THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS — Moviehouse & Eatery will open an 11-screen theater within Creekside Park Village Center, a 12-acre retail development by The Howard Hughes Corp. (HHC) in The Woodlands, about 30 miles north of Houston. The 42,370-square-foot venue, which will be the company’s first in the Houston area, will offer recliner seats, a full bar and a scratch kitchen. Chris Reyes of SHOP Cos. represented Moviehouse & Eatery in the lease negotiations. Rip Reynolds represented HHC internally. Construction of Creekside Park Village Center will begin this month with completion slated for winter 2019.
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SAINT CHARLES, ILL. — Faris Lee Investments has brokered the sale of Main Street Commons in suburban Chicago for $16.7 million. The 171,564-square-foot shopping center is situated on 20 acres. At the time of the sale, the property was 85 percent leased to tenants such as Ross, TJ Maxx, Five Below, Ulta and Cost Plus. Rick Chichester, Donald MacLellan and Shaun Riley of Faris Lee represented the seller, Sabal Financial Group LP. The buyer was not disclosed.
OXNARD, CALIF. — Investec Real Estate Cos., in partnership with DRA Advisors, has purchased The Esplanade Shopping Center. The retail center is situated on 31.4 acres on the southeast corner of North Oxnard Boulevard and the 101 Freeway in Oxnard. The acquisition price was not released. Redeveloped in 2002 from an enclosed mall into an open-air center, the regional power center features 356,864 square feet of retail space. Tenants include Dick’s Sporting Goods, Walmart Neighborhood Market, Bob’s Discount Furniture, Nordstrom Rack, TJ Maxx, Cost Plus World Market, Party City, Staples, Starbucks Coffee and In & Out Burger. At the time of sale, the property was 93 percent occupied with only one vacancy, a 25,000-square-foot end-cap anchor space. The buyers were self-represented, while Bill Bauman, Kyle Miller and Matthew Schwartz of NKF Capital Markets of Los Angeles advised the undisclosed seller in deal.
Buchanan Street Partners Closes $16M Construction Loan for Retail Development Near Seattle
by Amy Works
PUYALLUP, WASH. — Buchanan Street Partners has provided a $16 million non-recourse bridge loan to Net Lease Alliance to resume and complete construction of a retail center in Puyallup. Located at 301 37th Ave. SE, the 125,100-square-foot project is fully preleased to 24 Hour Fitness and At Home, a retail chain specializing in home décor products. Buchanan Street closed the loan in two weeks to enable the timely completion of the project and meet tenant commencement dates by year-end and the first quarter of 2019. Target Rock Partners represented Net Lease Alliance in the transaction.
ANTHEM, ARIZ. — SRS Real Estate Partners has arranged the sale of The Shops at Arizona, a neighborhood shopping center located at 3434 Anthem Way in Anthem. Abington Emerson, a private real estate investment company, sold the property to an individual buyer for $5.1 million. Built in 2003 and situated on 6.7 acres, the property features 35,710 square feet of retail space. Current tenants include Ace Hardware, Coldwell Banker, Pizza Hut, Princess Nails and Shanghai Club. Sean Thomas and Patrick Luther of SRS’ National Net Lease Group represented the seller in the transaction.
ATLANTA — Whole Foods Market has officially opened two Atlanta-area Whole Foods Market 365 stores, one at 1555 Church St. in Decatur and the other at 3535 Northside Parkway in Atlanta’s Buckhead district. The locations mark the 11th and 12th stores in the nation for the Whole Foods brand. The two stores employ roughly 200 people combined, according to Whole Foods Market. The Decatur location, inspired by Ponce de Leon Avenue, includes Pour de Leon, a beverage, dining and gathering venue for all ages, including free classic arcade games. The Buckhead store includes the second location of Sublime Tree, a vendor that provides organic smoothies and cold-pressed juices. Coming in early 2019, both stores will feature an authentic Mexican eatery onsite — Loteria Grill from Chef Jimmy Shaw.
TEMECULA, CALIF. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of a newly delivered retail property located at 29920 Temecula Parkway in Temecula. An Irvine-based private developer sold the asset for $13 million. Completed earlier this year, the 37,000-square-foot property is situated on 3.7 acres with frontage on Temecula Parkway. LA Fitness occupies the single-tenant property on a net-lease basis. The asset is an anchor to The Gateway to Temecula, a lifestyle center that contains approximately 61,000 square feet of commercial space, including Starbucks Coffee, Chevron, Verizon Wireless, The Pizza Press and a 4,000 square feet of office space. Austin Blodgett and Eric Wohl of Hanley Investment represented the seller, while Corona-based R&L Properties-Cerritos represented the buyer in the transaction.
OCEANSIDE, CALIF. — Lucas Revocable Trust has purchased a retail property, located at 4180 Avenida De La Plata in Oceanside. Plata Property LLC sold the building for $4.4 million. Navy Federal Credit Union occupies the 6,788-square-foot retail building, which was built in 1992 and is situated within Rancho Del Oro business park. The tenant recently renewed its lease for an additional 10 years, extending the term through May 2028. Ryan Barr and Ryan Bennett of Lee & Associates – North San Diego County represented the seller, while HC&M Commercial Properties represented the buyer in the deal.
WILLIAMSPORT, PA. — HFF has negotiated the sale of Loyal Plaza, a 293,607-square-foot shopping center in Williamsport. The sales price was undisclosed. Located at 1915-1965 E. 3rd St., the property is currently 94 percent leased to a tenant roster that includes Giant Food Stores, Dollar Tree, Verizon Wireless, Staples, Great Clips, BB&T Bank and Red Lobster. Chris Munley and Michael DiCosimo of HFF represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was PAG Investments.
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS — MIMCO, a retail investment and development firm based in El Paso, has acquired Five Points Shopping Center, a 276,593-square-foot retail power center in Corpus Christi. The property was 99 percent leased at the time of sale to several national tenants, including anchors Ross Dress for Less, Hobby Lobby, Party City and Petco. Chris Gerard, Chris Cozby, Mark Witcher and Blaine Dozier of CBRE represented the seller, Brixmor Property Group, in the transaction. The sales price was not disclosed.