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Walgreens
AcquisitionsFloridaRetailSoutheast

Limestone, Orion Real Estate Purchase 27-Property Walgreens Portfolio for $133M

by Julia Sanders

MIAMI, FLA. — A joint venture between Miami-based Limestone Asset Management and Orion Real Estate Group has purchased a 27-property portfolio of Walgreens-occupied assets for $133 million. Wells Fargo provided financing for the acquisition. Kevin Sanz of Orion Real Estate Group led the buyer group. Brian Pfohl and Maury Vanden Eykel of CBRE Inc. represented the seller in the transaction. Further details on the properties were not disclosed. Miami-based Limestone Asset Management is a real estate investment firm and an affiliate of Orion Real Estate Group, its joint venture partner in the deal. Orion Real Estate Group is a Miami-based provider of commercial real estate services.

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Monarch Gardens
DevelopmentFloridaOfficeRetailSoutheast

Dubner Properties Completes $4M Redevelopment of Monarch Gardens Office, Retail Property in South Florida

by Julia Sanders

MIRAMAR, FLA. — Dubner Properties has completed $4 million in renovations to Monarch Gardens, an office and retail property in Miramar. Construction firm Origin Construction, G3 Architecture Interiors Planning and engineering firm Kamm Consulting led the renovation project. Gibraltar Realty & Management oversaw the property’s renovation and will provide property management and owner’s representative services. The Monarch Gardens upgrades include a complete renovation of the main lobby, common areas and bathrooms, which include the installation of modern, touchless fixtures. The project included construction of three speculative office suites, as well as buildouts for incoming tenants such as Strayer University and Spectrum Brands. Within the office tower, ownership also installed bipolar ionization systems intended to slow or stop the spread of airborne pathogens such as the coronavirus. The property now features Class A office space as a result of the renovation. Monarch Gardens features 54,000 square feet of office space and 41,000 square feet of retail space at the street level. The mixed-use property has a tenant roster of Dollar Tree, Strayer University, APX Engineering and Spectrum Brands. Office spaces are available between 2,700 to 7,500 square feet. The property also offers office parking with a ratio of five spaces per …

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AcquisitionsIllinoisMidwestRetail

NewMark Merrill Acquires 292,309 SF Bricktown Square Retail Center in Chicago

by Kristin Harlow

CHICAGO — NewMark Merrill Cos. Inc., a shopping center owner based in Woodland Hills, Calif., has acquired Bricktown Square in Chicago for an undisclosed price. The 292,309-square-foot retail center is home to Ross Dress for Less, Harbor Freight Tools, Aldi, XSport Fitness, DD’s Discounts and Farmer’s Best Fresh Market. NewMark Merrill plans to enhance the asset with investments in deferred maintenance and updates such as new signage. Bonnie Investment Group was the seller. ReCap, the real estate subsidiary of RGA Real Insurance Group of America, provided acquisition financing. Sandy Sigal, Jim Patton, Brad Pearl, Sandra Kist and Susan Rorison represented NewMark Merrill on an internal basis. NewMark Merrill currently owns and operates three other retail properties in the Chicagoland area, including Stony Island Plaza in Chicago, Stratford Crossing in Bloomingdale and Winston Plaza in Melrose Park.

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ConnecticutLeasing ActivityNortheastRetail

Floor & Décor to Open 100,000 SF Store in Fairfield, Connecticut, on June 21

by Taylor Williams

FAIRFIELD, CONN. — Atlanta-based home improvement retailer Floor & Décor will open its 100,000-square-foot warehouse store and design center in Fairfield, located in the southern-coastal part of the state, on Monday, June 21. About 50 full- and part-time associates will work at the store, which is located at 300 Tunxis Hill Road. Brian Katz of retail brokerage firm Katz & Associates represented the retailer in its site selection and negotiations for the new store, which is one of two Floor & Décor outlets set to come on line in Connecticut this year.

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2618-Kings-Ave-Billings-MT
AcquisitionsMontanaRetailWestern

Wood Investments Acquires 67,000 SF Vacant Retail Building in Billings, Montana

by Amy Works

BILLINGS, MONT. — Wood Investments Cos. has purchased a vacant retail building situated on 5.19 acres at 2618 King Ave. West in Billings. Billings-based Wilson-Taylor Partnership sold the asset for $4.6 million. Formerly occupied by Big Bear Sports Center, the building features 67,000 square feet of retail space. By the close of escrow, Wood Investments had secured leases with HomeGoods, Sierra Trading Post and Petco to occupy the multi-tenant building. Wood Investments will redevelop the building to comply with tenant specifications, as well as implement capital improvements and upgrades to the overall asset. HomeGoods and Sierra Trading Post will occupy a total of 42,000 square feet and Petco will occupy 15,000 square feet. All three tenants are slated to open in 2022. Additionally, approximately 10,000 square feet of space is still available. Chad Moore of Mountain West Commercial Brokerage in Salt Lake City represented the buyer, while Richard Martin of Mountain West Commercial Brokerage in Billings represented the seller in the transaction.

