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Cooper Group Brokers $7.1M Sale of Kruse Commons Retail Property in Solon, Ohio

by Kristin Harlow

SOLON, OHIO — The Cooper Commercial Investment Group has brokered the $7.1 million sale of Kruse Commons in Solon, a suburb of Cleveland. The two-building retail property is anchored by Panera Bread and ice cream shop Mitchell’s Homemade. Dan Cooper of Cooper Group represented the seller, a private investment group out of the Cleveland area. A Midwest-based fund purchased the asset at full price, representing a cap rate of 6.75 percent and $276 per square foot. Kruse Commons was 78 percent leased at the time of sale.

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Fortec Sells Early Childhood Education Facility in Suburban Chicago for $4.9M

by Kristin Harlow

BARRINGTON, ILL. — Fortec has sold an early childhood education facility on nearly 2 acres in the Chicago suburb of Barrington for $4.9 million. The developer purchased the property at 310 E. James St. in early 2024 for $695,000. Previously serving as the headquarters of the Barrington School District from the early 1970s until 2019, the property was redeveloped for The Nest Schools, an early childhood education operator with over 50 locations nationwide. At the time, Fortec signed a 17-year lease with The Nest Schools. The 12,413-square-foot building serves approximately 200 students from ages six weeks to 12 years old. As part of the project, Fortec invested $2.8 million to extensively renovate the existing structure and construct an adjacent playground. The lease will transition to the buyer, Autumn Ridge LLC. Milo Spector of Northmarq represented Fortec in the sale.

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No Boogeyman in Sight for DC’s Retail Market, Yet

by John Nelson

In the summer of 2012, fresh out of college and starting my career in retail brokerage at KLNB, a seasoned retail broker-turned-developer warned me to consider other careers.  “Retail is dying,” he said. “Why would people go to stores when it’s so easy to order online?” Well, it’s been 12 years since that moment, and I’m still waiting for the retail boogeyman to appear. As I write this, I’m happy to report he hasn’t arrived — and the data suggests he’s nowhere in sight. The Washington, D.C., metropolitan statistical area (MSA) is now in its tightest fundamental position on record due to limited new supply and continued demand from national, regional and franchised concepts.  In the Washington, D.C. market, we have the second-lowest retail square footage per capita among major MSAs, with new retail supply representing just 0.4 percent of total inventory. This places the Capital Region in the bottom quartile of retail real estate inventory growth among national MSAs that have more than 100 million square feet of existing inventory. The result? Retail availability in the D.C. metro has decreased to 4.8 percent (compared to the national average of 4.7 percent), down from 5.1 percent year-over-year and 5.3 percent …

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AcquisitionsMarylandRetailSoutheast

Continental Realty Sells Shopping Center in Suburban Baltimore for $9.6M

by John Nelson

GLEN BURNIE, MD — Continental Realty Corp. (CRC) has sold Governors Commons, a 129,242-square-foot shopping center in suburban Baltimore, for $9.6 million. The center is situated in the Baltimore suburb of Glen Burnie at 7311 Governor Richie Highway. Dean Zang and David Crotts of Marcus & Millichap represented CRC in the transaction. The buyer was not disclosed. CRC previously sold off three outparcels at Governors Crossing, giving the total gross sales price of the shopping center $20.6 million. CRC originally acquired the property in 2019 via its Continental Realty Fund V LP for $16.2 million. Founded in 1960, CRC currently owns and manages more than 8 million square feet of retail space across 13 states.

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UHealth Signs 11,243 SF Retail Lease at Downtown Doral in Metro Miami

by John Nelson

DORAL, FLA. — Codina Partners has announced that the University of Miami health system (UHealth) will occupy an 11,243-square-foot wing at Downtown Doral, a 250-acre mixed-use community in metro Miami. The tenant is part of the property’s 25,000-square-foot retail expansion, which is located at the intersection of N.W. 87th Avenue and N.W. 53rd Terrace and will include 929 parking garage spaces. UHealth’s new facility, which will feature Bascom Palmer Eye Institute and physical therapy services, will join other tenants at the property including Sweat 440, South Miami OB/GYN Associates, Sage Dental, Muse Beauty Salon, Crema Gourmet Espresso Bar and Pura Vida. Codina plans to break ground on the retail expansion in first-quarter 2025 and wrap up construction in first-quarter 2026.

