ERIE, COLO. — Evergreen Devco has broken ground for three buildings at Nine Mile Corner, a mixed-use project in Erie. Located at the southwest corner of U.S. 287 and Arapahoe Road, Nine Mile Corner consists of approximately 26 acres of retail, 12 acres of multifamily and 10 acres of open space. The project is a public-private partnership between Evergreen, the Town of Erie and the Town of Erie Urban Renewal Authority. The under-construction properties are two multi-tenant buildings, totaling 18,000 square feet, and an 8,000-square-foot UCHealth medical office building. Waner Construction is the serving as general contractor and G3 Architecture is serving as architect for the three buildings. Completion is slated for third-quarter 2022.
When I recently looked into a prime site in Atlanta’s bustling West Midtown district on behalf of one of my restaurant clients, I quickly realized that several restaurants were eyeing the space. There were six other restaurant groups interested in leasing the space, creating a bidding war at rental rates far higher than my client wanted to pay. Heated competition for available restaurant spaces is by no means unusual in the Atlanta market these days, particularly for intown Atlanta, or the portion of the city located within the Interstate 285 loop and containing some of the city’s most urban, in-demand neighborhoods including Old Fourth Ward, EAV (East Atlanta Village) and Poncey-Highland. It’s been a rollercoaster stretch for the retail and restaurant sectors since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Large decreases in sales at the outset were followed by a substantial recovery by early 2021, only to be followed by a setback in some markets over the summer caused by the more contagious Delta variant. Despite the challenging conditions, Davis said his clients have been forging ahead with their expansion plans. These clients have benefitted from their history of strong sales and the ability to adjust their service models (such …
GLENDALE, ARIZ. — Hanley Investment Real Estate Advisors has brokered the sale of a newly constructed, single-tenant restaurant property located 17125 N. 79th Ave. in Glendale. An Orange County, Calif.-based private investor sold the asset to a Los Angeles County-based private investor for $7.1 million. Portillo’s occupies the 7,800-square-foot restaurant building, which is situated on 1.9 acres. The property features an outdoor patio and a double-lane drive-thru. The diner-themed restaurant, which opened in April 2021, serves Chicago-style hot dogs, Italian beef sandwiches, chargrilled burgers, fresh salads and chocolate cake. Bill Asher, Jeff Lefko and Ed Hanley of Hanley Investments represented the seller, while Chuck Wilson and Kenny Patricia of Colliers’ Irvine, Calif., office represented the buyer in the deal. Lee Csenar of Hanley Investment Real Estate Advisors served as broker of record in Arizona.
OMAHA, NEB. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a 2,225-square-foot retail property occupied by Starbucks in Omaha for an undisclosed price. The seller, Monfort Cos., developed the property as a build-to-suit for Starbucks. Located at 9004 Fort St., the building features a drive-thru. Drew Isaac of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller. James Rassenfoss and Boomer Beatty of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer, a private investor completing a 1031 exchange.
AURORA, COLO. — Hilco Real Estate has arranged the acquisition of approximately 134 acres of vacant development land located at the southeast corner of East 64th Avenue and Piccadilly Road in Aurora. Hilltop at DIA purchased the property, which is just south of Denver International Airport, for $18.1 million. The asset was acquired through a bankruptcy sale. Hilltop at DIA plans to develop a master-planned community, dubbed Avelon, on the site. The community would include hospitality, residential and commercial space, as well as single-family residences and greenspace.
CHICAGO — Barstool Sports has opened a new sports bar at 14 W. Hubbard St. in Chicago’s River North. This is the first sports bar for Barstool Sports, which is a brand founded by Dave Portnoy and owned by Penn National Gaming (NASDAQ: PENN). The 8,500-square-foot space was formerly home to Henry’s Swing Club. DynaProp Development Corp. owns the property. Michael Weber and Ian Feinerman of @properties Commercial represented SBH Chi LLC, an entity affiliated with Stanton & Bowery Hospitality, which will operate the bar on behalf of Barstool Sports. Daniel Pedemonte of GDP Group represented DynaProp.
LOS ANGELES — Weiss Development has completed the disposition of Brentwood Shopping Center, a retail property located at 11674-11690 San Vicente Blvd. in Los Angeles. Fields Holdings acquired the asset for $30 million in an off-market transaction. Tenants at the 14,789-square-foot center include Chipotle, Juice Crafters, Planet Beauty, Juan Juan Salon, Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, Harry’s Wine and Spirits, Winston Pies and Claudio D’Italio. Bill Bauman and Kyle Miller represented the seller in the deal.
LAS VEGAS — Beverly Hills, Calif.-based 3D Investments has purchased Tivoli Village, an open-air, mixed-use property located at 400 S. Rampart Blvd. in Las Vegas. Property and Building Corp. and IDB Group USA sold the asset for $216 million. Built in 2009 and 2016, Tivoli Village features 669,406 square feet of Class A office, retail and restaurant space across 28 acres. Additionally, the property includes an 8.3-acre development parcel entitled for more than 300 residential units. Marlene Fujita Winkel of Cushman & Wakefield’s Las Vegas office represented the seller in the deal. Dave Alleman of Marquis Aurbach Coffing served as counsel for the seller.
The Washington, D.C., and Baltimore markets, when combined, represent the fourth-largest metropolitan region in the nation by population, and retailers are taking notice again. Grocery-anchored projects are the most prevalent in the headlines. For example, the first of nearly 20 Amazon Fresh locations has opened in the area. Additionally, Wegmans’ smaller format rollout plan is active with its first location in Stonebridge’s Carlyle Crossing in Alexandria opening spring 2022, along with Roadside Development’s City Ridge Project at the former Fanny Mae Headquarters in Northwest D.C. Former Shoppers Food Warehouse boxes also continue to get absorbed by new grocers. A less-covered sector of the grocery market is the international markets category, which remains very active in the region. There are 29 different banners across the region that exceed 10,000 square feet in size, with the newest entrant being Oh! Markets in Northern Virginia. Other international market newcomers, including 99Ranch and Enson Market, are also searching for space. With the immense ethnic diversity of the region, we expect investors to start taking notice of this sector with their acquisition appetite, just as they have in other regions like Texas and Florida. Publix, a customer favorite, is in the early stages of identifying …
ROYAL OAK, MICH. — The Boulder Group has negotiated the $2.8 million sale of a single-tenant retail property net leased to Chipotle in Royal Oak, a northern suburb of Detroit. Newly constructed in 2021, the 2,400-square-foot building is located at 305 W. 11 Mile Road. Chipotle has a 12-year lease at the property. Randy Blankstein and Jimmy Goodman of Boulder Group represented the buyer, a West Coast-based private individual. A Midwest-based real estate investment firm was the seller.