Retail

LOUISVILLE, KY. — A joint venture between Hendon Properties and Harbert United States Real Estate Fund VI LP (HUSREF VI) has sold Westport Village, a 169,515-square-foot shopping center in Louisville, for $30.3 million. Westport Village is situated at 1315 Herr Lane, 10 miles east of downtown Louisville. Since acquiring the site in May 2016, Hendon Properties has signed 13 new leases totaling 56,000 square feet and renewed 32 leases totaling 102,000 square feet. Birmingham, Ala.-based Wicker Park Capital Management LLC acquired the center.

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PASADENA, MD. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has provided a $26.6 million, non-recourse bridge loan to refinance Pasadena Crossroads, a 320,249-square-foot retail center in Pasadena. The loan includes funds for leasing and capital expenditures. The center was originally built in 1973 and was renovated earlier this year. Hobby Lobby, Art Van Furniture, LA Fitness and Sprouts Farmers Market anchor the property, which is 37 percent leased. Jacob Proctor of KeyBank arranged financing on behalf of the undisclosed borrower.

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HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIF. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has facilitated the sale of a multi-tenant retail building, located at 6946-6968 Warner Ave. in Huntington Beach. A San Diego-based private investor acquired the property from a Newport Beach, Calif.-based private investor for $4.1 million. Eric Wohl of Hanley Investment Group represented the seller, while Randy Rivera of Capital Real Estate Ventures represented the buyer in the deal. At the time of sale, the four-tenant, 8,600-square-foot retail property was fully occupied by Trading Post Fan Co., Advanced Dental Huntington Beach, Surf City Nails and Alternative Mind Concepts. Built in 1973, the property is shadow-anchored by Sprouts Farmers Market.

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MARION, OHIO — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $2 million sale of a 10,617-square-foot property net leased to Rite Aid in Marion, approximately 50 miles north of Columbus. The building is located at 1081 Mount Vernon Ave. Rite Aid has operated at the location for more than 21 years. Dan Yozwiak, Joe Sparano and Nathan Coe of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a private investor. The buyer was not disclosed.

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PORTLAND, MAINE — Cardente Real Estate has negotiated the sale of Brighton Avenue Plaza, a 24,150-square-foot retail center located at 1041 Brighton Ave. in Portland, for approximately $3 million. Greg Perry of Cardente represented the buyer, All-American Family LLC, in the transaction. Charles Day of Porta & Co. represented the seller, 1041 Brighton Ave. LLC. The property was built in 1988.

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PARSIPPANY, N.J., AND SAN FRANCISCO — One of the recently fallen retail giants is poised to make a return less than two years after its demise. Tru Kids Brands, the Parsippany-based parent company of Toys ‘R’ Us, and b8ta, a San Francisco-based experiential retail firm, have announced plans to bring back Toys ‘R’ Us stores to the United States. The retailer announced in March 2018 that it was declaring bankruptcy and would start an “orderly wind down” and close its 735 remaining stores. Now, 16 months later, the Tru Kids-b8ta joint venture is hoping to bring the 71-year-old brand back with more small-format, experience-based retail spaces. Plans call for the first two stores — located in The Galleria in Houston and Westfield Garden State Plaza in Paramus, New Jersey — to open before the holiday season. “With a 70-year heritage, the Toys ‘R’ Us brand is beloved by kids and families around the world, and continues to play a leading role in the hearts and minds of today’s consumers,” says Richard Barry, CEO of Tru Kids Brands and interim co-CEO of the new Toys ‘R’ Us joint venture. “We have an incredible opportunity to entirely reimagine the Toys ‘R’ Us …

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ATLANTA — Jamestown has acquired The Shops Buckhead Atlanta, a 355,646-square-foot retail and office property in Atlanta’s Buckhead district. Situated along Peachtree Road and bounded by Pharr Road and Buckhead Avenue, The Shops Buckhead Atlanta is home to international retail brands such as Hermès and Tom Ford, as well as restaurants, entertainment and fitness tenants. The office space is fully leased to two tenants, Spanx’s global headquarters and No18, the first U.S. coworking location. Additionally, the property includes two prime development sites totaling 2.7 acres. OliverMcMillan developed the upscale, six-block property in 2014. In 2018, Brookfield Residential purchased OliverMcMillan and certain assets in its portfolio, which did not include Shops Buckhead Atlanta. Richard Reid, Trey Morsbach, Barry Brown, Jim Hamilton and Mike Allison of JLL represented the seller, an institutional joint venture, in the transaction. Atlanta-based Jamestown, which developed Ponce City Market and Manhattan’s Chelsea Market, will host a series of town hall meetings in the coming weeks that will be open to the community.

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FORT MYERS, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $49 million sale of Daniels Marketplace, a 106,739-square-foot shopping center in Fort Myers. The site, situated at 6891 Daniels Parkway, was fully leased at the time of the sale to tenants including Whole Foods Market, a salon, dentist, Pilates gym, dry cleaner, pet hospital and several fast-casual restaurants such as Mellow Mushroom and Panera Bread. There are also future development opportunities at the property. Fain Hicks, Mark Gilbert, Lane Breedlove, Adam Feinstein and Mitchell Halpern of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, S.J. Collins Enterprises, in the transaction. The Cushman & Wakefield team of Mike Ryan, Brian Linnihan and Richard Henry arranged acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer, AEW Capital Management.

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ATTLEBORO, MASS. — A joint venture between Unison Realty Partners and Argosy Real Estate Partners has acquired Bristol Place, a 421,680-square-foot shopping center in Attleboro. Anchored by Market Basket, Bristol Place is situated at the interchange of I-95 and Route 1A, eight miles north of downtown Providence. Built in 1993 and renovated in 2013, Bristol Place is home to a number of other tenants, including Home Depot, Party City, Bob’s Discount Furniture, Hobby Lobby and TJ Maxx. The joint venture tapped The Wilder Cos. as the property manager and leasing agent for the center. This assignment marks the seventh retail property in the Northeast that Wilder manages on behalf of Unison. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.

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LOS ANGELES — Beverly Hills, Calif.-based Bolour Associates has purchased 0.69 acres, located at 163-179 S. Vermont St. in Los Angeles’ Koreatown, for $7.4 million. Simultaneous to the acquisition, Bolour signed long-term ground lease with an undisclosed quick-serve restaurant for the site. The site’s new tenant signed a 15-year, triple-net lease and is expected to complete tenant improvements on a standalone 3,209-square-foot building, located on the property, before opening for business. Alex Sachs and Brian Peterson of WESTMAC Commercial Brokerage Co. represented the buyer and undisclosed seller. Michael Pakravan of Matthews Real Estate Investment Services represented Bolour in the lease transaction.

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