COLTON, CALIF. — Faris Lee Investments has brokered the $3.8 million sale of Meadow Lane Plaza, a shopping center in Colton. The triple-net-lease property was fully occupied at the time of sale. Shaun Riley and Nick Miller of Faris Lee represented both the buyer, a California-based investor, and undisclosed seller in the transaction.
BRADLEY, ILL. — RCG Ventures has acquired Bradley Commons shopping center in Bradley near Kankakee for an undisclosed price. The 175,369-square-foot property is home to Dick’s Sporting Goods, Joann Fabrics, Petco, Shoe Carnival and Ulta Beauty. Joe Girardi and Rick Drogosz of Mid-America Real Estate Corp. represented the undisclosed seller. Jeff Miller represented RCG on an internal basis. RCG’s portfolio totals 32 shopping centers and 4 million square feet across 21 states.
AUSTINTOWN, OHIO — The Cooper Commercial Investment Group has brokered the $2.2 million sale of a newly constructed retail property occupied by Chipotle Mexican Grill in Austintown near Youngstown. Dan Cooper of Cooper Group represented the seller, a private developer. Cooper Group also procured the all-cash buyer. The sales price represented a cap rate of 5.7 percent and $929 per square foot. Chipotle’s 10-year lease features 10 percent rental increases every five years.
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PITTSBURGH — Friedman Real Estate, a brokerage firm with five offices across the country, has negotiated the sale of a 150,000-square-foot retail property in Pittsburgh. The property, which is located within Washington Crown Center Mall and formerly housed a Macy’s department store, was fully occupied at the time of sale by M@C Discount, which specializes in reselling returned retail items. Steven Silverman of Friedman Real Estate represented the undisclosed buyer in the transaction. Additional terms of sale were not disclosed.
CORONA DEL MAR, CALIF. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has brokered the sales of three single-tenant properties totaling $22.6 million. Each of the properties is leased to Walgreens. Kevin Fryman and Ed Hanley of Hanley, in association with ParaSell Inc., arranged the sale of the first property, located in Minneapolis, on behalf of the seller, a California-based private investor. A New York-based private investor purchased the 14,535-square-foot building for $6.6 million. Located in Sugar Grove, Illinois, the second property comprises 14,739 square feet. Bill Asher, Jeff Lefko and Jeremy McChesney of Hanley, in association with ParaSell Inc., arranged the $6.6 million transaction on behalf of the seller, a private investor based in California. Isaiah Harf of Northmarq represented the Chicago-based 1031-exchange buyer. Brad Dessy and Matt Burnett of Hanley, in association with ParaSell Inc., represented the buyer, a California-based private investor, in the third transaction. The 17,325-square-foot property, located in metro Miami, sold for $9.4 million.
SUGAR GROVE, ILL. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has arranged the $6.6 million sale of a 14,739-square-foot retail property occupied by Walgreens in Sugar Grove, a western suburb of Chicago. Constructed in 2012, the single-tenant building features a drive-thru. Bill Asher, Jeff Lefko and Jeremy McChesney of Hanley, in association with ParaSell Inc., represented the seller, a private investor based in Orange County, Calif. Isaiah Harf of Northmarq represented the metro Chicago-based, 1031 exchange buyer. The property sold at full asking price.
PLYMOUTH, IND. — Friedman Real Estate has brokered the sale of Plymouth Plaza in Plymouth, a city in northern Indiana. The sales price was undisclosed. The new owner plans to repurpose the 60,000-square-foot retail center into a mixed-use development featuring both retail and self-storage space. Steven Silverman and Ryan Wilner of Friedman represented both parties in the sale.
FRANKLIN, TENN. — McHugh Construction has delivered the Inn and Spa at Southall, a 325-acre luxury farm resort in the south Nashville suburb of Franklin. The approximately 95,000-square-foot property features 62 guest rooms, an executive boardroom, 15,000-square-foot spa, an all-day restaurant and bar and a 3,700-square-foot signature restaurant called January that serves fare grown onsite. Many guestrooms include wood-burning fireplaces, exposed wood beams and large windows. McHugh used cross-laminated timber and heavy timber for all four buildings in the project. Paul Mishkin, a Chicago investor, is the founder of Southall.
KISSIMMEE, FLA. — SRS Real Estate Partners’ Investment Properties Group has brokered the $28.4 million sale of WaterStar Orlando, a 79,680-square-foot shopping center under construction near Walt Disney World’s Animal Kingdom Lodge. Orlando-based Equinox Development Properties is developing the center, which is located on a 7.7-acre site at 7991 W. Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway in Kissimmee. Set to open in the next few months, WaterStar Orlando will be anchored by Marshalls, Burlington and pOpshelf, and will also house Noire Nail Bar and Keke’s Breakfast Café. Equinox sold the shopping center to a South Florida-based entity doing business as Orlando 22 LLC. Kyle Stonis, Pierce Mayson and Kevin Yaryan of SRS represented the seller in the transaction, and John Ellis of Newmark represented the buyer. WaterStar Orlando is part of a mixed-use development that will also include Madison WaterStar Orlando, a 516-unit apartment development that is also under construction.
