ALPHARETTA, KENNESAW AND ROSWELL, GA. — Coro Realty and Pope & Land Enterprises have sold three shopping centers totaling 120,000 square feet in metro Atlanta in recent months. The joint venture acquired the properties as a portfolio in February 2020, purchasing them from Muntzing-Sattele. Most recently, the partnership completed the disposition of Brookside Station, a 23,500-square-foot retail center located on Old Milton Parkway in Alpharetta, a northeast suburb of Atlanta. Zach Taylor of Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, represented the sellers in the transaction. The buyer was Last Mile Investments. In August 2022, Coro Realty and Pope & Land sold Town Center Oaks, a 52,000-square-foot shopping center in Kennesaw, roughly 30 miles northwest of Atlanta. Additionally, Mimms Enterprises acquired Mansell Oaks, a 43,000-square-foot property located in Roswell, from the partners in November 2022. Taylor represented Coro Realty and Pope & Land in all three transactions, which totaled more than $29 million. “In each sale, the sellers secured compelling cap rates and the buyers added well-located, north Atlanta centers with upside to their portfolios,” says Taylor. “It was a true win-win.”
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COLUMBIA, S.C. — NAI Columbia has sold a 40,883-square-foot retail center located at 3900 N. Main St. in Columbia’s NOMA District for an undisclosed price. Dubbed the “Ultra Hub,” a 30,000-square-foot O’Reilly Auto Parts store, warehouse and distribution center anchors the property. North Main Kidney Center and TitleMax are also tenants at the shopping center. NAI Columbia’s development team purchased the property, formerly home to a BI-LO grocery store, in December 2021 before making extensive renovations. Ben Kelly and Patrick Chambers of NAI Columbia brokered the sale to the undisclosed buyer.
COUNTRYSIDE, ILL. — Mid-America Real Estate Corp. has brokered the sale of Salem Square in Countryside, a southwest suburb of Chicago. The sales price was undisclosed. The 116,992-square-foot shopping center is fully leased to tenants such as TJ Maxx, HomeGoods, Marshalls, ATI Physical Therapy, Famous Footwear, Mangia Mangia, Great Clips, Card Frenzy and Magic Nails. Rick Drogosz and Joe Girardi of Mid-America represented the seller, IRC Retail Centers/DRA Advisors. A private real estate investment firm was the buyer.
BLUE SPRINGS, MO. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the $6.9 million sale of Copperleaf Village in Blue Springs, about 19 miles southeast of downtown Kansas City. The 32,978-square-foot retail center was 82 percent leased at the time of sale. Tenants consist of medical, dental, restaurant, convenience, fitness and insurance companies. The property was originally built in 1973 and renovated in 2006. Zach Turner, Scott Wiles, Erin Patton and Craig Fuller of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a Kansas City-based partnership. The team also procured the buyer, an out-of-state limited liability company.
INDIANAPOLIS — Tinker Coffee Co. is opening a new location at 360 Market Square in downtown Indianapolis this spring. The 360 Market Square location will be Tinker’s fourth café, but its first standalone offering that is not in the airport or a food hall. Tinker currently maintains two locations in the Indianapolis International Airport and one in the AMP food hall, an artisan marketplace and food hall located in the 16 Tech Innovation District in downtown Indianapolis. The downtown café will be open seven days a week. Flaherty & Collins is the owner and developer behind 360 Market Square, an apartment building with an attached Whole Foods Market.
FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS — Locally based brokerage and investment firm Baker Katz has acquired a 20,000-square-foot freestanding retail building in Friendswood, a southeastern suburb of Houston, with plans to reposition the asset. According to LoopNet Inc., the building at 18980 Gulf Freeway was originally built in 1980 as a pad structure for Baybrook Mall. Ben Brown negotiated the purchase for Baker Katz on an internal basis. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Samson’s Stages, which provides studio rental services for the TV and movie industries, is underway on construction of a $400 million facility in the Red Hook neighborhood of Brooklyn. The site at 744 Clinton St. currently houses the operations of Sunshine Lighting. Designed by BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group, Samson’s Stages Red Hook will total 330,000 square feet and comprise eight stages, green terraces, onsite parking, a lobby and a café. The project will also include the redevelopment of a portion of the waterfront and the construction of a new public park. A tentative completion date was not disclosed.
VINELAND, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $19.3 million sale of Maintree Shopping Center, a 138,445-square-foot retail center located in the Southern New Jersey community of Vineland. Grocer Acme anchors the center, which was originally built in 1996. Other tenants include Boston Market, Burger King, Pizza Hut, Sino Wok and Primo Hoagies. Joseph French Jr., Kodi Traver and Thomas Dalzell of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a New Jersey-based limited liability company, in the deal. French also procured the buyer, a California-based private investor.
— Kyle Davis, Sales & Leasing Agent, Commercial Properties Inc., a CORFAC International Firm — A market cooldown is likely in 2023 as interest rates rise and the investor pool becomes more cautious to some degree. I believe many investors recall lessons from the Great Recession and are not as significantly overleveraged, which means the effects of this market correction may not be nearly as drastic. Phoenix’s retail market also has some bright spots. The area’s retail net absorption was positive at more than 1.5 million square feet, with vacancy rates down to 5.1 percent at the end of the fourth quarter of 2022. This is compared to the 1,071,783 square feet of absorption and 6.6 percent vacancy rate a year ago. Many look at factors like unemployment, interest rates, housing starts, etc., to speculate about the coming market. What will impact our industry most directly, however, is how the lending market reacts to these indicators. As with 2008 and 2020, creditors may look at the same data points as investors and lower their risk profiles significantly faster than investors are able to counteract. There will be many commercial property loans set for refinancing in the near or upcoming future, as commercial property …
Northmarq Arranges $3.3M Sale of Governor’s Walk Shopping Center in Peachtree City, Georgia
by John Nelson
PEACHTREE CITY, GA. — Northmarq has arranged the $3.3 million sale of Governor’s Walk, a 21,280-square-foot shopping center located at 1980 GA Highway 54 in Peachtree City. The property was fully leased at the time of sale to Car Wash, Donut Shop, Peachtree Pawn, Fresh Smoothie Café, Mary Nails, Curves, Carolina Hemp Co., Southern Crescent Spa, Peachtree Wax Studio, La Plaza R&R Inc., Flooring Store, Men’s World Barber, Rene’e Paige Salon and M&R Alterations. Jeff Enck of Northmarq represented the Florida-based seller in the transaction, as well as the California-based 1031 exchange buyer.