MIAMI — Abbhi Capital, a Coral Gables, Fla.-based investment firm, has purchased a one-acre parcel within Miami Worldcenter for $20 million. The seller was Miami Worldcenter Associates, the developer behind Miami Worldcenter doing business as MWC Block A LLC. The $4 billion, 27-acre mixed-use development is now underway in downtown Miami across 10 city blocks. Robert Given, Troy Ballard and James Quinn of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the land transaction. The assemblage includes 45,000 square feet of developable space. The property, known as the west parcel of Miami Worldcenter’s “Block A,” is located between Northeast 10th and 11th streets along Northeast 1st Avenue. The parcel is zoned for a mixed-use project, with a base development capacity of nearly 850 residential units and 1.2 million square feet. The sale marks the second parcel of Miami Worldcenter land purchased by Abbhi Capital within the last year. In August 2020, the firm bought the neighboring center parcel of Block A for $24 million. Miami Worldcenter will total 300,000 square feet of retail, restaurant and entertainment space. Other uses include two completed residential buildings, the 60-story Paramount Miami Worldcenter condominium and the 43-story Caoba luxury apartment tower. Approximately 150,000 square feet …
CHESTERFIELD, VA. — Stan Johnson Co. has brokered the sale of Hancock Village Phase II, a 61,500-square-foot shopping center located at 14601 Hancock Village St. in Chesterfield. The multi-tenant retail center, anchored by Burlington, was fully leased at the time of sale. The buyers were private investors based in Lexington, Ky., that were represented by Jason Taylor of Equity Management Group Inc. The buyers purchased the property for $11.1 million to complete a 1031 exchange. Margaret Caldwell and Patrick Kelley of Stan Johnson Co. represented the seller, a Virginia-based developer. The Hancock Village Phase II is part of a community center located 20 miles from downtown Richmond. The property was constructed in 2018 and is situated on 4.9 acres. Additional tenants include Tuesday Morning, America’s Best Contacts & Eyeglasses and Grand Nail Spa. The property is shadow-anchored by Walmart Supercenter, Hobby Lobby, Dick’s Sporting Goods and Five Below.
CORSICANA, TEXAS — NAI Robert Lynn has negotiated an 87,235-square-foot retail lease at 3301 Corsicana Crossing Blvd. in Corsicana, about 60 miles south of Dallas. Matt Elliott and Tom Heraty of NAI Robert Lynn represented the undisclosed landlord in the lease negotiations. John Jinks of Formation Real Estate LLC represented the tenant, Fun Town RV.
HOUSTON — A fund backed by BV Capital and Archway Properties has acquired a 79,684-square-foot showroom and warehouse in Houston that is triple-net leased to home improvement merchandiser Floor & Décor. The property is located within Park Air 59, Archway’s mixed-use development near George Bush Intercontinental Airport that was completed in late 2019. The fund will continue to target single-tenant, triple-net-leased assets in Texas.
BOSTON — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has negotiated the $15.8 million sale of a 25,349-square-foot retail space within Vita, a luxury condo building in Boston’s Jamaica Plain neighborhood. The sales price equates to $626.72 per square foot. James Koury of IPA represented the seller, J.P. Property One LLC, in the transaction and procured the undisclosed buyer. The retail space is fully leased to Beth Israel Hospital, Pure Dental, Third Cliff Bakery, The Cooperative Bank and Planet Fitness.
LAS VEGAS — An affiliate of Black Lion Investment Group has completed the disposition of Cheyenne Plaza, located at the intersection of Cheyenne Avenue and Jones Boulevard in Las Vegas. The $6.5 million sale of the remaining 18,615 square feet of retail space was the culmination of Black Lion’s renovation and full lease-up of the property. The name of the buyer was not released. Current tenants include Cricket Wireless, Dotty’s sports bar, Aria Nails, La Michoacana Plus ice cream, 7 Plus Agua and Toro Taxes.
By Danielle Brunelli, president, R.J. Brunelli & Co. On both the landlord and tenant sides, 2020 was a tough year for the Northern New Jersey retail market. But as some of the industry’s most optimistic voices predicted, the hard times are passing, and actually passing fairly quickly. In 2020, we saw leasing activity decline by almost 30 percent year over year. This languishing activity resulted in a 3.1 percent drop in the market rent on a per-square-foot basis. Over the past couple years, there were several bankruptcies in the works that were accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic. These bankruptcies resulted in many new vacancies in the region, including former stores of Modells, Justice, Pier 1 Imports, Tuesday Morning, Steinmart and others. However, light has appeared at the end of the tunnel, and we are seeing renewed leasing activity as we close the first quarter of 2021. Users including Planet Fitness, Dollar Tree, Harbor Freight, Raymour and Flanigan, salon suites concepts, Five Below and others are leasing up vacant spaces quickly. Tenant Expansions A good example of an essential service business that has benefited from an increase in sales throughout the pandemic and aggressively expanded in the region in 2020 is …
ANAHEIM, CALIF. — Disneyland Resort will reopen its theme parks Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure Park on April 30, with limited capacity and more than 10,000 cast members. Additionally, Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa will welcome guests starting on April 29, as part of Hotels of the Disneyland Resort’s phased reopening. To comply with government requirements and promote physical distancing, various new measures are in place at the park, with the Disneyland Resort managing attendance through a new theme park reservation system that requires all guests to obtain a reservation for park entry in advance. Theme park reservations will be limited and subject to availability, and until further notice, only California residents may visit the parks. Groups must be no larger than three households, in line with current state guidelines. Disneyland’s phased reopening includes: Downtown Disney District – currently open Disney’s Grand California Hotel & Spa — April 29 Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure Park — April 30 Disneyland Hotel and Disney’s Paradise Pier Hotel — to be determined Disneyland Resort will reopen and operate updated sanitization and distancing protocols, including enhanced cleaning and housekeeping modifications, plus operational changes for physical distancing and reduced contact. Guests planning …
MIAMI BEACH, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $11.3 million sale of a 4,370-square-foot retail property leased to 7-Eleven in Miami Beach. Alejandro D’Alba and Scott Sandelin of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, an individual/personal trust known as Armando’s Service Station, Inc. (dba 7/11 Store). The buyer was Power Petroleum Inc, a fuel supplier based in South Florida that distributes multiple brands. The 7-Eleven convenience store is located on 6348 Collins Ave. and has been operating at this location since 2009. The property has a parking lot size of 20,740 square feet.
VICTOR, N.Y. — Dick’s Sporting Goods (NYSE: DKS) has opened a 100,000-square-foot store known as House of Sport at Eastview Mall in Victor, located in western New York. The store features a 17,000-square-foot outdoor turf field and running track, a rock-climbing wall, batting cage, golf driving bays and a health and wellness area for customers dealing with athletic injuries. The Pittsburgh-based retailer plans to open a second House of Sport store in Knoxville, Tenn., later this year.