JOLIET, ILL. — PENN Entertainment has unveiled plans to open the new land-based Hollywood Casino Joliet on Monday, Aug. 11. The casino in Illinois is scheduled to open nearly six months ahead of the company’s originally scheduled construction timeline. The entertainment facility will anchor Rock Run Collection, a mixed-use development from Cullinan Properties located adjacent to the I-80 and I-55 interchange. The casino will feature 1,000 slots and 43 live table games, including a baccarat room, retail ESPN BET sportsbook, 10,000-square-foot event center and 1,330 parking spaces. Hollywood Casino Joliet will also include several dining experiences. PENN has partnered with celebrity chef Giada De Laurentiis to debut Sorellina by Giada, which will offer 170 seats for dining and a contemporary bar with a comprehensive wine selection. PENN has also partnered with McClain Camarota Hospitality to bring prominent Chicago chefs and restaurants to the casino. Through this partnership, the property will feature the Boulevard Food & Drink Hall, a dining experience that will include Lucky Goat, Antique Taco, Pretty Cool Ice Cream and Five50 Pizza. PENN is expected to work with the Illinois Gaming Board on the transfer of operations from the existing Hollywood Casino Joliet, which is located on the …
MILFORD, OHIO — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $2.6 million sale of a fully occupied retail property in Milford, a suburb of Cincinnati. The eight-suite center is home to tenants such as Papa John’s, CheckSmart and Q-Nail. Ashley Riegert, Erin Patton, Scott Wiles and Craig Fuller of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a Cincinnati-based ownership group. Buyer information was not provided.
ELK GROVE, CALIF. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of a single-tenant childcare facility in Elk Grove, a suburb of Sacramento. Armstrong Development Properties sold the asset to a private investor for $6.1 million. Jeff Lefko and Bill Asher of Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors represented the seller, while Mason Canter of The Mason Canter Group of Los Angeles represented the buyer in the deal. The Learning Experience occupies the 9,990-square-foot building, which was built in 2022, on a new 17-year corporate lease with 6 percent rent increases every five years throughout the base term and option periods, along with a $1 million corporate guarantee. The property is located at 8330 Elk Grove Florin Road.
TOLEDO, OHIO — Toledo-based Eidi Properties has acquired 39 shopping centers totaling 650,257 square feet across Illinois, Florida, Virginia, Michigan, North Carolina and Indiana. The transaction, which features a mix of power centers, grocery-anchored plazas and community hubs, brings Eidi’s portfolio to nearly 80 retail properties totaling more than 1.5 million square feet. Dembs-Roth Development was the seller. Joel Jerger of WesBanco, Andy Maher and Brian White of Waterford Bank NA, as well as John Skeldon and Joe Bajas of Cooperative Business Services, all based in Toledo, arranged acquisition financing for the deal. Anthony Calamunci and Gordon Thomas of FisherBroyles served as legal counsel on behalf of Eidi, and Brian Raznick of Taft Law represented the seller.
EAST DUNDEE, ILL. — McHugh Construction has completed a new public parking garage at 304 Hill St. in East Dundee, a far northwest suburb of Chicago. The $7 million design-build project, completed in partnership with Desmond Design, is the village’s largest infrastructure investment in years, according to McHugh. The two-level concrete structure adds 163 parking spaces to the downtown area, including a connected surface lot behind River Street Tavern and improved street parking along River Street. The garage also features 6,000 square feet of ground-level retail space. Premier Commercial Realty is currently marketing the retail space for sale on behalf of the village for $500,000. The garage features arched elevator tower windows and locally sourced blonde and red brick — a nod to the historic Hagar Brick Co. that operated for decades nearby.
LEOMINSTER, MASS. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $7.2 million sale of Leominster Plaza, a 20,279-square-foot retail strip center located about 50 miles west of Boston. Urgent care provider ConvenientMD anchors the center, and other tenants include GEICO, ARA Leominster Dialysis and Kids Care+. Adam Cohen and Brett Kilar of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction.
By Taylor Williams The retail markets throughout the greater New York City area have been starving for more quality space in the post-pandemic era, with ground-up supply gains rarely hitting the market outside of obligatory inclusions within apartment buildings and highly curated clusters at mixed-use developments. According to JLL’s latest market report on New York City, as of the first quarter of 2025, there were approximately 200 availabilities across Manhattan’s “prime” retail submarkets — a record low. Average asking rents leapt 7.4 percent between the fourth quarter of 2024 and the ensuing period, settling at a rate of $577 per square foot. The report identified traditionally ritzy retail corridors and hotspots such as Fifth Avenue, Madison Avenue, SoHo and Times Square as recipients of the “prime” label, also designating the Williamsburg district in Brooklyn as one such area. So when well-located spaces formerly occupied by retailers that are now defunct or aggressively downsizing become available, they tend to draw major, immediate interest. “Expanding retailers have substantial opportunities to backfill big box and junior spaces vacated by bankrupt chains,” says Mitzi Flexer, managing director in the New York City office of national brokerage firm Bradford Allen. Flexer says that a notable …
GADSDEN, ALA. — RealSource Group has facilitated the $3 million sale of a newly built restaurant located at 720 Gilbert Ferry Road SE in Gadsden, about 60 miles northeast of Birmingham. Starbucks Coffee occupies the 2,500-square-foot building, which features a drive-thru and outdoor patio seating, on a 10-year initial lease with 10 percent rent increases every five years. The restaurant was built last year on a 1.2-acre site near I-59 and I-759. Austin Blodgett and Jonathan Schiffer of RealSource, along with ParaSell Inc., represented both the Ohio-based private investor and the Tampa-based private developer in the transaction. Both parties requested anonymity.
DALLAS — Partners Capital, the investment arm of Partners Real Estate, has purchased Kessler Park Shopping Center, a 102,020-square-foot retail property located southwest of downtown Dallas. The property comprises two buildings on a 10-acre site that was roughly 98 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Colaw Fitness and United Education Institute. William Harrison of Harrison Property Brokerage represented both Partners Capital and the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Veritex Bank financed the acquisition.
CASTLE ROCK, COLO. — Pinnacle Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of a two-property portfolio of operating liquor stores in Castle Rock. The portfolio includes Bubbles Liquor World, a 27,395-square-foot flagship store located off Interstate 25 and Meadow Parkway in Castle Rock, and Tiny Bubbles, a 4,000-square-foot satellite store on the east side of Castle Rock. The portfolio generates around $15 million in annual revenue. Levi Saxen and Jack Eberwein of Pinnacle Real Estate Advisors represented the undisclosed seller and undisclosed buyer in the off-market deal. The Pinnacle team secured SBA financing for both locations and structured long-term leases for the new operators, ensuring stability and continued success for all parties involved.