NEW YORK CITY — Pickle1, a locally based pickleball operator, will open a 5,060-square-foot facility in Manhattan’s Financial District. The lease term is 10 years, and the three-court space will be located within the 964,175-square-foot building at 100 Pearl St. Allen Gurevich of GFP Real Estate and Andrew Taub of Newmark represented the owner, Commerz Real Americas, in the lease negotiations. Steven Evans and Emre Bozkurt of Platinum Properties represented Pickle1. The opening is set for this summer.
RICHMOND, VA. — The City of Richmond’s Economic Development Authority (EDA) has sold and transferred an 18-acre parcel to the developer of Diamond District, a $2.4 billion mixed-use development in the Virginia state capital. The developer, an entity led by Thalhimer Realty Partners Inc. called Diamond District Partners LLC, will soon begin construction on public works infrastructure and a mixed-use development on the site. The parcel, called Phase 1A, will include six acres of public infrastructure that will be conveyed back to the city and the EDA upon completion. The remainder of the parcel will house a 180-room hotel, 161 workforce housing units that will be reserved for households earning 60 percent of the area median income, 730 market-rate apartments and 30,000 square feet of commercial space that can be expanded. The land sold for $11.4 million. Phase 1B and Phase 1C of Diamond District will include an additional 177 affordable housing units, 625 market-rate apartments and 126,000 square feet of commercial space. Additionally, CarMax Park, the future home of the Richmond Flying Squirrels Minor League Baseball team, is under construction within the Diamond District and is scheduled to open in 2026. Diamond District Partners LLC anticipates breaking ground on …
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A joint venture between MRP Realty, Asana Partners and Rockefeller Group has received construction financing for Brooklyn & Church, an adaptive reuse project in Charlotte. The project will convert the former Duke Energy headquarters, located at 526 S. Church St., into a 460-unit apartment community with 57,000 square feet of retail space. The financing amount and construction timeline were not disclosed. The Duke Energy headquarters was originally built in 1975. MRP Realty and Asana Partners acquired the building in 2022. The building’s core and shell will be preserved, but the façade will be reskinned with new windows and balconies. Once converted, Brooklyn & Church will comprise 800,000 square feet across 13 stories, with amenities including a rooftop deck and pool with grilling stations, fitness center and spa space, coworking space, bike room and a dog run with pet spa. The property’s loft-style apartments will have 13.6-foot, exposed ceilings. In addition to the apartments and ground-floor retail space, the property will offer a new three-story, 30,000-square-foot retail building at the corner of Church Street and Brooklyn Village Avenue that will be connected to the main building via a 60-foot walkway.
LATHAM, N.Y. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has brokered the sale of $26.9 million sale of a 120,049-square-foot, grocery-anchored shopping center in Latham, located north of Albany. The center was built in 2010 and is home to tenants such as Petco and Crumbl Cookies in addition to grocery anchor The Fresh Market. Jim Koury of IPA represented the seller, Shaker Loudon Associates, which is an affiliate of Benderson Development, in the transaction. Koury also procured the buyer, an entity doing business as PCP Binghamton Associates LLC.
YARMOUTH, MASS. — Regional brokerage firm Atlantic Capital Partners has negotiated the sale of Yarmouth Shopping Center, a 59,687-square-foot retail property located near the base of Cape Cod. Grocer Stop & Shop anchors the center. Justin Smith, Chris Peterson, Sam Koonce, Danielle Donovan and Matt Austin of Atlantic Capital Partners represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction. The property traded in conjunction with a 124,405-square-foot center in Stow, Mass., for a combined price of $26 million.
BERKELEY, CALIF. — Levin Johnston, part of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged the $12.7 million sale of a retail building at 2310 Telegraph Ave. in Berkeley. Raising Cane’s will occupy the 12,419-square-foot property, which is currently anchored by Walgreens, as a new flagship restaurant. Additional details of the transaction were not released.
LOUISVILLE, COLO. — Ziff Real Estate Partners (ZRP) has purchased Village Square Shopping Center, a necessity-based retail center in Louisville, for $9.2 million. ZRP plans to improve the 40,211-square-foot asset by enhancing the center’s tenant mix and physical property. Located at 535-655 E. South Boulder Road, Village Square is shadow-anchored by Centre Court Apartments and Shamrock Foods.
BLUE SPRINGS, MO. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has brokered the sales of two adjacent retail buildings in the Kansas City suburb of Blue Springs. The sales price was undisclosed, but the combined transaction size exceeded $5 million with a blended cap rate in the low 6 percent range. The single-tenant, net-leased properties are occupied by Heartland Dental (4,200 square feet) and Starbucks (2,312 square feet). Both were constructed in 2024. Jeff Lefko and Bill Asher of Hanley, in association with Jay Ferguson of Ferguson Properties Inc., represented the seller and developer of both buildings, Ferguson Properties and Foresight Real Estate. Peter Winterling of Kidder Mathews represented the buyer of the Heartland Dental-occupied property, a private 1031 exchange investor from California’s Central Valley. John Martin of Lee & Associates represented the buyer of the Starbucks-occupied asset, a private 1031 exchange investor from Southern California.
IRVING, TEXAS — Weitzman has completed the renovation of Grande Center, a 78,914-square-foot shopping center in Irving. The project involved resurfacing the center’s stucco façade and updating tenant and pylon signage with new lighting and color schemes. The renovation also revamped Grande Center’s signature building and created additional tenant visibility. Weitzman acted as the project manager, with Hodges & Associates and Preston Pierce Construction acting as architect and general contractor, respectively.
AURORA, COLO. — Denver-based Kaufman Hagan Commercial Real Estate has facilitated the purchase of a retail property located at 9915 E. Colfax Ave. in Aurora. Shifted Lens Theatre Co. acquired the asset from an undisclosed seller for $1 million, or $226.78 per square foot. Located within Aurora Cultural Arts District, the property offers 4,608 square feet of retail space. Amanda Weaver of Kaufman Hagan represented the buyer in the deal.