Retail

AURORA, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the $3.4 million sale of a six-suite retail strip center in Aurora. The 12,684-square-foot property was fully occupied at the time of sale to local restaurants, healthcare providers and technology retailers. Built in 2010, the asset is located at 5 N. Root St. Coult Greenwell and Mitchell Kiven of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private investor based in the western Chicago suburbs. The duo also procured the buyer, a private investor who is in the process of growing a portfolio of neighborhood retail centers.

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HOUSTON — A partnership between two local developers, Radom Capital and MetroNational, will undertake a 35,000-square-foot retail redevelopment project in Houston. The project will convert a former warehouse located at 1085 Gessner Road in the Memorial City area into a facility with service retail and food-and-beverage spaces, as well as communal gathering areas. Michael Hsu Office of Architecture is designing the project, which will be known as Greenside. Construction is set to begin in the spring.

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NEW YORK CITY — Lincoln Market will open a 35,809-square-foot grocery store at 660 W. 42nd St. in Midtown Manhattan. The store will be located within the River Place apartment complex and will be the grocer’s ninth overall. Scott Sher of Katz & Associates represented Lincoln Market in the negotiations for the 20-year lease. Sean Moran, Steven Soutendijk, Alan Schmerzler, Michael O’Neill and Taylor Reynolds of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, Silverstein Properties. The opening is slated for the fourth quarter.

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WAYZATA, MINN. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the $17.5 million sale of 401 Lake Street, a Class A building with office and retail space in the western Minneapolis suburb of Wayzata. Completed in 2022, the three-story property totals 19,014 square feet and features a 4,600-square-foot roof deck, wraparound balconies on each floor and underground parking for 40 vehicles. Currently 45.8 percent occupied, the asset is home to Brick + Linen and Compass. Colin Ryan and Dave Berglund of JLL represented the seller, Lothenbach Properties LLC, and procured the undisclosed buyer. The sale represents the highest price per square foot for office sales in Minnesota history, according to JLL.

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NORMAL, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the $3 million sale of a retail property leased to Chipotle and Blaze Pizza in Normal, which is located just north of Bloomington. The 5,311-square-foot building, located at 1601 E. College Ave., was constructed in 2016. Zack House, Mark Ruble and Chris Lind of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a Delaware-based limited liability company. The buyer plans to hold the property as a long-term investment.

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BOSTON — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $88.5 million sale of a portfolio of 31 single-tenant retail properties that are located in various markets throughout the Northeast. The addresses of the standalone properties, which are all net leased to automotive services provider Town Fair Tire, were not disclosed, but they comprise locations in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont. Town Fair Tire has 16 years remaining on the leases at each location. James Koury and Alex Quinn of Marcus & Millichap, in conjunction with Dan Plotkin of Northeast Retail, represented the seller, the estate of Town Fair Tire founder Neil Mellen, in the transaction. Koury and Quinn also procured the buyer, Orion Buying Corp.

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LAKE GROVE, N.Y. — Regional grocer Wegmans Food Markets will open a 101,000-square-foot store in Lake Grove, a hamlet on Long Island. The store, which will be the grocer’s first on Long Island, will be located at 3270 Middle Country Road and has a grand opening date of Wednesday, Feb. 26. Wegmans expects to employ about 500 people at the store on full- and part-time bases.

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KENNESAW, GA. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the $63.5 million sale of Cobb Place, a 335,190-square-foot shopping center in Kennesaw. Jim Hamilton, Brad Buchanan, Andrew Kahn and Anton Serafini of JLL represented the seller, Savannah, Ga.-based Wicker Park Capital Management, in the transaction. The buyer was Miami-based Shaked Acquisitions. Located about 27 miles northwest of Atlanta, the shopping center is historically the top destination in the region for furniture and home-centric retailers, according to JLL. The longstanding anchor list includes Ashley Furniture HomeStore, American Signature Furniture, DSW, Cost Plus World Market, Hobbytown, Bassett Furniture, Natuzzi and BrandsMart USA.

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LOMBARD, ILL. — The Boulder Group has brokered the $4.8 million sale of a 10,682-square-foot restaurant property net leased to P.F. Chang’s in the Chicago suburb of Lombard. The building is located at 2361 Fountain Square Drive. Randy Blankstein and Jimmy Goodman of Boulder Group represented the seller, a Midwest-based real estate investor. The buyer was a real estate investment trust. P.F. Chang’s has operated at the location since 2000.

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SEATTLE — Nordstrom Inc. (NYSE: JWN) has signed a definitive agreement with the Nordstrom family and Mexican omnichannel retailer El Puerto de Liverpool SAB de CV (Liverpool) in a deal that will take the fashion department store giant private. The all-cash transaction is valued at $6.25 billion. Erik, Pete and Jamie Nordstrom, along with other members of the Nordstrom family, and Liverpool plan to acquire all the outstanding common shares of Nordstrom that they do not already beneficially own. The deal would give the Nordstrom family a majority ownership stake (50.1 percent) in the Seattle-based retailer, with Liverpool owning 49.9 percent of the company. “For over a century, Nordstrom has operated with a foundational principle of helping customers feel good and look their best,” said Erik Nordstrom, CEO of Nordstrom, in a prepared statement. “Today marks an exciting new chapter for the business. On behalf of my family, we look forward to working with our teams to ensure Nordstrom thrives long into the future.” Under the terms of the agreement, Nordstrom common shareholders will receive $24.25 in cash for each share of Nordstrom common stock they hold, which represents a premium of approximately 42 percent to the unaffected closing common …

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