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Sprouts
AcquisitionsFloridaRetailSoutheast

JLL Brokers $14.4M Sale of New Sprouts-Leased Property in Estero, Florida

by Julia Sanders

ESTERO, FLA. — JLL Capital Markets has brokered the $14.4 million sale of a freestanding, single-tenant grocery store in Estero leased to Sprouts Farmers Market. Michael Brewster, Brad Peterson and Tommy Isola of JLL represented the seller, Brentwood, Tenn.-based developer GBT Realty, in the transaction. An undisclosed private investor purchased the property. The Sprouts store is located at 19990 S. Tamiami Trail in metro Fort Myers. The property is adjacent to a Walmart and is located close to a Texas Roadhouse, 9 Thai-Sushi and an Aldi. The 29,896-square-foot store is 14 miles from Fort Myers. Sprouts opened the Estero location in 2020.

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Hobby Lobby
AcquisitionsRetailSouth CarolinaSoutheast

SRS Arranges $7.6M Sale of Hobby Lobby-Anchored Shopping Center in North Charleston

by Julia Sanders

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — SRS Real Estate Partners has arranged the $7.6 million sale of a two-tenant, 65,000-square-foot retail property located at 7800 Rivers Ave. in North Charleston. The fully occupied property includes a 55,000-square-foot Hobby Lobby store and a 10,000-square-foot Boot Barn store. Matthew Mousavi, Patrick Luther, Britt Raymond and Kyle Fant of SRS represented the seller, an active developer in the Southeast. SRS also handled the financing on behalf of the buyer, a New Jersey-based private investor who was in a 1031 exchange. Built in 1987 and renovated in 2016, the property is situated on six acres and is an anchor to a larger shopping center that includes Gander Outdoors, Party City and Ollie’s Bargain Market. The retail property is also across the street from Northwoods Mall, a super-regional mall that features more than 130 stores. The property is 8.2 miles from Charleston International Airport and 15 miles from downtown Historic Charleston.

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IndustrialMarket ReportsMidwestMidwest Market ReportsOfficeOhioRetail

Toledo, Ohio Market Shows Stability in Various Areas

by Kristin Harlow

By Harlan Reichle, Reichle Klein Group As the Toledo, Ohio, area’s retail market proved to be stable and solid in the second half of 2020 and the industrial market continued a remarkable stretch of high performance since the Great Recession, 2020 was a tough year for the office market. However, all three property types have yet to register any negative COVID impact in our latest survey results. Retail Toledo’s retail market proved to be quite stable and solid during the second half of 2020. Given the fraught last year along with the headlines and travails of retail stores, gyms and restaurants, the general public might find this result surprising, but it was clear to our retail leasing brokers since mid-summer 2020 that transaction activity was snapping back fairly quickly after the initial shock of the spring 2020 lockdowns. Our year-end 2020 market survey found overall market vacancy down from both the end of 2019 and mid-year 2020. The decline in anchor vacancy more than offset a small increase among inline spaces as the market absorbed 39,183 square feet of space in the last six months of the year. It is a nearly exact repeat of the market’s performance in the …

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Mixed Use Project
DevelopmentMixed-UseNorth CarolinaOfficeRetailSoutheast

Stream Realty, Durban Group to Develop 325,000 SF Mixed-Use Project in Charlotte’s South End

by Julia Sanders

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Stream Realty Partners and joint venture partner The Durban Group will develop a mixed-use project located at 2833 and 2905 Griffith St. in Charlotte. The 325,000-square-foot development will be situated on 1.7 acres adjacent to Suffolk Punch Brewing in the city’s South End submarket. Construction will start in second quarter 2022. The development will be a high-rise tower with office and retail space, according to Charlotte Business Journal. Located on the Lynx New Bern station, the development will have its retail component anchored by an expansion of Suffolk Punch Brewing. Stream Realty Partners is a Texas-based commercial real estate firm with full-service offerings in leasing, property management, development, construction management and investment sales services across the industry. The Durban Group is a Charlotte-based commercial real estate development firm.

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