TUCSON, ARIZ. — Larsen Baker, through its affiliate Manzanita Investment Group, has purchased Manzanita Plaza, a neighborhood retail center located at the northwest corner of Valencia and Cardinal roads in Tucson. Community Centers of America-Glendale LLC sold the property for $15.1 million. Built in 1986, Safeway anchors the 116,400-square-foot plaza. The property includes McDonalds, Chase Bank and KFC out-parcels. At the time of purchase, the property was fully occupied. David Murphy and David Bernstein of Bernstein Murphy represented the seller, while Larsen Baker represented the buyer in the deal.
ILLINOIS, IOWA AND MICHIGAN — Real estate advisory and brokerage firm A&G Realty Partners has announced the results of its Jan. 28 bankruptcy auction of the final department store properties formerly owned by The Bon-Ton Stores Inc. The stores, located in the Midwest, formerly operated under the Bergner’s Carson’s, Younkers, Elder-Beerman and Bon-Ton names. In Coralville, Iowa, a home furnishings retailer acquired the 98,458-square-foot Younkers at Coral Ridge Mall. Mall owner Abbell Associates purchased the 165,000-square-foot Younkers at Merle Hay Mall in Des Moines. Mall owner Brookfield Properties acquired the 128,000-square-foot Carson’s at Spring Hill Mall in Dundee Township, Ill., as well as the 150,081-square-foot Younkers in Grandville, Mich. Mall owner Simon Property Group purchased the 125,000-square-foot Bergner’s at White Oaks Mall in Springfield, Ill. In Indiana, the Economic Development Corp. of Wayne County purchased 100,000-square-foot Elder-Beerman in Richmond. HOM Furniture acquired the 46,660-square-foot Bon-Ton at Lewistown Mall in Lewistown, Pa. Two Herberger’s stores in Minnesota were removed from the auction. In late January and early March, A&G completed private sales on two other store properties from the Bon-Ton portfolio. This includes the sale of the former Younkers building at Miller Hill Mall in Duluth, Minn. Buyer Essentia Health plans …
SYCAMORE, ILL. — The Silver Group has arranged the sale of a single-tenant property occupied by Jewel-Osco in Sycamore, about 40 miles southeast of Rockford. The sales price was not disclosed. The 61,567-square-foot building, constructed in 2008, sits on 8.4 acres. The store contains a pharmacy and Starbucks. At the time of sale, there were 19 years remaining on the lease from Albertsons Cos. LLC. The Silver Group represented the buyer, a family partnership completing a tax-deferred exchange. An insurance company provided an acquisition loan.
MIDDLETOWN, N.Y. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $1.1 million sale of two, one-acre pad sites at Middletown Commons, a retail center in Middletown. Located at 193 Dolson Ave., the properties have 235 feet of street frontage and are zoned for a variety of permitted uses, including retail and office. Alan Cafiero, Ben Sgambati, John Moroz and Matt Leszyk of Marcus & Millichap’s New Jersey office represented the seller, a limited liability company, in the transaction. The buyer was also a limited liability company.
SAN ANTONIO — Dallas-based Rainier Realty Investments LP has purchased HEB Crossing, a 150,582-square-foot retail power center in northwest San Antonio. Shadow-anchored by a 182,000-square-foot H-E-B grocery store, the property was fully leased at the time of sale to anchor tenants Conn’s HomePlus and Academy Sports + Outdoors, as well as smaller users like Starbucks, Chase Bank and H&R Block. Rainier acquired the asset via a joint venture with an affiliate of Continuum Investments LLC. The seller was not disclosed. Metropolitan Capital Advisors arranged acquisition financing for the transaction.
DENISON, TEXAS — N3 Real Estate has acquired three pieces of land in the North Texas city of Denison for the development of a retail strip center that will offer between 5,000 and 8,000 square feet of space. The site is located near Gateway Village, a mixed-use destination owned by Covenant Development that features residences and multiple retail and restaurant uses, including a HeyDay entertainment center. N3 is also developing a 7,250-square-foot strip center in Lawton, Okla., that will be anchored by a Tropical Smoothie.
TUCSON, ARIZ. — SAFCO Capital has completed the disposition of a retail property, located at 3662-3692 S. 16th Ave. in Tucson. California-based CRE Strategic Investments acquired the asset for $2.5 million. At the time of sale, the 25,000-square-foot property was fully occupied by DaVita Dialysis and Desert Sports & Fitness. Craig Finfrock of Commercial Retail Advisors represented the seller, while the buyer was self-represented in the deal.
WAUKESHA, WIS. — Bernard Financial Group has arranged a $22 million loan for the acquisition of a 331,541-square-foot retail property in Waukesha. Neil Gorosh of Bernard arranged the CMBS loan on behalf of the borrower, SBV Fox River LLC. ATI Physical Therapy is one of the tenants.
DETROIT — Tin Roof has unveiled plans to open at The District Detroit. The music joint and restaurant will occupy the space formerly home to Cheli’s Chili Bar and will be situated near Comerica Park, Ford Field and the historic Fox Theatre. The original Tin Roof opened in 2002 near Nashville’s famed Music Row. Popular menu items include Dixie biscuits, voodoo shrimp grinder and candy pig mac & cheese. Other recently announced tenants at The District Detroit include Sahara Restaurant & Grill, The M Den, Frita Batidos, the Detroit Medical Center Sports Medicine Institute, Warner Norcross + Judd LLP and Google. Scott Young and Ashley Ketko of CBRE represent the landlord, Olympia Development, in lease transactions for retail properties at The District Detroit.
MACON, GA. — JWA Ventures, a division of Jim Wilson & Associates, has announced plans to develop a 15-acre, Publix-anchored shopping center in Macon. Tobesofkee Crossing will span 68,000 square feet, with Publix occupying 48,000 square feet. JWA Ventures expects to lease the center’s remaining inline space to service retailers and restaurants. Two additional freestanding sites are available for development. Construction is expected to begin in the second quarter of this year with delivery anticipated for second-quarter 2020. The asset will serve as the gateway to Macon’s Tobesofkee community, which is anchored by the 1,800-acre Lake Tobesofkee. A spokesperson for Publix says the grocer will employ 120 to 150 people at the new Macon location.