SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — Shea Scottsdale Plaza, a 12,716-square-foot shopping center in Scottsdale, has sold to SheaScott LLC for $3 million. It is located at 7337 E. Shea. The building was 96.2 percent occupied at the time of closing. Notable tenants include Dickey’s BBQ Pit, Fate Brewing Co., Valencia Salon Studios & Fascinations. SheaScott was represented by Mark Rein of Rein & Grossoehme. The seller, an entity formed by Westwood Financial, was represented by CBRE’s Steve Julius and Jesse Goldsmith.
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BRANDENTON, FLA. — The 678,377-square-foot DeSoto Square Mall, located on U.S. Highway 41 and Cortez Road in Bradenton, has sold. An affiliate of New York-based Mason Asset Management Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Simon Property Group, acquired the regional mall. It opened in 1973 and was renovated in 1996. Macy’s and JCPenney anchor the retail property, which also includes an empty Dillard’s box. Peter Stevens, Dave Conn, Casey Rosen and Nik Kozy of CBRE represented the unlisted seller.
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — Wilton, Conn.-based Westport Capital Partners has purchased the 250,000-square-foot Marketfair Mall at the intersection of Skibo and Morganton roads in Fayetteville. A 15-screen, 60,000-square-foot Carmike Cinemas anchors the retail property, which also includes a 66,000-square-foot Gander Mountain Outdoor World and 35,000-square-foot HH Gregg. Joe Montgomery of Colliers International’s Atlanta office represented the seller.
CHARLOTTE, N.C., AND NEWNAN, GA. — Two Advance Auto Parts stores in North Carolina and Georgia have sold to a California-based buyer to complete a 1031 exchange. The automotive retail property in Charlotte sold for $1.78 million and the one in Newnan sold for $1.64 million. Steve Horvath and Jay Levell of Berkeley Capital Advisors represented the unlisted seller.
APPLETON, WIS. — Heartland Dental has signed a lease for 3,358 square feet of space at 3818 E. Calumet St. in the Qdoba Plaza in Appleton. Tom Treder of Commercial Property Associates represented the landlord, PH East Appleton, in the transaction. He also represented the tenant.
WARWICK, R.I. — Winstanley Enterprises and Surrey Equities have acquired the historic Rhode Island Mall at 650 Bald Hill Road in Warwick for $38 million. The 450,000-square-foot mall originally opened as the Midland Mall in 1967 as the first two-level enclosed mall in New England. The mall portion of the property, totaling 225,000 square feet, has been vacant since closing in April 2011. The remaining standalone retail space is currently anchored by Sears, Walmart and Kohl's. The new owners plan to renovate the mall and create larger tenant spaces that cater to anchor tenants. Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, GLL Real Estate Partners, in the transaction. Eastern Retail Properties represented the buyer.
PITTSBURGH — A joint venture between BIG Shopping Centers USA and M&J Wilkow has purchased The Waterfront, a 764,691-square-foot retail center in Pittsburgh. HFF arranged a 10-year, $81.3 million acquisition loan for the buyers through Ladder Capital. The Waterfront is located at 100-146 W. Bridge St., near the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and Carnegie Mellon University. The property, which is a redevelopment of a steel mill, is 89 percent occupied. Tenants include Best Buy, Michaels, Petco and T.J. Maxx. John Pelusi and Gerard Sanosti led the HFF team that represented the seller.
CUPERTINO, CALIF. – A retail property in Cupertino that has recently signed 99 Ranch has received a $13-million mortgage. The 20-year, fixed-rate, permanent loan was arranged for Browman Development Company by Greg Gray of Barry Slatt Mortgage. It was provided by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans.
TORRANCE, CALIF. — A 4,229-square-foot retail strip center in Torrance has sold to a private investor for $4.6 million. The property is located at 20301 Hawthorne Blvd. It is fully occupied by 7-Eleven and the Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf. The buyer was represented by Paul Lee of Pacific Gold Coast Realty in Diamond Bar. The seller, a locally based private investor, was represented by Kevin T. Fryman and Carlos J. Lopez of Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors.
HUDSON, FLA. — The 70,770-square-foot Hays Road Town Center, located at the northwest corner of Hays Road and State Road 52 in Hudson, has sold for $13 million. Sonny Molloy of Marcus & Millichap’s Atlanta represented the seller, Haysvest LLC, and the buyer was Cincinnati-based Midland Atlantic Properties. The Publix-anchored retail property was completed in the first quarter of 2011 and is 90 percent occupied. Kirk Felici of Marcus & Millichap’s Miami office is the firm’s broker of record in the state of Florida.