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Boulder Group Brokers $4.8M Sale of Slumberland Furniture-Occupied Retail Property in Metro Chicago

by Kristin Harlow

BATAVIA, ILL. — The Boulder Group has brokered the $4.8 million sale of a single-tenant retail property occupied by Slumberland Furniture in the Chicago suburb of Batavia. The 42,676-square-foot building is located at 165 N. Randall Road. Randy Blankstein and Jimmy Goodman of Boulder Group represented the seller, a Northeast-based real estate investor. The buyer was an investor based in the Midwest. Founded in 1967 and headquartered in Little Canada, Minn., Slumberland has grown to one of the largest furniture retailers in the Midwest with more than 120 stores in 12 states.

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Seven Retail Tenants Ink Leases at 1.4 MSF Eden Prairie Center in Metro Twin Cities

by Kristin Harlow

EDEN PRAIRIE, MINN. — Seven retail tenants are now open or coming soon at Eden Prairie Center in the Twin Cities suburb of Eden Prairie. PRVDR, now open, is located on the lower level of Center Court near Niko Niko. Totaling 1,300 square feet, the locally owned boutique is one of two locations in Minnesota that offers men’s fashion apparel, t-shirts, hoodies, hats and sneakers. Umi’s for Men, expected to open in late October, will offer men’s fashion in a 1,409-square-foot store on the upper level near Auntie Anne’s. Opening later this year, Wings Credit Union will occupy 3,800 square feet on the upper level near Target. The nonprofit institution is Minnesota’s largest credit union. Reborn Salon features a new expansion. The 2,361-square-foot salon, located on the upper level near Visionworks, is owned and operated by local stylist Bella Roberts. Phenix Salon Suites, now open, offers salon suites, development tools and education to support independent beauty professionals operating their own businesses. The 6,244-square-foot salon features 35 suites on the lower level near Gyu Mai Japanese BBQ. The location marks the sixth in Minnesota. Also now open is the U.S. Army Career Center. The 1,178-square-foot service center is located on the …

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Bally’s Unveils Plans for 35-Acre Entertainment Resort Destination on Las Vegas Strip

by John Nelson

LAS VEGAS — Bally’s Corp. (NYSE: BALY) has announced plans for Bally’s Las Vegas, an entertainment resort destination planned on the 35-acre site of the former Tropicana Las Vegas hotel and casino. The casino and sports entertainment operator is partnering with JLL and Marnell Cos. on the development, which is being submitted to Clark County for entitlements. Bally’s Las Vegas will share the site with the new Las Vegas Athletics Major League Baseball ballpark, a move by the Oakland Athletics that was announced and approved in 2023. Bally’s expects construction at Bally’s Las Vegas to begin in the first half of 2026. “Bally’s Las Vegas represents a once-in-a-generation opportunity to redefine the heart of the Strip,” says Soo Kim, chairman of the board of directors at Bally’s. “With world-class partners like JLL and Marnell, and with the arrival of Major League Baseball, we are not just building an integrated resort. We are creating a landmark destination that unites sports, entertainment, dining and hospitality on a scale only Las Vegas can deliver.” Plans for Bally’s Las Vegas include two luxury hotel towers totaling 3,000 rooms, an entertainment venue with a seating capacity of 2,500 and more than 500,000 square feet of …

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InterFace Panel: Houston Retail, Mixed-Use Developers Face All Manner of Barriers to Supply Growth

by Taylor Williams

Executing ground-up development for pure-play retail space — or retail product in mixed-use settings — in Houston is immensely challenging these days for a variety of reasons. This is in spite of the fact that the city has the underlying job and housing growth needed to justify a greater inventory of retail product. While all retail developers in Houston face similar headwinds in terms of costs of capital and construction materials/labor, as well as elevated tenant improvement (TI) costs and hefty required return thresholds from investors, it’s difficult to single out any one of those factors as most responsible for the dearth of new retail development. Some issues will be felt more acutely in some submarkets than others. Certain companies may have better connections and capital situations such that they can circumvent some of the uncontrollables. But no matter the combination of barrier-to-entry factors, the net result is the same: a market that cannot adequately supply retail product to meet demand. Editor’s note: InterFace Conference Group, a division of France Media Inc., produces networking and educational conferences for commercial real estate executives. To sign up for email announcements about specific events, visit www.interfaceconferencegroup.com/subscribe. At the annual InterFace Houston Retail & Mixed-Use conference that …

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SRS Brokers $7M Sale of New Store in Castle Hayne, North Carolina Leased to Tractor Supply

by John Nelson

CASTLE HAYNE, N.C. — SRS Real Estate Partners has completed the $7 million sale of a newly built, 21,930-square-foot store in Castle Hayne leased to Tractor Supply. The store is situated on 11.5 acres at 3400 Castle Hayne Road, roughly 11 miles north of Wilmington, N.C. Tractor Supply had 14 years remaining on its corporate-guaranteed lease at the time of sale. Calvin Short of SRS represented the seller, a developer based in Pine Hurst, N.C., in the transaction. Pierce Mayson of Matthews Real Estate Investment Services represented the buyer, an unnamed investor based in Conyers, Ga., that was completing the second leg of a 1031 exchange.

