Retail

LENEXA, KAN. — Block & Co. Inc. Realtors has brokered the sale of Orchard Corners shopping center in Lenexa, about 15 miles southwest of Kansas City, for an undisclosed price. The more than 200,000-square-foot property is located at the southwest corner of 95th Street and Quivira Road across from Oak Park Mall. Anchor tenants include Nordstrom Rack, TJ Maxx, HomeGoods and Michaels. There is a 37,000-square-foot space available for lease that was previously occupied by Stein Mart. Orchard Corners was built in 1971 and renovated in the 1990s. David Block of Block & Co. represented the buyer, a group of local investors that includes himself. CBRE represented the undisclosed seller. Block & Co. will handle property management and leasing.

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LAKEWOOD, COLO. — Blue West Capital has brokered the sale of a shopping center located at 10750 W. Colfax Ave. in Lakewood. A Colorado-based private real estate company sold the asset to a California-based investor for an undisclosed price. Harbor Freight Tools, JoAnn Fabric and Guitar Center are tenants at the fully occupied, 42,755-square-foot property. Tom Ethington of Blue West Capital represented the seller in the deal.

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By Tad Loran, Vice President, Retail Specialist, Avison Young | Western Alliance Commercial Inc. The Reno retail market was hard hit overall by the pandemic, with the service industry at the top of the list. Some notable businesses that closed in Reno last year include Santa Fe Basque Restaurant, Truckee River Bar & Grill, An — Asian Kitchen & Bar, Little Nugget Diner, True NY Pizza Co., Rounds Bakery Storefront, Jos A. Bank, St. James Infirmary, 24 Hour Fitness and Pier 1 Imports. Big box national retailers picked up virtually no new space in 2020.  The good news is retail demand and leasing activity has rebounded this year. Northern Nevada’s retail vacancy rate saw positive absorption. It currently sits at 5.8 percent, while asking rental rates have increased. They are currently at $19.08 per square foot (triple net) on an annual basis for second-generation space and $42 per square foot (triple net) on an annual basis for new construction. Notable business openings this year include Sport Clips, the Human Bean, C-A-L Ranch, In-N-Out Burger, Starbucks, Chipotle, Firehouse Subs, Truckee Bagel, Base Camp Pizza, SUP and Chase Bank. Commercial sales in Northern Nevada were nominal in 2020. This was driven by the pandemic, a lack of …

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BURLINGTON, N.C. — Several new tenants are set to open at Church Street Commons, a recently constructed shopping center located at the intersection of Huffman Mill Road and Church Street in Burlington. Morgan Cos. purchased the 9.6-acre property where Church Street Commons now stands in February 2019. The property was formerly the site of a Sears department store. The owner and developer of the center, Morgan Cos., recently welcomed a new Publix supermarket. My Eyelab, an optical retailer, also opened at the center in December. The retailers that will soon open at Church Street Commons includes The Habit Burger Grill, a burger restaurant; Aspen Dental, a dental services provider; Popeye’s, a New Orleans-based fast food chain; uBreakiFix, a same-day electronics repairs provider; and Church Street Nails, a nail salon and spa. The retailers are expected to open in the first quarter of this year.

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ST. LOUIS — Emerald Capital Strategic Advisors, an affiliate of Green Street Real Estate Ventures, has arranged financing for Elevation, an office and retail development in St. Louis. Funding includes $6 million in New Market Tax Credits (NMTC) in addition to debt and Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing. Matt Drinen and Luke Pope of Emerald Capital sourced and closed debt financing with Chicago-based IFF as well as Elm Tree Unity Debt Fund. St. Louis Development Corp. provided a $6 million allocation in NMTC, and US Bank was the NMTC investor. Kingsway Development is the project developer. Elevation will be situated at 4731 Delmar Blvd. within the Fountain Park neighborhood. The project serves as the first development within the planned 207-acre Kingsway District. Elevation will include 5,000 square feet of street-level retail space for Jamba Juice, UPS and The Original Hot Dog Factory, as well as 12,500 square feet of second-floor office space for the Ethical Society of Police and Park Central Development Corp. Simms Building Group is the general contractor and CASCO is the architect. Construction is scheduled to begin this month, with completion slated for January 2023.

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BELVIDERE, ILL. — Quantum Real Estate Advisors Inc. has negotiated the $1.9 million sale of a multi-tenant retail building in Belvidere near Rockford. Located on Gateway Center Drive, the property is home to Aaron’s, Dotty’s and Subway. Jason Lenhoff of Quantum represented the seller, a local private real estate investor. An Iowa-based private real estate investor was the buyer.

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TULSA, OKLA. — New Jersey-based investment firm First National Realty Partners has purchased Summit Square Shopping Center, a 166,552-square-foot retail power center in Tulsa. A 66,455-square-foot Reasor’s Supermarket anchors the property, which was 96 percent leased at the time of sale. Margaret Caldwell, Gill Warner and Patrick Kelley of locally based brokerage firm Stan Johnson Co. represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The price was not disclosed. Jon Scott of Keybank originated an undisclosed amount of fixed-rate acquisition financing for the deal.

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BRAINTREE, MASS. — Sterling Organization, a Florida-based private equity real estate firm, has purchased Tedeschi Plaza, a 174,344-square-foot retail center in the southern Boston suburb of Braintree, for $44.3 million. A 66,124-square-foot Stop & Shop grocery store anchors the property, and other tenants include CVS, Crunch Fitness, Sherwin Williams, Dunkin’ and Citizens Bank. JLL represented the seller, Denver-based Black Creek Group, in the transaction.

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PHOENIX — Orion Investment Real Estate has arranged the purchase of a retail property located at the northwest corner of 53rd Avenue and Bell Road in Phoenix. Corridor Living LLC acquired the building from McLean Holdings for $3.1 million, or $378 per square foot. Four tenants fully occupy the 8,318-square-foot property: Crazy Mike’s Subs, Music & Art, Gravitate and Oscar’s Taco Shop. Nick Miner of Orion represented the buyer, while Danny Gardiner and Chad Tiedeman of PCA represented the seller in the deal.

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WHEAT RIDGE, COLO. — DPC Development Co. has completed the disposition of Wilmore Center, a mixed-use building located at 7615 and 7777 W. 38th Ave. in Wheat Ridge. T-2 Ventures acquired the asset for $10.2 million. Originally built in the early 1980s, Wilmore Center features 52,743 square feet of retail and medical office space. At the time of sale, approximately 93 percent of the property was occupied by a mix of service and medical-oriented businesses. Jon Hendrickson and Aaron Johnson of Cushman & Wakefield’s Denver office represented the seller in the transaction.

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