SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — Matthews Real Estate Investment Services has arranged the sale of a retail building located at 4241 Marconi Ave. in Sacramento. A private individual sold the asset to an undisclosed buyer for $10.1 million. Rite Aid occupies the property. Courtney Haubach, Bill Pedersen and Chad Kurz of Matthews represented the seller and sourced the buyer for the transaction.
By Yair Haimoff, Executive Managing Director, Spectrum Commercial Real Estate The COVID-19 pandemic slowed or halted markets across the world. But how did Los Angeles fare? Well, the retail market slowed in 2020 as a result of the pandemic, but, fortunately, it is slowly picking up with reopenings and the adoption of the COVID-19 vaccine. Looking back, recent transactions in the retail space have predominantly included food-related deals. With established fast food businesses like In-n-Out, Starbucks, Popeye’s Chicken, Chick-Fil-A and more showing more transactions, there is definitely a pattern of increased demand for services that support activities necessitated by isolation. However, there have also been deals that included gyms/fitness users, family entertainment, tutoring centers and a few other ancillary retail uses. It looks as if the reopenings are starting to bring in a renewed demand for more social activities, which, blended with the rise of fast food establishments, is a good sign the market is picking up. Looking at current retail development activities, the local market has been mostly quiet in terms of retail-only centers. This makes sense, as retail stores suffered during the shutdown, with many existing retailers turning to curbside pick-up services to stay afloat. Many developers simply aren’t …
PEORIA, ARIZ. — Thompson Thrift Retail Group has completed the disposition of Sunrise Promenade, a shopping center in Peoria. An undisclosed buyer acquired the asset for $18.2 million. Situated at the corner of Lake Pleasant Parkway and Happy Valley Road, Sunrise Promenade features 26,852 square feet of retail space. Current tenants include Aldi, Black Rock Coffee Bar, Club Pilates, Sherwin-Williams, Dip Nail Spa, Harumi Sushi, Wow Wow Hawaiian Lemonade, Stretch Labs, Butta Cakes and Pearle Vision.
BRECKENRIDGE, COLO. — Birmingham, Ala.-based Southern Oak Capital and Green Rock LLC have acquired the Main Street Station retail condominiums in Breckenridge. The asset traded for $16.7 million. Built in 2002, the three-building property features more than 34,000 square feet of retail space and 22 tenants, including lululemon, local boutiques and restaurants.
JUPITER, FLA. — A joint venture between JB Capital Management and Royce Properties has acquired Fresh Market Village, a shopping center in Jupiter, for $25.5 million. Justin Smith of Atlantic Retail represented the seller, an entity doing business as Adar Jupiter LLC, in the transaction. The Fresh Market Village is a 55,046-square-foot center that was 97 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including The Fresh Market, 2 Vinez Restaurant & Wine Bar, Starbucks Coffee, Casa Mia and Gretchen Scott Designs. Located at 311 E. Indiantown Road, the center is about 2.6 miles from Jupiter Beach, approximately 16.3 miles from West Palm Beach and about 20.7 miles from Palm Beach International Airport.
GULF SHORES, ALA. — Franklin Street has arranged the sale of Pelican Place at Craft Farms, a 220,372-square-foot shopping center in Gulf Shores. Bryan Belk and John Tennant of Franklin Street’s Atlanta-based Retail Investment Sales Team represented the seller, an affiliate of RCG Ventures, in the transaction. Atlanta-based Octave Holdings purchased the property for $16 million. Pelican Place at Craft Farms was 82.9 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as CMX Cinemas movie theater, Books-A-Million, Bed Bath & Beyond and Dollar Tree. The property is shadow-anchored by Target and Publix. Located at 3800 Gulf Shores Parkway, Pelican Place at Craft Farms is situated approximately 1.6 miles from the Jack Edwards National Airport. The property is also situated at the entrance of Craft Farms, a 150-acre master-planned community that features a golf course.
FRANKLIN, LA. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a 14,820-square-foot net-leased retail property located at 2030 Main St. in Franklin. The property, which is net-leased to Walgreens, sold for $4.9 million. Brennan Clegg, Mark Ruble and Chris Lind of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a limited liability company, in the transaction. David Cutler, Joshua Johnson and Kirk Trammell of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer, also a limited liability company. Chris Shaheen of Marcus & Millichap assisted in closing this transaction. The Walgreens property is situated 46.6 miles from Lafayette, about 1.3 miles from Franklin Foundation Hospital and within walking distance to a Walmart. Walgreens has 12.5 years left on its lease.
By Matt Harper, Senior Vice President of Retail, NAI Horizon Arizona relies heavily on a robust tourism industry. When COVID-19 hit, it was a massive blow to the hospitality and retail sectors. Coming out of the pandemic, however, the Metro Phoenix retail sector has shown great resiliency, especially mom and pops. Phoenix ended the fourth quarter of 2020 with a positive net absorption of 124,330 square feet of retail space. With negative net absorption in the second and third quarters of 2020 – the devastating months of the pandemic – Phoenix ended the year at negative 373,715 square feet. This was compared to an overall positive net absorption of more than 1.1 million square feet in 2019. Phoenix vacancy rose slightly in the second quarter of 2021 from the previous quarter, coming in at 7.7 percent and 7.5 percent, respectively. Net absorption for the second quarter was a negative 63,558 square feet, down from a strong first-quarter 2021 of 466,714 square feet. The average triple-net rental rate rose slightly to $15.81 per square foot. COVID-19 travel restrictions and stay-at-home orders attributed to the paltry second- and third-quarter 2020 numbers. Then those orders were lifted by Gov. Ducey, and the sun came …
COLUMBUS, OHIO — Center Square, a company specializing in community events and entertainment centers, has leased a 33,000-square-foot warehouse at 225 Neilston St. in the historic Warehouse District of Columbus. The company plans to transform the building into The Kee, a community center with an indoor-outdoor event venue and a restaurant and bar. The landlord, Hackman Capital Partners, owns the majority of the real estate in the Warehouse District. Clayton Davis and Alex Ashworth of JLL represented both the landlord and the tenant in the lease transaction. Center Square plans to program events at the venue such as concerts, comedy shows, fitness classes, art exhibits and farmer’s markets. There will also be an onsite catering option for private parties, weddings and corporate events. The Kee is expected to open in July 2022.
CHICAGO — Tatas Tacos and Hops & Scotch are the first retail tenants announced for The Cooper, a 29-story luxury apartment tower located at 720 S. Wells St. in Chicago’s Printers Row. Tatas Tacos will open its fourth Chicago restaurant, while Hops & Scotch, a new bottle shop concept from the owners behind South Loop Market, will open its first location. Tatas Tacos, which is slated to open in spring 2022, will occupy 5,643 square feet on the northern end of the tower. Hops & Scotch is scheduled to open later this year. The 1,286-square-foot store will offer a selection of beers, wines and spirits. Delivered in 2018, The Cooper is the first phase of Lendlease’s seven-acre Southbank development.
