MESA, ARIZ. — Orion Investment Real Estate has arranged the sale of an auto repair shop property located at 8027 E. Main St. in Mesa. Faith Works Auto acquired the property for $1 million, or $194 per square foot. The buyer plans to expand its business to the new location, resulting in three locations in the East Valley. Nick Miner of Orion represented the buyer, while Aleta Ruark of Russ Lyons Realty represented the seller, Billy G Revocable Trust, in the deal.
AUGUSTA, GA. — Matthews Real Estate Investment Services has facilitated the sale of Village Plaza, a shopping center in Augusta. The property traded for $20.5 million. The names of the seller and buyer were not released. Located at 270 Bobby Jones Expressway, Village Plaza features 208,269 square feet of retail space. Current tenants include Gold’s Gym, GNC, Bealls Outlet and Tractor Supply Co. The property is shadow anchored by Walmart. Johnny Blue Craig of Matthews Real Estate Investment Services represented the seller in the deal.
PORT CHARLOTTE, FLA. — Plaza Advisors has arranged the sale of Murdock Carrousel Shopping Center, a retail property situated on US 41 in Port Charlotte. AGRE Murdock Owner LLC sold the asset to Murdock Owner LLC for an undisclosed price. Havertys, Office Depot, Five Guys, Aaron’s, Leslie’s Swimming Pool Supplies, Subway, Comcast Xfinity and HearUSA are tenants at the 139,478-square-foot property. At the time of sale, the shopping center was 83.4 percent occupied. Plaza Advisors represented the seller in the deal.
Although the pandemic wreaked havoc on the retail sector in general, the culling of weak concepts has left space for strong retailers to flourish. The retail industry is seeing an explosion in experiential retail, medical/dental space is ubiquitous and non-traditional tenants are jumping at opportunities to secure prime locations. As a result, shopping centers have proven very resilient, says George Macoubray, vice president of retail brokerage with NAI Elliott in Portland, Oregon. “Today’s centers continue to evolve and to address what consumers need in terms of a place for people to congregate and participate in the activities that are important to them.” The entertainment sector was hit hard by the pandemic, he notes. “But now those operators seem to be out looking for locations, and they’re seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. People want to gather. They want to be entertained. They want to go out and do activities. Those kinds of experiences are happening more and more often in shopping centers — and you can’t buy those activities on Amazon.” Exciting new in-person experiences are helping to elevate shopping centers. “There’s an influx of experiential retail. From golf simulator experiences to ping-pong places to axe-throwing activities, …
CRAWFORDSVILLE, IND. — JLL Capital Markets has brokered the $18.5 million sale of Crawfordsville Square, a 273,249-square-foot shopping center in the Indianapolis suburb of Crawfordsville. Kroger is the anchor tenant at the property, which is 95 percent leased. Other tenants include Dunham’s Sports, Burke’s Outlet, H&R Block, Shoe Sensation, Pet Supplies Plus and Burger King. Amy Sands, Clinton Mitchell and Michael Nieder of JLL represented the seller, Lamar Cos. Essential Growth Properties acquired the asset.
HONOLULU — Gantry has secured $65 million in permanent financing to recapitalize a portfolio located on Oahu. The two financed properties are Hanua Logistics Center, a recently completed 226,850-square-foot Class A warehouse facility, and Honolulu Design Center, an 80,000-square-foot retail center. Murphy Osborne of Gantry’s San Francisco office arranged the funding on behalf of the borrower, a private investor. Bank of Hawaii provided the financing, which features a 15-year term, including a significant interest-only period transitioning to 30-year amortization.
ITHACA, N.Y. — California-based brokerage firm Hanley Investment Group has arranged the $2.4 million sale of a 7,500-square-foot restaurant building in the upstate New York community of Ithaca that is fully leased to Texas Roadhouse. The property was built on 1.4 acres in 2015. Jeff Lefko and Bill Asher of Hanley Investment Group, along with Parasell Inc., represented the California-based buyer in the transaction. Dalton Barnes of Alpha Real Estate Advisors represented the Chicago-based seller.
ESTACADA, ORE. — Norris & Stevens has arranged the sale of Viewpoint Restaurant, located at 20189 and 20195 S. Springwater Road in Estacada. Shadado Inc., doing business as Bent Shovel Brewing, purchased the property for an undisclosed price. Situated on 4.5 acres, the 10,000-square-foot restaurant features views of Mt. Hood, 32 parking spaces and access to Milo McIver State Park. Bent Shovel Brewing creates hand-crafted ales and lagers on a 10-barrel system along the Clackamas River in Oregon City. The Viewpoint Restaurant will remain a full-service restaurant, bar, beer garden and patio, as well as a small music venue. Tim Pfeiffer of Portland-based Norris & Stevens represented the buyer, while Mike Foley of First Commercial Real Estate represented the seller in the deal. The seller and price were not disclosed.
HYATTSVILLE, MD. — Urban Investment Partners Inc. (UIP) has secured debt and equity financing for Canvas, a $112 million mixed-use development in downtown Hyattsville. The six-story project will be located at 5300 Baltimore Ave. and feature 285 one- and two-bedroom apartments, 31,660 square feet of ground-floor retail space and 681 parking spaces. Washington, D.C.-based UIP is financing the project using $27.1 million in equity, including $19.1 million from crowd-sourced capital raised on CrowdStreet from 422 individual investors. Other financing sources included a $42.3 million loan from Parkview Financial and $42.8 million in proceeds from a land sale-leaseback agreement with Safehold. Torti Gallas + Partners designed Canvas, which is expected to begin initial occupancy in the fourth quarter of 2023.
MIAMI BEACH, FLA. — BH Properties, a private real estate investment firm based in Los Angeles, has purchased Lincoln Center, a 129,360-square-foot retail destination in Miami Beach. Vornado Realty Trust sold the asset to BH Properties, marking the firm’s entry to the Miami market. The sales price was not disclosed, but South Florida Business Journal reported the property traded for $93.6 million. Built in 1999, the four-story building is situated on a full city block in the South Beach neighborhood along Lincoln Road, which is Miami’s high-street retail corridor. An 18-screen Regal Cinema, the only movie theater in South Beach, anchors the property. Regal recently extended its lease, according to BH Properties. The asset was 74 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including French apparel retailer Zadig & Voltaire, fine art gallery Romero Britto, Ben & Jerry’s, Doraku Sushi and restaurant Wok to Walk. The property also includes an attached, 291-space parking garage.
