Retail

Continental Realty Acquires Shopping Center in Metro Baltimore for $16.2M

by Alex Tostado May 17, 2019

GLEN BURNIE, MD. — Continental Realty Corp. has acquired Governors Commons, a 129,242-square-foot shopping center in Glen Burnie, for $16.2 million. Governors Commons was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants including Gavigan’s Furniture, Pep Boys, Sake Japanese Steakhouse, Goodwill Industries and Dollar Tree. The property is located at 7311 Ritchie Highway, nine miles south of downtown Baltimore. Mathew Adler, Geoffrey Millerd and Chris Huesgen of Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) arranged the transaction. The seller was not disclosed. Joe Donato of NKF arranged acquisition financing.

May 17, 2019

Development Retail South Carolina Southeast

Halvorsen Holdings to Develop Publix-Anchored Shopping Center Near Savannah

by Alex Tostado May 16, 2019

BLUFFTON, S.C. — Boca Raton, Fla.-based Halvorsen Holdings is planning to develop May River Crossing, a 70,200-square-foot, Publix-anchored shopping center in Bluffton, 16 miles north of downtown Savannah and 16 miles west of Hilton Head Island. May River Crossing will be situated on 15 acres on the northeast corner of Okatie Highway and May River Road. Publix will occupy 48,000 square feet and will feature a drive-thru pharmacy. There is 21,845 square feet of available space. May River Crossing’s committed tenants include a nail salon, national hair salon and a national cellphone provider. A timeline for construction was not disclosed.

May 16, 2019

Acquisitions Northeast Pennsylvania Retail

Agree Realty Acquires Wawa’s Flagship Store in Philadelphia for $15M

by Taylor Williams May 16, 2019

PHILADELPHIA — Agree Realty Corp., a Michigan-based publicly traded REIT, has acquired the 11,500-square-foot flagship store of Wawa’s, a chain of gas stations and convenience stores serving the East Coast, for approximately $15 million. The store is situated within the 13-story Public Ledger Building, located adjacent to Independence Hall in the Center City area of Philadelphia. The store is the largest of the Wawa’s chain and includes a bakery, merchandise and an expanded selection of the company’s reserve coffee products. The seller was not disclosed.

May 16, 2019

Acquisitions California Retail Western

Progressive Real Estate Partners Arranges $11M Sale of Retail Center in Inland Empire

by Amy Works May 16, 2019

CORONA, CALIF. — Progressive Real Estate Partners has arranged the sale of Corona Freeway Center in Corona. An Orange County, Calif.-based private investor sold the property to Orange County-based PRES Cos. for $11 million. The 67,690-square-foot retail center was built in 1991 and was recently renovated, including a new roof, new HVAC, updated landscaping, painting, major renovations to the parking lot, and the addition of a 60-foot high digital freeway pylon sign and a 400-square-foot digital screen. Tenants include Express Scripts, Jenson USA Bicycles and LA Carpet & Flooring. Frank Vora of Progressive Real Estate Partners represented the seller, while Greg Ozimec of Industrial Brokers represented the buyer in the deal.

May 16, 2019

Leasing Activity New York Northeast Retail

Shakespeare & Co. to Open First Bookstore in Lower Manhattan

by Taylor Williams May 16, 2019

NEW YORK CITY — Shakespeare & Co., a chain of bookstores that was founded in 1983, will open its first store in Lower Manhattan when it assumes occupancy of a 2,300-square-foot space at 230 Vesey St. in January 2020. The store, which will be located within the 14-acre Brookfield Place complex on the Hudson River, will include a children’s book section and café. In addition, the store will host monthly book club events in its communal area.

May 16, 2019

Illinois Leasing Activity Midwest Retail

Brown Bag Seafood Co. to Join Tenant Lineup at Willis Tower’s Catalog in Chicago

by Kristin Harlow May 16, 2019

CHICAGO — Brown Bag Seafood Co. will open its newest location in Willis Tower. The fast-casual seafood concept will be located in Catalog, the 300,000-square-foot dining and retail area at the base of the office tower. Catalog is currently under construction. Willis Tower is undergoing a $500 million renovation project, the biggest transformation in the building’s 46-year history. The first phase is expected to be open to the public in late 2019. Brown Bag Seafood Co. joins Convene, Urbanspace, Shake Shack, Sweetgreen, Starbucks and Market Creations. The Willis Tower location will be Brown Bag’s sixth restaurant. Willis Tower, formerly Sears Tower, is a 110-story skyscraper and is the tallest building in Chicago.

