ASHBURN, VA. — Global Foods Market will open a 57,030-square-foot store Friday in the 88,897-square-foot Ashburn Farm Village shopping center. The property is located at 43761 Parkhurst Plaza in Ashburn and also houses Hair Cuttery, Pizza Hut and Buffalo Wings Factory. Goodyear, Wachovia and Exxon sit on two outparcels. Jessica Hurst of Regency Centers secured the lease.
MANCHESTER, MO. — Swansea, Ill.-based Holland Construction Services has completed the construction of Dave Mungenast Lexus of St. Louis. Located at 13700 Manchester Road in Manchester, the two-story, 70,000-square-foot building features a showroom and service lounge, a café, a delivery area and a 32-bay service area. Additionally, the facility is LEED-New Construction certified. The building will reduce potable water by more than 40 percent and use more than 15 percent less energy. Chesterfield, Mo.-based HDA Architects designed the property, while Vertegy served as the LEED consultant on the project.
DOVER, OHIO — New York-based Cedar Shopping Centers has completed the disposition of Discount Drug Mart Plaza in Dover. Located at 3015 N. Wooster Ave., the 38,409-square-foot property sold for $3.23 million. The fully leased center is anchored by Medina, Ohio-based Discount Drug Mart. Dan Cooper of The Cooper Commercial Investment Group represented the seller and undisclosed buyer in the transaction.
DALLAS — Dallas-based Henry S. Miller Brokerage has completed the sale of a 2.12-acre land parcel located at 2630 Royal Lane in Dallas. Currently used as parking and an ATM for the adjacent Bank of Texas, the site will be redeveloped into retail space by the new owner. Jim Turano of Henry S. Miller Brokerage represented the seller, Bank of Texas, N.A. Bobby Rollings of RBR Properties represented the buyer, Texas Forest Properties. The acquisition price was not disclosed.
GULFPORT, MISS. — H. Gordon Myrick Inc. has started construction on a 12,500-square-foot Citi Trends family apparel discount store in the Centre at Courthouse shopping center. The COMVEST Properties project is located at the intersection of Courthouse and Pass roads in Gulfport. Myrick also is constructing 4,700 square feet of additional shop space. Delivery is slated for February.
STRONGSVILLE, OHIO — Euro Fresh Market has leased 15,336 square feet of retail space at Strongsville Towne Center in Strongsville. The grocer specializes in fresh fruits, vegetables, meats, cheeses, baked goods, pasta and prepared meals. Bobby Benjamin of Goodman Real Estate Services Group represented Euro Fresh Market in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Construction is nearing completion for Limelight Marketplace, a retail redevelopment project located at 656 Avenue of the Americas in the Flatiron District of Manhattan, New York City. The three-story, 163-year old building is being renovated into boutique retail space that will be occupied by more than 60 retail, restaurant and services tenants. The turnkey space will supply tenants with POS systems, store build-out and maintenance support, branded materials, merchandising, and marketing and PR services. Completion is slated for March.
INDIAN WELLS, CALIF. — Stoneridge Capital Partners has acquired The Village at Indian Wells from A&B Properties Inc. in a $20 million all-cash transaction. Located at the corner of Cook Street and Highway 111 in Indian Wells, The Village at Indian Wells is a 104,600-square-foot retail center anchored by a Ralph’s Fresh Fare and CVS/pharmacy. CB Richard Ellis’ Sam Alison represented A&B Properties Inc. in the sale of the property; Newport Beach, Calif.-based Stoneridge did not use broker representation.
ROANOKE, VA., AND OAK RIDGE, TENN. — J&K Commercial has purchased two retail buildings from institutional hedge funds for a combined $3.45 million. The firm bought a 4,252-square-foot Applebee's restaurant, located at 4942 Valley View Blvd. North in Roanoke, for $1.88 million. Ian Schroeder and Maurice Nieman of Colliers International's Irvine, Calif., office represented the buyer. Marcus & Millichap represented the seller. J&K also purchased a 10,403-square-foot Ryan's Grill Buffet & Bakery, located at 401 S. Tulane Ave. in Oak Ridge, for $1.67 million. Schroeder and Nieman brokered the sale.
CHICAGO — Northbrook, Ill.-based River West Plaza-Chicago has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection from creditors and a reorganization plan in U.S. Bankruptcy Court on behalf of its 95,000-square-foot Joffco Square retail center in Chicago. Located at 555 W. Roosevelt Road, Joffco Square is currently 83 percent occupied. The reorganization plans provides for the company’s trade creditors to be paid in full with interest and the terms of the company’s $26.15 million acquisition and construction loan, which matured in November, to be renegotiated with Bank of America N.A. Illinois-based Meltzer, Purtill & Stelle LLC is representing River West Plaza-Chicago in the bankruptcy petition.