MIDDLETOWN, DEL. — Regional grocer Weis Markets has opened a 64,000-square-foot store and serve as the anchor tenant at Bayberry Town Center, a 280,000-square-foot development in Middletown. The site is located within the 1,500-acre Village of Bayberry master-planned community. The store was announced in May 2023. Blenheim Group is the master developer of Village of Bayberry.
POMPANO BEACH, FLA. — SRS Real Estate Partners has brokered the $4.6 million sale of a newly built restaurant in Pompano Beach leased to Starbucks Coffee. The South Florida restaurant was built in 2025 at 3895 N. Federal Highway, about 12 miles north of Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Starbucks operates the 2,734-square-foot restaurant, which features a drive-thru, on a 10-year lease term with scheduled rent increases and extension options. Patrick Nutt and William Wamble of SRS represented the seller, a South Florida-based partnership, in the transaction. The buyer was a private investor based in Boston. Both parties requested anonymity.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Locally based brokerage firm The Woodmont Co. has negotiated a 28,337-square-foot retail lease in southwest Fort Worth. The tenant, discount merchandiser Eco Thrift, is backfilling a space formerly occupied by Conn’s HomePlus at 4617 S. Hulen St. Bryan Dyer of Woodmont represented the undisclosed landlord in the lease negotiations. The representative of the tenant was also not disclosed.
GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS — Locally based brokerage firm STRIVE has arranged the sale of Shops at Camp Wisdom, a 10,000-square-foot retail strip center in Grand Prairie, located roughly midway between Dallas and Fort Worth. Tenants include Tropical Smoothie Café and King Pipe Smoke Shop. Jack Hicks and Hudson Lambert of STRIVE represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer and sales price were also not disclosed.
MANVEL, TEXAS — McDonald’s will open a new restaurant in Manvel, located south of Houston. The fast food giant has ground-leased a 43,720-square-foot pad site at The Shops at Sedona Lakes from local owner-operator NewQuest. Lara Lee LaMendola represented NewQuest in the negotiations on an internal basis. Greg Stanislawski of The Retail Strategy represented McDonald’s.
EASTON, PA. — CBRE has brokered the sale of Forks Town Center, a 100,250-square-foot shopping center in the Lehigh Valley city of Easton. Grocer GIANT anchors the center, which was fully leased at the time of sale. Other tenants include Dunkin’, PNC Bank, Fine Wine & Good Spirits and Verizon. Chris Munley, Colin Behr, Ryan Sciullo and Casey Benson Smith of CBRE represented the seller, JC Bar Properties Inc., in the deal. The buyer was Nike Equities. The sales price was not disclosed.
LINCOLN, NEB. — Mid-America Real Estate Corp. has arranged the sale of East Park Plaza, a 214,029-square-foot shopping center in Lincoln. Anchored by Russ’s Market, the property is also home to Marcus Theatres and Famous Footwear. Rick Drogosz and Patrick Corrigan of Mid-America represented the seller, Starwood Property Trust. Broad Reach Retail Partners was the buyer.
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FRISCO, TEXAS — The Karahan Cos. has inked leases with 10 new retail tenants at Fields West, a 55-acre mixed-use development in Frisco. The new retailers include Crate & Barrel, Culinary Dropout, Design Within Reach, Face Foundrie, Gorjana, Landry Kate, North Italia, Maman, TravisMathew and U MedSpa. Bloomies, Alo Yoga, Arhaus, Kendra Scott, Pottery Barn, Sephora and Williams Sonoma were previously confirmed at the property, which is now currently 70 percent preleased. SHOP Cos. is the leasing agent for Fields West.
LAKE OSWEGO, ORE. — SRS Real Estate Partners has arranged the $6.6 million ground lease sale of a restaurant property located at 14801 Kruse Oaks Drive in Lake Oswego. Chick-fil-A occupies the 8,400-square-foot asset, which was renovated in 2025, under a brand new, 15-year corporate-guaranteed lease. Calvin Short and Patrick Luther of SRS Capital Markets represented the seller, a San Francisco-based family office, while Kevin Held of SRS Capital Markets represented the buyer, an Idaho-based private investor, in the 1031 exchange deal.