EAST LANSING, MICH. — Crunch Fitness has signed a lease to occupy a 27,835-square-foot building near Michigan State University. The property is located at 2535 E. Grand River Ave. This is the seventh location in Michigan for Crunch. Michele Rosenblum of Dominion Real Estate Advisors and Alan Stern of Friedman Real Estate brokered the lease transaction. There are more than 265 franchised Crunch locations across the United States, Canada and Australia.
TOMS RIVER, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $5.2 million sale of Toms River Shopping Center in Toms River. The 52,616-square-foot retail center is located along the Garden State Parkway. Michael Lombardi and Charles Loccisano of Marcus & Millichap’s New Jersey office represented the buyer and seller in the transaction, both private investors.
RICHMOND, VA. — Big V Property Group has acquired Pocono Crossing, a 180,845-square-foot shopping center located at 10400 Midlothian Turnpike in Richmond for $12.3 million. Situated about 11 miles west of downtown Richmond, Pocono Crossing was 84 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Burlington, Tuesday Morning, Chuck E. Cheese’s, Catherines, Hong Kong Buffet and Boost Mobile. Catharine Spangler of Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
HOUSTON — Wulfe & Co., a Houston-based full-service firm specializing in retail properties, has released its annual retail survey stating that approximately 2.5 million square feet of new shopping center space will open in the Houston area in 2019. The survey noted that average annual deliveries over the last decade were roughly 2.7 million square feet, and that overall retail occupancy should remain around 95 percent this year. The report also notes that according to the Greater Houston Partnership, the city added more than 111,000 new jobs in 2018 and is currently sitting at 3.9 percent unemployment.
GARDEN GROVE, CALIF. — SRS Real Estate Partners has brokered the sale of the ground lease for a single-tenant restaurant property in Garden Grove. A Los Angeles-based private non-1031 investor acquired the property from a Los Angeles-based partnership for $3.4 million. Red Robin Gourmet Burgers and Brews occupies the 7,346-square-foot property, which is located at 12007 Harbor Blvd., on a corporate-guaranteed triple-net lease with Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc. Matthew Mousavi and Patrick Luther of SRS Real Estate Partners’ National Net Lease Group represented the seller, while Michael Walseth, also of SRS, represented the all-cash buyer in the deal.
LOCKPORT, ILL. — The Boulder Group has arranged the $12.9 million sale of a single-tenant property net leased to Jewel-Osco in Lockport, 30 miles southwest of Chicago. The 67,450-square-foot building sits on 10.3 acres at 16625 W. 159th St. Randy Blankstein and Jimmy Goodman of Boulder represented the seller, a private real estate investment company based in the Southwest. A private investor completing a 1031 tax-deferred exchange purchased the asset.
DALLAS — Maryland-based investment firm First Washington Realty Trust has acquired The Shops at Lake Highlands Town Center, a 63,209-square-foot retail center in Dallas. Anchored by Sprouts Farmers Market, the property is situated within the Lake Highlands Town Center mixed-use development on the city’s northeastern side. The seller was not disclosed.
SAN JOSE, CALIF. — Paragon Commercial Group has completed the sale of a ground lease for an In-N-Out Burger located at the corner of Great Oaks Parkway and Cottle Road in San Jose. A private Bay Area buyer acquired the property for $6.9 million. In 2014, Paragon began work to acquire a former parking lot site and concurrently entered into a ground lease with In-N-Out Burger for a single-tenant restaurant. The property is currently under construction and is expected to open in first-quarter 2019. Christopher Sheldon of Cushman & Wakefield represented Paragon, while Andy Chana of Sands Investment Group represented the buyer in the deal.
BURNSVILLE, MINN. — Sterling Organization has received a $7 million loan for the refinancing of Burnsville Market, a 137,396-square-foot retail centered anchored by Cub Foods in Burnsville. The property is situated on 16 acres at 1750 County Road 42 West. Chris Drew, Nat Scarmazzi, Matthew McCormack and Jules Sherwood of HFF arranged the three-year, fixed-rate bridge loan with RGA Reinsurance Co. Loan proceeds will be used to implement the borrower’s redevelopment plans.
LINCOLN, NEB. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged two loans for the refinancing of two retail properties in Lincoln. Steve Ruff arranged a $1.8 million refinancing for Williamsburg Retail, a 16,709-square-foot property located on Village Drive. A life insurance company provided the loan, which is fully amortized over 20 years. Ruff also arranged a $1 million loan for the refinancing of GlynOaks Plaza, a 6,032-square-foot building located at 5025 Lindberg St. Rock ‘n’ Joe Coffee Bar is the tenant. A life insurance company provided the loan, which is fully amortized over 15 years.