JUPITER, FLA. — Ram Realty Advisors has acquired The Shoppes at Jupiter, a 197,000-square-foot shopping center located at the intersection of Indiantown Road and U.S. Highway 1 in Jupiter. The Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.-based investor acquired the property from Orion Real Estate Group for $52.8 million. Noah Jones and Dan Lynch of Atlantic Retail brokered the transaction. Orion previously acquired the property in 2015 for $27.8 million. Prior to closing, Ram Realty secured an anchor lease with Whole Foods Market, which will join existing tenants at The Shoppes at Jupiter including Cinépolis Luxury Cinemas, Palm Beach Sports Club Gym, Staples and Bealls.
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SALT LAKE CITY — Newmark Mountain West has brokered the sale of a 10-property C-A-L Ranch store portfolio spanning Idaho, Utah, Arizona and Nevada. Integra CRE sold the portfolio for an undisclosed price. The name of the buyer was not released. Totaling more than 637,000 square feet, the retail locations serve rural and suburban communities. Chad Moore, Drew Helm and Brendan Lee of Newmark Mountain West represented the seller in the deal.
OAKLEY, CALIF. — RealSource Group has arranged the ground lease sale of a single-tenant convenience store and fuel station located at 1050 Laurel Road in Oakley. California Capital & Investment Group sold the asset to 7-Eleven, which exercised its Right of First Refusal on the property, for an undisclosed price. Jonathan Schiffer and Austin Blodgett of RealSource represented the seller in the deal. 7-Eleven occupies the 3,795-square-foot building that was built in 2019 on 1.2 acres. The property is subject to a triple-net ground lease with over nine years remaining on the initial 15-year term, 10 percent rent increases every five years and three five-year renewal options.
AURORA, ILL. — Quantum Real Estate Advisors Inc. has arranged the $2.8 million sale of a 14,238-square-foot retail center in Aurora. At the time of sale, the property at 2380 S. Eola Road was 90 percent leased to tenants such as Subway, Dunkin’, Wing Snob and Smile Family Dental. Dan Waszak and Brett Berlin of Quantum represented the seller, a public REIT based in Florida. The buyer was a private investor based in Illinois.
Dwight Mortgage Trust Funds $110M Refinancing for LC Line and Low Apartments in Charleston
by John Nelson
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Dwight Mortgage Trust, an affiliate of Dwight Capital, has provided a $110 million bridge loan for the refinancing of LC Line and Low, a new 277-unit apartment development in Charleston. Brandon Baksh, Noah Greenwald and Talisse Thompson of Dwight Mortgage Trust originated the loan on behalf of the sponsor, Lifestyle Communities, which will use the loan to refinance existing construction debt and fund remaining construction expenses. LC Line and Low features a main residential building, train shed with loft-style apartments, historic single-family homes with private courtyards and seven retail suites totaling 15,000 square feet. The retail component houses tenants including The Goat Restaurant & Bar and Morning Ritual Coffee Shop, with another restaurant and a cocktail bar in the planning stages. Amenities include a resort-style pool, clubhouse, fitness center with saunas and cold plunges, coworking lounge and a parking deck.
RICHMOND, TEXAS — Sprouts Farmers Market has opened a 29,105-square-foot grocery store in Richmond, a southwestern suburb of Houston. The Phoenix-based grocer joins LA Fitness, At Home and Academy Sports + Outdoors as the anchor tenants at Waterview Town Center, a 134-acre development located at the intersection of Grand Parkway and Harlem Road. Local developer Read King owns Waterview Town Center.
NEW YORK CITY — A joint venture between Baltimore-based MCB Real Estate and New York-based Osiris Ventures will undertake a $100 million retail redevelopment project in the Bay Ridge area of Brooklyn. The joint venture acquired the 14-lot assemblage at 458 86th St., which formerly housed a Century 21 department store that first opened in the 1960s, for $47.5 million. The redevelopment, which will be known as Century Marketplace, will involve reconstructing the multi-story structures facing 86th Street to create a two-story structure that aligns with the existing rear building on 87th Street. A new interior atrium fronting 86th Street will also be added, and the new development will ultimately feature 95,000 square feet of retail space with a grocery anchor. Ethan Stanton, Jeffrey Julien, Brendan Maddigan and Michael Mazzara of JLL represented the seller, ASG Equities, in the transaction. Construction is expected to begin before the end of the year.
Marcus & Millichap Arranges $24M Sale of Vacant Retail Building in Glendale, California
by Amy Works
GLENDALE, CALIF. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a vacant retail building located on 2.4 acres at South Central Avenue and Chevy Chase Drive in Glendale. Aria Investments LLC sold the asset to the City of Glendale for $24 million. The city plans to develop a park and recreation center on the site, which includes a 33,818-square-foot retail building formerly occupied by JoAnn Fabrics. Sheila Alimadadian of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal.
BLOOMINGTON, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $13.4 million sale of Bloomington Commons, a grocery-anchored shopping center located at 1701 E. Empire St. in Bloomington. Anchored by Schnucks, the 15-suite property totals 132,966 square feet. Tenants include Barnes & Noble, The UPS Store, Kumon Math & Reading Center, Chuck E. Cheese and H&R Block. Schnucks, anchor tenant since 1989, recently renewed its lease for 10 years. Sean Sharko and Austin Weisenbeck of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a local developer that sold the property after an eight-year hold period. The buyer was a West Coast-based doctor acquiring his first asset in the Midwest.
WILMETTE, ILL. — Egg Harbor Cafe will open at Optima Verdana, a six-story, 100-unit luxury apartment complex in downtown Wilmette, on Tuesday, Aug. 26. Optima Inc. owns the property. The 4,100-square-foot restaurant maintains seating for 140 and is situated directly across from Wilmette’s Metra commuter rail station. Currently fully leased, the residences at Optima Verdana opened in 2023. Floor plans range from 660 to 2,790 square feet. Specializing in breakfast, brunch and lunch, Egg Harbor Cafe operates in Illinois, Wisconsin and Georgia. The new Wilmette location represents the second Egg Harbor within an Optima community, joining the Streeterville location that opened in 2019 at the 490-unit Optima Signature high-rise in downtown Chicago. Optima is planning a new 128-unit luxury building just south of Optima Verdana. Known as Optima Lumina, the project will replace the long-vacant former Imperial Motors car dealership. The developer intends to retain the existing Starbucks within the project’s 5,900 square feet of new commercial space. Optima Verdana and Optima Lumina will be separated by a new public, landscaped plaza.