ANTIOCH, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $2.4 million sale of a 19,810-square-foot retail center in Antioch, a city in northern Illinois near the Wisconsin border. Advance Auto Parts is the anchor tenant at the property. Austin Weisenbeck and Sean Sharko of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a partnership that had owned the center for over 20 years. The duo also secured and represented the buyer, a local private investor.
HOUSTON — JLL has negotiated the sale of Uptown Plaza, a 28,000-square-foot retail strip center in Houston’s Uptown area. Built ono 2.7 acres in 2002, the center was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants such as CVS, Vision Corner, EG Geller Shoes, Lesley Ann Jewels, Alchemy 43, Fizz Nails and Grotto. Ryan West, John Indelli and Erin Lazarus of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Pine Ridge Real Estate purchased the asset in cash for an undisclosed price.
FRISCO, TEXAS — Matthews Real Estate Investment Services has arranged the sale of Shops at Stonebrook Plaza, a 19,204-square-foot retail strip center in Frisco. The sales price was $8.5 million, equating to a cap rate of 6.4 percent. The center was built in 2016 and was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants such as 24-7 Dry Cleaners and Paris Nail Bar. Grayson Duyck of Matthews brokered the deal. The buyer and seller were not disclosed.
BRIDGEPORT, CONN. — Newmark has arranged the sale of Brookside Center, a 170,665-square-foot shopping center located in the southern coastal Connecticut city of Bridgeport. Grocer Stop & Shop, along with soft goods retailers Marshalls, Michaels and Petco, anchor the center, which was 95 percent leased at the time of sale. Paul Penman of Newmark represented the undisclosed seller and procured the buyer, DLC Management, in the transaction. Robert Griffin, Jon Martin and Casey O’Brien of Newmark provided additional support and financial analysis for the deal.
SAN DIEGO — French investor Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW) has sold Westfield Mission Valley, a 1.1-million-square-foot retail center in San Diego, for $290 million. Spread across two separate parcels, URW sold the eastern portion to Lowe and Real Capital Solutions, while Sunbelt Investment Holdings Inc. bought the smaller western portion. The Westfield Mission Valley shopping mall, the eastern part of the property, was originally built in 1960 on a 41-acre site. The center currently offers 73 shops, including Target, Nordstrom Rack, Macy’s Home, Michael’s, Bloomingdale’s Outlet and a 24-Hour Fitness, as well as restaurants such as Yard House, Outback and Buffalo Wild Wings. The center also includes the AMC Mission Valley 20 movie theater. The western portion of the asset features a Trader Joe’s, Marshalls and variety of smaller restaurants and retailers. The property is located opposite the San Diego Trolley’s Mission Valley Center Station. The mall is also accessible to thoroughfares such as I-8, I-805 and Highway 163. Lowe and Real Capital Solutions plan to redevelop their portion of the property into a walkable, transit-oriented, mixed-use village. Lowe will lead the redevelopment project. The team plans to refresh the existing retail and add complementary uses such as multifamily residential to the …
PETAL, MISS. — The Woodmont Co. has broken ground on a new retail strip center spanning nearly 5,000 square feet in Petal, a suburb of Hattiesburg, Miss. Located at 1098 Evelyn Gandy Parkway, the property will house a Starbucks and T-Mobile. The retail center represents Woodmont’s fourth development with Starbucks and first with T-Mobile. Jackson Longley of Woodmont worked to arrange financing through Embree Capital, and Jack Mock of Woodmont represented the developer in the lease negotiations with the national credit tenants. Tony Oswalt with Advanced Building Specialties Inc. will serve as the project’s general contractor. Woodmont plans to open the center in spring 2024.
GREENWOOD, S.C. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $10.8 million sale of Westwood Plaza, an 83,354-square-foot shopping center located at 512 Bypass 72 NW in Greenwood. Planet Fitness, Dollar Tree, Bath & Body Works and pOpshelf anchor the center, which is shadow-anchored by Walmart. Five of the center’s 12 tenants have occupied Westwood Plaza for more than 20 years. Margaret Jones and Lane Breedlove of Cushman & Wakefield represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Prudent Growth Partners acquired the property.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Babies ‘R’ Us has opened its 10,000-square-foot flagship store at American Dream, a 3 million-square-foot entertainment destination in East Rutherford, roughly 13 miles outside New York City. The store features interactive experiences in addition to a baby registry lounge, nursery design center, learning center and comfort zone. This marks the return of the chain to the United States following WHP Global’s acquisition of both the Babies ‘R’ Us and Toys ‘R’ Us brands in 2021 and the launch of a new partnership between Toys ‘R’ Us and Macy’s last year.
OCEANSIDE, CALIF. — Faris Lee Investments has arranged the $5.9 million sale of a retail pad located in Oceanside, between Los Angeles and San Diego. A recently constructed Starbucks Coffee and Pacific Dental occupy the property, which is situated within Pacific Coast Plaza. Jeff Conover, Don MacLellan, Scott DeYoung and Chris DePierro of Faris Lee represented the seller, a California-based developer. Shaun Riley of Faris Lee represented the all-cash buyer in the 1031-exchange transaction.
LAGRANGE, GA. — Don McMinn of Marcus & Millichap’s Taylor McMinn Retail Group has brokered the $3.3 million sale of a newly constructed restaurant in LaGrange that is ground-leased to Chick-fil-A for 15 years. Located at 2110 Vernon St. on a 1.5-acre lot, the nearly 5,000-square-foot building is a relocation of a former Chick-fil-A and serves as an outparcel to a new Publix-anchored shopping center that Taylor McMinn Retail Group will be marketing. An unnamed, out-of-state private investor purchased the restaurant at list price within 30 days of listing with all-cash, according to McMinn, who represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. “Pricing for quality net-lease retail continues to receive strong demand and command attractive pricing in spite of the rising interest rate environment,” says McMinn.