Retail

SILVER SPRING, MD. — Brentwood, Tenn.-based GBT Realty Corp., in partnership with Baltimore-based Cana Development, plan to open Commas, a food hall within the 350,000-square-foot Ellsworth Place shopping center in downtown Silver Spring. Opening in spring 2022 on the second level of Ellsworth Place, Commas will take up 13,000 square feet of space and include a collection of 12 food and beverage merchants. Commas expects to create a diverse menu of food from Ethiopia to Korea, Malaysia to El Salvador and Italy to New Jersey. Designed by Washington, D.C.-based architecture and interior design firm GrizForm Design Architects, Commas will offer a range of seating options and special event capabilities. In addition to the permanent restaurant spaces, the food hall will also feature a central bar experience. Design plans also include seven communal seating areas, open kitchen installations with window peeks and chef counters and a light-toned color palette with natural wood furniture.

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MANDEVILLE, LA. — Stirling Properties has signed Target to join the tenant lineup at Premier Centre, a 273,000-square-foot shopping center located on U.S. Highway 190 in Mandeville. Target will occupy roughly 58,000 square feet of retail space, backfilling the former Stein Mart store, as well as the adjacent space currently housing Rack Room Shoes and an additional 13,000 square feet of new building expansion area in the rear of the building. Rack Room Shoes will expand and relocate next to Whole Foods Market in the former Forever 21 Red space. Rack Room Shoes is expected to reopen in its expanded space this fall. Premier Centre is located at the corner of U.S. Hwy. 190 and North Causeway Boulevard on the Northshore of Lake Pontchartrain in St. Tammany Parish. The center was 97 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Bed Bath & Beyond, T.J.Maxx, Barnes & Noble, Old Navy, Gap, American Eagle Outfitters, Banana Republic, LOFT, Bath & Body Works, Trek Bikes, Earthsavers, Blu Spero, Buckle, J.Jill, Jose Bali Jewelry, Chili’s, La Madeleine and The Big Squeezy. Electric car charging stations are also available in the parking lot near Whole Foods. Stirling Properties developed Premier Centre …

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Wegmans

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Wegmans Food Markets is opening its first store in Northwest Washington, D.C. at City Ridge. Located at the intersection of Wisconsin Avenue and Rodman Street, the Wegmans Wisconsin Ave. store will be part of the historic building formerly occupied by Fannie Mae’s headquarters. Roadside Development and North America Sekisui House LLC are the developers of the City Ridge development. Wegmans Wisconsin Ave. is part of the $640 million City Ridge development, which includes commercial, residential and retail facilities. The 84,000-square-foot Wegmans supermarket will include a Market Café, coffee shop and the casual restaurant called The Burger Bar. The store site will include parking below and residential units above. The new store is slated to open in the summer of 2022. Wegmans plans to employ approximately 450 people at the City Ridge location, including 150 full-time positions. Wegmans now operates 106 stores in seven states and has more than 50,000 employees chainwide. The company is set to open three Mid-Atlantic locations in 2022: in Alexandria, Va.; Washington, D.C.; and Wilmington, Del.

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HELENA, MONT. — Citivest Commercial Investments and Sage Investco have purchased a former department store building in Helena for an undisclosed price. The 116,992-square-foot asset also includes two pad development opportunities, with one ground finalized and another in negotiations. Shopko formerly occupied the building, which is situated within a larger center anchored by Albertsons, Target, JoAnn, Ross Dress for Less and other retailers. The buyers plan to implement a renovation program, including updating paint colors, landscaping and signage to maximize the center’s value. The name of the seller was not released.

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JAMUL, CALIF. — Commercial Asset Advisors (CAA) has arranged the off-market acquisition of a retail center located in Jamul. Fuel Team Inc. purchased the asset from Dan Floit for $6 million. Located 12918-12930 Campo Road, a 7-Eleven gas station anchors the 18,926-square-foot property. Gino Kalasho and Mike Conger of CAA represented the buyer in the transaction.

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Christenbury Village

CONCORD, N.C. — Winston-Salem-based Lowes Foods LLC has signed a lease to anchor Christenbury Village, a grocery-anchored mixed-use development in Concord. Christenbury Investors LLC, an entity affiliated with Charlotte-based MPV Properties LLC and Mission Properties LLC, is the developer. Christenbury Village is a 17-acre development located at the intersection of Cox Mill Road and Christenbury Parkway. The project is slated to include an approximately 52,000-square-foot Lowes Foods, two mixed-use buildings featuring approximately 150 apartment units and about 26,000 square feet of ground-floor commercial space. Christenbury Village will also include 24,000-square-foot medical office and shop retail buildings along Christenbury Parkway. The developer plans to break ground on Phase I of the project in the fourth quarter, and Lowes Foods is slated to open in the beginning of 2023. Austin Easter of MPV Properties represented Lowes Foods in the lease transaction.

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ROCHESTER HILLS, MICH. — Burlington is opening a 31,059-square-foot store at the former Stein Mart location at Winchester Center in Rochester Hills, about 25 miles north of Detroit. RPT Realty owns the shopping center, which is located at the southwest corner of Rochester and Avon roads. Tjader Gerdom, Michael Murphy and Bill McLeod of Gerdom Realty & Investment represented RPT in the lease transaction.

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DECATUR, IND. — Ariel Property Advisors has arranged a $2.8 million loan for the refinancing of a 15,000-square-foot retail property occupied by Walgreens in Decatur, about 20 miles southeast of Fort Wayne. The property is located at 123 N. 13th St. Matt Dzbanek and Matt Swerdlow of Ariel arranged the five-year loan, which features a fixed interest rate of 3.99 percent. A national credit union provided the loan on behalf of the undisclosed borrower.

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WALLINGFORD, CONN. — JLL has negotiated the $20.2 million sale of a 160,000-square-foot retail center in the New Haven suburb of Wallingford that is anchored by North Carolina-based Lowe’s Home Improvement. Nat Heald and Chris Angelone of JLL represented the seller, Davenport Cos., in the transaction. The buyer was not disclosed. The property was fully leased at the time of sale.

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LOS ANGELES — CGI+ Real Estate Strategies has received full entitlements to develop a hotel, multifamily and retail mixed-use project at the intersection of Wilshire Boulevard and La Brea Avenue in Los Angeles’ Miracle Mile district. Located at 639 S. La Brea Ave., the eight-story, transit-oriented property will feature a 125-key hotel, 121 residential rental units and 13,000 square feet of street-level and rooftop restaurant space. The boutique-style hotel will offer rooms ranging in size from 320 square feet to 415 square feet, as well as two top-floor guest suites as large as 1,200 square feet. Hotel amenities will include a 3,500-square-foot event space, a layered rooftop guest deck and a swimming pool. The residential component will offer a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans with 18 units set aside for extremely low-income households and one for a moderate-income household. Each apartment will feature hardwood floors, in-unit washers/dryers and home automation controls for security and climate, as well as one-touch access to neighborhood services. Community amenities will include a fitness center, rooftop deck with interactive lounge spaces and pool, and a bicycle storage area. Morris Adjmi is serving as architect and interior designer for the development, which is the …

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