HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. — Los Angeles-based PCCP has provided a $36 million senior loan for the acquisition of The Hub Shopping Center, a 248,569-square-foot retail property that sits on a 28-acre site in the Long Island community of Hempstead. The borrower was New York City-based Agus Holdings. Tenants at the center, which was 99 percent leased at the time of sale, include The Home Depot, Stop & Shop, Old Navy and AT&T. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
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DES PERES, MO. — Cohen & Steers Income Opportunities REIT Inc. (CNSREIT), in partnership with Phillips Edison & Co. Inc. (PECO), has acquired Des Peres Corners in the western St. Louis suburb of Des Peres. The 121,000-square-foot, open-air shopping center was built in 2009. The property is 90 percent occupied and is anchored by a 74,000-square-foot Schnucks grocery store. The companies completed the acquisition through a joint venture targeting $300 million in equity that is owned 80 percent by CNSREIT and 20 percent by PECO. The joint venture will focus on acquiring open-air, grocery-anchored shopping centers.
LOS ANGELES — BOLOUR Associates has acquired a site with three retail buildings in the Los Angeles Mid City submarket for $6 million. Located at 601, 611 and 619 S. Fairfax Ave., the buildings offer more than 11,500 square feet of net rentable area, including a former 99 Cents Only store. BOLOUR purchased the 99 Cents Only property through a bankruptcy auction after Number Holdings Inc., the parent company of 99 Cents Only Stores LLC, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy earlier this year and closed all of its stores. The company will renovate the three buildings to cater to gallery, design, furniture and showroom uses. In the long-term, BOLOUR plans to redevelop the site into 120 multifamily residential units. Hilco Global represented the undisclosed seller, while BOLOUR was self-represented in the deal.
SAN DIEGO — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of North Park Retail, a restaurant property at 2884 University Ave. in San Diego’s North Park neighborhood. Carlos Partners LLC sold the asset to 1295 University Family LP for $1.9 million. Built in 1948, North Park Retail features 3,200 square feet of space. The single-tenant property was renovated in 2014 for Saiko Sake and Sushi Bar’s tenant build out. After operating for 10 years, Saiko Sushi will close when its lease expires in October. The buyers plan to lease out the property after Saiko Sake and Sushi Bar’s vacates. Ross Sanchez and Nick Totah of The Totah Group of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, while Nate Benedetto of Next Wave Commercial procured the buyer in the transaction.
Orion Acquires Net Lease Retail Portfolio Located in Florida, Texas, Illinois for $50M
by John Nelson
MIAMI— Florida-based Orion Real Estate Group has acquired a net lease retail portfolio located in Florida, Texas and Illinois for $50 million. An undisclosed family office sold the portfolio, which totals 94,000 square feet across 12 properties. Tenants at the portfolio — which include 11 single-tenant properties and two two-tenant properties — include banks, a fitness center, pharmacy, urgent care facility and a quick-service restaurant. The portfolio has 6.5 years of weighted average remaining lease term. Alex Sharrin, Jeff Cicurel, Eric Osika and Noel O’Donnell of JLL represented the seller in the transaction.
ORLANDO, FLA. — Primark has signed a 36,000-square-foot lease at The Florida Mall in Orlando. Spanning two stories, the store will feature an entire floor dedicated to Disney merchandise. Scheduled for the end of August, the opening will bring the retailer’s U.S. portfolio to 26 locations. Primark currently operates one store in the state at Sawgrass Mills in Sunrise. Indianapolis-based Simon Property Group owns The Florida Mall, which opened in 1986.
HOUSTON — Birmingham, Ala.-based investment and brokerage firm Shannon Waltchack has acquired The Vintage Center, a 29,483-square-foot unanchored retail center located at 10300 Louetta Road in northwest Houston. The center was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants such as First Community Credit Union, Vintage Smile Family Dentistry, Chicken Salad Chick, Memorial Hermann-GoHealth and Trademark Salon. John Indelli and Ryan West of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
DOWNINGTOWN, PA. — BWE has arranged $45 million in first mortgage financing for Brandywine Square Shopping Center, a 607,999-square-foot retail center located roughly 40 miles outside Philadelphia in Downingtown. Regional grocer Wegmans anchors the center. Other tenants include BJ’s Wholesale, Dick’s Sporting Goods, DSW, PetSmart, Regal Cinema and Best Buy. Kevin Hicks of BWE originated the financing through a life insurance company on behalf of the borrower, Delaware-based development and management firm Allied Properties.
HAMILTON, N.J. — Pickleball Kingdom will open a 40,500-square-foot, full-building lease at 1100 Negron Drive, an industrial flex property in the Central New Jersey community of Hamilton. The space will house 14 courts as well as conference rooms, meeting areas and a lounge. New Jersey-based Denholtz Properties owns the building, which was completed in 2023 and features a clear height of 26 feet. The opening is scheduled for the fall.
DARDENNE PRAIRIE, MO. — St. Louis-based developer Mia Rose Holdings has broken ground on The Prairie Encore, a $90 million apartment and retail development in the northwest St. Louis suburb of Dardenne Prairie. The property will include 190 luxury apartment units along with a 3,000-square-foot, standalone Sugarfire Smokehouse with sand volleyball and pickleball courts. There will also be a Small Sliders restaurant, an 11,000-square-foot building for Mac-A-Doodles Fine Wine, Beer & Spirits, a Starbucks with a drive-thru, a Circle K convenient store and a 7,500-square-foot animal hospital. Sugarfire and Mac-A-Doodles are scheduled to open late this fall. Starbucks is slated to open in mid-2025, with the multifamily and animal hospital following in fall 2025. The four-story apartment building will feature two interior courtyards, a 3,000-square-foot lobby with a leasing office, coffee bar, kitchen, bar and fitness center and various coworking spaces. Outside, there will be surface parking, a large dog park, resort-style pool and community gathering spaces. Rosemann & Associates was the consulting architect, and Hurford Architects was the project architect. The property manager will be 2B Residential.