POOLER, GA. — Northmarq has brokered the $7.3 million sale of Shops at Tanger Parkway, a 15,600-square-foot retail strip center located at 240 Tanger Outlets Blvd. in Pooler, a suburb of Savannah. David Annett and Anne Perrault of Northmarq’s Tulsa office represented the seller, a Utah-based developer, in the transaction. Mark Lovering of Northmarq’s Chicago office represented the buyer, a private equity firm based in Mexico City. Built in 2020, Shops at Tanger Parkway was fully leased at the time of sale to Tropical Smoothie Café, Tin Drum Asian Kitchen, LAX, T-Swirl Crepe, Wayback Burgers, Which Wich?, America’s Best Contacts & Glasses and Pita Mediterranean Street Food. The property is shadow-anchored by Tanger Outlets Savannah, an open-air outlet mall developed in 2015.
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Beta Agency Arranges $14M Sale of Smart & Final-Anchored Retail Center in Lawndale, California
by Amy Works
LAWNDALE, CALIF. — Beta Agency has arranged the sale of Lawndale Plaza, a shopping center in Lawndale. A San Pedro-based private shopping center owner sold the asset to a Los Angeles-based entity for $14 million. Lawndale Plaza features a Smart & Final store and a multi-tenant retail building, occupied by Subway, Wingstop, Panda Express, Daily Nails & Spa and Wells Fargo. At the time of sale, the property was 100 percent occupied. Richard Rizika and Vanessa Zhang of Beta Agency represented the seller, while Adam Friedlander of Beta Agency and Moon Lim of JLL represented the buyer in the deal.
Keith Corp. to Break Ground on 400,000 SF Adaptive Reuse Project in Rock Hill, South Carolina
by John Nelson
ROCK HILL, S.C. — The Keith Corp., with partners Springsteen Properties and Capitol Broadcasting Co., will break ground Tuesday, Jan. 17 on The Thread, a 400,000-square-foot adaptive reuse project located in Rock Hill, roughly 30 miles southwest of Charlotte. Built in 1946, the property originally housed a textile mill and warehouse. Upon completion, the first phase of development will feature 170,000 square feet of office space and 30,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Delivery is scheduled for January 2024. Horizon Bank is providing construction financing. A second phase — construction of which will commence upon completion of the first — will include 200,000 square feet of residential and retail space, with apartments in one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts.
HUNTSVILLE, ALA. — Northmarq has arranged a $22.5 million refinancing loan for Village on Whitesburg, a 118,356-square-foot shopping center located at 4800 Whitesburg Drive SE in Huntsville. Randy Wolfe of Northmarq’s Atlanta office secured the permanent, fixed-rate loan, which features a seven-year term and 25-year amortization schedule, through an unnamed regional bank. The borrower was also not disclosed. The Fresh Market anchors Village on Whitesburg, and other tenants include AT&T, Bonefish Grill, Drake’s, Nadeau, Panera Bread and Learning Express.
GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS — BigShots Golf, a Dallas-based, tech-driven sports entertainment concept, will open an approximately 50,000-square-foot center in Grand Prairie, located roughly midway between Dallas and Fort Worth. The site spans 12 acres and is located within the EpicCentral entertainment district. The space will house a two-story driving range with 80 interactive, climate-controlled tee boxes, as well as a 27-hole indoor putting course, a 7,500-square-foot private event space and a full restaurant and bar. The venue will be the third in Texas for BigShots Golf and the concept’s eighth location nationally.
HUNTINGTON STATION, N.Y. — The Container Store will open a 15,676-square-foot store at Huntington Shopping Center on Long Island. The retailer joins REI and Whole Foods Market as anchor tenants at the center, which is owned by Federal Realty Investment Trust and is currently undergoing a $75 million repositioning. Furniture retailer LoveSac also recently signed a 1,412-square-foot showroom lease at Huntington Shopping Center, which has also received commitments from restaurants Burger Village (2,756 square feet) and Just Salad (2,382 square feet).
HAMMOND, IND. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $1.9 million sale of a two-property retail portfolio in Hammond, about 30 miles southeast of Chicago. The properties are located at 2739 169th Street and 902 Roby Drive. The property on Roby Drive is home to three tenants and a drive-thru and is situated near the Horseshoe Hammond Casino. The property on 169th Street is located near the Purdue University Hammond Campus. Mitchell Kiven and Nicholas Kanich of Marcus & Millichap represented the Indiana-based seller, which was the original developer of both properties. The duo also procured the buyer, a private investor based in the Southwest Chicago suburbs.
STERLING HEIGHTS, MICH. — Skin Diva Spa has signed a 2,000-square-foot retail lease at Brookside Village in Sterling Heights, a northern suburb of Detroit. Michael Murphy and Tjader Gerdom of Gerdom Realty & Investment represented the undisclosed landlord. Located at the northwest corner of 15 Mile and Schoenherr roads, Brookside Village has one space remaining available for lease.
Guthrie Development Buys Pacific Tustin Commercenter Business Park in California for $19.7M
by Amy Works
TUSTIN, CALIF. — Guthrie Development Co. has acquired Pacific Tustin Commercenter, a Class A, multi-tenant, retail/industrial business park in Tustin. In this transaction, Guthrie purchased the buildings and land from two different sellers for $19.7 million, then combined the assets into one business park. The retail and industrial property offers 69,930 square feet of space. Pacific Tustin Commercenter features two multi-tenant industrial buildings and a restaurant, Citrus Café. The industrial buildings are currently 100 percent occupied under long-term leases. The asset is located at 1421, 1451 and 1481 Edinger Ave. in Tustin. Chuck Wilson, Brian Chastain and Clyde Stauff of Colliers International represented Guthrie Development in the transactions.
Gantry Arranges $16.7M Refinancing for Grocery-Anchored Retail Center in El Dorado, California
by Amy Works
EL DORADO, CALIF. — Gantry has secured a $16.7 million permanent loan for the refinancing of Market Place at Town Center in El Dorado. Situated at the intersection of Highway 50 and Latrobe Road, Market Place at Town Center features 134,600 square feet of retail space. Current tenants include Nugget Markets grocers and a wide range of retail, restaurant, convenience, beauty and professional services tenants. Robert Slate and Andrew Ferguson of Gantry’s San Francisco office secured the 10-year, fixed-rate, nonrecourse loan through a regional bank lender for the borrower, a private real estate investor.