Retail

NORFOLK, VA. — S.L. Nusbaum Realty Co. has negotiated the sale of Little Creek Marketplace, a 49,161-square-foot retail property in Norfolk. SWNC I LLC, a retail real estate fund led by Shannon Waltchack, acquired the center for an undisclosed price. Little Creek Marketplace was 97 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Verizon Wireless, Navy Federal Credit Union, Applebee’s, Wing Stop, Fuddruckers, Cookies and Cakes of Virginia, Beltone, Leisure Dental, The UPS Store, Hair Cuttery and Great Clips. The property is situated at the intersection of Little Creek Road and Tidewater Drive, six miles north of downtown Norfolk. Bill Overman and John Wessling of S.L. Nusbaum represented the buyer in the transaction. Doug Aronson, also with S.L. Nusbaum, represented the undisclosed seller. S.L. Nusbaum and Shannon Waltcheck will provide property management services and Chris Hucke of S.L. Nusbaum will be the leasing agent on the property for the new ownership.

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BELTON, MO. — Five Guys Burgers and Fries has opened a 3,000-square-foot location within Cedar Tree Shopping Center in Belton, about 20 miles south of Kansas City. Located at the northwest corner of I-49 and Highway 58, Cedar Tree underwent a $13 million renovation in 2017. The Five Guys location in Belton is the brand’s 11th restaurant in metro Kansas City.

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ORANGE COUNTY, CALIF., AND COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. — Faris Lee Investments has arranged the sales of two retail properties located in Southern California and Colorado Springs. In the first deal, an undisclosed seller divested of Brea Center, a grocery-anchored shopping center in Orange County. An undisclosed buyer acquired the asset for $17.6 million. Current tenants include Vons, Bank of America, Pet Wants, Aulestics and Painted Nest. Don MacLellan, Rick Chichester and Jeremy Warren of Faris Lee Investments represented the seller in the transaction. In the second deal, Sabal Capital Group completed the sale of Carefree Shopping Center, a grocery-anchored neighborhood center in Colorado Springs. An undisclosed buyer acquired the property for $8.5 million. At the time of sale, the property was 62 percent occupied by a variety of tenants, including Save-a-Lot, Family Dollar, Carefree Chiropractic, Appliance Outlet, Pizza Hut and a laundry lounge. MacLellan, Chichester, Warren and Phil Ramming of Faris Lee represented the seller in the transaction.

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SAN DIEGO — Location Matters has arranged the sale of a retail asset located at 3930-3940 and 3946-3964 Fifth Ave. in San Diego’s Hillcrest neighborhood. Paragon Real Estate Investments acquired the property for $13.3 million. Situated on four parcels, the 28,528-square-foot building is located on a 32,839-square-foot lot. At the time of sale, three restaurant tenants fully occupied the retail portion of the property: Snooze American Eatery, Lemonade and India Palace. The building also offers seven residential units on the second level, all of which were occupied at the time of sale. Mike Spilky of Location Matters represented the undisclosed seller and buyer in the deal.

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NEW YORK CITY — Salad chain Sweetgreen has signed a 3,500-square-foot retail lease at 10 Grand Central, a 35-story office building in Midtown Manhattan. The fast-casual restaurant will occupy the ground-floor retail space at the building fronting 44th Street this summer. Jacqueline Klinger of TSCG represented Sweetgreen in the lease negotiations. Henry Henderson represented the landlord, Marx Realty, on an internal basis.

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ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Earth Fare, a privately held grocery chain that sells natural and organic products, says it will shutter all of its stores and launch a liquidation inventory sale. The grocer lists 46 stores on its website, the bulk of which are in Florida and its home state of North Carolina. Earth Fare also has five stores in the Midwest and a few others in Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Virginia and South Carolina. Earth Fare is also shuttering its corporate office in Asheville. The Wall Street Journal reported that Earth Fare, whose majority investor is New York-based private equity firm Oak Hill Capital, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection today in Delaware. Oak Hill’s portfolio includes a stake in drive-thru fast food restaurant chain Checkers among other businesses. Past investments for Oak Hill include stakes in retailers Dave & Buster’s and Duane Reade. Earth Fare’s investors include an affiliate of Monitor Clipper Partners and former Sears CEO Alan Lacy, according to the Journal. In a statement released Monday, Earth Fare cited financial challenges stemming from its expansion efforts and its investments in improving the customer experience. “While many of these initiatives improved the business, continued challenges in the retail industry …

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MIAMI — Aztec Group has arranged a $17.4 million refinancing loan for Sunset Strip, an 86,029-square-foot retail center in Miami. Presidente Supermarket and Dollar Tree anchor the property, which includes other tenants such as Atlantis Academy, Metro PCS, Inkaholik and Atlakat Restaurant & Grill. The property is situated at 10855 S.W. 72nd St., 12 miles west of downtown Miami. Starwood Mortgage Capital provided the loan to an affiliate of Miami-based CF Properties. The nonrecourse, interest-only loan has a 10-year term with a fixed 3.57 percent interest rate.

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VAIL, ARIZ. — Occidental Capital Holdings has acquired Old Vail Station Office and Retail Center and Vail Self Storage, a mixed-use commercial property located in Vail, a suburb of Tucson. Old Vail Station LLC sold the asset for $8.2 million. The transaction includes the 26,563-square-foot Old Vail Station, which was developed in 2006, and the 46,005-square-foot Vail Self Storage, which was developed in 2016. At the time of sale, the office and retail center was 94 percent occupied and the self-storage facility was 90 percent occupied. Craig Finfrock of Commercial Retail Advisors represented the seller, while the buyer was self-represented in the deal.

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DALLAS — Stockdale Investment Group, a locally based firm, has acquired Preston Forest Shopping Center, a 200,000-square-foot retail property located at the corner of Preston Road and Forest Lane in north Dallas. Anchored by Whole Foods Market, the property houses other tenants such as Staples, Walgreens, JOANN Fabric & Crafts, Corner Bakery, Velvet Taco and Wells Fargo. Preston Forest Shopping Center was built on 13 acres in 1961 and was 95 percent leased at the time of sale. The seller was Mixon Investment Co. Inc.

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CHICAGO — Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams has signed a lease for 1,556 square feet of ground-floor retail space at Logan Apartments in Chicago’s Logan Square. The new apartment development is located at 2480-2522 N. Milwaukee Ave. Jeni’s joins Target and Big Wig Tacos at the project. Jeni’s Logan Square location, its eighth Chicago-area store, is expected to open this summer. Logan Apartments is slated to open in March. Fifield Cos. is the project developer.

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