HARTFORD, WIS. — Blue West Capital has arranged the sale of Hartford Centre for $4.9 million. The Aldi-anchored shopping center is located at 1591 E. Summer St. in Hartford, about 37 miles northwest of downtown Milwaukee. Other tenants at the 34,577-square-foot property include Dunkin’, H&R Block, Shopko Optical and Papa Murphy’s. Carly Gallagher Kelly of Blue West Capital represented the seller, Green Bay-based Midwest Expansion LLC. She also procured the buyer, a Dallas-based commercial real estate company.
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TUCSON, ARIZ. — An affiliate of Los Angeles-based Portal Investment Management has purchased Rolling Hills Square, a grocery-anchored shopping center located in Tucson. Cincinnati-based Phillips Edison & Co. sold the property for an undisclosed price. Situated on 12.3 acres at the southwest corner of Kolb and Golf Links roads, Rolling Hills Square features 114,102 square feet of retail space. At the time of sale, the property was 96.2 percent occupied with Fry’s Food & Drug as the anchor tenant. Michael Hackett and Run Schubert of Cushman & Wakefield in Phoenix represented the seller and worked with the buyer to obtain acquisition financing for the asset.
Institutional Property Advisors Brokers Sale of 28-Property Fred Meyer Portfolio in Pacific Northwest
by Jeff Shaw
LOS ANGELES — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged the sale-leaseback of a 28-property portfolio of net-leased Fred Meyer stores in the West. While the price was not disclosed, Marcus & Millichap’s research department claims that the sale is the largest retail transaction since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Fred Meyer is a wholly owned subsidiary of Kroger (NYSE: KR) and features a superstore-style format. Benderson Development acquired the 4.5 million-square-foot portfolio. The Fred Meyer portfolio is located in Shoreline, Bellingham, Everett, Lynnwood, Longview, Vancouver, Puyallup, Richland and Tacoma, Washington; Eugene, Salem, Albany, Beaverton, Corvallis, Portland, Medford, Oregon City, Roseburg, Springfield, The Dalles and Tualatin, Oregon; Nampa and Garden City, Idaho; and Anchorage, Alaska. “The Pacific Northwest has always been one of our top areas of interest to grow our national footprint,” says Randy Benderson, president and director of Benderson Development. “Fred Meyer is a leader in these markets and we’re very pleased to strengthen and enhance our long-term partnership with them.” Kroger will execute new 25-year absolute net leases for each property, with an initial portfolio-wide base rent totaling $25 million per year. Tom Lagos, Patrick Toomey, Jose Carrazana, Jessica Baram and Ryan …
TUCKER, GA. — JLL Capital Markets has brokered the $20 million sale of Cofer Crossing, a 136,139-square-foot shopping center located 20 miles outside of Atlanta in Tucker. Kroger and HomeGoods anchor the fully leased center. Jim Hamilton, Brad Buchanan and Taylor Callaway of JLL represented the seller, a partnership between Site Centers Corp. and Madison International Realty. A private buyer based in Ontario, Calif., acquired the asset in a 1031 exchange. Hanley Investment Group’s Ed Hanley and Kevin Fryman, along with ParaSell Inc., represented the buyer in the transaction.
ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. — Limestone Asset Management, via a joint venture with its parent company Orion Real Estate Group, has sold a 23,031-square-foot retail and office center in the Tampa Bay area for $5.3 million. Located at 1914 4th St. N in St. Petersburg, the property was 100 percent leased at the time of sale to six tenants, including Outback Steakhouse and Panera Bread. Ben Mallah of Equity Management Partners Inc. purchased the property in a 1031 exchange. Mark Shellabarger and Ari Ravi of CBRE represented Limestone and Orion, both real estate investment firms based in Miami, in the transaction. Limestone Asset Management originally purchased the property in June 2016 for $2.9 million.
LOS ANGELES — CGI+ Real Estate Investment Strategies, in partnership with Megdal Investments, has acquired the third and final piece of a 1.7-acre land assembly at the southwest corner of Franklin and Western avenues in Los Angeles’ Los Feliz neighborhood. The single-tenant, 24,000-square-foot property, which Rite Aid formerly occupied, will be redeveloped into 31,000-square-foot Lazy Acres Market, a division of Good Food Holdings. The organic grocery store signed a long-term lease with CGI+. The new store is scheduled to open by year’s end. CGI+ has started renovations and redevelopment, which include reducing the building to its shell and core and increasing the building footprint by 30 percent, or 8,500 square feet. Additionally, the development team will create a new façade and install new electrical and plumbing systems.
HESPERIA, CALIF. — CBRE has arranged the sale of Eagle Plaza, a shopping center located at 15776 Main St. in Hesperia. A Texas-based private buyer acquired the asset for $5.4 million. Alan Krueger and Vanessa Haddad of CBRE represented the seller, a private local investor, in the deal. Totaling 39,877 square feet, Eagle Plaza is occupied by five tenants, including a donut shop, laundromat and sandwich store that have occupied the property since it opened in 1989. The other two tenants are government-funded school district operations.
DENVER — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Pecos Square, a multi-tenant retail property located at 1777 and 1717 W. 38th Ave. in Denver. A private investor acquired the asset from a private partnership for $5.1 million. Built in 1988, Pecos Square features 10,729 square feet of retail space and was 100 percent occupied at the time of sale. The property consists of 81 percent corporate leases with an average occupancy of 18 years. The asset also features a standalone Burger King restaurant. Drew Isaac and Ryan Bowlby of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, while Austin Snedden of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer in the deal.
By Jared Sullivan, The Lerner Co. The retail commercial real estate industry has been an interesting world to observe over the last several years, to say the least. From the repurposing of massive retail boxes and malls following the fall of Gordmans, Sports Authority, Sears and others, to the unpredictable global environment we have been experiencing over the last 12 months due to COVID-19. One thing that’s certain is the ability to quickly adapt within the retail world is a critical element to remain relevant as the mold of consumers’ needs continues to evolve. Fortunately for the Omaha and Lincoln retail markets, the downturn for businesses and consumers alike has been significantly less than the more densely populated cities and suburbs of New York and California. Nevertheless, the impact of government shutdowns and restrictions throughout 2020 has handicapped more businesses and landlords than we ever expected. As we emerge from this storm, we must ask ourselves “What will the retail landscape look like moving forward?” Here to stay One outcome of 2020 we anticipate seeing as a gold standard moving forward has been the implementation of curbside carryout and mobile order pickup services. While the concept of these services is …
CHICAGO — Chicago-based Stream Capital Partners LLC has arranged a $29 million sale-leaseback of a portfolio of nine quick service restaurants located throughout Texas. Palenque Group, which operates 34 restaurants throughout the state under the Taco Palenque, Pollo Palenque and Palenque Grill brands, was the seller and will continue to occupy the properties. The buyer was not disclosed. Chelsea Mandel of Stream Capital Partners brokered the deal.