Retail

Fremont Hills Development Receives $65M Construction Loan for Mixed-Use Project in Fremont, California

by Amy Works March 15, 2018

FREMONT, CALIF. — Fremont Hills Development Corp. has received a $65 million construction loan for the development of a mixed-use project in Fremont. Parkview Financial provided the loan. Designed by Hoover Associates Architects and situated on 12.9 acres, the development will feature 158 multifamily units and 53,900 square feet of retail space. Community amenities will include a private second-floor courtyard, and a landscaped playground and park area with trails. Each unit will feature central air, in-unit laundry facilities, stainless appliances, quartz countertops, engineered hardwood floors and a private deck.

March 15, 2018

Acquisitions California Retail Western

Paragon Commercial Sells Single-Tenant Retail Property in California for $4.3M

by Amy Works March 15, 2018

SAN CLEMENTE, CALIF. — Paragon Commercial Group has completed the disposition of a retail property located in San Clemente. An undisclosed buyer acquired the property for $4.3 million. The freestanding drive-thru retail property is on a long-term absolute triple-net lease with JPMorgan Chase Bank. Patrick Luther, Matthew Mousavi, Garret Colburn and Michael Fowle of SRS Real Estate Partners represented the seller, while Luther and Mousavi also represented the buyer in the transaction.

March 15, 2018

Illinois Leasing Activity Midwest Retail

Bluemercury to Open Store in Chicago’s Fulton Market

by Kristin Harlow March 15, 2018

CHICAGO — Bluemercury, a luxury beauty retailer, has signed a lease to open an 1,800-square-foot store at 900 West in Chicago’s Fulton Market district. The store is expected to open this summer. Tucker Development Corp. completed 900 West last year. The project included the renovation of 10 historic buildings along West Randolph Street. Together, the buildings comprise 45,000 square feet of street-level retail space and 45,000 square feet of upper-level office space. Bluemercury joins lululemon athletica and Bonci Pizza, both of which opened last year.

March 15, 2018

Company News New Jersey Northeast Retail Top Stories

Toys ‘R’ Us to Close or Sell All 735 U.S. Stores

by John Nelson March 15, 2018

WAYNE, N.J. — Toys ‘R’ Us is taking the next step in what the Wayne-based retailer is calling an “orderly wind down” of it’s U.S. business. In a U.S. Bankruptcy Court filing early this morning, Toys ‘R’ Us is requesting approval to begin the liquidation of inventory in all 735 of its remaining stores across the country, including stores in Puerto Rico. The closures threaten up to 33,000 American jobs in the coming months, according to the Wall Street Journal. “I am very disappointed with the result, but we no longer have the financial support to continue the company’s U.S. operations,” said David Brandon, chairman and CEO of Toys ‘R’ Us, in an official statement. In January, the toy chain announced plans to shutter up to 182 underperforming stores, including those under the Babies ‘R’ Us banner, as part of its restructuring efforts to revive business. The 70-year-old retailer filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy last September. Toys ‘R’ Us was facing $5 billion in debt, largely stemming from a $6.6 billion buyout in 2005 led by KKR & Co. LP, Bain Capital LP and Vornado Realty Trust. Continued debt, combined with poor holiday sales, forced the retailer’s latest move. For …

March 15, 2018

Acquisitions Retail Texas

The Silver Group Negotiates Sale of 60,000 SF Store in Metro Dallas Leased to Tom Thumb

by Taylor Williams March 14, 2018

FLOWER MOUND, TEXAS — The Silver Group, a California-based brokerage firm specializing in the sale of single-tenant properties, has negotiated the sale of a 60,000-square-foot store leased to Tom Thumb in the Dallas metro of Flower Mound. The store, whose lease is guaranteed by The Albertson Cos. LLC, anchors Cross Timbers Village shopping center and houses a Starbucks and sushi bar. The buyer, seller and sales price were not disclosed.

March 14, 2018

Acquisitions Retail Texas

STRIVE Arranges Sale of 4,800 SF Retail Property in Gun Barrel City, Texas

by Taylor Williams March 14, 2018

GUN BARREL CITY, TEXAS — STRIVE has arranged the sale of Gun Barrel City Shopping Center, a 4,800-square-foot retail property in Gun Barrel City, about 60 miles southeast of Dallas. The two-tenant property was fully leased to Sprint and Cash Store at the time of sale. Will Merritt of STRIVE represented the seller in the transaction. Merritt and Jason Vitorino, also with STRIVE, procured the buyer. Both parties were Texas-based investors that requested anonymity.

March 14, 2018

Florida Restaurant Retail Southeast

Miller Construction Underway on $2.6M Food Hall Project in Miami Beach

by Camren Skelton March 14, 2018

MIAMI BEACH, FLA. — Miller Construction Co. is underway on Lincoln Eatery, a 9,600-square-foot food hall located on the ground floor of a Marshalls-anchored building at 723 N. Lincoln Lane in Miami Beach. Terranova Corp. leases and manages the building, which is owned by PPF 723 Lincoln Lane LLC. Architecture firm Arquitectonica is designing the $2.6 million project, which will feature 16 fast-casual restaurants, juice bars and artisanal coffee tenants. Lincoln Eatery will feature triangular beams in the ceiling design and full-height glass along the front of the building with streetscape views. Lincoln Eatery is expected to open in November.

March 14, 2018

Midwest Missouri Retail

Four Retailers Open Stores at $136M Belton Gateway in Missouri

by Kristin Harlow March 14, 2018

BELTON, MO. — Marshalls, Party City, Petco and Five Below have opened as part of Belton Gateway’s second phase of construction. The $136 million, 47-acre mixed-use development is located west of Interstate 49 in Belton, about 20 miles south of Kansas City. Ross Dress for Less is scheduled to open later this spring. Developed by Christie Development, the property includes an Academy Sports + Outdoors and a Hobby Lobby as part of Phase I.

March 14, 2018

Leasing Activity Midwest Missouri Retail

FFO Home Opens 35,000 SF Store in St. Joseph, Missouri

by Kristin Harlow March 14, 2018

ST. JOSEPH, MO. — FFO Home has opened a new 35,000-square-foot store in St. Joseph, which is located in northwestern Missouri. The Arkansas-based company will occupy the space in the former Big Bob’s Outlet store at 3715 N. Belt Highway. Tony DeTommaso and Mark McConahay of Block & Co. Inc. Realtors represented the landlord, BB St. Joe LLC, in the lease transaction. FFO Home, originally known as Furniture Factory Outlet, has nearly 50 stores in seven states.

March 14, 2018

Restaurant Retail Texas

Eleven Food and Beverage Concepts Opening This Month at Toyota Music Factory in Irving

by Taylor Williams March 13, 2018

IRVING, TEXAS — Eleven new food-and-drink-based concepts will open this month at Toyota Music Factory, an entertainment destination located within the Las Colinas district in Irving. New restaurants include Highway 61 South, a barbecue restaurant; Kabuki, a Japanese restaurant; and Texas Jam House, an eatery specializing in Southern cuisine. Night club Martini Ranch and frozen fruit bar Pop Factory by Maxfrut, among others, will also open stores within the destination, which will ultimately consist of 500,000 square feet of retail, restaurant and office space. An eight-screen Alamo Drafthouse Cinema will also open at Toyota Music Factory in April.

March 13, 2018

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