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Revitalization Unlimited Acquires 34,160 SF Mixed-Use DeGraff Building in Colorado Springs

by Amy Works March 13, 2025

COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. — Revitalization Unlimited has purchased The DeGraff Building, a mixed-use property at 118 N. Tejon St. in Colorado Springs. Terms of the transaction were not released. The four-story, 34,160-square-foot building features 18 rental units, 16 of which are currently leased. For the past decade, Oskar Blues Grill & Brew has occupied the first floor and basement, while the upper floors are used as office space. Built in 1897, The DeGraff Building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

March 13, 2025

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JLL: U.S. Retail Sector Remains Optimistic as Market Conditions Shift

by John Nelson March 13, 2025

CHICAGO — Retail closures are at a cyclical high, totaling a whopping 9,900 business shutdowns in 2024, according to JLL’s fourth-quarter 2024 retail report entitled “United States Retail Market Dynamics.” For the first time in several years, store closures outpaced store openings in a calendar year. Fabric and crafts retailer JOANN, who filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection twice within a year, is shuttering all 800 stores, while major department store chain Macy’s will close 150 stores over the next three years, with 66 closures anticipated in 2025 alone. The highest number of store closures resulted from discount and dollar stores like Family Dollar, CVS Health and Big Lots, as well as specialty retailers like Party City. Retail closures are represented across different size brackets, with more than 55 percent of announced closures identifying with footprints ranging from 5,000 square feet to 20,000 square feet. Expanding retailers such as Dollar General, O’Reilly Automotive and Five Below align with these vacant boxes, while larger, major closures like Bed Bath & Beyond and Toys “R” Us occupy more “desirable” locations. On the flip side, between 2024 and 2025, there were roughly 7,700 new retail store openings announced. Nearly 3,000 of these openings …

March 13, 2025

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New Tenants Open at Crocker Park Lifestyle Center in Westlake, Ohio

by Kristin Harlow March 12, 2025

WESTLAKE, OHIO — New tenants are opening and existing tenants are expanding at Crocker Park lifestyle center in Westlake, a western suburb of Cleveland. New tenants include Color Me Mine, Garage, Océanne, State & Liberty, Ten Seconds Yunnan Rice Noodle, Tradehome Shoes and Vera Bradley. Arhaus and Lucky Shoes are relocating to larger spaces. Additionally, CPL Architecture, Engineering & Planning will soon open an office, and Palmer Holland is expanding its footprint, now occupying a ground-floor space in addition to its third-floor office space. Crocker Park features more than 4.5 million square feet with over 130 local and national retailers and dining options as well as office buildings, luxury apartments and an event venue. Cleveland-based Stark Enterprises is the owner.

March 12, 2025

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Jamestown Acquires Minority Stake in Inman Quarter Mixed-Use Development in Atlanta

by John Nelson March 11, 2025

ATLANTA — Jamestown has acquired a minority stake in Inman Quarter, a mixed-use development in Atlanta’s Inman Park district. The Atlanta-based company, best known for its placemaking and operation of developments like Ponce City Market, will own and operate Inman Quarter with TriBridge Residential, a multifamily owner/operator also based in Atlanta. The property includes approximately 40,000 square feet of retail space, 200 residential units and a 515-space parking deck. The retail component comprises popular restaurants and cafes, including MF Sushi, Little Spirit, bartaco and Beetlecat. The sales price and Jamestown’s stake amount at Inman Quarter were not disclosed.

March 11, 2025

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OneSource Funding Acquires 10,000 SF Mixed-Use Building in San Diego

by Amy Works March 11, 2025

SAN DIEGO — OneSource Funding LLC has purchased 762-764 5th Avenue, a mixed-use property in San Diego, from Gaslamp Portfolio Management 2 LLC for $4.7 million. Bradley Peters, Ben Tashakorian and Ali Valiahdi of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and buyer in the transaction. Built in 1902, the 10,000-square-foot property features two residential floors and ground-level restaurant space. The buyer plans to redevelop the residential floors into multifamily units.

