FARMINGTON HILLS, MICH. — F45 Training has signed a lease for 5,100 square feet of retail space at The Groves Shopping Center in Farmington Hills. The fitness concept specializes in high-intensity group workouts. Joel Kestenberg of Friedman Real Estate represented the undisclosed landlord in the lease transaction.
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University & Evans Sells Mixed-Use Student Housing, Retail Property in Denver for $17.3M
by Amy Works
DENVER — University and Evans, a limited liability company based in Denver, has completed the disposition of the fee simple interest in University Lofts, a student housing and retail property located at 2076 University Blvd. in Denver. An entity doing business as DU Univ Lofts Acq. LLC purchased the asset for $17.3 million. Built in 2006, the 44,495-square-foot property features 35 residential units totaling 97 bedrooms, as well as 8,636 square feet of street-level retail space. The five-story building also features a two-story underground parking structure with 69 heated parking stalls. The residential component is master leased by the University of Denver for student housing through summer 2022. The four-tenant retail space is 48 percent leased to TCF Bank and Paradise Dentistry, which will open in the third quarter. Patrick Henry and Boston Weir of Henry Group represented both the buyer and seller in the transaction. The new owner plans to renovate the unit interiors and convert a portion of the existing retail space into amenity space for residents.
Newmark Negotiates Sales of Two Grocery-Anchored Retail Centers in Phoenix Totaling $14M
by Amy Works
PHOENIX — Newmark has arranged the sales of two grocery-anchored shopping centers located in Phoenix for a combined total of $14 million. Steve Julius, Jesse Goldsmith and Chase Dorsett of Newmark facilitated the transactions. In the first deal, Boros Investments sold Safeway Shops at 83rd & Camelback, a multi-tenant retail center located at 4819 N. 83rd Ave. and 8141 W. Camelback Road, to an entity doing business as Reel Retail Fund I LLC. Tenants at the fully occupied property include H&R Block, Great Clips, One Main Financial, a donut shop, dentistry office and a Mexican restaurant. Newmark represented the buyer and seller in the deal. In the second transaction, Desert Canyon Investment Properties III acquired Happy Valley Walmart Shops, located at 25155 N 67th Ave. and 6520 W. Happy Valley Road, from BevNorm Olive LLC. Tenants at the property include Pacific Dental, Edward Jones, a bagel shop, bike store and a sushi restaurant. The property includes the shops on other side of a Walmart Neighborhood Market store.
BEAVERCREEK, OHIO — Washington Prime Group Inc. (NYSE: WPG) and Synergy & Mills Development have unveiled plans to redevelop a former department store building at The Mall at Fairfield Commons in Beavercreek into office space. The store spans two stories and 150,000 square feet in suburban Dayton. The project will be called The Meridian at Fairfield Commons. Synergy plans to begin construction to redevelop the existing building into office, laboratory and research and development space starting in late 2021. The project is an example of WPG’s efforts to diversify its tenancy and transform its assets into town centers with a mix of retail, dining, entertainment and mixed-use space.
ALEXANDRIA, VA. — Avison Young’s Capital Markets Group has brokered the sale of a retail center in Alexandria. An entity doing business as Santay Realty of Alexandria LLC purchased the property, known as 6001 Kingstowne Village Parkway, from The Halle Cos. for $14.2 million. Jonathan Hipp, Richard Murphy, Chip Ryan and Matt Weber of Avison Young represented the seller in the transaction. Michael Patz of KLNB represented the buyer. The center is fully leased to Aldi, La-Z-Boy furniture and a newly opened Ashley Furniture HomeStore. Built in the late 1990s, the property spans approximately 72,000 square feet of retail space.
WEST HAVEN, CONN. — O,R&L Commercial LLC has brokered the sale of Savin Rock Plaza, a 62,722-square-foot retail center in West Haven, located in the southern coastal part of the state. The sales price was $3 million. Phil Marshall of O,R&L represented the buyer, DeLaurentis Management Corp., which plans to implement a capital improvement program, in the transaction. The seller was not disclosed.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — BKV Group has opened Beckert’s Park, a 2.8-acre mixed-use project featuring 325 apartments and a new 60,000-square-foot Safeway grocery store, in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Located at the corner of 14th Street and D Street SE, the development has replaced a parking lot and existing Safeway store that stood on the site for nearly 50 years. BKV Group worked with developer Foulger-Pratt to create a design for the Beckert’s Park project. The building is a single structure that includes residential units, the upgraded Safeway store and 8,000 square feet of commercial space. Additionally, the property offers underground parking for residents and Safeway customers. Residences at Beckert’s Park include studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units ranging from 495 to 1,706 square feet, some with private outdoor space. All apartment units feature quartz countertops, customizable closets and in-unit laundry, and some include moveable kitchen islands and double sinks in the primary bathrooms. Community amenities include an outdoor pool, seating, cabanas, dining areas and grilling stations. Indoor amenities include a lobby with lounge seating and coworking space; clubroom with catering kitchen; game room; fitness center; golf simulator and a pet-washing station. Also, a multifunctional indoor sport court …
By Taylor Williams The combination of a flight by investors to highly targeted segments of the physical retail market and a lack of new development in 2020 is keeping prices high for select properties in some of Texas’ biggest markets. Retail investment sales brokers in Dallas and Austin say that for specific subtypes of well-located properties — such as single-tenant, net-leased (STNL) assets and multi-tenant strip centers with essential businesses — there simply aren’t enough of these deals being brought market to go around. These supply constraints ensure that pricing continues to rise and cap rates continue to compress for these in-demand assets. According to data provided by CoStar Group and Real Capital Analytics (RCA), Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) was a top 10 market in 2020 in terms of average retail sales price growth. Although total transaction volume was, unsurprisingly, down for the year, the metroplex saw an average price of $396 per square foot for single-tenant retail assets, a year-over-year increase of 5 percent. The average sales price for multi-tenant retail properties rose 6 percent to $329 per square foot over the course of the year. The data from CoStar and RCA for Austin also illustrates more muted sales price …
Progressive Real Estate Partners Directs $3.3M Sale of US Bank-Leased Property in Southern California
by Amy Works
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIF. — Progressive Real Estate Partners has arranged the sale of a single-tenant retail property located at 6644 Carnelian St. in Rancho Cucamonga. A Santa Barbara County, Calif.-based private investor sold the asset to a San Bernardino County, Calif.-based private investor for $3.3 million, or $763 per square foot. Greg Bedell of Progressive Real Estate Partners represented both parties in the transaction. Originally built as Pomona First Federal Bank in 1979, the 4,278-square-foot location was acquired by US Bank in 2008 and has operated continuously as a bank for the past 42 years.
GLENARDEN, MD. — Heritage Partners has signed the lease of the entire former JC Penney store at Woodmore Towne Centre in Glenarden to At Home, a home decor retail chain based in Plano, Texas. At Home will fully occupy the 96,446-square-foot space, initially taking possession early 2021 and opening this summer. At Home currently operates 227 stores in 40 states, and its stores each carry up to 50,000 items across broad product categories including furniture, garden, home textiles, housewares, patio, rugs, seasonal decor, tabletop decor and wall decor. Woodmore Towne Centre is a 245-acre mixed-use property with retail tenants such as Best Buy, Wegmans and Nordstrom Rack. In the summer of 2020, the JC Penney at Woodmore Towne Centre closed, along with over 150 other stores. Heritage Partners is a real estate development firm with a focus in the Mid-Atlantic markets.