Retail

Toro Signs 11 Tenants to Medley Mixed-Use Development Underway in Metro Atlanta

by John Nelson May 18, 2023

JOHNS CREEK, GA. — Toro Development Co. (TDC) has announced leases with 11 tenants at Medley, a mixed-use project currently underway in Johns Creek, roughly 30 miles northeast of Atlanta. Upon completion, the development will include 200,000 square feet of retail, restaurant and entertainment space, as well as 900 residential units and 110,000 square feet of office space. The committed tenants include Little Rey (a concept by Atlanta-based chef and restaurateur Ford Fry), CRÚ Food & Wine Bar, AYA Medical Spa, Fadó Irish Pub, BODY20, Lily Sushi Bar, Lucciano’s Gelato, Sugarcoat Beauty, Summit Coffee, Knuckies Hoagies and Cookie Fix. Len Erickson and Kaitlyn Theriot of Franklin Street handle retail leasing at Medley, and Bryan Heller of Stream Realty Partners handles office leasing. The design-build team includes architect Nelson Worldwide, engineer firm Kimley-Horn and landscape architect Site Solutions. Demolition of a 350,000-square-foot office building is currently underway at the site. TDC plans to break ground on Medley before the end of the year.

May 18, 2023

Leasing Activity Restaurant Retail Texas

Four Retailers Open Stores at Centro Mixed-Use Development in Austin

by Taylor Williams May 18, 2023

AUSTIN, TEXAS — Four new tenants have signed leases at Centro, a mixed-use development spanning two city blocks in Austin. Pure Barre, Brooklyn Dumpling Shop, Birds Barbershop and Full Ride Cycling will occupy a combined 15,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space at the property. Jeremy Smitheal, Win Smith and Bennett Holcomb of Riverside Resources represented the landlord in the leasing negotiations on an internal basis.

May 18, 2023

Acquisitions Development New Jersey Northeast Retail

Pacific Retail Capital Partners Acquires 1.2 MSF Mall in Bridgewater, New Jersey, Plans Redevelopment

by Taylor Williams May 18, 2023

BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — Pacific Retail Capital Partners (PRCP) has acquired Bridgewater Commons, a 1.2 million-square-foot mall located in Bridgewater, roughly 40 miles outside New York City, for an undisclosed price. The Village at Bridgewater Commons, an adjacent 94,000-square-foot open-air shopping center, was included in the acquisition. Tenants at the mall include Bloomingdale’s, Macy’s, Apple, J. Crew, lululemon, Athletica, Williams-Sonoma, The Cheesecake Factory, AMC Dine-In Theatres, LOFT, Maggiano’s Little Italy, Shake Shack and Starbucks Coffee. PRCP has assumed the property’s existing loan and secured an extension, with plans to transform the mall into a mixed-use development. Specific details and uses of the redevelopment have not yet been finalized.

May 18, 2023

Acquisitions Retail Texas

JLL Arranges Sale of 195,575 SF Retail Power Center in Northwest Houston

by Taylor Williams May 17, 2023

HOUSTON — JLL has arranged the sale of Steeplechase Center, a 195,575-square-foot retail power center in northwest Houston. At the time of sale, Steeplechase Center was 82 percent leased to tenants such as Goodwill, Melrose, Citi Trends, Uptown Beauty, Dollar Tree, dd’s Discounts, 99 Cents Only, Big City Wings, Leslie’s Pool Supplies and Rent-A-Center. John Indelli and Ryan West of JLL represented the seller, an entity doing business as Jones 1960 Crossroads LLC, in the transaction. Nashville-based investment firm Highland Capital purchased the asset for an undisclosed price.

May 17, 2023

Development Maryland Mixed-Use Retail Southeast

WRS Rezones 100 Acres at Lakeforest Mall in Gaithersburg, Maryland for Mixed-Use Village

by John Nelson May 17, 2023

GAITHERSBURG, MD. — WRS Real Estate Investments, a retail and mixed-use owner-operator based in Mount Pleasant, S.C., has successfully rezoned a 100-acre site in Gaithersburg that houses Lakeforest Mall. The Gaithersburg City Council approved the rezoning of the site to mixed-use in a 5-0 vote and also approved the sketch plan of the future development. Gensler has been engaged to lead the creation of overall design guidelines for the project. WRS purchased the core of the 1.1 million-square-foot regional mall in 2019. On a single day in 2022, the developer purchased the mall’s remaining department stores: J.C. Penney, Lord & Taylor, Sears and Macy’s. The plan calls for WRS to redevelop Lakeforest Mall as a mixed-use village comprising up to 1,600 new residential units — a mix of for-sale and rental units — and up to 1.25 million square feet of commercial uses such as retail, restaurant, dining, hospitality and life sciences. Construction may commence as early as 2024, according to WRS.

