MORRIS PLAINS, N.J. — CBRE has negotiated the $26.7 million sale of a retail center in Morris Plains. Located at 245 Littleton Road, a 67,449-square-foot Stop & Shop anchors the center. The property is leased to Stop & Shop through 2031. Jeffrey Dunne, David Gavin, Jeremy Neuer and Travis Langer of CBRE represented the seller, JDA Development Co., in the transaction. The buyer was Oak Street Real Estate Capital.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — CBRE has arranged a lease for Target to occupy 46,016 square feet of space at CityLine, a historic retail destination located at 4500 Wisconsin Ave. N.W. in Washington, D.C. The asset is the site of the first Sears in the city, is on top of Tenleytown Metro Station and is about five miles north of downtown Washington, D.C. Target is expected to open in 2020. Michael Zacharia of CBRE represented Target in the lease transaction. CityLine at Tenley Center Inc., an affiliate of Invesco Real Estate, is the landlord.
PLANTATION, FLA. — A partnership led by Azor Advisory Services Inc. has broken ground on the redevelopment of an office building in Plantation. Phase I — set for completion in early 2020 — will feature 6,400 square feet of retail space occupied by Starbucks Coffee. The initial phase is being built on an empty piece of land on the south end of the property. Phase II — which will include bulldozing the existing office building — is expected to break ground in September. Plans have not been finalized for what will take the office building’s place, but Beth Azor of Azor Advisory Services says it will likely be retail-oriented. Lombardi Development will act as general contractor for the project.
FLOSSMOOR, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $3.7 million sale of a 7,098-square-foot retail building in Flossmoor, about 30 miles south of Chicago. AT&T, Jersey Mike’s, Starbucks and Captain Hooks occupy the property, which is located at 3820 Vollmer Road. Meijer shadow-anchors the property. Austin Weisenbeck and Sean Sharko of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller. The asset sold to a local buyer completing a 1031 tax-deferred exchange.
TOPEKA, KAN. — Payless ShoeSource will close all 2,100 of its stores in the United States and Puerto Rico as it moves toward liquidation. According to a statement by the company provided to USA Today, which first reported the news on the evening of Friday, Feb. 15, Payless expects all stores to remain open through March. The announcement comes nearly two years after the Topeka-based shoe retailer filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, a move that coincided with the shuttering of 673 American stores at the time. The company is also in the process of de-commissioning its online sales platform, but it remains unclear whether Payless stores in Latin America will remain open. Payless had undergone an aggressive expansion plan that required taking on a greater debt load. After filing for bankruptcy in April 2017, the company restructured its finances to eliminate $435 million in debt and whittle its store count to 3,500 locations worldwide. According to longtime retail consultant Jeff Green, Payless’ financial woes can be traced in part to the lack of name-brand shoe offerings, a product segment that is especially popular with millennial shoppers. “Even after Payless restructured its debt, the changing nature and growing competition from …
CLINTON, CONN. — HFF has arranged the $12.9 million sale of Clinton Plaza, a 100,360-square-foot grocery-anchored shopping center in Clinton. Located at 215 Main St., the property is approximately 22 miles east of New Haven. The 92-percent-leased center is anchored by Stop & Shop supermarket. Additional tenants include T.J. Maxx and Dunkin’ Donuts. Jim Koury of HFF represented the seller, JMH Associates LLC, in the transaction. The buyer was Jerome Properties 215 LLC.
SOMERSET, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $12.2 million sale of Shoppes at Pierce Street, a 37,800-square-foot shopping center in Somerset. Located at 147-151 Pierce St., the newly developed property consists of three buildings, as well as a standalone Investors Bank pad site. Michael Lombardi and Marc Karlin of Marcus & Millichap’s New Jersey office represented the seller, a private investor, in the transaction. The buyer was undisclosed.
WESTPORT, CONN. — Vidal Wettenstein LLC has negotiated the $10.5 million sale of a 30,000-square-foot retail plaza in Westport. Located at 877 Post Road East, the two-story property was developed in 1970. The property was 90 percent leased at the time of sale. Robert Lewis of Vidal Wettenstein represented the seller, Rosenfeld Realty & Development, in the transaction. The buyer was undisclosed.
WELLINGTON, FLA. — HFF has arranged the $43 million sale of The Pointe at Wellington Green, a 107,368-square-foot shopping center in Wellington. HFF represented the seller, The Centre at Wellington Green Ltd., in the transaction. The asset was 96 percent leased at the time of the sale to tenants including LA Fitness, Saito’s Japanese Steak House, Sport Clips, Five Guys, Jamba Juice, Olive Garden, Don Ramon Cuban Cuisine and Franco’s Italian Restaurant. The property is situated on 21.3 acres, about 14 miles west of West Palm Beach. HFF also arranged a $13.5 million, 13-year, fixed-rate acquisition loan through Principal Real Estate Investors on behalf of the buyer, The Pointe at Wellington LLC.
NASHVILLE, TENN. — Tanger Outlets has announced plans to open a new outlet mall in downtown Nashville. This will be Tanger’s second location in Tennessee and 43rd in the United States. The site will comprise 300 acres off Interstate 24. At full build-out, it will offer 280,000 square feet of leasable space. The company said it will not break ground until the property is at least 60 percent leased.