YAKIMA, WASH. — The Kase Group has arranged the sale of a single-tenant property located at 5702 Summitview Ave. in Yakima. A California-based investor acquired the property for $8.4 million. Safeway occupies the 45,584-square-foot building, which is situated along Interstate 82. The Safeway lease is guaranteed by Albertsons Co. Robert Walker of The Kase Group represented the buyer and undisclosed seller in the deal.
PLYMOUTH, MASS. — Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) has brokered the sale of two retail spaces totaling 418,970-square-feet within the Colony Place mixed-use development in Plymouth, located approximately 40 miles southeast of Boston. Texas-based investor The Rainier Cos. acquired the assets which include two spaces within the 1 million-square-foot Colony Place development: The Plaza, which comprises 230,497 square feet; and The Village, which comprises 188,473 square feet. The seller, Saxon Partners, will continue its role of master developer of Colony Place and will move forward with additions including a 320-unit apartment complex and a hotel. Robert Griffin, Geoffrey Millerd, Justin Smith and Paul Penman of NKF represented Saxon Partners in the transaction. The team also procured The Rainier Cos. as the buyer.
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. — Continental Realty Corp. has purchased Mount Pleasant Towne Centre, a 510,000-square-foot, open-air shopping center in Mt. Pleasant, for $147 million. Anchor tenants at the property include Belk, Regal Cinemas, Bed Bath & Beyond, Barnes & Noble, Arhaus Furniture and Old Navy. Other tenants include Peloton, lululemon athletica, Bluemercury, Athleta, Ulta Beauty, Southern Tide, Francesca’s, Ann Taylor Loft, Bath & Body Works, Savi Cucina, Copper Penny, Palmetto Moon, Lizard Thicket, Reed’s Jewelers and Hustle Smoothie Bar. The center was 96 percent leased to nearly 70 tenants at the time of sale. The buyer funded the acquisition through its Continental Realty Fund V LP, a $210.8 million private fund focused on retail and multifamily properties in the Southeast. The asset is situated at 1218 Belk Drive, nine miles northeast of downtown Charleston. A joint venture between Miller Capital Advisory and California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) sold the center. Stephen Livaditis, Eric Zimmermann, Michael Pagliari, and Conor Lalor of Eastdil Secured represented the seller in the transaction.
DOTHAN, ALA. — JLL has arranged a $14.6 million refinancing loan for Shops on the Circle, a 182,547-square-foot retail property in Dothan. The property was 96 percent leased to tenants including T.J. Maxx, PetSmart, Big Lots, Old Navy, OfficeMax, Five Below and Shoe Carnival. Shops on the Circle is situated on 17 acres at 3500 Ross Clark Circle, about 20 miles from both the Georgia and Florida borders. Synovus Bank provided the non-recourse loan, which features a 35-month term, floating interest rate and two one-year extension options. The borrowers, RCG Ventures LLC and DRA Advisors LLC, will use the proceeds to refinance an existing loan taken out to improve the property, which the companies bought jointly in 2014.
NORTH FORT MYERS, FLA. — SRS Investment Property Group has brokered the $8.3 million sale of Publix at Eagle Landing, a 57,840-square-foot, Publix-anchored shopping center in North Fort Myers. The center was built in 2012 and was 88 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Shoreline Vapor, China King, Boutique Nails & Spa and The Fat Apple. The property is situated at 6694-6704 Bayshore Road, seven miles north of downtown Fort Myers. Steve Miskew, Kyle Stonis and Pierce Mayson of SRS represented the seller, VAL Eagle Landing LLC, in the transaction. The buyer was an undisclosed private investor based in Alabama.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Home furnishing retailer Pier 1 Imports has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in federal court in Richmond, Va., according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. The filing comes about six weeks after the Fort Worth-based retailer announced that it would close some 450 stores, about half of its total store count. The company is also closing two distribution centers. Pier 1 has entered into a plan support agreement with its term loan lenders, which include Bank of America and Wells Fargo, and is pursuing a sale of the company.
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. — Montessori-inspired school Rock and Roll Daycare has signed a 3,500-square-foot retail lease in Cambridge. The school will be located in the retail space at The Rand, a 19-unit condominium adjacent to the Porter Square MBTA Red Line station at 1975 Massachusetts Ave. The school will provide high-end childcare to infant, toddler and preschool-aged children with a music-focused curriculum. Urban Spaces LLC completed The Rand using modular construction in 2017 and Prellwitz Chilinski Associates served as the architect of the project. A partnership of Urban Spaces LLC and StoneRiver Properties is the landlord of The Rand.
WACO, TEXAS — Dallas-based sports entertainment company Topgolf has signed a lease at Cottonwood Creek Market, a 285,000-square-foot entertainment destination in Waco that is scheduled to open this winter. Topgolf joins Cinemark, which will open a 14-screen theater, as the second of three entertainment anchors at Cottonwood Creek Market. Houston-based developer NewQuest Properties commenced site work on the project last summer, and is in talks with a bowling and dining concept to potentially serve as the third anchor. Steve Greenberg of The Retail Connection represented Topgolf in the lease negotiations. Steve Alvis represented NewQuest Properties on an internal basis.
NORTHRIDGE, CALIF. — Ready Capital has closed a $4.6 million loan for the acquisition, renovation and lease-up of an approximately 12,000-square-foot Class B retail strip center in Northridge in the Western San Fernando Valley submarket. Upon acquisition, the undisclosed sponsor will implement capital expenditures to improve the façade and interiors, while converting a portion of the space into a modern food hall. The non-recourse, floating-rate loan features a 36-month term, two extension options and flexible prepayment. The loan is also inclusive of a facility to provide future funding for capital expenditures, tenant leasing costs and interest shortfalls.
HOMER GLEN, ILL. — Baum Realty Group LLC has arranged the $2.9 million sale of a single-tenant property net leased to Chili’s in Homer Glen, located about 30 miles southwest of Chicago. The property serves as an outlot to Home Depot and The Square at Gooding’s Grove, a new 13.5-acre mixed-use development that will feature 76 townhomes. Patrick Forkin of Baum represented the seller, a private out-of-state investor. A major real estate fund based in Miami purchased the asset. The lease is guaranteed by Brinker International, a casual dining restaurant company.
