NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — Big V Property Group has acquired Promenade at Northwoods, a 322,428-square-foot shopping center in North Charleston. Hobby Lobby, Gander Outdoors and Ollie’s Bargain Outlet anchor the center, which was 85 percent leased at the time of sale. Other tenants include Boot Barn, Party City, Crunch Fitness, Moe’s Southwest Grill, Landmark Financial and Once Upon a Child. Promenade at Northwoods is located off Interstate 26, across from Northwoods Mall and 15 miles north of downtown Charleston. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
Retail
ELKHART, IND. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the sale of Goshen Village Shoppes in Elkhart for $5 million. The 37,135-square-foot retail property is located at 4542 Elkhart Road. Built between 2004 and 2006, the property is 75.2 percent occupied by Little Caesars Pizza, AT&T, Panera Bread, Mattress Warehouse, Great Clips and Starbucks. Jordan Goodman, Jeff Rowlett and Matt Fitzgerald of Marcus & Millichap brokered the transaction. Buyer and seller information was not disclosed.
SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS — Dallas-based Disney Investment Group has arranged the sale of Kimball Oaks, a 126,654-square-foot retail center in Southlake, a northern suburb of Fort Worth. The property was 97 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as PGA Tour Superstore, Marshalls, Tuesday Morning and Bassett Furniture. Disney represented the seller, locally based investment firm Strode Property Co., in the transaction. A private exchange buyer purchased the property for an undisclosed price.
NEW YORK CITY — Mission Capital Advisors has arranged a $15.2 million loan for The Box Factory, a former industrial building in Brooklyn that is being redeveloped into a 65,837-square-foot office and entertainment complex. Proceeds will be used to refinance construction debt and further redevelop the property. Jonathan More, Ari Hirt and Lexington Henn of Mission Capital arranged the financing on behalf of the project development team, which is led by Brickman Real Estate and Hornig Capital Partners. Construction began in 2018. Pine River provided the loan.
Birmingham’s retail market continued to see positive growth in 2018, and it’s safe to argue this is largely due to a significant amount of retail space being backfilled with entertainment, discount, medical and first-to-market tenants that otherwise may not have been able to enter the market. Dave & Buster’s backfilling a Forever 21 space at the Riverchase Galleria, Urban Air leasing a former hhgregg box in Trussville, Ollie’s acquiring the former Toys ‘R’ Us box in Hoover and Floor & Décor backfilling the former Kmart in Homewood are just a few recent examples of this in Birmingham. Two additional noteworthy deals that have been recently announced include REI opening its first Birmingham location in a portion of the former Toys ‘R’ Us box at The Summit and the Dick’s Sporting Goods/Golf Galaxy combo store moving into the soon-to-be former Academy Sports + Outdoors space at Lee Branch. The new combo store will be Golf Galaxy’s first location in Alabama. These two deals alone all but confirm this backfilling trend is going to continue for some time. More often than not, you will find these new tenants are paying higher rents, driving larger traffic volumes and generating more sales tax income …
PARAMUS, N.J. — WowMoms World, a family wellness concept that offers yoga, flotation therapy and massage therapy, will open a 6,200-square-foot store in Paramus, located north of Newark, this fall. The store will be the Canada-based franchise’s first location in the Garden State. David Townes and Alana Friedman of Cushman & Wakefield represented both the tenant and the landlord in the lease negotiations.
NORMAN, OKLA. — Dallas-based Disney Investment Group has brokered the sale of University Town Center, a 417,515-square-foot retail power center in Norman. The property was 99 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as T.J. Maxx, HomeGoods, Academy Sports + Outdoors, Kohl’s and Michael’s. Disney represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was an entity controlled by Rainier Realty Investments, which partnered with CIL2 REIT LLC, managed by Continuum Holdings. Dallas-based Metropolitan Capital Advisors arranged acquisition financing for the deal.
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. — Divaris Real Estate Inc. has acquired six properties totaling 232,057 square feet in Hampton Roads. The acquisitions include shopping centers Las Gaviotas Shopping Center, a 90,505-square-foot, Food Lion-anchored property in Chesapeake; and Cypress Run, a 25,000-square-foot, Kroger shadow-anchored property in Smithfield. The two office buildings are the 76,024-square-foot Northampton Executive Center and the 10,000-square-foot 2125 McComas Way, both in Virginia Beach. The medical office building and two-building mixed-use properties are also in Virginia Beach. The seller(s) and sales prices were not disclosed.
RAMONA, CALIF. — Flocke & Avoyer Commercial Real Estate has arranged the sale of three retail parcels, totaling 22,527 square feet, at Stonegate Plaza Shopping Center in Ramona. Trevor Associates acquired the assets from Lesser-Moore South Coast for $4.8 million. Goodwill, The UPS Store, T-Mobile, Sally’s Beauty Supply and Itan occupy the parcels, located at 1668, 1672 and 1676 Main St. Stater Bros and Rite Aid serve as shadow anchors. Bryan Cunningham of Flocke & Avoyer represented the seller, while Steve Hollenbeck represented the buyer in the deal.
SAN DIEGO — Location Matters has brokered a lease for the relocation of McFadden’s Restaurant & Saloon in San Diego. The restaurant recently shuttered its original location to make way for the development of an AC Hotels by Marriott property and signed a 10-year lease, valued at $3.8 million, for a corner restaurant location in downtown San Diego. McFadden’s Restaurant & Saloon will occupy a 7,932-square-foot property, including approximately 4,500 square feet of basement space, at 672 Fifth Ave. The space was formerly occupied by Jimmy Loves and Florent. Mike Spilky of Location Matters represented the tenant in the deal.