DENTON, TEXAS — Dallas-based brokerage firm STRIVE has arranged the sale of University Place, a 17,346-square-foot retail strip center located in the North Texas city of Denton. Tenants include Dunkin’, Tuk-Tuk Thai Kitchen, Metro by T-Mobile, Palm Beach Tan, Boomer’s Grill, CashMax Title & Loan, Allure Nail Bar Denton and Artisan Vapor & CBD Denton. Hudson Lambert and Jennifer Pierson of STRIVE brokered the deal. The buyer and seller were not disclosed.
DALLAS — Smoothie King has opened seven new stores in Texas through the first four months of 2025. The openings are part of the metro Dallas-based retailer’s expansion plans, which involved opening 13 new stores (inclusive of the Texas locations) across eight states in early 2025, as well as securing 20 new store commitments, with approximately 60 percent of the signings obtained with existing franchisees. The new agreement spans 15 different markets across 12 states, including multi-unit deals in New York and Phoenix.
ATLANTA — Patterson Real Estate Advisory Group has arranged the refinancing for Old Highland Bakery, a two-building adaptive reuse project in Atlanta’s Old Fourth Ward district. Ameris Bank provided an undisclosed amount of financing to the borrowers, Vantage Realty Partners and Braden Fellman Group. Originally constructed in 1930, the all-brick structure was recently renovated to prepare the space for incoming tenants. The 51,000-square-foot property includes redeveloped office and retail space that houses 14 tenants, including Communidad Taqueria and BodyRok. Vantage and Braden Fellman preserved historical features at Old Highland Bakery, including the property’s original wood, metal beams and skylight windows.
ROCK HILL, S.C. — A joint venture between ShopOne Centers REIT, Pantheon and a global institutional investor has acquired Riverview Commons, a 59,020-square-foot shopping center located in Rock Hill, roughly 15 miles south of Charlotte. Food Lion and Dollar General anchor the property, which was 96 percent leased at the time of sale. Additional retailers at the center include Computer CPR, Exquisite Nails & Spa, Hair Savvy Salon, Big Wok II, Rock Hill Bagels & Deli, Ivy Rehab and ISI Elite Training. The joint venture now owns 21 retail centers. Riverview Commons marks ShopOne’s first acquisition in the Charlotte metro area.
LOS ANGELES — JLL Capital Markets has arranged $21.5 million in refinancing for Juanita Tate Marketplace, a grocery-anchored retail center in Los Angeles. Optimus Properties received the five-year loan through institutional investors advised by J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Alex Olson and Daniel Skerrett of JLL Capital Market’s Debt Advisory represented the borrower in financing. Located at the corner of East Slaunson and East Central avenues, Juanita Tate Marketplace offers 77,096 square feet of retail space, 55 percent of which is occupied by Northgate Market. CVS, Panda Express, Starbucks Coffee and Chase Bank are tenants at the fully occupied retail center, which was built in 2014.
PARSIPPANY, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $4.3 million sale of an 11,266-square-foot retail building in the Northern New Jersey community of Parsippany that is net leased to BrightPath Childcare Center. The building was constructed on a 1.7-acre site in 2014. Alan Cafiero, David Cafiero and John Moroz of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller in the transaction. The trio, along with Brent Hyldahl of Marcus & Millichap, also procured the buyer. Both parties requested anonymity.
OMAHA, NEB. — Kraus-Anderson (KA) has completed construction of the WarHorse Casino, a $127.6 million gaming facility located at 6303 Q St. in Omaha. WarHorse Gaming LLC, which will manage and operate the expansion of casino gaming, is a division of Ho-Chunk Inc., the economic development corporation of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska. I-5 Design was the architect. KA completed construction in two phases. The first phase included a 46,376-square-foot remodel of the existing building and a 247,529-square-foot, four-story parking garage. Phase II includes a 63,365-square-foot, two-story expansion and sky bridge connecting the casino and parking garage. A grand opening is scheduled for Thursday, May 8. The casino features approximately 1,300 slots and 20 table games, of which more than 800 were included in the first phase.
MUSKEGON, MICH. — The Boulder Group has arranged the $3.5 million sale of a single-tenant, retail property net leased to Walgreens in Muskegon within western Michigan. The 15,567-square-foot building is located at 840 W. Sherman Blvd. There are more than 13 years remaining on the lease with 12 five-year renewal options. There are 5 percent rental escalations every five years in both the primary term and each option period. The lease is corporately guaranteed by Walgreens. Randy Blankstein and Jimmy Goodman of Boulder represented the seller, a full-service commercial real estate firm based in Florida. A Michigan-based commercial real estate company was the buyer.
TOLEDO, OHIO — CrownPoint Partners has brokered the $2.2 million sale of a newly constructed, single-tenant retail property occupied by Chipotle Mexican Grill in Toledo. The property at 3360 Glendale Ave. features a 2,325-square-foot building with a “Chipotlane” drive-thru. Chipotle has a 15-year triple-net lease with 10 percent rental increases every five years, along with four additional five-year renewal options. The lease is corporately guaranteed by Chipotle Mexican Grill, which operates 3,781 restaurants in the U.S. Julius Swolsky and Shannon Bona of CrownPoint represented the seller, DWJS LLC, an Ohio-based developer, in association with Joe Swolsky of Prime Retail Advisors. The all-cash buyer was a private investor from the Mid-Atlantic region.
ELKHORN, NEB. — Lockwood Construction has broken ground on Primrose School’s new location in Elkhorn. The 13,598-square-foot project marks the third Primrose School built by Lockwood, and the fourth Primrose School within the Omaha metro area. The Elkhorn facility will feature classrooms, outdoor play areas and learning spaces designed to foster early childhood development. The school, which is slated to open in November, is locally owned and operated by Cole and Katie Stichler.