MANOR, TEXAS — Dallas-based advisory firm The Retail Connection, through its affiliate Connected Development Services, has broken ground on a 150,000-square-foot shopping center in metro Austin. Manor Crossing will be located on the state capital’s eastern outskirts within a 63-acre site at the northwest corner of U.S. Highway 290 and FM 973 that will also be home to a 101,000-square-foot H-E-B grocery store. The center will comprise four buildings on 18 acres. Tenants that have already committed to Manor Crossing include T.J. Maxx, Burlington, Planet Fitness, Five Below, Rack Room Shoes, Jersey Mike’s, James Avery, McAlister’s, Mattress Firm, Tropical Smoothie Café and Tomlinson’s Feed. Cuaso Design Studio and ICON Architecture are leading design of the project, and Flynn Construction is serving as the general contractor. Completion is slated for 2026.
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NEW BRAUNFELS, TEXAS — Topgolf will open a 35,000-square-foot venue in New Braunfels, a northeastern suburb of San Antonio. The two-story facility will be located within the 400-acre New Braunfels Town Center at Creekside master-planned development and will feature 62 climate-controlled hitting bays in addition to a full bar and restaurant. Construction is underway, and completion is scheduled for late 2025. The Dallas-based sports entertainment company, which currently operates more than 100 venues around the world, expects to hire about 200 people to staff the new facility.
LUBBOCK, TEXAS — An affiliate of Houston-based development and investment firm Vista Cos. has acquired The Plazas on Ninth Street, a 21,000-square-foot retail strip center located in the West Texas city of Lubbock. The center is located across from the Texas Tech University campus and was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Torchy’s Tacos and Barefoot Athletics. Chris Gainey of Marcus & Millichap represented Vista Cos. in the transaction. JLL arranged an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing through StanCorp Financial Group for the deal. The seller was not disclosed.
RARITAN, N.J. — Men’s apparel retailer DXL Big + Tall has signed a 6,170-square-foot retail lease at Somerville Circle Shopping Center in Raritan, located roughly midway between Trenton and Newark. Vanessa Kelty of Levin Management Corp. represented the undisclosed landlord in the lease negotiations. Alison Horbach of RIPCO Real Estate represented the tenant. The deal brings the 150,000-square-foot center to full occupancy.
Majestic Realty Co. Secures Refinancing Totaling $118.9M for Two Shopping Centers in California
by Amy Works
REDLANDS, CALIF. — Majestic Realty Co. Capital Markets has secured loans totaling $118.9 million for the refinancing of two shopping centers located in Redlands. Situated within a 100-acre mixed-use development, the properties — Mountain Grove Shopping Center and Citrus Plaza Shopping Center — together comprise roughly 1 million square feet. A life insurance company provided first trust deed loans of $62.4 million and $56.5 million, respectively, for the centers, which Majestic Realty Co. and affiliates developed and manage. Tenants at the properties include Target, Harkins Theaters, Aldi, Nordstrom Rack, Kohl’s, Hobby Lobby, T.J. Maxx, HomeGoods, Ross Dress for Less, Ulta Beauty, Nike and Barnes & Noble.
MONTGOMERY, ALA. — Matthews Real Estate Investment Services has brokered the sale of Promenade North Shopping Center, a 57,441-square-foot retail center located at 2423 Eastern Blvd. in Montgomery. Pierce Mayson and Kyle Stonis of Matthews represented the seller, an affiliate of Hackney Real Estate Partners, in the transaction. The buyer and sales price were not disclosed. Promenade North was 97.3 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Harbor Freight Tools, AutoZone and ArchWell Health. The Home Depot shadow-anchors the center.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — CenterSquare has acquired Riverbend Village Shops, an 18,550-square-foot retail center located in Charlotte. Comprising four buildings, the development marks the final phase of Riverbend Village, a master-planned community totaling 62,000 square feet. Tenants at the property include First Watch, Jeremiah’s Italian Ice, GoHealth Urgent Care, Vitamin Shoppe, Nana Morrison’s Soul Food and Nothing Bundt Cake. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
BWE Secures $425M in Construction Financing for Mosaic Quarter Sports Complex in Tucson
by Amy Works
TUCSON, ARIZ. — BWE has secured a $425 million credit-tenant lease to provide construction financing for Phase I of Mosaic Quarter, a planned sports destination spanning 90 acres and 1 million square feet in Tucson. Brian Boland of BWE originated the credit-tenant lease financing from CTL Capital on behalf of Mosaic Quarter Development LLC, an affiliate of Knott Development. The property was underwritten based on the credit of Pima County, Ariz., the future lessee, enabling the borrower to secure more favorable terms with higher leverage due to the property’s guaranteed future cash flow over the term of the 30-year lease. Mosaic Quarter’s Phase I will feature the 137,000-square-foot MQ Field House, the 200,000-square-foot MQ Iceplex, a central utility plant and onsite civil and sitework improvements, as well as offsite infrastructure improvements necessary to support the larger project, including parking. MQ Field House will include interchangeable wood, turf and specialty flooring systems on two floors of athletic space, including eight basketball courts, six volleyball courts, four indoor soccer fields, 24 pickleball courts, two 7-on-7 football fields, 32 badminton courts, two party rooms and a rooftop event patio. MQ Field House will offer fitness programming that will be taught by University of Arizona …
NAI Capital Directs $6.8M Purchase of Dollar Tree-Occupied Retail Building in Garden Grove, California
by Amy Works
GARDEN GROVE, CALIF. — NAI Capital Commercial has arranged the acquisition of a retail building located at 10840 Katella Ave. in Garden Grove. An entity doing business as Katella Gateway Plaza LLC purchased the asset from Garden Grove Gateway LLC for $6.8 million. Dollar Tree occupies the 15,000-square-foot building, which was built in 2005, under a triple-net lease. Sheri Messerlian and Ilmar Kalviste of NAI Capital Commercial represented the buyer, while Shawn Bakke represented the seller in the deal.
BLUFFTON, S.C. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has brokered the $18.8 million sale of Bluffton Target Center, a shopping center located in Bluffton, approximately seven miles west of Hilton Head Island. Built in 2001, the property totals 100,314 square feet and was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants including Dick’s Sporting Goods, Staples and Starbucks Coffee. Zach Taylor of IPA represented the seller, an entity doing business as Stafford Bluffton LLC, in the transaction and procured the buyer, Tarantino Properties Inc.