Retail

Hanley Investment Group Brokers $2.4M Sale of Olive Garden Ground Lease in Metro Detroit

by Kristin Harlow May 13, 2021

CHESTERFIELD TOWNSHIP, MICH. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has brokered the $2.4 million sale of an Olive Garden ground lease in Chesterfield Township, about 30 miles north of Detroit. The 7,757-square-foot restaurant property, located at 27169 23 Mile Road, opened in the fall of 2020. The single-tenant building is situated on an outparcel directly in front of a Meijer supermarket. Jeff Lefko and Bill Asher, in conjunction with ParaSell Inc., represented the buyer, a Southern California-based 1031 exchange buyer. Phil Sambazis of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a Detroit-based investor. There are 10 years remaining on the ground lease.

May 13, 2021

Acquisitions Georgia Retail Southeast

SRS Brokers $11.4M Sale of Cherokee Commons Shopping Center in Suburban Atlanta

by Julia Sanders May 12, 2021

ACWORTH, GA. — SRS Real Estate Partners’ Investment Properties Group has brokered the $11.4 million sale of Cherokee Commons Shopping Center, a 103,719-square-foot, Kroger-anchored retail property located 33 miles north of Atlanta in Acworth. Built in 1986, the center was 91 percent leased to tenants including Pet Supplies Plus and CosmoProf at the time of sale. Kyle Stonis and Pierce Mayson of SRS represented the seller, Collett Capital, in the disposition of the property to Bandera Ventures. The buyer was self-represented in the transaction.

May 12, 2021

Acquisitions Retail Texas

STRIVE Arranges Sale of 12,158 SF Frisco Crossing Retail Center

by Taylor Williams May 12, 2021

FRISCO, TEXAS — Locally based brokerage firm STRIVE has arranged the sale of Frisco Crossing, a 12,158-square-foot retail center located on the northern outskirts of Dallas. Frisco Crossing was fully occupied at the time of sale to tenants such as Stonelake Family Dentistry, Palio’s Pizza Café and Frisco Pharmacy. Hudson Lambert of STRIVE represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which were local investors that requested anonymity, in the transaction.

May 12, 2021

Company News New York Northeast Retail

Elliott Investment Management Enters into Agreement to Acquire Paper Source Inc.

by Taylor Williams May 12, 2021

CHICAGO, NEW YORK CITY AND LONDON — Elliott Investment Management LP, the parent company of Barnes & Noble, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the assets and business operations of Paper Source. The Seattle Times reports that the purchase price was approximately $91.5 million. The acquisition will allow the Chicago-based stationery and party supplies retailer to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy and to continue to operate 130 stores across the country, as well as its wholesale division, Waste Not Paper by Paper Source. James Daunt, CEO of New York City-based Barnes & Noble, will oversee daily operations of both companies. While Paper Source and Barnes & Noble will continue to function as separate businesses, executives involved in the deal noted that the complementary nature of the two retail operations creates potential for future partnerships. Elliott Investment Management originally acquired Barnes & Noble in September 2019.

May 12, 2021

Midwest Ohio Retail

L Brands to Spin Off Victoria’s Secret into Publicly Traded Company

by Kristin Harlow May 12, 2021

COLUMBUS, OHIO — The board of directors for L Brands Inc. (NYSE: LB) has unanimously approved a plan to separate the company into two independent, public companies consisting of Bath & Body Works and Victoria’s Secret. L Brands expects to create these companies through a tax-free spinoff of Victoria’s Secret to the shareholders of L Brands. “The spinoff will enable each company to maximize management focus and financial flexibility to thrive in an evolving retail environment and deliver profitable growth,” L Brands stated in a news release. As separate businesses, each will benefit from a sharpened focus on pursuing growth strategies best suited to each company’s customer base and strategic objectives, adds Sarah Nash, chair of the board for L Brands. The Columbus-based retailer had been evaluating the possibility of either a spinoff or a sale of Victoria’s Secret with input from its financial advisors, Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan. Ultimately, the board decided that the spinoff would provide shareholders with more value than a sale. The transaction is expected to close in August. L Brands reported net sales of $3 billion for the first quarter of the company’s 2021 fiscal year that ended May 1, compared with $1.6 billion …

