NEW BEDFORD, MASS. — CBRE has brokered the $12.2 million sale of Fieldstone Marketplace, a 192,003-square-foot shopping center in New Bedford, located at the base of Cape Cod. Restaurant Depot and discount retailer Ollie’s anchor the newly repositioned center. Nat Heald, Connor Scott and Jordana Roet of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction and procured the buyer. Both parties requested anonymity.
“If you can make it in New York, you can make it anywhere.” Martin Scorsese, Frank Sinatra and Jay-Z probably weren’t thinking about brick-and-mortar retail real estate when they penned and recorded the iconic song lyric, but that doesn’t make the expression any less applicable to that particular subject. The notion of merchandisers, restaurateurs and entertainment operators needing a certain and precise combination of savvy, moxie and pizzazz to succeed in New York City isn’t so much new as it is resurrected. That’s because it’s only been a few years since the asset class was left for dead. But retail resiliency is now an established and proven narrative that underpins commercial real estate investment. “Brick-and-mortar retail is truly here to stay,” proclaims Beth Rosen, executive vice president at RIPCO Real Estate. “Over the years, retailers have gotten so much more savvy and are now entering into smarter deals. There’s a lot of positive sentiment about the sector, which has seen its share of ups and downs. Rents got really out of control at one point, and if the economy wasn’t strong, retailers didn’t survive. But now, it’s really more about partnerships between tenants and landlords.” Limited Options That said, owners …
WEATHERFORD, TEXAS — STRIVE has arranged the sale of Peaster Plaza, a 5,940-square-foot retail strip center located in the southern Dallas suburb of Weatherford. Tenants include Lott Cleaners and Rev 180 Fitness. Harrison Beethe and Hudson Lambert of STRIVE represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer and sales price were also not disclosed.
BOSTON — Urban Edge Partners has acquired Brighton Mills Center, a 91,000-square-foot retail property in Boston. Grocer Star Market anchors the center, and other tenants include Petco, Spring Shabu Restaurant, Bank of America and McDonald’s. Nat Heald, Jordana Roet, Connor Scott and Scott Dragosled of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller in the negotiations. The team also procured the buyer. The sales price was not disclosed.
COACHELLA, CALIF. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the sale of Coachella Plaza, a shopping center located at 50249 Cesar Chavez St. in Coachella. The asset traded between two private investors for $12.9 million. Planet Fitness, WSS, Absolute Dollar and Innercare are tenants at the fully occupied, 84,820-square-foot property, which is shadow anchored by Cardenas Markets. Max Kinsbruner and Brian Quinn of JLL represented the seller and buyer in the deal.
TUCSON, ARIZ. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $3 million sale of a restaurant property located at 6210 E. Broadway Blvd. in Tucson. Mark Ruble, Chris Lind and Zack House of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, an Arizona-based limited liability company, through a partnership with DSW Commercial Real Estate and Iridius Capital, and procured the buyer, a California-based limited liability partnership. Starbucks Coffee occupies the 2,200-square-foot property, which was built in 2024, on a new 10-year, corporate guaranteed net lease.
SOUTHGATE, MICH. — Mid-America Real Estate Corp. has brokered the sale of Dix-Toledo Shopping Center, a 121,184-square-foot shopping center in the Detroit suburb of Southgate. The property is 92 percent leased to retailers such as TJ Maxx, Ross Dress for Less, Chuck E. Cheese, Snipes and Hook & Reel. Ben Wineman and Daniel Stern of Mid-America represented the seller, a private family. The buyer was a Detroit-based private investment company.
LOGANSPORT, IND. — Quantum Real Estate Advisors Inc. has arranged the $2 million sale of a retail center located at 3900 Lexington Road in central Indiana’s Logansport. The roughly 18,600-square-foot property was 80 percent leased at the time of sale. Dan Waszak of Quantum represented the seller, an East Coast-based private fund. The buyer was an investment group based in Atlanta. The center offers one vacant suite totaling roughly 3,800 square feet along with an additional pad for development.
LAKELAND, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of Grove Park Shopping Center, a 120,150-square-foot, Publix-anchored retail center located at 1617 U.S. Highway 98 in Lakeland. A private entity tied to Daniel Halberstein purchased the center for an undisclosed price. Mark Gilbert, Adam Feinstein and Mitchell Halpern of Cushman & Wakefield’s Retail Investment Advisors represented the seller, Longpoint Partners, in the transaction. Grove Park was originally developed in 1960 by George Jenkins, the founder of Publix Super Markets. The property, which was fully renovated in 2019, was 100 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including CVS, Dollar Tree and Humanitary Medical Center.
OMAHA, NEB. — Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE: FRT) has acquired Village Pointe, a 453,000-square-foot, open-air shopping center in Omaha. The retail REIT purchased the property from the undisclosed seller for $153.3 million. “Village Pointe checks the key boxes for us: affluent demographics and growing population, clear unmet retail demand, proven retailer success in the location and a truly dominant asset,” says Don Wood, president and CEO of Federal Realty. Situated on Omaha’s west side on West Dodge Road, Village Pointe draws nearly 6 million annual visits and serves a trade area of over half a million people, with visits averaging one hour in duration. The center was 96 percent leased at the time of sale to national and premium lifestyle retailers — including Apple, lululemon, Sephora, Coach, Bentley, Nordstrom Rack, Madewell — many of which are exclusive to the market. Scheel’s, a large-scale sporting goods retailer, shadow-anchors Village Pointe. Other tenants include Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen, North Italia, DSW, Best Buy, Old Navy, Warby Parker, Urban Outfitters and Marcus Village Pointe Cinema. Federal Realty has noted the value-add opportunity at Village Pointe via elevating the tenant mix and enhancing merchandising. Founded in 1962, Federal Realty Investment Trust is based in North …