LIVONIA, MICH. — Schostak Brothers & Co. Inc., a metro Detroit-based real estate investment firm, has purchased a portfolio of six retail properties adjacent to Walmart Supercenters in Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas. The company purchased the assets, which total nearly 160,000 square feet, through SFP Pool Seven LLC for an undisclosed price. The properties include Eagle Plaza-Ruston at 1401 Eagle Drive in Ruston, La.; Eagle Plaza-Farmerville at 775 Sterlington Highway in Farmerville, La.; Eagle Plaza-Forest at 1303 Highway 35 South in Forest, Miss.; Eagle Plaza-Cleveland at 710 N. Davis Ave. in Cleveland, Miss.; Sulphur Marketplace at 301-341 N. Cities Services Highway in Sulphur, La.; and Stone Street Plaza at 1101 Stone St. in Kilgore, Texas. Occupancy for the six locations averages 92 percent, with tenants including Cato Fashions, Dollar Tree, Hibbett Sports, PetSense, Rue 21 and Shoe Show. With these transactions, Schostak Brothers has 73 shadow Walmart retail assets in its portfolio.
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — Stiles, a Fort Lauderdale-based real estate development firm established in 1951, has made new appointments to its senior management team. The moves will expand the company’s retail development platform. Stiles has promoted Ryan Karlin, who has held roles in both retail brokerage and development throughout his 14-year career at Stiles, to president of Stiles Retail Group. Karlin will build on the company’s portfolio of approximately 4 million square feet of grocery-anchored shopping centers and power centers and will oversee the group’s operations, strategy, development and redevelopment activities. In addition, several Stiles veteran development associates have transitioned to Stiles Retail Group and will be responsible for project execution. Stiles has also promoted Justin Siemens to vice president and development officer within the firm’s Real Estate Investment Group (REIG), which oversees the retail, office and residential divisions. Siemens will be responsible for sourcing new opportunities and creating and proving feasibility of commercial development plans. Siemens started with Stiles in 2014 and has helped to originate new development transactions, including land acquisitions and properties for redevelopment. In recent retail news for Stiles, the company recently completed two grocery-anchored retail developments in Florida and three in North Carolina. Stiles, along …
NORMAL, ILL. — A joint venture between ALTO Real Estate Funds and M & J Wilkow Ltd. has acquired The Shoppes and Plaza at College Hills located in Normal, just north of Bloomington. The 441,995-square-foot, open-air shopping center was 95 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Gordmans, Hobby Lobby, Francesca’s, Chico’s, J.Jill and White House/Black Market. M & J Wilkow will manage the shopping center, and The Pollard Group will serve as leasing agent. HFF arranged $13.4 million in acquisition financing for The Shoppes. Benefit Street Partners LLC provided the 10-year, fixed-rate loan. HFF also marketed the property on behalf of the seller, Miller Capital.
SAN FRANCISCO — A partnership between Blatteis & Schnur and Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing has acquired the 250,000-square-foot Macy’s Men’s Store located on Union Square in San Francisco for $250 million. The joint venture will redevelop the eight-story property, located at 120 Stockton St., into a mixed-use, retail-driven center. Anticipated uses for the development include flagship retail, art galleries, artisanal food, upscale restaurants and creative office space. A rooftop amenity is also being considered for the project, scheduled to open in 2021. Macy’s Men’s Store will remain as a tenant while the design, renovation and leasing of the new development progresses. Eastdil Secured acted as advisor to Macy’s Inc. in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Cignature Realty has arranged the sale of a mixed-use property located at 3880 Broadway in the Washington Heights section of New York City. A South Florida investor acquired the building from Coltown Properties for $17.5 million, or $390 per square foot. The 44,868-square-foot building features 32 apartment units and three commercial spaces. Lazer Sternhell and Peter Vanderpool of Cignature represented the buyer and seller in the deal.
MCKINNEY, TEXAS — Bright Realty has brokered the sale of Century Square, a retail property located at 4600 Eldorado Parkway in McKinney. Anytime Fitness, DOC, Pure Plates and Choice Beverage occupy the 10,377-square-fooot property. Britton Lankford and Tim McNutt of Bright Realty represented the undisclosed seller, while Mark Graybill of Lee & Associates represented the undisclosed buyer in the sale. The acquisition price was not released.
AZLE, TEXAS — Tesla Investments LLC, a holding and investment firm, has purchased a retail building located at 401 Northwest Parkway in Azle, a suburb 16 miles northwest of Fort Worth. Robert Petrie sold the 7,250-square-foot property for an undisclosed price. Sarah LanCarte of Transwestern represented the seller in the transaction.
LAKE CHARLES, LA. — Venture Commercial Real Estate and SRSA Commercial Real Estate, two real estate brokerage firms and members of X Team International, have arranged a 19,019-square-foot retail lease in Lake Charles. The tenant, Northern Tool + Equipment, will be situated within Park Plaza Shopping Center at 3031 Gertsner Memorial Drive. Clay Mote of Venture Commercial worked with Kirsten Early of SRSA Commercial to negotiate the 10-year lease deal on behalf of the retailer, and Seth Citron of Stirling Properties represented the landlord.
CEDAR PARK, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Cypress Bend Shopping Center, a retail property located at 2051 Cypress Creek Road in Cedar Park. Constructed in 2002, the property features 34,245 square feet of retail space. Michael Buckner and Richard Mireles of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a partnership, in the deal. The name of the buyer and acquisition price were not released.
ENDICOTT, N.Y. — Houlihan-Parnes has brokered the sale of a mixed-use property located at 10 Delaware Ave. in Endicott. An undisclosed buyer acquired the asset for $1.1 million. The property consists of 75 multifamily units, 26,406 square feet of commercial space and an additional loft building that can be converted into 10 apartments. Ed Graf of Houlihan-Parnes represented the undisclosed seller in the deal.