BLOOMINGDALE, ILL. — Quantum Real Estate Advisors Inc. has negotiated the sale of a 25,000-square-foot retail center in Bloomingdale for $4.2 million. The property at 125 E. Lake St. was 95 percent leased at the time of sale to a mix of local tenants. Brett Berlin of Quantum represented the undisclosed seller. The private buyer was based in Illinois.
The secret is getting out about Apex, a western suburb of Raleigh that also lies 20 miles south of Chapel Hill. In 2018, Realtor.com ranked the city as the No. 1 fastest growing suburb in the United States. This was aided by the master planning of local homebuilder/developer ExperienceOne Homes, which debuted its large-scale Sweetwater residential development in 2016. The allure of Apex didn’t stop there as the local schools within the Wake County Public School System have long been considered top-notch. As more and more families moved to the once-sleepy town, the need for community-serving retail became apparent. And not just any sprawling shopping center would suffice. Retail Strategies of N.C. Inc., on behalf of development partner The Kalikow Group, a multifamily and mixed-use development firm based in Westbury, New York, and the aforementioned ExperienceOne, set out to create a sense of place that would resemble village towns in Northeast states such as Maine and Massachusetts. What all of these hamlets have in common is they are built up over decades around a town center, thus the idea of Sweetwater Town Center was established. East Side The “hard part” was essentially in the rearview mirror as ExperienceOne had already …
GRETNA, LA. — The City of Gretna, Jefferson Parish and Formwork Development will host a grand opening today for Primary Workspace, a coworking and event venue built within a historic 1911 schoolhouse in downtown Gretna. The development was conducted in a public-private partnership between Jefferson Facilities Inc. and Formwork Development on behalf of Jefferson Parish and the City of Gretna. Architect and interior designer Studio BKA followed a three-part approval process to preserve the building’s historical integrity while incorporating modern updates and collaborated with the Louisiana Historic Preservation Office to ensure the renovation met the Secretary of Interior’s Guidelines for Historic Preservation. The $3.5 million renovation was funded with $2.7 million in funding from the American Rescue Plan Act and $800,000 of Louisiana State Historic Tax Credits. Located at 519 Huey P Long Ave., the nearly 20,000-square-foot development offers flexible coworking office space and special event rental options within the repurposed primary school, which features original architectural details and updated systems and amenities such as a revived two-story auditorium, rebuilt proscenium arch and stage, private offices, meeting rooms and hot desks. An additional 2,800 square feet is available for lease on the first floor alongside the German-American Cultural Center & Museum, …
LOS ANGELES — JLL Capital Markets has secured a $32 million senior loan for Crenshaw Plaza, a shopping center located at 3210 W. Slauson Ave. in Los Angeles. The borrower is a joint venture between the principals of 21 Alpha Group and Intelligent Design Real Estate. Originally built in 1967 and renovated in 2004, Crenshaw Plaza offers 146,901 square feet of retail space. The asset is currently 97 percent leased and anchored by a new 15-year lease with Vallarta Supermarkets. Additional tenants include Planet Fitness, Foot Locker and AutoZone. Spencer Bergthold, Charles Halladay and Daniel Skerrett of JLL Capital Markets Debt Advisory arranged the three-year, floating-rate loan through Forbright Bank. Loan proceeds will be used to refinance the existing loan, cover closing costs and fund future leasing expenses.
SURPRISE, ARIZ. — Common Bond Development Group has received $16.5 million in senior financing for Sterling Grove Shopping Center, a grocery-anchored retail property located at 17124 W. Peoria Ave. in Surprise. Developed by the borrower in 2023, Sterling Grove is fully occupied by a mix of national and regional tenants, including Safeway as anchor tenant. Other tenants include a Safeway Fuel station, McDonald’s, Starbucks Coffee and Taco Bell. Jason Carlos of JLL Capital Markets led the Debt Advisory team in securing the permanent financing through a correspondent relationship with Nationwide on behalf of the borrower.
RIVERSIDE, CALIF. — SRS Real Estate Partners has brokered the ground lease (land ownership) sale of a restaurant property located at 4100 Central Ave. in Riverside. A Southern California-based developer sold the asset to a Washington-based private investor for $6.8 million. Raising Cane’s occupies the 3,267-square-foot property, which was built in 2024 on 1.3 acres, on a corporate-guaranteed, absolute triple-net, 15-year ground lease. Patrick Luther and Matthew Mousavi of SRS Capital Markets represented the seller in the transaction.
CHICAGO — Greenstone Partners has brokered the $2.4 million sale of The Retail Shops on Lincoln Avenue, a fully leased, three-tenant retail property in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood. The transaction closed at over $460 per square foot to a local private investor. The asset boasts a 7.7-year weighted average lease term, and the tenant roster includes Play, Junior Chefs Kitchen and That Face Facial Plastic Surgery. Jason St. John and Brewster Hague of Greenstone represented the seller, a Chicago-based developer, and procured the buyer.
DETROIT — Domino’s Pizza has leased 1,904 square feet of retail space at the Studio One mixed-use development in Midtown Detroit. The property includes multiple stories of luxury apartments as well as national retailers such as Walgreens, Poke Poke and The UPS Store. Michael Murphy and Tjader Gerdom of Gerdom Realty & Investment represented the tenant, while Greg Newman of Keystone Commercial Real Estate represented the undisclosed landlord.
MEDFORD, N.Y. — New Jersey-based intermediary Cronheim Mortgage has arranged $3 million in financing for a 69,350-square-foot shopping center in the Long Island community of Medford. The name of the property was not disclosed. Pool supplies retailer Island Recreational anchors the center, which was originally built in 1968 and has a roster of 15 tenants, including Dollar Tree and Dunkin’. Allison Villamagna and Andrew Stewart of Cronheim Mortgage arranged the debt. The borrower and direct lender were not disclosed.
MONTGOMERY, ALA. — First National Realty Partners (FNRP) has purchased Country Club Centre, a 67,662-square-foot shopping center located at 1702-1796 Carter Hill Road in Montgomery. The property sits on a 4.8-acre site and was 85 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including anchors Winn-Dixie (35,922 square feet) and Dollar Tree (9,140 square feet). Other tenants include Staying Classy Boutique, Wingstop, China Sea Kitchen, Subway, Naz’s Boutique & Spa, Pro Nails, Mutt Cuts and Martin’s Restaurant. Gary Chou of Berkeley Capital Advisors represented the undisclosed seller in this transaction. The sales price was also not released. Country Club Centre represents FNRP’s fifth acquisition in Alabama.
