FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Weitzman has negotiated the sale of an 11,316-square-foot retail strip center in northeast Fort Worth. The center was fully leased at the time of sale to three tenants: Boswell Dental Care, Keke’s Breakfast Café and Victory Nail Lounge. Guillermo Lopez of Weitzman, in conjunction with Matthew Rosenfeld with The Rosenfeld Co., represented the buyer in the transaction. Tim Axilrod and Suhi Kosuri of SHOP Cos. represented the seller. Both parties requested anonymity.
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BELTON, MO. — Block & Co. Inc. Realtors has brokered the sale of Belton Center, a 9,500-square-foot retail strip center in Belton. Block & Co. principals played a key role in the property’s original development in 2002 and have served as the ownership and property management company since its completion. The seller was the original owner of the center, and this transaction marks the first sale of the fully leased property since it was built. Block & Co. will continue to provide leasing and property management services for the new ownership. David Block, Zachary Albrecht and Grant Summers of Block & Co. represented the seller. The buyer was an out-of-state investor.
ZEPHYRHILLS, FLA. — Franklin Street has brokered the $6.4 million sale of Oakview Plaza, a 47,000-square-foot retail center located in Zephyrhills, roughly 30 miles northeast of Tampa. Justin Walker, Justin Sturdivant and Dylan Morse of Franklin Street represented the seller, South Florida-based Merrimac Ventures, in the transaction. New York-based New Hyde Park Fruit Corp. was the buyer. Originally built in 1990, the center will undergo façade improvements, parking lot enhancements and lighting updates. The property’s Winn-Dixie store is also being redeveloped into an Aldi that will act as co-anchor to Archwell Health, a senior-focused primary care provider. Both stores will operate on new 10-year leases upon opening.
Ardent Receives Civic Approval for Costco-Anchored Redevelopment of Metro Orlando Mall
by John Nelson
SANFORD, FLA. — The Ardent Cos. has received approval from the City of Sanford, a city in the Orlando MSA, for the redevelopment of Seminole Towne Center, a former shopping mall spanning 1.1 million square feet. The redevelopment includes construction of a new 164,585-square-foot Costco store on the 76-acre site. Taking place of the former Macy’s department store, the Costco location will include a gas station, tire center and liquor store. Ardent plans to begin site work and demolition this summer, with the Costco opening slated for second-quarter 2027. Over the past 12-plus months, the Atlanta-based owner and developer has acquired more than $115 million in six ground-up mixed-use development and redevelopment projects across the Southeast.
SPRING, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Cypresswood Crossing, a 107,185-square-foot retail and office complex in the northern Houston suburb of Spring. Cypresswood Crossing consists of two buildings on a 5.6-acre site: a 90,818-square-foot multi-tenant building with both retail and office space and a 16,367-square-foot retail center. Chris Gainey and Philip Levy of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a Dallas-based private investment firm, in the transaction. Levy and Scott Abeel procured the buyer, a Houston-based private equity firm. Both parties requested anonymity.
PEARLAND, TEXAS — Partners Real Estate has arranged the sale of a 13,600-square-foot retail property in the southern Houston suburb of Pearland. According to LoopNet Inc., the property at 11713 Shadow Creek Parkway was built in 2008. Marc Peeler and Peyton Nichols of Partners represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was Fondren Orthopedic Group.
HERMANTOWN, MINN. — Kraus-Anderson has completed construction of the $24.7 million NorthStar Ford Arena in Hermantown within northeast Minnesota. Designed by DSGW Architecture, the project encompasses a 77,595-square-foot, two-story ice arena addition. The arena includes team spaces, an ice operations center and a 360-degree viewing mezzanine with walking track that is free to use and open to the public. There are nearly 700 individual spectator seats accessible through a south-oriented lobby. For over three decades, the Hermantown Arena has provided a home for youth hockey leagues and teams. It has also served as a gathering place for community members, including school district physical education classes, adult hockey leagues, broomball, fitness organizations and hockey camps. Recognizing the need for expansion, local voters in 2022 approved a city sales tax increase to fund the transformation of the existing arena into the NorthStar Ford Arena.
LEANDER, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 9,917-square-foot retail strip center in the northern Austin suburb of Leander. Built in 2018, the center houses five suites and is home to tenants such as Verizon and ATI Physical Therapy. Coleman Solomon, Philip Levy, Joseph Jaques and Ron Hebert of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which were private investors who requested anonymity, in the transaction.
LANSING, MICH. — Pita Way has signed a 1,400-square-foot lease to open at The Marketplace at Delta Township in Lansing. Michael Murphy of Gerdom Realty & Investment represented the tenant. The transaction marks the sixth Pita Way location that Gerdom helped the tenant secure in the past year. Eric Unatin of Mid-America Real Estate Group represented the undisclosed landlord.
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS — Disney Investment Group (DIG), a Dallas-based brokerage firm, has arranged the sale of Moore Plaza, a 379,035-square-foot retail power center in Corpus Christi. Major users among the center’s roster of 40 tenants include Hobby Lobby, Mardel, Marshalls, Burlington, Old Navy, Office Depot, Total Wine & More, Half Price Books and Pet Supplies Plus. David Disney and Adam Crockett of DIG represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction and procured the buyer, Chicago-based investment firm Bridge33. The deal follows DIG’s closing of the sale of Huntington Square, a 90,768-square-foot shopping center in Corpus Christi, for a combined sales price of roughly $97 million.