FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS — Activate, an entertainment concept centered on interactive games, will open a 12,000-square-foot venue at Baybrook Mall in Friendswood, a southwestern suburb of Houston. The venue is Activate’s third in the Houston area. Eric Lestin and Michael Burgower of Cushman & Wakefield represented Activate in the lease negotiations. Bruce Wallace of Jolink Wallace represented the landlord, Ashita Investments.
LAS VEGAS — Brixton Capital has purchased Las Palmas Village, a shopping center at 445 E. Windmill Lane in Las Vegas, from Australia-based Cop Group for $29.4 million in an off-market transaction. Las Palmas Village features 106,838 square feet of grocery-anchored retail space that was 95 percent occupied at the time of sale. Current tenants include Vons, Starbucks Coffee, Wells Fargo, Pizza Hut, The UPS Store and Taco Bell. Brixton plans to implement a comprehensive capital improvement program to position the property for long-term institutional-quality performance. Planned improvements include landscaping, painting, roof repairs, HVAC and parking lot resurfacing upgrades. Dan Tyner, Gleb Lvovich and Geoff Tranchina of JLL represented the seller, while Brixton was self-represented in the transaction. Previously, Brixton owned Decatur 215, a 126,678-square-foot shopping center in Las Vegas, which it sold in 2023. The acquisition of Las Palmas Village marks the company’s return to the Las Vegas market.
CHICAGO — American Eagle Outfitters has signed a lease for a new flagship store at 600 N. Michigan Ave. in Chicago. The 14,182-square-foot store is expected to open on July 1, 2027. American Eagle will occupy space opposite UNIQLO, which returned to Michigan Avenue with its store opening in March. The Chicago flagship will be American Eagle’s second flagship store in the U.S., following the opening of its New York City flagship late last year. The surrounding stretch of Michigan Avenue recently saw the opening of Aritzia and a new home for The North Face. The Cube, a London-based urban playground concept, is slated to open this summer. The Candy Hall of Fame will debut in summer 2027. Marget Graham, Dick Spinell and Stan Nitzberg of Mid-America Asset Management represented the owners of 600 N. Michigan Ave. Jim Sakanich and Riley McCarron of CBRE represented American Eagle.
HOUSTON — Local owner-operator MetroNational has purchased M-K-T Heights, a 218,000-square-foot office and retail development located just west of downtown Houston. Designed by Michael Hsu Office of Architecture and completed in 2020, M-K-T Heights is an adaptive reuse of several 1970s-era industrial buildings. Today, the property comprises more than 100,000 square feet of creative office space and 100,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space, as well as a pedestrian boardwalk. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. MetroNational acquired the property in a joint venture with Radom Capital and Triten Real Estate Partners, the property’s original developers.
BONITA SPRINGS, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $3.8 million sale of a 4,665-square-foot retail strip center located at 27250 Bay Landing Drive in Bonita Springs, a city in southwest Florida. Built in 2000 and renovated in 2014, the freestanding center was fully occupied on long-term, triple-net leases by Starbucks Coffee and Tide Cleaners. Chris Garavaglia, Andrew Muth and Alex Perez of Marcus & Millichap’s St. Louis office represented the seller, a private developer, and procured the buyer, a Florida-based investor, in the transaction. Both parties requested anonymity. Ryan Nee served as Marcus & Millichap’s Florida broker of record.
POMONA, CALIF. — Progressive Real Estate Partners has arranged the sale of The Armstrong Building, a historic mixed-use property at 150-196 E. Third St. and 345 S. Locust St. in Pomona. Western University of Health Sciences, a private medical university, acquired the asset from a Los Angeles-based private investor for $2.9 million. The 27,980-square-foot building features seven ground-level commercial units and eight residential lofts. Western University of Health Sciences will utilize the building as an extension of its campus, expanding the university’s footprint in downtown Pomona. Roxy Klein and Greg Bedell of Progressive Real Estate Partners represented the seller in the deal.
NAPERVILLE, ILL. — The Boulder Group has arranged the $3.5 million sale of a single-tenant retail property net leased to Staples in Naperville within metro Chicago. The 22,888-square-foot building is situated on 2.4 acres. Randy Blankstein, Jimmy Goodman and John Feeney of Boulder Group represented the seller, a real estate investment firm. The buyer was a Southeast-based investment company. The Staples lease expires on March 31, 2032. The tenant has operated at the location since 2006.
HOLBROOK, N.Y. — Whole Foods Market has opened a 43,000-square-foot store in the Long Island community of Holbrook. The store is located within The Shops at SunVet, which is a redevelopment of a former 280,000-square-foot mall. The store, which is the eighth on Long Island for the Austin-based grocer, offers a full-service meat and seafood counter, a prepared foods section, artisanal foods section, wellness and beauty department and a selection of nearly 300 craft beers.
LAS VEGAS — Lucescu Realty has arranged the sale of Peccole Plaza, a shopping center in Las Vegas. Peccole Enterprises sold the asset to a privately held, Las Vegas-based development and investment company for $38.6 million. Peccole Plaza features 161,978 square feet of gross leasable area that is fully leased to a variety of tenants. Current tenants include Kohl’s, Guitar Center, Golf Galaxy, Walgreens, Jack in the Box, Dotty’s, Green Valley Grocery and Desert Orthopaedic. Mark Lucescu and Tanner Englelage of Lucescu Realty were the sole brokers for the transaction. The Lucescu Realty team represented the seller and procured the buyer in the the deal.
WALNUT, CALIF. — Progressive Real Estate Partners has negotiated the sale of The Shops at Walnut Hills Plaza, a fully leased shopping center located at 18718-18766 Amar Road in Walnut. Portola Real Estate Partners acquired the asset from a Los Angeles-based private investor for $13.5 million. Roxy Klein and Greg Bedell of Progressive Real Estate Partners represented the seller in the deal. Built in 1983, The Shops at Walnut Plaza features 19 e-commerce-resistant tenants, including restaurants, medical, beauty and daily-needs operators. O’Reilly Auto Parts, Little Elephants Kids Place, Osuna’s Mexican Restaurant, Papa John’s Pizza, Native Fields Restaurant, Walnut Hills Family Dentistry, Pediatric Dentistry and Sky Nails are tenants at the 37,173-square-foot property.