UTICA, MICH. — Mid-America Real Estate Corp. has brokered the sale of Shelby Corners in Utica, a suburb of Detroit. The sales price was not disclosed. The 76,390-square-foot shopping center is located at the northwest corner of Hall and Schoenherr roads. Tenants include Christmas Tree Shops and BuyBuy Baby, both subsidiaries of Bed Bath & Beyond. Michigan-based Grand Management & Development purchased the property. Ben Wineman, Carly Gallagher and Daniel Stern of Mid-America brokered the transaction.
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NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA AND ST. LOUIS — Urban Edge Properties (NYSE: UE), a real estate investment trust, has entered into a contract to acquire a seven-property portfolio of retail assets for $325 million. The portfolio was 83 percent leased at the time of sale. The portfolio, which spans approximately 1.5 million square feet of leasable space, will consist primarily of retail properties in the New York City area, with holdings in the Philadelphia and St. Louis areas as well. According to CoStar Group, affiliates of New Jersey-based Acklinis Realty Holding LLC have owned the portfolio for the last four decades. The contributors will exchange their interests for approximately $127 million of UE’s operating partnership units, which are valued at $27.02 per unit. Urban Edge will also assume $33 million in existing debt, issue roughly $117 million of non-recourse, secured debt and fund the remaining $48 million in cash. Among the portfolio’s New York City-area properties are Yonkers Gateway Center, a 436,770-square-foot asset located at 2500 Central Park Ave. in Yonkers, which is 88 percent leased to tenants such as Burlington Coat Factory, PetSmart and Alamo Drafthouse; and The Plaza at Woodbridge, a 413,013-square-foot center located at 675 U.S. Highway 1 in …
LAREDO, TEXAS — CBL & Associates Properties Inc. and Horizon Group Properties have completed the development of The Outlet Shoppes at Laredo, a 358,000-square-foot retail center located at 1600 Water St. in Laredo. More than 50 retailers, including Nike, Puma, Michael Kors, Brooks Brothers and Sunglass Hut, have secured leases at the center. The grand opening was held on April 5.
HOUSTON — Baker Katz has arranged a 4,243-square-foot lease on behalf of Newk’s Eatery, a Mississippi-based fast casual restaurant chain, in Sugar Land, a southwestern suburb of Houston. The new restaurant, which is scheduled to open in early May, will be situated within Market at Town Center, a retail center located at the intersection of Lexington Boulevard and State Highway 6. Ben Brown of Baker Katz and Jennifer Watson of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank represented Newk’s Eatery in the lease transaction.
BIG RAPIDS, MICH. — Signature Associates has arranged the sale of a 35,856-square-foot retail building in Big Rapids in central Michigan. The sales price was not disclosed. The building is located at 706 Perry Ave. Joe Rizqallah of Signature Associates represented the seller, Blackmer-Cosgrove LLC, and the purchaser, Cocca Development. The space will be leased to Dunham Sports.
ROCHESTER HILLS, MICH. — KJ Commercial has brokered the sale of Auburn Plaza in Rochester Hills, about 25 miles north of Detroit. The sales price was not disclosed. The 31,000-square-foot retail center is located at 240 E. Auburn Road. Kevin Jappaya of KJ Commercial represented the undisclosed buyer in the transaction. The buyer purchased the property in a 1031 exchange.
FOOTHILL RANCH, CALIF. — CalBay Development LLC has acquired, via an off-market transaction, the STNL Outback Steakhouse in Foothill Ranch for $1.85 million. The site sits within the Foothill Ranch Town Center, a 130-acre retail project with tenants including Target, Regal Cinemas, Walmart, CVS, Ralphs, Hobby Lobby, Michaels and Old Navy. Hon Development, part of the original property developer partnership of Foothill Ranch Town Center, was the seller.
SAN DIEGO — West Elm will open a store in the Cedros Avenue Design District in San Diego this fall. West Elm, a member of Williams–Sonoma portfolio of brands, will be the anchor retailer located at 212 S. Cedros Ave., a soon-to-be-renovated street-front retail project. West Elm will occupy nearly 11,000 square feet, with additional available retail spaces totaling 5,575 square feet. This will be West Elm’s second store in San Diego. West Elm’s first San Diego location is located in Westfield’s Mission Valley Center East. CBRE’s Dave Hagglund and Robert Gunness represented the owner of the property, Brixton Capital, and CBRE’s Carrie Bobb and Scott Muller represented the tenant.
ALDEN, MEDINA & NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has secured $19.5 million in CMBS financing for a retail portfolio consisting of three Tops grocery-anchored shopping centers. The properties are located in Alden, Medina and Niagara Falls, and total 250,174 square feet. William Cassidy of Key’s commercial mortgage group arranged the financing with a 10-year term and 30-year amortization schedule. The non-recourse first mortgage loan was used to refinance existing debt.
CHICAGO — Federal Realty Investment Trust has acquired Riverpoint Center in Chicago’s Lincoln Park for $107 million. The 211,000-square-foot grocery anchored shopping center sits on 17 acres at the corner of West Fullerton and North Clybourn avenues. Riverpoint Center is currently 97 percent occupied and is anchored by Jewel-Osco, Marshalls and Old Navy. Federal Realty anticipates increasing the value of the property over time through the re-leasing of space currently leased at below market rents and the potential to increase density at the infill site, according to a news release.