COPPELL, TEXAS — Locally based brokerage firm Disney Investment Group (DIG) has arranged the sale of Valley Ranch Centre, a 111,211-square-foot retail property in Coppell, located in the northern-central part of the metroplex. Anchored by Club 4 Fitness and Dollar Tree, Valley Ranch Centre was built on 11.6 acres in 1989 and was roughly 75 percent leased at the time of sale. David Disney and Adam Crockett of DIG represented the seller, Dallas-based Centcom Realty Corp., and procured the out-of-state buyer in the transaction.
DALLAS — Denver-based investment firm Baceline Group has acquired two shopping centers totaling 78,311 square feet in the Dallas area. The properties include the 53,948-square-foot Preston Lloyd Shopping Center, located at 19009 Preston Road in Dallas, and the 24,363-square-foot Orchid Centre, located at 4150 Eldorado Parkway in the northern Dallas suburb of McKinney. Baceline Group acquired the assets as part of a portfolio that included a 26,442-square-foot center in Montgomery, Ohio. The seller was not disclosed.
VISTA, CALIF. — Black Lion Investment Group has completed the sale of Vista Terrace Marketplace, a retail strip center in Vista. A real estate fund advised by Crow Holdings Capital acquired the asset for $13.3 million. Situated on two acres at 1280, 1330 and 1350 E. Vista Way, Vista Terrace Marketplace features 28,440 square feet of newly renovated retail space. At the time of sale, the property was 91 percent leased to a variety of national and local tenants, including Anytime Fitness, Discovery Preschool, Sports Clips, Jersey Mike’s Subs, Pacific Dental, Upper Crust Pizza and Bombay Café. Daniel Tyner and Gleb Lvovich of JLL Retail Capital Markets represented the seller in the deal. This two-part transaction comes one year after the $10.7 million sale of three outparcel pad buildings at Vista Terrace Marketplace in December 2020.
SANTA ROSA, CALIF. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has brokered the sale of a newly constructed, single-tenant investment property located at 136 College Ave. in Santa Rosa. Pleasant Hill-based California Capital Group sold the asset to an El Dorado Hills-based private investor for $8 million. Jeremy McChesney of Hanley represented the seller, while Chris Fenolio of Weller Partners represented the buyer in the transaction. A 7-Eleven with a gas station occupies the 2,988-square-foot property on a net-lease basis.
FISHERS, IND. — Midland Atlantic Properties has arranged the $7.5 million sale of Fishers Corner shopping center in the Indianapolis suburb of Fishers. The 28,359-square-foot property was built in 2005 and was fully leased at the time of sale. Jacque Haynes of Midland Atlantic represented the seller, Sena Realty FC LLC. Johnny Vassallo managed the acquisition on behalf of the buyer, POG Kosmos Fishers LP. First Financial Bank provided acquisition financing.
STONE MOUNTAIN, GA. — First National Realty Partners has acquired Crowe’s Crossing, a 93,728-square-foot shopping center in Stone Mountain. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. Located at 1232 South Hairston Road, the property is situated approximately 12 miles east of downtown Atlanta. The shopping center was 97 percent occupied at the time of sale and anchored by a 45,528-square-foot Kroger Supermarket. The other tenants were not disclosed.
PLANO, TEXAS — JAH Realty has purchased Preston Parkway Center, a 62,394-square-foot shopping center in Plano. At the time of sale, the property was 79 percent leased to tenants such as Red Hot & Blue, Einstein Bros. Bagels, Dogtopia, Honey Baked Ham, Ben & Jerry’s. Toronto-based Great Gulf sold the asset for an undisclosed price. Dallas-based John Freese & Associates brokered the deal.
EAST PEORIA, ILL. — Krab Kingz has opened at EastPort Plaza, which is located within the central Illinois town of East Peoria. The seafood restaurant specializes in Southern-style seafood boils and offers fresh king crab, snow crab and blue crab. The menu also features other seafood options such as shrimp, lobster and salmon. The East Peoria location will be the first Krab Kingz restaurant in central Illinois. Rimmon McNeese is the franchisee. Peoria-based Cullinan Properties Ltd. owns and manages EastPort Plaza, a retail center that is home to tenants such as Erie Insurance, Mobil Gas, The Galley Restaurant, Maloof Realty and Edward Jones.
BOSTON — Newmark has brokered the $5.6 million sale of a 9,947-square-foot office and retail building located at 50-52 Broad St. in Boston. The property was originally built in 1853 and is known as The Architectural Building. Robert Griffin, Michael Greeley Joseph, Alvarado, George Demoulas and Casey Valent of Newmark represented the seller in the transaction. Matthew George of Newmark procured the buyer. Both parties requested anonymity.
By Taylor Williams Demand for retail and restaurant space in Northern New Jersey has long been buoyed by spillover tenants that find themselves priced out of premium spaces in New York City. Yet despite the fact that retail rents throughout the city have been depressed for the last 18 months, users have not flocked to Manhattan and Brooklyn at the expense of the fringe markets of Northern New Jersey. In fact, brokers in the latter region see a healthy level of demand from a wide range of users that see opportunity in the current conditions. “The closures of national soft goods retailers that were squeezed by reduced demand and supply chain constraints during the height of COVID-19 left some beautifully built-out spaces,” notes Kevin Pelio, director of leasing at Azarian Group. “This has benefitted local and regional operators who can come into a prominent retail location without the capital-intensive, upfront investment typically required in a normal market.” Pelio adds that the larger trend among brick-and-mortar retailers to reduce initial capital outlays and build-out costs has also led to reductions in landlords’ tenant improvement (TI) allowances. Brian Katz, CEO of Englewood, N.J.-based Katz & Associates, concurs that certain retailers are aggressively …