LEANDER, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of The Shops at Leander, a 37,233-square-foot retail center located on the northern outskirts of Austin. The center comprises four buildings on a 3.2-acre site that are home to tenants such as DaVita, Domino’s Pizza and Bahama Buck’s. Coleman Solomon and Philip Levy of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, The Kalantari Group, in the transaction and procured the buyer, an Alabama-based investor.
TACOMA, WASH. — Phillips Edison & Co. has acquired Westgate North, a retail center in Tacoma. Located at 2601 N. Pearl St., Westgate North offers 74,789 square feet of retail space that is 97.9 percent leased to a mix of national and local tenants. Westgate North is shadow-anchored by Safeway. Other major tenants include Ace Hardware, Taco Bell, Chase Bank, Franciscan Health System and Anytime Fitness. Gleb Lvovich, Geoff Tranchina and Daniel Tyner of JLL Capital Market’s Investment Sales and Advisory team represented the undisclosed seller in the deal.
FULLERTON, CALIF. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has arranged the $12.6 million sale of North Euclid Shopping Center, a 41,219-square-foot shopping center located in the Orange County city of Fullerton. A 21,480-square-foot Stater Bros. Markets formerly anchored the property. The remaining space is fully leased to a barber shop, hair salon, family dentist, chiropractic office, H&R Block and multiple quick-service restaurants. Kevin Fryman, Eric Wohl and Ed Hanley of Hanley Investment Group represented the seller, Anaheim, Calif.-based Kraemer Land Co., and the buyer, an off-market local private investor, in the transaction. Kraemer Land Co. has managed North Euclid Shopping Center for 21 years.
BURNSVILLE, MINN. — Transwestern Real Estate Services has negotiated a 66,100-square-foot retail lease at Aurora Village shopping center in the southern Minneapolis suburb of Burnsville. The tenant is Soar N Bounce Trampoline and Adventure Park, which currently maintains locations in Michigan and Pennsylvania. The company plans to open 12 additional locations, including the site in Burnsville, which is slated to open in the first quarter in 2026. Brad Kaplan and Molly Townsend of Transwestern represented the owner, Aurora Investments LLC. Brian Weld and Tom Martin of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant. The lease marks the largest deal by square footage in the trade area since 2018, according to Transwestern. Aurora Village totals 122,323 square feet.
COPLEY, OHIO — The Cooper Commercial Investment Group has arranged the $4.5 million sale of a single-tenant, newly built retail property occupied by Charles Schwab in Copley, a southern suburb of Cleveland. The banking office was built in 2023. There are approximately 13.5 years remaining on the lease with multiple rental increases and options to extend. Dan Cooper of Cooper Group represented the seller, a private investment group based in Ohio. The sales price represented a cap rate of 5.99 percent and $897 per square foot. The all-cash transaction closed in approximately 30 days.
OMAHA, NEB. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $2.4 million sale of Stonegate Plaza, a five-suite retail strip center in Omaha. The 13,648-square-foot, fully leased center is anchored by Sherwin-Williams, which has been a tenant for more than 20 years. Austin Sweet, Chris Garavaglia and Alex Perez of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a North Dakota-based investment group. A local investor was the buyer.
BROOKFIELD, WIS. — FedEx has renewed its 1,925-square-foot retail lease at Shoppers World of Brookfield in the Milwaukee suburb of Brookfield. Last Mile Investments (LMI) owns the property, which is home to tenants such as Great Clips, Potbelly, AT&T, Aspen Dental and the upcoming Tropical Smoothie Café. Ryan Toppel of FedEx Real Estate represented FedEx, while Tyler Murphy and Sean Quinn represented LMI on an internal basis.
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Lee & Associates: Tariffs Add to Q1 Industrial Challenges; All Sectors See Constrained Development
The end of the first quarter of 2025 saw market uncertainty in the face of new U.S. trade and tariff policies combined with an unclear geopolitical outlook, according to Lee & Associates’ 2025 Q1 North America Market Report. The effect of these concerns within the commercial real estate world are most evident in the industrial sector, which is also contending with oversupply and softening rent growth. Development is slow across property types. Retail, despite high-profile store closures in early 2025, remains historically tight on space as years of underbuilding keep availabilities near record lows. Office demand has stabilized in several major metros following years of contraction, though vacancy remains elevated. The pipeline of new construction is both drying up and favoring new types of tenants beyond traditional office spaces. Multifamily is seeing strong tenant demand in certain markets despite a flood of new deliveries. Lee & Associates has made their full market report available here (click through for detailed breakdowns and city-by-city information). The information below for the industrial, office, retail and multifamily sectors offers clarity on market-wide demand, rent growth trends and challenges likely to shape trajectories throughout 2025. Industrial Overview: Soft Markets Face Tariff Disruptions North America’s industrial markets …
GARLAND, TEXAS — Ross Dress for Less will open a 22,000-square-foot store in the northeastern Dallas suburb of Garland. The space is located within Buckingham Plaza, a shopping center that is also home to tenants such as dd’s Discounts, DTLR Villa, Dickey’s Barbecue Pit, Burger Island and Metro by T-Mobile. Matt Luedtke, Ben Terry, Max Johnston and Bernard Shaw of Weitzman represented the undisclosed landlord in the lease negotiations. Jim Tapp of The Tapp Co. represented Ross Dress for Less.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of an 11,760-square-foot vacant retail building in downtown Fort Worth. The three-story building at 913 Houston St. is located across from the Fort Worth Convention Center, which is undergoing a $500 million expansion. Joe Santelli of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a developer, and procured the buyer. Both parties were locally based entities that requested anonymity.