MIDDLETOWN, DEL. — Regional grocer Weis Markets has broken ground on a 64,000-square-foot store in Middletown, Del. The store, which will include a fuel station, will anchor Bayberry Town Center, a 280,000-square-foot development located within the 1,500-acre Village of Bayberry master-planned community. Construction is expected to be complete before the end of the year. Blenheim Group is the master developer of Village of Bayberry.
NEW YORK CITY — Life Time (NYSE: LTH) has announced an agreement with Silverstein Properties to open an athletic country club at Brooklyn Tower, a 74-story residential skyscraper located at 9 Dekalb Ave. in downtown Brooklyn. The health and wellness experience will mark Life Time’s largest location in Brooklyn at approximately 80,000 square feet. Life Time Brooklyn Tower will span seven floors throughout the 1,066-foot-tall building. Life Time’s programming will include studio classes, personal training, strength and fitness offerings and amenities. Highlights of the new club will include: Life Time Brooklyn Tower is expected to open in the second half of 2026. Additional information will be provided as the project progresses, and a waitlist for members has been established. Brooklyn Tower integrates the historic Dime Savings Bank of Brooklyn into its design and features 143 luxury condominiums and 398 rental units. Silverstein gained full control of the project in a $672 million deal last year and is expected to relaunch condo sales in April, according to the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, which reports that only 20 of the tower’s condos have sold since its 2022 launch. “As the new owner of Brooklyn Tower, Silverstein Properties is committed to a successful completion …
ATLANTA — Jamestown has acquired a minority stake in Inman Quarter, a mixed-use development in Atlanta’s Inman Park district. The Atlanta-based company, best known for its placemaking and operation of developments like Ponce City Market, will own and operate Inman Quarter with TriBridge Residential, a multifamily owner/operator also based in Atlanta. The property includes approximately 40,000 square feet of retail space, 200 residential units and a 515-space parking deck. The retail component comprises popular restaurants and cafes, including MF Sushi, Little Spirit, bartaco and Beetlecat. The sales price and Jamestown’s stake amount at Inman Quarter were not disclosed.
LAREDO, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has negotiated multiple new leases at Emami Plaza, a 34,000-square-foot shopping center located in the Rio Grande Valley city of Laredo. Among the new tenants at the center are D1 Training (4,600 square feet), SaladWorks (2,000 square feet), Farmers Insurance (1,500 square feet) and Tribalance Chiropractic (1,500 square feet). The deals bring the newly constructed center to full occupancy. Enrique Volkmer of Lee & Associates negotiated the leases on behalf of the undisclosed landlord.
SOUTH PORTLAND, MAINE — Newmark has brokered the $19.7 million sale of Mall Plaza, a 153,576-square-foot shopping center in South Portland. Mall Plaza is located across from The Maine Mall and was 83 percent leased at the time of sale, with Dick’s Sporting Goods serving as the anchor tenant and Petco as a junior anchor,. The center also features five pad sites, four of which are occupied by Burger King, Verizon, Maine Community Bank and Friendly’s. An entity doing business as GMG LLC sold the property to New Gen Hospitality Inc. Robert Griffin, Jonathan Martin, Paul Penman and Casey O’Brien of Newmark brokered the deal.
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Metro Boston-based investment firm The Grossman Cos. has acquired South Willow Shops, a 9,869-square-foot retail strip center in Manchester, located near the Massachusetts-New Hampshire border. Built in 1988, the center is home to tenants such as Hannoush Jewelers, Mattress Firm and Chipotle Mexican Grill. The seller was Linear Retail Properties. Bob Horvath of Horvath & Tremblay brokered the deal.
LOS ANGELES — Strategic Realty Trust has completed the disposition of Silver Lake Collection, a retail asset in Los Angeles’ Silver Lake neighborhood. An undisclosed buyer acquired the property for $12.4 million. Located at 1601 Griffith Park Blvd. and 3701-3713 Sunset Blvd., Silver Lake Collection offers 10,876 square feet of retail space that was built in 1934 and renovated in 2023. The property is fully leased to a mix of food-and-beverage tenants, including Counter Culture Coffee, El Condor and Yi Cha. Tim Kuruzar of JLL Capital Markets represented the seller, while Matthew Fainchstein of JLL represented the buyer in the deal.
SAN DIEGO — OneSource Funding LLC has purchased 762-764 5th Avenue, a mixed-use property in San Diego, from Gaslamp Portfolio Management 2 LLC for $4.7 million. Bradley Peters, Ben Tashakorian and Ali Valiahdi of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and buyer in the transaction. Built in 1902, the 10,000-square-foot property features two residential floors and ground-level restaurant space. The buyer plans to redevelop the residential floors into multifamily units.
CHICAGO — Maverick Commercial Mortgage Inc. has arranged $5.6 million in financing for a three-tenant retail property in the Gold Coast neighborhood of Chicago. The 5,800-square-foot asset was fully leased at the time of the loan closing. A national lender provided the three-year, fixed-rate loan at 6.45 percent. The loan amortizes on a 25-year schedule. Chicago-based JDI Realty was the borrower.
NAPERVILLE, ILL. — Husband-and-wife franchise owners Veronika and Greg Parranto plan to open the first IMAGE Studios concept in Illinois at Fox River Commons shopping center in Naperville later this month. The Parrantos signed a lease with Continental Realty Corp. (CRC) for 10,645 square feet of space at the 241,000-square-foot shopping center. With this transaction, Fox River Commons is now 77 percent leased. Kristin Perry of CRC and Brooke Spinell of Mid-America Real Estate represented the landlord, while Carlie Wilmes of Reimagine CRE represented the tenant. IMAGE Studios, which operates nearly 100 locations throughout 22 states, is an exclusive salon suite that enables hair stylist and other beauty-care professionals to operate independently owned private salon studios under one roof. Approximately 35 new locations are expected to open in 2025, including two in the Chicago area, with seven additional sites expected in Chicagoland by different franchise owners. The Fox River Commons location will contain 48 private salon studios.