TINLEY PARK, ILL. — The Boulder Group has completed the $3.3 million sale of a 13,905-square-foot, net-leased Walgreens, located at 16675 S. Oak Park Ave. in Tinley Park. Walgreens has eight years remaining on its lease. Randy Blankstein and Jimmy Goodman of The Boulder Group represented the seller, a Chicago trust, in the transaction. The buyer was a California-based 1031 exchange investor.
CARLISLE, PA. — Giant Food Stores has agreed to buy 16 Genuardi's Family Markets stores in the greater Philadelphia area from Safeway Inc. for $106 million. The outlets will be converted into Giant Food Stores after the transaction is completed. The sale is expected to close in the first half of 2012. Carlisle-based Giant Food Stores has more than 180 outlets and operates in states including Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Time Equities Inc. has purchased a 9,134-square-foot retail condominium, located at 389 Washington St. in Jersey City, for $2.8 million. The property is on the ground floor of the Luxury A Condominiums, a 33-story residential building. Jeff Fishman, Barry Fishbach, Brian Segall and Jonathan Butwin of RFK's New York office represented the project's developer, GTIS Partners. Time Equities was represented in-house by Chris Pulling and Hy Schermer.
MAGNOLIA — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $1.7 million sale of the 13,013-square-foot Magnolia Plaza, a retail center located at 18602 FM 1488 in Magnolia. James Bell of Marcus & Millichap's Houston office represented the seller, a private investor, in the transaction.
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA — Strategic Storage Trust, Inc. (SSTI) has purchased a portfolio of 12 self-storage properties in Georgia and Florida for approximately $80 million. The properties total 8,000 units and nearly 1 million square feet. The facilities will be rebranded under the SmartStop Self Storage name. The Georgia properties are located in Kennesaw, Sharpsburg, Duluth (three properties), Marietta, Austell, Sandy Springs, Smyrna and Lawrenceville. The remaining two properties are in Jacksonville, Fla.
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. — A 14,500-square-foot, single tenant net-leased Walgreens, located at 2903 N. Hwy. 17 in Mount Pleasant, has been sold for $7.37 million. Randy Blankstein and Jimmy Goodman of Northbrook, Ill.-based The Boulder Group represented the buyer, a Chicago-based 1031 exchange investor, in the transaction. The seller was a Southeast-based developer.
TAMPA, FLA. — The 14,000-square-foot Dowling Mills Corporate Park, a former day care and office facility located at 7815 Gunn Hwy. in Tampa, has been sold for $1 million. Also included in the transaction was a separate vacant pad that can accommodate a building of up to 12,000 square feet. Bill Besselieu of Tampa-based Andretta Properties represented the seller, Regions Bank, in the transaction. The buyer was Thuzi Investments I.
KANSAS CITY, KAN. — Sam's Club has closed on the purchase of 16.8 acres of land for the new 850,000-square-foot power shopping center at Plaza at the Speedway, located at 1-435 and Parallel Parkway in Kansas City. Sam's Club is expecting to break ground this February and open in the fall. David Block and Becky Goodman of Block & Co. represented the seller, Plaza Speedway LLC. Bob Johnson of RH Johnson represented the buyer.
FRAMINGHAM, MASS. — In a joint venture, Equity One Inc. and New York Common Retirement Fund have acquired Old Connecticut Path in Framingham, Mass. for $23.2 million. The 80,198-square-foot shopping center is anchored by a Stop & Shop. The property is located near the intersection of Old Connecticut Path and Route 30.
ANDERSON, S.C. — Greenville, S.C.-based RealtyLink has sold the 167,341-square-foot Midtowne Park Shopping Center, located at 3520 Clemson Blvd. in Anderson, to Pheonix-based Cole Capital for $25.6 million. Tenants include Kohl's, Dick's Sporting Goods, Staples and ULTA. The seller was self-represented in the transaction by Tyson Glasser.
