MILL VALLEY, CALIF. — Mill Valley-based Four Corners Property Trust Inc. has acquired 16 properties occupied by Bob Evans Restaurants as part of a $35.1 million sale-leaseback transaction. The transaction was completed simultaneously with Golden Gate Capital’s acquisition of Bob Evans Restaurants from Bob Evans Farms Inc. The properties are occupied under a single triple-net master lease with a 20-year initial term. They are primarily based in the Midwest and Northeast.
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — CBRE Group Inc. has arranged the sale of Scottsdale Towne Square, a 162,259-square-foot shopping center located in Arizona. The property was 95.7 percent occupied at the time of sale by tenants including Natural Grocers, Ra Sushi and First Watch. Bob Young, Glenn Smigiel, Steve Brabant and Rick Abraham of CBRE represented the seller, Holualoa Scottsdale Retail LLC. Woodbury Corp. acquired the property. The sale price was not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Kimco Realty (NYSE: KIM) has signed its first round of retail leases at The Boulevard, a $180 million lifestyle center in the Staten Island borough of New York City. The project is a redevelopment of Hylan Plaza, which has been shuttering its existing retailers over the past several months. Situated on Ebbitts Street and Hylan Boulevard, The Boulevard will feature 50 stores in a 460,000-square-foot, multi-level format. The first retailers to sign onto the project include ShopRite (68,000 square feet), Alamo Drafthouse (41,000 square feet), Party City (13,000 square feet), PetSmart (23,500 square feet) and Chase Bank (5,100 square feet). Modell’s sporting goods store and Mandee will be relocating within the center, absorbing 16,000 square feet and 11,000 square feet, respectively. Construction at the redevelopment is scheduled to commence in early summer or late fall, with a grand opening scheduled for summer 2019. Existing Hylan Plaza tenants that have shuttered in anticipation of this redevelopment include United Artist movie theater, Toys “R” Us/Babies “R” Us, the Salvation Army, Kids Place and Subway. Rainbow Shops and Telco are scheduled to close by the end of this month. S9 Architecture is designing the redevelopment to feature ground-floor retail …
HOUSTON — As e-commerce continues its siege of brick-and-mortar retail, shopping center developers in Houston are re-evaluating and repurposing the space currently allotted for parking. Virtually all centers are seeing reduced need for parking space, which creates opportunities to reclaim that space for more efficient uses, like adding another in-line store. At the InterFace Houston Retail conference on April 18, moderated by David Luther of Marcus & Millichap, industry experts spoke at length about how retail developers are cutting their parking allotments in strip centers and power centers alike, largely because of convenience-oriented technologies. Apps like Postmates and TaskRabbit have made it possible to outsource running errands to other people. Online grocery delivery services like Instacart and Shipt allow customers to do their shopping with a few quick clicks. Even Uber has gotten into the game with delivery features like UberRUSH for errands and UberEATS for meals. According to Tom Lile, president of retail development firm Gulf Coast Commercial Group and a conference panelist, such products and services have already begun to influence Houston developers’ thoughts on parking. “Fifteen years ago, if you were building a power center, you absolutely had to have five parking spaces per 1,000 square feet …
Business was brisk in 2016 for retail real estate brokers in Central and Northern New Jersey. As online shopping continued to impact which retailers fill brick and mortar spaces, several trends emerged at malls and along New Jersey’s highways. The shrinking list of retail categories in which customers prefer or need to visit a store in person includes quick-serve and sit-down restaurants. Chick-fil-A opened new stores in Woodbridge and Jersey City; Chipotle in Holmdel; and Habit Burger in Eatontown, West Windsor, River Edge and Parsippany. Also on the list are gas stations, coffee shops, and convenience stores, including Street Corner, WaWa, Tim Horton’s, Quick Check, and 7-Eleven, which have all recently opened new locations, are under construction or are planning to open new stores throughout the state. Creative and art businesses also draw customers to brick and mortar locations. One River School of Art & Design, currently open in Englewood, is opening a second location in Allendale, and plans a roll-out nationally including a strong look at the Bell Works project in Holmdel. This art school for kids and adults and other creative concepts, such as the paint and sip retailers, remain very strong. School of Rock is another creative …
ABILENE, TEXAS — Bright Realty has negotiated a 10,020-square-foot retail lease at a former Big 5 Sporting Goods store at 2365 S. Danville Drive in the west Texas city of Abilene. Tim McNutt and Britton Lankford of Bright Realty represented the landlord in the lease negotiations. Jennifer Frank and Brian Frank of Segovia Retail Group represented the tenant, Skechers.
INDIANA, MICHIGAN AND OHIO — Four Corners Property Trust (NYSE: FCPT) has acquired 16 properties occupied by Bob Evans Restaurants as part of a $35.1 million sale-leaseback transaction. The transaction was completed simultaneously with Golden Gate Capital’s acquisition of Bob Evans Restaurants from Bob Evans Farms Inc. In the Midwest, the properties are located in Indiana, Michigan and Ohio. The other properties within the portfolio are located in Delaware, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia. The properties are occupied under a single triple-net master lease with a 20-year initial term.
LAFAYETTE, IND. — Marshalls and Ulta have signed retail leases at Lafayette Pavilions in Lafayette, northwest of Indianapolis. Marshalls will occupy 22,000 square feet and Ulta will occupy 10,000 square feet. Seth Biggerstaff, Jamison Downs and Kyle Hughes of Veritas Realty represented the landlord, ARCP MT Lafayette LLC.
PASADENA, CALIF. — DICK’S Sporting Goods has opened 36 new Golf Galaxy stores throughout the United States. This includes two stores in Arizona, five in California, two in Colorado and one in Oregon. These new locations were formerly Golfsmith properties acquired by DICK’S and have been converted to Golf Galaxy stores, bringing the specialty golf retailer’s footprint to 98 locations across 33 states. Founded in 1948, DICK’S Sporting Goods, Inc. is a leading omnichannel sporting goods retailer. As of January 28, 2017, the company operated more than 675 DICK’S Sporting Goods locations nationwide. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, DICK’S also owns and operates Golf Galaxy and Field & Stream specialty stores.
OKLAHOMA CITY — A joint venture between The Outlet Resource Group (TORG) and Singerman Real Estate has acquired The Outlet Shoppes at Oklahoma City, a 400,000-square-foot retail center located in Oklahoma City, for $130 million. The mall is the only outlet center in the state of Oklahoma, according to TORG. The center — which opened in 2011 — is home to more than 90 retail outlets, including Nike, Vera Bradley, Michael Kors, Polo Ralph Lauren, Brooks Brothers, Disney, Forever 21, The North Face, Bath & Body Works and Under Armour. A joint venture between Michigan-based Horizon Group Properties Inc. and Chattanooga, Tenn.-based CBL & Associates Properties Inc. sold the property. Richard Frolik of CBRE represented the sellers in the transaction. “We are excited to enter the Oklahoma City market,” says Lisa Wagner, principal of TORG. “The previous ownership established the center as a shopping destination, and we look forward to optimizing and improving the experience for shoppers and retailers.” The new ownership is currently reviewing all aspects of operations, and expects to rebrand the center in the coming months. Avison Young will handle property management. The Outlet Resource Group is a global alliance of experts focused on the acquisition, management, …