NORMAN, OKLA. — A 24,641-square-foot retail property, located at 300 Norman Center Ct. in Norman, which was once leased to Borders has been sold for $1.6 million. The seller was Farmington Hills, Mich.-based Agree Realty Corp.
LAKE ELSINORE, CALIF. — A single-tenant Walgreens location in Lake Elsinore has sold to a private investor from Palm Desert, Calif., for $8,086,409. It sold at a 6.48 percent cap rate. The 13,678-square-foot building was constructed in 2011 on a 1.57-acre parcel at 31781 Mission Trail Road. It is leased to Walgreens for 75 years. Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors’ William B. Asher and Jeremy S. McChesney represented both the buyer and the seller, a private investor from Seal Beach, Calif., in this transaction.
AURORA, COLO. — Arapahoe Crossings is adding two more retailers to its roster. Gordmans is set to open a 55,000-square-foot store at the Aurora shopping center in fall 2012, while Chuck and Don’s Pet Food Outlet will debut a 7,000-square-foot location in early 2012. The center will boast an occupancy rate of more than 90 percent with the addition of these two tenants. Gordmans was represented by Allan Murow of Noddle Companies. Chuck and Don’s was represented by Carl Luppens of Nordic Land Company. Brixmor’s Paul Sheppard represented Arapahoe Crossings in these transactions.
GOLDSBORO, N.C. — The 57,000-square-foot Five Points Plaza, located at 102-118 Five Points Rd. in Goldsboro, has been sold for $6 million. Food Lion anchors the center, which is 97 percent leased. Drew Fleming and Mark Joines of Cassidy Turley's Atlanta office represented the buyer, a North Carolina-based private equity group, in the transaction. Marlene Spritzer of CresaPartners' Cary, N.C., office represented the seller, a North Carolina-based developer.
CHICAGO, BROOKFIELD, WIS. — Real estate investment trust Inland Real Estate Corp. and Dutch pension fund manager PGGM purchased two Midwest retail properties for $43 million. Inland and PGGM, operating in a joint venture, paid $18.9 million for Elston Plaza, an 88,213-square-foot, grocery-anchored center in Chicago. The entity also acquired Brownstones Shopping Center, a 137,800-square-foot, grocery-anchored located in Brookfield, Wis., for $24.1 million. Elston Plaza is 95 percent occupied. Brownstones is about 93 percent leased. The venture plans to invest $270 million in retail centers in select Midwest markets. To date, the venture has purchased seven assets valued at $141.3 million.
HARTFORD, CONN. —Washington Trust's Commercial Real Estate Group has provided a $2.7 million loan to West Hartford Associates for the refinancing and renovation of Shield Street Plaza Shopping Center in West Hartford. The two-building, 77,852-square-foot center is located at 132-162 Shield St.
ABILENE — First Financial Bank, N.A., Abilene, a subsidiary of Abilene-based First Financial Bankshares, will break ground on its new 5,530-square-foot branch today at 2 p.m. CT., located at 1801 Antilley Rd. in Abilene. The bank will feature five drive-thru lanes and a deposit-taking ATM and is slated to open in mid-2012.
EL CAMPO — Houston-based Central Management has been retained to manage the 18,195-square-foot West Loop Village Marketplace, a shopping center located at Highway 71 and West Loop FM 2765 in El Campo. Robert Barton of Central Management has been named the property manager and Trent Vack and Gary Triplett, also of Central Management, are leasing the property.
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. – The Marketplace at Austin Bluffs, a 226,626-square-foot, grocery-anchored shopping center in Colorado Springs, has sold to AmCap Austin Bluffs LLC for $32,810,000. The property was redeveloped in 2007 and is anchored by King Soopers. Jon Hendrickson of Marcus & Millichap’s Denver office represented both the buyer and the seller, United Properties.
PLANTATION, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $6.2 million sale of a 12,863-square-foot Walgreens, located at 10181 W. Broward Blvd. in Plantation. There are currently 21 years remaining on the 25-year, triple-net lease with 10 5-year options. Ronnie Issenberg and Scott Sandelin of Marcus & Millichap's Miami office represented the seller, a private developer, in the transaction.