DENTON, TEXAS — Weitzman has brokered the sale of University Lanes, a 17,657-square-foot bowling alley and entertainment venue in the North Texas city of Denton. The venue is located near Texas Woman’s University and includes a snack and alcoholic beverages bar. Kevin Butkus and Guillermo Lopez of Weitzman brokered the deal. The names of the seller and locally based buyer were not disclosed.
MIAMI — A partnership between development firm Related Group and Boston-based private equity firm Rockpoint has delivered The Highley House, a mixed-use project in Miami. Situated at 2150 N. Miami Ave. in the city’s Wynwood district, the development features two towers comprising 304 rental apartments, approximately 72,000 square feet of Class A offices and 18,000 square feet of retail space. The co-developers named the project after Locke Highleyman, a developer behind local projects like Hibiscus and Palm Islands and the judge responsible for christening the area as “Wyndwood” in 1917, which was later streamlined to “Wynwood.” Amenities at The Highley House include a rooftop with a swimming pool, summer kitchen, bar and sky lounge. Other amenities include a private dining and wine room, private cinema and lounge, podcast suites, game room, art murals throughout, electric vehicle charging stations, coworking spaces, package services, storage and a wellness center with a gym, yoga room, spa, steam room, cold plunge and treatment suites. The Highley House’s apartments feature studio to three-bedroom layouts with monthly rental rates ranging from $2,389 to $5,657, according to Apartments.com.
AUBURN, WASH.— The Lightstone Group has acquired The Outlet Collection Seattle, an enclosed mall located in Auburn, roughly 30 miles south of Seattle. WPG sold the asset for $82 million. Located at 1101 Outlet Collection Way, the property offers 919,446 square feet of retail space. Tenants include Nordstrom Rack, Burlington, Best Buy, Dave & Busters, Polo Ralph Lauren, Kate Spade, Ulta Beauty, Coach, Nike, Adidas and Michael Kors. The mall was 98 percent occupied at the time of acquisition. Lightstone plans to implement $10 million of capital improvements and tenancy upgrades. Nicholas King, Michele Dawson and Scott Ferguson of FFO Real Estate Advisors will manage outlet leasing at the property on behalf of the buyer, and Spinoso Real Estate Group will handle big box and mall tenant leasing. Dino Christophilis, Richard Frolik, George Good and Daniel Tibeau of CBRE’s National Retail Partners represented the seller in the deal.
RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, CALIF. — Faris Lee Investments has arranged the all-cash sale of Santa Margarita Marketplace, a retail center in Rancho Santa Margarita. K&G Marketplace sold the asset to Curbline Properties, a publicly traded REIT, for $22.8 million. Starbucks Coffee, Luna Grill and Philly’s Best occupy the three-tenant, 29,418-square-foot pad building. Scott DeYoung, Chris DePierro, Jeff Conover and Greg Lukosky of Faris Lee represented the seller in the transaction.
FLEMINGTON, N.J. — Target will open a 75,500-square-foot store in the Central New Jersey community of Flemington. The store will be located within a space formerly occupied by Burlington at the 239,000-square-foot Flemington Marketplace shopping center. Vanessa Kelty of Levin Management Corp. represented the landlord, an institutional client of New York Life Real Estate Investors, in the lease negotiations. Jeff Howard of Ripco Real Estate represented Target, which expects to open its Flemington store next fall.
— By Roxanne Stevenson, senior vice president of Colliers — Reno’s retail market saw a dip in net absorption and a slight uptick in regional vacancy toward the middle of 2024. Tenant demand began to moderate this year after the robust leasing activity of 2022 and 2023. Vacancy reached a record low at the beginning of the year, dipping to 3.8 percent in the first quarter, though it now sits just above 4 percent. When analyzing the state of Reno’s retail market, there are several categories to consider: Tenant Activity Strong tenant demand, particularly in food and beverage, automotive,fitness and experiential concepts, should continue to stabilize the market. Reno has seen a handful of existing tenants expanding, as well as new entrants in recent years. Trader Joe’s opened its second location in South Reno and intends to plant a third flag in northern Sparks. Bob’s Discount Furniture and Twin Peaks are also opening their first locations in Northern Nevada at Redfield Promenade. Other notable and active tenants include Miniso, In-N-Out Burger, Starbucks, Dave’s Hot Chicken, Panera, Ace Hardware and Einstein Bros. Bagels. A few tenants, however, have shuttered their doors. There were three 99 Cents Only locations that filed bankruptcy …
SAN MARCOS, TEXAS — Partners Capital, the investment arm of Partners Real Estate, has sold San Marcos Place, a 73,882-square-foot shopping center located roughly midway between Austin and San Antonio. Built in 1985 and renovated in 2017, the center was 82 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as grocer Poco Loco. Cathy Nabours and Kyle Shaffer of SRS Real Estate Partners represented Partners Capital, which purchased the property in 2018, in the transaction. The buyer and sales price were not disclosed.
BUCKEYE, ARIZ. — Vestar has broken ground on Verrado Marketplace, a retail destination at the northeast corner of Interstate 10 and Verrado Way in Buckeye. The 500,000-square-foot development is situated at the entrance to DMB Associates’ 8,800-acre Verrado master-planned community. The $275 million project is projected to generate more than $50 million in total tax revenue for the City of Buckeye and contribute an estimated $1.8 billion in economic output over the next 10 years. Upon completion, Verrado Marketplace will have more than 50 retailers and restaurants, including Target, Harkins Theater’s Backlot concept, Safeway, Ross Dress for Less, Marshalls and HomeGoods. Additional pre-signed tenants include ULTA Beauty, Famous Footwear, Buckle, Salt Tacos + Tequila, Bath & Body Works, Shake Shack, Handel’s Ice Cream, Nekter Juice, See’s Candies, Thai Chili, Einstein Bros. Bagels, Tropical Smoothie, Hawaiian Bros., European Wax Center, Zara Nails, Pacific Dental, America’s Best Contacts & Glasses and Mountain America Credit Union. The new tenants are slated to start opening in spring 2026. Verrado Marketplace will also feature a splash pad, live performance stage and video screen and a half-acre central lawn surrounded by restaurants and outdoor fireplace, as well as a Sip & Stroll experience, where guests over 21 …
LITTLETON, COLO. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Oakbrook Shopping Center, a retail property located at 309-311 E. County Line Road in Littleton. The property consists of a 30,466-square-foot neighborhood strip center, fully leased to 15 tenants, and a 48,214-square-foot anchor space, which is occupied by O’Reilly Auto Parts Super Hub. The assets sold in separate transactions to different buyers for a combined total of $13.5 million. Ryan Bowlby and Drew Isaac of Marcus & Millichap’s Denver office represented the seller, Denver-based Sidford Capital, in the transaction.
KANSAS CITY, MO. — Block & Co. Inc. Realtors has arranged the sale of a 19-property Minit Mart portfolio in metro Kansas City for an undisclosed price. Greg Roberts of Block & Co. represented the buyer, Tarkio Real Estate LLC. The portfolio will be transitioned into independent liquor and corner stores. All gas pumps will be rebranded to Phillips 66.