Retail

Shops-at-Tuscano-Phoenix-AZ

PHOENIX — Newmark has arranged the sale of Shops at Tuscano, a shopping center located in Phoenix. Shrisha LLC sold the property to TDN Properties for $5.2 million. Located at 7435 W. Lower Buckeye Road, the retail center features 15,938 square feet of multi-tenant space. At the time of sale, the property was 93 percent occupied by seven tenants, including Sprint/T-Mobile, Little Caesars and TitleMax. The shopping center was built in 2006. Steve Julius, Jesse Goldsmith and Chase Dorsett of Newmark represented the seller in the transaction.

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9220-S-Sepulveda-Blvd-Los-Angeles-CA

LOS ANGELES — DAUM Commercial Real Estate Services has negotiated the sale of an automotive retail building and lot located 9220 S. Sepulveda Blvd. in Los Angeles. S.A.S Services Group acquired the asset from a private partnership for $3.5 million. Situated adjacent to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), The property includes a 1,114-square-foot building sitting on a 10,454-square-foot land parcel in a corner location in close proximity to a new parking and car rental development. Kurt Yacko, Dennis Sandoval and Brian Sandoval of DAUM represented the seller in the deal.

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RICHMOND, VA. — T-Mobile U.S. Inc. has opened a 131,000-square-foot customer care center at White Oak Village, a mixed-use development in Richmond. Aston Capital converted a vacant, former Sam’s Club at White Oak Village into new Class A office space for T-Mobile. The Bellevue, Wash.-based mobile phone carrier is relocating approximately 500 employees from Richmond’s Short Pump area to the building with plans to eventually grow the staff to over 1,000. Charlotte-based Aston Capital acquired the White Oak Village building in February 2020 through an affiliate company, AC Richmond. The company then made renovations to the property, including a new exterior facade and renovated parking and landscaping. The firm also added employee amenities including exercise rooms, gaming room, onsite café and mother’s room. The $30 million project, which is adjacent to more than 900,000 square feet of retail, offices, restaurants and hotels at White Oak Village, was completed in October 2020. Since 2015, Aston Capital has repurposed over 500,000 square feet of former retail properties. Frampton Construction was the general contractor on the conversion and interior upfit, Timmons Group provided civil engineering services and McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture and JPC Architects were the architects on the project.

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Heath-Town-Center

HEATH, TEXAS — The newly launched retail investment division of Dallas-based Younger Partners has purchased Heath Town Center, a 77,669-square-foot, grocery-anchored shopping center in Heath, located northeast of Dallas. Tom Thumb is the grocery anchor at the center, which was 98 percent leased at the time of sale. Micah Ashford, Moody Younger and Kathy Permenter negotiated the deal internally for Younger Partners. Adam Howells and Barry Brown of JLL represented the seller, Malouf Interests Inc.

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Home-Depot-Bloomfield-New-Jersey

BLOOMFIELD, N.J. — JLL has brokered the sale of a 128,715-square-foot, single-tenant retail building in the Northern New Jersey community of Bloomfield that is triple-net leased to The Home Depot (NYSE: HD) on a long-term basis. Home Depot has occupied the property, which sits on an 11-acre tract adjacent to the Garden State Parkway, since 1994. Benderson Development purchased the asset from New York-based Acadia Realty Trust for $16.4 million. Jose Cruz, J.B. Bruno, Kevin O’Hearn, Michael Oliver, Steve Simonelli and Jordan Altman of JLL brokered the deal

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PLAINFIELD, IND. — Stan Johnson Co. has brokered the sale of Stafford Crossing in Plainfield for $4.9 million. The 26,000-square-foot shopping center is located at 2230 Stafford Road. It was built in 2007 and sits on nearly four acres. The center was 91 percent leased to nine tenants at the time of sale. Anchor tenant Chicago’s Pizza recently executed a long-term lease extension. Blaise Bennett and BJ Feller of Stan Johnson represented the seller, a locally based developer. An Indiana-based private investor purchased the asset.

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WP-CAREY

NEW YORK CITY — W.P. Carey Inc. (NYSE: WPC) has acquired a 1.5 million-square-foot portfolio of net-leased properties for $149 million. The acquisition comprises three separate deals involving industrial and retail properties in various markets, including California, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. In the first deal, the New York City-based REIT acquired two cold storage production and distribution facilities in California’s Central Valley region. The tenant, a summer fruit grower, sold the properties to W.P. Carey for $75 million in a sale-leaseback transaction. The tenant signed a 25-year, triple-net lease with fixed annual rent increases. In the second transaction, W.P. Carey purchased seven auto dealerships totaling 170,000 square feet that were net leased to Auto Lenders, a retailer of used vehicles, for $55 million. Located in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, the facilities comprise the entirety of Auto Lenders’ operating footprint, including dealerships, servicing centers and headquarters for each of its business segments. The seller was not disclosed. In the third deal, the firm acquired two industrial facilities totaling 296,300 square feet that were net leased to a global plastics distributor. The tenant, which has committed to a 20-year, triple-net lease with fixed annual rent increases, sold the properties to W.P. Carey …

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LAWRENCEVILLE, GA. — America’s Realty LCC, a Baltimore-based investment group, and investment partners Borough Equities and Dragon Fly Investments have purchased River Exchange, a 263,651-square-foot shopping center in Lawrenceville. The property is anchored by Kroger, which recently extended its lease by five years. John Tennant and Bryan Belk of Franklin Street represented the local owner, Monarch Investments, in the $19.3 million disposition. Marc Tropp of Eastern Union Funding arranged acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer. In addition to Kroger, River Exchange’s tenants include Goodwill, Farmers Home Furniture, Metro by T-Mobile, Citi Trends, Habitat for Humanity ReStore, Hertz, Cato and One Main Financial, as well as a Kroger fuel center. River Exchange is located at 2100 Riverside Parkway about 29 miles from downtown Atlanta in Gwinnett County.

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Oracle-Wetmore-BJs-AZ

TUCSON, ARIZ. — An affiliate of Black Lion Investment Group, which is led by its President Robert Rivani, has acquired Oracle Wetmore, a shopping center in Tucson, from Texas-based Weingarten Realty for $38 million. Located at the corner of Oracle and Wetmore roads, Oracle Wetmore features 150,170 square feet of retail space. Retailers at the center include PetSmart, Ulta Beauty, Walgreens, Cost Plus World Market, Jared Jewelry, JoAnn Fabrics & Crafts, BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse, Bassett Home Furnishings, Chipotle and Sport Clips. (Adjacent retailer The Home Depot was not part of the sale.) The property was originally developed in 2005. At the time of sale, Oracle Wetmore was stabilized with more than 90 percent national/credit tenants. The purchase is part of Black Lion Investment Group’s ongoing program to acquire $100 million in power centers throughout the United States in 2021. Cushman & Wakefield’s Phoenix office brokered the deal.

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EcoThrift-Mall-Sacramento-CA

SACRAMENTO — San Mateo-based Nazareth Enterprises has purchased EcoThrift Mall and a 0.77-acre adjoining developable parcel in Sacramento for $5.4 million. EcoThrift is the main tenant of the 38,600-square-foot building. EcoThrift is California’s highest for-profit thrift store with six locations, according to Nazareth. Chris Talia of The Mansour Group of Marcus & Millichap represented the undisclosed sellers in the deal. Ryan Park of Bank Leumi USA arranged financing for the acquisition.

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