SAN MARCOS, TEXAS — Partners Capital, the investment arm of Partners Real Estate, has sold San Marcos Place, a 73,882-square-foot shopping center located roughly midway between Austin and San Antonio. Built in 1985 and renovated in 2017, the center was 82 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as grocer Poco Loco. Cathy Nabours and Kyle Shaffer of SRS Real Estate Partners represented Partners Capital, which purchased the property in 2018, in the transaction. The buyer and sales price were not disclosed.
BUCKEYE, ARIZ. — Vestar has broken ground on Verrado Marketplace, a retail destination at the northeast corner of Interstate 10 and Verrado Way in Buckeye. The 500,000-square-foot development is situated at the entrance to DMB Associates’ 8,800-acre Verrado master-planned community. The $275 million project is projected to generate more than $50 million in total tax revenue for the City of Buckeye and contribute an estimated $1.8 billion in economic output over the next 10 years. Upon completion, Verrado Marketplace will have more than 50 retailers and restaurants, including Target, Harkins Theater’s Backlot concept, Safeway, Ross Dress for Less, Marshalls and HomeGoods. Additional pre-signed tenants include ULTA Beauty, Famous Footwear, Buckle, Salt Tacos + Tequila, Bath & Body Works, Shake Shack, Handel’s Ice Cream, Nekter Juice, See’s Candies, Thai Chili, Einstein Bros. Bagels, Tropical Smoothie, Hawaiian Bros., European Wax Center, Zara Nails, Pacific Dental, America’s Best Contacts & Glasses and Mountain America Credit Union. The new tenants are slated to start opening in spring 2026. Verrado Marketplace will also feature a splash pad, live performance stage and video screen and a half-acre central lawn surrounded by restaurants and outdoor fireplace, as well as a Sip & Stroll experience, where guests over 21 …
LITTLETON, COLO. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Oakbrook Shopping Center, a retail property located at 309-311 E. County Line Road in Littleton. The property consists of a 30,466-square-foot neighborhood strip center, fully leased to 15 tenants, and a 48,214-square-foot anchor space, which is occupied by O’Reilly Auto Parts Super Hub. The assets sold in separate transactions to different buyers for a combined total of $13.5 million. Ryan Bowlby and Drew Isaac of Marcus & Millichap’s Denver office represented the seller, Denver-based Sidford Capital, in the transaction.
KANSAS CITY, MO. — Block & Co. Inc. Realtors has arranged the sale of a 19-property Minit Mart portfolio in metro Kansas City for an undisclosed price. Greg Roberts of Block & Co. represented the buyer, Tarkio Real Estate LLC. The portfolio will be transitioned into independent liquor and corner stores. All gas pumps will be rebranded to Phillips 66.
ALPHARETTA, GA. — Coro Realty Advisors has sold North Point Village, a 57,219-square-foot shopping center in the northern Atlanta suburb of Alpharetta. Mimms Enterprises purchased the property from Coro Realty for $19 million. Fred Victor of Atlantic Retail brokered the transaction. Situated on 5.2 acres near Ga. Highway 400, North Point Village’s tenant roster includes Talbots, Kohler and Learning Express. The 1.3 million-square-foot North Point Mall is immediately adjacent to the center.
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — Hall of Fame Partners has obtained a $54 million credit-tenant lease loan for the construction and permanent financing of Phase I of the International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) complex. ISHOF is the planned $200 million redevelopment of the Ft. Lauderdale Aquatics facility, which was originally built in Fort Lauderdale in 1965. Phase I of the ISHOF complex will include the reconstruction of a foundational sea wall, as well as the development of a new building that will serve as the headquarters for the city’s Ocean Rescue department. The ground level of the 10,000-square-foot building will serve as storage for Ocean Rescue equipment such as paddleboards and jet skis. The second floor will consist of offices for the chief and lieutenants, a conference room, showers and locker rooms. According to Miami-based architect Arquitectonica, which designed the facility, subsequent phases will include the construction of two buildings that will house the museum, an aquatic facility with a covered teaching pool, restrooms and an administrative office, as well as restaurant and retail space. The ISHOF Museum will include a 20,000-square-foot museum space, along with ballrooms, event spaces and a rooftop restaurant. The building will also include parking facilities …
HUNTSVILLE, ALA. — Emergent Properties and RNGD have broken ground on The Lewter District, a $50 million adaptive reuse project in downtown Huntsville. Situated on 1.5 acres, the mixed-use development is a conversion and restoration of the historic Lewter Hardware Co. store that closed in 2022 after nearly a century of operation. Phase I of the development will feature 14 luxury residences along Washington Street called Lewter District Townhomes. Sanders Pace Architecture designed the residential community, which is expected to be completed by late 2025. Phase II comprises a renovation of the original hardware store building. The restored building will house farm-to-table restaurant Brick & Tin on the ground level and outdoor patio spaces as well as offices for RNGD on the second floor. Phase III calls for a ground-up, five-story office building. National law firm Maybard Nexsen has committed to occupying the top two floors of the office building, which will also feature ground-level retail space. EskewDumezRipple is the architect for the second and third phases of The Lewter District. Phases I and II are underway and Phase III is slated to break ground before the end of the year.
BOILING SPRINGS, S.C. — Marcus & Millichap’s Taylor McMinn Retail Group has brokered the sale of a new restaurant in Boiling Springs, a city about eight miles northwest of Spartanburg, S.C. Texas-based burger chain Whatburger occupies the restaurant on a 15-year, corporate-guaranteed ground lease with planned rental increases and extension options for the tenant. Built on 1.5 acres earlier this year, the 3,318-square-foot restaurant serves as an outparcel to a Target-anchored shopping center. Don McMinn of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a developer based in Tennessee, in the sale. The buyer was an all-cash exchange investor. “This is our second Whataburger closing this month, and we are closing another one in Atlanta in December,” says McMinn. “Whataburgers continues to garner strong demand and attractive pricing from investors and are one of the more desirable QSR options in the market today.”
MONROVIA, CALIF. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has brokered the sale of Huntington Oaks Center, a 250,787-square-foot shopping center located in Monrovia, approximately 20 miles outside Los Angeles. A Newport Beach, Calif.-based private investor sold the asset to a Los Angeles-based buyer for an undisclosed price. Built in 1984, the property was 75 percent occupied at the time of sale. Tenants at the center include Trader Joe’s, Burlington, Marshalls, Crunch Fitness, Chili’s Grill & Bar, Mimi’s Café, Chipotle Mexican Grill and Panda Express. A Kohl’s is also located at the property but was not included in the sale. Hanley Investment Group represented the seller, while the buyer was self-represented in the deal.
CULVER CITY, CALIF. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged $12.5 million in senior financing for Culver Theater, a movie theater in Culver City. Alex Olson, Joshua Blank and Sarah Kim of JLL Capital Market’s Debt Advisory represented the borrower, Oliver McMillan LLC, and secured the five-year, fixed-rate loan through Zions Capital Markets. Located at 9500 Culver Blvd., the 41,341-square-foot Culver Theater was built in 2004. The property features a six-screen movie theater experience with a full bar, theater snacks and kitchen fare, and plush seating along with six private sound stages. The theater, which was previously occupied by Arclight, was leased to a global e-commerce giant in June 2021 and opened to the public in 2022. The property is located across from Culver Studios, where a global e-commerce giant and movie production company operates more than 530,000 square feet of film and TV production space.