INDIANAPOLIS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Thompson Commons in Indianapolis for $3.9 million. The 21,125-square-foot retail property, located at 5202 E. Thompson Road, is home to a five-tenant building as well as a freestanding urgent care building. Joel Dumes and Kyle Teets of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a limited liability company. The duo also secured and represented the buyer, an out-of-state limited liability company.
BETHESDA, MD. AND COSTA MESA, CALIF. — Bethesda-based retail real estate owner First Washington Realty (FWR) has purchased Donahue Schriber Realty Group Inc., a shopping center owner based in Costa Mesa. An affiliate of FWR acquired the private retail REIT and its portfolio of grocery-anchored, open-air centers from institutional investors advised by J.P. Morgan Global Alternatives. The transaction adds 47 shopping centers, as well as one DSRG-owned office property, for a combined 6 million square feet to FWR’s holdings. The sales price was not disclosed, but Bloomberg reported in February that the negotiations for the deal valued DSRG and its assets at north of $3 billion. The news outlet also reports that the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) was an equity partner with FWR on the deal and that JPMorgan Asset Management and the New York State Teachers’ Retirement System (NYSTRS) were among DSRG’s largest investors. For FWR, the deal expands its presence on the West Coast, including in high-profile markets such as the Bay Area, Orange County, Seattle, Portland, San Diego and Sacramento. The deal also expands FWR’s corporate base on the West Coast, as its executive management team now oversees DSRG’s existing offices in Orange County, San …
HEMET, CALIF. — SRA Real Estate Partners has arranged the sale of Ramona Plaza, a retail center located at 1300-1480 E. Florida Ave. in Hemet. A Southern California-based investor sold the asset to a California-based private investor for $13.9 million. Winston Guest, Matthew Mousavi and Patrick Luther of SRS Real Estate Partners’ National Net Lease Group represented the seller, while The Visintainer Group represented the buyer in the transaction. Built in 1974 on 6.4 acres, Ramona Plaza features 102,546 square feet of retail space. At the time of sale, the property was 88 percent occupied. Current tenant includes Grocery Outlet, Planet Fitness, Dollar Tree, Aaron’s, Leslie’s Poolmart, Subway and Little Caesars Pizza.
TUCSON, ARIZ. — Cushman & Wakefield|PICOR has arranged the sale of a retail space situated on six acres at 770 N. Kolb Road in Tucson. VRE Storage Tucson Kolb LLC acquired the asset from Century Theaters for $4 million. Greg Furrier of Cushman & Wakefield|PICOR represented the seller, while James Montgomery of Verdad represented the buyer in the deal. The asset features 45,556 square feet of retail space. It was formerly a discount movie theater that closed in March, according to the Arizona Daily Star.
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS — Whataburger, a Corpus Christi-based fast food burger chain, is opening its first metro Atlanta restaurants this year. The two locations will be situated at 705 Town Park Lane NW in Kennesaw and 9766 GA-92 in Woodstock. At its Kennesaw location, Whataburger plans to hire 180 employees, and to employ more than 1,400 employees in the metro Atlanta area restaurants by the end of 2023. In 2023, other Whataburger locations will open around metro Atlanta including at 503 Lakeland Plaza in Cumming; SEQ Buford Drive and Exchange Drive in Buford; 3321 Lexington Road in Athens; 3201 Atlanta Highway in Athens; 100 Pottery Road in Commerce; and 15 Wallace Blvd. in Dawsonville. Whataburger currently has one Georgia restaurant in Thomasville. The burger chain has over 880 locations across 14 states.
MELROSE PARK, ILL. — NewMark Merrill Cos. Inc. has sold a 90,000-square-foot building at Winston Plaza, a 400,000-square-foot shopping center in the Chicago suburb of Melrose Park. Cermak Fresh Market acquired the building for an undisclosed price and plans to open a new grocery store by the end of this year. Sandy Sigal and Brad Pearl represented NewMark Merrill on an internal basis alongside Joe Parrott and Sean McCourt of CBRE. Dino Geroulis and John Roberson of Axis Realty represented Cermak. Kostas Kavayiotidis of Pacific Southwest Realty structured financing. Anchor tenants at Winston Plaza include Best Buy, Ross Dress for Less, Marshalls, Dollar Tree, Five Below and Office Max.
DES PLAINES, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the sale of Bainbridge Plaza in the Chicago suburb of Des Plaines for $2.1 million. The 15,042-square-foot retail center is located at 611 W. Golf Road and is fully leased. Anchor tenants include Domino’s Pizza and Suburban Family Dental, which has operated at the property for over 30 years. Mitchell Kiven of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a local private investor. Craig Fuller, Erin Patton and Scott Wiles of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer, an Ohio-based limited liability company.
CARY, N.C. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the sale of Twin Lakes Center, a multi-tenant shopping center in Cary anchored by Wegmans. Thomas Kolarczyk and Ryan Eklund of JLL represented the seller, Leyland Alliance. Dallas-based L&B Realty Advisors acquired the property on behalf of an institutional client. The sales price was not disclosed. Built in 2020, Twin Lakes Center was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants including Hollywood Feed, Great Clips, Mezeh Mediterranean Grill, Premier Martial Arts, PM Pediatrics, Paris Nail Bar, Bul Box and Gulli Boys. Situated on 1.7 acres at 1125 Hatches Pond Lane, Twin Lakes Center is situated 16.1 miles from Raleigh and 14.1 miles from Durham.
PALO ALTO AND MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIF. — Nuveen Real Estate has completed the disposition of Charleston Plaza, a five-building retail center in Palo Alto and Mountain View. San Francisco-based Presidio Bay acquired the asset for $71.8 million. Situated on 10.9 acres at 2400-2470 Charleston Road, Charleston Plaza features 132,590 square feet of retail space. Completed in 2006, the property features four big box retail buildings and one pad site. Key tenants include PetSmart, Starbucks Coffee and Chipotle. Will Connors, Daniel Renz and Michael Manas of the JLL Capital Markets team represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal.
CAVE CREEK, ARIZ. — Phoenix Commercial Advisors has arranged the sale of The Shops at Dynamite Creek, a neighborhood retail center located at the entrance of Tatum Ranch master-planned community in Cave Creek. David Malin of Scottsdale Development Partners sold the asset to an undisclosed buyer for $21.9 million, or $315 per square foot. Located at 28242 N. Tatum Blvd., The Shops at Dynamite Creek features 69,755 square feet of retail space. At the time of sale, the property was 96 percent leased. Current tenants include Ace Hardware, RE/MAX, F45, State Farm Insurance, Honor Health and OrthoArizona. John Schweikert and Chad Tiedeman of Phoenix Commercial Advisors represented the seller in the transaction. Cameron Warren and Nick DeDona of Phoenix Commercial Advisors handled leasing at the property.