MADISON, MISS. — CBL Properties has sold The Forum at Grandview, a 216,000-square-foot retail center in Madison, for $31.8 million. Hendon Properties acquired the center in an all-cash deal. CBL developed the property in a 75-25 joint venture with Mattiace Development in 2010. CBL received all of the profits from the sale. Tenants at The Forum include Best Buy, Dick’s Sporting Goods, HomeGoods, Michaels, Stein Mart, Petco and Ulta Beauty. The property is situated along Grandview Boulevard, 15 miles north of downtown Jackson.
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Mark IV Capital Buys 4,300-Acre Crossroads Commerce Center Development Site Near Reno, Nevada
by Amy Works
FERNLEY, NEV. — Mark IV Capital, in partnership with Heath Rushing of New Nevada Resources, has acquired Crossroads Commerce Center, a 4,300-acre industrial and commercial property located in Fernley, for an undisclosed price. The asset has been rebranded to Victory Logistics District. Situated 30 miles east of Reno, Nev., Victory Logistics Center will be completed in phases with the first phase including approximately 7.5 million square feet of industrial space. Build-out is expected to conclude within seven to 10 years. The first building will be an 800,000-square-foot speculative, cross-docked distribution facility with 40-foot clear heights. Irvine, Calif.-based HPA Architects is designing the building. The first phase also includes the construction of a full-service transload rail facility, which will serve new and existing rail customers in the projects as well as customers throughout the region. The rail facility is being developed in partnership with Black Gold Terminals. At complete build-out, the logistics center will feature manufacturing, distribution, industrial and data center space, as well as housing options, convenience retail, quick-service retail and restaurant and entertainment options.
ILLINOIS — MK Asset Investment has acquired industrial properties in Franklin Park and Waukegan and sold a retail center in Round Lake Beach. The aggregated value of the transactions exceeded $10 million. The Franklin Park industrial property spans 87,500 square feet and is situated on 5.9 acres at 11608 Copenhagen Drive. MK Asset will add new docks, upgrade the lighting and provide a fresh coat of paint. The Waukegan building spans 35,500 square feet and is located at 1850 S. Lakeside Drive within Amhurst Industrial Park. A private investor acquired the 61,685-square-foot Eagle Creek Shopping Center, which is anchored by Big Lots.
LEESBURG, VA. — KLNB has brokered the $9.7 million sale of a portion of Shenandoah Square Shopping Center in Leesburg. The two parcels included in the sale are located at 932 and 952 Edward Ferry Road NE and total 29,480 square feet. Tenants include Sherwin Williams, Cosmo Prof, Jenny Craig, Domino’s and Regional Finance. Shenandoah Square also includes a Walmart, Exxon gas station, Taco Bell, IHOP and 83,240 square feet of office space. The shopping center is situated 37 miles northwest of Washington, D.C. Kevin Goeller, Ryan Goeller, Veronica Kamara, Billy Kelly and Chase Stewart of KLNB represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. David Weber and Kenneth Tamres, also of KLNB, represented the undisclosed private buyer.
AMHERST, N.Y. — Douglas Development Co. has purchased Boulevard Mall, a 961,800-square-foot shopping and dining destination in the Buffalo suburb of Amherst, for $30.5 million. The property was originally built in 1962 and is situated on 64 acres. The mall was renovated in 2000 and is now anchored by tenants such as Dick’s Sporting Goods and Macy’s. Jose Cruz, Kevin O’Hearn, Claudia Steeb, Michael Oliver and Ryan Robertson of JLL handled the transaction in conjunction with Ten-X on behalf of the undisclosed seller. JLL closed the sale, which included an adjacent, eight-acre tract that houses a 120,000-square-foot Wegmans grocery store and commanded a price of $6 million.
WATCHUNG, N.J. — Graycor Construction has completed Cinemark Watchung and XD theater, a 10-screen venue in northern New Jersey. The 37,630-square-foot theater features luxury recliner seats and a private party room and is the first Cinemark theater to open in Somerset County. Beck Architecture designed the theater. Chicago-based Graycor will also build a 12-screen, 44,000-square-foot Cinemark Theatre within the Willowbrook Mall in Wayne.
FAIRVIEW, TEXAS — InvenTrust Properties Corp., an Illinois-based shopping center REIT, has acquired Shoppes at Fairview, a 67,500-square-foot retail center in metro Dallas, for $36 million. Anchored by Whole Foods Market, the property also houses tenants such as Capital One and Jos. A Bank. The center was acquired in conjunction with a 346,200-square-foot, Costco-anchored center in South Florida, a property that fetched a sales price of $97 million. Chris Gerard, Barry Brown and Ryan Shore of JLL represented the seller, Lincoln Property Co., in the transaction.
PLANO, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Independence Park, a 31,950-square-foot retail property located at 3020 Legacy Drive in the northern Dallas suburb of Plano. The property was built in 1994. Philip Levy of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which were private investors that requested anonymity.
CHANDLER, ARIZ. — CBRE has arranged the sale of Chandler Business Center, a creative office, flex-tech and retail space located in Chandler. New York-based Fullerton Properties acquired the multi-tenant property from Los Angeles-based Montana Avenue Capital for $13.3 million. Located at 6150 and 6170 W. Chandler Blvd., Chandler Business Center is a two-building, value-add, mixed-use complex offering a total of 129,840 square feet. Butler Design Group designed the property in collaboration with Trammell Crow Co., completing construction in 2012. At the time of sale, the property was 54 percent leased to a variety of tenants, including New Heights Church, Advance Auto Parts, Newark Corp. and Children’s Cancer Network. Glenn Smigiel, Bob Young, Steve Brabant, Rick Abraham, Mark Krison and Jackie Orcutt of CBRE represented the seller in the deal.
With higher costs of land and construction, increased demand for walkable environments and more acceptance of structured parking, mixed-use is finally becoming the norm rather than the exception as the backdrop for new retail development in metro Houston. Developers of all types recognize that quality retail enhances the value of all surrounding real estate. Apartment and office developers are utilizing retail areas as additional amenities to differentiate themselves from their competition. Selecting the appropriate retailers for highly visible spaces in these developments is extremely important, as those users become strongly representative of the overall project. Project Examples Regent Square, a 24-acre development from GID, spans four blocks, with Allen Parkway, West Dallas and Dunlavy defining the perimeter of the project. GID is currently building apartments on one of these blocks to include 50,000 square feet of retail on the first floor and three large freestanding restaurant pads. JLL has been hired to handle leasing of the project. MetroNational has gained control of the 200,000-square-foot former Sears building at Memorial City Mall and 13,620-square-foot adjoining garage. Trademark has been hired to assist in the redevelopment of the property. Zadok Jewelers announced a new mixed-use development on 1.6 acres at 1801 Post …