MCKINNEY, TEXAS — The Retail Connection (TRC) has secured a 19,941-square-foot retail lease at Craig Crossing, a shopping center located at the corner of U.S. Highway 75 and Eldorado Boulevard in McKinney. Jamie Streeter and Wyatt Russo of TRC represented the landlord, Centcom/Vantage McKinney LLC, in the lease negotiations. Katherine Wildman and Bunny McLeod of Wulfe & Co. represented the tenant, Chair King Backyard Store, a provider of outdoor and patio furniture.
SAUGUS, MASS. — NKF Capital Markets has arranged the sale of a retail property located at the intersection of Route 1 and Main Street in Saugus. Ocean State Job Lot purchased the 40,000-square-foot building from Taylor Saugus Limited Partnership, a joint venture between Eastern Real Estate and a partnership between Josh Katzen and Steve Tannenbaum. The property is fully leased to Bob’s Stores, a regional apparel and footwear retailer. Geoffrey Millerd, Justin Smith and Christoper Peterson of the NKF Capital Markets Boston office represented the seller in the deal.
CARO, MICH. — Regency Properties has acquired Caro Centre and Sugarcreek Plaza in Caro, located east of Saginaw in Michigan’s Thumb region. The sales price and seller were not disclosed. The 71,706-square-foot Caro Centre is home to tenants including Family Dollar, Peebles, Goodwill and Caro Ace Hardware. Regency Properties plans to invest approximately $200,000 to renovate the property’s façade. Sugarcreek Plaza totals 43,916 square feet and is home to two tenants — Tractor Supply Co. and Save-A-Lot. In addition, the property includes a nearly one-acre outlot that is available for development.
BAL HARBOUR, FLA. — Whitman Family Development LLC has signed a 53,000-square-foot lease with Barneys New York to anchor the $400 million expansion of Bal Harbour Shops, an upscale, open-air shopping center in South Florida’s Bal Harbour. The store will be the brand’s first Barney’s New York location in Florida, and will include Freds at Barneys New York, a European-inspired restaurant that serves contemporary American cuisine. Barneys New York, along with Freds, is scheduled to open in 2023 in conjunction with the 350,000-square-foot Bal Harbour expansion, which will add roughly 70 new retailers. The family-owned Bal Harbour Shops originally opened in 1965 and was the first all-luxury fashion center in the United States.
MARIETTA, GA. — IKEA U.S. will submit plans to the City of Marietta for its second Atlanta-area store. Situated roughly 15 miles northwest of downtown Atlanta, IKEA Marietta is expected to be built on 34 acres on the western side of Interstate 75 on Franklin Gateway, between the Marietta Parkway and Delk Road exit interchanges. A construction timeline for the new store has not been determined. The Swedish home furnishings retailer currently operates a store in Midtown near Atlantic Station.
TORRANCE, CALIF. — Wilson Torrance LLC has purchased a freestanding retail property located at 2255 S. Western Ave. in Torrance. The Shorestein Co. sold the property for $47.5 million. Lowe’s Cos. fully leases the property, which is occupied by Lowe’s Home Improvement Warehouse. Situated on 12.7 acres, the 127,400-square-foot building features a 30,000-square-foot garden center and 750 parking spaces with six street access points. Christopher Sheldon, Andrew Bogardus, Douglas Longyear and Stephen Algermissen of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, while the buyer represented itself in the transaction.
LAGUNA HILLS, CALIF. — Retail Opportunity Investment Corp. (ROIC) has acquired The Village at Nellie Gail Ranch, located at 26532-62 Moulton Parkway in Laguna Hills. Vintage Real Estate sold the property for $46 million. The 88,486-square-foot, grocery-anchored shopping center was developed in 1987 and renovated in 2015. At the time of sale, the property was 98.3 percent occupied by a variety of tenants, including Smart & Final Extra, MOD Pizza, Chuck E. Cheese’s, Cycle Bar and BLS Nail Resort. Dave Monahan, Geoff Tranchina and Cameron Pittman of JLL represented the seller in the sale.
TEMECULA, CALIF. — CBRE has arranged the all-cash sale of a freestanding restaurant property located at 29540 Rancho California Road in Temecula. New World LP acquired the property from a private Arizona-based limited liability company for $3.7 million. Claim Jumper occupies the 11,200-square-foot property. Reg Kobzi and Jeff Pion of CBRE represented the seller and buyer in the deal.
CORCORAN, CALIF. — Retail California has arranged the sale of a retail building located at 1100 Whitley Ave. in Corcoran. HD Corcoran LLC purchased the 4,800-square-foot property from Reedley Community Hospital for an undisclosed price. John Lee of Retail California brokered the transaction.
CHICAGO — In an era wherein investors are generally bearish on the performance of retail properties, single-tenant, small-footprint assets leased to convenience stores may be an exception to the rule, according to a recent report from Chicago-based Quantum Real Estate Advisors Inc. The average capitalization rates for convenience stores flying under two brands — 7-Eleven and Alimentation Couche-Tard, which owns Circle K and Kangaroo Express — decreased from 2016 to 2017, according to the report. Despite the cap rate compression, though, investor interest in single-tenant retail properties leased to either of these firms is on the rise. The report found that the average cap rate for 7-Eleven stores decreased by six basis points between 2016 and 2017, while Couche-Tard stores experienced an average cap rate compression of 74 basis points during that stretch. Average cap rates for these 7-Eleven and Couche-Tard stores, which typically operate on 10- to 20-year leases, now stand at 5.1 and 6.1 percent, respectively. And while cap rates for both chains appear to be trending downward, they also reflect stability in the sense that they are bucking the larger trend in retail real estate — a key appeal to investors. As such, investor demand for these …
