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SKOKIE, ILL. — Interra Realty has arranged the $3.7 million sale of a property occupied by Firestone Complete Auto Care in Skokie, about 15 miles north of Chicago. The property is located at 8801 Skokie Blvd. Paul Waterloo of Interra represented the private local buyer, which will assume an existing lease that has seven years remaining. Colin O’Malley of Interra represented the seller, a family trust that has owned the asset for more than 50 years. Built in 1950, the property features nine bays, 18 drive-in doors and a parking lot.

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LIBERTYVILLE, ILL. — Quantum Real Estate Advisors Inc. has brokered the sale of an 11,614-square-foot retail property in Libertyville for $2.5 million. The anchor tenant is real estate brokerage firm @Properties. The asset is located at 200-218 S. Milwaukee Ave. Chad Firsel of Quantum represented the seller, a local property owner. Jason Lenhoff of Quantum represented the buyer, a local real estate investment group.

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BEAUMONT, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Mars Plaza, a 26,500-square-foot shopping center located in the East Texas city of Beaumont. Gus Lagos, Justin Miller, Davis Hansen, Alan Wolansky and Harris Brooks of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a locally based developer, in the transaction. The buyer was a Houston-based limited liability company. Both parties requested anonymity.

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BOSTON — Noodle concept TuruTonTan has opened a 5,000-square-foot restaurant in the Kenmore Square neighborhood of Boston. The two-story restaurant can accommodate 168 guests in the main dining room and also features patio seating for additional guests. Dining Innovation is TsuruTonTan’s parent company. Blank Design and American Construction Corp. designed and built out the space. Local investment firm Urban Meritage owns the building.

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SANTA FE SPRINGS, CALIF. — SRS Real Estate Partners has arranged the sale of Santa Fe Springs Promenade, a shopping center in Santa Fe Springs. An Orange County, Calif.-based private partnership sold the property to a Los Angeles-based private investor for $32 million. Situated on 8.2 acres at 11452-11568 Telegraph Road, the 111,925-square-foot shopping center was built in phases from 1953 to 1986. At the time of sale, Santa Fe Springs Promenade was 80 percent occupied by a variety of tenants, including 99 Cents Only, AutoZone, Bank of America, Starbucks Coffee and Jersey Mike’s Subs. Chris Tramontano and John Redfield of SRS’ Investment Properties Group, along with WindWater Real Estate, represented the seller. Tanel Harunzade of Kidder Mathews represented the 1031 exchange buyer.

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DRAPER, UTAH — Ready Capital has closed a $2.2 million loan for the acquisition, renovation and lease-up of the 25,000-square-foot in-line retail space portion of a Class B neighborhood shopping center in Draper. At the time of financing, the property was 63 percent occupied, but 98 percent leased due to a dark Whole Foods Market space. The non-recourse, fixed-rate loan features an 84-month term and 36 months of interest-only payments. Additionally, the financing is inclusive of a facility to provide future funding for capital expenditures and tenant leasing costs. Upon acquisition, the undisclosed sponsor plans to implement minor capital expenditures and will attempt to negotiate a new lease with Whole Foods Market.

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MIAMI — Time Century Holdings LLC has broken ground on its redevelopment of Metro Mall in Miami’s Jewelry District. The $35 million project includes gutting the interior of the 225,000-square-foot building, adding a three-story atrium, security system, valet parking and creating a new façade. Miami-based Kobi Karp is the architect for the 94-year-old building, which Time Century purchased in 2018. Time Century is handling the leasing efforts and has already signed some leases with jewelers, according to Yair Levy of Time Century Holdings. The developer expects to reopen Metro Mall in spring 2021. Metro Mall is situated at 1 NE First St., three blocks from downtown Miami. The Jewelry District is home to more than 500 jewelry stores in a four-block radius.

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BISMARCK, N.D. — CBL Properties has unveiled the first phase of redevelopment plans for the former Herberger’s department store at Kirkwood Mall in Bismarck. Three fast-casual restaurants, including Five Guys, Blaze Pizza and Chick-fil-A, will join the mall. As part of the project, roughly 40,000 square feet of the former Herberger’s will be demolished. The remaining 52,000 square feet will be utilized in future phases of redevelopment. An additional pad site will be created in the parking area. Construction is set to begin this spring.

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GRAIN VALLEY, MO. — Block & Co. Inc. Realtors has arranged the $9.2 million sale of a 60,000-square-foot shopping center in Grain Valley, about 25 miles east of Kansas City. Price Chopper and Starbucks occupy the property, which is situated on 7.3 acres on McQuerry Road. William Glasgow of Block & Co. represented the undisclosed buyer as well as the seller, Star Development Corp., which constructed the building in 2017.

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HOLTSVILLE, N.Y. — Dallas-based sports and entertainment company Topgolf will open a $25 million driving range and restaurant facility in Holtsville, a city located on the eastern part of Long Island. The facility will feature three levels of entertainment and dining space on a 26.6-acre site. The facility will be Topgolf’s first venue in New York and is expected to bring 500 new full-time jobs to the state. Construction is slated for completion in early 2021.

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