FRISCO, TEXAS — Universal Parks & Resorts has announced plans to open a new theme park on a 97-acre site in the northern Dallas suburb of Frisco. Universal, a division of Comcast Corp., also plans to develop a hotel at the site, which is located east of the Dallas North Tollway and north of Panther Creek Parkway. The proposed park will be smaller than the entertainment giant’s other resort destinations. In addition, the new venue will be designed to be more engaging for younger audiences and will offer interactive and playful shows, character meet and greets and unique merchandise. A construction timeline was not disclosed. In announcing the new park, Universal executives cited the region’s burgeoning population and strong track record of attracting new businesses as key reasons behind the move.
Retail
HOUSTON — Locally based developer Radom Capital has welcomed six new tenants to Montrose Collective, an office and retail development in Houston. Concepts coming to the property include restaurants Graffiti Raw and Picnik — opening this month and in the spring, respectively — as well as four fitness and beauty concepts. SISU, a med spa, will debut in February, while Studio BE, Glosslab and Skin Laundry will open later this year. Montrose Collective, which currently features 15 retailers and five restaurants, is now 97 percent leased.
UPPER MARLBORO, MD. — KLNB has arranged the $10.8 million sale of Marlboro Square, a 92,649-square-foot shopping center located at 5715 Crain Highway in Upper Marlboro, a suburb of Washington, D.C. Vito Lupo, Chris Burnham, Andy Stape and Jake Furnary of KLNB represented the seller, an entity doing business as Marlboro Investors LLC, in the transaction. Renaud Consulting represented the undisclosed buyer. Marlboro Square was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants including grocery anchor Weis, Advance Auto Parts and Dollar Tree, as well as medical, fitness and food-and-beverage tenants.
AUGUSTA, GA. — The Palomar Group has brokered the $2.8 million sale of a 3,512-square-foot restaurant located at 4329 Belair Frontage Road in Augusta. The property is triple-net-leased to Steak N Shake, a diner chain that serves burgers, fries and milkshakes. Steak N Shake has approximately 15 years remaining on its lease term, which features a 10 percent rental increase every five years. The restaurant is situated at a signalized intersection off I-20 and near Fort Gordon Army Base. An investment firm based in New Britain, Conn., purchased the restaurant from an entity based in Aiken, S.C. Both parties requested anonymity.
MATAMORAS, PA. — New Jersey-based investment firm Larken Associates has acquired Westfall Town Center, a 203,907-square-foot shopping center in Matamoras, located at the nexus of the New York-New Jersey-Pennsylvania border. The sales price was $28.6 million. A 73,000-square-foot ShopRite grocery store anchors the property, and other tenants include Flagship Cinemas, T.J. Maxx, Planet Fitness, Dollar Tree and Wendy’s. The seller was Chicago-based CenterPoint Properties. Derek Zerfass and Scott Horner of Colliers represented both parties in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Score Sports Bar will open a 9,000-square-foot restaurant in Midtown Manhattan. The tenant has committed to a three-story space at 416 Eighth Avenue, which is located adjacent to Madison Square Garden, for 15 years. Brad Schwarz and James Ficelman of Lee & Associates represented the landlord, Riese Organization, in the lease negotiations. Spencer Planit of Winick Realty represented Scores Sports Bar.
LONG BEACH, CALIF. — Tova Capital has purchased a fully occupied retail complex in downtown Long Beach for $6.2 million in an off-market transaction. Located at 205-233 E. Anaheim St., the property features 34,500 square feet of retail space. The asset consists of two 17,000-square-foot single-story buildings that Trademark Brewing and Long Beach Rising, a climbing gym, occupy under long-term leases. Tova Capital plans a long-term hold of the retail property, which is its first investment in Long Beach. Jared Swedelson from NAI Capital represented Tova, while Sheva Hosseinzadeh of Coldwell Banker Commercial BLAIR represented the undisclosed seller in the deal.
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. — NorthPeak Commercial Advisors has arranged the purchase of a retail building located at 7858 and 7946-8012 Woodmen Center Heights in Colorado Springs. An undisclosed buyer acquired the property for $4.8 million, or $480 per square foot. The name of the seller was not released. Kevin Calame and Matt Lewallen of NorthPeak Commercial Advisors represented the buyer in the deal.
BATAVIA, ILL. — Kimco has sold Wind Point Shopping Center, a 274,282-square-foot retail center located in Batavia, a western suburb of Chicago. PMAT acquired the property for $20.5 million. Amy Sands, Clinton Mitchell and Michael Nieder of JLL arranged the transaction on behalf of Kimco. Built in 1999, the retail center was 72.5 percent occupied at the time of sale. Aldi and Hobby Lobby anchor the property. Other tenants include Kohl’s, Office Max, Petland, Chili’s, Mattress Firm, AT&T and Swordfish Sushi.
EATON, OHIO — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Eaton Center, a 130,483-square-foot retail property located about 25 miles west of Dayton in Eaton. Kroger has anchored the property for 30 years. Additional tenants include retailers such as Tactor Supply and Autozone, both of which have occupied space at the center for 25 years, and several restaurants. The property was approximately 70 percent occupied at the time of sale. The sale was brokered by investment sales team Patton-Wiles-Fuller Group of Marcus & Millichap’s Columbus office, including First Vice President CJ Jackson and Senior Managing Director Erin Patton. Senior Managing Directors Scott Wiles and Craig Fuller of Marcus & Millichap’s Cleveland office marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a Cincinnati-based private ownership group. Patton-Wiles-Fuller Group also procured the out-of-state fund that purchased the property.