AVON, OHIO — The Salvation Army has acquired a 2.79-acre land parcel, which is located across from Avon Crossings Shopping Center in Avon. The company plans to develop a 25,000-square-foot thrift store on the site. The store is expected to open in late 2011. Chris Seelig of NAI Daus represented the buyer; Goodman Real Estate Group represented the seller in the transaction. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
ONTARIO, CALIF. — A 100,680-square-foot Kmart, a single-tenant, net-leased property located at 1670 E. 4th Street in Ontario, has traded hands for $7.25 million. Marcus & Millichap’s Irwin Woldman represented the buyer in the transaction, and the brokerage firm’s Alan Krueger represented the seller; both parties were private investors.
DAYTONA BEACH AND PANAMA CITY BEACH, FLA. — Cole Real Estate Investments has purchased two multi-tenant shopping centers in separate transactions totaling $47 million. Cole acquired the 228,139-square-foot Volusia Square in Daytona Beach from Retail Planning Corp. for $31 million. The center is 96 percent leased to tenants, including Hobby Lobby, HH Gregg, TJ Maxx, Dollar Tree, Bealls Outlet and Pier 1 Imports. The company also bought the 97,931-square-foot Breakfast Point Marketplace in Panama City Beach. The property is 99 percent leased to tenants, including Publix and Office Depot. Tom Falatko provided in-house representation for Cole in the Volusia Square transaction, while Brad Peterson of Holliday Fenoglio Fowler represented the undisclosed seller. Clint Marchuk provided in-house representation for Cole in the Breakfast Point transaction, with Chris Decoufle, Cliff Taylor and Kevin Reavey of CB Richard Ellis represented the undisclosed seller.
ATLANTA — Los Angeles-based Westwood Financial Corp. has acquired Main Street at Town Center in Atlanta. Located at 440 W. Earnest Barrett Parkway, the 113,615-square-foot shopping center is anchored by David's Bridal. Kris Cooper and Margaret Caldwell of Jones Lang LaSalle's Atlanta retail investment team brokered the transaction. The sales price was not released.
ORLANDO, FLA. — Lexin Nona LLC has purchased Nona Commons, a retail center at 10727 Narcoossee Road in Orlando. The property sold for $9 million. Built in 2008, the 59,205-square-foot property is occupied by Outback Steakhouse, Great Clips, Papa John's and Anytime Fitness. Bill Strauss, Dave Donnellan, Todd Weintraub, Dan Baker and Mike Millard of CB Richard Ellis represented the seller, Moss Parc Commercial, in the transaction.
BANNOCKBURN, ILL. — AREA Property Partners has partnered with Dallas-based P.O'B. Montgomery & Co. to purchase Bannockburn Green, a 180,000-square-foot shopping center located at the intersection of Waukegan Road and Half Day Road in Bannockburn. The property was acquired for $29.3 million from an undisclosed institutional investor. Built in 1984 and renovated in 2008, the property is anchored by Dominick's and Walgreens. Additional tenants of the 85-percent leased center include Panera Bread, General Nutrition Center, Allstate Insurance, Subway and Sylvan Learning Center. Rick Drogosz, Ben Wineman and Stan Nitzberg of Mid-America Real Estate Corp. represented the seller in the transaction.
STAMFORD, CONN. — Urstadt Biddle Properties (UBP) has acquired the remaining ownership interest in the entity that owns The Ridgeway Shopping Center in Stamford for $7.4 million. Developed in the 1950s and renovated in the mid-1990s, the center totals 371,000 square feet. Its tenant roster includes Stop & Shop, Bed Bath & Beyond, CVS/pharmacy, Staples, Marshall's, Old Navy, Michaels and L.A. Fitness.
DALLAS — The Dallas office of Holliday Fenoglio Fowler has arranged a $63.5 million loan for three retail properties in the Northeast. The properties include Lincoln Plaza, a 536,141-square-foot center located in Worcester, Mass.; a 158,063-square-foot Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouse/Bed Bath & Beyond located in Butler, N.J.; and Quakertown Shopping Center, a 61,839-square-foot center located in Quakertown, Pa. The HFF team of Kevin MacKenzie, John Taylor and Anthony Cutone arranged the financing on behalf of the borrower, Inland Western Retail Real Estate Trust. HFF placed a 5-year blanket mortgage with New York Life Insurance Co.
MISSION VIEJO, CALIF. — Faris Lee Investments has negotiated the $7.2 million sale of a 24,240-square-foot Henry’s Marketplace, located at 27765 Santa Margarita Parkway in Mission Viejo. The single-tenant property is the anchor tenant at Trabuco Hills Shopping Center. Faris Lee’s Dennis Vaccaro and Richard Walter’s represented the Orange County, Calif.-based seller, Trabuco Hills O5 LLC, in the transaction, and Vaccaro and the brokerage firm’s Chris Tramontano represented the buyer, Burbank, Calif.-based DAP LLC.
CUYAHOGA FALLS, OHIO — The Luttner Retail Group has completed the sale of Trinity Square Shopping Center in Cuyahoga Falls. The 26,515-square-foot center, which is anchored by Walgreens, sold for $8 million. Built in 1993, the property is 93 percent occupied by tenants, including Five Guys Burgers and Penn Station. The seller was a Chicago-based private development group and the buyer was an out-of-town private investor.