JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Gateway Jax has signed six new tenants to leases at Peal Square, a 2 million-square-foot mixed-use project in downtown Jacksonville. The initial retail lineup for Vandeveer, the first mixed-use residential building within the district, will feature dining, wellness and lifestyle retailers and restaurants on the ground floor. The newly announced tenants include Bar Citra (2,000 square feet), Buchner’s Biergarten (outdoor patio space and food truck), PopUp Bagels (1,443 square feet), Go Greek Yogurt (1,141 square feet), JETSET Pilates (2,495 square feet) and Pearl Street Nails (2,032 square feet). Buchner’s Biergarten and JETSET Pilates will open this fall, with additional tenant openings anticipated to continue through early 2027. The tenants join Publix, which will be the first new construction grocery store in the area in more than a decade, and Colletta, an Italian restaurant set to open within the newly restored Hotel Merrydelle, which is a redevelopment of the former Ambassador Hotel that will operate as a Tribute Portfolio by Marriott hotel. Designed by architects including Morris Adjmi, SK+I, Elkus Manfredi and Cecconi Simone, Pearl Square will introduce more than 1,250 new apartments across four residential buildings, including 205 units at Vandeveer; 100,000 square feet of office space; …
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INDIAN TRAIL, N.C. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $3.3 million sale of Village Shoppes, an unanchored retail strip center located at 323 Unionville Indian Trail Road in Indian Trail, about 16 miles southeast of Charlotte. A fund-based private equity group purchased the 12,075-square-foot property form a partnership based on the West Coast. Both parties requested anonymity. Harrison Creason, Andrew Margulies and Kyle Carpentier of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller in the transaction. Situated on a 2-acre lot near a Walmart Supercenter, Village Shoppes was fully leased at the time of sale to Little Caesars, a dentist practice, pet store and salon and a performing arts studio.
HACIENDA HEIGHTS, CALIF. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $13 million sale of Hacienda Village, a retail center located at 2029 S. Hacienda Blvd. in Hacienda Heights, part of Southern California’s San Gabriel Valley. A Los Angeles-based private investor acquired the property for $549.80 per square foot. Ron Duong of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, an Orange County, Calif.-based private partnership, in the transaction. Built in 1963, the property features 23,645 square feet of retail space divided into 17 suites.
DALLAS — JLL has brokered the sale of Pavilion on Lovers Lane, a 113,823-square-foot shopping center in North Dallas. Built in 1986, expanded in 2006 and renovated in 2023, the two-building center was 99 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Eatzi’s, Odelay, Stay Fit Studios and La La Land Café. Barry Brown and Erin Myer of JLL represented the seller, Dallas-based Corrigan Investments, in the transaction. Wally Reid, Kristi Leonard and Luke Rogers, also with JLL, arranged acquisition financing for the deal. The buyer and direct lender were not disclosed.
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS — Mega Furniture has signed a 52,677-square-foot retail lease in Corpus Christi. The building at 4818 S. Padre Island Drive was originally constructed in 1973 and was formerly occupied by Conn’s HomePlus. Lynann Pinkham of local brokerage firm Cravey Real Estate Services represented the undisclosed landlord in the lease negotiations. Asterra Properties represented the tenant.
PARMA, OHIO — Hendon Properties, in a joint venture with Axiom Realty and Peaceable Street Capital, has acquired The Shoppes at Parma in the Cleveland suburb of Parma. Anchor tenants at the 734,199-square-foot shopping center include Walmart Supercenter, Burlington, Dick’s Sporting Goods and grocer Marc’s. The deal includes six outparcels with a variety of tenants such as Crumbl Cookies, T-Mobile, Five Guys Burgers & Fries and Panera Bread. Opened in 1956, the property was formerly known as Parmatown Mall. The asset marks the fifth acquired by The Hendon Properties Opportunity Fund, which now totals more than 1.3 million square feet in its portfolio.
HOUSTON — A partnership between two local owner-operators, MetroNational and Radom Capital, is nearing completion of Greenside, a 35,000-square-foot retail redevelopment project in Houston’s Memorial City district. Designed by Michael Hsu Office of Architecture, Greenside is an adaptive reuse of three warehouse buildings, includes open green space and is expected to be fully complete later this year. The partnership has also signed leases with five new tenants: Merit Coffee, Tifa Chocolate & Gelato, Epic Cycles, Swish Dental and Original ChopShop.
BRIDGEPORT, TEXAS — Nashville-based brokerage firm Matthews has negotiated the sale of a 23,957-square-foot retail building, in Bridgeport, located northwest of Fort Worth. Tractor Supply Co. occupies the recently constructed building under a 15-year lease. Chad Kurz of Matthews represented the seller in the transaction, while Kevin McKenna, also with Matthews, represented the buyer, a California-based investor completing a 1031 exchange.
ROCHESTER HILLS, MICH. — Rally House has signed a 17,542-square-foot retail lease at Winchester Center in Rochester Hills. Greg Newman and Jason Orow of Keystone Commercial Real Estate arranged the lease. The center is home to retailers such as Dick’s Sporting Goods, Burlington and Marshalls. Rally House continues its expansion across Southeast Michigan, offering a selection of local, collegiate and professional sports merchandise.
MARIETTA, GA. — Sterling Properties has acquired Merchants Walk, a 271,992-square-foot shopping center in Marietta, a northern suburb of Atlanta. The West Palm Beach-based private equity real estate investment firm purchased the shopping center from Washington, D.C.-based mixed-use developer and operator EDENS for $93.2 million. Kevin Hurley and Matt Karempelis of CBRE’s National Retail Partners represented the buyer in the transaction. Situated on nearly 30 acres at the intersection of Roswell and Johnson Ferry roads in metro Atlanta’s East Cobb neighborhood, Merchants Walk was 90 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Whole Foods Market, Marshalls, PetSmart, Old Navy, DSW, Ulta Beauty, Office Depot and Georgia Theater Company Stadium Cinemas, as well as boutique retailers, service retailers and restaurants. Kohl’s shadow-anchors the center.