LITTLETON, COLO. — Blue West Capital has brokered the sale of Mineral Shops, a neighborhood retail center at 4760 W. Mineral Ave. in Littleton. Terms of the transaction were not released. Mineral Shops features 9,910 square feet of retail space and was 100 percent occupied at the time of sale. Tenants include Rita B Salon, Blush Nail Salon, King Liquor, Dunkin’ and Columbine Dentistry. Robert Edwards and Carly Kelly of Blue West Capital represented the buyer, a Texas-based private real estate investment company, and seller, a San Francisco-based private real estate investor, in the deal.
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GILBERT, ARIZ. — Phoenix Commercial Advisors has negotiated the sale of Shops at Cooley Station, two hard-corner retail shop buildings located at 4049 E. Williams Field Road in Gilbert. The property traded for $10 million, or $628 per square foot. The names of the buyer and seller were not released. The 15,912-square-foot building was fully occupied at the time of sale. Current tenants include Pacific Dental, Wing Stop, F45, Little Caesars, Life Quest and My House. Chad Tiedeman of Phoenix Commercial Advisors represented the seller in the deal.
Progressive Real Estate Arranges $2.7M Acquisition of Jack in the Box Property in Los Angeles County
by Amy Works
POMONA, CALIF. — Progressive Real Estate Partners has brokered the purchase of a restaurant property located at 101 W. Foothill Blvd. in Pomona. A San Gabriel, Calif.-based private investor acquired the asset from an undisclosed seller for $2.7 million. Mike Lin of Progressive Real Estate Partners represented the buyer in the deal. Jack in the Box has occupied the property, which features a drive-thru lane, for more than 30 years. Originally built in 1976, the property underwent a major renovation in 2020 to reflect the current store branding.
“Infill, redevelopment and reuse” are the mantras in the city of Richmond and even in some suburbs, where new construction continues to follow residential growth in nearly all the surrounding counties, with Chesterfield and Henrico being the most active. The municipalities themselves play key roles as well. Costs for land and construction continue to escalate, so creativity is key no matter what avenue pursued in the retail world. And like most of the United States, Richmond’s developers and property owners are getting creative to keep their centers relevant. Short Pump Town Center, Richmond’s darling mall that is owned by a partnership of Brookfield Properties, QIC and local developer Pruitt Cos., is not immune to closures and felt the pain when Nordstrom announced it was not reopening after shuttering the store during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, with the strength of the retail market in Short Pump, the mall and the surrounding market continue to perform. The Container Store and an expanded Arhaus backfilled a vacant hhgregg, and the mall has recently announced deals with Fabletics and Warby Parker. ShopCore Properties, which owns West Broad Village anchored by Whole Foods Market, REI and HomeGoods, struggled for years with vacancy …
HOUSTON — Midway has announced new retailers and restaurants joining East River, the locally based developer’s 150-acre mixed-use project in Houston’s Historic Fifth Ward. Broham Fine Soul Food & Groceries will occupy 4,000 square feet; Austin-based Lick Honest Ice Creams has signed a 1,124-square-foot lease; and URBN Dental has committed to a 2,612-square-foot space. Construction of the first phase of East River is underway and expected to be complete in 2023.
