SAN ANTONIO — The Houston and Dallas offices of Holliday Fenoglio Fowler (HFF) have been selected to market for sale City Base Landing, a retail power center in south San Antonio. The 201,426-square-foot center will be offered for sale for $35 million, which equates to a 7.9 percent cap rate. Built in 2005, the property is occupied by Best Buy, Office Depot, Hancock Fabrics, AT&T, Buffalo Wild Wings, Cato Fashions, Chase Bank, Eye Masters, Shoe Show and Sherwin Williams. The 93 percent-occupied property is situated on 22 acres at 3326 Southeast Military Dr. The property is being marketed by Robert Williamson, Rusty Tamlyn and Jim Batjer of HFF.
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NAMPA, IDAHO — Developers Diversified Realty Corp. has opened the 52,000-square-foot Edwards Nampa Gateway Stadium 12 Theatre at the 921,200-square-foot Nampa Gateway Center in the Boise metro area. DDR Builders, a subsidiary of Developers Diversified, served as general contractor and oversaw the construction of the $12 million theater, Regal Entertainment Group’s latest location. In addition to the theater, approximately 30,000 square feet of complementary retail will be opening at the shopping center.
COLLEGE PARK, GA. — Inland Atlantic Georgia Old National Venture, a joint venture between Inland Atlantic Development Corp., Pointe Development Co. and Heritage Creek Development, has broken ground for the development of Old National Marketplace, a planned 297,000-square-foot shopping center in College Park. The 99,000-square-foot first phase is approximately 90-percent pre-leased to a variety of tenants, including LA Fitness, Family Dollar, Citi-Trends, It's Fashion, Shoe Land and VIP Nails. Completion of the first phase is scheduled for October 2011.
ROCKFORD, MICH. — Pinnacle Ventures recently purchased a 2.5-acre land parcel at 8390 Belmont Ave. NE in Rockford. The buyer has broken ground at the site for the development of a 14,500-square-foot Goodwill retail store and donation center. The building is being designed and constructed to achieve LEED certification. Doug Taatjes of NAI West Michigan represented the buyer, while Rod Alderink, also of NAI West Michigan, represented the seller, J&D Investors, in the transaction. The acquisition price was not released.
FAIRVIEW — The Village at Fairview has recently added Guy Harvey's Island Grill, The Elegant Door, Twisted Roof Burger Co. and Whole Foods Market to its lineup of retailers and restaurants. And before the Holidays, the MGHerring Group's mixed-use lifestyle center will add a Real Bookstore (20,000 square feet), Finish Line (3,650 square feet), Vertigo (3,500 square feet), Daired's Salon & Spa Pangea (13,000 square feet), La Duni Latin Kitchen & Coffee Studio (7,000 square feet) and Splitsville (25,000 square feet). The Village at Fairview is anchored by Dillard's, Macy's and JCPenney.
FORT WORTH — Retail real estate development, redevelopment and acquisitions veteran Bill Morris has joined with Walter Floyd to form Morris Capital Partners in Fort Worth. The new commercial real estate firm focuses on value add commercial real estate opportunities including properties in underserved markets nationwide. The firm recently closed a deal on the 95,000-square-foot Bradford Plaza in Stillwater, Okla. It was sold to the firm out of receivership from Midland Loan Services. Tenants include Famous Footwear, Old Navy, Cato and Cici's Pizza.
POWAY, CALIF. — On behalf of the landlord, Cushman & Wakefield has facilitated L.A. Fitness International LLC’s 15-year, approximately $11.47 million lease renewal for 40,567 square feet of retail space at 12648 Poway Rd. in Poway. Doing business as LA Fitness, the tenant plans to renovate the space, which is situated within the recently renovated Poway Crossings, an 114,811-square-foot retail center that includes a Rite Aid location. Cushman & Wakefield’s John Jennings and Kam Walton represented the lessor, Poway Crossings Investors LLC, in the deal; the lessee represented itself.
DULUTH, GA. — Crown Realty Advisors has negotiated the sale of The Boulevard at Breckenridge in Duluth. A local investor acquired the bank-owned retail center for $1.6 million. The 23,330-square-foot property offers ground-floor retail space and retail/office space on the second floor. The property, which was part of an Ameris bank portfolio, is part of a FDIC bank portfolio under a loss share agreement. Crown Realty Advisors, who manages the Ameris bank portfolio, financed the transaction.
AVON, OHIO — The Luttner Retail Group has completed the sale of a 20-year lease with KinderCare in Avon. A Pennsylvania-based investor acquired the property for $2.33 million, representing an 8.65 percent cap rate, to complete a 1031 exchange. Mark Luttner of The Luttner Retail Group represented the seller, a private developer, in the transaction.
SAN FRANCISCO — Grubb & Ellis has presided over the sale of a five-story, 23,000-square-foot retail building located at 459 Geary St. between the Clift Hotel and Curran Theatre in San Francisco’s Union Square. The sale price was not disclosed. Grubb & Ellis’ Daniel Cressman and Michael Taquino represented both the private-investor buyer and the seller, Walter Fong, who had operated Courtoué, a high-end men’s clothing store, at the property for more than 30 years.