ILLINOIS, MICHIGAN AND MISSOURI — Metro Commercial Real Estate has brokered several leases on behalf of The Edge Fitness Clubs for new locations across the Midwest. The properties include: Windmill Plaza in in Sterling Heights, Mich.; West River Centre in Farmington Hills, Mich.; an unnamed center at Avon and Rochester roads in Westland, Mich.; Cave Springs in St. Peters, Mo.; Mackenzie Point in Shrewsbury, Mo.; and Westridge Court in Naperville, Ill. There are also three new locations in Pennsylvania. The fitness centers are all expected to open later this year or in 2020. Brandon Anapol and Scott Benson of Metro led the leasing team. With these new leases, Metro has brokered 16 locations totaling approximately 640,000 square feet for Connecticut-based Edge over the last 12 months. Edge currently operates 25 locations across Connecticut, Delaware, Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
ONTARIO, CALIF. — Los Angeles-based Reliable Properties has purchased a retail property located in Ontario. Terms of the transaction were not released. Cardenas Market, an Ontario-based grocery chain, occupies the single-tenant asset. Located at the intersection of Holt Boulevard and Campus Avenue, the property features 28,131 square feet of retail space.
LAS VEGAS — Colliers International has negotiated the sale of a retail property in Las Vegas. The Gail M. Buy Trust sold the asset to Rainbow Coley LLC for $1.6 million. Located at 2972 S. Rainbow Blvd., the property features 10,400 square feet of retail space. Chris Connell and Grant Traub of Colliers International represented the seller in the deal.
Virginia’s capital city added more jobs in 2018 than in 2017 and 2016 combined. The addition of 11,000 jobs in 12 months aided a 7 percent population growth since 2010 and a median household income increase of $10,000 since 2016. With only 2.9 percent unemployed, residents now have more disposable income to shop. Richmond’s rapid growth brought vacancies to the lowest they’ve been in almost 15 years. At 4.7 percent, vacancy is near the cycle’s lowest trough of 4.5 percent in late 2005. Grocery store competition and limited speculative construction are driving down vacancies. In January, Food & Wine magazine published that Richmond was “Secretly the Supermarket Capital of America.” Publix’s takeover of Martin’s gave the Florida-based grocer a foothold, and new Publix stores are coming by the fourth quarter of 2019 in Westpark Shopping Center, Swift Creek and The Village Shopping Center. Kroger retains the highest market share despite operating only 18 stores compared to Food Lion’s 48. At last count, Aldi stores number 11, The Fresh Market four and Lidl six. With only two stores, however, Wegmans is the per-store average sales leader. Besides grocers, other expanding big box users include Launch Trampoline Park, Burlington, Conn’s HomePlus and …
Whether it’s existing properties, new development, redevelopment or a repositioning effort, the key to success in San Diego’s retail market is to focus on customer experience. You have to make it attractive for them to come out from behind their computer screens, go outside, get some fresh air, look a total stranger in the eye and be social. The market is dominated by the coastal areas between Little Italy and Carlsbad. Primary core centers that are well located and occupied with strong daily needs anchors have the most fundamental stability. Secondary centers in beach-area submarkets have some vacancies but are attractive to tenants due to their proximity to the areas with the highest disposable incomes. Investors of tertiary centers, for the most part, are looking for ways to make their centers’ relevant, with forward-thinking owners investing capital to incorporate a mixed-use component like office, hotel or multifamily. Consumers in San Diego want a vibrant, inviting center with a superior customer experience immersed in beautiful landscape under the sun. The key is having a retail environment with premier anchors to get the customer to the center, along with a great mix of tenants and events to keep the customer at the …
PACE, FLA. — JLL has negotiated the $25.7 million sale of Santa Rosa Commons, a 138,850-square-foot retail center in Pace. The Publix-anchored property was 96 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including T.J. Maxx, PetSmart, Shoe Carnival, Maurice’s, GameStop, Sally Beauty, Anytime Fitness, Chili’s, Wasabi House Restaurant and GNC. Target and The Home Depot shadow-anchor the center. Stirling Properties acquired the asset, which is located 10 miles north of downtown Pensacola. Brad Peterson, Whitaker Leonhardt, Michael Brewster, Ryan Stoffer and Coler Yoakam of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
CHICAGO — JLL has secured a $9.4 million loan for the refinancing of The Armoury, a 46,040-square-foot industrial facility repurposed as an entertainment trampoline park and athletic training facility in Chicago. The property is fully leased to Altitude Trampoline Park and Performance Training Systems. Christopher Carroll, Jason Bond and Lucas Borges of JLL arranged the fixed-rate loan with a financial holding company. A partnership between Clear Height Properties and Diamond Realty Holdings was the borrower.
CHICAGO — Quantum Real Estate Advisors Inc. has brokered the sale of a single-tenant building net leased to Studio Movie Grill in Chicago for an undisclosed price. The property is located at 210 W. 87th St. Studio Movie Grill has 14 screens as well as a full bar and restaurant. Chad Firsel of Quantum represented the seller, a Chicago-based development company, and the buyer, a Michigan-based private real estate investor.
COSTA MESA, CALIF. — Space Investment Partners has acquired Westport Plaza & Square, a leasehold retail center located at 369 E. 17th St. in Costa Mesa. Newport Beach, Calif.-based Wohl Investment Co. sold the asset for $18.4 million. Built in 1975 and renovated in 2002 and 2018, the property features 39,000 square feet of retail space. At the time of sale, the property was 100 percent leased to a collection of eateries, restaurants and high-end clothing and furnishing boutiques. Current tenants include Etoile on 17th, Plums Café and Catering, Common Thread and Shunka Sushi. Philip Voorhees, Jimmy Slusher and Sean Heitzler of CBRE’s National Retail Partners-West represented the seller in the deal.
Forum Real Estate Group Purchases Former Kmart in Denver for $10.5M, Plans Multifamily Redevelopment
DENVER — Forum Real Estate Group has acquired a retail building, formerly occupied by Kmart, in Denver. J&W Management Corp. sold the asset for $10.5 million. Located at 2150 S. Monaco Parkway, the 110,000-square-foot property has been vacant for nearly seven years. Forum Real Estate is planning a more than 300-unit multifamily redevelopment with the possibly of new retail outparcels at the site. Jon Hendrickson, Mitch Veremeychik and Aaron Johnson of Cushman & Wakefield’s Capital Markets Group facilitated the transaction.