CYPRESS, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 14,605-square-foot retail building in the northwestern Houston suburb of Cypress. The vacant building, which was most recently occupied by CVS, was originally constructed in 2002. James Bell and Watt Harrison of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which were limited liability companies that requested anonymity, in the transaction.
RIVERVIEW, MICH. — Farbman Group has brokered the sale of the former Sportsmen’s Den restaurant building in Riverview, a southern suburb of Detroit. The sales price was undisclosed. Located at 15001 Sibley Road, the Sportsmen’s Den had been operated by the Orlando family for more than four decades. The 24,250-square-foot property, which includes a banquet hall, was listed for sale after previous owner, Joe Orlando, announced his retirement last year. The restaurant catered for the Detroit Tigers from 1982 to 2009. Local restaurateur Jeremy Syrocki was the buyer. Syrocki owns numerous restaurants such as Truago, Mamacitas, Rocky’s Roadhouse, Major Biddle’s and Lloyds. Nanci Tarpley of Farbman brokered the sale.
RICHARDSON, TEXAS — A joint venture between two locally based firms, 2GR Equity and SHOP Development, has acquired the 177,000-square-foot Promenade North Shopping Center in the northeastern Dallas suburb of Richardson. The center was roughly 70 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Verizon Wireless, Papa Murphy’s and WingStop. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. The new ownership plans to implement a value-add program that will include landscape and parking lot improvements, along with new paint, LED lighting and signage upgrades.
COLUMBUS, OHIO — Six new retailers are slated to open at Easton Town Center in Columbus this year. Louis Vuitton is opening a newly expanded and redesigned space at the shopping center, marking its largest retail space within Ohio. David Yurman, Golden Goose, BOSS and Breitling are all opening their first stores in Ohio. Additionally, L’Occitane is moving and expanding into a larger space at Easton, which opened 25 years ago and is home to more than 250 fashion, dining and entertainment offerings.
RIVERSIDE, ILL. — The Feil Organization is underway on an $8 million renovation of North Riverside Park Mall, a 1.4 million-square-foot shopping center in the Chicago suburb of Riverside. The project team includes JP2 Architects and AECom Hunt Construction Group. Plans call for modernized flooring, updated ceilings and a revamped entrance. Completion is slated for October. Acquired by Feil in 2004, North Riverside Park Mall is home to 130 national and boutique stores, services and eateries. New tenant additions include Miniso, Pandora, Kids Empire, Kong Dog and Kids Foot Locker House of Play.
BOSTON — Ironside Realty has acquired a 3,300-square-foot single-tenant retail property located at 177 State St. in downtown Boston. The building is located within the 1 McKinley Square mixed-use development and is net leased to 7-Eleven. An undisclosed, third-party broker represented the seller, which also requested anonymity, in the transaction. Ironside Realty was self-represented.
YUMA, ARIZ. — Disney Investment Group (DIG) has arranged the sale of a portion of Yuma Palms Regional Center, a more than 1 million-square-foot power and lifestyle shopping development in Yuma. Bridge33 Capital acquired the asset for an undisclosed price. Totaling 398,602 square feet, the acquired portion includes 49 existing tenants, including Best Buy, Ross Dress for Less, Marshalls, PetSmart, Michael’s, Five Below, Old Navy, Ulta Beauty and Harkins Theatre. Shadow anchors include Target, Sam’s Club, Dillard’s, JCPenney and 10 freestanding restaurants. David Disney and Adam Crockett of DIG represented the undisclosed seller and procured the buyer in the deal.
SARASOTA, FLA. — Southern Realty Trust has provided a $56.4 million mezzanine loan for Aster & Links, a mixed-use development underway in downtown Sarasota. Situated at the intersection of Main Street and Links Avenue, the development will include two 10-story residential buildings housing 424 luxury apartments, 778 parking spaces and 51,000 square feet of ground-level retail space, including a Sprouts Farmers Market grocery store. Lantern Real Estate arranged the financing on behalf of the borrower, Belpointe PREP LLC, an affiliate of Belpointe OZ. Last year, the developer obtained a $130 million construction loan from Bank OZK for the project. Belpointe OZ plans to deliver Aster & Links in the second half of the year.
AVENTURA, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of Aventura Plaza, an 89,883-square-foot mixed-use center in suburban Miami. Situated along Biscayne Boulevard, the property comprises a neighborhood shopping center and a two-story office building spanning 23,554 square feet. Aventura Plaza was 92 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Ace Hardware and a recently opened grocery store, Plum Market, that replaced a former Office Depot. Mark Gilbert, Adam Feinstein and Mitchell Halpern of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Aventura Plaza Partners, which has owned and operated the property for several decades. The buyer is an entity related to New York-based Elysee Investments. The sales price was not disclosed.
ROSWELL, GA. — Red Door Revivals, a locally based development firm led by Will Coley, has broken ground on Roswell Junction, a new food hall in Roswell’s historic district. The site of the 12,000-square-foot venue formerly housed Atlanta Street Baptist Church, which moved to a church in nearby Woodstock, Ga. Red Door is retrofitting the church building for the venue and is working on integrating parking and other infrastructural elements into Roswell Junction. Roswell Mayor Kurt Wilson and other city officials participated in the groundbreaking ceremony. Slated for completion this summer, the venue will house eight different food concepts and three bars, including an indoor/outdoor bar. The food hall will feature a bandstand, covered patio, arcade, big screen media, outdoor games, children’s play space and a fenced dog area. Pat Garza of National Food Hall Solutions will operate Roswell Junction upon completion.