DALLAS — Eataly, a concept that offers Italian-inspired food and drink in a marketplace setting, has signed a lease to open a 48,000-square-foot space at NorthPark Center, an enclosed shopping mall in Dallas. This location will be the company’s first in Texas. Scott Muller, Katie Rambie, Kiley Pipkin, Zach Ballenger, Justin Rasansky, Sydney Muller and Jack Gosnell of CBRE represented Eataly in the lease negotiations.
DELRAY BEACH, FLA. — A partnership between Konover South LLC and Gary Broidis, principal of Atlantic Commercial Group Inc., has acquired the retail component of City Walk in Delray Beach. The 16,652-square-foot, ground-level retail space is situated in the city’s Pineapple Grove district. The space is part of a four-story condominium building and currently houses Brule Bistro, Joseph’s Wine Bar & Café and Yama Japanese Restaurant. Citywalk Commercial Property LLC sold the property. Continental Casualty provided a $4.9 million loan to the partnership. Konover South will provide property management, and Broidis will handle leasing.
ARVADA, COLO. — Denver-based Armstrong Capital Development (ACD) has acquired Arvada Connection, a shopping center in Arvada, a suburb of Denver. Walton Street Capital sold the property for $17.5 million. Located at 5220 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada Connection features 56,000 square feet of retail space. At the time of sale, the asset was 95 percent leased to a variety of tenants, including Chick-fil-A, Chase Bank, Taco Bell, IHOP and Sherwin Williams. ACD plans to refresh the center with upgraded site work, improved monument storage and unified artistic enhancements. Brad Lyons and Matthew Henrichs of CBRE represented ACD in the transaction. ACD funded the acquisition through its ACD 2017 Fund LP investment vehicle. Mike DePalma and David Dobek of SullivanHayes Brokerage will serve as the exclusive listing agent for Arvada Connection.
RICHFIELD, MINN. — The Silver Group has brokered the sale of a single-tenant retail building occupied by Dunkin’ Donuts in Richfield, a suburb of Minneapolis. The sales price was not disclosed. The newly constructed, 2,000-square-foot building includes a drive-through window and outdoor seating. Dunkin’ has a 15-year lease. The Silver Group represented the seller, a local developer. Amy Senn of Newmark Knight Frank represented the buyer, which completed a 1031 tax-deferred exchange. The Richfield location is one of six standalone Dunkin’ stores in the Twin Cities.
BOSTON — HFF has negotiated the sale of Meadow Glen, a 291,860-square-foot retail center located near downtown Boston. A Wegmans grocery store anchors the property, which was redeveloped in 2017 and now houses other tenants such as Dick’s Sporting Goods, Marshalls and Petco. Coleman Benedict, Riaz Cassum, Jim Koury and Ben Sayles of HFF marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a private partnership. The team also procured the buyer, global investment manager DWS Group. The sales price was not disclosed. Meadow Glen, which was fully leased at the time of sale, is one of only six retail centers in Boston that is anchored by a Wegmans.
LAS VEGAS — The reinvention of the retail sector now underway is getting a boost from a U.S. economic expansion that is nearly a decade old but which still has legs, says Hessam Nadji, president and CEO of brokerage services firm Marcus & Millichap. Meanwhile, demographic shifts have altered the retail landscape in profound ways and will continue to do so, Nadji believes. Every day, 10,000 Americans turn age 65. An even greater number, 12,000, reach the age of 21 on a daily basis. “It is the most incredible dual demographic movement of any developed country on the history of the planet. That has a lot to do with why the economy is doing well and why retail is reinventing itself.” The longest U.S. economic expansion on record spanned a decade, from 1991 to 2001. The current expansion is poised to surpass that high-water mark this July. The economy has added 21 million jobs since 2009, a modest 16 percent increase during that span, according to Nadji. Meanwhile, inflation has been held in check. The PCE (personal consumption expenditures) inflation rate has fallen 190 basis points since 2007 to 1.5 percent. The 10-year Treasury yield, the benchmark for long-term, permanent …
MANASSAS, VA. — Finmarc Management Inc. has acquired Manaport Plaza Shopping Center, a 250,000-square-foot retail center in Manassas, about 30 miles west of Washington, D.C. Combined Properties Inc. sold the shopping center to Finmarc for $29.8 million. The property was 90 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Marshalls, Gabe’s, Ollie’s Bargain Outlet, Tuesday Morning, McKay Books, Advance Auto Parts and Dollar Tree. The property is located adjacent to Manassas Mall and the 117,000-square-foot retail center Festival at Manassas, which Finmarc bought in December 2017. Joseph Hoffman and Aaron Rosenfeld of Kelley Drye & Warren provided legal representation on behalf of Finmarc. Cliff Mendelson and Al Missirlian of Metropolis Capital Advisors arranged acquisition financing.
PALM COAST, FLA. — HFF has negotiated the sale of Palm Coast Landing, a 171,352-square-foot retail center in Palm Coast. Palm Coast Landing is shadow-anchored by Target and was 97 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Ross Dress for Less, TJ Maxx, Michaels, PetSmart, Ulta Beauty and Dollar Tree. The property is situated within an opportunity zone about 23 miles north of downtown Daytona Beach. Brad Peterson, Daniel Finkle, Whitaker Leonhardt and Ryan Stoffer of HFF represented the seller, an undisclosed, publicly traded REIT, in the transaction. Acadia Realty Trust acquired the center for an undisclosed amount.
HOUSTON — GID Development Group, which has nine regional offices across the country, will develop a 600-unit multifamily project within Regent Square, a 24-acre mixed-use development in Houston. The project, which will include 50,000 square feet of street-level retail space, marks the second multifamily phase of Regent Square, and follows the delivery of the 21-story Sovereign at Regent Square building in 2015. Floor plans will include studio, one- and two-bedroom units. The groundbreaking for the project, which is being designed by Boston-based CBT, is slated for this fall. JLL will handle leasing of the retail space.
JONESTOWN, TEXAS — Dallas-based investment brokerage firm STRIVE has arranged the sale of Jonestown Center, a 6,500-square-foot retail property located on the outskirts of Austin. James Anderson of STRIVE represented the seller and worked with an outside broker to procure the buyer. Both parties were locally based investors. The population within a 10-mile radius of Jonestown Center has grown by 25 percent since 2010. The area also has an average household income of nearly $120,000.