PORT CHESTER, N.Y. — Target has signed an 89,781-square-foot retail lease to occupy a two-story space at Gateway Port Chester, a 494,000-square-foot, open-air retail center located near the New York-Connecticut border. An opening date has not yet been determined. Jessica Curtis of CBRE represented the landlord, a partnership between M&J Wilkow and MetLife Investment Management, in the lease negotiations. Jeff Howard of Ripco represented Target. Other tenants at the center include HomeGoods, Ulta Beauty and Old Navy.
CHRISTIANSBURG, VA. — A group of developers will build a new prototype of the specialty grocer in Christiansburg. Walt Rector, founding principal of Flagstaff, Ariz.-based Bromont Investments, and investment partner Chris Carlsen, are leading the development of the Earth Fare, which will be located within Christiansburg Marketplace. The new store will feature a smaller footprint than previous Earth Fare stores. Fletcher, N.C.-based Earth Fare closed all of its 46 stores and filed for bankruptcy in February. Randy Talley, cofounder of the original Earth Fare, and Dennis Hulsing, an Asheville, N.C.-based investor, teamed up to acquire shuttered Earth Fare locations in mid-April, as well as the grocer’s trade name. The Christiansburg location is slated to open in spring 2021. The investors have also recently reopened closed Earth Fare stores in Roanoke, Va.; and Asheville and Boone, N.C. Other tenants at Marketplace at Christianburg include AspenDental, Chipotle, Elegant Nails, Harbor Freight, Mission BBQ, Orangetheory Fitness, Sandros, Skyline Bank, Starbucks and Verizon.
STARKVILLE, MISS. — SRS Real Estate Partners has negotiated the sale of a 60,835-square-foot retail property in Starkville. Vowell’s Marketplace, a regional grocery store, fully occupies the building with two years remaining on its corporate-guaranteed lease. The property was built in 1992 and is located at 118 Mississippi Highway 112, less than one mile from downtown Starkville and less than two miles west of Mississippi State University. Britt Raymond, Kyle Fant, Matthew Mousavi, Patrick Luther and Martin Smith of SRS represented the seller, a New York-based private investor. The buyer was a private investor from Starkville.
CHANDLER, ARIZ. — Evergreen Devco has acquired Chandler Pavilions, a shopping center located at 800-890 N. 54th St. in Chandler. Invesco sold the asset for an undisclosed price. Built in 1998, the value-add center features 163,594 square feet of retail space. Current tenants include REI, Bed Bath & Beyond, Golf Galaxy and Cost Plus World Market. Pat Dempsey of JLL represented the seller. Phoenix Commercial Advisors will continue to serve as leasing agents for the property.
SURPRISE, ARIZ. — Orion Investment Real Estate, along with Property Dimensions Real Estate Group, has arranged the sale of an 18.5-acre commercial land site located at the northwest corner of Litchfield and Cactus roads in Surprise. Veramonte Land Holdings sold the parcel to Terry B. Brodkin & Associates, as 18.5 Litchfield & Cactus LLC, for $2.2 million. The buyer is working with LGE to develop high-quality flex space at the back of the property, while frontage is being sold off as retail pads. Judi Butterworth of Orion and Cathy Cheshier of Property Dimensions represented the seller in the transaction.
DURANGO, COLO. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Durango Town Center, a retail shopping center located in Durango. A private partnership led by David Spriggs of Denver-based DMS Real Estate sold the asset to a private local investor for $13.3 million. Ryan Bowlby and Drew Isaac of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, while Brian Hagger, also of Marcus & Millichap, represented the buyer. Phillip Gause of Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. placed financing on behalf of the buyer. Located at 1125, 1145 and 1185 S. Camino Del Rio, Durango Town Center features 41,781 square feet of retail space.
JOHNSON CITY, TENN. — Washington Prime Group (WPG) has signed Chipotle Mexican Grill and Chicken Salad Chick to the tenant roster of The Mall at Johnson City, a mall in Johnson City that is currently being redeveloped. The two eateries are expected to open in spring 2021. Other new and committed tenants include HomeGoods, which will replace the former Sears department store; Palmetto Moon, a Southern apparel retailer that opened in June; and Rose & Remington and Curve & Cloth, which are set to open next spring. WPG is renovating the interior common areas and exterior entrances, which will include aesthetic upgrades such as new seating, lighting, flooring and finishes. Existing tenants at the mall include Belk, Build-A-Bear Workshop, Champs Sports, Chick-fil-A, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Forever 21, GameStop, Hot Topic, JC Penney, Ulta Beauty and Victoria’s Secret. WPG reopened the mall in early May following a temporary shut down due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
VANCOUVER, WASH. — EJF Capital and Holland Partner Group (HPG) are developing Block 10, a mixed-use property located in downtown Vancouver. Situated on a one-acre opportunity zone, the project will feature 110 apartments, 79,000 gross square feet of office space on top of a podium deck with roughly 10,100 square feet of retail space and 113 parking spaces. Twenty percent of the multifamily units will be set aside as workforce housing. Building amenities, which will be shared between office users and residents, will include a fitness center, co-working space, bike room and amenity deck on the third level. Holland Construction, HGP’s construction division, expects to break ground this month, with completion slated for spring 2022. Bank of the West is providing construction financing for the development.
PHOENIX — Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) has brokered the sale of Crossroads at Deer Valley Plaza, a shopping center located at 1838 W. Bell Road in Phoenix. An investment group led by Jeff Geyser sold the property to an undisclosed buyer for $5.8 million. The transaction includes the retail center and two billboards. Built in 2008 and remodeled in 2018, Crossroads at Deer Valley Plaza is fully occupied by a variety of tenants, including Eyeglass World, Wing Stop, L.A. Insurance, Royal Vapor, Cricket and DC Dental. Jesse Goldsmith, Steven Julius and Chase Dorsett of NKF represented the seller in the transaction. Jason Fessinger and Kalen Rickard of Western Retail Advisors represented the buyer.
KENOSHA, WIS. — The Boulder Group has negotiated the $3.2 million sale of an 8,010-square-foot property net leased to Firestone in Kenosha in Southeast Wisconsin. The single-tenant building is located at 3190 Market Lane. There are 18 years remaining on Firestone’s lease. Randy Blankstein and Jimmy Goodman of Boulder represented the Midwest-based buyer, which completed a 1031 exchange. A Southwest-based real estate investor was the seller. Firestone handles all aspects of auto care.