ALPHARETTA, GA. — Stan Johnson Co. has brokered the sale of Windward Square, a 11,166-square-foot shopping center located at 5215 Windward Parkway in the northern Atlanta suburb of Alpharetta. Jeff Enck of Stan Johnson Co. represented the 1031 exchange buyers, a group of private investors based in Georgia. Penn Hodge Properties sold the property for more than $3.2 million. Windward Square was fully leased to six tenants at the time of sale, including Verizon Wireless and Eye Level Learning Center. Originally constructed in 2003, the center is shadow-anchored by Costco and has other neighboring tenants including The Home Depot and Walmart. The property fronts Windward Parkway and is situated on nearly 1.6 acres.
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Stratton Road Realty Acquires Dobson Town Place Medical Office Building in Chandler for $10.3M
by Amy Works
CHANDLER, ARIZ. — Stratton Road Realty LLC has purchased Dobson Town Place, a single-story medical office building located in south Chandler. Off Five LLC sold the asset for $10.3 million, or $232 per square foot. At the time of sale, the 44,000-square-foot property was 100 percent leased to a mix of medical, professional office and retail tenants on triple-net leases. Dobson Town Place was built in 2007 and 2008. James Taylor of Orion Investment Real Estate represented the seller in the deal.
HOUSTON — Locally based brokerage firm Baker Katz has arranged the sale of a 60,935-square-foot retail building in Houston that was formerly occupied by Star Furniture. The building sits on 2.4 acres at 7111 FM 1960 on the city’s northwest side and includes showroom space. Jason Baker and Ben Brown of Baker Katz represented the seller, Power Squared Group, in the transaction. Brian Ashby of CBRE represented the buyer, Bel Furniture.
Wood Investments Acquires Land Parcel to Develop 206,072 SF Shopping Center in Ontario, California
by Amy Works
ONTARIO, CALIF. — Wood Investments Cos. has purchased a 19.6-acre development site within the master-planned community of Ontario Ranch in Ontario. San Diego-based GDC RCCD 2 LP sold the asset for $18.5 million. Wood Investments plans to develop The Ranch at Model Colony Shopping Center, a 206,072-square-foot retail property, at the site. The asset will be located at the intersection of Ontario Ranch Road and Hamner Avenue. Already signed tenants include include a national grocery tenants, Burlington Coat Factory, Five Below, Hobby Lobby and Planet Fitness. Brian McDonald and Walter Pagel of CBRE represented Wood Investments in the purchase and lease transactions. CBRE also represented the seller in the deal.
LONG BEACH, CALIF. — Holland Partner Group and architecture firm MVE + Partners have completed Volta on Pine, a 285,415-square-foot, mixed-use, infill development in downtown Long Beach. Located at 635 Pine Ave., Volta on Pine features 271 apartments, 1,300 square feet of ground-floor retail space, subterranean parking and extensive sidewalk space. Residential units range from 629 square feet to 1,400 square feet in a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts. Eleven apartments are dedicated as median-income affordable housing. Apartments include custom-finish packages, keyless entry, Nest thermostats, LED-lit vanity mirrors, soft-close drawers and cabinets, in-home washers/dryers, high-end kitchen counters and appliances, solar mesh roller shades, soaking tubs, and large balconies and windows. Community amenities include a rooftop terrace and sky lounge, fitness center, swimming pool with sun deck, hot tub, outdoor grills and firepits, parcel lockers, electric vehicle charging stations, bike storage and three levels of subterranean parking offering a total of 341 parking stalls. LRM served as landscape architect and Arial Fox provided interior design services for the project.
ORLAND PARK, ILL. — Adelphia Properties has arranged the sale of a 7,365-square-foot retail building in Orland Park, a suburb of Chicago. The sales price was undisclosed. Situated on one acre at 15845 S. Harlem Ave., the value-add property was 17 percent occupied at the time of sale. It was formerly home to Panera Bread. George Spirrison and Simeon Spirrison of Adelphia represented the seller, a Chicago-based private real estate investor. The buyer was also a local investor.
ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. — Tricera Capital has acquired a ground-floor retail space at Related Group’s recently completed ICON Central, a mixed-use development in St. Petersburg. The transaction totaled $11.1 million and included the adjoining Union Trust Bank building. In total, the ground-floor retail space and historic bank building span nearly 35,000 square feet of rentable space. Related Group was the seller. Currently, about 7,000 square feet of the retail space is leased to BurgerFi and Watts Dental, which are open now. Related Group constructed the 368-unit ICON Central on an entire city block along Central Avenue. As part of its redevelopment, Related renovated the bank building, which was originally constructed in 1926, for commercial use. Scott Wadler and Alec Fox of Berkadia arranged $9.9 million in acquisition financing on behalf of Tricera. Money360 provided the financing.
ROXBURY, N.J. — A joint venture between Advance Realty Investors and Invesco Real Estate has opened The Shops at Ledgewood Commons, a 450,000-square-foot open-air lifestyle center that is a redevelopment of the former Ledgewood Mall. The property is located in Roxbury, about 45 miles west of New York City. Anchored by a 164,087-square foot Walmart Supercenter that opened in October 2020, the property also houses retailers such as Marshalls, Ashley HomeStore, Men’s Wearhouse, Ulta Beauty, Five Below and Burlington. Restaurant users include Wendy’s, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Five Guys, Panda Express and Starbucks. Jeffery Realty is the leasing agent for the property.
LEXINGTON, KY. — SVN | Stone Commercial Real Estate has brokered the $17.4 million sale of Mist Lake Plaza, a 217,292-square-foot shopping center in Lexington. Matt Stone, Justin Ryder and Nathan Dilly of SVN | Stone represented the seller, DF Lexington Properties LLC. Jim Powell of The Gibson Co. represented the buyer, S & P Holdings LLC. The center will be the future home of Lexington Motorsports, a motorcycle dealer in Kentucky. Mist Lake Plaza is located near Man O’ War Boulevard, Saint Joseph East Hospital and Hamburg Pavilion. The City Council of Lexington approved the lifting of a deed restriction that would allow Lexington Motorsports to operate on the site. Lexington Motorsports will occupy about 125,442 square feet of the facility. Built in 1992, Mist Lake Plaza is 89 percent occupied. The other tenants at the property include Nay’s Hair Braiding, Gabe’s, Hibbett Sports, Texas Roadhouse, Check Advance, H&R Block, Pro Nail Salon and Rent-A-Center.
SAN JOSE, CALIF. — Urban Catalyst has revealed plans to build the Icon/Echo mixed-use project, which will include office, residential and retail components in downtown San Jose. The development will cost around $600 million to build, according to the Silicon Valley Business Journal. The construction timeline for the project has not been disclosed. The Icon/Echo towers will feature 300 apartment units and 420,000 square feet of Class A office space. The office tower portion of the project will be 282 feet tall, while the apartment complex will be 267 feet tall. The apartment units will sit above 8,500 square feet of ground-floor retail. The project’s two towers will include over 50,000 square feet of outdoor amenities, including rooftop gardens, as well as interior common areas. Additionally, the towers will have four levels of parking that will hold up to 1,134 cars. Located at 147 E Santa Clara St., Icon/Echo encompasses about two acres of land and is located close to City Hall and a future Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) station. The Icon/Echo towers will be located half a mile from the San Jose Museum of Art and about 0.4 miles from San Jose State University. One of the sites …