ST. LOUIS — Confluent Development and Draper and Kramer Inc. are planning to redevelop the former Southwest Bank property in the Reber Place Historic District of St. Louis. Upon completion, the project will be home to a 4,200-square-foot BMO Harris Bank, a 10,000-square-foot Walgreens and a 2,700-square-foot space for an additional retailer. Completion is slated for spring 2019. Rosemann & Associates is serving as the project architect.
TAMPA, FLA. — Whole Foods Market has unveiled plans to open a 48,000-square-foot location at Midtown Tampa, a planned mixed-use project in Tampa. New York-based Bromley Cos. is developing the project, which will feature more than 200,000 square feet of retail, restaurant, entertainment and outdoor space; 750,000 square feet of office space; 400 multifamily units and two boutique hotels. Whole Foods will relocate from its current 32,000-square-foot Tampa location upon opening at the development in fall 2020. The new store will employ approximately 200 full- and part-time members.
ALLENTOWN, PA. — HFF has arranged the $3 million sale of a 10,000-square-foot, single-tenant retail building leased to CVS Pharmacy in Allentown. HFF represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was Grove City Property. Located at 1802 Lehigh St., the CVS Pharmacy sees traffic counts of more than 15,000 vehicles per day and is less than a mile from I-78. The building was built in 1996 and is leased to CVS Pharmacy through December 2037.
MILWAUKEE — CBL Properties has unveiled plans for the redevelopment of the former Sears building at Brookfield Square in Brookfield, a suburb of Milwaukee. The first phase of the redevelopment calls for new dining and entertainment options that will include WhirlyBall and BistroPlex from Marcus Theatres. Construction is expected to begin this month with planning underway for additional phases of redevelopment. WhirlyBall will include indoor entertainment paired with a chef-inspired menu and rotating craft beers and seasonal cocktails. The two-story venue will feature two WhirlyBall courts, eight bowling lanes, a four-lane VIP bowling suite and a multi-level LaserTag arena. BistroPlex will feature in-theater dining with recliner seating and a full-service bar and lounge area.
BOYNTON BEACH, FLA. — Charlotte-based FCA Partners has sold Shoppes of Boynton, a 151,000-square-foot shopping center in the South Florida city of Boynton Beach, for $27.8 million. Dennis Carson and Casey Rosen of CBRE arranged the transaction on behalf of FCA. Northbridge Investment Management acquired the property on behalf of an institutional client. Shoppes of Boynton is home to tenants such as Ross Dress for Less, Dollar Tree, Tuesday Morning, Ale House, Chili’s, FedEx Office, MD Now and Pollo Tropical. The center was 87 percent leased at the time of sale.
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. — NAI Wisinski has brokered the sale of Northland Plaza in Grand Rapids for an undisclosed price. The 20,168-square-foot shopping center is located at 3325 Plainfield Ave. NE. The property, currently home to a fitness center and tanning salon, will be renovated. Bill Tyson and Todd Leinberger of NAI Wisinski represented the buyer, 1923 Property LLC. Darrel Herweyer of DAR Development represented the undisclosed seller.
WHEATON, ILL. — Salon Lofts has signed a 3,795-square-foot retail lease to open at Town Square Wheaton near Chicago. The 203,000-square-foot shopping center is located at the intersection of Blanchard Circle and Naperville Road. Interior build-out of the national salon chain’s space is expected to begin this month with completion slated for summer 2018. Tucker Development owns Town Square Wheaton.
TULARE AND HANFORD, CALIF. — Retail California has arranged leases for two retail spaces in Tulare and Hanford, both located between Los Angeles and the Bay Area. In the first deal, The Habit Burger Grill leased 16,837 square feet of restaurant space at 989 E. Prosperity Ave. in Tulare. Prosperity Equity Partners is the landlord. Nick Frechou of Retail California and Shane Anderson of Commercial Retail Associates brokered the transaction. In the second deal, Aldi Food Market signed a lease for 22,500 square feet of retail space at the southwest corner of 12th Avenue and Lacey Boulevard in Hanford. Eureka Development Co. is the landlord. Frechou and Michael Arfsten of Retail California, along with Chris Campbell of CB Commercial, arranged the transaction.
DALLAS — Home décor retailer At Home will open a 108,000-square-foot store at the corner of President George Bush Turnpike and Firewheel Parkway in northeast Dallas. Situated on 11.1 acres, the store is expected to open during the fourth quarter. Michael Meaden and Andrew Wiley of JLL, along with Rich Flaten of CBRE, represented the partnership that sold the future site of the store. Karla Smith of CBRE represented the buyer in the land sale. Plano, Texas-based At Home operates approximately 115 stores across the country.
MCALLEN, TEXAS — Dallas-based brokerage firm STRIVE has arranged the sale of a Walgreens-leased store located in the Rio Grande Valley (RGV) metro of McAllen. Will Merritt and Adam Gottschalk of STRIVE represented the seller, a New York-based investor. Merritt and Gottschalk also procured the buyer, a Michigan-based private investor that acquired the property via a 1031 exchange. At the time of sale, the property had 15 years remaining on its double net lease
