ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, MD. — St. John Properties will start construction on the first phase of the 150,000-square-foot Glen Burnie Crossing, located at the intersection of Dover Road and Ritchie Highway, this spring. The first phase, which is slated for delivery in the third quarter, consists of three buildings totaling 100,000 square feet. The remaining 50,000 square feet will be spread across two buildings to be constructed after pre-leasing requirements are met. The 30-acre Glen Burnie Crossing is geared toward automotive repair shops and automotive parts dealers with a portion of space allotted to restaurants and service-oriented retailers.
ORLANDO, FLA. — MetroWest Commercial Partners has sold the 32,908-square-foot MetroWest Shoppes to an affiliate of Orlando-based The Miller Group for $11.95 million. Tenants housed in the property, which is located at 3120 Kirkman Rd. in Orlando, include Washington Mutual, FedEx Kinko’s and Verizon Wireless. Bill Strauss and Dave Donnellan in CB Richard Ellis’ Boca Raton, Fla., office, Dan Baker and Mark Drazek in the firm’s Orlando office and Todd Weintraub in the Miami office represented the seller.
INDIANAPOLIS AND ELGIN, ILL. — Indianapolis-based Kite Realty Group Trust (NYSE: KRG) has sold both phases of its Spring Mill Medical commercial asset located in Indianapolis, as well as its Silver Glen Crossing shopping center located in the Chicago suburb of Elgin. The 138,212-square-foot Silver Glen Crossing shopping center is anchored by Caputo’s Fresh Markets. The buyers of both properties were not disclosed. The transactions generated combined gross proceeds of approximately $48.5 million before adjusting for partners’ shares. The company’s share of net cash from the sale was approximately $23.6 million, the majority of which was used to pay down the company’s unsecured line of credit.
SHERIDAN, COLO. — Weingarten Realty has leased 55,000 square feet to Knoxville, Tenn.-based Regal Entertainment for the development of a 14-screen theater at River Pointe at Sheridan Shopping Center in Sheridan. Located at the intersection of South Santa Fe Drive and West Hampden Avenue, the cinema is slated to open in third quarter 2009. Regal Entertainment, a subsidiary of Anschutz Company, operates 6,787 screens in 552 locations throughout the United States under the names of Regal Cinemas, United Artists Theatres and Edwards Theatres.
OLATHE, KAN. — Kansas City, Mo.-based Block & Co. Inc. Realtors has brokered the sale of The Great Mall of the Great Plains, which is located at the crossroads of Interstate 35, Highway 169 and 151st Street in Olathe. The 1 million-square-foot mall is situated on 100 acres, with 22 acres of vacant land surrounding the building. Great Olathe Center LLC has purchased the building from Glimcher Realty Trust for $20.5 million. The proceeds were applied towards the repayment of the $30 million mortgage on the property. Short-term plans for the mall call for local and regional restaurants and retailers to open on the ground level of the building. Long term, the owners are targeting national restaurant, retail and entertainment chains to open at the redeveloped mall by 2012. Additionally, owners are researching ways to change the entrances, as well as the interior décor. Renovation plans will be phased to minimize disruption of existing tenants. Block & Co. has taken control of retail leasing, development and property management of the mall, with David Block of the company serving as the managing partner for the new owner.
CINCINNATI — Seattle-based Nordstrom plans to open a 35,000-square-foot Nordstrom Rack store within the Rookwood Pavilion shopping center, which is located off Interstate Highway 71 in Cincinnati. Nordstrom Rack — a unit of Nordstrom’s off-price retail division — is scheduled to open at the development in the fall. Existing tenants within Rookwood Pavilion include T.J. Maxx, Steinmart, and a variety of restaurants and shops. This will be the retailer’s second Nordstrom Rack in Ohio, with the first store opening last October within Legacy Village in Lyndhurst. The deal was handled locally by Mark Fallon and Emily Bevis of Jeffrey R. Anderson Real Estate. Jeffrey R. Anderson Real Estate is the original developer and owner, and continues to lease and manage the center. In September, Nordstrom will also open a full-line store within Kenwood Towne Centre in Cincinnati.
BELLEVUE, NEB. — Omaha, Neb.-based Capehart Square LLC has acquired two shopping centers totaling 48,000 square feet in Bellevue. The 26,000-square-foot Capehart Square Shopping Center, which is located on Capehart Road, and the 22,000-square-foot 25th Place Shopping Center, which is located on 25th Street, were purchased for approximately $3.33 million. Both centers are located adjacent to housing for Offutt Air Force Base. At the time of closing, the developments were 80 percent occupied. Ember Grummons of Investors Realty Inc. represented both parties in the transaction. The seller was not disclosed.
CAROL STREAM, ILL. — Mid-America Real Estate Corp. has brokered the sale of a 21,153-square-foot retail center located on the southwest corner of Schamale Road and North Avenue in the Chicago suburb of Carol Stream. Chicago-based Lee Crossings LLC has purchased the recently-constructed development from Indianapolis-based Integrity Development Partners for $5.1 million. The convenience-oriented center is anchored by Starbucks Coffee and Ideal Fitness. Benjamin Wineman of Mid-America represented the seller and dealt directly with the buyer in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Winick Realty Group has completed a long-term lease for the vacant Metro movie theater, located at 2626 Broadway in Manhattan, New York City, to Urban Outfitters. The Philadelphia-based apparel retailer signed a 20-year net lease and plans to open at the location within 12 months. The Art Deco theater was constructed in 1932 and features 50-foot ceilings. It will go through an extensive renovation in preparation for Urban Outfitters’ occupancy, including the preservation of the building’s landmark exterior. Benjamin Fox and Joshua Singer of Winick represented the landlord, John R. Souto. Wade McDevitt from The McDevitt Company and Beth Rosen of Robert K. Futterman & Associates represented Urban Outfitters.
SECAUCUS, N.J. — Irvine, Calif.-based LA Fitness will open a 45,000-square-foot sports club at 450 Harmon Meadow Blvd. in Secaucus, within the Harmon Meadow mixed-use development. The property is located adjacent to a 1,000-space parking garage. The sports club will include full-length basketball courts, a three-lane lap pool, a whirlpool, locker rooms, and separate studios for aerobics, group exercise and stationary bikes. These amenities will surround an array of cardio and circuit training equipment, as well as free weight areas. The new LA Fitness will also offer classes and childcare services. The existing building on the property will be extensively renovated to make way for the new sports club, including the addition of a 3,500-square-foot mezzanine for cardio equipment. The grand opening is scheduled for late fall. It will mark New Jersey’s eighth LA Fitness and the first to be located in the Meadowlands area. Harmon Meadow is owned by locally based Hartz Mountain Industries. Constructed in 1984, the project has seen recent construction, including the renovation of the Plaza Courtyard, which was completed in August 2008, and the redevelopment of Mill Creek Mall.