CHATTANOOGA, TENN. — CBL Properties (NYSE: CBL) will suspend its stock dividends for 2019 and possibly through year-end 2020 in the face of retail bankruptcies, store closures and corporate restructurings of tenants within its portfolio. The Chattanooga-based shopping center and mall owner’s board of directors will review the suspension quarterly but doesn’t expect the dividends to resume in 2020. CBL announced the decision following a review of current taxable income projections for 2019 and 2020. Unpaid dividends on CBL’s preferred stock shall accrue without interest. The suspension includes CBL’s common stock, 7.375% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock and 6.625% Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock. CBL’s stock price fell in the wake of the announcement, going from $1.36 per share Monday afternoon to 93 cents per share Tuesday morning, then steadily rose to $1.03 for Thursday’s opening. Stephen Lebovitz, CBL’s CEO, says that the REIT has tried to shore up operating costs the past 18 months through reducing executive compensation and capital expenditures, as well as bringing on joint venture partners. Lebovitz expects the company’s net operating income to decline in 2020.
INDIANAPOLIS — Aaron’s Inc. has signed a 12,100-square-foot retail lease at a 200,000-square-foot shopping center in Indianapolis. The furniture company expects to begin operations at the property as soon as mid-March 2020. Millennial Holdings LLC acquired the center, known as Felbram Plaza, several months ago and is completing renovations such as new signage, lighting, roofs, HVAC units, landscaping and a new parking lot. Millennial plans to rename the property, which is nearly 85 percent leased. Keith Fried of McCrea Property Group is the leasing agent.
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIF. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged the sale of The Village Residences, a mixed-used complex located at San Antonio Road and El Camino Real in Mountain View. A venture between Carmel Partners and Merlone Geier Partners sold the asset for an undisclosed price. The name of the buyer was not released. Philip Saglimbeni, Stanford Jones, Bill Rose and Salvatore Saglimbeni of IPA represented the seller in the deal. Developed in 2013 and situated on 5.5 acres, The Village features 271,779 square feet of net rentable multifamily space spread across 330 apartment units and 43,206 square feet of retail space divided into 16 units. Apartments offer floor-to-ceiling windows, moveable kitchen islands and full-sized washers and dryers. On-site community amenities include an Atrium pool retreat with a fireside spa, canopied entertainment bar, grilling stations and lounge seating.
OCEANSIDE, CALIF. — Colliers International San Diego Region has arranged the sale of a retail asset located at 417-431 S. Coast Highway in Oceanside. Fullerton Square sold the property to an undisclosed buyer for $3.7 million. Bill Shrader and Luke Holler of Colliers represented the seller and buyer in the deal. At the time of sale, the 12,000-square-foot building was fully occupied by nine tenants with existing lease terms.
MARLBORO, N.J. — Basser Kaufman has secured a 10-year, 2,380-square-foot retail lease for health and weight loss company Profile by Sanford in Basser’s Marlboro Plaza, located approximately 30 miles east of Trenton. The 303,503-square-foot shopping center has recently undergone an extensive renovation, including a new façade, landscaping and updated parking area. Major tenants include Hobby Lobby, T.J. Maxx, Kohl’s and PetSmart. Basser Kaufman was self-represented the lease negotiations. Marc Shein represented Profile by Sanford, also on an internal basis.
METAIRIE, LA. — The Richards family, the longtime owner and operator of Clearview Shopping Center in Metairie, has unveiled plans to transform the 700,000-square-foot regional mall into a mixed-use destination. Located at 4436 Veterans Memorial Blvd., the new Clearview City Center sits on a 35-acre site approximately six miles northwest of downtown New Orleans. The $100 million project will add a hotel, 260 upscale apartments, open-air restaurants with rooftop seating, 100,000 square feet of office space and green space for outdoor events and concerts. “This is what the next-generation consumer is looking for in a mixed-use development, and we’re bringing it here to the heart of Jefferson Parish,” says Thomas Richards, managing partner of Richards Clearview LLC. The redevelopment will create over 1,600 jobs and is expected to have a $123 million economic impact during construction alone, according to an analysis conduced by Greater New Orleans Inc. Once all phases are complete and Clearview City Center opens, it will support 420 total jobs and deliver $26 million in annual economic impact. Construction on the first phase of the Clearview City Center development is expected to begin in mid-2020, with the shopping center remaining fully operational throughout. The Richards family and …
CARY, N.C. — Hines, Columbia Development and USAA Real Estate have signed four retailers to join the lineup at Fenton in Cary. Cosmetic retailer Sephora will occupy 4,400 square feet, women’s clothing retailer Free People will occupy 4,000 square feet and Bailey’s Fine Jewelry will occupy 5,000 square feet. CMX CineBistro will join Wegmans as the 69-acre development’s anchor tenants. Construction on Fenton is expected to begin next summer with completion anticipated for fall 2021. Phase I will include approximately 345,000 square feet of retail and entertainment space, 170,000 square feet of office space, 350 multifamily residences and a 175-room boutique hotel. The mixed-use project is located at the intersection of Interstate 40 and Cary Towne Boulevard, three miles from downtown Cary and eight miles southwest of downtown Raleigh.
MILLINGTON, TENN. — Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) has brokered the sale of the 106,495-square-foot Shoppes at Millington Farms, a 106,495–square-foot shopping center located at 8540 U.S. Highway 51 N. in Millington. Real estate firm Ryan Cos. sold the center, located 18 miles northeast of Memphis, to Living for Life Apartments LLC. Drew Fleming, Mark Joines and Henry Kushner of NKF represented the seller in the transaction. Built in 2017, the shopping center was fully leased to tenants including Ross Dress for Less, Five Below, Petco, Burkes Outlet and Dunham’s Sports. The sales price was not disclosed.
COVINGTON, WASH. — Weingarten Realty Investors has acquired Covington Esplanade, a daily needs-focused shopping center located in Covington, a suburb 25 miles southeast of Seattle. Situated on 15.3 acres at 27027 S.E. 185th Ave., Covington Esplanade features 187,388 square feet of retail space spread across seven separate parcels with uniform facades. At the time of sale, the property was 97.7 percent leased to a variety of tenants, including The Home Depot, Red Robin Gourmet Burgers and Brews, NorthWest Family Dental Care, IHOP, Bank of America, Verizon and Starbucks Coffee. Nick Kassab and Bryan Ley of JLL Retail Capital Markets represented the undisclosed seller in the deal. The price was not disclosed.
SEATTLE — Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) has arranged the sale of the Wallingford Bartell Drugs Building, a standalone retail building located in Seattle. Paul Sleeth, Billy Sleeth and Patrick Allen of Newmark Knight Frank’s Retail Investments Team represented the undisclosed seller in the deal. Terms of the transaction, including the name of buyer and acquisition price, were not released. Located at the corner of North 45th Street and Burke Avenue North, the single-tenant property features 8,660 square feet of retail space.