Retail

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NEW YORK CITY — Industrie Capital Partners has launched leasing at Roulston House – Gowanus, an office and retail redevelopment in Brooklyn’s Gowanus district. The 200,000-square-foot building features 27,000-square-foot to 41,000-square-foot floorplates for technology, advertising, media and information tenants, as well as food and beverage retailers, and up to 70,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Designed by Morris Adjmi, the building also features four expansive roof-deck options with outdoor seating and views of the Brooklyn and Manhattan skylines, bike storage, shower facilities, common areas, interior lounges and parking. Redevelopment of the property is underway, with tenant fit-outs slated to start in late 2017.

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MILFORD, CONN. — USAA Real Estate Co. has acquired Silver Sands Plaza, a grocery-anchored retail property located on Bridgeport Avenue in Milford. David A. Mack Properties and Keystone Development Group sold the property for an undisclosed price. The 85,398-square-foot retail center is occupied by Stop & Shop, AutoZone and AAA. Jeffrey Dunne, David Gavin and Travis Langer of CBRE represented the sellers and procured the buyer. Jason Gaccione of CBRE’s Debt and Structured Finance Group Finance Group represented the buyer on its financing of the acquisition.

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PHOENIX — A joint venture between Parallel Capital Partners and Angelo, Gordon and Co. is set to begin a $25 million renovation of Arizona Center, a 1 million-square-foot mixed-use development in Phoenix. The renovation will include new landscaping, lighting, fixtures, finishes, wayfinding and furnishings. The current parking garage will also be upgraded, and a valet parking element will be added. Construction is set to begin in early 2017, and will take approximately nine months to complete. All tenants at the office, retail and entertainment center will remain open during the renovation. Gensler is the architect in charge of the retail renovation. PdO will work on the interior redesign for One Arizona Center, the office component of the project, and Smith Group JJR is supporting development strategies for the entire property. Tempe-based Zion & Zion will help to rebrand the center.

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CHICAGO — Real estate investment firm L3 Capital has purchased 914-26 W. Fulton Market, a 30,000-square-foot, two-story property from El Cubano Wholesale Meats. The purchase price was $14.5 million. El Cubano had used the property as a cold storage and office facility, but the property can easily be subdivided for multiple tenants. El Cubano will be moving its production and distribution operations to a 96,000-square-foot facility at 5275 S. Archer Ave. Keely Polczynski, CBRE senior vice president, represented El Cubano in the transaction.

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SANTA FE, N.M. — Three new tenants have signed on to Coronado Center, a 117,006-square-foot shopping center in Santa Fe. The new leases include New Baking Company, for 4,500 square feet; Orangetheory Fitness, which will open a 2,640-square-foot studio; and Nutrishop, which leased 1,000 square feet. First National Bank of Santa Fe has also relocated from an in-line space to a building on the corner of St. Francis Drive and Cordova Road. Trader Joe’s anchors the shopping center, which also includes Subway, Great Clips, Party City, Wild Birds Unlimited and Dollar Tree. Phillips Edison & Co. owns the property.

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BOISE, IDAHO — National Asset Services (NAS) has been named as management consultant for BODO, an urban retail asset located in the downtown city center of Boise. BODO, which opened in 2007, is located on Broad Street between Capitol Boulevard and 9th Street. The 130,000-square-foot development features an Edward’s, theater complex, P.F. Chang’s China Bistro, Office Depot, Urban Outfitters, White House Black Market, Ann Taylor LOFT, Jos. A. Bank, Five Guys Burgers and Fries, Meraki Greek Street Food and Idaho Trust Bank, among other tenants.

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NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — Colliers International has arranged the $22.4 million sale of The Shoppes at Centre Pointe, a 112,302-square-foot shopping center located in North Charleston. The property is fully leased to Field & Stream, Conn’s HomePlus and La-Z-Boy. Marc Bonilla of Colliers International represented the buyer, Rose FP LLC, in the transaction. Joey Odom of Stan Johnson Co. represented the seller, SC North Charleston CPD 2G-1 1B.

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The Puget Sound region may be home to the growing online retail giant of Amazon, but bricks and mortar retail development is in the best shape it’s been in since the beginning of the Great Recession. After five consecutive years of strong employment growth and resultant in-migration of highly paid tech workers, the Seattle market is continuing to enjoy gains in retail sales volumes, which are projected to grow 4.5 percent in 2016. Demand for retail space has pushed overall vacancy rates to 3.7 percent throughout the metro area. For the 12 months ending on June 30, 2016, there were only 500,000 square feet of new space built. This is in contrast to the recent annual absorption that has exceeded 1 million square feet. Overall vacancy rates reflect the demand for new space and asking rents have climbed correspondingly. The majority of new retail construction is occurring in mixed-use projects, such as ground-floor spaces at new residential developments. The largest chunk of retail space currently under construction, however, is within the $1.2 billion expansion of Kemper Freeman’s Bellevue Collection in Downtown Bellevue. In all, the project will add 375,000 square feet of new retail, which is 85 percent pre-leased. The …

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For real estate developers and investors, a time of transition and evolution within the retail world presents abundant opportunities to capitalize by acquiring and investing in underperforming spaces. With an infusion of capital, some strategic restructuring and re-tenanting with regional and national brands, a moribund center or underwhelming site can be transformed. Understanding the strategies deployed to effectively identify, acquire, reposition and re-tenant retail is an essential prerequisite for any commercial real estate professional looking to get involved in the process. The big picture The most critical step in the process is selecting the right opportunities to pursue in the first place. Identifying existing retail assets that are underperforming is one thing. Finding those that can be successfully reinvigorated and repositioned through an infusion of capital and the application of some expertise is a little trickier. It is a best practice to confine your search to well-established trade areas because you generally do not want a project on the fringe. The overall goal is to identify markets and trade areas where there is more demand than quality supply, and then work to find a creative and cost-effective way to deliver that supply. Once you identify those areas, familiarize yourself with …

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — PetSmart Inc. has opened a new 12,000-square-foot store at 2484 Market St. N.E. in Washington, D.C. The new store is the first location for the pet retailer inside the Washington, D.C., metro area. Located within The Shops at Dakota Crossing shopping center, the new PetSmart will feature pet food, pet products, training classes for dog owners and a full-service grooming salon for dogs and cats. PetSmart Inc. operates 1,477 pet stores in North America and employs roughly 53,000 associates.

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