OMAHA, NEB. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the $7.5 million sale of Old Mill Centre, a 21-suite retail strip property in Omaha. The center totals 75,089 square feet across four buildings on 6.1 acres at 10888 W. Dodge Road. The asset was 67 percent occupied at the time of sale and anchored by the Social Security Administration, which recently signed a 15-year lease renewal through 2036. The tenant mix includes medical and service retailers with eight vacant suites. Chris Garavaglia, Alex Perez and Dave Saverin of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private individual out of California, and procured the buyer, a local value-add investment group.
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HOUSTON — Spirit Halloween will open a 12,000-square-foot store at The Shops at Stone Park, a 250,000-square-foot regional power center in East Houston. The New Jersey-based seasonal retailer is backfilling a junior anchor space that was previously occupied by Party City, bringing the 23-acre development to almost full occupancy. The lease expires in mid-November. Nina Kuhn-Irwin represented the landlord, NewQuest, in the lease negotiations on an internal basis.
MIAMI — Walker & Dunlop has arranged a $125 million construction loan for Cassi, a 20-story apartment tower located at 91 N.E. 36th St. in Miami’s Design District. Sean Reimer, Aaron Appel, Keith Kurland, Jonathan Schwartz, Adam Schwartz, Jordan Casella and Michael Stepniewski led Walker & Dunlop’s New York Capital Markets team in arranging the financing on behalf of the borrower, a joint venture between the Miami Design District Associates and The Forbes Co. Amerant Bank was the lead lender, with Bank Hapoalim also participating. Cassi will feature one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments averaging 1,509 square feet in size. The tower will also include 23,000 square feet of retail space.
Native Realty Brokers $10.3M Sale of Pinecrest Square Shopping Center in Fort Lauderdale
by John Nelson
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — Native Realty has brokered the $10.3 million sale of Pinecrest Square, a 40,409-square-foot shopping center located in the Fort Lauderdale neighborhood of Cypress Creek. Tenants at the property include ChenMed, 7-Eleven, Jiffy Lube, Cheers Food and Spirits and Veterinary Emergency Group. Jaime Sturgis of Native Realty represented the buyer, an entity doing business as 903 Cypress Creek LLC, in the transaction. An entity operating as Pinecrest AP LLC was the seller. Native is also leasing Pinecrest Square on behalf of the new owner.
Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer Negotiates $6.4M Sale of Metro Richmond Retail Center
by John Nelson
GLEN ALLEN, VA. — Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer’s Capital Markets Group has negotiated the $6.4 million sale of Virginia Center Station, a 24,400-square-foot retail center located at 1070 Virginia Center Parkway in Glen Allen, a northern suburb of Richmond in Henrico County. Built in 2006, the unanchored shopping center was fully leased at the time of sale to seven tenants, including Chipotle Mexican Grill, Mattress Firm and Q BBQ. The retail center is situated on 4.9 acres within the larger Virginia Center Station retail development and adjacent to the redevelopment of Virginia Center Commons mall. Catharine Spangler, James Ashby IV and Annie O’Connor of Thalhimer represented the seller, an entity doing business as HDJR Central LLC & HDJR Central II LLC, in the transaction. The buyer was an entity doing business as Threelo LLC.
BUCKEYE, ARIZ. — Continental Realty Corp. has expanded into the Phoenix market with the acquisition of Sundance Towne Center, a regional power center in Buckeye. Shin Yen Management sold the asset for $54.3 million. Located at 466 S. Watson Road, Sundance Towne Center features 203,525 square feet of retail space occupied by nearly 50 retailers and restaurants, including PetSmart, Boot Barn, Bealls Outlet, AutoZone, BMO Bank, Cracker Barrel, Dollar Tree, Dunn-Edwards Paints, Mattress Firm and Peter Piper Pizza. At the time of sale, the property was 94 percent leased. Michael Hackett, Jimmy Slusher, Ryan Schubert and Zach Aulick of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction.
POMONA, CALIF. — Progressive Real Estate Partners has arranged the sale of a single-tenant, triple-net leased retail property located at 601 E. Holt Ave. in Pomona. A private Southern California-based investor sold the asset to a Los Angeles-based private developer and investor for $5.7 million. Brad Umansky and Lance Mordachini of Progressive Real Estate Partners represented the seller, while Alex Smith of Rosewood Realty Corp. represented the buyer in the transaction. AutoZone Mega Hub occupies the 30,000-square-foot building, including mezzanine space. AutoZone Mega Hubs are larger format stores that feature a full-service retail storefront and a mini-distribution center for satellite stores in the surrounding region.
ENTERPRISE, ALA. — Legacy Realty Group has negotiated the sale of Westgate Shopping Center, a 132,737-square-foot shopping center located in Enterprise, roughly 30 miles east of Dothan. Piggly Wiggly anchors the center, which features a mix of additional tenants including Petsense, H&R Block, Rituals Salon & Day Spa, Rent-A-Center, Metro by T- Mobile, Beef ‘O’ Brady’s and Yancey Parker’s. Built in 1966, the property is situated on 6.4 acres, according to LoopNet. Jacob Baruch, Daniel Baruch and Ari Warshaw of Legacy Realty Group Advisors represented the buyer in the transaction. Pat Leggett of Century 21 Regency Realty represented the seller.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — TORA, a Japanese culinary concept centered on sushi and founded by restaurateur Seigo Nakamura, will open a new restaurant at EastVillage, a 425-acre mixed-use development in northeast Austin. The menu will also feature seasonal omakase selections, premium sake and modern Japanese small plates. The opening is scheduled for December. Buffalo-based Reger Holdings owns EastVillage.
WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIF. — Goodyear Investments, a private investor, has purchased The Shops at Hancock Lofts, a retail condominium property in West Hollywood, from an institutional owner for $13 million. Located at 8759, 8761 and 8763 Santa Monica Blvd., The Shops at Hancock Lofts features 10,513 square feet of fully leased retail space and a parking garage. Current tenants include Tender Greens, Thirty-2 Dentistry and Crossroads Trading. Patrick Wade and Alex Kozakov of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction.