Retail

Kidder Mathews Brokers $4.5M Sale of High-Street Retail Building in Los Angeles’ Westwood Village

by Amy Works August 20, 2020

LOS ANGELES — Kidder Mathews has arranged the sale of a high-street retail property located at 10930 Weyburn Ave. in Los Angeles. A local family sold the asset to local real estate investor for $4.5 million. Located in the Westwood Village neighborhood, the asset features a 3,200-square-foot building on a 3,998-square-foot lot. The property offers two retail storefronts with more than 40 feet of frontage on Weyburn Avenue. Darrell Levonian, Tanel Harunzade and Brittney McCarthy of Kidder Mathews represented the seller in the deal.

August 20, 2020

Civic Company News Illinois Midwest Restaurant Retail

Chicago’s Navy Pier to Implement Temporary Closure Starting Sept. 8 to Slow Financial Burden Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

by Amy Works August 20, 2020

CHICAGO — Navy Pier, a mixed-use destination on Chicago’s lakefront, will start a temporary pier-wide closure on Tuesday, Sept. 8, in an effort to limit the financial burden and impact of the continued coronavirus pandemic on the organization. The closure will stop all operations, including those of Navy Pier’s more than 70 small businesses. Access to the pier’s outdoor space, including Polk Bros Park and North and South Docks, will also be limited or prohibited during the closure. “While this was a very difficult decision for the organization, it was a necessary one to proactively ensure the long-term success of one of Chicago’s most treasured and important civic institutions and the communities it serves,” says Marilynn Gardner, president and CEO of Navy Pier. Per state and city orders, Navy Pier originally closed to the public from March 16 to June 10 and then began a phased reopening with appropriate safety and security measures. Through the reopening, Navy Pier was able to resume partial operations and welcome guests to the pier. However, the destination experienced less than 20 percent of its typical summer attendance. To date, the Centennial Wheel, Chicago Children’s Museum, Chicago Shakespeare Theater and additional Pier Park attractions have …

August 20, 2020

Acquisitions Kansas Midwest Retail

Marcus & Millichap Negotiates $12.1M Sale of Two-Tenant Retail Property in Overland Park, Kansas

by Amy Works August 20, 2020

OVERLAND PARK, KAN. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a retail property located at 6821 W. 135th St. in Overland Park. A private Overland Park-based developer sold the asset to an out-of-state family trust for $12.1 million. Sprouts Farmers Market and Crowley Furniture occupy the 56,837-square-foot Class A property that was built in 2009. The building is located within Corbin Park, a 1.1 million-square-foot mixed-use development. Ryan Bowlby and Drew Isaac of Marcus & Millichap, in coordination with Colby Haugness of Marcus & Millichap as Kansas broker of record, represented the seller, while Bowlby and Isaac also sourced the buyer in the deal.

August 20, 2020

Acquisitions Midwest Missouri Restaurant Retail

Alignment Realty Capital Acquires Four Sonic Drive-in Restaurants in Metro St. Louis

by Amy Works August 20, 2020

ST. LOUIS — Phoenix-based Alignment Realty Capital has purchased four Sonic Drive-In restaurants located in metro St. Louis. The acquisition price for the sale-leaseback transaction was not released. The company acquired the four drive-in restaurants in a double-escrow transaction where a Sonic franchisee purchased the operations and real estate of a like-sized franchisee and simultaneously spun-off the real estate at closing. Banker’s Trust provided Alignment Realty Capital with a five-year, floating-rate acquisition loan.

August 20, 2020

Acquisitions Industrial Midwest Minnesota Net Lease Retail

Upland Real Estate Group Brokers $4.7M Sale of Caliber Collision-Occupied Property in Minnesota

by Amy Works August 20, 2020

COON RAPIDS, MINN. — Upland Real Estate Group has arranged the $4.7 million sale of an investment property net leased to Caliber Collision in Coon Rapids. The names of the seller and buyer were not released. Caliber Collision has operated at this location in the suburbs of Minneapolis for 20 years and recently signed a new 15-year, triple-net lease with rent increases every 5 years. The property’s lease has a corporate guarantee by WAND NEWCO 3, which operates more than 1,100 stores in 37 states and the District of Columbia. Deb Vannelli, Keith Sturm and Amanda Leathers of Upland Real Estate Group represented the seller in the deal.

