ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — CBRE has brokered the sale of The Pier Shops at Caesars in Atlantic City. Tower Investments acquired the luxury shopping destination, which is connected to Caesars Hotel and Casino, for an undisclosed price. Constructed in 2006, the 290,210-square-foot shopping center is located at One Atlantic Ocean and was built on a pier that extends 900 feet from the New Jersey shoreline. Peter Stevens, Kevin McClernon and William Tourtellotte of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction.
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CLARKSVILLE, IND. — Friedman Integrated Real Estate Solutions has arranged the sale of Veterans Parkway Plaza, a 39,835-square-foot retail center in Clarksville. The shopping center is located at the intersection of Veterans Parkway and I-65, and serves the Louisville metro area north of the Ohio River. Constructed in 2005 on a three-acre site, the asset is located across the street from a Walmart and Sam’s Club, and is adjacent to a Lowe’s. Barry Swatsenbarg and Richard Deptula of Friedman represented both the undisclosed seller and buyer.
LONG BEACH, CALIF. – A 15,200-square-foot retail property in Long Beach that is net leased to Walgreens has sold to a private West Covina investor for $6.4 million. The building is located at 2627 Pacific Ave. It includes a 24-hour drive-thru. Walgreens has less than 10 years remaining on the initial term. The 1031 exchange buyer was represented by Nick Peukpiboon and Lara Rudolph of Daum Commercial Real Estate Services. The seller, a private investor from Huntington Beach, was represented by Edward B. Hanley, Kevin T. Fryman and Eric P. Wohl of Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors.
DALY CITY, CALIF. – Blue Line Pizza has opened a 2,978-square-foot pizzeria at Westlake Shopping Center in Daly City. The new outpost is located at 511 Westlake Center. This is the pizza chain’s fifth Bay Area location. The restaurant was represented by Ross White of SRS Real Estate Partners’ San Francisco office. The landlord was not named.
ERIE, COLO. – The Town of Erie is moving forward on an agreement that would give it the exclusive option to purchase a 20-acre site where a shopping center anchored by King Soopers would soon be developed. The 125,000-square-foot center would be located at the northwest corner of Highway 7 and Sheridan. The option agreement was recently approved, making way for King Sooper to submit a development application. Once that is completed, the town and the supermarket can move forward on a development agreement.
A blistering cold winter lingered into the late spring and left the commercial real estate market in the Grand Traverse region frozen. Businesses waited for the market and the temperatures to thaw, and a third-quarter surge has activity back on track. From Jan. 1 through Sept. 30, property sales totaled $10.3 million and 221,136 square feet, including 118,515 square feet of industrial/warehouse buildings, 79,463 square feet of professional/medical office space, and 23,158 square feet of retail/restaurant space. That‘s slightly ahead of last year’s pace. During the first three quarters of 2013, property sales totaled $9.9 million and 207,845 square feet, including 121,469 square feet of industrial/warehouse buildings, 44,160 square feet of professional/medical office space, and 42,216 square feet of retail/restaurant space. The office sector posted about a 9 percent increase in the average sales per square foot during the first three quarters of 2014, while the industrial warehouse market recorded an increase of approximately 5 percent. The retail/ restaurant sector saw a 9 percent drop in the average sales per square foot The reduction in the average sales price in the retail/restaurant market sector is mostly due to the lack of quality inventory. This lack of inventory in our market …
MORRISTOWN, N.J. — Hollister Construction Services has completed the transformation of Vail Mansion into Jockey Hollow Bar & Kitchen in Morristown. The construction project consisted of a complete retrofit of the historic 18,000-square-foot Vail Mansion, which was built in 1917. Developed by New York City chef and restaurateur Chris Cannon, Jockey Hollow Bar & Kitchen is a four-part restaurant concept featuring The Oyster & Wine Bar at Jockey Hollow, the Vail Bar cocktail lounge, The Rathskeller private event space and The Dining Room in Jockey Hollow. Jockey Hollow Bar & Kitchen occupies three full floors and the basement of the mansion and offers a menu of contemporary American and Italian-inspired dishes.
LANSDALE, PA. — HLC Equity has acquired an 11,180-square-foot property located at 10 W. Main St. in Lansdale. Situated on 1.2-acre pad and built in 1998, the retail property sold for $4 million, according to CoStar. Rite-Aid currently occupies the property under a long-term, triple-net lease. Additional details about the transaction were not disclosed.
CHICAGO — Loja Real Estate has acquired a portfolio of four Chicago grocery store properties from a former unit of Safeway Inc. for $95 million. The single-tenant grocery store properties were purchased from Dominick’s Finer Foods LLC in a transaction that closed Nov. 13, according to Tom Engberg, CEO of Loja Real Estate. The acquisitions consist of a total of 238,462 square feet of leasable space on 12.4 acres. Mariano’s Fresh Market, which opened earlier this year, anchors three of the properties. A Whole Foods, which is expected to open in the spring of 2015, anchors the other property. Guy Ponticiello of JLL represented Safeway as the investment sale advisor in the transaction.
OMAHA, NEB. — Mid-America Real Estate Corp. has brokered the $10.2 million sale of Canfield Plaza in Omaha. An undisclosed buyer purchased the 185,094-square-foot shopping center in a 1031 tax-deffered exchange. Canfield Plaza is located at the southwest corner of 84th Street and West Center Road. Canfield’s Sporting Goods and Westlake Ace Hardware anchor the shopping center. Joe Girardi and Carly Gallagher of Mid-America and Brian Kuehl of Investors Realty Inc. represented the seller, a private family trust.