May 17, 2023

Acquisitions Illinois Midwest Retail

Marcus & Millichap Brokers $10.2M Sale of Shops at Glen Pointe in Glenview, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow May 17, 2023

GLENVIEW, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $10.2 million sale of Shops at Glen Pointe in Glenview, about 15 miles northwest of the Chicago Loop. Located at 3700 Willow Road, the retail center consists of three buildings and is home to tenants such as Chipotle, Starbucks, Naf Naf Grill and AT&T. The property serves as an outlot to Mariano’s and LA Fitness. Sean Sharko and Austin Weisenbeck of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a limited liability company based in Chicagoland. An Iowa-based investment group was the buyer.

May 17, 2023

Acquisitions California Retail Western

RA Centers Acquires Meadows Village Retail Center in Temecula, California for $27.7M

by Jeff Shaw May 17, 2023

TEMECULA, CALIF. — CBRE has brokered the $27.7 million sale of Meadows Village Center, a 67,336-square-foot retail center located in Temecula. Barons Market anchors the center, which was 96 percent leased at the time of sale. Other tenants include Starbucks Coffee, Wells Fargo, Palomar Health, Subway, Crumbl Cookies, The UPS Store and Pacific Dental. The property also features a CVS/pharmacy, which was not included in the sale. Jimmy Slusher, Philip Voorhees and James Tyrrell of CBRE represented the seller, funds managed by affiliates of Fortress Investment Group LLC, in the transaction. RA Centers acquired the property in a 1031 exchange.

May 17, 2023

Leasing Activity New York Northeast Retail

PGA Tour Superstore Signs 40,000 SF Retail Lease in Commack, New York

by Taylor Williams May 17, 2023

COMMACK, N.Y. — The PGA Tour Superstore has signed a 40,000-square-foot retail lease at Mayfair Shopping Center, a 220,000-square-foot development in Commack, located on Long Island. E.J. Moawad of Levin Management Corp. represented the undisclosed landlord in the lease negotiations. Hugh Scullin of Katz & Associates represented the tenant. The store, which will open later this year, will be PGA Tour Superstore’s third in New York.

May 17, 2023

Market Reports Retail Texas Texas Market Reports

How Texas Developers Can Curate Unique Retail Experiences in Post-Pandemic, Mixed-Use Environments

by Taylor Williams May 17, 2023

By Barry Hand, principal, Gensler In a recent tour of a name-brand corporate campus, the host carefully explained to our team that his company’s policy regarding working from home (WFH) and returning to the office (RTO) remained loose as they completed a “year of learning.” This “learning” presumably involved listening to staff, observing who badges in when and where, experimenting with what works and what doesn’t and resolving the best way to get their arms around the most effective policies. This explanation has surely been given repeatedly in recent years. It appears most companies prefer to bring their people back to the office, but they also want to adopt policies that will work best for employees and customers, as well as the future of their organizations. While there are outliers that have instituted clear return-to-office directives, most firms are adopting change management strategies organized around attracting staff back to the office. They are doing this by leaning on experiences and amenities that demonstrate to employees the benefits of being present in the office. It seems the “experience” around which retail and food-and-beverage establishments are designed has now also reached into the corporate world. The Amenitized Workplace Increasing numbers of …

May 17, 2023

Development Georgia Hospitality Mixed-Use Multifamily Restaurant Retail Southeast

Edens to Redevelop North DeKalb Mall in Decatur, Georgia to 2.5 MSF Mixed-Use Development

by John Nelson May 16, 2023

DECATUR, GA. — Edens plans to transform North DeKalb Mall, an enclosed regional shopping mall in the Atlanta suburb of Decatur, into a 2.5 million-square-foot mixed-use development called Lulah Hills. Edens acquired the 622,297-square-foot mall in 2021 and rezoned the 73-acre site in 2022 to allow for mixed-use development. At its full build-out, Lulah Hills will feature 320,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space, 1,700 multifamily units, 100 townhomes, a 150-room hotel and a Path Foundation trail connection to nearby Emory University. North DeKalb Mall opened in 1965 and served as the first fully enclosed mall in metro Atlanta. Demolition of the mall is expected to begin later this year, with initial phases of the project to be completed by 2025. Edens owns and operates 1.5 million square feet of retail space in metro Atlanta, including Toco Hills, Merchants Walk, Andrews Square, Buckhead Marketplace, Moores Mill and Park Place.

May 16, 2023

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