May 16, 2019

Market Reports Midwest Midwest Market Reports Retail Wisconsin

Creativity, Flexibility Are Paramount in Milwaukee’s Retail Market

by Kristin Harlow May 16, 2019

Milwaukee, a city known for beer, motorcycles and baseball, is currently in a position of shifting from what was once perceived as the normal retail marketplace into the new age of retail. This type of retail is ever-changing and has a deeper focus on experiential activities and artisanal food. These two words, “experiential” and “artisanal,” are frequently being used to describe where the retail landscape is heading. Online competitors, as well as changing consumer preferences, are driving out the traditional department store models and forcing retailers to adapt to this way of life or suffer struggling sales and inevitable store closures. Adaptive reuse The story of traditional retail being dead due to online retailers’ entrances into different market segments continues to invade publications throughout the country. While there may be some truth to that for certain retailers such as Toys ‘R’ Us, Babies ‘R’ Us, Shopko, Bon-Ton and Payless ShoeSource, an argument can be made that it was also their inability to adapt in the marketplace that led to their demise. These store closures affected numerous markets throughout the country and Milwaukee was no different in seeing several of these retailers close multiple locations across the metro area, leaving landlords …

May 16, 2019

Acquisitions Mississippi Retail Southeast

Marcus & Millichap Brokers $7.5M Sale of Walmart-Anchored Shopping Center in Eastern Mississippi in Two Transactions

by Alex Tostado May 15, 2019

FULTON, MISS. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a Walmart-anchored shopping center situated at 100 Interchange Drive in Fulton in two separate transactions. In the first deal, Bright-Fulton LP sold a 109,400-square-foot Walmart Supercenter to Bluejay Capital LLC, a private real estate investor based in New York, for $6.2 million. The property is triple-net leased to Walmart, which recently signed a new 10-year lease extension. On the same property, Bright-Fulton sold a 30,000-square-foot retail strip center that was 69 percent occupied at the time of the sale to tenants including Cato, Rent-A-Center, Shoe Show and AT&T. SJ Trust and DJ Trust, private local investors, bought the center for $1.3 million. Don McMinn and Zach Taylor of Marcus & Millichap’s Taylor McMinn Retail Group represented the seller in both transactions. The seller divided the property during the sale into two separate parcels to “achieve 50 basis points better than market pricing for the entire shopping center,” says Taylor.

May 15, 2019

Acquisitions Illinois Midwest Retail

PECO Purchases 146,591 SF Shopping Center in Naperville, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow May 15, 2019

NAPERVILLE, ILL. — Phillips Edison & Co. Inc. (PECO) has purchased Naperville Crossings, a 146,591-square-foot shopping center in Naperville. The purchase price was $49.9 million, according to Crain’s Chicago Business. A newly constructed, 21,820-square-foot Aldi grocery store anchors the property. Other tenants at the retail center, which is 92 percent leased, include AT&T, Biaggi’s Ristorante Italiano, Massage Envy, Nothing Bundt Cakes, Orangetheory Fitness, Panera Bread and Starbucks. Evan Halkias and Michael Marks of Cushman & Wakefield represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.

May 15, 2019

Acquisitions Midwest Minnesota Retail

KW Commercial Brokers $3.9M Sale of Retail Center in Bloomington, Minnesota

by Kristin Harlow May 15, 2019

BLOOMINGTON, MINN. — KW Commercial has brokered the sale of Amsden Ridge Shopping Center in Bloomington for $3.9 million. The two-building, 27,559-square-foot retail center is located on Ensign Avenue South. The shopping center includes retail, restaurant and office tenants. Matthew Klein of KW Commercial represented the seller, Amsden LLC, and secured the buyer, Hoss Bros. LLC.

May 15, 2019

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