OLATHE, KAN. — Alliant Credit Union has provided a $23.8 million loan for the refinancing of Olathe Pointe Center, a 142,506-square-foot retail property in Olathe. Some of the tenants include Party City and Justice. The 10-year loan features a 25-year amortization schedule. Mark Reichter of Q10 Triad Capital Advisors Inc. arranged the loan transaction. The borrower was not disclosed.
WADSWORTH AND ROCKFORD, ILL. — Love’s Travel Stops has purchased two additional land sites in Illinois for the development of its convenience stations. Love’s purchased an 18.8-acre site in Wadsworth from four private individuals. The project will include an Arby’s quick-service restaurant. In Rockford, Love’s purchased a 26-acre site from a local family. The project will include a Hardee’s quick-service restaurant. Construction on both convenience stations is expected to begin in 2019. Dave Schmidt and Linda Kost of Realty Metrix Commercial represented Love’s in both transactions. Love’s plans to open more than 40 new locations during the next year.
ORLANDO, FLA. — Transwestern has closed the $16.6 million sale of Sand Lake Corners North, a community shopping center located at 8115-8379 S. John Young Parkway in Orlando’s tourist corridor. Situated on 15 acres, the retail center features 151,487 square feet of retail space. At the time of sale, the property was 95.3 percent occupied by a variety of tenants, including Old Time Pottery, PetSmart and Dollar Tree. The property is also shadow-anchored by Walmart and Lowe’s Home Improvement Warehouse. John Bell of Transwestern represented the undisclosed seller in the deal. The name of the buyer was not released.
COVINGTON, LA. — Copperstill Marketplace, a neighborhood shopping center, has opened in at the intersection of Highway 1007 and Highway 1085 in Covington. Gulf States Real Estate built the shops, Byron Talbot Construction performed the site work package and BETCO Construction built the anchor tenant space. A 43,320-square-foot Rouses Market anchors the 60,000-square-foot retail center. Additional tenants include In & Out Urgent Care, H2K Nail Salon and Wow Café. Heritage Bank has purchased the corner outparcel and plans to develop a retail building with space for a bank branch and other tenants.
BETHLEHEM, PA. — Onyx Equities LLC and PCCP LLC have acquired the Westgate Mall, a 270,000-square-foot enclosed mall in the Lehigh Valley community of Bethlehem. The sales price was undisclosed. Situated on more than 22 acres on Schoenersville Road, Westgate Mall is anchored by Weis Markets, Rite Aid and Sky Zone. Steven Klein and Ryan Ade of HFF secured acquisition financing for Onyx Equities LLC and PCCP LLC. Chris Munley and Michael DiCosimo of HFF represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. — Evergreen Devco has broken ground for a Starbucks Coffee property located at 2457 N. Marksheffel Road in Colorado Springs. Situated within Claremont Ranch Marketplace, the 2,200-square-foot, single-tenant building will feature a drive-thru lane. The coffee shop is expected to open in early 2019. Denver-based G3 Architecture designed the property, while Longmont-based Golden Triangle Construction is serving as contractor for the project.
SAN ANTONIO — SRS Real Estate Partners has negotiated the sale of two restaurant properties in San Antonio for $4.4 million. Both assets were built in 2012, feature drive-thru lanes and are triple net leased for 15 years to Bush’s Chicken, a Waco-based restaurant chain. Matthew Mousavi and Patrick Luther of SRS, along with Chris Mueller of San Antonio-based Mueller Ventures, represented the single seller of both assets. The buyers were undisclosed, individual private investors.
QUINCY, ILL. — Quincy Medical Group plans to open a new surgery and cancer treatment center at Quincy Mall in central western Illinois. The healthcare provider will occupy about half of the approximately 105,000 square feet on two floors of the former Bergner’s space. Quincy Medical Group will also have the opportunity for expansion on both first and second floors. Cullinan Properties Ltd. owns and manages the mall. The firm continues to identify new national retail tenants for the mall. Three new restaurants opened at the property within the last year.
ATLANTA — State Farm Arena, located at 1 State Farm Drive in downtown Atlanta, has opened its doors following a $192 million renovation program, the second largest renovation in NBA history. The Atlanta Hawks Basketball Club committed to an 18-year lease extension to remain in downtown Atlanta at the city-owned arena through 2046. The former Philips Arena features the NBA’s third-largest center-hung scoreboard and fan-friendly food pricing. Restaurant and entertainment options include Zac Brown’s Social Club, Topgolf Swing Suites, Killer Mike’s Swag Shop and a baseline bar and club known as Courtside Club. The Atlanta Hawks celebrated the arena with its home opener against the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday, Oct. 24. With a sold-out crowd, the Hawks beat the Mavericks 111 to 104. The arena hosts approximately 200 events and nearly 2 million guests annually.
NORTH PORT, FLA. — A joint venture between West Villages and The Sembler Co. has broken ground on West Villages Marketplace, a grocery-anchored neighborhood shopping center at the corner of West Villages Parkway and U.S. 41 in North Port, a city in south Sarasota County. A 47,000-square-foot Publix will anchor the 105,000-square-foot retail plaza, which is slated to open in fall 2019. Additional tenants will include a mix of services and restaurants. The shopping center is the first retail node to be integrated into the West Villages Florida, a master-planned community that features single-family neighborhoods, schools, State College of Florida-Venice, a wastewater treatment plant and the new $125 million spring training facility for the Atlanta Braves.
