THORNTON, COLO. — Armstrong Development has completed construction on a new 4,500-square-foot building at HighPointe Park in Thornton. Nextcare Urgent Care now occupies the freestanding structure. Construction commenced on the pad this past April and was completed in late September. The urgent care officially opened Tuesday, Oct. 13.
RICHARDSON, TEXAS — Regency Centers Corp., an owner, operator and developer of grocery-anchored shopping centers, has closed on the land for Phase II of its CityLine Market development in Richardson. The Phase II portion is 100 percent pre-leased and will include a 12,900-square-foot CVS Pharmacy and new restaurants encompassing 9,000 square feet. The newest restaurants to join CityLine Market include Super Chix, Pho is for Lovers and Piada Italian Street Food. Super Chix’s menu includes chicken sandwiches, fries and frozen custard. Pho is For Lovers serves Vietnamese food including beef pho, tofu summer rolls and banh mi sandwiches. Piada serves Italian street. CityLine Market is anchored by Whole Foods Market, contains nearly 102,000 square feet of retail and will serve as the cornerstone of the CityLine mixed-use development. The center is 98 percent leased. The construction of Phase II is expected to start late this year.
HOUSTON — Houston-based Baker Katz has completed a 3,469-square-foot lease on behalf of Crossroads Trading, which will open its first Texas location in central Houston’s Montrose neighborhood in the Westmont building. Crossroads Trading offers used clothing and accessories. Customers can buy, sell or trade their in-season clothing and accessories at the store. Lunden McGill and Jason Baker of Baker Katz represented Crossroads Trading in the transaction. Brian Kaplan of WPW Realty Advisors represented Westmont Partners LLC. Founded in 1991, Crossroads Trading operates 35 locations.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a mixed-use property located at 1208 Nostrand Ave. in Brooklyn. The 7,128-square-foot asset sold for $2.2 million. Derek Bestreich, Erik Rodriguez and Seth Schiffman of Marcus & Millichap’s Brooklyn office represented the seller, a private investor, and secured the buyer, a limited liability company, in the transaction.
WARNER ROBINS, GA. — Lincoln Property Co. Southeast and SRS Real Estate Partners have arranged the $23 million sale of City Crossing, a 298,933-square-foot regional power center located at 2620 Watson Blvd. in Warner Robins, roughly 20 miles south of Macon, Ga. The property was 86 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as The Home Depot (not part of the transaction), Ross Dress for Less, HomeGoods, Old Navy and Michaels. D&J Real Estate Management purchased the property from Wells Fargo Bank NA. Tony Bartlett and Chris Sipple of Lincoln, along with Kyle Stonis and Pierce Mayson of SRS, represented the seller in the transaction. Wells Fargo engaged Lincoln Property Co. Southeast in 2012 as the receiver of the asset, and the Dallas-based firm leased and managed the asset during that time.
Seven years after the worst recession this country has seen since the Great Depression, New York City is riding high again. Manhattan has emerged as a vital center for global retail activity where we continue to see dynamic growth — driven by its economic fundamentals, urban migration, and its cultural and lifestyle attractions. Gone are the days when suburban expansion sounded the death knell for high street retail. Since 2010, in the near-aftermath of the economic collapse and for the first time in decades, urban cores are growing at a faster rate than their suburban counterparts. Eighty percent of Americans now live in urban areas, and retailers and property owners in New York City and around the world are scrambling to adapt. Millennials represent 24 percent of the overall U.S. population and are leading this urban charge. They want to live close to work. They’re driven by technology — and they demand an omni-channel retail experience that integrates smartphone and tablet use with a personalized, service-oriented, in-store approach. And importantly, it’s estimated they will represent nearly 30 percent of U.S. retail spending — the total of which was $4.6 trillion this year — by 2020. Manhattan also continues to benefit …
VANCOUVER, WASH. — Holliday Fenoglio Fowler (HFF) has arranged $24.8 million in proceeds to finance Hazel Dell Towne Center, a 264,191-square-foot retail center located in Vancouver, Wash. Bruce Ganong, Casey Davidson and Brandon Roth of HFF worked on behalf of the sponsor, Pine Tree Commercial Realty LLC, to place the five-year, floating-rate loan with East West Bank. Tenants at the center, which is 84 percent leased, include Kohl’s, Bed Bath & Beyond, Petco, Office Depot, Party City, Payless ShoeSource and Supercuts.
CORONA DEL MAR, CALIF. — Newmark Grubb Knight Frank (NGKF) has arranged the $8.36 million sale of two fully-occupied, two-story retail/office buildings totaling 11,526 square feet in Corona Del Mar. Ian Brown of NGKF represented the seller, Masters Properties, and the buyer, 39 Beach View LK100 LLC, in the all-cash transaction.
DUBLIN, CALIF. — Dublin, Calif.-based Ross Stores Inc. opened 19 Ross Dress for Less locations and seven dd’s DISCOUNTS locations across 14 states in September and October. These new locations completed the company’s 2015 expansion plan to add a total of 90 stores during the year.
FULLERTON, CALIF. — Safeco has acquired 914 West Orangethorpe Ave., a 79,898-square-foot retail property occupied by Food 4 Less in Fullerton, for $22.5 million. Heslin Holdings Inc. and Becker Development had jointly owned the property. The Food 4 Less lease extends through March 2026.
