ATLANTA — Newk’s Eatery, a Jackson, Miss.-based fast casual restaurant chain, has signed a new development agreement with franchisee C^2 Investment Partners LLC for six new locations in the Atlanta area. The multi-unit operator will open the new restaurants within the next four years. The agreement is part of Newk’s growth plan to double in size in the next three years. The chain currently has more than 100 units in 13 states, predominantly in the Southeast. Owned by Brent Cann and Doug Cullinan, C^2 Investment Partners has purchased an existing Newk’s Eatery at 2566 Briarcliff Road N.E. in Atlanta. C^2’s operating partner, Lynn Townsend, a longtime resident of the Atlanta area, brings more than 20 years of hospitality and restaurant experience to the investment group.
Retail
WESTLAKE, OHIO — New York Life Real Estate Investors has provided a $48 million refinancing loan for The Promenade at Crocker Park in Westlake, approximately 15 miles southwest of Cleveland. The Promenade at Crocker Park is a 276,000-square-foot, Class A retail property. The shopping center features over 95 tenants including Apple, Trader Joe’s, DSW Shoe Warehouse and Dick’s Sporting Goods. The borrower, Stark Enterprises, is the original developer and has owned and managed the property since 1993. The fixed-rate loan features a 15-year term.
REDDING, CALIF. — Cohen Financial has secured $5 million for the acquisition of a retail property in Redding. Paul Schroeder of Cohen Financial secured the fixed-rate, non-recourse loan with Wells Fargo for the undisclosed borrower. The 94,000-square-foot property is leased to Green Bay, Wis.-based Shopko Stores. Shopko operates 363 stores in 24 states.
CORONA, CALIF. — NAI Capital has arranged the sale of a freestanding, 9,000-square-foot retail property located within a grocery-anchored shopping center located at 1187 E. Magnolia Ave. in Corona. Boca Raton, Fla.-based KC Propco sold the property to Newport Beach, Calif.-based Corona Temescal Village5 for $2.1 million, or $235 per square foot. By the end of escrow, the property was fully leased. Mario Alvarez and Lidia Talavera of NAI Capital represented the seller.
OCEANSIDE, CALIF. — Lee & Associates has completed a lease for 12,945 square feet of retail space at 2550 Jason Court within the Jason Court Business Park in Oceanside. Black Plague Brewing plans to open in the location sometime in the next six months. Monique Medley of Lee & Associates – North San Diego County represented Black Plague Brewing, while Bob Willingham of Kidder Mathews represented the landlord, Southwest Greene International Inc. The lease was valued at approximately $724,000.
LAKE JACKSON, TEXAS — Houston-based brokerage Baker Katz has arranged the lease of a freestanding, 23,500-square-foot building to discount grocery chain Aldi in Lake Jackson, located approximately 55 miles south of Houston. The building is located at the corner of State Highway 288 and This Way Street. Streetwise Realty Partners represented the tenant. Situated near Lowe’s Home Improvement and Dow Chemical’s new campus, the new Aldi is slated to open this fall.
INDIANAPOLIS — Novak Construction has completed a 153,000-square-foot Costco Wholesale in Indianapolis. The building includes a food court, meat preparation area, bakery, freezer and cooler, optical center, photo processing area, pharmacy and tire center. The project also features a fuel center. Construction was completed in 110 days. Costco Wholesale is a chain of membership warehouses with 494 locations throughout the United States and Puerto Rico.
MIAMI — Swire Properties Inc. has announced new retailers joining Brickell City Centre’s 500,000-square-foot, open-air shopping center in Miami’s Brickell district. Comprising more than 80 retailers and eateries, the retail development is set to open to the public in November. The new tenants joining the project include Victoria’s Secret, Bath & Body Works, Suit Supply, Stitched and Pinko. Swire Properties is co-developing the shopping center with Whitman Family Development and Simon Property Group. Tenants that have previously signed leases at the $1.05 billion, 4.9 million-square-foot Brickell City Centre include Saks Fifth Avenue, Cinemex, Italian Food Hall, LIVE!, lululemon athletica, Armani Collezioni, Cole Haan, Bally, Coach, Porsche Design, Luke’s Lobster, Taco Chic and AT&T. As part of the center’s design, Swire Properties has integrated the Miami Metromover with a stop that exits directly into the shopping center’s third floor. The project will also feature a two-story underground parking deck.
SEATTLE — Pet supplies retailer Petco will remodel 12 stores in the Seattle area and one in San Diego this month. The Seattle-area stores will host grand re-opening celebrations on July 29. The locations are in Seattle (Holman Road, North 205th Street, 15th Avenue and Northeast 45th Street); Federal; Kirkland; Covington; Everett; Redmond; Lynwood; Gig Harbor; and Olympia, Wash. The San Diego location will celebrate a grand re-opening on July 22. Petco operates more than 1,430 locations across the U.S., Mexico and Puerto Rico, including more than 115 Unleashed by Petco locations, a smaller format neighborhood shop.
STOW, OHIO — The Cooper Commercial Investment Group has negotiated the sale of a 53,191-square-foot retail property in Stow, approximately 35 miles south of Cleveland, for $4 million. Oregon Trails is shadow anchored by Discount DrugMart and was roughly 70 percent occupied at the time of sale. Tenants at the property, which was built in 1988, include Fifth Third Bank, Wing Warehouse, H&R Block, Subway, Edward Jones, Hallmark, Kirbie’s Meats, All About Dance, Sweet Frog Frozen Yogurt and Great Harvest Bread Co. The seller was a California-based private investor, and the undisclosed buyer was also California based. Bob Havasi and Dan Cooper of Cooper Commercial represented the seller in the transaction.