March 11, 2025

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Cactus Grill Debuts at Lenexa City Center in Kansas

by Kristin Harlow March 11, 2025

LENEXA, KAN. — Cactus Grill has opened at Lenexa City Center’s Restaurant Row in Kansas. The new location features house-made salsas, fajitas and espinaca dip as well as a spacious bar and patio. Copaken Brooks owns the property, and Erin Johnston is the landlord representative. Ed Gieselman owns Cactus Grill.

March 11, 2025

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Hines Inks 11-Year Lease for New Milwaukee Restaurant Cassis

by Kristin Harlow March 10, 2025

MILWAUKEE — Hines has completed an 11-year lease for James Beard-nominated Chef Kyle Knall’s newest restaurant, Cassis, to be located on the ground floor of Hines’ newly built luxury apartment community in Milwaukee. The riverfront French bistro, slated to open late this year, will span 5,175 square feet with an additional 1,100 square feet of outdoor patio space at 333 Water Street. The property, which marks the first luxury apartment tower to be located in Milwaukee’s Historic Third Ward, features amenities such as a sports lounge with golf simulator and resort-style pool and deck area.

March 10, 2025

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Reports: ECL Entertainment Opens 130,000 SF Nash Casino in Nashua, New Hampshire

by Taylor Williams March 7, 2025

NASHUA, N.H. — Las Vegas-based gaming operator ECL Entertainment has opened the 130,000-square-foot Nash Casino in Nashua, located near the Massachusetts-New Hampshire border, according to reports from local publications such as The Boston Globe and Sentinel & Enterprise. The Globe reports that the Nash Casino is housed within the former Sears building at Pheasant Lane Mall and features 1,000 gaming machines, three restaurants, two additional bars and a four-bay Topgolf Swing Suite simulator. Project partners included general contractor Dimeo Construction Co., architect Perkins Eastman, FEA Consulting Engineers and Wayne J. Griffin Electric.

March 7, 2025

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SimonCRE Acquires 64 Acres for Mixed-Use Project in Mesa, Arizona

by Amy Works March 7, 2025

MESA, ARIZ. — SimonCRE has acquired 64 acres of land for a new mixed-use development dubbed Medina Station in Mesa, roughly 20 miles outside Phoenix. Plans for the roughly 305,335-square-foot project include a multi-tenant retail center, retail outparcels, a restaurant district and a multifamily complex. Tenants at Medina Station will include Boot Barn, Einstein Bros. Bagels, Zara Nails, Café Zupas, GoodVets, U.S. Bank and Hawaiian Bros Island Grill. A Target store and a two-story, 80,000-square-foot Dick’s Sporting Goods will anchor the development. SimonCRE plans to break ground on the project in 2025, with initial tenant openings expected for 2026.

March 7, 2025

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Diversified Partners Opens 11-Acre Mixed-Use Development in Gilbert, Arizona

by Amy Works March 6, 2025

GILBERT, ARIZ. — Scottsdale, Arizona-based Diversified Partners has opened Mercy Center, an 11-acre mixed-use development in Gilbert, approximately 22 miles southeast of Phoenix. A mix of retail and office tenants — Galleria Nails, Prizm Dental, Honoré Skin Clinic, Beem Light Sauna, Brickhouse Dental and Willow Midwife — have already opened. Kolache Café and The Cabinet Design Studio are under construction and will soon join the tenant roster. Additionally, Arizona’s largest Starbucks Coffee is open at Mercy Center, which features a two-story design, a 23-car drive-thru, designated mobile order parking, an elevator and rooftop solar panels that supply 80 to 100 percent of the store’s energy needs. The center is designed to serve the needs of the growing medical and residential community surrounding Mercy Gilbert Medical Center and the soon-to-open Phoenix Children’s Hospital – East Valley.

March 6, 2025

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