ROCKVILLE, MD. — Finmarc Management Inc. has sold Travilah Square, a 61,500-square-foot, Trader Joe’s-anchored shopping center in Rockville. Finmarc acquired the property in 2015 and renovated it to include new brick and steel exterior façades, as well as a new canopy, LED lighting and signage throughout the center. The company also demolished a former office building and freestanding Burger King and replaced it with a new structure that was subsequently leased by Trader Joe’s, which opened in September 2018. InvenTrust Properties Corp. acquired the property, which was originally built in 1988. Ryan Sciullo and Bill Kent of CBRE represented the seller in this transaction.
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LONGVIEW, TEXAS — Dallas-based retail brokerage firm STRIVE has negotiated the sale of High Plaza Shopping Center, a 58,377-square-foot retail center in the East Texas city of Longview. The property is located just north of Interstate 20 and sees traffic counts in excess of 16,500 vehicles per day. STRIVE represented the buyer and seller, both of which were Dallas-based investors, in the transaction.
ORLANDO, FLA. — JLL has arranged the $13.5 million sale of three newly constructed retail pads leased to Starbucks Coffee, LongHorn Steakhouse and Bahama Breeze in Orlando. The three buildings were delivered in 2018 and are located at 5460, 5540 and 5620 W. Oak Ridge Road, across the street from Orlando International Premium Outlets. Brad Peterson, Whitaker Leonhardt, Michael Brewster Marc Mandel and Steve Schrenk of JLL represented the seller, a partnership between North American Properties and JP Morgan Asset Management, in the transaction. Orion Real Estate Group purchased the assets.
TEMPLE, TEXAS — Dallas-based Disney Investment Group (DIG) has brokered the sale of Bird Creek Crossing, a 129,941-square-foot retail power center located in the Central Texas city of Temple. Built in 2007 and shadow-anchored by Target and Home Depot, the property was 98 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Best Buy, Michaels, PetSmart and SPEC’s Wine & Spirits. David Disney and Adam Crockett of DIG represented the undisclosed seller and procured the private 1031 exchange buyer.
Pollack Shores Real Estate Group to Develop 201-Unit Residential Village in North Boulder
by Amy Works
BOULDER, COLO. — Pollack Shores Real Estate Group plans to develop The Armory, a 201-unit residential village in North Boulder. Situated on the grounds of a former Colorado National Guard post, The Armory marks Pollack Shores’ entry into the Colorado market. Located at 4750 Broadway in the NoBo Art District, The Armory will feature a mix of two-story apartment buildings, 18 three-story townhomes, 8,400 square feet of retail storefronts along Broadway and two public pocket parks. Additionally, as part of the project, the historic, 9,500-square-foot armory mess hall and smokestack will be preserved as an activity center for residents. Originally built in 1949, the repurposed landmark will feature yoga and fitness classes, a kitchen and bar area, clubroom, outdoor pool deck and leasing office. The project team includes The Mulhern Group, Martines Palmeiro Construction and JVA. Construction is scheduled to begin this fall, with delivery slated for 2021. Matrix Residential, the developer’s fully integrated property management firm, will oversee operations of the community. Armory Community LLC, a local investment group led by Bruce Dierking and Jim Loftus, the original visionaries behind the project, will retain a minority interest in the development.
NEW YORK CITY — The Feil Organization has leased 9,389 square feet of retail space to three restaurants at 7 Penn Plaza, a 357,000-square-foot building in Manhattan. Sticky’s Finger Joint, Sweetgreen and Naya Express will join Starbucks and The Juice Shop on the ground floor of the building, with all three restaurants expecting to open within the next few months. Randall Briskin represented The Feil Organization internally in all three transactions. Jacqueline Klinger of The Shopping Center Group represented Sweetgreen, and Adam Langer of SRS Real Estate Partners represented Sticky’s Finger Joint and Naya Express.
GARDEN GROVE, CALIF. — Valore Ventures has completed the disposition of an Oggi’s Pizza & Brewery location at 12362 Chapman Ave. in Garden City. The restaurant’s franchisee, a local private investor, acquired the property for an undisclosed sum. The 6,500-square-foot restaurant is part of a four-property, fee-simple restaurant portfolio that Valore Ventures acquired in January. Built between 2001 and 2008, the restaurants are part of a larger development that includes three high-rise hotels and a 2.8-acre parking lot owned by the hotels, but reserved exclusively for restaurant use. Matthew Mousavi and Patrick Luther of SRS Real Estate Partners’ National Net Lease Group represented the seller in the deal.
IRVING, TEXAS — Weitzman will renovate Irving Towne Center, a 240,000-square-foot retail center located at the intersection of State Highway 183 and North Belt Line Road in Irving. Originally built in 1986 and anchored by Target, the center houses tenants such as Tuesday Morning, On The Border and Anytime Fitness. Hodges & Associates is the architect for the renovation project, which is expected to begin in late 2019 or early 2020 and to be complete by the end of 2020.
Cushman & Wakefield Arranges $72.5M Construction Loan for Retail Redevelopment in Roxbury, New Jersey
by Alex Patton
ROXBURY, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged a $72.5 million construction loan for the redevelopment of The Shops at Ledgewood Commons, a retail center in Roxbury, located about 40 miles west of New York City. Santander Bank provided the loan, exact terms of which were undisclosed. The borrower, Advance Realty Advisors, plans to reposition the former enclosed mall into an open-air retail center. John Alascio, Sridhar Vankayala, T.J. Sullivan and Zachary Kraft of Cushman & Wakefield arranged the loan.
YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO — Washington Prime Group Inc. has unveiled plans to develop a four-acre athletic and entertainment venue to be named DeBartolo Commons at Southern Park Mall in Youngstown. The venue will be situated at the site of a former Sears department store. Demolition of the store has commenced. Washington Prime also plans to develop an additional entertainment area adjacent to DeBartolo Commons. Plans call for a 37,000-square-foot indoor golf center and new food and beverage offerings. Southern Park Mall was originally built by Edward J. DeBartolo Corp. in 1970.