ATLANTA — Franklin Street has arranged the sale of Parkwood Shops, a 20,397-square-foot retail strip center located at 2014 SE Powers Ferry Road in Atlanta’s Cumberland-Galleria submarket. SITE Centers purchased the center from Ronus Properties for $8.4 million. Bryan Belk and John Tennant of Franklin Street represented the seller in the transaction. CVS/pharmacy anchors the property, which was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants including Boston Market, Jersey Mike’s, Planet Smoothie, Piu Bello Pizzeria, Hikaru Ramen and Personal Touch Cleaners. All tenants have at least four years remaining on their lease terms, according to Franklin Street.
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First National Realty Partners Buys Heritage Park Shopping Center in Suisan City, California
by Amy Works
SUISAN CITY, CALIF. — Red Bank, N.J.-based First National Realty Partners has acquired Heritage Park, a shopping center in Suisan City. Terms of the transaction were not released. Located approximately 42 miles southwest of Sacramento and 42 miles northeast of Oakland, Heritage Park features 167,000 square feet of retail space. A 60,000-square-foot Raley’s grocery store has anchored the property since 1989. Additional tenants include Ace Hardware, AutoZone, Dollar Tree, Dunkin Donuts, Mariner Finance and H&R Block. To date, First National Realty Partners’ portfolio includes nearly 9 million square feet of retail space spanning 20 states from coast-to-coast.
BOSTON — Locally based firm WS Development has unveiled plans for the redevelopment of The Street, a retail property in Boston’s Chestnut Hill neighborhood. The centerpiece of the project will involve the repositioning of the three-story, 90,000-square-foot building at 27 Boylston St. to house new retailers and restaurants, as well as office space and outdoor communal areas. The project team will also upgrade the existing landscaping, architecture and public spaces. WS Development is designing the project in partnership with global architecture firm Sasaki. Completion is slated for 2023.
NORTH HAVEN, CONN. — New Jersey-based financial intermediary Cronheim Mortgage has arranged a $23.5 million permanent loan for North Haven Pavilion, a 148,277-square-foot shopping center located north of New Haven. Tenants at North Haven Pavilion include Michaels, Wendy’s and Hartford Healthcare. Dev Morris, David Poncia, Allison Villamagna and Andrew Stewart of Cronheim Mortgage arranged the financing on behalf of the borrower, a subsidiary of National Realty & Development Corp., which originally developed the center in 2004. The loan carried a 10-year term and a 30-year amortization schedule.
Memphis has seen a tight retail market for quality space and development opportunities since the COVID-19 pandemic. Our market sits at a 3.5 percent vacancy rate, according to CoStar Group analytics, and overall retail leasing activity is strong. Memphis has benefitted from a consumer base that is ready to return to the pre-pandemic rhythms of life. Retail sales have been healthy overall, with strong increases in sales of restaurants, particularly restaurants with a drive-thru. Rents for high-demand space have increased accordingly given the lack of quality opportunities for new-to-market or expanding retailers. Investment sales activity has been steady with an average cap rate around 7 percent, according to CoStar. Well-located and stable shopping centers are trading lower. A handful of high-profile institutional assets are either on the market or about to hit the market, and we expect those to trade at sub-7 percent cap rates. Ford Motors and SK Innovation’s new electronic vehicle (EV) and battery production facility in Stanton, Tenn., (25 miles east of Memphis) is anticipated to have a positive impact on the local economy. The $5.6 billion mega campus, called Blue Oval City, will add around 5,700 new jobs at its plant, with several more thousands indirectly …
OKLAHOMA CITY — JLL has negotiated the sale of 240 Penn Park, a 241,831-square-foot retail power center in Oklahoma City. Built on 22.2 acres in 2006, the center was 99 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Marshalls, Ross Dress for Less, Michaels, PetSmart, Best Buy, Saltgrass, Lane Bryant, Five Below, Charleston’s Restaurant and GNC. Ryan Shore, Chris Gerard, Greyson Fewin and Pauli Kerr of JLL represented the seller, a partnership between New York-based DRA Advisors and private investment group RCG Ventures, in the transaction. Locally based investment firm Mazaheri Properties acquired the asset for an undisclosed price.
Faris Lee Negotiates Acquisition of 118,485 SF Promenade Shopping Center in Modesto, California
by Amy Works
MODESTO, CALIF. — Faris Lee Investments has brokered the purchase of The Promenade Shopping Center, a community retail center in Modesto. A Modesto-based private family office acquired the property from an ownership group managed by Los Altos-based West Valley Properties for $25 million. Located at 3501 McHenry Ave., the 118,485-square-foot property was fully occupied at the time of sale. Current tenants include Ross Dress for Less, Barnes & Noble, AutoZone, Skechers, Hallmark, Cold Stone Creamery and Subway. Alexander Moore, Sean Cox and Don MacLellan of Faris Lee Investments represented the buyer in the transaction.
Marcus & Millichap Brokers $14.2M Sale of Royal Palms Mixed-Use Building in Glendora, California
by Amy Works
GLENDORA, CALIF. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Royal Palms Apartments & Professional Building, a mixed-use property located at 618-620 W. Route 66 in Glendora. A limited liability company sold the asset to an undisclosed buyer for $14.2 million. Totaling 43,292 square feet, Royal Palms Apartments & Professional Building features 28 commercial suites and 48 apartments with studio and one-bedroom floor plans. The building was built in 1962. Douglas McCauley and David Covarrubias of Marcus & Millichap’s Inland Empire office represented the seller in the transaction.
HOUSTON — Locally based development and management firm Levcor has welcomed three new tenants to Post Oak Plaza in Uptown Houston. Fitness concept Body20 has opened a 1,995-square-foot studio, and Australian-inspired coffee shop Bluestone Lane has signed a lease for 1,405 square feet with plans to launch this fall. In addition, B/S/H Experience & Design Center, a luxury appliance showroom, has committed to 14,777 square feet for its first Texas location. That opening is also slated for the fall.
OVIEDO, FLA. — JLL has arranged the sale of Oviedo Park Crossing, a 186,212-square-foot shopping center located roughly 16 miles northeast of Orlando in Oviedo. The open-air property was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants including Bed Bath & Beyond, T.J. Maxx, Ross Dress for Less, Michaels, Office Depot, PetSmart, Shoe Carnival, Sally Beauty Supply, America’s Best Contacts and Phenix Salon Suites. Situated on 29 acres at 1115 Vidina Place, the shopping center was completed in 1999 and renovated in 2019. The seller and sales price were not disclosed, but SITE Centers Corp.’s second-quarter results disclosed an affiliate sold the asset for $28 million. Brad Peterson and Whitaker Leonhardt of JLL represented the seller in the transaction. Tamer Iskander with Tivoli Cove Capital represented the buyer, a group of Orlando-based private investors, in the deal.