Retail

FULTONDALE, ALA. — JLL has negotiated the sale of Promenade Fultondale, a 208,568-square-foot retail center in Fultondale. The property was completed in 2008 and is located five miles north of downtown Birmingham. The center was 96 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Ross Dress for Less, Five Below, JC Penney, Books-A-Million and Shoe Dept. LBX Investments acquired the property for an undisclosed amount. Jim Hamilton, Mike Allison and Brad Buchanan of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.

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DENVER — JLL has secured $20 million in refinancing for Central Park Retail, a multi-tenant retail center located at 1400 Plaza Drive in the Denver-area community of Highlands Ranch, Colo. The borrower is Shea Properties. Completed in 2018, the 61,443-square-foot property is occupied by 21 national and regional tenants, including Ent Credit Union, Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery, Shake Shack, Starbucks Coffee, Old Chicago Pizza and Taproom, Torchy’s Tacos and Orangetheory Fitness. Additionally, the nine-building property can be expanded to 64,243 square feet via development of the final pad site. Eric Tupler and Kristian Lichtenfels of JLL arranged the 12-year, fixed-rate loan with a correspondent life insurance company for the borrower. Loan proceeds will be used to refinance the borrower’s construction loan.

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ST. LOUIS — Fields Foods has opened an 8,200-square-foot grocery store at the Lofts@Euclid, an apartment building in the Central West End of St. Louis. Cullinan Properties owns the building, which is located at the intersection of Euclid and Delmar streets. Fields Foods now shares the ground floor of the 87-unit property with The Medicine Shoppe. A grand opening took place on Thursday, Aug. 15. Many products offered at Fields Foods come from small- and mid-sized farmers and local vendors within 300 miles of St. Louis. Chris Goodson is the owner of Fields Foods.

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HIGHLAND PARK, MINN. — Upland Real Estate Group Inc. has arranged the sale of a single-tenant property net leased to Caribou Coffee in Highland Park for $1.2 million. The 1,544-square-foot building is located at the intersection of Fairview and Randolph avenues. Caribou Coffee, founded in Edina, Minn., has just over five years remaining on its lease. Upland represented the 1031 exchange buyer, the Rush family. The seller was not disclosed.

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ATLANTA — Delaware North will open Good Game, a 7,500-square-foot dining and entertainment concept that offers Topgolf’s Swing Suite virtual simulator bays. Good Game will house seven bays, accommodating up to eight people in each bay. The Topgolf Swing Suite bays also offer a variety of virtual games, including the Topgolf target game, Zombie Dodgeball, Hockey Shots, Baseball Pitching and Carnival Classic. Delaware North, which has been the exclusive food and beverage service provider for Battery landlord Braves Development Co. and SunTrust Park since 2016, also operates the Terrapin Taproom, H&F Burger and Coca-Cola Roxy Theater within the mixed-use village.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Census Bureau reports that retail sales in July were up 0.9 percent from June and 5.6 percent year-over-year. The numbers exclude restaurants, gas stations and automobile sales but include e-commerce sales. July’s results build on gains of 0.6 percent month-over-month and 2.2 percent year-over-year seen in June. Specifics from key retail sectors during July include: Online and other non-store sales were up 19.3 percent year-over-year and up 2.8 percent month-over-month seasonally adjusted, likely boosted by Amazon’s Prime Day promotion, which the company said had more sales than its 2018 Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales combined; Health and personal care stores were up 6.1 percent year-over-year but down 0.2 percent month-over-month seasonally adjusted; Grocery and beverage stores were up 4 percent year-over-year and up 0.6 percent month-over-month seasonally adjusted; and General merchandise stores were up 2.1 percent year-over-year and up 0.6 percent month-over-month seasonally adjusted.

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CLIFTON, N.J. — Filipino grocer FilStop will open a 16,000-square-foot flagship store in Clifton, a western suburb of New York City. The specialized grocery store will also maintain its original 4,000-square-foot location in Jersey City. The store will be located within Clifton Plaza, a 95,000-square-foot retail center anchored by Big Lots, Blink Fitness and Dollar Tree. Levin Management Corp. is the leasing agent for the property. The opening is slated for Aug. 22.

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O’FALLON, MO. — NorthMarq has arranged a $3.8 million loan for the acquisition of Little Sunshine’s Playhouse in O’Fallon. The 9,726-square-foot preschool is located at 4220 State Highway K. Dan Baker and Jeff Chaney of NorthMarq arranged the 10-year loan, which features a fixed rate and a 25-year amortization schedule. Chez II Sunshine LLC was the borrower. A life insurance company provided the loan.

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LONG ISLAND, N.Y. — JLL has brokered the $17 million sale of Hubbard’s Commons, a 65,970-square-foot, grocery-anchored retail center on Long Island. At the time of sale, the property was 98 percent leased to tenants such as Best Market, Rite Aid Pharmacy and Orangetheory Fitness.  Jose Cruz, Steve Simonelli, Kevin O’Hearn, Michael Oliver, Andrew Scandalios and Grace Braverman of JLL represented the seller, Urban Edge Properties, in the transaction. ShopOne Centers REIT purchased the asset.

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GAINESVILLE, FLA. — TSCG has brokered the sale of Gainesville Plaza, a 162,000-square-foot retail center situated along NW 13th Street in Gainesville. The center was 92.4 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Burlington, Ross Dress for Less, Sav-A-Lot, 2nd & Charles (a Books-A-Million concept), Lumber Liquidators and Hibbett Sporting Goods. The sale also includes a 1.4-acre outparcel fronting 13th Street that can accommodate 4,000- and 3,750-square-foot buildings. Gainesville Plaza was built in 1971 and renovated in 2014. Anthony Blanco of TSCG and his sales team represented the seller, an affiliate of a publicly traded REIT, in the transaction. An affiliate of Wicker Park Capital Management LLC acquired the center for an undisclosed price.

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