AUSTIN, TEXAS — InvenTrust Properties, an Illinois-based REIT, has acquired two shopping centers in Austin for a combined price of $189.3 million. The Shops at Arbor Trails is a 357,000-square-foot center that was 99 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including anchors Costco and Whole Foods Market. The other property is Escarpment Village, a 168,000-square-foot center anchored by Texas-based grocer H-E-B that was fully leased at the time of sale. The seller(s) was not disclosed.
ATLANTA — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the $38 million sale of 1010 Midtown, a 44,302-square-foot retail center located on Peachtree Street in Midtown Atlanta. Brad Buchanan, Jim Hamilton and Andrew Kahn of JLL represented the seller, Atlanta-based The Ardent Cos., in the disposition of the property to Tampa-based East Coast Acquisitions. 1010 Midtown is located on the ground level of a 425-unit luxury condominium building that was not included in the sale. Completed in 2008, 1010 Midtown was 94 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Sugar Factory, RA Sushi Bar, Piedmont Healthcare, Silverlake Ramen, Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate, Panera Bread, Chipotle Mexican Grill and Sage Dental. Located at 1010 Peachtree St. NE, the property is situated less than one mile from Georgia Tech, 2.6 miles from Georgia State University, two miles from downtown Atlanta and less than one mile from Piedmont Park. The property is also 13.2 miles from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
DEARBORN, MICH. — KJ Commercial has brokered the sale of a 52,000-square-foot retail center in Dearborn for $10.5 million. Rite Aid and Goodwill anchor the fully leased property. Kevin Jappaya and David Jappaya of KJ Commercial represented the seller, the center’s original developer, as well as the buyer, a local real estate investor. The transaction marked the first time that the property traded hands.
By Taylor Williams The factors that have long enticed Texas retailers and restaurants to locate in mixed-use environments are back in full force, such that these users are once again willing to pay a premium for spaces built-in density and walkability. In some ways, this trend never really disappeared in Texas, one of the first states to reopen during the early months of COVID-19. Through measures passed in 2020 like sanctioning to-go alcohol sales and allowing businesses to stay open, albeit at reduced capacities, Texas has worked to minimize retail and restaurant closures and prevent large volumes of these spaces from being returned to markets. Neither has the state’s job and population growth slowed during the 22-month global health crisis, allowing developers across all asset classes to push forward. In addition, the newfound desire from consumers and businesses to work, shop and dine outdoors as much as possible has kept trains rolling on mixed-use projects, which inherently connect different uses through external features like trails, open streets, pocket parks and plazas. From a design standpoint, those connective features remain critically important, says Barry Hand, principal in the Dallas office of global architecture firm Gensler. “Pocket or linear parks are viewed …
SUMMERVILLE, S.C. — SRS Real Estate Partners’ National Net Lease Group has brokered the sale of a single-tenant retail property in Summerville leased to Walmart Neighborhood Market. Richard Dorfman of SRS represented the 1031 exchange buyer, a private investor from California. The seller, an undisclosed investor based in Florida, sold the property for $14.5 million. Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the transaction. Built in 2016 on nearly seven acres at 1616 Central Ave., the store is situated at the signalized intersection of Orangeburg Road and Central Avenue. The property is located 22.6 miles from North Charleston and 26.7 miles from Charleston.
MATTESON, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $5.1 million sale of a 10,502-square-foot retail building in Matteson, a southern suburb of Chicago. The property, located at 4801 211th St., has been fully occupied by the same four tenants since its construction in 2011. Tenants include Verizon, Chipotle, Five Guys and Vitamin Shoppe. Austin Weisenbeck and Sean Sharko of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a local developer. Carlos Cain of Marcus & Millichap secured and represented the buyer, a Mexico-based limited liability company. The deal was part of a multi-property purchase with debt structured by Anita Paryani-Rice of Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp.
The end of 2021 in Raleigh-Durham was marked by robust retail leasing and an increased level of investment sales in our suburbs and infill trade areas. Downtown Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill have lagged in activity, although each urban environment started to see a resurgence by mid-year, and notably Downtown Raleigh ended 2021 with record retail leasing activity. Population growth and major economic development announcements are driving these positive trends. Apple, Google, FujiFilm, several life sciences companies and most recently Toyota (just east of the Raleigh-Durham region) have highlighted economic expansion. Strong demand and a healthy retail construction pipeline have held retail vacancy to 7.1 percent despite headwinds from the COVID-19 pandemic. The healthy retail development pipeline includes several new mixed-use projects. Cary will see one of the largest active mixed-use projects in the Southeast deliver this year when Fenton opens in the spring. Hines and Columbia Development are currently finalizing the first phases of the project. Spread over 92 acres, Fenton will initially include retailers such as Pottery Barn, Williams-Sonoma and Superica, as well as apartments and office space. Over in Research Triangle Park (RTP), the Research Triangle Foundation and White Point Partners have announced Horseshoe at Hub RTP. …
SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco-based Sansome Pacific has acquired a value-add portfolio of 10 retail and hospitality properties in California, Oregon, Connecticut, Illinois, Maine and New Hampshire for $20.6 million. The portfolio offers a total of 204,000 square feet. A majority of the properties feature below-market rents and short-term leases. The properties were acquired from a debt fund that buys loans encumbering underperforming mall properties. The two hotel assets, located in California, are 60-key properties. The retail assets include both single-tenant and multi-tenant buildings with lease terms ranging from one to six years along with freestanding pad buildings located near shopping malls. The larger mall assets are in various phase of renovation and will be upgraded in the coming years. Skyline Pacific Properties provided financing for the portfolio.
TUCSON, ARIZ. — Eagle, Idaho-based Alturas Real Estate Funds has acquired Tucson Fiesta, a retail center at 4215, 4225 and 4235 N. Oracle Road in Tucson. EVT Tucson Fiesta sold the asset for $14.6 million. Chris Hollenbeck of Cushman & Wakefield represented the buyer in the deal. Three major retailers in the discount furniture, clothing and golf industries fully occupy the 93,005-square-foot property.
TULSA, OKLA. — Stan Johnson Co., a locally based brokerage firm focused on net-leased assets, has arranged the $7.3 million sale of a 13,225-square-foot retail property in Tulsa that is leased to CVS. The property was built in 2011. B.J. Feller of Stan Johnson Co. represented the seller in the transaction. A California-based institutional investor acquired the asset. The deal traded at a cap rate of 5.25 percent and was executed via a 1031 exchange.
