WILMINGTON, MASS. —Agfa Graphics, Kapa Biosystems, Security Innovation and Righter Group Inc. have signed long-term leases totaling 74,447 square feet of Class A office space at Ballardvale Office Park in suburban Boston. Agfa will continue to occupy 53,893 square feet on the first floor. Kapa Biosystems, which is relocating from Cunnings Park in Woburn, will occupy 9,203 square feet on the third floor of Building 1. Security Innovation has leased a 7,771-square-foot suite on the second floor of Building 4, and The Righter Group secured a 3,580-square-foot suite on the first floor. In the last six months, approximately 146,000 square feet has been leased at Ballardvale Office Park, bringing the four-building park to 75 percent occupancy. Buildings 3 and 4 are currently 86 percent leased. Matt Daniels, Brian Tisbert, Christopher Lawrence and Christopher Decembrele of Jones Lang LaSalle represented the building’s owners AEW Capital Management and Griffith Properties. Andrew Zezas of Real Estate Strategies Corp. represented Agfa. Decembrele and Daniels represented Kapa Biosystems. James Lipscomb of Richards Barry Joyce & Partners represented Security Innovation in its lease transaction, while Micah Stubblebine of the Stubblebine Co. represented Righter Group. The 550,000-square-foot Ballardvale Office Park is located at the interchange of Interstate …
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AUSTIN, TEXAS — Weingarten Realty Investors (NYSE: WRI) has acquired the 350,000-square-foot Mueller Regional Retail Center in Austin. Home Depot, Marshalls, Bed Bath & Beyond and PetSmart anchor the power center. Close proximity to Interstate 35 results in traffic counts in excess of 240,000 vehicles per day. The property is part of the larger Mueller Regional Retail District, a 700-acre master planned community that will include a total of 4 million square feet of retail space and 4,600 residential units upon completion.
CORONA, CALIF. – A 42,000-square-foot retail center in Corona has sold to Corona Capital, LTD for $4.6 million. The center is located at 4300 Green River Promenade. It is a multi-tenant investment property zoned for retail, medical and office use. Roger Niez, David Knowlton and Steve Liu of NAI Capital’s Orange County office represented both the buyer and the seller, Wayman Promenade LLC, in this transaction.
FOUNTAIN HILLS, ARIZ. — Whitestone REIT has acquired Fountain Hills Plaza, 111,289-square-foot retail center in the Phoenix suburb of Fountain Hills, for $20.5 million. The center is located at the southwest corner of Palisades Boulevard and La Montana Drive. It is anchored by a Bashas grocery store and an Ace Hardware. New tenants to the center include Little Caesar’s, GNC, H & R Block and Great Clips. The seller, J & R Holdings XX LLC, was represented by Glenn Smigiel, Bob Young, Steve Brabant and Rick Abraham of CBRE’s Phoenix office. J & R is an entity formed by Pederson Group.
CARROLL, IOWA — Phillips Edison–ARC Shopping Center REIT Inc. has acquired its first shopping center in Iowa for $3.8 million. CitiCentre Plaza is a 63,518-square-foot shopping center in Carroll, located approximately 90 miles northwest of Des Moines. Hy-Vee grocery store occupies 45,613 square feet, anchoring the center. CitiCentre Plaza is 87.7 percent leased to six tenants. Davis-HV LLC sold the property to Phillips Edison.
FOUNTAIN HILLS, ARIZ. — Whitestone REIT has acquired Fountain Hills Plaza, 111,289-square-foot retail center in the Phoenix suburb of Fountain Hills, for $20.5 million. The center is located at the southwest corner of Palisades Boulevard and La Montana Drive. It is anchored by a Bashas grocery store and an Ace Hardware. New tenants to the center include Little Caesar’s, GNC, H & R Block and Great Clips. The seller, J & R Holdings XX LLC, was represented by Glenn Smigiel, Bob Young, Steve Brabant and Rick Abraham of CBRE’s Phoenix office. J & R is an entity formed by Pederson Group.
GOODYEAR, ARIZ. — Palm Valley Pavilions East, a 35,199-square-foot retail center in Goodyear, has sold to Claxton Real Estate LP 1 for $4.8 million. The center is located at SE McDowell and Litchfield roads. The buyer was represented by Tivon Moffitt and Peter Bauman with Colliers International. The seller, MEI Properties LLC, was represented by Andrew Fosberg, Steve Fernandez and Joseph Compagno of CBRE’s Phoenix office.
LOS ANGELES — Reseda Plaza, a 10,000-square-foot shopping center, has sold to Collins 36 Ltd. for $4 million. The center is located at 18300 Vanowen in the Los Angeles submarket of Reseda. The buyer was represented by Paul Kenworthy of Charles Dunn Company. The private seller was represented by Cheryl Pester of NAI Capital.
PALM BEACH HARBOR, FLA. — Phillips Edison-ARC Shopping Center REIT Inc. has acquired Crystal Beach Plaza, a 59,015-square-foot shopping center located in Palm Beach Harbor, about 30 miles northwest of Tampa. The shopping center is anchored by a 39,203-square-foot Publix. The REIT’s current portfolio includes 59 properties in 21 states, with an aggregate portfolio purchase price of about $857 million.
NEW ORLEANS — The Howard Hughes Corp. has announced the tenant roster for the redevelopment of the Riverwalk Marketplace in downtown New Orleans into The Outlet Collection at Riverwalk. The property’s tenants that are new to New Orleans include Last Call Studio by Neiman Marcus, Coach Men’s Factory Store, Tommy Bahama, Toby Keith’s I Love This Bar & Grill, Hartstrings Childrenswear, U.S. Polo Assn. Outlet, It’s Sugar, Sunglass Warehouse, Red Mango and New Balance Factory Stores. Additional tenants include Coach Factory Store, Café du Monde, Kenneth Cole Co. Store, LOFT Outlet, Chico’s Outlet, Clarks/Bostonian Outlet, Gap Outlet, Guess Factory Store, Kay Jewelers, Raising Cane’s, Sunglass Hut Outlet and The Fudgery. The redevelopment will expand the property’s footprint by about 50,000 square feet to an approximate total of 250,000 square feet. Interior demolition and other construction activities are underway. The property is scheduled to reopen in late spring/early summer of 2014.