CEDAR HILL, TEXAS — Four tenants have joined the line-up at Uptown Village at Cedar Hill, a 725,000-square-foot regional lifestyle center located in Cedar Hill. Bailey’s Prime Plus will open a 7,500-square-foot restaurant, Lane Bryant will open a 6,780-square-foot location, Chic Holic will open a 3,940-square-foot location and Lens Crafters will open a 3,200-square-foot location. All of the tenants are expected to open this year. Uptown Village opened in March 2008; it is anchored by Dillard’s, Barnes & Noble and Dick’s Sporting Goods. Amenities at the center include a village green with a performance stage and an interactive fountain, a 2,000-square-foot children’s play area, and an oversized chess and checkers board. The project is owned by Dallas-based MGHerring Group.
FRISCO, TEXAS — Fitness consulting company Champion4Fitness will open its flagship studio location at The Shops at Starwood, a multi-phase mixed-use development located in Frisco. Champion4Fitness will open in May at a 4,000-square-foot end cap space. It will feature a sports apparel retail boutique, a proprietary LifeStyle Performance Center that provides scientific fitness testing, fitness and nutrition counseling, personal training and sports massage. The Shops at Starwood, which is owned by Dallas-based Hermansen Land Development, held its grand opening in 2006. The third phase of the project, consisting of an office tower, retail and restaurants, will break ground this year. Recent retail tenant openings include Panache at Home, The Gent’s Place, Papagallo’s Classiques, Petra Essence of Mexico, The Cupcakery, Mattress Logix and Plum Crazy.
SANTA MONICA, CALIF. — Forever 21 is slated to open 11 large-format stores by the end of March in former Mervyn’s locations in California, Utah and Arizona. The locations include Victor Valley in Victorville, Calif.; Northridge in Salinas, Calif.; South Towne Center in Sandy, Utah; Arrowhead Towne Center in Glendale, Ariz.; Lakewood Center in Lakewood, Calif.; and Montebello Town Center in Montebello, Calif.; Mall Del Norte in Laredo, Texas; Tucson Mall in Tucson, Ariz.; Crossroads Plaza in Calexico, Calif.; Valle Vista Mall in Harlingen, Texas; and Antelope Valley Mall in Palmdale, Calif.
CHICAGO — Milwaukee-based Roundy’s has agreed to open a grocery store that will anchor a 140,000-square-foot retail center within Chicago’s Lakeshore East mixed-use development. The 55,000-square-foot, bi-level Roundy’s will be situated within the Village Market Center, which is planned for the southwest corner of the 28-acre Lakeshore East. Fifth Third Bank has also signed a lease at the Village Market Center. The retail center will stand just north of the 340 On The Park condo tower, and is expected to be completed within 1 year after the initiation of construction.
WAUWATOSA, WIS. — Milwaukee-based RFP Commercial has brokered the sale of a 65,240-square-foot building located at 12121 W. Feerick St. in Wauwatosa. Goodwill Industries purchased the building and plans to redevelop the property for future use as a retail store and warehouse. The building, which is situated on an approximately 3.9-acre site, was acquired for $2.4 million. Scott Revolinski, Bob Flood and Paul McBride of RFP Commercial represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
WETHERSFIELD, CONN. — The White Plains, N.Y., office of Sperry Van Ness (SVN) has brokered the sale of Goff Brook Shops, a 71,493-square-foot community shopping center located in Wethersfield, for $6.8 million. The property, which is located at 1267-1309 Silas Deane Highway, is currently 84 percent leased to 12 tenants, including Office Depot, Home Town Buffet and Catherine’s Plus Sizes. Joseph French and Neil Golub of SVN represented the seller, New York-based Centro Properties. The buyer, a Connecticut-based private investor, was represented by New England Retail Properties.
PHILADELPHIA — Raymour & Flanigan Furniture has signed a lease for 35,308 square feet at Columbus Commons, a 643,810-square-foot retail center located at the corner of Columbus Boulevard and Snyder Avenue in the Center City submarket of Philadelphia. The furniture store plans to open it newest location in June. It marks the retailer’s third location in Philadelphia and its 88th store nationwide. Raymour & Flanigan operated in seven states located in the Northeast. Columbus Commons was developed by Blue Bell, Pa.-based The Goldenberg Group and opened in summer 2004. Additional tenants include IKEA, Lowe’s Home Improvement Warehouse and Champps Americana.
DICKINSON, TEXAS — The Houston office of Henry S. Miller Brokerage (HSMB) has negotiated a lease for the second expansion of Sherwin Williams within Dickinson Village Shopping Center, a grocery-anchored retail property located at 3410 Gulf Freeway in Dickinson. The retailer increased its presence by 1,400 square feet, bringing its total amount of space in the center to 8,400 square feet. In November 2008, Sherwin Williams completed its first expansion, which was also for 1,400 square feet. HSMB’s Shawn Ackerman represented the landlord, SW Kirkwood LP. Dickinson Village Shopping Center is anchored by Kroger; additional tenants include Subway, Pizza Hut, Curves and H&R Block.
LONGMONT, COLO. — Sacramento, Calif.-based Panattoni Development Company Inc., dba Harvest Junction North LLC, has completed the sale of a Walgreens drugstore at its Harvest Junction Shopping Center in Longmont. Realty Trust Group Inc. acquired the property for $5 million. The 13,650-square-foot property is located at 450 Ken Pratt Blvd.
INGLEWOOD, CALIF. — Mel Moss of NAI Capital’s West Los Angeles office represented a private family in the investment acquisition of an approximately 4,304-square-foot retail property. Located at 6802-6806 La Cienega Blvd. in Inglewood, the multi-tenant building sold for more than $3.6 million. The center is currently occupied by T-Mobile and Panda Express, which both have 10-year triple-net leases on the space. Shaun Riley of Faris Lee represented the seller, La Cienega Shopping Center Development LLC, in the transaction.