HALL Group Unveils Plans for $7B Mixed-Use Expansion at HALL Park Office Complex in Frisco, Texas
by Katie Sloan
FRISCO, TEXAS — Dallas-based developer HALL Group has unveiled plans for the $7 billion mixed-use expansion of HALL Park, an existing 2.2 million-square-foot, 15-building office park located in Frisco. The full master plan will bring the development to 9.5 million square feet with a mix of office, hospitality, residential and retail uses. The $500 million first phase of development includes a Class A office tower, 154-key boutique hotel, 19-story luxury residential tower, a collection of 60 executive suites and a 10,000-square-foot food hall surrounding a community park. HKS Architects designed the 16-story office building, which will span 410,000 square feet. Amenities include 10,000 square feet of ground-level retail and restaurant space, a corporate lounge, fitness center, meeting space to accommodate upwards of 230 people, a seven-level parking garage and rooftop decks. Merriman Anderson Architects designed the 110,000-square-foot, full-service hotel component of the project, which will offer 13,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor event space, including a 3,000-square-foot ballroom; an outdoor swimming pool; gardens; a state-of-the-art fitness center; chef-driven restaurant and bar; and an expansive patio overlooking the community park. WDG Architecture designed the 331,529-square-foot residential tower with interiors by Dallas-based Waldrop + Nichols Studio. The community will offer one- …
OAKLAND, CALIF. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a retail building located at 470 Lake Park Ave. in Oakland. A limited liability company sold the asset to an undisclosed buyer for $3.5 million. Starbucks Coffee net leases the 1,600-square-foot property, which was built in 1968. Chris Lind and Mark Ruble of Marcus & Millichap’s Phoenix office represented the seller in the deal. David Nelson of Marcus & Millichap’s Oakland office was broker of record for the transaction.
CHICAGO — Lifestyle shopping centers, or open-air malls, may be one of the most undervalued retail asset classes currently. According to JLL, increased customer foot traffic, declining vacancies coupled with growing rental rates and broad-based expansion plans from retailers are bolstering confidence, as well as signaling that lifestyle shopping centers will come back strongly. While smaller grocery-anchored retail centers have dominated investment demand recently, the increase in COVID-19 vaccinations and reopenings are motivating shoppers — and investors — to return to other retail segments. Lifestyle centers were conceived as a modern-day interpretation of the mall and are known for their outdoor settings and incorporation of other uses like office, apartments and hotels. Their tenant mixes also usually include upscale, national chains, as well as specialty retail with dining and entertainment options. “Leasing demand from new tenants in the market, such as digitally native brands, as well as traditional mall retailers looking for an off-mall growth strategy, are accelerating the desirability of this asset class to consumers,” said Chris Angelone, senior managing director of JLL and co-leader of its capital markets retail division. “Investors are taking notice and will seek out performance and growth potential. Two to four years from now, …
COLUMBUS, OHIO — Nine new retailers and restaurants are now open at Easton Town Center in Columbus. Levi’s has opened its first NextGen store in the state of Ohio. NextGen stores offer shoppers the opportunity to customize new looks and work directly with in-store stylists. Dr. Martens opened its second retail location in Ohio and its first in Columbus. Customers can shop a wide range of boots, shoes and accessories. Urban Outfitters has opened its only Columbus location. Fay’s Crepes, which serves specialty crepes and waffles, debuted its only Columbus location. Italian restaurant Sono Wood Fired and Vietnamese restaurant Pho Social opened their first locations in Ohio. Boss Gal Beauty Bar has debuted its third central Ohio location. The space features a facial bar and private medical treatment rooms. Grandview Heights, Ohio-based Glenn Avenue Soap Co. opened its second retail location. Lastly, Solich Piano, a fast-growing piano dealer in the Midwest, has opened its only Columbus location, which spans 8,100 square feet. Easton Town Center, co-developed by L Brands, The Georgetown Co. and Steiner + Associates, is home to more than 250 shops, restaurants and entertainment concepts.
SILVER SPRING, MD. — Brentwood, Tenn.-based GBT Realty Corp., in partnership with Baltimore-based Cana Development, plan to open Commas, a food hall within the 350,000-square-foot Ellsworth Place shopping center in downtown Silver Spring. Opening in spring 2022 on the second level of Ellsworth Place, Commas will take up 13,000 square feet of space and include a collection of 12 food and beverage merchants. Commas expects to create a diverse menu of food from Ethiopia to Korea, Malaysia to El Salvador and Italy to New Jersey. Designed by Washington, D.C.-based architecture and interior design firm GrizForm Design Architects, Commas will offer a range of seating options and special event capabilities. In addition to the permanent restaurant spaces, the food hall will also feature a central bar experience. Design plans also include seven communal seating areas, open kitchen installations with window peeks and chef counters and a light-toned color palette with natural wood furniture.