FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS — Locally based developer Virgata Property Co. will build Virgata Commons, a 14-acre retail and office project in Friendswood, located south of Houston. Phase I will deliver 20,000 square feet of retail space that is currently 85 percent preleased to tenants such as Orangetheory Fitness, MOD Pizza, Chipotle Mexican Grill and Chick-fil-A. Construction of Phase II is scheduled to begin in early 2020 and will feature an additional 30,000 square feet of retail and office space.
TUCSON, ARIZ. — Commercial Retail Advisors has brokered the sale of Orange Grove Village Shopping Center, a retail strip center located at the northwest corner of Oracle and Orange Grove roads in Tucson. After 55 years of ownership, California-based 4-D Properties sold the asset to S1K LLC for an undisclosed price. The new owner plans to renovate the property and retained Stickley Design Group to head project design. Chapman Management Group was hired as the property manager, and Commercial Retail Advisors will continue in its capacity as the project leasing agent. Craig Finfrock of Commercial Retail Advisors represented both parties in the transaction.
GREENWICH, CONN. — CBRE has arranged the $30 million sale of a retail property leased to CVS in Greenwich, a city on the southwest coast of Connecticut. The 10,695-square-foot property is located at 99 Greenwich Ave., in a retail and restaurant corridor that also includes apparel vendors Saks Fifth Avenue and Gucci. Jeffrey Dunne, David Gavin, Travis Langer and Will Pike of CBRE represented the seller, Midwood Investment & Development, in the transaction. The trio also procured the undisclosed buyer.
EAST GARDEN CITY, N.Y. — RIPCO Real Estate has secured a 68,000-square-foot retail lease for department store chain Century 21 Stores on Long Island. The property is located in the Roosevelt Field shopping center of East Garden City, which also includes a Bloomingdale’s Furniture, Nordstrom, Macy’s and a variety of other retail and dining businesses. The store is scheduled to open in spring of 2021. Gene Spiegelman of RIPCO represented Century 21 Stores in the transaction. Simon Property Group owns Roosevelt Field.
SARASOTA, FLA. — JLL has arranged the sale of four retail properties in downtown Sarasota totaling 30,188 square feet. The four properties, which are situated on Main Street and Lemon Avenue, sold for $10.3 million. The properties were 89 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Sur La Table, Bluemercury, Eileen Fisher, Hyde Park Prime Steakhouse, Boca Kitchen, J. McLaughlin and Sara Campbell. Eric Williams, Daniel Finkle and Luis Castillo of JLL represented the seller, Lemon Avenue Partners LLC, in the transaction. The buyer was not disclosed.
UNION, N.J. — Jeffrey Realty has arranged a 46,800-square-foot retail lease in Union, a town just southwest of Newark, for Burlington Coat Factory. The property, formerly a Toys R Us, is located in the West Branch Commons shopping center, which is anchored by a Lowe’s and other retail businesses. Bill Farkas and Mike Testa of Jeffery Realty represented the landlord, Urban Edge, in the transaction. Cliff Simon of CNS Real Estate represented Burlington Coat Factory.
SURPRISE, ARIZ. — Scottsdale, Ariz.-based LevRose Commercial Real Estate has arranged the sale of a multi-tenant retail center in Surprise. Houston-based KM Skyway Commons LLC acquired the property from Denver-based Surprise Retail LLC c/o Northstar Commercial Partners for $2.6 million. Located at 12100 N. Dysart Road, the property features approximately 17,560 square feet of retail space for multiple tenants. Current tenants include Burn Boot Camp and Federico’s Mexican Food. Mark Cassell and Trenton McCullough of LevRose Commercial Real Estate represented the seller in the deal.
INGLEWOOD, CALIF. — The NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers have unveiled plans for a $1.1 billion arena and team headquarters in Inglewood, located just southwest of downtown Los Angeles. The Inglewood Basketball & Entertainment Center will be located along Prairie Avenue and West Century Boulevard and offer seating for approximately 18,500 fans. In addition, the building will house the Clippers’ team offices, training facility and a sports medicine clinic, essentially making Inglewood the team’s full-time home. The project will also feature retail, restaurants and educational facilities, as well as public basketball courts and an event plaza. A developer and general contractor have not yet been named, but the project will be entirely privately financed. The proposed site does not house any homes or churches and includes many buildings that have been vacant for decades, according to the developers. It is unclear how many new jobs that the project will create, but the Clippers have pledged to make 35 percent of those jobs local hires. A construction timeline is still being negotiated, but the team’s lease at the Staples Center, which it shares with the Lakers, expires in 2024. In addition, Curbed Los Angeles reports that a lawsuit filed by Madison Square Garden …
PEMBROKE PINES, FLA. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has provided a $34 million refinancing loan for Flamingo Pines Plaza, a 140,213-square-foot shopping center in Pembroke Pines. Flamingo Pines Plaza was 97 percent leased at the time of sale to 33 tenants, including anchor tenant Florida Technical College and junior anchor tenants United States Postal Service and Goodwill. The property comprises six single-story buildings and was built in 1987. JBL Asset Management acquired the property in December 2017 for $33.2 million. Meridian Capital arranged the loan on behalf of JBL.
SPRINGFIELD, MASS. — Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) has brokered the $10.2 million sale of Springfield Commons, a 182,400-square-foot retail center located in the southwestern Massachusetts city of Springfield. Walmart anchors the property, which also houses tenants such as Dollar Tree and Sonic. Geoffrey Millerd, Justin Smith, Paul Penman, Samantha Torto and Robert Griffin represented the undisclosed seller and procured the buyer, Paramount Realty Services Inc.
