ari Warshaw of Legacy Realty represented both the buyer and seller in the transaction. Both parties requested anonymity.

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Retail Owners Score Big With Sports, Entertainment Concepts 

by Hayden Spiess

Sports and entertainment destinations offer several benefits to retail properties — they boost foot traffic, encourage consumers to linger, complement traditional retail and provide opportunities for refilling vacancies. Pickleball, gaming and music venues are some of the most prolific concepts in today’s experiential marketplace.  “These users draw consumers into a development,” says Tim Katt, managing director of Transwestern Real Estate’s sports and entertainment advisory group. “Their ability to take up large, often dormant spaces and activate them is undeniable.”  Industry professionals emphasize that sports and entertainment tenants play a complementary role for traditional retailers. Steven Mueller, senior project manager with St. Louis-based HDA Architects, says that mixing entertainment concepts like pickleball with attached or adjacent restaurants is an “especially hot combination.” The idea is to entice guests to spend more time and money in a single location.  “Entertainment is complementary to retail in the sense that you get cross-pollination between tenants,” says Beau Arnason, executive vice president of asset performance at Columbus, Ohio-based Steiner + Associates. “You may come to a lifestyle center for an entertainment experience, but stop for food, drinks and shopping along the way.” Properly curating entertainment uses within retail and food-and-beverage spaces provides the opportunity to …

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Developers Announce $130M Retail Power Center in Marble Falls, Texas

by Taylor Williams

MARBLE FALLS, TEXAS — A group of developers doing business as Flatrock Development Partners LLC has announced The Shops at Flatrock Crossing, a $130 million retail power center in Marble Falls, about 50 miles northwest of Austin. The site has been part of the Roper Family ranch for more than 100 years, and members of the family have partnered with real estate professionals on the project. Those developers include Bob Berryhill of Empirita Development (developer of record) and Bobby Johnson of Twenty Two 10 Group. Academy Sports + Outdoors will anchor the 330,000-square-foot center alongside other national retailers such as T.J. Maxx, Ulta Beauty, Five Below, Famous Footwear, James Avery and Maurices. The development team is aiming to start construction by early June. United Commercial Realty, an Ohio-based firm led by Mark Escaja, arranged permanent financing for the project through KeyBank Real Estate Capital. Security State Bank provided the original construction loan for the project.

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Progressive Real Estate Brokers $3.5M Sale of 7-Eleven-Anchored Retail Center in Los Angeles

by Amy Works

LOS ANGELES — Progressive Real Estate Partners has brokered the $3.5 million sale of a 6,300-square-foot retail strip center located at 728 E. Vernon Ave. in Los Angeles. The center is anchored by 7-Eleven, with Boost Mobile and a laundromat serving as the other tenants at the property, which was built in 2000. The buyer and seller were both Los Angeles County-based private investors that requested anonymity. Brad Umansky and Lance Mordachini of Progressive Real Estate represented both parties in the deal.

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