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.
Retail
Blatteis & Schnur, Morgan Stanley Acquire Macy’s Men’s Store in San Francisco for $250M
by Nellie Day
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.
CHICAGO — Mid-America Real Estate Corp. has arranged the sale of 3030 North Broadway in Chicago for $81 million. The 137,618-square-foot shopping center is located between Barry and Wellington avenues. Ohio-based DDR Corp. purchased the center, which is anchored by grocer Mariano’s. Other tenants include XSport Fitness, Starbucks and PNC Bank. Ben Wineman and Joe Girardi of Mid-America represented the sellers, a joint venture between Barrett & Porto Real Estate, The Taxman Corp. and Newport Capital Partners.
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. — Wegmans plans to open a new 130,000-square-foot grocery store at Town Center of Virginia Beach. Situated near the intersection of Virginia Beach and Independence boulevards, the store will feature a parking deck in front and a mezzanine level for café seating. Wegmans is expected to create hundreds of jobs and invest millions of dollars in the new store. The Rochester, N.Y.-based grocer currently has 10 other stores in Virginia.