August 20, 2020

Acquisitions New York Northeast Retail

Marcus & Millichap Brokers Sale of 60,896 SF Retail Asset Leased to ShopRite on Long Island

by Taylor Williams August 20, 2020

UNIONDALE, N.Y. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 60,896-square-foot retail asset in the Long Island city of Uniondale that is net-leased to grocer ShopRite. The sales price was $19.5 million. Barry Wolfe and Glen Kunofsky of Marcus & Millichap’s Manhattan office represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Brad Nathanson of Marcus & Millichap’s Institutional Property Advisors (IPA) division in Philadelphia procured the buyer. Michael Helpern and Christopher Marks in Marcus & Millichap Capital Corporation’s (MMCC) Manhattan office arranged acquisition financing for the buyer through a regional bank.

August 20, 2020

Leasing Activity New Jersey Northeast Retail

Harmony Dispensary to Open Hoboken’s First Medical Marijuana Facility

by Taylor Williams August 20, 2020

HOBOKEN, N.J. — New Jersey-based medical marijuana provider Harmony Dispensary will open the first such facility in Hoboken, located across the Hudson River from Manhattan. The dispensary will be located within a 5,000-square-foot building at 95 Hudson St. that previously housed a primary care provider. Jersey City-based Dresdner Robin, the land-use consultant for the project, has completed the revised rezoning requirements for the site. The satellite space is expected to come on line by the end of the year.

August 20, 2020

Loans Retail Top Stories

Mall Owner CBL Plans for Chapter 11 Filing after Losing $215.3M in First Half of 2020

by Jeff Shaw August 19, 2020

CHATTANOOGA, TENN. — CBL Properties (NYSE: CBL) announced this morning that it has struck a deal with its lenders on a restructuring plan that will eliminate $900 million in debt and reduce annual interest expense by $20 million. Although the official press release from CBL did not mention bankruptcy, a representative from the company told the Chattanooga Times Free Press that the company plans to use the Chapter 11 bankruptcy process to complete the restructuring. The announcement follows yesterday’s second-quarter earnings call, where CBL revealed that it had drawn down its entire revolving credit facility, experienced $215.3 million in losses over the first half of the year, and expected to enter foreclosure proceedings on four malls. Those properties include Park Plaza in Little Rock, Arkansas, with $77.6 million in outstanding debt; Hickory Point in Forsyth, Illinois, with $27.4 million outstanding; EastGate Mall in Cincinnati with $31.9 million outstanding; and Burnsville Center in Minneapolis with $64.5 million outstanding. In addition, CBL is in discussion with lenders about restructuring or extending a $64.5 million loan on Greenbrier Mall in Chesapeake, Virginia; a $63 million loan on Asheville Mall in Ashville, North Carolina; and a $131.5 million loan on Oak Park Mall in …

August 19, 2020

Company News North Carolina Retail Southeast

Lowe’s Home Improvement Reports 30 Percent Increase in Same Store Sales During Second Quarter

by Alex Tostado August 19, 2020

MOORESVILLE, N.C. — Lowe’s Home Improvement posted a 30 percent increase in same store sales during its second quarter, which ended July 31. The total sales reached $27.3 billion, compared with $21 billion in the second quarter of 2019. Lowe’s also invested $460 million during the quarter to support frontline hourly associates. In 2020, the company thus far has invested $560 million in COVID-19-related financial support for its associates and community pandemic relief, with a focus on minority and rural small businesses and healthcare workers. Mooresville-based Lowe’s is an essential retailer, meaning it has remained open throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. As of July 31, Lowe’s operates 1,968 home improvement and hardware stores in the United States and Canada.

August 19, 2020

Development Retail Southeast Virginia

Giant Food to Open 53,000 SF Store in Northern Virginia

by Alex Tostado August 19, 2020

FAIRFAX, VA. — Giant Food will debut a 53,000-square-foot grocery store in Fairfax. The store, situated at 9400 Fairfax Blvd., will open Friday. The new location is 15 miles west of downtown Washington, D.C., and will house 180 employees. The new Fairfax location will also support some of Giant’s services including Giant’s Pickup service, where shoppers place their grocery orders on GiantFood.com or through the Giant Food mobile app and in-store associates will hand-select, pack and deliver orders right to shoppers’ cars. The location will also be home to a full-service Starbucks with café seating, a beer/wine shop, full-service floral shop and a PNC bank.

August 19, 2020

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