NORTH BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Crumbl Cookies has opened a 1,794-square-foot store at The Shoppes at North Brunswick, located near Rutgers University in New Jersey. Kevin Pelio and James Azarian represented the landlord, Azarian Realty Co., in the lease negotiations on an internal basis. Jerry Johnson of Bennett Williams Commercial represented the tenant.
OAK LAWN, ILL. — Greenstone Partners has arranged the $2.6 million sale of a retail development site in the Chicago suburb of Oak Lawn. The site comprises a vacant restaurant that was formerly home to Texas Corral. The buyer plans to demolish the restaurant and build a new retail development. Located at 6616 W. 95th St., the property is situated across the street from Chicago Ridge Mall. Brewster Hague and AJ Patel of Greenstone brokered the transaction. Buyer and seller information was not provided. The deal marks the highest land price per acre in Oak Lawn, according to Greenstone.
BALTIMORE — Dallas-based Topgolf plans to open its first Baltimore venue and third location in Maryland this Friday, bringing its global count to 81. Located at the intersection of Stockholm and Warner streets in the newly branded Walk at Warner Street entertainment district, the three-level venue sits adjacent to Horseshoe Casino Baltimore and M&T Bank Stadium, home of the Baltimore Ravens. Local media outlets report that construction is underway for a concert venue at the district called The Paramount Theater. The new Topgolf will employ around 500 staffers and include 90 outdoor hitting bays, food, beverages, private event rooms, rooftop terrace with a skylit atrium and a large video wall.
HOUSTON — Edens has added five new tenants at Uptown Park in Houston. Lombardi Cucina Italiana will open a 9,350-square-foot restaurant; Polestar, a Swedish electric car brand, will occupy 3,420 square feet; and GLOSSLAB, a membership-based nail salon, will occupy 972 square feet. Rocambolesc, an ice cream shop, opened at the retail center earlier this year, and fertility and reproductive health clinic kindbody also recently opened a 5,360-square-foot facility at Uptown Park.
PORT RICHEY, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $7.7 million sale of Harmony Plaza, an 82,820-square-foot shopping center located at 11932 U.S. Highway 19 in Port Richey. James Medefind, Jim Shiebler, James Garner and Jonathan Gerszberg of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a California-based private investor, in the transaction. A private investor purchased the property. Built in 1973 and located on a six-acre site, Harmony Plaza was 87 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Big Lots.
BRADENTON, FLA. — SRS Real Estate Partners’ National Net Lease Group has negotiated the $3.2 million ground-lease sale of a single-tenant retail property in Bradenton occupied by Fifth Third Bank. Built in 2007 and situated on about 1.1 acres, the 3,500-square-foot property is located at 6550 Cortez Road W. Patrick Nutt and William Wamble of SRS represented the seller, a California-based private investor, in the transaction. The buyer was Massachusetts-based Dorchester Avenue Holding LLC. Fifth Third Bank has more than 13 years remaining on its corporate-guaranteed lease, according to SRS.
NEW CITY, N.Y. — New Jersey-based development and investment firm KABR Group has acquired New City Shopping Center, a 125,110-square-foot property located north of New York City in Rockland County, for $30 million. KABR Group acquired the grocery-anchored center, which was 96 percent leased at the time of sale, in partnership with Long Island-based retail operator BTF. Jose Cruz, J.B. Bruno, Kevin O’Hearn, Michael Oliver, Steve Simonelli, Andrew Scandalios and Austin Pierce of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
GARDENA, CALIF. — Storm Properties has completed the disposition of Redondo Plaza, a grocery-anchored retail center located at 1550 W. Redondo Beach Blvd. in Gardena. A private 1031 exchange buyer acquired the asset for $15.1 million. Built in 2002 and renovated in 2018, Redondo Plaza features 28,000 square feet of retail space. Aldi anchors the property with 11.5 years remaining on its existing triple-net lease. At the time of sale, the property was fully occupied. Tenants include Domino’s Pizza, T-Mobile, Jackson Hewitt, Super Laundry and Crazy Rock’n Sushi. Gleb Lvovich, Daniel Tyner, Geoff Tranchina and Bryan Ley of JLL Retail Capital Markets Investment Sales and Advisory team represented the seller in the deal.
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, N.J. — Tropical Supermarket will open a 15,800-square-foot grocery store at Clinton Corners, a 30,331-square-foot neighborhood retail center located in the Northern New Jersey community of South Plainfield. The tenant will backfill a space previously occupied by grocer Bravo, maintaining the property’s 100 percent occupancy rate. Vanessa Fernandez-Kelty of Levin Management Corp. represented the undisclosed landlord in the lease negotiations.
STERLING HEIGHTS, MICH. — Millennial Collection, a trading card and gaming store, has signed a lease for 1,600 square feet at Brookside Shopping Center in Sterling Heights. The tenant will occupy space formerly home to an arcade. Michael Murphy and Tjader Gerdom of Gerdom Realty & Investment represented the undisclosed landlord in the lease.