Southeast

LAFAYETTE, LA. — New Orleans-based Stirling Properties will welcome a handful of retailers to its 600,000-square-foot Lafayette Shopping Center in Lafayette. Rack Room Shoes, Ross Dress for Less and Dress Barn have already opened, and Portrait Innovations, Subway and Luxurious Nails will open soon. Capital One, Anytime Fitness and Office Depot are all expected to open late this year or in early 2010. Lafayette Shopping Center, which is anchored by a 126,842-square-foot Target and a 103,525-square-foot JC Penney, includes the tenants Petco, Layne Bryant, Rue 21, Hibbett Sports, GameStop, GNC and Chick-fil-A.

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DUNDALK, MD. — Baltimore-based St. John Properties is working to transform the former North Point drive-in theater into a 160,000-square-foot retail development with four pad sites. The movie theater, which opened in 1948 and closed in 1982, is located at 4001 N. Point Blvd. in Dundalk. Burger King will build a store on one of the pad sites, and the other sites are being marketed to fast food restaurants, video stores and financial institutions. A former roller rink is also located on the land and might be used in the new development.

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SUNRISE, FLA. — Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Stiles Construction has broken ground on the 109,000-square-foot Public Safety Complex at 10440 W. Oakland Park Blvd. in Sunrise. The $30 million property will serve as the headquarters for the city’s police and fire departments. The complex, slated for delivery in March 2011, encompasses a 17,850-square-foot fire station with three apparatus bays, offices, training rooms and a full dormitory. A 4,900-square-foot energy plant will also be constructed adjacent to the property. Winter Park, Fla.-based Architectural Design Group provided design services.

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PEACHTREE CITY, GA. — GF Capital Real Estate Investment has leased 48,000 square feet in its 91,609-square-foot office building at 700 Westpark in Peachtree City to two tenants. The U.S. Army Reserve Corp. renewed its 31,595-square-foot lease, and General Dynamics renewed its 16,476-square-foot lease. The property is currently 95 percent leased. Michael Lipton of Atlanta-based Colliers Spectrum Cauble and David Strickland of Peachtree City-based Quantum Commercial Real Estate represented the landlord in the transactions. The U.S. Army was represented internally, and Ann Barrett of CB Richard Ellis’ Boston office represented General Dynamics.

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DAVENPORT, FLA. — The last wave of retail tenants has taken up residence in the 630,000-square-foot Posner Commons, the retail component of Davenport’s Posner Park mixed-use development. Payless Shoes, GNC, Camille’s Sidewalk Café and the final anchor, Ross Dress for Less, have all opened. Additional anchors and junior anchors in the 80-acre retail development include Best Buy, JC Penney, Belk, Books-A-Million, Target, Staples, PetSmart, Michael’s, Dollar Tree and Dick’s Clothing and Sporting Goods.

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MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — CW Capital has sold the 144-unit Campus Pointe student housing property to Preiss Co. for $6.18 million. The complex is located at 110 Chanticleer Village Dr., near the campus of Coastal Carolina University, in Myrtle Beach. Campus Pointe is currently 50 percent occupied. Jim Sewell and Steve Mack of Hilton Head, S.C.-based Coastal Apartment Advisors represented the seller.

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