MILLVILLE, N.J. — FunCity Adventure Park, an entertainment concept that features trampolines, laser tag, ropes courses, bumper cars and arcades, will open a 36,500-square-foot venue in the Southern New Jersey community of Millville. The center will be located within Union Lake Crossing, which is anchored by grocer ShopRite, Target and Kohl’s. According to New Jersey Stage, FunCity is backfilling a space formerly occupied by Dick’s Sporting Goods and is targeting a mid-2023 opening. Massachusetts-based advisory firm KeyPoint Partners represented FunCity in its site selection and lease negotiations.
COLUMBUS, OHIO — Shopping destination Easton Town Center has welcomed 10 new retailers and restaurants. Co-developed by L Brands, The Georgetown Co. and Steiner + Associates, Easton Town Center was recently expanded to include an additional 140,000 square feet of entertainment and retail space as well as 125,000 square feet of office space. Here are the highlights of the 10 new tenants: Parachute is a home décor company that operates more than 20 retail stores nationwide. Easton is the first Ohio store for the brand. Amazon Style has opened its second store in the U.S. following its first in Los Angeles. Shoppers can utilize the Amazon Shopping app during their in-store experience. FREEBIRD is a luxury handmade footwear brand known for its boots. This is the first store in Ohio for the brand. Bridal store Vow’d has also opened its first location in Ohio. Garage sells women’s apparel, particularly denim and cargo bottoms. Clean Origin, which exclusively sells lab-grown diamonds, has opened its first store in Ohio. Dos Hermanos has opened its first standalone location in Columbus. The Mexican restaurant also offers cooking classes. Pacas has opened its first brick-and-mortar location. The company sells alpaca fleece socks as well as …
LENEXA, KAN. — Goldfish Swim School and Blush Bootcamp have opened at the Lenexa Point shopping center in Lenexa. Goldfish Swim School, which occupies 9,081 square feet, is an indoor swim instruction facility for children ages 4 months old to 12 years. The Lenexa location is the second in the Kansas City market for Goldfish Swim School, which operates more than 175 locations in North America. Blush Bootcamp occupies 4,928 square feet and is a women-only fitness center owned by Brian and Rita Haaraoja. This location is one of 25 in eight different states. An additional 13 sites are scheduled to open soon. Goldfish Swim School and Blush Bootcamp join Sprouts and Urban Air Adventure Park at the now fully leased shopping center owned by Copaken Brooks.
MIAMI — Related Group and Rockpoint have broken ground on WNWD21, a mixed-use project located in the Wynwood neighborhood of Miami. Upon completion, which is scheduled for the third quarter of 2024, the development will comprise two 12-story buildings with 304 apartments, 18,000 square feet of retail and 63,000 square feet of office space. Apartment units will feature studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts, with amenities including a rooftop pool deck, health and wellness facilities, private theater and music room, resident-only dining, coworking space and an art collection. Cohen Freedman Encinosa & Associates Architects will act as architect for the project, with interior design by iddi Design. Beauchamp Construction Co. is the builder.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — MRP Realty and Asana Partners have acquired the Duke Energy headquarters building at 526 S. Church St. in Charlotte, with plans to develop a mixed-use project at the site. Initial plans include 450 residential units and 55,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Duke Energy plans to vacate the building and move to its newly constructed headquarters at Duke Energy Plaza in late 2023.
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Atlanta-based SJC Ventures has announced plans to break ground on the second phase of West Ashley Station, a retail center in Charleston, later this month. The first phase was built in 2016 with a 45,062-square-foot Whole Foods Market as the anchor tenant. Phase II of the development will add 20,000 square feet of shopping, dining and fitness space. Demolition of a building that formerly housed a Doscher’s IGA Supermarket will occur this month, with vertical construction scheduled to begin in the first quarter of 2023. Planned tenants include Hollywood Feed, Hand & Stone, Another Broken Egg, MADabolic, Pacific Dental and GoodVets. The center is currently 93 percent leased.
MARIETTA, GA. — SRS’ Investment Properties Group has arranged the sale of Blackwell Plaza, a 143,081-square-foot shopping center in Marietta, approximately 20 miles northwest of Atlanta. An entity doing business as RCG-Marietta VII LLC acquired the property from Stebri Enterprises for $10 million. Kyle Stonis and Pierce Mayson of SRS represented Stebri in the transaction. Sitting on 17 acres at the intersection of Canton Road and Piedmont Road, the property features tenants including Old Time Pottery and America’s Thrift Store.
JEFFERSON CITY, MO. — Newmark has arranged the sale of a 92,613-square-foot retail building net leased to Orscheln Farm & Home in Jefferson City. The sales price was undisclosed, but the asking price of $6.7 million represented a cap rate of 5.5 percent. Matt Berres, Samer Khalil, Karick Brown, Michael VanBuskirk and Chris Robertson of Newmark represented the seller, a private developer, and procured the undisclosed buyer. Orscheln Farm & Home took occupancy of the property in 2017 and signed a new 15-year lease in 2021. The retailer operates 175 stores in 11 states.
JOLIET, ILL. — NAPA Auto Parts has signed a 6,310-square-foot retail lease at the Caton Farm Plaza shopping center in Joliet. The property is situated along Illinois Route 59. Michael Petrik and Rick Scardino of Lee & Associates represented the landlord, Dreamspace Properties. Sean McCourt of CBRE represented the tenant.
COSTA MESA, CALIF. — Costa Mesa-based Boardwalk Investments Group, led by Gary Jabara and Debi Kroger, has received $245 million in financing for a portfolio of properties in California. John Chun, John Marshall, Jordan Leake and Spencer Seibring of JLL Retail Capital Markets Debt Advisory secured the permanent financing from four lenders. The portfolio includes: The Estate, a 22-acre hospitality and destination retail complex in downtown Yountville. The property features the 193-room Hotel Villagio, Vintage House and the five-bedroom Villa at The Estate. Aliso Creek Shopping Center, a 49,149-square-foot, 92-percent occupied retail center in Laguna Beach. Flower Hill Promenade, a 168,249-square-foot, 95.6-percent leased retail center in Del Mar. The Landing, a 44,289-square-foot, fully leased shopping center on the Balboa Peninsula in Newport Beach. 1810 State Street, a 99-unit mid-rise apartment complex in downtown San Diego’s Little Italy neighborhood. Restoration Hardware Yountville, a single-tenant wine vault and restaurant space in downtown Yountville.