ALLEN, TEXAS — CTO Realty Growth (NYSE: CTO) has entered into an agreement to acquire a $30 million preferred equity stake in Watters Creek at Montgomery Farm, a 458,000-square-foot office and retail property located in the northeastern Dallas suburb of Allen. Retail tenants at the property include Market Street, Anthropologie, Mi Cocina, DSW, The Cheesecake Factory, Brio Italian Grille and Michaels. The owner/seller of the property was not disclosed.
MCKINNEY, TEXAS — Weitzman has arranged the sale of McKinney Marketplace, a 16,918-square-foot retail strip center located on the northern outskirts of Dallas. Shadow-anchored by Sprouts Farmers Market and LA Fitness, the property was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Hollywood Feed, McKinney Emergency Vet, Waterview Dentistry, Little Caesars Pizza and Club Pilates. Derek Schuster and Kevin Butkus of Weitzman represented the seller, a Plano-based investment group, in the transaction.
DEPTFORD, N.J. — JLL has negotiated the sale of Deptford Landing, a 517,096-square-foot retail power center located in Southern New Jersey’s Gloucester County. The property sits on a 67.3-acre site that sees more than 107,000 vehicles per day and was fully leased at the time of sale. Tenants include Designer Shoe Warehouse, Michaels, Five Below, PetSmart, Raymour’s Furniture, The Mattress Factory, Hand & Stone, Carter’s, Five Guys, Great Clips, Chipotle Mexican Grill and National Vision. Jose Cruz, Chris Munley, Steve Simonelli, J.B. Bruno, Jim Galbally, Colin Behr and Austin Pierce of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. New Jersey-based Wharton Realty Group purchased the asset for an undisclosed price.
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — New York City-based shopping center REIT RPT Realty (NYSE: RPT) has acquired The Crossings, a 510,000-square-foot retail power center located near the Massachusetts-New Hampshire border in Portsmouth, for $104 million. The open-air center was 95 percent leased at the time of sale, with grocers Trader Joe’s and Aldi anchoring the property. Other major users include Dick’s Sporting Goods, Best Buy, Kohl’s, Five Below, Ulta Beauty, Chipotle Mexican Grill and McDonald’s. The seller was not disclosed.
GYPSUM, COLO. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Brightwater Club, a golf course and residential development opportunity in Gypsum. Gypsum Creek Holdings sold the asset to Siena Development for an undisclosed price. Brightwater Club consists of a master-planned, 640-acre residential development with a Phase II development planned on the adjacent 323-acre tract that currently has four residences, three barns and two lakes. James Stewart of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal.
MILFORD, CONN. — Colliers has brokered the sale of Liberty Rock Shopping Center, a 175,000-square-foot shopping center in Milford, located in the southern central part of the state. Tenants at Liberty Rock Shopping Center include Ocean State Job Lot, Dollar Tree, Walgreens and Taco Bell. John Cafasso and Ian Hunt of Colliers represented the seller and procured the buyer, a locally based development and investment firm, in the transaction. Both parties requested anonymity.
WOODBURY, N.Y. — New Jersey-based Cronheim Mortgage has arranged a $13 million loan for the refinancing of a 55,000-square-foot retail property on Long Island. Located along the Jericho Turnpike in the community of Woodbury, the property is fully occupied by grocer Stop & Shop. Andrew Stewart and Dev Morris of Cronheim Mortgage arranged the 10-year, nonrecourse loan, which carried a fixed interest rate and four years of interest-only payments. The borrower was full-service firm Woodpath Associates LLC. Texas-based Aurora National Life Assurance Co. provided the loan.
TEMECULA, CALIF. — Faris Lee Investments has negotiated the sale of a value-add shopping center located at 32881-32965 Temecula Parkway in Temecula. California-based Centers Dynamic Partners and United Growth acquired the property from Vail Commercial for $19.7 million. Best Buy and Fitness 19 are tenants at the 70,418-square-foot shopping center, which is situated on 7.6 acres. Joe Chichester and Matt Brooks of Faris Lee Investments represented the buyer in the transaction.
By Bret Nicholson, Retail Specialist, Marcus & Millichap Reno’s retail sector is setting records as of February 2022. Vacancies are hovering near an all-time low of 4.9 percent, and asking rents have risen to new heights, averaging $1.72 per square foot on a monthly basis. Sellers are achieving cap rates comparable to those seen in core markets, resulting in sale prices that many would not have thought possible only a few years ago. A number of factors have contributed to the continued absorption of retail vacancies in Reno. On a local level, Reno now has roughly 150 percent more six-figure jobs compared to 2015. This allows for more discretionary retail spending. In addition, very high construction costs and development delays have forced businesses to consider repurposing existing retail space. For example, a 24 Hour Fitness shuttered at 6155 Neil Road, leaving behind a vacant 24,000-square-foot special-use building. Not long after the health club’s exit, the Coral Academy of Science began renovating the space and is now an operational elementary school. Despite many vacancies having been repurposed and filled since 2020, demand for retail space in Reno continues. About 265,000 square feet of new construction is expected to be completed in 2022, which will be …
LAKE WORTH BEACH AND WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. — Current Capital Management has acquired two shopping centers in Lake Worth Beach and West Palm Beach for $12.8 million. Todd Nepola of Current Capital Management led the transaction on an internal basis. Chatam Management was the seller. Benedict Gutierrez of Marcus & Millichap arranged the transaction, and South State Bank provided a $9 million acquisition loan for the buyer. The sold properties include Coco Plum Plaza, a 43,801-square-foot retail center located at 2845 N Military Trail in West Palm Beach, and Shoppes of Lake Worth, a 38,530-square-foot retail center located at 6651 Lake Worth Road in Lake Worth Beach. Both properties were fully occupied at the time of sale. The new owners plan to implement minor upgrades such as fresh paint and the addition of LED lighting throughout, as well as landscaping and signage upgrades.