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AcquisitionsRetailTexas

Younger Partners Acquires 150,775 SF Shopping Center in Longview, Texas

by Taylor Williams

LONGVIEW, TEXAS — Dallas-based Younger Partners Investments has acquired Longview Towne Crossing, a 150,775-square-foot shopping center located about 120 miles east of Dallas. PetSmart, Five Below and Old Navy anchor the center, which was built in 2008 and was 95.6 percent leased at the time of sale. Other tenants include James Avery, Cowboy Chicken, Sport Clips, Ulta Beauty, Crumbl Cookies, Sleep Number and Lane Bryant. Development firm Weber & Co. was the seller.

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Cronheim Mortgage Arranges $9M Refinancing of Two New England Shopping Centers

by Taylor Williams

DERBY, VT. AND WALLINGFORD, CONN. — New Jersey-based financial intermediary Cronheim Mortgage has arranged the $9 million refinancing of two New England shopping centers. The first property is Shaw’s Plaza, an 80,193-square-foot, grocery-anchored center in Derby, Vt., that was originally built in 1968. The second property is Kohl’s Plaza, a 159,600-square-foot shopping center in Wallingford, Conn., that is also home to Aldi, Harbor Freight and Sally Beauty. Brandon Szwalbenst, Dev Morris and Andrew Stewart of Cronheim arranged the debt on behalf of the owner, National Realty & Development Corp. The direct lender was not disclosed.

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Kidder Mathews Arranges $10.5M Sale of Rancho Encanto Retail Center in Phoenix

by Amy Works

PHOENIX — Kidder Mathews has arranged the sale of Rancho Encanto, a grocery-anchored retail center in Phoenix. Dayanim Real Estate Corp. sold the asset to Junam Enterprises for $10.5 million. Located at 3434 W. Greenway Road, Rancho Encanto offers 70,439 square feet of retail space, with Smart & Final and Aaron’s as anchor tenants. Darren Tappen, Nathan Thinnes, Pete Beauchamp and Patrick Gardner of Kidder Mathews represented the seller and buyer in the deal. Following the sale, Junam Enterprises selected Kidder Mathews to manage the property.

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Mid-America Brokers Sale of 151,673 SF Bloomfield Plaza Shopping Center in Suburban Detroit

by Kristin Harlow

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MICH. — Mid-America Real Estate Corp. has brokered the sale of Bloomfield Plaza, a 151,673-square-foot shopping center in the Detroit suburb of Bloomfield Hills. The sales price was undisclosed. Anchor tenants at the fully leased property include Nino Salvaggio International Marketplace and Trader Joe’s. Additional tenants include Andiamo Italian, CVS, Planet Fitness and Sephora. Located at the southwest corner of Maple and Telegraph Roads, the center has served the community since 1957. Ben Wineman and Daniel Stern of Mid-America represented the seller, the family owners of Bloomfield Plaza’s original developer. Jack Berke of Taylor Real Estate Services represented the buyer, a private investor.

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NuVerse Advisors Receives $99M Construction Loan for Office-to-Residential Conversion Project in New York City

by Channing Hamilton

NEW YORK CITY — NuVerse Advisors LLC has received a $99 million construction loan to convert The Emmet Building, a 17-story office building at 95 Madison Ave. in New York City, for residential use. The vacant property was originally constructed between 1911 and 1912 as a loft office building with grade-level retail space. The building will be converted into 65 residential condominiums across 108,000 square feet, along with 17,000 square feet of retail space and 3,400 square feet of office space. Internal demolition is currently in progress. However, an expected delivery date was not disclosed. The conversion is sponsored by NuVerse Advisors’ S3 Multi Strategy Global Fund, with Sunlight Development as a strategic partner and general contractor. BHI — the U.S. branch of Tel Aviv, Israel-based Bank Hapoalim BM — is the senior lender in the financing. Under the terms of the loan, BHI will provide $40 million of debt. The company has worked with several financial partners to arrange the remainder of the financing. “BHI was a trusted partner in financing the acquisition of this property this past summer and we’re thrilled to work together again now as we redevelop this property for residential use,” said Dov Schlein, managing …

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