NEWTOWN, WARMINSTER AND NORTH WALES, PA. — HFF has brokered the sale of a three-property self-storage portfolio, totaling 191,000 rentable square feet, in suburban Philadelphia. A partnership between Metro Shelf Storage and LaSalle Investment Management purchased the assets for $29.2 million, or $153 per rentable square foot, from PFG Capital LP. The portfolio includes the 25,568-square-foot Newtown Storage in Newtown; the 89,210-square-foot StorageWORKs! Warminster in Warminster; and the 75,120-square-foot StorageWORKs! North Wales in North Wales. Richard Schontz, Barbara Guffey and Matthew Weckesser of HFF represented the seller in the transaction.
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SMITHTOWN, N.Y. — Sovereign Realty Group has brokered the sale of a freestanding Burger King property located at 942 West Jericho Turnpike in Smithtown. Situated on 2 acres, the 3,610-square-foot property sold for $2.5 million. The property was formerly occupied by a Wendy’s and sat vacant for many years until a local Burger King franchisee signed a long-term lease for the property. Frank Caporrino and Clem Cote of Sovereign Realty Group represented the buyer and seller in the transaction. The names of buyer and seller were not released.
HUBER HEIGHTS, OHIO — Mid-America Real Estate Corp. has arranged the sale of Waynetown Plaza located in Huber Heights, a suburb of Dayton. Baltimore-based Broad Reach Retail Partners purchased the 192,332-square-foot, grocery-anchored center. Waynetown Plaza is located at the southwest corner of Old Troy Pike (State Route 22) and I-70. Kroger anchors the shopping center. Other tenants include a Buffalo Wild Wings, TGI Friday’s, Chipotle, Burger King and Davita Dialysis. Ben Wineman of Mid-America and Chris Conley of Oberer Realty Services Ltd. represented the seller, a private investment group.
OMAHA, NEB. — Block & Co. Inc. Realtors in Kansas City has arranged a 44,327-square-foot retail lease for Best Buy in Omaha. The electronics store will occupy space at Heritage Plaza Shopping Center at 115 N. 76th St. Other tenants at the shopping center include Buffalo Wild Wings, Chuck E. Cheese’s, Charleston’s Restaurant and Command Center. Best Buy plans to open during the fourth quarter. David Block of Block & Co. negotiated the lease transaction on behalf of the landlord.
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS — Bill Bledsoe of Henry S. Miller Brokerage’s Investments and Land Division represented Classic Chevrolet in the purchase of 11.2 acres in Grapevine. Located off State Highway 121 at Stone Myers Parkway, the land will be used for business expansion. Bledsoe represented the buyer. Bruce Harbour of Harbour Realty represented the seller, a local partnership group.
TULSA, OKLA. — The SRS Southeast Investment Sales team has arranged the sale of a 53,210-square-foot property in Tulsa. The property, which is currently occupied by Virginia College, is located at 5124 S. Peoria Ave. The seller, OK Tulsa South Peoria LLC, sold the property to GPROP LLC for $8.8 million. Virginia College, a wholly owned subsidiary of Education Corp. of America, offers diplomas, associate’s degrees, bachelor’s degrees and master’s degrees. Kyle Stonis and Pierce Mayson in the SRS Atlanta office and Josh Burmeister with JLL represented the seller in the transaction. Chris Anderson with The Grant Group represented the buyer in the transaction.
HOUSTON — Big Daddy’s Antiques Inc. has leased a 3,990-square-foot freestanding corner building located at 3502 W. Alabama St. in Houston. Ashley Williams of Fidelis Realty Partners represented the tenant. Mark Kidd Sr. of M. Kidd Properties represented the landlord, St. Luke’s Methodist Church Foundation Inc. Big Daddy’s Antiques is a retailer of antiques and reproductions from European, Asian and North American markets.
LOS ANGELES – The Government of the United States (GSA) has renewed its lease for 21,961 square feet of office space in the Los Angeles submarket of Brentwood. The GSA leases the entire fourth floor of a Class A building at 12121 Wilshire Blvd. The space is situated on the northwest corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Bundy Drive. The GSA has occupied the building for 10 years. It has now signed on for an additional 10 years. The landlord, Douglas Emmett, was represented by Mitchell Stokes and Bob Safai of Madison Partners.
SAN FRANCISCO – Singapore-based specialty restaurant VeganBurg has announced plans to open its first U.S. restaurant in San Francisco. The plant-based burger restaurant will open at 1466 Haight Street this summer. The space was previously vacated by All You Knead. The company is evaluating plans for future sites across the country. VeganBurg was represented by John Polyzoides and Andrew Lindsey of SRS Real Estate Partners.
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MICH. — A. Alfred Taubman, the founder of Taubman Centers Inc., has died at the age of 91. Robert S. Taubman, president and CEO of Taubman Centers, shared in an email message to Taubman employees on Saturday, April 18, that his father passed away of a heart attack at his home in Bloomfield Hills. Recognized as a pioneer in America’s retailing and shopping center industries, Alfred Taubman founded Taubman Centers, a real estate developer and operator of upscale regional malls, 65 years ago. Taubman, a life-long resident of the Detroit area, was active in numerous businesses, philanthropic and civic initiatives.