SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. – Lo-Lo’s Chicken & Waffles has opened a 5,400-square-foot location in Scottsdale. The space is located at 3133 N. Scottsdale Road. The new location was built by LGE Design Build. An additional location is set to open at 366 N. Gilbert Road in Gilbert this December.
GARLAND, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has negotiated the sale of a 47,500-square-foot industrial building located at 2514 National Drive in Garland. George Tanghongs and Brett Lewis of Lee & Associates’ Dallas/Fort Worth office represented the buyer, Vesgro Corp. Colliers International represented the unnamed seller.
THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS — NorthMarq Capital has arranged the sale of Saddlebrook Plaza, a 26,400-square-foot retail property located in The Woodlands. The 10-year loan was structured with a 25-year amortization schedule and 4 percent interest rate. Tenants in the property include Goodwill and Papa Murphy’s. Warren Hitchcock of NorthMarq’s Houston office led NorthMarq’s team in the transaction.
ROLLA, MO. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $1 million sale of a 3,727-square-foot, net-leased Burger King property in Rolla, 105 miles southwest of St. Louis. The restaurant is situated on nearly two acres located at 1022 Kings Highway, just off I-44 and U.S. Highway 63. There are currently more than 14 years remaining on the base term of the lease with 1.5 percent annual rent increases. Michael Shover, Matthew Gorman, Derrick Dougherty, Nick Skeparnias, Dean Zang, Mark Taylor and William Holman of Marcus & Millichap’s Philadelphia office, represented the seller, a limited liability company. Gorman and Shover also represented the buyer, a developer.
NEW YORK CITY — New York-based ABS Partners Real Estate has invested $10 million for a capital improvement campaign at 915 Broadway, a 20-story office/retail property located at the southwest corner of 21st Street and Broadway in New York City. The firm tapped GKV and Javier Delagarza Architecture to design new corridors, high-end restrooms, high-grade lighting, elliptical ductwork, and well-appointed pantries. Additionally, the upgrades include full-glass office fronts, wood floors and open ceilings. Renovations took place on the fifth floor, after which the entire floor was leased to tenants, including Path Interactive and Gradian. Now work has commenced on the tenth floor.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Disney Store has opened its newest store location at St. Johns Town Center, a super-regional, open-air mall located at 4663 River City Drive in Jacksonville. The mall is operated by Simon Property Group. The store will include a path for guests known as the Pixie Dust Trail that guides shoppers through “storytelling neighborhoods” involving Disney, Marvel and Star Wars characters. The store also includes an interactive video library known as the Disney Store Theatre and a limited time Halloween Shop. The Disney Store retail chain, which debuted in 1987, is owned and operated by Disney in North America, Europe and Japan. Disney Store is the retail merchandising arm of Disney Consumer Products, the business segment of The Walt Disney Co. (NYSE:DIS) and its affiliates. There are currently more than 200 Disney Store locations in North America; more than 40 Disney Store locations in Japan; and more than 100 Disney Store locations in Belgium, Denmark, France, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom.
DESTIN, FLA. — HFF has brokered the $32.8 million sale of the Shoppes at Paradise Isle, a 171,837-square-foot retail power center in Destin. Located at 34940 Emerald Coast Parkway, the shopping center is 89.7 percent leased to tenants such as Best Buy, Big Lots, Michaels, PetSmart, Ulta Beauty and Office Depot. Brad Peterson and Whitaker Leonhardt of HFF represented the seller, Weingarten Realty Investors, in the transaction. Stoltz Real Estate Partners purchased the center through its fifth U.S. diversified fund.
INDIAN LAND, S.C. — Cassidy Turley has brokered the $5 million sale of Catawba Commons, a 40,261-square-foot, Food Lion-anchored shopping center located at 8175 Charlotte Highway in Indian Land, part of the Charlotte MSA. The property was fully leased at the time of sale. Egan Family Partnership purchased the asset from Indian Land-FL LLC. Sam Young, Jared Londry and Rob Cochran of Cassidy Turley represented the seller.
ST. LOUIS — Hilliker Corp. has arranged the first of three leases at former flooring stores in St. Louis. The three locations include an 8,000-square-foot building at 14336 Manchester Road, a 10,000-square-foot building at 1185 Veterans Memorial Drive, and a 22,000-square-foot building at 5244-52 S. Lindbergh Blvd. Sincerely Yours Bridal will occupy space in the 8,000–square-foot building, which will be divided into two retail spaces with 5,000 square feet still available for lease. The bridal shop is set to open by the end of this year. Hilliker Corp. broker Frank Yocum represented the landlord NICI II LLC, formerly Georgia Carpet Outlet in the leasing of the 2,900-square-foot space. Mark Kornfeld of the Sansone Group represented the tenant, Enchanted Enterprises LLC, which will do business as Sincerely Yours Bridal.
PALO ALTO, CALIF. — Bloomingdale’s has opened a 125,000 square-foot store at Stanford Shopping Center in Palo Alto. The three-level store contains 68 designer shops, more than 100 new brands. The new store will anchor the northeast side of the mall as part of a multi-phase renovation of the shopping center.