Retail

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SHELTON, CONN. — Cronheim Mortgage has arranged $22.5 million in permanent financing for The Center at Split Rock, a neighborhood retail property located in Shelton. The 10-year loan amortizes over a 30-year period and was structured with a fixed rate of 4.12 percent. Situated on 11.7 acres, the 91,197-square-foot property was constructed in 2007 and is 99 percent leased to more than 20 tenants. Current tenants include Walgreens, Outback Steakhouse, Orange Theory Fitness and Mattress Firm. Dev Morris, Allison Villamagna and Andrew Stewart of Cronheim Mortgage originated and placed the loan for the undisclosed borrower.

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ASHLAND, MASS. — SVN/Parsons Commercial Group/Boston has purchased a retail plaza located at 310 Pond St. in Ashland for an undisclosed price. The plaza features a 31,000-square-foot building and a 5,000-square-foot freestanding building situated at the front of the plaza. Additionally, SVN/Parsons secured a long-term deal with Habitat for Humanity – ReStore to occupy the property. Other tenants include Domino’s. Garrett Quinn of SVN/Parson provided in-house representation for the buyer, while Richard Diamond of The Diamond Group represented the seller, Saxon Partners, in the deal.

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CHICAGO — McDonald’s has unveiled exterior and interior designs for the brand’s flagship restaurant at Clark and Ontario streets in Chicago. The former rock ‘n’ roll-themed restaurant closed in late December. The new restaurant will feature self-order kiosks, table service and mobile order and payment. The nearly 19,000-square-foot restaurant, designed by Chicago-based Ross Barney Architects, will be constructed of steel and wood timber. The restaurant will feature green spaces and energy-saving features in efforts to become LEED certified. The redesigned restaurant is slated to reopen this spring. McDonald’s is also in the process of moving its headquarters to Chicago from Oak Brook, Ill.

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COLUMBIA CITY, MONTICELLO AND WABASH, IND. — Regency Properties has acquired three shopping centers in northern Indiana for an undisclosed price. The acquisition will add a combined 253,267 square feet to the company’s portfolio of properties. The 123,340-square-foot Columbia Square Shopping Center is located at 621 Countryside Drive in Columbia City. Anchored by Kroger, additional tenants at the property include Family Dollar, Goody’s, Rent-A-Center and Tires Plus. In Monticello, the 107,164-square-foot Monticello Marketplace is located at 900 N. Main St. Tenants include Kroger, Label Shopper, Pizza Hut, Ace Hardware and Anytime Fitness. Wabash Crossing East Shopping Center is a 22,763-square-foot center located at 1611 N. Cass St. in Wabash. Positioned by Highway 24, this center features Wabash County Hospital among other tenants.

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LOMBARD, ILL. — Pacific Retail Capital Partners (PRCP) and Clifton Realty Management have redeveloped Yorktown Center in Lombard to include a 12,000-square-foot “self-care” component. The new section allows shoppers and nearby residents to conduct all their self-care needs in one place. Tenants include The Barre Code, CycleBar, Orangetheory Fitness, Amazing Lash Studio and European Wax Center. An additional 40,000-square-foot unnamed fitness concept is slated to open late this summer. Yorktown Center is a 1.5 million-square-foot shopping center.

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THE COLONY, TEXAS — Construction has begun on a 331,000-square-foot location for SCHEELS, a sporting goods retailer, in the northern Dallas metro of The Colony. The store will be located within Grandscape, a 433-acre mixed-use property being developed by Nebraska Furniture Mart, a division of Berkshire Hathaway. For North Dakota-based SCHEELS, which operates 27 stores across 12 states, the Grandscape location will be its first in Texas. The store is expected to open by spring 2020.  

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GAINESVILLE, FLA. — The Sembler Co., in partnership with Forge Capital Partners, has acquired Gainesville Shopping Center, a 185,000-square-foot retail center located at the northwest corner of North Main Street and N.W. 10th Avenue in Gainesville. The companies acquired the asset through their investment fund, Forge Real Estate Partners III (FREP). Other terms of the deal were not disclosed. At the time of sale, Gainesville Shopping Center was 91 percent leased to tenants including Publix, Beauty Max and Family Dollar. The Sembler Co. will manage the property and handle the center’s leasing assignment.

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Successful retail development, especially in today’s evolving retail environment, needs constant re-evaluation by developers as well as municipalities. In some cases, the old rules are being rewritten to allow for more creative uses of otherwise stagnant — and sometimes historic — properties. The city of Chicago’s Industrial Corridor Modernization Initiative, designed to relax zoning in areas once reserved for manufacturing, is an excellent example of a notable shift that will allow developers to execute new strategies for retail development, often in combination with other uses. The recently adopted guidelines for the North Branch Industrial Corridor, the first of 26 such areas in Chicago to be evaluated, suggest the formula that will be needed to help realize the city’s ambitious vision. Neighborhood workforce  With employers increasingly focused on attracting and retaining talent in a tight labor market, they are seeking locations with a mix of retail amenities that their employees can take advantage of before, during or after the workday. Increasingly, this mix is found in neighborhoods outside the downtown core that offer a relative value when it comes to office rents — another benefit for companies looking to make a move. In some cases, office and retail are located in …

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NEW YORK CITY — Alpha Realty arranged the sale of a mixed-use building located at 133 W. Third St. in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village. An undisclosed buyer acquired the 6,200-square-foot property for $8.8 million, or $1,437 per square foot. The building features seven apartments and one retail space. Scott Schwartz of Alpha Realty represented the buyer, while Michael Coratolo of Coratolo Associates and Jim Mann of Friedman Roth represented the seller in the deal.

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GREAT NECK, N.Y. — Nassimi Realty has acquired a retail strip center located at 25 Cuttermill Road in Great Neck for an undisclosed price. The property features approximately 11,250 square feet of retail space, including a 4,160-square-foot basement. At the time of acquisition, seven of the property’s 11 retail spaces were occupied. The name of the seller was not released.

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