May 12, 2021

Acquisitions Massachusetts Northeast Retail Top Stories

JLL Arranges Sale of Watertown Mall Near Boston for $130M

by Kristin Harlow May 12, 2021

WATERTOWN, MASS. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the $130 million sale of Watertown Mall, a 260,867-square-foot power center in Watertown, a first-ring suburb just west of Boston. The property is 98 percent occupied by 10 tenants, including Target, Best Buy and the Registry of Motor Vehicles. Situated on 17.8 acres at 550 Arsenal St., Watertown Mall is adjacent to the 1 million-square-foot Arsenal Yards, the mixed-use redevelopment of a former armory. Watertown Mall Associates LP sold the property to Alexandria Real Estate Equities, according to local news outlet Wicked Local. The Watertown market has emerged as a popular life sciences and innovation district, according to JLL. It is located less than three miles from Cambridge and seven miles from downtown Boston. Watertown Mall welcomes more than 2.7 million annual customer visits and is home to the No. 1 most-visited Target store in Massachusetts, according to JLL. “With top-performing retail tenants in place, a premier location and demographics, and the potential to successfully support a variety of different uses, Watertown Mall represents an extraordinary opportunity to own one of the last large parcels in the red-hot Watertown submarket,” says JLL’s Chris Angelone. Angelone, along with colleagues Coleman Benedict, Nat Heald, …

May 12, 2021

Market Reports Restaurant Retail Texas Texas Market Reports

Food & Beverage Users Spearhead El Paso Retail Market’s Recovery, Growth

by Taylor Williams May 12, 2021

By Adam Frank, president, River Oaks Properties As one of the sector’s largest owners and developers, we have been witness to a number of uplifting and heartbreaking outcomes wrought by COVID-19 in the El Paso retail market over the last year. We’ve spent countless hours working with the 800 or so tenants that comprise our portfolio, negotiating rent deferrals and restructured leases, helping them navigate the newly launched Paycheck Protection Program and devising creative real estate solutions to help keep their businesses afloat. In some cases, these efforts have helped tenants keep their doors open. In others, the economic impacts of COVID-19 ultimately hit the employee bases and operating budgets of tenants — especially those of the mom-and-pop variety — too harshly for them to survive. But through the good, bad and universally unprecedented challenges of 2020, we have seen one category of retail — food and beverage — position itself as the clear leader in the recovery and inevitable return to growth of the broader El Paso market. As is often the case during economic downturns, the grocery sector has performed well over the past year, with both large- and small-format players looking to expand in El Paso. River …

May 12, 2021

California Company News Restaurant Retail Western

Chipotle Increases Wages to $15 Per Hour Average, Plans to Hire 20,000 Employees

by Amy Works May 11, 2021

NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF. — Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) is increasing its restaurant wages, resulting in an $15 average hourly wage by the end of June, according to the Newport Beach-based company. Additionally, the Chipotle employees can advance to a “restaurateur” status, the highest general manager position, in approximately three-and-a-half years, with average compensation of $100,000. Wage increases for new and existing hourly and salaried restaurant employees will be rolled out over the next few weeks and will result in hourly crew member starting wages ranging from $11 to $18 per hour. The company has also launched a $200 employee referral bonus for crew members and a $750 referral bonus for apprentices and general managers. With approximately 200 restaurants slated to open this year coupled with continued growth and demand, Chipotle plans to hire 20,000 new team members across the United States. The company will host a virtual career fair on Discord on May 13.

May 11, 2021

Acquisitions California Restaurant Retail Western

Progressive Real Estate Brokers $1.3M Sale of Retail Building in Apple Valley, California

by Amy Works May 11, 2021

APPLE VALLEY, CALIF. — Progressive Real Estate Partners has arranged the sale of a retail property located at 20152 US Highway 18 in Apple Valley, approximately 90 miles northeast of Los Angeles. An Orange County-based private investor sold the property to a Riverside County-based investor for $1.3 million. Little Caesars Pizza occupies a portion of the recently renovated, 4,995-square-foot building. Roxy Klein of Progressive Real Estate Partners represented the seller in the deal.

May 11, 2021

Acquisitions Retail Texas

Weitzman Brokers Sale of 34,448 SF Weatherford Commons Retail Center Near Fort Worth

by Taylor Williams May 11, 2021

WEATHERFORD, TEXAS — Weitzman has brokered the sale of Weatherford Commons, a 34,448-square-foot retail center located in the western Fort Worth suburb of Weatherford. Shadow-anchored by a Walmart Supercenter, the property houses tenants such as Starbucks, T-Mobile, Great Clips and GameStop. Gretchen Miller and Matthew Rosenfeld of Weitzman represented the locally based seller in the transaction. The buyer and sales price were also not disclosed.

May 11, 2021

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