PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Marsella Development Corp. has opened Track 15, a $25 million, 18,000-square-foot food hall that is situated within the historic Union Station building in downtown Providence. Vendors include Little Chaska, Tolia, Dune Brothers, Dolores, There There, Giusto PVD and Mother Pizzeria PVD. The development also features indoor and outdoor seating for roughly 600 people, an entertainment venue and a 10,000-square-foot plaza. Rhode Island-based architecture firm Vision3 designed the food hall.
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DEDHAM, MASS. — Local owner-operator WS Development has welcomed five new tenants to Legacy Place, a 580,000-square-foot retail power center located in the southwestern Boston suburb of Dedham that was recently recapitalized. The new tenants are Mexican restaurant Anna’s Taqueria, permanent jewelry brand Brave Daughters, women’s apparel retailer Aritzia, Asian restaurant Mecha Noodle Bar and fitness concept [solidcore]. All openings are slated for various points in 2025.
TALLAHASSEE, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Market Square, an 81,082-square-foot shopping center located in Tallahassee’s Market District, roughly four miles from Florida State University. The asset traded for more than $330 per square foot. The property — which was originally built in 1977 and renovated in 2021 — is anchored by a 22,000-square-foot REI. Additional tenants at the property include Sanitas Medical Center, Connors Steak & Seafood, a medical spa and Southern Seafood Market. Alvin Mansour and Jon Talia of The Mansour Group of Marcus & Millichap represented the private seller and procured the Florida-based buyer in the transaction. Ryan Nee is Marcus & Millichap’s broker of record in Florida.
KATY, TEXAS — Metro Philadelphia-based CenterSquare Investment Management has acquired The Shops at Cinco Ranch, a 27,500-square-foot retail strip center located in the western Houston suburb of Katy. The center was 96 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as H&R Block, Portrait Dental and Palinuro Italian Café. Kaleb Rupp of Encore Real Estate Investment Services represented CenterSquare in the transaction. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
COLUMBUS, OHIO — Mastro’s Steakhouse, a high-end seafood and steak restaurant, has opened a 9,000-square-foot location at Easton Town Center in Columbus. The restaurant marks the first location in the Midwest for Mastro’s, which operates 22 locations across the country. The Columbus restaurant features two main dining rooms, one private dining room, two outdoor patio spaces, a grand double-faced bar, piano lounge and semi-private wine room. Easton Town Center is home to other upscale restaurants such as Del Mar, Mitchell’s Ocean Club and Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurant.
PORTER, TEXAS — Baseball and softball training operator D-BAT will open a 15,000-square-foot facility at the Valley Ranch, Signorelli Co.’s master-planned development located northeast of Houston. The facility, which will be constructed on a 1.3-acre site that D-Bat purchased, will offer lessons, camps, workshops, event space, batting cage rentals, a fully stocked pro shop and monthly memberships. The facility will be D-Bat’s 10th in the Houston area and is scheduled to open this summer.
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — New York City-based investment firm Time Equities Inc. has purchased The Shoppes at Westgate, a 62,049-square-foot shopping center in Rochester. The sales price was $6.1 million. Built in 1958 and renovated in 1986, the center was 91 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Ross Dress for Less, Bath & Body Works and Citizens Bank. Ami Ziff, Jonathan Kim, Grant Scott and Eli Smith represented Time Equities in the transaction on an internal basis. Ben Snyder and Zack Bates of Matthews Real Estate Investment Services represented the undisclosed seller.
Portman, National Real Estate Advisors Complete Construction of 24-Story Apartment Tower in Charlotte
by John Nelson
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Portman and National Real Estate Advisors have completed construction of Linea, a 24-story apartment tower located in Charlotte’s South End neighborhood. Situated at 2161 Hawkins St. fronting the city’s Rail Trail, the high-rise features 370 luxury units and 18,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Ranging from 522 to 1,723 square feet in size, apartments at Linea include studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans, as well as 13 penthouses. Amenities at the property include 24/7 concierge services like in-home/package delivery, in-home grocery and dry-cleaning delivery and plant and cat care. The complex also includes a 23rd-floor community level featuring spaces such as the Overlook Lounge, Entertainment Hub, Billiard Parlor, The Sound Lounge and dining spaces, as well as a Skyline Athletic Club with a two-story rock-climbing wall, Echelon Mirrors, private fitness rooms and customizable wellness programs. Confirmed retail and restaurant tenants at Linea include Half Shell, True Food Kitchen, Peachy Salon and Night Swim Coffee, with Night Swim Coffee slated to open this spring. Additional retailers will be announced in the coming weeks. Foundry Commercial is handling Linea’s retail leasing assignment on behalf of ownership. Atlanta-based Portman and Washington, D.C.-based National Real Estate Advisors are the co-developers …
GREENVILLE, TEXAS — Locally based brokerage firm STRIVE has arranged the sale of Greenville Promenade, a 220,482-square-foot shopping center located northeast of Dallas. According to LoopNet Inc., the property is home to tenants such as Belk, Ross Dress for Less, Staples, J.C. Penney, Petco, Marshalls, GNC, Bealls and Hibbett Sports. Hudson Lambert and Jennifer Pierson of STRIVE represented the California-based seller in the transaction. Harrison Beethe, also with STRIVE, represented the local buyer. Both parties requested anonymity. Greenville Promenade was 100 percent leased at the time of sale.
DALLAS — Hampton Social has opened a 17,224-square-foot restaurant at Pegasus Plaza in downtown Dallas. Designed by Dallas-based architecture firm Harrison, the space includes a ground-floor dining room and bar, second-level dining space, a rooftop bar and a private basement club. Parker Hospitality operates Hampton Social, which held a grand opening celebration on March 20.