LINCOLN, NEB. — Mid-America Real Estate Corp. has arranged the sale of East Park Plaza, a 214,029-square-foot shopping center in Lincoln. Anchored by Russ’s Market, the property is also home to Marcus Theatres and Famous Footwear. Rick Drogosz and Patrick Corrigan of Mid-America represented the seller, Starwood Property Trust. Broad Reach Retail Partners was the buyer.
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FRISCO, TEXAS — The Karahan Cos. has inked leases with 10 new retail tenants at Fields West, a 55-acre mixed-use development in Frisco. The new retailers include Crate & Barrel, Culinary Dropout, Design Within Reach, Face Foundrie, Gorjana, Landry Kate, North Italia, Maman, TravisMathew and U MedSpa. Bloomies, Alo Yoga, Arhaus, Kendra Scott, Pottery Barn, Sephora and Williams Sonoma were previously confirmed at the property, which is now currently 70 percent preleased. SHOP Cos. is the leasing agent for Fields West.
LAKE OSWEGO, ORE. — SRS Real Estate Partners has arranged the $6.6 million ground lease sale of a restaurant property located at 14801 Kruse Oaks Drive in Lake Oswego. Chick-fil-A occupies the 8,400-square-foot asset, which was renovated in 2025, under a brand new, 15-year corporate-guaranteed lease. Calvin Short and Patrick Luther of SRS Capital Markets represented the seller, a San Francisco-based family office, while Kevin Held of SRS Capital Markets represented the buyer, an Idaho-based private investor, in the 1031 exchange deal.
LEE’S SUMMIT, MO. — Block & Co. Inc. Realtors has purchased Summit Fair, a lifestyle center in the Kansas City suburb of Lee’s Summit. Totaling roughly 510,000 square feet, the property is approximately 90 percent leased. Tenants include Dick’s Sporting Goods, H&M, Lululemon, Made in KC Marketplace, Craft Putt, Orangetheory, Pure Barre, Chick-fil-A, DSW, McAlister’s Deli, JC Penney and Missouri Furniture Mart. Sephora and LoveSac are slated to open soon at the center. Block & Co. intends to introduce community-focused events and expand the tenant mix at Summit Fair. The company now leases and manages 10 multi-tenant centers in Lee’s Summit. Zachary Albrecht and David Block of Block & Co. represented the buyers, a group of local investors including Block and Doug Compton of Lawrence, Kan. The seller was Arizona-based Red Development. With this sale, Red has exited the Kansas City market.
TOPEKA, KAN. — After being closed for three years, the Kansas Museum of History has reopened in Topeka. The $6 million renovation, which marked the first major update of exhibits since the museum’s debut in the 1980s, includes a fully reimagined, 20,000-square-foot gallery. Kansas City-based Dimensional Innovations (DI) served as designer, fabricator and installer for the project. DI worked closely with the Kansas Historical Society, which operates the facility.
CENTREVILLE, VA. AND BRANDYWINE, MD. — Bethesda, Md.-based Finmarc Management has acquired a pair of retail properties leased by national movie operators in Virginia and Maryland for $15.1 million. EPR Properties was the seller. The first property, which spans 72,821 square feet, is located roughly 25 miles west of Washington, D.C., at 6201 Multiplex Drive in Fairfax County, Va. Cinemark Centreville fully leases the building, which features 12 screens. The second property is situated at 7710 Matapeake Business Drive in Brandywine and totals 60,000 square feet. The 14-screen theater is fully leased to Xscape Theatres.
NEW SMYRNA BEACH, FLA. — GBT Realty Corp. has unveiled plans to develop Shops at New Smyrna, a 55,273-square-foot, grocery-anchored neighborhood shopping center located in New Smyrna Beach. Construction of the project is scheduled to begin in summer 2026, with completion set for summer 2027. A 23,273-square-foot Sprouts Farmers Market will anchor the development, which will also feature an additional 35,000 square feet of junior anchor and inline retail space across two buildings, as well as two one-acre outparcels. The tenant roster is expected to include fitness and restaurant users and soft goods services, among others.
DAVENPORT, FLA. — SRS Real Estate Partners has brokered the $5.4 million sale of a single-tenant retail property located in Davenport, roughly 25 miles southwest of Orlando. The Learning Experience, an early childhood education and childcare center, occupies the 10,000-square-foot building on a 20-year lease with 19 years remaining. The building also features a 5,000-square-foot outdoor play area. Built in 2024, the single-tenant property is situated within a larger retail development along U.S. Highway 27. William Wamble and Patrick Nutt of SRS Capital Markets represented the seller, a national commercial real estate investment and development company, in the transaction. The buyer was a Central Florida-based private investor. Both parties requested anonymity.
RIVERSIDE, CALIF. — Longpoint has acquired Five Points Plaza, a retail center located at 4652-4822 La Sierra Ave. in Riverside, from a private family that originally developed the center. Stater Bros, Del Taco, Jack in the Box and Dollar Tree are tenants at the 129,699-square-foot property. Daniel Tyner, Gleb Lvovich and Geoff Tranchina of JLL Capital Markets Investment Sales and Advisory represented the buyer in the transaction.
