Retail

The Triangle continues to attract national attention due to job growth, relatively low cost of living, economic diversity, a central East Coast location and its access to three world-class universities. Additionally, the Triangle’s unemployment rates are below the state and national averages. These are some of the driving forces that bring nearly 80 residents a day to the metro area, as recently published by U.S. News & World Report. Triangle retailers, developers and investors are taking advantage of this momentum, and the local retail market is thriving as a result. At the conclusion of third-quarter 2017, the Triangle retail vacancy was 6.7 percent. This represents a 60-basis point increase year-over-year. However, there was over 340,000 square feet of positive net absorption during the same quarter. This stat marks the highest quarter of positive absorption for the market since the second quarter of 2014. There were several notable retail deliveries in 2017, such as Carolina Square, containing nearly 50,000 square feet of ground floor retail space. The mixed-use project is located along Franklin Street in Chapel Hill and is a joint venture between Cousins Properties and Northwood Ravin. The retail portion of Carolina Square delivered 84 percent preleased and is anchored …

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ORANGE, CALIF. — NKF Capital Markets has arranged the sale of Rusty Leaf Plaza, a neighborhood shopping center located at 2512 E. Chapman Ave. in Orange. A joint venture between Canyon Catalyst Fund and Paragon Commercial Group sold the property to Inland Real Estate Acquisitions for an undisclosed price in an off-market transaction. At the time of sale, the center was 98 percent occupied. Anchored by Target, the retail center also features a mix of service, medical and fast casual dining tenants. CJ Osbrink of NKF Capital Markets represented the seller in the deal.

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TORRANCE, CALIF. — Faris Lee Investments has arranged the sale of Southwood Village, a neighborhood retail center located at 22214-22251 and 22217-22251 Palos Verdes Blvd. and 5230 Sepulveda Blvd. in Torrance. Los Angeles-based BIG Shopping Centers USA sold the property to a private investor for $21 million. Situated on 5.5 acres, the 66,958-square-foot property was built in the 1950s and renovated in 2013. At the time of sale, the property was 97 percent occupied by major tenants, including Dollar Tree, ACE Hardware, Goodwill and Chevron. Richard Chichester and Donald MacLellan of Faris Lee represented the seller, while Triwell Properties represented the buyer in the transaction.

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LOS ANGELES — Marcus & Millichap has facilitated the sale of a retail property located at 9563 W. Pico Blvd. in Los Angeles. CRD Pico Associates acquired the property from a private investor for $2.8 million. The property features 5,000 square feet of retail space. Brandon Michaels and Andrew Leff of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and buyer in the deal.

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PHILADELPHIA — Silver Arch Capital Partners has secured a $15 million land loan for the acquisition of two development sites, known as 1401 and 1401 R-S- Christopher Columbus Blvd. in South Philadelphia. The undisclosed borrower plans to develop up to 235 townhouses on the 22.9-acre site along the Delaware River, boat slips for owners’ watercraft, outdoor recreational activity areas and a riverfront cafe. Jeffrey Wolfer of Silver Arch Capital Partners arranged the financing for the borrower.

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ATLANTA — Three new tenants will join Shops Around Lenox, an open-air shopping center in Atlanta’s Buckhead district, in the coming months. New York-based fitness company SoulCycle will open its first Atlanta location at the center in late April, and healthy food concept Flower Child will open its first location in the city in mid-summer. West Elm will also open a new location at the center this summer. The new tenants join recent additions to Shops Around Lenox including Draper James, which opened in November 2017; Blo Blow Dry Bar, which opened in 2016; and Kendra Scott, which opened in 2014. Additional tenants at the center include South Moon Under, Crate & Barrel, Paper Source, lululemon athletica, Suit Supply, fab’rik and Seven Lamps. Retail consultant Tisha Maley and JLL were retained to update and manage the new tenant lineup. Originally constructed in 1979, Shops Around Lenox was updated in 2009 with refreshed facades, new community gathering spaces and new artwork. The center is located within walking distance to more than 10 million square feet of office space, seven hotels and Lenox Square, an enclosed regional mall owned and operated by Simon.

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SANTA MONICA, CALIF. — Dick’s Sporting Goods, the largest U.S.-based, omni-channel sporting goods retailer, will open four new Dick’s Sporting Goods stores in February. The new stores are opening this month in Santa Maria, Calif.; Evansville, Ind.; Baxter, Minn.; and Warwick, R.I. The company will now have 721 Dick’s Sporting Goods stores nationwide in 47 states. Founded in 1948, Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc. operates more than 715 Dick’s Sporting Goods locations across the United States. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, the company also owns and operates Golf Galaxy and Field & Stream specialty stores.

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NEW YORK CITY — Progress Capital has arranged $8.2 million in refinancing for the former Apple Bank Building at 2526 Grand Concourse in the Bronx. The borrower, Madd Equities, plans to use proceeds of the loan to renovate the street- and basement-level retail spaces at the property. Brad Domenico of Progress Capital secured the financing, which includes a 24-month interest-only payment period.

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