WICHITA, KAN. — WS Development has formed a joint venture with Laham Development to acquire Bradley Fair in Wichita. The purchase price was not disclosed. Built in 1990, the 280,000-square-foot shopping center is home to more than 50 stores and restaurants, including Barnes & Noble, Sephora, Pottery Barn, Gap and soon-to-open Trader Joe’s. The property also features a lake, walking paths, gardens and community events. The seller was not disclosed.
CHANDLER, ARIZ. — Newmark Knight Frank has negotiated the sale of Alma Elliot Square, a shopping center in Chandler. TriGate Capital sold the asset to Orange County, Calif.-based Investment Concepts for $9.6 million. At the time of sale, the 62,164-square-foot asset was 62 percent leased to a mix of national and regional tenants, including Starbucks Coffee, O’Reilly Auto Parts, AT&T, Great Clips and Pizza Hut. Fry’s Food and Drug and IHOP also shadow-anchor the property. CJ Osbrink, David Guido, Joe Doucett, Joseph Hoye and Ryan Moroney of Newmark Knight Frank represented the seller in the deal.
HANOVER, MASS. — PREP Property Group has unveiled plans to redevelop Hanover Mall in Hanover, approximately 22 miles southeast of downtown Boston. The project costs are estimated at $250 million. PREP will rebrand the mall as Hanover Crossing, an open-air, mixed-use project that will feature 297 multifamily units and will be anchored by an 80,000-square-foot Market Basket Supermarket. Market Basket will feature Market’s Kitchen and Café, a prepared foods department offering a variety of freshly made meals, sandwiches, salads, subs, brick oven pizza and Niji sushi. The location will also provide café seating, complimentary Wi-Fi and large screen TVs. Market Basket expects to hire about 400 employees for the new store. “We’ve seen tremendous potential in this landmark property since day one and believe the transformation to mixed-use provides unlimited potential,” says Lloyd Sova, PREP vice president of development. “Hanover Crossing will be an exciting location combining an open-air retail experience that is rich in amenities with high-end apartments to provide a sought-after ‘live, work, play’ environment.” The retail component of Hanover Crossing will be 150,000 square feet smaller than the current Hanover Mall, which was built in 1971. Hanover Crossing will offer 30,000 square feet of green space. “We’ve …
NEW YORK CITY — Madison International Realty has signed multiple new leases and lease renewals with several food and beverage tenants in preparation for the opening of a new 1,500-square-foot food court at Queens Place Mall, located in the Elmhurst neighborhood of Queens. Dunkin Donuts and Mrs. Fields have both renewed leases at the 440,000-square-foot mall. In separate negotiations with three new tenants, Chipotle has leased 2,532 square feet, Teriyaki One has leased 1,134 square feet and TeaCups has leased 400 square feet. Diana Boutross, Alan Schmerzler, Ian Lerner and Brandon Singer of Cushman & Wakefield represented Madison International in the negotiations. Boutross and Lerner represented Chipotle, Dunkin Donuts, Mrs. Fields and TeaCups. Peter Yoon of Ripco represented Teriyaki One. Construction is slated for completion by summer 2020.
EDISON, N.J. — Twin Boro Physical Therapy has signed a 1,600-square-foot retail lease in Edison, located approximately 30 miles southeast of New York City. The property is situated within the 20,000-square-foot Colonial Village Shopping Center, which is 100 percent leased. Twin Boro specializes in orthopedic pediatrics, sports-related injuries and worker’s compensation cases. Steve Battista of Jeffrey Realty represented Twin Boro in the lease negotiations. Matthew Weiss of Weiss Realty represented the landlord, Colonial Village Associates LLC.
PHILADELPHIA — A joint venture between PREIT and Macerich has launched Fashion District Philadelphia, a 900,000-square-foot retail district housing dozens of shopping, dining and entertainment destinations. The $400 million project is a redevelopment of a former mall, the Gallery at Market East. A range of clothing and accessory retail options include Aeropostale, Burlington, Columbia and ULTA. The Fashion District also houses coworking spaces from REC Philly and Industrious. Other notable anchors of the district include City Winery, AMC Theaters, rotating art installation Wonderspaces, Market Eats food hall, mini theme park Candytopia and Yards Brewing Co.
LAKE FOREST, CALIF. — Foothill Ranch LLC has completed the disposition of a portion of Foothill Ranch Towne Center, a 1 million-square-foot, master-planned regional retail center in Lake Forest. A private family trust acquired a 121,883-square-foot portion of the retail center, located at 36532 Towne Center Drive, for $22.2 million. Pete Bethea, Rob Ippolito and Glenn Rudy of Newmark Knight Frank represented the seller in the transaction. At the time of sale, five tenants fully occupied the sold portion: At Home, PetSmart, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Red Robin Gourmet Burgers and Brews and a nail salon. Walmart and Target anchor the overall retail center.
MILLWOOD, WASH. — Matthews Real Estate Investment Services has negotiated the sale of a retail property located at 8851 E. Trent Ave. in Millwood, a suburb of Spokane. An undisclosed buyer acquired the asset for $8.3 million in an off-market transaction. Situated on 3.7 acres within a major shopping center, the property features 46,798 square feet of retail space and was built in 1991. Albertsons currently occupies the property on a 20-year lease. Additional tenants at the shopping center include Dairy Queen, Banner Bank, Redbox, Taco Time, Papa Murphy’s Take ‘N’ Bake, Scollard’s Dry Cleaning and Starbucks Coffee. Aron Cline of Matthews Real Estate Investment Services handled the transaction. Barrington Capital Corp. provided acquisition financing for the deal. The name of the seller was not released.
STAMFORD, CONN. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of Soundview Plaza, a 179,000-square-foot office property in Stamford, a northeastern suburb of New York City. At the time of sale, the property was 88 percent leased to 15 tenants. Amenities include a cafeteria, fitness center and conference center. A Cushman & Wakefield team including Gary Gabriel, David Bernhaut, Andy Merin, Brian Whitmer, Frank DiTommaso II, Al Mirin, Matt Torrance and Kate Schwartz represented the undisclosed seller and procured the buyer, an affiliate of TL Holdings.
COLUMBUS, OHIO — Makers Social has joined the retail tenant lineup at River & Rich in the East Franklinton neighborhood of Columbus. The arts and crafts cocktail bar will occupy approximately 1,900 square feet. Guests will be able to choose from over 40 different projects to make while enjoying cocktails and local beers. Makers Social expects to open this winter. Casto owns River & Rich, a 230-unit apartment building that opened this summer. Designed with local art in mind, there are several murals within the project, which features 30,000 square feet of retail space. Roy G Biv, a nonprofit art gallery, is the marquee tenant at the property.
