IOWA CITY, IOWA — Colliers has brokered the sale of Iowa City Marketplace in Iowa City for an undisclosed price. The 237,594-square-foot shopping center is located along State Route 6 between Sycamore Street and Lower Muscatine Road. The property is 66 percent leased to 24 tenants such as Dollar Tree, Planet Fitness, Jo-Ann Stores, Marcus Theatres, Sally Beauty, Great Clips, McDonald’s and Panera Bread. El Warner, Charley Simpson and Jeffrey Wyatt of Colliers represented the seller, Core Pacific Advisors. Buyer information was not provided.
GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS — Outdoor apparel and equipment retailer Bass Pro Shops will open a 100,000-square-foot store in Grand Prairie, located in the central part of the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) metroplex. The standalone store, which will be the retailer’s fifth location in the region and 15th in Texas, will be constructed from the ground up and will feature a unique custom design. The opening is slated for spring 2024. TA Land Fund, a joint venture between the Dallas-based office of Trez Capital and Charlie Anderson, owns the land on which the store will be built.
NORWELL, MASS. — JLL has negotiated the sale of a 59,519-square-foot, single-tenant retail property in Norwell, located about 20 miles south of Boston, that is leased to grocer Stop & Shop. Nat Heald led the JLL team that represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Baillard Real Estate Fund purchased the property for an undisclosed price.
NEW YORK CITY — The Howard Hughes Corp. (NYSE: HHC) and chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten have opened the Tin Building by Jean-Georges, a 53,000-square-foot food hall at Pier 17 at the Seaport in Lower Manhattan. The new culinary destination is an adaptive reuse of the Tin Building, a historic waterfront property that once served as the site of the Fulton Fish Market. The new food hall features six new full-service restaurant concepts and six fast-casual counters, as well as three specialty retailers and bars serving wine, craft cocktails and craft beers. The eateries and shops surround a central marketplace that sells locally sourced seafood, meat, cheese and produce. “It has been a great privilege to have this opportunity to bring back the Tin Building and reinvent such an iconic New York staple in a new and authentic way — honoring and inspired by the Seaport’s rich history and continuing the legacy of providing a one-of-a-kind experience that pays tribute to the global influences found in New York City,” says Vongerichten. The eateries include a French brasserie, seafood restaurant (Fulton Fish Co.), Asian speakeasy, breakfast counter, several vegetarian options, a bakery and a coffee shop. Vongerichten curated all 20 installments at the …
GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS — Andretti Indoor Karting & Games will open a 96,000-square-foot racing and entertainment facility in Grand Prairie, located in the central part of the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) metroplex. In addition to the namesake activity, the center will include laser tag, arcade and virtual reality games and duckpin bowling. The facility, which will be the second in the DFW area and seventh nationwide for the Orlando-based concept, is scheduled to open before the end of 2023.
NORTHWOODS, MO. — Mid-America Real Estate Corp. has brokered the sale of North Oaks Plaza in Northwoods, a city in St. Louis County. The sales price was undisclosed. The 268,893-square-foot shopping center is 74 percent leased. Tenants include Save A Lot, Citi Trends, St. Louis County Career Center & Workforce Training, Fresenius and H&R Block. Emily Gadomski and Ben Wineman of Mid-America, in cooperation with Tim McFarland of Sansone Group, represented the private seller. A 1031 exchange buyer purchased the asset.
MISSION, KAN. — The Other Place, a sports-themed pizzeria and grill, has signed a 4,050-square-foot lease to open its fourth Kansas City-area location. The restaurant will occupy space within the Mission West shopping center at 6522 Martway St. The Other Place expects to open its Mission location in the beginning of 2023. Block & Co. Inc. Realtors serves as the leasing agent and property manager for Mission West. Block & Co.’s Phil Peck and Dakota Grizzle represented the tenant, while David Block, Max Kosoglad and Darren Siegel represented ownership. The Other Place now operates 11 locations throughout Kansas and Iowa. Its first location opened in Cedar Falls, Iowa, in 1970.
LOMBARD, ILL. — Edgemark Commercial Real Estate Services LLC has brokered the sale of a 217,887-square-foot retail building formerly occupied by Carson Pirie Scott in Lombard, a western suburb of Chicago. The sales price was undisclosed. The three-story property is part of the Yorktown Center Shopping Mall. Mike Wesley and Joanne Sutryk of Edgemark represented the seller, an entity doing business as GMAC 2004-C1 Yorktown Mall LLC. A joint venture between Pacific Retail Capital Partners and Synergy Construction Group LLC purchased the building with plans to redevelop it into multifamily, retail and green space. Construction on the two-phase project is slated to begin in spring 2023 with completion of Phase I anticipated for spring 2025. The project is subject to final planning review by the Village of Lombard.
GREENVILLE, S.C. — The retail division of SVN | Blackstream, dubbed Reedy River Retail, has negotiated the $10.7 million sale of Woodruff Village Shopping Center in Greenville. Located at 1810-1848 Woodruff Road, Woodruff Village’s tenant roster includes Planet Fitness, Social Latitude and Habitat for Humanity’s Restore. Daniel Holloway and Dustin Tenney of Reedy River Retail represented the seller, an entity doing business as Woodruff Investment National Exchange LLC, in the transaction. Rox Pollard of Colliers represented the buyer, Greensboro, N.C.-based MarBro Realty LLC.
DUBLIN, OHIO — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of Perimeter Center in Dublin for $35 million. Giant Eagle Market District anchors the 139,486-square-foot shopping center, which is fully leased. Additional tenants include Chipotle, Edward Jones, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Sport Clips, UPS Store and Jersey Mike’s Subs. The property was built in 1995. Kevin Fryman and Ed Hanley of Hanley Investment Group, in association with ParaSell Inc., represented the 1031 exchange buyer, an affiliate of California-based Orton Development Inc. Clinton Mitchell, Amy Sands and Michael Nieder of JLL represented the seller, an institutional owner. Chris Knight of JLL arranged a 10-year, fixed-rate acquisition loan through Mutual of Omaha Insurance Co. on behalf of the buyer.