Retail

OVERLAND PARK, KAN. — IHOP and Paris Baguette will open new locations at a pad development site fronting Oak Park Mall in Overland Park. Currently, a 34,371-square-foot office building is undergoing demolition to make way for the construction of the new pad development. IHOP will occupy 4,500 square feet and Paris Baguette will lease 1,500 square feet of the 6,000-square-foot building. Additionally, negotiations are underway with a national bank to occupy the corner pad. Alex Block of Block & Co. Inc. Realtors represented the tenants, while colleagues Daniel Brocato and David Block represented ownership. Paris Baguette is a rapidly expanding bakery café concept with dozens of locations nationwide. This will be the first location in metro Kansas City for the brand.

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MCKINNEY, TEXAS — Locally based brokerage firm Disney Investment Group (DIG) has arranged the sale of Craig Crossing, a 128,394-square-foot shopping center in the northern Dallas suburb of McKinney. Anchored by Club 4 Fitness, Boot Barn and Chair King, Craig Crossing was 90 percent leased at the time of sale. Other tenants include Half Price Books, Sport Clips, Fuzzy’s Taco Shop, AT&T Wireless and America’s Best Eyeglasses. David Disney and Adam Crockett of DIG represented the seller, Dallas-based Centcom Realty Corp., and procured the buyer, ALTO Real Estate Funds, in the transaction.

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AUSTIN, TEXAS — Inspire Development, an Austin-based developer of residential and commercial properties, has broken ground on the first phase of Pearson Ranch, a new mixed-use campus in northwest Austin. The $2 billion project will include 2.6 million square feet of new office space; 200,000 square feet of stores, restaurants and community and cultural spaces; two hotels; thousands of high-end residences; and 30 acres of park land. Phase I of Pearson Ranch will span 41 acres and feature approximately 600,000 square feet of office space, three high-end apartment communities and some lifestyle retail space. “We worked very closely with our team to create a plan that tightly knits the past, present and future into the most compelling land plan possible,” says Brett Ames, managing principal of Inspire Development, as well as president and CEO of Austin-based Ames Design Build. “Frankly, we feel a true sense of obligation to get it fully right.” The Pearson Ranch site is located on 156 acres at the corner of State Highway 45 and West Parmer Lane, which is approximately two miles north of Apple’s new $1 billion corporate campus. Other nearby employers include Dell, PayPal, Amazon and Visa. Pearson Ranch will include a 48-acre …

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MORRESVILLE, N.C. AND SAN DIEGO — Mooresville-based Lowe’s and San Diego-based Petco Health and Wellness Co. Inc. have plans to open a new in-store concept that will offer both home and pet products within select Lowe’s locations. The first Lowe’s + Petco store-in-store concept is slated to open at the Lowe’s Alamo Ranch store in San Antonio at the beginning of February. The companies plan to also expand to 14 additional Lowe’s locations in Texas, North Carolina and South Carolina by the end of March. The purpose of the new Lowe’s + Petco locations is to provide a unique customer experience where customers can support their pet’s health and wellness through an assortment of Petco’s pet food, supplies and services and improve the home they share in one shopping trip. The new store locations are also expected to offer a selection of Petco’s pet services, including Vetco vaccination clinics, microchipping, prescription pest prevention and mobile grooming at select times and locations.

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AUSTIN, TEXAS — Karlin Real Estate has opened The Pitch, a dining and entertainment venue at the training facility of Austin FC, the city’s professional soccer team. The venue features food and beverage concepts Ranger Burger, Taco Flats, Sand Bar, Coffee Club and Corner Kick Bar. In addition, The Pitch houses a 1,200-seat stadium with an artificial soccer field, a five-acre pond with jogging trails and sand volleyball courts, an events center and a TV viewing area. Mark Odom Studio and STG Design served as the project architects. Corner Kick Hospitality Group operates the venue.

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WHEATON, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Shops of Wheaton for $7.3 million. The 79,151-square-foot retail center is located at 1101 Butterfield Road in Wheaton, about 25 miles west of Chicago. The property is 91 percent occupied, and anchor tenants include Anytime Fitness and Fox Bowl. Adrian Mendoza, Austin Weisenbeck and Sean Sharko of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a local private investor. Weisenbeck, Sharko and colleague Kevin Wiersema secured and represented the buyer, a New Jersey-based limited liability company.

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GARLAND, TEXAS — Northmarq has arranged an $11.5 million acquisition loan for North Garland Crossing, a 75,811-square-foot shopping center in the northeastern Dallas suburb of Garland. Shadow-anchored by a Super Target, the center was built in 2004 and houses tenants such as Michaels, PetSmart, AT&T and Starbucks. David Garfinkel and Ron Reese of Northmarq arranged the debt on behalf of the buyer, St. Louis-based Bianco Properties. Mutual of Omaha provided the loan.

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CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. — CBRE has negotiated the $79.5 million sale of Chappaqua Crossing, a 120,986-square-foot shopping center located in New York’s Westchester County that is part of the redevelopment of the 114-acre former Reader’s Digest headquarters campus. Tenants at the newly built center include anchors Whole Foods Market and Life Time Fitness, as well as Starbucks and Chase Bank. Jeffrey Dunne, David Gavin, Steve Bardsley, Jeremy Neuer and Travis Langer of CBRE represented the seller, a joint venture between global investment advisor Summit Development and The Grossman Cos., in the transaction. The team procured an undisclosed investment management firm as the buyer.

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BRAINTREE, MASS. — The Sterling Organization, a Florida-based investment firm, has acquired Stop & Shop Plaza, a 173,798-square-foot retail property located on an 18.7-acre site in the southern Boston suburb of Braintree, for $44.3 million. Grocer Stop & Shop anchors the property, which also houses tenants such as CVS Pharmacy, Town Fair Tire, The Paper Store and Crunch Fitness. Nat Heald, Chris Angelone and Zach Nitsche of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.

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GLOUCESTER, MASS. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $13.4 million sale of Cape Ann Marketplace, a 102,977-square-foot shopping center in the coastal Massachusetts city of Gloucester. Grocer Shaw’s serves as the center’s anchor tenant. Jim Koury and Alex Quinn of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and sourced the buyer, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction.

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