LANSING, MICH. — The State of Michigan has continued its ban on indoor dining, but is expected to lift the restriction beginning Feb. 1. Indoor dining will resume with “mitigation measures, capacity limits and a curfew,” according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. For now, a new epidemic order issued by the department that is valid from Jan. 16-31 enables Michigan residents to participate in indoor group exercise and non-contact sports, as long as masks and social distancing guidelines are in place. College and university students may return to campus for the winter semester and restart in-person courses beginning Jan. 18. Indoor residential gatherings remain limited to 10 people and two households. As of Jan. 13, there were 525,612 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Michigan and 13,501 deaths.
LIBERTY, MO. — Block & Co. Inc. Realtors has acquired a 2,685-square-foot property occupied by Dickey’s Barbecue Pit in Liberty within metro Kansas City. The purchase price was undisclosed. The net-leased building is located at 600 S. 291 Highway. Block & Co. will serve as property manager. David Block of Block & Co. represented the company in its purchase.
SEWELL, N.J. — Sterling Organization, a Florida-based private equity firm, has acquired Mill Pond Village, a 94,550-square-foot, grocery-anchored retail center located in the Southern New Jersey community of Sewell. ShopRite is the anchor grocer at the center, which is located approximately 14 miles outside of Philadelphia. The seller was EDENS, a national retail development firm. Jim Galbally, Chris Munley and Colin Behr of JLL brokered the transaction. The property was 95 percent leased at the time of sale.
ALPHARETTA, GA. — Trademark Property Co. will oversee the redevelopment of North Point Mall in Alpharetta. According to several media outlets, the previous owner, Brookfield Properties, relinquished ownership back to New York Life Insurance Co. earlier this month. Trademark will also manage and lead the leasing effort for the property. North Point Mall spans 1.3 million square feet and is located near the intersection of Ga. Highway 400 and Encore Parkway, 25 miles north of downtown Atlanta. The enclosed mall features 129 stores and restaurants, including Dillard’s, JC Penney, Von Maur, H&M, Macy’s, Sephora, AMC Theatres and The Cheesecake Factory. A timeline for redevelopment plans was not disclosed. Fort Worth, Texas-based Trademark has also redeveloped centers such as Bridgewater Commons in New Jersey; La Palmera in Corpus Christi, Texas: Victory Park in Dallas; Rice Village in Houston; WestBend in Fort Worth; Zona Rosa in Kansas City, Mo.; Annapolis Town Center in Annapolis, Md.; and Saddle Creek in Germantown, Tenn.
HERMITAGE, TENN. — Ziff Real Estate Partners has acquired Jackson’s Courtyard, a 41,439-square-foot retail center in Hermitage, for an undisclosed price. The property is located at 3441 Lebanon Pike, 13 miles east of downtown Nashville. At the time of sale, the property was leased to tenants including Co. Capelli Salon & Spa, Subway, Hermitage Dance Academy and Mirage Nails Salon. The seller was not disclosed.
MINNEAPOLIS — For the November and December holiday season, Target’s comparable sales rose 17.2 percent over the same period last year. Store-originated sales grew 4.2 percent and digital sales grew 102 percent. Store traffic increased 4.3 percent and the average ticket grew by 12.3 percent. The Minneapolis-based retailer also reported that its same-day services, such as order pick-up and drive-up, rose 193 percent. “The momentum in our business continued in the holiday season with notable market share gains across our entire product portfolio,” said Brian Cornell, chairman and CEO, in a news release. The merchandise category with the strongest growth was home goods. Target operates nearly 1,900 stores in the U.S. The company’s stock price closed at $199 per share Tuesday, Jan. 12, up from $123.87 per share one year ago.
SUNNYVALE, CALIF. — STC Ventures, a joint venture between Sares Regis Group of Northern California and Hunter Properties, has received approval from Sunnyvale Planning Commission to develop a 12-story, mixed-use project at 200 S. Taafee St. within CityLine Sunnyvale. Situated in downtown Sunnyvale, the two-building property will feature 479 apartments, 30,000 square feet of retail space and a new public open area at Redwood Square. The public space will function as a “living room” for downtown Sunnyvale, which is anchored by the just-approved mixed-use development and recently opened Whole Foods Market and AMC Theaters. Fifty-three of the apartments will be offered at below-market rate, providing housing for qualifying households with income levels ranging from approximately $55,000 per year up to $130,000 per year. The 200 S. Taafee Street project is the first of four upcoming developments slated for the second phase of CityLine Sunnyvale. The overall project will redevelop four parcels in Sunnyvale’s downtown core into residences, ground-level retail space and office space. Last year, STC Ventures received approval of its Downtown Specific Plan that allows for a buildout of an additional 817 residences and 709,000 square feet of office space above 642,000 square feet of ground-level retail.
LAS VEGAS — Cincinnati-based Phillips Edison & Co. has completed the sale of Sunrise Marketplace, a wholly owned neighborhood shopping center in Las Vegas. A Los Angeles-based private investment firm purchased the property for an undisclosed amount to complete a 1031 exchange. Situated on 15.1 acres at the southeast corner of NE Nellis Boulevard and Steward Avenue, Sunrise Marketplace features 191,345 square feet of retail space. At the time of sale, the property was 99 percent leased to Smith’s Food & Drug Store, Chase, Dotty’s, Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar, Wingstop, Verizon, Southwest Medical and Southern Nevada Health District. The shopping center was built in 1988 and renovated in 2006. Preston Fetrow of CBRE, along with the firm’s National Retail Partners-West team, represented the seller, while the buyer was represented by a cooperating broker.
PHILADELPHIA — Urban Outfitters (NASDAQ: URBN) reported an 8.4 percent sales decrease for the two months that ended on Dec. 31, 2020 compared with the same period a year earlier. The Philadelphia-based apparel retailer said that lower sales within its brick-and-mortar stores were partially offset by double-digit sales growth across the digital platforms of its family of brands, which includes Free People and Anthropologie Group. For the fiscal year 2020, the company’s net sales declined by 14.3 percent year-over-year, although the retailer did open 18 new stores over the last 12 months. In addition, Urban Outfitters has announced that current CEO Trish Donnelly will be stepping down on Jan. 31, 2021 after a seven-year stint with the company and will be replaced by Sheila Harrington. Urban Outfitters’ stock price opened at $27.90 per share on Wednesday, Jan. 13, up from $26.47 per share a year ago.
LYNCHBURG, VA. — Liberty University will redevelop the west end of River Ridge, a regional mall in Lynchburg that the university owns. The enclosed shopping mall is located less than one mile from campus. The university will demolish the Macy’s building in the first quarter of this year and plans to turn the area into an open-air shopping center with a food hall. The renovated shopping area will feature higher store elevations and urban-esque storefront designs, as well as an outdoor venue for family-themed community events. Liberty University plans to deliver the food hall in late 2021 and the rest of the project in 2022. JLL manages the mall on behalf of the owner.