GARLAND, TEXAS — Baceline Investments, a private equity real estate investment and management company, has acquired Northwest Crossing, a single-story shopping center in Garland. Baceline purchased the 33,336-square-foot property for $3.4 million. Located at 1250 Northwest Highway, the retail center was acquired in line with Baceline’s value-add acquisition strategy. The primary tenants at Northwest Crossing include Cricket Wireless, Metro PCS and Little Caesars Pizza. Baceline Investments is a Denver-based company specializing in the acquisition, management and sale of shopping centers in select secondary markets.
DEL RIO, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Del Rio Corners, a 12,990-square-foot retail property located in Del Rio. Jason Vitorino of Marcus & Millichap’s Dallas office marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a partnership. Vitorino also procured the buyer, a limited liability company. Del Rio Corners is located at 2409 Veterans Blvd., less than six miles from the Texas-Mexico border. Built in 2005, the asset is situated on 1.2 acres.
LOUISVILLE, KY. — Lincoln Property Co. Southeast has purchased the newly built Jefferson Commons, a 196,488-square-foot shopping center located in Louisville, on behalf of American Realty Capital-Retail Centers of America I & II, a non-traded REIT. Lincoln acquired the center from the center’s developer, GBT Realty Corp., for $36 million. The retail center’s tenant roster includes Academy Sports + Outdoors, H.H. Gregg, Michaels and Shoe Carnival.
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. — DSW Inc. plans to open a new 15,000-square-foot shoe store at Bowman Place in Mount Pleasant. The footwear retailer will open the store at 1122 Bowman Road on Aug. 27. Including the new location, DSW operates 453 stores in 42 states. The company also supplies footwear and accessories to 374 locations in the United States. According to DSW, the new Mount Pleasant store will supply 20,000 pairs of men’s and women’s shoes.
LITTLETON, MASS. — Rockland Trust has provided $27 million in financing to Boston-based Sam Park & Co. for the completion of the first phase of The Point, a 540,000-square-foot mixed-use project currently under construction in Littleton. Located at the intersection of Interstate 495 and Route 119, the project will feature 400,000 square feet of retail space, an entertainment complex, office space, a health club and a 115-room Courtyard by Marriott. Retail tenants will include Market Basket, Starbucks, AT&T, O’neil Cinemas, The Paper Source, Tavern in the Square and Pet Source, among others.
NEW YORK CITY — Thor Equities has acquired a residential and retail building located at 17 W. 125th St. in Central Harlem for an undisclosed sum. Constructed in 1900, the five-story, 46,200-square-foot elevator building features 50 rental units, including 32 one-bedroom apartments, 14 two-bedroom units and three three-bedroom units, and more than 9,000 square feet of retail space with 18-foot ceilings. The name of the seller was not released.
As the 16th largest city in the United States and one of the fastest growing metro markets, Fort Worth is consistently a hot market in Texas and hasn’t slowed down post-recession. The current retail market is showing a low vacancy rate of 6.5 percent along with increasing rental rates. Surprisingly, these rates have not slowed leasing activity. Instead, the combination of increasing rates and dwindling vacancies have spurred new development. In years past, Fort Worth has been seen as a secondary market to Dallas, but with its strong economy and high returns, the city is now able to stand on its own. Fort Worth is seeing a lot of capital being tossed around the market. With a strong economy and low operations costs, money is pouring in from all angles, including from out-of-state and international investors. California, New York and overseas investors are beginning to recognize the stability of the city and the potential for stronger returns, and are aggressively starting to pursue opportunities here. For example, Iowa-based Lockard Development is in the process of expanding its Walmart anchored Renaissance Square power center at Berry Street and Hwy 287 in East Fort Worth to include more national credit tenants. Lockard …
AUSTIN, TEXAS — CBRE has brokered the sale of 8312 Burnet Road, a fully occupied, 12,500-square-foot retail center in Austin’s Burnet Road corridor. A local investor purchased the asset for an undisclosed price. Michael Bullard of CBRE’s Austin office represented the buyer. Tim Jarvis and Bill Ott of BBD Commercial represented the unnamed seller. The asset’s 13 tenants include Austin Fashion Exchange, Metro PCS, Liberty Tax and ASC Sports Cards.
LUBBOCK, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Rockridge Plaza, an 86,534-square-foot grocery-anchored shopping center in Lubbock. Michael Buckner and Richard Mireles of the firm’s Austin office represented the seller. Rockridge Plaza is located at 5217 82nd St. with visibility from the intersection of 82nd Street and Slide Road. Tenants include Caprock Cafe, Einstein Bros. Bagels, H&R Block, Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores, Scottrade, Sprint and Tuxedo Junction. The grocery anchor was not a part of the sale.
SWEETWATER, TEXAS — Taylor Consulting Inc. (TAYO) has signed a contract to sell a real estate parcel in West Texas. It’s the sixth sale in the region that the company has completed since May. Last year, TAYO’s real estate division, Third Avenue Development, added 47 residential and commercial lots to its portfolio in the town of Sweetwater, where development has been spurred by a new railroad logistics center and other projects. Third Avenue Development is working to build a portfolio of real estate assets for investment, rehabilitation and resale.