BALTIMORE — MCB Real Estate has added Streets Market, a regional chain of grocery stores, to Reservoir Square, a $170 million mixed-use development underway in Baltimore. The project spans eight acres along the 600-850 block of West North Avenue. MCB is also adding locally based development firm Blank Slate Development to the project team, which includes the state-backed West North Avenue Development Authority. Streets Market will occupy 12,000 square feet on a 1.5-acre parcel that will also house 8,000 square feet of additional retail space. The grocery store is part of Phase II at Reservoir Square, which will include housing, additional retail options and the new 63,000 square-foot home to the Mayor’s Office of Employment Development (MOED), which is slated to open in 2026. Phase I includes for-sale homes currently under construction.
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CCI Real Estate Obtains $18M Construction Financing for Mixed-Use Project on Georgia Tech Campus in Atlanta
by John Nelson
ATLANTA — CCI Real Estate has obtained an $18 million construction loan for a mixed-use development at 740 Techwood Drive, which is on the Georgia Tech campus in Atlanta near Bobby Dodd Stadium. CCI is co-developing the 64,000-square-foot project, which will replace the existing Baptist Collegiate Ministries (BCM) location, with the Georgia Baptist Mission Board. Summerhill CRE arranged the financing through locally based Southern States Bank on behalf of the borrower. Set to break ground this summer and open in summer 2027, the five-story project will offer 12,000 square feet of retail and student gathering space on the ground level, as well as 55 one- and two-bedroom residences, upgraded ministry facilities, an onsite coffeeshop and additional lounge space. CCI is also redeveloping existing BCM locations at the University of Georgia in Athens and Georgia Southern University in Statesboro.
CBL Signs Six New Restaurants and Retailers at Friendly Center in Greensboro, North Carolina
by John Nelson
GREENSBORO, N.C. — CBL Properties has announced that four new restaurants and two new retailers will be joining the tenant lineup at Friendly Center, the company’s 1.3 million-square-foot regional retail center located in Greensboro. All four restaurants — Cooper’s Hawk, First Watch, North Italia and French artisan bakery Tous les Jours — as well as LEGO, plan to open by the end of the year, while Rowan anticipates opening this summer. Current tenants at Friendly Center — which comprises more than 140 shops, restaurants and service retailers — include Anthropologie, Pottery Barn, lululemon, Warby Parker, Carhartt, Apple, Williams Sonoma, American Eagle and J. Crew Factory. Last summer, CBL Properties and Davis Moore Capital opened a more than 20,000-square-foot medical office building within the former Macaroni Grill at Friendly Center called Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Plaza.
LEANDER, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of The Shops at Leander, a 37,233-square-foot retail center located on the northern outskirts of Austin. The center comprises four buildings on a 3.2-acre site that are home to tenants such as DaVita, Domino’s Pizza and Bahama Buck’s. Coleman Solomon and Philip Levy of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, The Kalantari Group, in the transaction and procured the buyer, an Alabama-based investor.
Phillips Edison & Co. Buys Westgate North Shopping Center in Tacoma, Washington for $37M
by Amy Works
TACOMA, WASH. — Phillips Edison & Co. has acquired Westgate North, a retail center in Tacoma. Located at 2601 N. Pearl St., Westgate North offers 74,789 square feet of retail space that is 97.9 percent leased to a mix of national and local tenants. Westgate North is shadow-anchored by Safeway. Other major tenants include Ace Hardware, Taco Bell, Chase Bank, Franciscan Health System and Anytime Fitness. Gleb Lvovich, Geoff Tranchina and Daniel Tyner of JLL Capital Market’s Investment Sales and Advisory team represented the undisclosed seller in the deal.
Hanley Investment Group Arranges $12.6M Sale of Shopping Center in Fullerton, California
by Amy Works
FULLERTON, CALIF. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has arranged the $12.6 million sale of North Euclid Shopping Center, a 41,219-square-foot shopping center located in the Orange County city of Fullerton. A 21,480-square-foot Stater Bros. Markets formerly anchored the property. The remaining space is fully leased to a barber shop, hair salon, family dentist, chiropractic office, H&R Block and multiple quick-service restaurants. Kevin Fryman, Eric Wohl and Ed Hanley of Hanley Investment Group represented the seller, Anaheim, Calif.-based Kraemer Land Co., and the buyer, an off-market local private investor, in the transaction. Kraemer Land Co. has managed North Euclid Shopping Center for 21 years.
BURNSVILLE, MINN. — Transwestern Real Estate Services has negotiated a 66,100-square-foot retail lease at Aurora Village shopping center in the southern Minneapolis suburb of Burnsville. The tenant is Soar N Bounce Trampoline and Adventure Park, which currently maintains locations in Michigan and Pennsylvania. The company plans to open 12 additional locations, including the site in Burnsville, which is slated to open in the first quarter in 2026. Brad Kaplan and Molly Townsend of Transwestern represented the owner, Aurora Investments LLC. Brian Weld and Tom Martin of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant. The lease marks the largest deal by square footage in the trade area since 2018, according to Transwestern. Aurora Village totals 122,323 square feet.
COPLEY, OHIO — The Cooper Commercial Investment Group has arranged the $4.5 million sale of a single-tenant, newly built retail property occupied by Charles Schwab in Copley, a southern suburb of Cleveland. The banking office was built in 2023. There are approximately 13.5 years remaining on the lease with multiple rental increases and options to extend. Dan Cooper of Cooper Group represented the seller, a private investment group based in Ohio. The sales price represented a cap rate of 5.99 percent and $897 per square foot. The all-cash transaction closed in approximately 30 days.
OMAHA, NEB. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $2.4 million sale of Stonegate Plaza, a five-suite retail strip center in Omaha. The 13,648-square-foot, fully leased center is anchored by Sherwin-Williams, which has been a tenant for more than 20 years. Austin Sweet, Chris Garavaglia and Alex Perez of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a North Dakota-based investment group. A local investor was the buyer.
BROOKFIELD, WIS. — FedEx has renewed its 1,925-square-foot retail lease at Shoppers World of Brookfield in the Milwaukee suburb of Brookfield. Last Mile Investments (LMI) owns the property, which is home to tenants such as Great Clips, Potbelly, AT&T, Aspen Dental and the upcoming Tropical Smoothie Café. Ryan Toppel of FedEx Real Estate represented FedEx, while Tyler Murphy and Sean Quinn represented LMI on an internal basis.