OXNARD, CALIF. — CBM1 has facilitated the sale the of a retail strip center located at 3450-3460 Saviers Road in Oxnard. Rick Rivera of CBM1 represented the seller in the deal. The names of the buyer and seller were not released. Situated on a half-acre lot, the property features a 7,300-square-foot retail building with four tenant units. At the time of sale, the asset was 100 percent occupied. Tenants include Little Caesars, a market, laundromat and nail salon.
STREAMWOOD, ILL. — Baum Realty Group LLC has arranged the sale of the Emerald Hills Shopping Center in the Chicago suburb of Streamwood for $3.8 million. The 20,604-square-foot property, located on South Sutton Road, is fully leased to local and national retailers. Patrick Forkin of Baum represented the seller, a family office. The center was encumbered by a CMBS loan, which the undisclosed buyer assumed at closing.
By Joe Aquino, president, JAACRES When Barneys New York department store closed in 2020, we saw a dramatic relocation of luxury retail on Madison Avenue to the south, apparently with a common goal of establishing better proximity to East 57th Street. Prior to that event, many luxury brands enjoyed a shop within a shop at Barneys, plus another store on the corridor, usually further uptown. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, this stretch of Madison Avenue was so tight for space that we saw East 59th Street, a major side street, securing tenants like Dior, Bathing Ape and Balmain. During the pandemic’s lockdown phases, retail vacancy rose dramatically, even in the most desirable areas. Now, post-pandemic, we see spaces along Madison Avenue getting filled by new and established luxury retailers ready to make a statement. Here are some of the key transactions that have either been recently completed or are in progress: Givenchy just left its cozy quarters at 749 Madison Ave. at the southeast corner of 65th Street to take the southeast corner at 625 Madison Ave. Versace will open in Givenchy’s place this fall. Wolford, a maker of luxury seamless tights, took the Lalique store at 607 Madison Ave. …
TAMPA, FLA. — Colliers has arranged the sale of 115,899 square feet of office and retail space within Grand Central at Kennedy in Tampa’s Channel District. An affiliate of Maryland-based Mosaic Realty Partners purchased the shops and offices for $38.1 million, which is the largest retail transaction in Tampa’s core districts in terms of sales price, according to Colliers. In addition to the 60,329 square feet of retail space and 55,570 square feet of office space, the transaction includes a transfer of interest in the management for the property’s two parking garages that comprise 862 spaces. Grande Central at Kennedy was developed in 2007 and four tenants — retailers CVS/pharmacy and Crunch Fitness and office users Kraft Heinz Foods and Quality Carriers (a division of CSX Corp.) — occupied 80 percent of the gross leasable space at the time of sale. Other tenants include Massage Envy and several bars and restaurants, including Cena, City Dog Cantina, Pour House and Maloney’s Irish Pub. Grand Central at Kennedy also includes condos that were not part of the sale. Mike Milano, Nicholas Coccodrilli and Brandon Rapone of Colliers’ West Florida Retail Investment Team represented the seller, Mercury Advisors, the original developer of the …
ORLANDO, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered sale of Oak Ridge Plaza, a 75,701-square-foot shopping center located at 2332 W. Oak Ridge Road in Orlando. Aloma International Properties Inc. purchased the property from an entity doing business as 2332 West Oak Ridge Road LLC for $12.3 million. Nick Ledvora of Marcus & Millichap’s Orlando office procured the buyer in the transaction. Oak Ridge Plaza was 97 percent leased at the time of sale to 19 tenants, including Family Dollar, Biomat USA, La Familia Pawn, United Temps and Boost Mobile.
MISHAWAKA, WIS. — Social Cantina will open a 4,800-square-foot restaurant at The Mill at Ironworks Plaza, an apartment complex in downtown Mishawaka. The Mexican restaurant serves tequilas, fresh margaritas, craft beer and classic Mexican dishes. Finney Hospitality Group owns the restaurant brand. The Mill at Ironworks Plaza, completed in 2019, features 232 luxury apartment units with 13,000 square feet of retail space. Earlier this year, Sun King unveiled plans to open a 6,700-square-foot tap room at the property. Flaherty & Collins Properties, the property owner, is finalizing plans on a second phase that will bring an additional 230 luxury apartment units and riverfront retail space. Construction on Phase II is expected to begin in spring 2023.
COSTA MESA AND FULLERTON, CALIF. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged $68.9 million in financing for a three-building retail portfolio in Costa Mesa and Fullerton. Totaling 194,763 square feet, the properties are fully leased to a mix of investment grade credit-tenants and national retail tenants, including Sprouts Farmers Market, Rite Aid, Target and Ralphs. Greg Brown, John Marshall and Jordan Leake of JLL Capital Markets’ debt advisory team secured the 10-year, fixed-rate loans with a correspondent insurance company for the borrower, a private company. Two of the three properties are located along the 17th Street commercial corridor in Costa Mesa and the third property is located near the 91 Freeway and State Route 57 in Fullerton.
FULLERTON, CALIF. — A group led by World Premier Investments has acquired Fullerton Town Center, a grocery-anchored neighborhood retail center in Fullerton. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Located at the intersection of Harbor Boulevard and Orangethorpe Avenue, Fullerton Town Center features 219,902 square feet of retail space. The property boasts a 98 percent national tenant base, including Amazon Fresh, Ross Dress for Less, Five Below, WSS and an AMC Theatrea dine-in location with food, beverage and elevated service offerings. NewMark Merrill represented the buyer, while Reza Investment Group represented the seller in the deal.
LOUISVILLE, KY. — Skilken Gold has broken ground on Terra Crossing, a shopping center located on 10 acres at 2500 Terra Crossing Blvd. in Louisville. The grocery anchor, a 55,071-square-foot Publix, represents the first Publix location in Kentucky, the Lakeland, Fla.-based grocer’s eighth state of operation. The adjacent 3,200-square-foot Publix Liquors store at Terra Crossing is also the first location outside the state of Florida. Publix plans to open a second Publix grocery store and Publix Liquors store in Louisville in early 2024 at the northeast corner of Ballardsville and Brownsboro roads. In addition to the Terra Crossing groundbreaking, Publix announced it has signed a lease to anchor The Fountains at Palomar shopping center in Lexington, marking the third location announced in Kentucky for Publix. The 55,701-square-foot Publix store and 3,200-square-foot Publix Liquors store are set to open in late 2024.
MACON, GA. — SRS Real Estate Partners’ Investment Properties Group has arranged the sale of North Macon Plaza, a newly built, 151,987-square-foot shopping center in Macon. Chase Acquisitions LLC purchased the center from a joint venture between The Sembler Co. and Berkeley Development for $26.1 million. Kyle Stonis and Pierce Mayson of SRS represented the seller in the transaction, and the buyer was self-represented. Built in 2019, North Macon Plaza’s tenant roster includes Marshalls/HomeGoods, Michaels, Old Navy and Bealls Outlet. Situated on 18.8 acres along the Bass Road exit of I-75, the shopping center is located across the street from the only Bass Pro Shops in 100 miles, according to SRS.
