Retail

ST. LOUIS — Confluent Development has completed the redevelopment of the historic Southwest Bank property in the Southwest Garden neighborhood of St. Louis. The project is now home to BMO Harris Bank, which remained operational throughout the redevelopment process, and Walgreens, which recently celebrated its grand opening at the location. Confluent is donating a third building to local nonprofit Tower Grove Neighborhoods Community Development Corp. A fourth vacant site will be available for a future tenant. Confluent preserved the historical façade along the Kingshighway Boulevard portion of the project while redeveloping the remainder of the underutilized land. Rosemann & Associates served as architect and Paric Corp. was the general contractor. Pace Properties will market the available pad site for lease.

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MUSKEGON, MICH. — West Michigan-based B2 Outlet Stores has opened its 18th location in the state of Michigan. The discount retailer occupies 6,700 square feet at 1680 E. Apple Ave. in Muskegon. B2 Outlet offers a variety of merchandise and donates a portion of all profits to local and worldwide causes. Todd Leinberger of NAI Wisinski of West Michigan assisted B2 Outlet in securing the new location. Leinberger, along with colleagues Russ Bono and Cameron Timmer, represented the undisclosed landlord. The name B2 stands for Benefit Twice.

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Orlando’s retail market happens to be a really good representation of the national market. By every metric, Orlando is doing well as both rental rates and occupancy rates have been increasing. Orlando is one of the fastest growing cities in America, adding roughly 1,000 new residents each week. Tourism numbers continue to climb with 75 million visitors in 2018, according to Visit Florida. Downtown is experiencing an economic resurgence with a new collegiate campus (more on this later). As a result of the city’s overall growth, Orlando is also experiencing suburban growth with noteworthy developments such as Lake Nona. However, it can be overwhelming in the sense that the industry and consumer demands continue to evolve. There are all kinds of new and different concepts so to be a player in today’s dynamic market, retailers have to be innovative. While there is news of retailers shrinking in size or filing bankruptcy, it is important to keep up with the evolving market and create retail concepts that are relevant to today’s consumer’s demands. One consumer demand is retail tourism, which is a hotspot for retail development, especially with Disney Springs, the I-Drive corridor and theme parks in the surrounding area. What …

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NEW YORK CITY — Seafood restaurant Mighty Catch has signed a 1,360-square-foot retail lease in Manhattan. Located in the Columbia University submarket, the lease encompasses 960 square feet on the ground floor of 940 Columbus Avenue., as well as an additional 400-square-foot basement space. The restaurant is slated to open in early 2020. Anton Marchuk of Harvest International Commercial Real Estate represented Mighty Catch in the lease negotiations. Michael Shkreli of Winick Realty Group represented landlord, Walter & Samuels.

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GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. — PREIT has opened the Woodland Mall expansion wing. In 2017, the company purchased the store formerly occupied by Sears at the mall. It was demolished in order to make way for new uses. Von Maur now occupies 90,000 square feet at the new wing and is the department store’s first in the region. Other new retailers slated to open at the property include Urban Outfitters, Sephora, White House Black Market, Tricho Salon, Paddle North, Mobile Station and REI, which opened in May. New dining options include Black Rock Bar & Grill and The Cheesecake Factory, slated to open in November.

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WOODBURY, MINN. — Lupe Development Partners has unveiled plans to redevelop a 6.7-acre retail site at the intersection of Valley Creek Road and I-494 in Woodbury. Lupe will tear down an existing Key Inn motel to make way for a new 34,000-square-foot medical office building. There will also be a credit union-anchored retail building and a drive-thru restaurant. Plans also call for the renovation of two small office buildings on Woodlane Drive. Demolition of the motel is expected to begin in early 2020. The first new buildings are slated for completion in September 2020. Aaron Barnard and Anne Stahley of Cushman & Wakefield will market the medical office building for lease. Sara Martin and Molly Townsend of Colliers International will market the retail portion for lease.

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TULSA, OKLA. — Disney Investment Group has brokered the sale of Memorial Crossing, a 70,376-square-foot shopping center in Tulsa. Anchored by HomeGoods, Petsmart and ULTA Beauty and shadow-anchored by Costco, the center was 97 percent leased at the time of sale. Disney Investment Group represented the seller, Dallas-based Leon Capital Group, in the transaction, and procured the undisclosed buyer.

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CEDAR PARK, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the sale of The Shops at East Park, a 19,338-square-foot retail center in the Austin suburb of Cedar Park. Built in 2014 on 2.3 acres, the property was 94 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Blooming Dental, Master Yang’s Karate Studio and Vista Donuts. Philip Levy, Chris Gainey and Parker Yates of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private investor, in the transaction. The buyer was a Dallas-based private investment partnership.

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GLENDALE, CALIF. — A private investor operating under the entity of BrandWilson LLC has purchased a mixed-use property located at 201 N. Brand Blvd. in Glendale. Bow Truss Capital sold the asset for $18.1 million. Warren Berzack and Slavic Zlatkin of Lee & Associates – LA North/Ventura represented the buyer, while Trevor Carl Nelson of Newmontis Real Estate Investment Management represented the seller in the deal. The historic Woolworth Building was recently renovated. The 43,437-square-foot property comprises a storefront retail space on the ground floor and office space on the second floor. At the time of sale, the property was fully leased to a variety of tenants, including AT&T, Unify Credit Union, 85° and Regus.

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MILWAUKIE, ORE. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Westwood Marketplace, a retail asset located in Milwaukie. A limited liability company sold the property to an undisclosed buyer for $4.1 million. Located at 14880 SE Webster Road, Westwood Marketplace features 14,189 square feet of retail space. Safeway anchors the property, which was 100 percent leased to long-term tenants at the time of sale. Joseph Blatner and Scott Logan of Marcus & Millichap’s Portland, Ore., office represented the seller in the transaction.

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