VAIL, ARIZ. — Occidental Capital Holdings has acquired Old Vail Station Office and Retail Center and Vail Self Storage, a mixed-use commercial property located in Vail, a suburb of Tucson. Old Vail Station LLC sold the asset for $8.2 million. The transaction includes the 26,563-square-foot Old Vail Station, which was developed in 2006, and the 46,005-square-foot Vail Self Storage, which was developed in 2016. At the time of sale, the office and retail center was 94 percent occupied and the self-storage facility was 90 percent occupied. Craig Finfrock of Commercial Retail Advisors represented the seller, while the buyer was self-represented in the deal.
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DALLAS — Stockdale Investment Group, a locally based firm, has acquired Preston Forest Shopping Center, a 200,000-square-foot retail property located at the corner of Preston Road and Forest Lane in north Dallas. Anchored by Whole Foods Market, the property houses other tenants such as Staples, Walgreens, JOANN Fabric & Crafts, Corner Bakery, Velvet Taco and Wells Fargo. Preston Forest Shopping Center was built on 13 acres in 1961 and was 95 percent leased at the time of sale. The seller was Mixon Investment Co. Inc.
Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams Joins Retail Tenant Lineup at Apartment Project in Chicago’s Logan Square
CHICAGO — Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams has signed a lease for 1,556 square feet of ground-floor retail space at Logan Apartments in Chicago’s Logan Square. The new apartment development is located at 2480-2522 N. Milwaukee Ave. Jeni’s joins Target and Big Wig Tacos at the project. Jeni’s Logan Square location, its eighth Chicago-area store, is expected to open this summer. Logan Apartments is slated to open in March. Fifield Cos. is the project developer.
Marcus & Millichap Brokers $2.7M Sale of Property Net Leased to Jason’s Deli in Schaumburg, Illinois
SCHAUMBURG, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 5,145-square-foot property net leased to Jason’s Deli in Schaumburg for $2.7 million. The building is located at 1530 McConnor Parkway. It was constructed as a build-to-suit for Jason’s Deli in 2011. There are three years remaining on the lease. Austin Weisenbeck, Sean Sharko and Brian Munn of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a limited liability company. Joseph Sigal of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer, a private investor.
NEW YORK CITY — Eyewear retailer Warby Parker has opened a 2,564-square-foot store in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn. The two-story building is located at 208 Flatbrush Ave., near the Barclays Center. Brian Katz and Scott Sher of Katz & Associates represented Warby Parker in the lease negotiations. Pintchick Associates Ltd. is the landlord.
NASHVILLE, TENN. — JLL has arranged the $45.3 million sale of Lion’s Head Village, a Trader Joe’s-anchored shopping center in Nashville. The center is shadow-anchored by Target and was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants including Great Clips, Sport Seasons, Cosmos Nails, Plato’s Closet Nashville and Dalts American Grill. Lion’s Head Village is situated on 9.5 acres at 90 White Bridge Road, two miles from Vanderbilt University and four miles from downtown Nashville. Jim Hamilton of JLL represented the locally based seller, Boyle Investment Co., in the transaction. San Francisco-based Stockbridge acquired the shopping center.
GAINESVILLE, GA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $5.5 million sale of Washington Street Commons, a 73,618-square-foot retail center in Gainesville. The shopping center was leased to 15 tenants at the time of sale, including Bargain Hunt, El Patron, SalonCentric and World Finance. Zach Taylor of Marcus & Millichap’s Taylor McMinn Retail Group represented both the buyer and seller in the transaction. Atlanta-based shopping center owner Mimms Enterprises sold Washington Street Commons. The buyer, Mark Nelkin of M.B.D. Properties, is a multifamily owner phasing out of apartment assets who was attracted to the yield that Washington Street Commons provides compared to apartments, according to Taylor.
BURBANK, CALIF. — Los Angeles-based SBH Real Estate Group has purchased a vacant, single-tenant retail building in Burbank for $3.6 million. Located at 1750 W. Olive Ave., the 5,324-square-foot building includes a grandfathered drive-thru. U.S. Bank formerly occupied the property, which was originally built in 1974. Lee Shapiro of Kennedy Wilson brokered the transaction.
JLL Income Property Trust Acquires Milford Crossing Shopping Center in Massachusetts for $42M
by Alex Patton
MILFORD, MASS. — JLL Income Property Trust, an institutionally managed daily NAV REIT, has acquired Milford Crossing, a 160,000-square-foot shopping center located approximately 40 miles southwest of Boston, for $42 million. A Stop & Shop grocery store anchors the shopping center, which was 99 percent leased to restaurants, medical, fitness and service-oriented retailers at the time of sale. RD Management LLC was the seller.
BOSTON — Samuel Adams has opened a 14,000-square-foot brewery and taproom in Boston’s Faneuil Hall Marketplace. The brewery will serve as an experimental facility for specialty brews. Along with Samuel Adams’ year-round beer roster, guests can taste taproom-exclusive offerings and share feedback directly with the brewers. The taproom will feature three bar floors with large community tables and a rooftop patio. The Boston Beer Co. owns the Samuel Adams brands. Bergmeyer Associates Inc. designed the space, and Gilbane Building Co. constructed it.