ARLINGTON AND ODESSA, TEXAS —Gordon Partners, a Houston-based full-service firm, has purchased two shopping centers totaling 170,000 square feet. Green Oaks Plaza in Arlington totals 100,000 square feet and Sherwood Village in Odessa totals 70,000 square feet. The company plans to remodel both properties beginning in the first quarter of 2019. The sellers were not disclosed.
HOUSTON — EDGE Realty Capital Markets has brokered the sale of Cullen Plaza, an 84,717-square-foot retail center in Houston. Fiesta Mart anchors the property, which also houses a mix of national and regional retailers such as Family Dollar, Taco Bell, T-Mobile and Louisiana Famous Fried Chicken. Kevin Holland of EDGE represented AEW/Weingarten in the disposition of the property. Additional terms of sale were not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — JLL has arranged a $221.8 million bridge loan through JP Morgan to finance a retail portfolio in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn. Jonathan Schwartz, Aaron Appel, Michael Diaz and Sean Baillie of JLL secured the three-year, interest-only loan on behalf of owners RedSky Capital and JZ Capital Partners. The portfolio consists of 15 retail properties located on North 6th Street and Bedford Avenue. Three of the properties on North 6th Street are fully leased to a tenant roster that includes Urban Outfitters, Vans, Everlane and Aland. The remaining properties are in the process of being improved and leased.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a vacant, five-story retail building in the Soho neighborhood of Manhattan for $46.7 million. Henri Kessler and Nelson Lee of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private investor, in the transaction. The buyer was also a private investor. Located at 446-448 Broadway, the cast-iron building was developed by architect John B. Snook in 1877.
ONTARIO, CALIF. — CalBay Development has acquired two restaurant properties in Ontario for a total of $5.8 million. In June, the company purchased a to-be-vacated restaurant building, located at 2345 S. Grove Ave., for $2 million. MGR Real Estate represented the seller, an owner-user, in the deal, while MidFirst Bank provided acquisition financing. In May, the City of Ontario Planning Commission approved CalBay’s application to change the use of the property from restaurant to express car wash. Construction for the new Fast5Xpress Car Wash is scheduled to begin in November. In a separate transaction, CalBay acquired a Chevy’s Fresh Mex Restaurant, located at 4551 Mills Circle, for $3.8 million. Situated on a two-acre outparcel of Ontario Mills Mall, the restaurant building totals 8,000 square feet. CAPRE Brokerage arranged the transaction, while Comerica Bank provided financing for the acquisition.
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, ILL. — CBRE has arranged the $25.5 million sale of a 66,393-square-foot retail property occupied by Mariano’s Fresh Market in Arlington Heights, about 25 miles northwest of Chicago. The supermarket is located at 802 E. Northwest Highway. Christian Williams and Michael Kaider of CBRE represented the seller, an affiliate of Inland Private Capital, which purchased the asset in 2011 for $20.8 million. A joint venture between State Farm and Transwestern Investment Group was the seller, according to Crain’s Chicago Business.
BOWLING GREEN, OHIO — RCG Ventures has acquired Shoppes on South Main in Bowling Green for an undisclosed price. TJ Maxx, Planet Fitness, Petco, Staples and Dollar General anchor the 110,507-square-foot shopping center. Craig Fuller, Scott Wiles and Erin Patton of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a public REIT.
MIDLOTHIAN, ILL. — Quantum Real Estate Advisors Inc. has brokered the $6.2 million sale of Mid-Oak Plaza in Midlothian, a southwestern suburb of Chicago. Walgreens and Charter Fitness anchor the 73,284-square-foot retail center, which is located at 14702-14740 S. Cicero Ave. Chad Firsel of Quantum represented the seller, a metro Chicago-based acquisition and development company. A private real estate owner based in southern suburban Chicago was the buyer.
LEXINGTON, KY. — NAI Isaac has secured the $8.5 million sale of Stonewall Shopping Center, a 79,142-square-foot retail center located at 3101 Clays Mill Road in Lexington. Al Isaac of NAI Isaac arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller. Eli Mashni of Keller Williams represented the buyer. Other terms of the deal were not disclosed. Stonewall Shopping Center was 85 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Bargain Hunt, Dollar Tree, Domino’s, Goodwill and Peoples Exchange Bank.
KATY, TEXAS — NewQuest Properties will develop a 66,000-square-foot expansion project at Grand Morton Town Center, located in the western Houston metro of Katy. Several retailers, including HomeGoods, Michaels, Petco and Hallmark have already preleased space at the property. NewQuest plans to break ground in the coming months, with the first stores opening in early summer 2019.
