BETHEL, CONN. — Phillips Edison & Co., a Cincinnati-based shopping center REIT, has purchased the 101,105-square-foot Bethel Center in Connecticut’s Fairfield County. Anchored by Big Y Supermarket, Bethel Center was 91 percent leased at the time of sale. Other tenants include Starbucks, Dollar Tree, Great Clips, Quest Diagnostics and Casa Tequila. Nat Heald, Jeffrey Dunne and David Gavin of CBRE represented the seller, a partnership between DRA Advisors and KPR Centers, in the transaction. The sales price was not disclosed.
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, N.J. — Ethnic grocer Tropical Supermarket has opened a 15,800-square-foot store at Clinton Corners, a retail center in South Plainfield, about 35 miles south of Manhattan. Vanessa Kelty of Levin Management Corp. represented the landlord in the lease negotiations. The tenant was self-represented. Kelty also recently arranged a 2,145-square-foot lease with Mexican restaurant Blue Habanero at Clinton Corners. Diomaris Rosado with Keller Williams Premier represented the tenant in that deal. Levin Properties owns Clinton Corners.
LAS VEGAS — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of a newly constructed, single-tenant retail property located at 9285 W. Russell Road in Las Vegas. Starbucks Coffee occupies the building, which totals 2,365 square feet and features a drive-thru, on a 10-year lease. Bill Asher and Jeff Lefko, in association with ParaSell Inc., represented the developer and seller in the transaction. Jason Otter of Logic Commercial Real Estate represented the buyer, a local private investor. The acquisition price was not released.
PORT RICHEY, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of Regency Crossings, an 85,865-square-foot shopping center located in Port Richey, roughly 40 miles northwest of Tampa. Publix anchors the property, which was 90 percent leased at the time of sale. The center was originally built in 1985 and renovated in 2021. PMAT Cos. sold the property to Essential Growth Properties for an undisclosed price. Mark Gilbert, Adam Feinstein and Mitchell Halpern of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the transaction.
MINNEAPOLIS — Sleep Number will open three new stores in New Jersey and Delaware. The stores will be located within The Shops at the Crossings in Burlington, N.J.; The Marketplace at Garden State Park in Cherry Hill, N.J.; and The Christiana Mall in Delaware. Brian Wherty and Rob Samtmann of Equity Retail Brokers, in collaboration with Bialow Real Estate, represented Minneapolis-based Sleep Number in the lease negotiations. The expected opening dates were not disclosed.
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Emerging Trends Report Predicts Rebound in Transaction Volume in 2025 as Capital Markets Are ‘Poised for Recovery’
LAS VEGAS — At the September meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), the Federal Reserve lowered the federal funds rate by 50 basis points, which is the first easing of monetary policy in four years. This move lowered the short-term interest rate to a target range of 4.75 to 5 percent. Elevated borrowing costs have stifled commercial real estate transaction volumes the past couple years as buyers and sellers found that values were a moving target. Now with a reduction in interest rates, many real estate professionals expect transaction volume to rebound at least moderately. “In 2025, we expect lower interest rates will reduce borrowing costs, aid in price discovery and ultimately encourage an uptick in [commercial real estate] transactions,” said Angela Cain, global CEO of the Urban Land Institute (ULI). Cain’s comments came in a prepared statement to summarize the findings of Emerging Trends in Real Estate 2025, an annual report jointly produced by PwC US and ULI. The report was published in conjunction with ULI’s Fall Meeting, which is taking place this week at Resort World Las Vegas. Cain said that the real estate professionals surveyed for the report relayed that sentiment is improving, though many remain cautious. …
PENSACOLA, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $7 million sale of a shopping center located at 6235 N. Davis Highway in Pensacola. Hobby Lobby and Books-A-Million are tenants at the property, which was built in 1987 and comprises 103,485 square feet across two tenant spaces. Hobby Lobby and Books-A-Million occupy 70,100 and 33,385 square feet at the center, respectively. Sean Glickman and Chris Smith of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Triple A Properties, in the transaction. The buyer, Destiny Worship Center, plans to convert the center into a church. Books-A-Million will either shutter its store altogether or reduce its footprint at the center, according to Cushman & Wakefield.
MELBOURNE AND SARASOTA, FLA. — Nordstrom Rack has announced plans to open two new stores in Florida. Located in Melbourne and Sarasota, the stores will comprise 24,000 and 27,000 square feet, respectively. The Melbourne store will be situated within The Avenue Viera and is scheduled to open next fall. Scheduled to open spring 2026, the Sarasota store will be situated within Sarasota Pavilion. InvenTrust Properties owns and manages Sarasota Pavilion, and WS Development owns and manages The Avenue Viera. Nordstrom Rack is a discount apparel retailer and subsidiary of Nordstrom Inc. The Seattle-based retailer operates more than 350 Nordstrom, Nordstrom Local and Nordstrom Rack stores.
FORNEY, TEXAS — Grocer H-E-B will open a 131,000-square-foot store in Forney, an eastern suburb of Dallas. The site is located at the junction of U.S. Highway 80 and Gateway Boulevard. Details on specific store features and offerings were not disclosed. Construction is underway, and the opening is scheduled for early 2026. The San Antonio-based grocer operates about 435 stores throughout Texas and Mexico.
TEMPE, ARIZ. — Thompson Thrift has announced plans to develop South Tempe Square, a 27,119-square-foot retail center, roughly 10 miles outside Phoenix in Tempe. The developer purchased a 3.7-acre site for the project and is scheduled to break ground in the first quarter of 2025. Upon completion, which is scheduled for early 2026, the center will feature four buildings ranging in size from 4,500 to 9,753 square feet.