PHILADELPHIA — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has negotiated the $52 million sale of Penrose Plaza, a 258,494-square-foot shopping center in South Philadelphia. Anchored by Shoprite Supermarket, the center was 94 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Planet Fitness, DD’s Discounts, Citi Trends, Fine Wine & Good Spirits and Chase Bank. Brad Nathanson of IPA represented the seller, a joint venture between Onyx Equities, Abrams Realty & Development and Siguler Guff & Co., in the deal. Nathanson also procured the buyer, United Hampshire US REIT.
NEW YORK CITY — Union Square Events, a locally based catering company, has opened a 70,000-square-foot headquarters space at Industry City, a 35-acre mixed-use development in Brooklyn. The new headquarters will include a 33,000-square-foot commissary kitchen, a 120-seat dining room for employees and traditional office space. A partnership between Belvedere Capital, Jamestown and Angelo Gordon owns Industry City.
LINCOLNWOOD, ILL. — AECOM-Canyon Partners and Tucker Development are underway on the development of District 1860, a multifamily and retail project in the Chicago suburb of Lincolnwood. Plans call for 299 multifamily units, an Amazon Fresh grocery store and more than 40,000 square feet of additional retail and restaurant space. Pacific Western Bank provided a senior construction loan. Completion is slated for 2023.
WARRENSVILLE, OHIO — A Costa Rica-based private investor has purchased a facility occupied by car sales company Carvana in Warrensville, about 15 miles southeast of Cleveland. The sales price was $6.7 million. Located at 4070 Interchange Corporate Center Road, the 8,408-square-foot property was constructed in 2017. Michael Shover and Matthew Gorman of CBRE represented the buyer. There were 17 years remaining on Carvana’s lease at the time of sale. The seller was undisclosed.
ALTOONA, PA. — Axiom Realty has acquired Orchard Plaza, an 82,438-square-foot shopping center in Altoona, located east of Pittsburgh in Blair County. Built in 1986, the center was 81 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Big Lots, The American Red Cross and CosmoProf. MSC Retail represented the seller, Cincinnati-based shopping center REIT Phillips Edison, in the transaction.
EAST BRUNSWICK, N.J. — New Jersey-based brokerage firm R.J. Brunelli & Co. has negotiated the $4.9 million sale of a 25,000-square-foot retail property in East Brunswick, located in Middlesex County. A Jersey Strong health club occupies the freestanding building. R.J. Brunelli represented the seller, WOW Plaza III LLC, in the transaction. Ellen Quentzel of Jordan Baris Inc. Realtors represented the buyer, New York-based KHC Development Inc.
CHICAGO — L3 Capital has acquired 1051 N. Rush, a high-profile retail property in Chicago’s Gold Coast neighborhood. The purchase price was undisclosed. The two-level asset spans 10,000 square feet and is fully leased to Vans and Uniform Teeth. Marol Rush was the seller. Keely Polczynski of CBRE brokered the transaction.
RIVERTON, UTAH — Matthews Real Estate Investment Services has arranged the acquisition of a retail property located at 12623 S. Redwood Road in Riverton. An undisclosed buyer purchased the asset for $8.4 million in a 1031 exchange. Anthony Connell, Preston Schwartz, David Harrington and Chad Kurz of Matthews handled the transaction.
GOODYEAR, ARIZ. — ORION Investment Real Estate has brokered the sale of Central Marketplace, a 62,000-square-foot retail center located at the northwest corner of Central Avenue and Van Buren Street in Goodyear. A California-based seller sold the asset to an undisclosed buyer for $9.8 million in an all-cash transaction. Ari Spiro, Sean Stutzman, Michael Achtman and Jennifer Eggert of ORION handled the transaction. At the time of sale, the 62,000-square-foot property was 98 percent occupied and anchored by the busiest 99 Cents Only stores in Arizona, according to ORION.
GILBERT, ARIZ. — Newmark has arranged the sale of Centre at Higley-Williams Field, a shopping center located at 2473 S. Higley Road in Gilbert. Bruce Galloway (Higley Evergreen) sold the asset to Brandon Sparks (BedTech) for $5.3 million. Built in 2004, Centre at Higley-Williams Fields features 12,190 square feet of retail space leased to six tenants. Steve Julius, Jesse Goldsmith and Chase Dorsett of Newmark represented the seller and buyer in deal.