CLAWSON, MICH. — Gerdom Realty & Investment has completed the lease-up of Clawson’s Village Landing in Clawson, about 17 miles north of Detroit. Great Lakes Pot Pies secured the last remaining vacancy within the 12,000-square-foot retail center on 14 Mile Road. Vicki Gutowski and Tjader Gerdom of Gerdom represented the undisclosed landlord in the lease transaction. Great Lakes Pot Pies is expected to open later this year. Gerdom also negotiated a lease for Barry’s Bagels at the property earlier this year.
WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. — Miami-based Tricera Capital has broken ground on the redevelopment of the Palm Beach Post newspaper office campus in West Palm Beach. The project, named The Press, will add 125,000 square feet of new retail space and 140,000 square feet of refurbished office space to the market. The project began with the demolition of a two-story office building and bridge. The development team, which acquired the 11-acre site in February 2019, will preserve most of the remaining structures, including those that housed the Post’s original office building and printing press. The retail component will be branded as Shops at the Press, and the office component will be branded as Workspaces at the Press. As part of the project, Tricera will renovate the existing four-story office building, and the newspaper will continue to operate within 35,000 square feet at the property. The building that housed the printing press will be converted into a space for retail, lifestyle and entertainment uses. The entire project is scheduled for completion during the first quarter of 2021. Tricera is close to finalizing a lease agreement with a national organic grocer to open a new store at the property, the developer says. …
NEW YORK CITY — Grocery retailer Brooklyn Harvest Market has signed a 10,000-square-foot lease in the East Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn. The grocer will move into the ground floor of a building at 781 Metropolitan Ave. in mid-2020 for a term of 20 years. In addition to produce and other groceries, the store will offer a full-service butcher, seafood counters and prepared meals. Brooklyn Harvest currently operates three stores, including two others already in Brooklyn and one in Astoria. Garry Steinberg and Richard Kave of Lee & Associates represented Brooklyn Harvest in the lease negotiations. Hymie Dweck of Newmark Knight Frank represented the landlord, Adam America.
SUMMERVILLE, S.C. — Stan Johnson Co. has arranged the $22.2 million sale of Oakbrook Station Shopping Center, a 138,166-square-foot, Lowes Food-anchored retail center in Summerville. The property was fully occupied at the time of sale to tenants including Lowes Food, Dollar Tree, OneMain Financial, State Farm Insurance and ATI Physical Therapy. Oakbrook Station is located at 10070 Dorchester Road, 21 miles northwest of downtown Charleston. Maggie Holmes, Joey Odom, Mike Sladich, and Mollie Alteri exclusively represented the seller, Charleston-based developer RealtyLink, in the transaction. Los Angeles-based LBX Investments acquired the center.
BALLWIN, MO. — Mid-America Real Estate Corp. and Pace Properties have arranged the $20.9 million sale of Ballwin Plaza in Ballwin, about 20 miles west of St. Louis. The 204,859-square-foot shopping center is situated on Manchester Road. Schnucks Supermarket anchors the property, which is 93 percent leased. Other tenants include Hobby Lobby, Marshalls and Buffalo Wild Wings. Joe Girardi of Mid-America and Scott Seyfried of Pace Properties represented the seller, Cincinnati-based Viking Partners. Cincinnati-based Select Strategies Realty purchased the asset.
MADISON, WIS. — Cushman & Wakefield | Boerke has brokered the sale of a former Boston Store property in Madison for $5.7 million. The 144,600-square-foot property is located within West Towne Mall, a regional mall comprising more than 120 stores. John Kuhn and David Tighe of Cushman & Wakefield | Boerke represented the seller, S&B Detrick LP. The buyer, CBL Properties, plans to raze the existing structure and oversee construction of a new Von Maur store on the 9.4-acre site.
KALAMAZOO, MICH. — Old Navy has signed a new 23,578-square-foot lease at Maple Hill Pavilion in Kalamazoo. ShopOne Centers REIT Inc. owns the property, which is now more than 99 percent leased. Old Navy is expected to open in early summer 2020. Other new retailers at Maple Hill Pavilion include Ulta and Breakfast at Tiffiny’s.
The retail market in Portland remains competitive. Vacancy rates are staying low at 3.1 percent, compared to about 5.5 percent just five years ago, leading to healthy competition among tenants for space. Retailers and brands are thriving across the board in this market. We’re seeing food halls, outdoor apparel, athletic brands, brew pubs, schools, banks, value brands, homegrown food concepts and many franchise concepts entering or expanding. Competitive socializing and esport lounges are growing in popularity across the country, taking up about 32 percent of the leisure tenant market. Competitive socializing concepts like Voicebox and Punchbowl Social are quickly becoming some of the most popular leisure tenants in the Portland area. Live Nation has recently signed a lease for a new entertainment venue at Lloyd Center, which will soon offer more small-venue live entertainment options. Brands like Pendleton, Nike, Columbia Sports, Apple, Nordstrom, H&M and Zara have flagship stores in the downtown core. Patagonia, Anthropologie and a local favorite, the Mercantile, have all expanded their footprints taking prime real estate in the Portland CBD/West End. The desire for wellness and a balanced lifestyle has led to a boom in demand for retail space. Wellness tenants like medical clinics, dental offices …
SAN FRANCISCO AND ANTOICH, CALIF. — Donahue Schriber has acquired two grocery-anchored retail centers for a total of nearly $132 million. The acquisitions expand the company’s presence in the San Francisco Bay area. In the first deal, Donahue Schriber purchased Lakeshore Plaza in San Francisco. Located at 1549 Sloat Blvd., the 172,364-square-foot center was built in 1993 and serves the Sunset District, West Portal and Saint Francis Wood. Lucky, Ross Dress for Less, Petco and Big 5 Sporting Goods anchor the retail property. This acquisition represents the company’s second purchase in San Francisco in the last two years. Additionally, Donahue Schriber acquired Antioch Crossings, a neighborhood retail center located at 3303-3421 Deer Valley Road in Antioch. Safeway anchors the 126,309-square-foot shopping center. Further terms of the transactions were not disclosed.
CULVER CITY, CALIF. — Westside Retail has arranged the sale of a freestanding retail building, located at 4411 Sepulveda Blvd. in Culver City. Tova Capital Inc. acquired the asset from Drucker Living Trust for $8.2 million, or approximately $680 per square foot. Samy’s Camera occupies the 12,054-square-foot building. Originally built in 1989 by the owner and operator of Allied Model Trains, the building’s architecture is a replica of the historic Los Angeles Union Train Station. Mark Einbund and Marc Pollock of Westside Retail represented the seller, while Daniel Pickard of Industry Partners represented the buyer in the deal.