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Fun City Adventure Park to Open 40,500 SF Entertainment Venue at Walpole Mall in Metro Boston

by Taylor Williams

WALPOLE, MASS. — Fun City Adventure Park will open a 40,500-square-foot entertainment venue south of Boston at Walpole Mall. Construction is underway on the venue, which will feature trampolines, inflatables, interactive games and party zones. Other tenants that have recently or will soon open at Walpole Mall include Burlington, The Milkshake Factory, Chick-fil-A, Duck Donuts and MANI-Q SALON. Regional owner-operator Wilder Cos. bought Walpole Mall in 2023 and has since implemented a range of capital improvements.

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Hanley Investment Group Arranges $2.7M Sale of Starbucks-Occupied Retail Property in Moreno Valley, California

by Amy Works

MORENO VALLEY, CALIF. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has brokered the sale of a single-tenant retail property at 22350 Cactus Ave. in Moreno Valley. Glendale, Calif.-based Chase Partners sold the asset to an Orange County, Calif.-based private investor for $2.7 million, or $1,817 per square foot. Starbucks Coffee occupies the 1,500-square-foot property, which includes a drive-thru. Bill Asher and Jeff Lefko of Hanley Investment Group represented the seller, while David Kluver of Lee & Associates represented the buyer in the transaction.

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JLL Brokers $17.3M Sale of Whole Foods-Occupied Retail Property in Metro Chicago

by Kristin Harlow

ST. CHARLES, ILL. — JLL Capital Markets has brokered the $17.3 million sale of a freestanding retail property occupied by Whole Foods in the western Chicago suburb of St. Charles. The newly renovated building features a 20-year NN lease with the tenant. The property was formerly home to Blue Goose Market, a grocer that operated at the site for nearly a century as downtown St. Charles’ only grocery store. Alex Sharrin, Mohsin Mirza and Torri Rosene of JLL represented the sellers, Swanson Development Group and Fort Union. The buyer was an affiliate of Benenson Capital Partners.

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Richmond’s Mixed-Use Boom Fuels the City’s Retail Market

by John Nelson

The Richmond retail market has maintained strong fundamentals as the city’s diverse economic base and solid residential growth continue to fuel a historically low vacancy rate.  Demand is very strong from a variety of uses, ranging from soft goods and restaurants to entertainment and personal services such as med spas and boutique fitness. The coffee segment, long dominated by Starbucks Coffee, has seen a number of new competitors enter the market. Dunkin’ has been on a strong growth cycle, and more recently Dutch Bros Coffee, Scooters Coffee, Foxtail Coffee and PJs Coffee have been actively looking for sites. 7 Brew has been particularly active, opening two new stores and filling their pipeline with additional sites.   However, the real story in Richmond is the number of mixed-use projects that are in the planning stages or have broken ground, with virtually all of them anchored by a grocery store.  In Chesterfield County, the first phase of development for Springline at District 60 is near completion. Located at the intersection of Midlothian Turnpike and Chippenham Parkway, work was recently completed on a new 150,000-square-foot office building anchored by Timmons Group, while the 298-unit apartment building, The James at Springline, is nearing completion. …

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Starbucks to Close Stores, Lay Off Workers in $1B Restructuring Effort

by Kristin Harlow

SEATTLE — Starbucks Coffee has announced that it will be eliminating roughly 900 non-retail U.S. jobs, with additional plans to close several hundred underperforming company-operated stores, as part of a broader $1 billion restructuring effort. The company’s store count will decrease by about 1 percent, which translates to roughly 500 closures for the company, as reported by CNBC. Starbucks plans to end its fiscal year with almost 18,300 North American locations, including both company-operated and licensed cafés.  Brian Niccol, chairman and CEO of Starbucks Coffee, stated that baristas from closing locations will receive severance packages or will be transferred to nearby locations. The latest store closures and layoffs at Starbucks are part of Niccol’s wide-ranging turnaround strategy in his first year at the company.  Starbucks has reported six consecutive quarters of declining same-store sales, as well as a previous round of 1,100 corporate layoffs in February. 

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