WRENTHAM, MASS. — Shaq’s Big Chicken, a food-and-beverage concept by NBA legend and TV personality Shaquille O’Neal, will open a new restaurant in the southern Massachusetts city of Wrentham. The square footage was not disclosed. The restaurant will be located within Wrentham Premium Outlet Malls, which is owned by Simon Property Group, and is scheduled to open in the coming months. Other tenants that will also soon debut new stores at the property include apparel retailers Vuori, La Vie en Rose and Rag & Bone.
CASTLE ROCK, COLO. — White Line Investments has purchased a 2,818-square-foot retail property at 21 N. Wilcox St. in Castle Rock. GPC LLC sold the asset for $1.3 million, or $479.06 per square foot. Built in 2021, the property is currently occupied by Granelli’s Pizzeria and Oasis Pet Salon. Charlie Cummings of Innovate Commercial Real Estate represented the buyer, which is a newly formed entity comprised of the property’s current tenants. John Propp of John Propp Commercial Group represented the seller in the deal.
URBANA, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $3.4 million sale of Gateway Shoppes at Five Points in Urbana. The 12-suite retail property consists of two strip centers totaling 29,595 square feet that were 95 percent leased at the time of sale. Jeremie Johnson and Nathan Whalen of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, Prairie Holdings Newton LLC. David O’Keefe, Steve Bogoyevac and Johnathan Weir of Marcus & Millichap procured the buyer, Nikolas Chugay. Michael Derk of Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. secured a $2.7 million acquisition loan on behalf of the buyer. The 10-year loan features a 6.74 percent interest rate with a 30-year amortization period and 80 percent loan-to-value ratio.
ORLANDO, FLA. — Core Investment Management (CORE) has acquired Dellagio Town Center, a 109,489-square-foot retail center in Orlando, for $37.5 million. Located along the Dr. Phillips retail corridor, the multi-tenant center features 30 different brands including AdventHealth Medical Group, Nola’s Ice Cream, Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar, Fred Astaire Dance Studios and Fifth Third Bank. CORE plans to enhance the property with an improved tenant mix and aesthetic renovations.
KATY, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 21,598-square-foot, newly built retail strip center in the western Houston suburb of Katy. Gaston Retail Center sits on a 2.2-acre site and was fully leased at the time of sale to nine tenants, including Dos Tacos, Vogs Coffeehouse and Molar Dental. Justin Miller and Irby Rozelle of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a local developer, in the transaction and procured the buyer. Both parties requested anonymity.
NORTH ATTLEBORO, MASS. — Regional brokerage firm Atlantic Capital Partners has arranged the $18 million sale of a 71,927-square-foot shopping center in North Attleboro, located just outside of Providence. Grocer Stop & Shop has anchored the center, which also houses an Asian restaurant, since its completion in 1993 and remodeled its store in 2018. Justin Smith, Chris Peterson, Sam Koonce and Danielle Turpin of Atlantic Capital Partners represented the seller in the transaction. Additional terms of sale were not disclosed.
OAK BROOK, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a retail property net leased to Diamonds Direct in the Chicago suburb of Oak Brook for $6.1 million. Located at 1150 W. 22nd St., the single-tenant building totals 6,000 square feet and is part of the 17-acre Oak Brook Commons mixed-use development. There are just under 14 years remaining on the tenant’s lease. Nicholas Kanich of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a global real estate investment manager. A broker with a boutique Chicago firm procured the buyer, a family partnership based in South Dakota completing a 1031 exchange.
BRICK, N.J. — Locally based investment firm TFE Properties has purchased The Shops at Brick, a 103,832-square-foot shopping center located near the Jersey Shore. The center is currently home to Bonefish Grill and McDonald’s, and both anchor and junior anchor spaces are available for lease. Kevin O’Hearn and Joseph Lopresti of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction and procured TFE Properties as the buyer. The new ownership plans to implement a value-add program.
WEST FARGO, N.D. — Kraus-Anderson has begun a $2.8 million renovation at West Fargo Park District’s Veterans Memorial Arena located at 1201 7th Ave. East in West Fargo. Designed by ICON Architectural Group, the 80,000-square-foot project consists of HVAC upgrades to both ice arenas, including new air conditioning at the Vet’s 1 Arena for non-ice event use during the summer. Additional improvements include renovations to the four locker rooms, modifying bleachers for handicap access and the addition of surveillance and access control systems. Completion is slated for October.
SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — Baltimore-based Wexford Science + Technology, in partnership with The University of California, Davis and the City of Sacramento, has announced the groundbreaking of Aggie Square, a mixed-use development at UC Davis Health Campus in Sacramento. Located at the corner of Stockton Boulevard and 2nd Avenue, Aggie Square’s first phase will offer 808,000 square feet of upscale Class A life sciences research labs, technology and office space, plus housing and retail space. The ribbon-cutting ceremony is scheduled for May 2. Situated on 8.2 acres, Phase I consists of a 313,000-square-foot lab and life sciences building, a 255,000-square-foot Lifelong Learning office and classroom building, a 35,000-square-foot UC Veterinary Genetics Lab, and Anova Aggie Square, a 190-unit residential development with 15,000 square feet of retail space. The first phase also offers community serving uses, a parking structure and indoor/outdoor public spaces. Each building is anchored by UC Davis programs and configured to co-locate private industry investment and innovation infrastructure for startups, as well as community-based partnerships. The project team is also marketing another 313,000-square-foot lab and life sciences building with ground-floor retail located at 100 Aggie Square. The building offers flexible design, and construction will commence once preleasing thresholds are met. …