NEW LENOX, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Calistoga Plaza in New Lenox, about 40 miles southwest of Chicago, for $4.5 million. The 36,839-square-foot retail property is located at 2001-2131 Calistoga Drive. Tenants include Honeycuts, Grapple Games, Italian Fiesta Pizzeria, Arrowhead Ales, Badda Bings, Cedar Way Veterinary Clinic and Tuckers Doggy Delights. All of the tenants are currently operating under net leases. Sean R. Sharko, Austin Weisenbeck and Joseph Sigal of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a fund manager. Brian Parmacek, also of Marcus & Millichap, secured and represented the buyer, a limited liability company.
HOUSTON — Mattress Firm has announced plans to close 200 underperforming stores over the next 18 months. The retailer currently operates approximately 3,400 stores across the United States. Steinhoff International Holdings N.V., the parent company of the Houston-based retailer, made the announcement at a Dec. 19 lenders’ meeting. The locations to be shuttered have not yet been made public. The company said it will invest $200 million this year to continue restructuring, which includes reorganizing sales operations, upgrading internal leadership positions and removing leftover products from Tempur-Sealy International Inc., which cancelled its contracts with Mattress Firm in 2017. In addition to eliminating stores, the company announced it will increase its private labels, boost online presence and improve customer service, in an effort to reach its revenue goals. Mattress Firm currently generates $3.3 billion in revenue annually, and is aiming to reach more than $4 billion over the next five years. Additionally, Mattress Firm recently entered into a revolving credit facility for up to $225 million with Barclays for working capital needs and other general corporate purposes.
HOUSTON — LaSalle Investment Management has acquired Greenway Commons, a Costco-anchored shopping center in Houston, for $84 million. LaSalle acquired the property on behalf of its U.S. core open-end real estate fund, LaSalle Property Fund. A joint venture between DDR and Blackstone sold the asset. Greenway Commons was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants including LA Fitness, Iberia Bank, Buffalo Wild Wings and Panda Express.
BEAUMONT, TEXAS — Albanese Cormier Holdings (ACH) has sold Stadium Shopping Center, a 76,082-square-foot retail center located at 3210 Ave. A in Beaumont. A private investment firm purchased the asset from ACH for an undisclosed price. Kevin Holland of Edge Realty represented ACH in the sale. Built in 1970, Stadium Shopping Center was 82 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Citi Trends, Dollar Tree, Family Dollar, Hibbett Sports and Metro PCS.
As 2018 gets underway, retail real estate finds itself at an odd juncture. According to CNN, more than 6,700 stores either closed or announced plans to close in 2017, leading many to consider last year to be the beginning of the end for brick-and-mortar shopping. Yet a new report from Tennessee-based retail advisory firm IHL Consulting Group notes that for every company that closed stores in 2017, there were nearly three companies opening new stores to offset it. Whether you believe retail is dying or evolving, there’s no arguing that the inability of certain tenants — mainly apparel-based department stores — to compete with e-commerce has caused millions of square feet of retail real estate to be returned to the market. Owners of these properties face the challenge of backfilling these spaces with tenants that aren’t likely to share the same fate — restaurants, gyms and entertainment concepts. But when it comes to backfilling a big box or anchor space with an entertainment concept, merging the existing space with the design requirements of the tenant can be a major headache for landlords. With 58 million square feet of project designs under his belt, Randy Stone, associate principal at Dallas-based architecture …
After Hurricane Harvey made landfall on the Texas Gulf Coast, the storm’s impacts on commercial real estate were most immediately felt in the single- and multifamily spaces. As the recovery effort got underway, it became clear that some office buildings had been damaged, driving down occupancy in that sector, while demand for industrial materials and space rose. Perhaps because retail occupancy in Houston — which most recently clocked in at 94.6 percent, according to CoStar Group — has been strong throughout the oil downturn, or because most store closures stemmed from employees being unable to get to work, the storm’s impacts on the retail sector have been somewhat trickier to measure. Whatever the case, nearly four months after the storm, retailers in certain industries are seeing their sales figures climb dramatically, and without help from the holiday shopping rush. Grocers Lead the Way The grocery business — a form of brick-and-mortar retail thought to be somewhat insulated from e-commerce — has been at the forefront of retail segments seeing an uptick in sales following Harvey. Residents experiencing power outages and damaged refrigerators generated healthy and immediate demand for groceries. “Grocers were particularly impacted by Harvey, and in the aftermath it …
Retail inventory in Southern New Hampshire totaled 29.8 million square feet in 2017, a modest decline of 59,400 square feet, or 0.2 percent, largely due to retail demolitions and conversions to non-retail space, including auto dealerships, office, and residential. Some former retailer spaces that have been demolished include the 17,800-square-foot Grenon Trading Co. in Bedford, the 10,700-square-foot New Hampshire Liquor & Wine Outlet in Salem, and the 8,400-square-foot Weathervane Restaurant in Salem. The big story in the market is the notable decline in vacancy. Several retailers absorbed large vacancies, reducing unoccupied space by more than 400,000 square feet, and cutting the vacancy rate from 10.5 percent in 2016 to the current level of 9.1 percent. Larger retailers who filled vacant space include Chunky’s Cinema in Manchester, which opened in a portion of the former Lowe’s store; Hobby Lobby in Nashua, filling a vacant Market Basket at Somerset Plaza; and Ocean State Job Lot in Seabrook, which opened in the former Walmart at Southgate Shopping Center. As a result of relatively stable inventory and considerable decline in vacancy, the region finished the year with positive net absorption of 352,400 square feet. There’s been no change in the top 10 largest regional …
LAS VEGAS — Calmwater Capital has provided a $15.2 million loan for the development of a new shopping center in Las Vegas, located adjacent to the Palms Casino Resort. Calmwater arranged the two-year, senior loan on behalf of the borrower, an entity controlled by CAI Investments. The developer plans to construct five pad sites for the center, totaling 27,000 square feet. Signed tenants at the center include Walgreens, Wahoo’s Fish Tacos, Denny’s, Del Taco and Dunkin’ Donuts. The project is estimated for completion over the next 12 to 18 months.
PORTLAND, MAINE — Cardente Real Estate has arranged the sale of a restaurant property located at 476 Stevens Ave. in Portland. Rock Properties sold the property to 476 Stevens Ave LLC for $1.1 million. Siano’s Pizzeria formerly occupied the 4,091-square-foot restaurant building. Cheri Bonawitz of Cardente Real Estate represented the seller, while Mike Anderson of Malone Commercial Brokers represented the buyer in the deal.
LOS ANGELES — Centre Partners, a leading middle market private equity firm with offices in Los Angeles and New York, has sold its portfolio company Captain D’s. The buyer and price were not disclosed. Captain D’s is a seafood-themed operator in the quick-service restaurant (QSR) sector. The Captain D’s system consists of 530 restaurants, including 227 franchised and 303 company-owned locations in 21 U.S. states, with established strongholds in the Southeast and Midwest. Founded in 1986, Centre Partners has invested over $2 billion of equity capital in more than 75 transactions since its inception.