OVERLAND PARK, KAN. — Flying Cow Gelato and Made in KC have inked retail leases to open at the Edison District in Overland Park. The tenants will occupy 1,400 and 1,575 square feet, respectively. The transactions mark Flying Cow Gelato’s third location and Made in KC’s 12th location in the area. Made in KC is scheduled to open in July, with Flying Cow Gelato opening in the fall. The Edison District, owned by Overland Park Real Estate, features a mix of office, retail, restaurant and outdoor space. JLL negotiated the leases on behalf of ownership. The retail space at the Edison District is now fully leased. Made in KC sells local goods, gifts and apparel. Flying Cow Gelato makes fresh gelato every day and is the sister store to Annedore’s Fine Chocolates.
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IRVING, TEXAS — Locally based brokerage firm STRIVE has arranged the sale of Irvingate Center, a 29,962-square-foot retail center in Irving. The property was 86 percent leased at the time of sale. Hudson Lambert and Jason Vitorino of STRIVE exclusively represented the Dallas-based seller and procured the buyer, a California-based investor, in the transaction. Additional terms of sale were not disclosed.
Indicap, Colmena Group, Langley Properties Receive Town Approval for $1B Mixed-Use Project in Gilbert, Arizona
by Jeff Shaw
GILBERT, ARIZ. — The Town of Gilbert, a suburb southeast of Phoenix, has approved the zoning request for a 311-acre mixed-use development called The Ranch. Indicap, Colmena Group and Langley Properties are leading the project and estimate that development costs exceed $1 billion. Upon completion, The Ranch will offer 221 acres of light industrial space, 39 acres of commercial space, 39 acres of multifamily space and 16 acres of public green space. The industrial portion could total up to 3 million square feet of mid-bay and cross-dock buildings. The commercial space is slated to include restaurants, storage, convenience stores, office space, a fitness center, small grocer and dental office, among other uses. Plans for Residences at the Ranch, the multifamily component of the project, including two- and three-story rental homes with ground-floor retail. The 16-acre green space will include trails and landscaping for the community to use. The developers also plan to make $20 million in offsite improvements. The zoning approval marks the conclusion of 18 months of negotiations between the developers and the town government. A timeline for construction was not disclosed. — Channing Hamilton
Marcus & Millichap Arranges Sale of 210,482 SF Shopping Center in Rocky Mount, North Carolina
by John Nelson
ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $11.8 million sale of Sutter’s Creek Plaza, a 210,482-square-foot shopping center located at 506 Sutter’s Creek Blvd. in Rocky Mount. Tenants at the property include Big Lots, Tractor Supply Co., Jo-Ann Fabrics and Harbor Freight Tools. French Traver and Kodi Traver of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a Florida-based private investor, in the transaction. Ben Yelm assisted in closing the sale as Marcus & Millichap’s North Carolina broker of record. A New York-based private investor acquired the center.
FRESNO, CALIF. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has brokered the $15.8 million sale of Ash Tree Square, a retail center in Fresno. Tenants at the property, which totals 80,877 square feet situated on 7.5 acres, include Ross Dress for Less, Starbucks Coffee, Wing Stop and Mountain Mike’s Pizza. Alexander Moore, Sean Cox and Kevin Fryman of Hanley represented the private, California-based seller in the transaction. A California-based private investor acquired the property.
BREA, CALIF. — Wood Investments Cos. has signed UFC GYM to open within a 30,000-square-foot retail property formerly occupied by Tower Records in Brea, roughly 30 miles southeast of Los Angeles. Scheduled to open in the third quarter of this year, UFC GYM will fully occupy the two-story, single-tenant building. Jim Manarino and Tracey Zimmerman of Manarino & Associates represented Wood Investments in the leasing negotiation.
BROCKTON, MASS. — Urban Air Adventure Park, an entertainment concept centered on trampolines, has signed a 52,900-square-foot retail lease in the southern Boston suburb of Brockton. The freestanding building sits on four acres across the street from Westgate Mall. Rob Robledo and John Ferris of CBRE represented the landlord, locally based investment firm The Bulfinch Cos., in the lease negotiations. The opening is slated for spring 2024.
By Jeff Enck, senior vice president, SRS Real Estate Partners Throughout the world of retail investment sales, reality is setting in. Buyers and sellers of unanchored retail shops are adjusting to lingering market uncertainty, which, at least for now, seems to be here to stay. Over the past 12 to 18 months, the Federal Reserve has doused the white-hot, inflation-powered economy with buckets of interest rate hikes, increasing the effective federal funds rate from .08 percent at the beginning of 2022 to 5.08 percent today. Based on the central bank’s latest public signals, it doesn’t appear that interest rates are coming back down anytime soon. But it’s important to note that, historically speaking, they are not significantly high. Debt Challenges Continue Insurance companies, credit unions and relationship-driven lenders are financing the majority of retail deals in the market today. Typical bank loans, however, have slowed significantly as some institutions are either inactive or face rates are too high to meet debt service coverage ratios. Some private investors are buying with all cash or closing with cash plus lines of credit. A recent example of a “new normal” deal involves a life insurance company loan on a purchase transaction of a $15 …
Cordish Plans Adaptive Reuse Project for Historic George Jones Building in Downtown Nashville
by Katie Sloan
NASHVILLE, TENN. — The Cordish Cos. has revealed plans for Nashville Live!, an adaptive reuse of the historic George Jones building in downtown Nashville. Upon completion, the property will offer 50,000 square feet of dining and entertainment space. Nashville Live! will feature a different concept on each of its five floors, including a DraftKings Sports & Social restaurant and bar, a flagship location for PBR Cowboy Bar and concert hall, an elevated rooftop venue, a 10,000-square-foot private event space with room to host up to 450 people, and an exclusive speakeasy bar. Plans for DraftKings Sports & Social include several state-of-the-art LED media walls; a number of signature bars offering specialty cocktails; restaurant space featuring a full menu developed by James Beard Award nominee John Suley; and guest-friendly mobile platforms that will allow patrons to place bets using the DraftKings Sportsbook application. PBR Cowboy Bar is partnering with the Nashville Stampede, one of eight teams in a new bull riding league, for its location at Nashville Live! The space will feature a professionally endorsed mechanical bull, multiple bars, private VIP booths and a DJ and live music venue. The development’s rooftop concept, AVA Rooftop Bar, will include an oversized central …
SANDY SPRINGS, GA. — Connolly and Coro Realty have announced the repositioning of the commercial portion of a mixed-use development in metro Atlanta formerly known as Sandy Springs Gateway. The duo purchased the 120,000-square-foot component in February 2022 for $40.5 million. The property, which comprises 92,000 square feet of shops, restaurants and service retailers and 28,000 square feet of second-story office space, is now known as Chastain Market due to its proximity to Chastain Park in the nearby Buckhead district of Atlanta. Connolly and Coro Realty have also inked new leases for the project, including an Italian eatery from chef Kevin Maxey, Alloy Personal Training and United Community Bank. In addition to re-tenanting the development’s former Sprouts Farmers Market grocery store, Connolly and Coro Realty are undertaking a multimillion-dollar renovation to the property. Additionally, a new mural was painted for the project at the corner of Roswell Road and Windsor Parkway. Chastain Market is adjacent to two apartment communities totaling 630 units: The Gateway Chastain and The Collection.