Retail

JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Colliers International has brokered the sale of Mandarin Central, a 63,346-square-foot shopping center in Jacksonville. The center was constructed in 1985 on seven acres at 11018 Old Saint Augustine Road, 17 miles south of downtown Jacksonville. The property was 94 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Dollar General, Pizza Hut and Salento Steakhouse. Milestone Properties Inc. sold the asset to Mandarin Central Plaza LLC for an undisclosed price. Joe Montgomery, Tony D’Ambrosio and Ernie Saltmarsh IV of Colliers represented the seller in the transaction.

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HUNTSVILLE, ALA. — SRS Investment Properties Group has arranged the $3.5 million sale of The Fountain, a 38,338-square-foot retail property in Huntsville. Costco and The Home Depot shadow anchor the multi-tenant retail strip, which spans 3.9 acres. The Fountain was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants including Staples, Citi Trends and Shoe Show. The property is situated at 1201 N. Memorial Parkway, just north of downtown Huntsville. Boris Shilkrot and Pierce Mayson of SRS represented the seller, Somera — 1201 North Memorial Parkway LLC, in the transaction. T.J. Lee of Bill Pool Realty represented the buyer, TA Sharp Properties.

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CHICAGO — The Guidepost Montessori at Magnificent Mile School is more than doubling its lease at Optima Signature, an apartment tower in Chicago’s Streeterville neighborhood. The school will lease an additional 14,000 square feet, which is the last available retail space at the property, in order to open an elementary school. The school plans to open this fall and serve first through fifth grades. In addition to Guidepost Montessori, retail tenants at Optima Signature include Egg Harbor Café, GoodVets Streeterville, Runaway Fitness and Bedazzled Nails & Spa. Optima Signature is a 57-story, 490-unit luxury rental development. Optima Inc. is the developer.

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LENEXA, KAN. — Barre workout franchise Pure Barre has leased 1,521 square feet at The District at City Center Lenexa in Kansas. The location is expected to open in June. Pure Barre has more than 500 studios across North America and Canada. The company features four group class formats that offer workouts focused on low-impact, high-intensity movements. There are two existing Pure Barre locations in the Kansas City metro area. Erin Johnston of Copaken Brooks represented the landlord, Copaken Brooks. When fully developed, City Center Lenexa will consist of more than 2 million square feet of office, retail and residential space.

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REBusinessOnline has compiled a number of commercial real estate industry reports and webinars to help readers find the information they need regarding coronavirus (COVID-19) and commercial real estate. The reports are organized by relevance and timeliness. (This page is no longer updated as of June 1, 2020.) Interested in coronavirus-related news items posted by REBusinessOnline? Click here for the feed. Interested in commercial real estate-related webinars focusing on responses to the pandemic? Click here for the list. Webinars Student Housing Business Up Close with Bill Bayless (05/04/2020) How to Maintain Leasing Velocity in Today’s Environment (04/30/2020) COVID-19 & the Impact on Student Housing: The CEO Perspective (04/17/2020) The Impact of COVID-19 on Student Housing (03/25/2020) Marcus & Millichap Marcus & Millichap Special Update: Multifamily Legislation (05/13/2020) The Shape of Things to Come: How Will the Economy and Retail Real Estate Look After the Global Health Crisis? (05/18/2020) InterFace Conference Group Seniors Housing Marketing and Sales During the Pandemic and Beyond (Upcoming 05/20/2020) California Retail Reboot — How Will California’s Retail and Restaurant Sector Recover Post-Coronavirus? (05/21/2020) Atlanta Retail Reboot (05/08/2020) Texas Retail Reboot (05/07/2020) The Short- and Long-term Impact of COVID-19 on Healthcare and Medical Office Real Estate   (04/14/2020, Fee is …

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MESQUITE, TEXAS — Locally based developer Brosco Group has broken ground on Corner Stone Plaza, a 21,000-square-foot retail project in the eastern Dallas suburb of Mesquite. Weitzman, which is handling leasing of the center, is targeting a mix of restaurant, beauty, fitness and service tenants, as well as healthcare practices. Completion is slated for mid-2020.

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NEW YORK CITY — In a dramatic move, the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) has postponed its annual RECon event over rapidly escalating concerns about COVID-19 (coronavirus), according to an announcement posted today on the trade association’s website. In 2019, more than 37,000 industry professionals descended on the Las Vegas Convention Center for the annual retail and real estate networking event, which featured 1,200 exhibitors and 853,000 square feet of exhibit space. In addition to postponing RECon, ICSC has suspended all of its events through June 30 of this year and is currently evaluating alternative dates for RECon. Registration, exhibitor and sponsorship fees will automatically roll over once the new date is announced or can be credited toward any future ICSC event, according to the organization’s website. At this time, fall events, including New York Deal Making, are scheduled to proceed as planned.

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When I talk to out-of-staters about Texas, they often think I mean “Dallas” when discussing the Metroplex as a whole. That’s when I explain how important the Fort Worth market is to our thriving and healthy Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) retail scene. Weitzman, which operates offices in Texas’ major markets, has handled development, leasing and management in the Fort Worth market since our founding 30 years ago. Today, the Fort Worth area is home to some of the state’s most robust residential, commercial and cultural growth. In terms of retail, our most recent market survey shows that as of January 2020, Fort Worth’s retail market is about as healthy as it’s ever been. The Fort Worth-area market, which we’ll call Fort Worth for the sake of simplicity, largely encompasses Tarrant County. Today, Fort Worth reports a total multi-tenant retail inventory of 62.8 million square feet. As a reference, that figure accounts for about a third of the entire DFW retail market inventory, which clocks in at just over 200 million square feet. Fort Worth’s occupancy rate is around 93 percent, a healthy rate on par with the Dallas area’s occupancy. In terms of subcategories of retail product, the numbers of Fort …

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KINGWOOD AND COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS — Breakfast eatery Snooze will open two new restaurants totaling 7,800 square feet, one in the northern Houston suburb of Kingwood and the other in College Station. The first restaurant will be located in the Kingwood Place Shopping Center and will span 3,800 square feet. The second will be located within Chimney Hill Retail Centers in College Station and will total 4,000 square feet. The openings are slated for August 2020 and February 2021, respectively. Houston-based Baker Katz represented Snooze in both lease negotiations. Stephen Tou of The Retail Connection represented the landlord in the Kingwood deal, and Clint Oldham and Brett Boatner of Oldham Goodwin represented the landlord in the College Station deal. Since its founding in 2006, Snooze has opened more than 40 restaurants across six states.

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CHICAGO — Draper and Kramer Inc. has completed the second phase of its ongoing renovation of Lake Meadows Market in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood. The final element of Phase II was a full interior and exterior renovation of the shopping center’s 193,000-square-foot Jewel-Osco grocery store. Jewel-Osco parent company Albertsons shared costs of the $2.3 million project, which also included the addition of a mural entitled “Heart of Bronzeville” by local artist Corey Jenkins. Previous Phase II work included the addition of more than 18,000 square feet of new and renovated retail space for new tenants, including Taco Bell, Wing Stop, Home Run Inn Pizza and Sola Salon Studios and Culver’s. Camburas & Theodore Ltd. Served as the architect for the Jewel-Osco renovation and Powers & Sons Construction Co. was the general contractor.

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