BRADENTON, FLA. — Devonshire REIT Inc., a private real estate investment trust (REIT), has acquired 12 Oaks Shopping Center, a Publix-anchored shopping center in Bradenton, for $10.8 million. 12 Oaks is an 80,499-square-foot neighborhood center located at the intersection of State Road 70 (Oneco-Myakka City Road) and I-75. The center was fully leased at the time of sale. The property was updated in 2013 with a new parking lot, lights and landscaping. Allowance for a new roof was included in the purchase price by the seller. This acquisition increases Devonshire’s total assets under management to $475 million and pushes total GLA past 4.7 million square feet.
OCOEE, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $10.1 million sale of Towne Square shopping center, a 126,163-square-foot Old Time Pottery-anchored retail center at 11029 W. Colonial Drive in Ocoee, a city in Orange County. Old Time Pottery occupies 67 percent of the center, and the property was 100 percent occupied at the time of the sale, according to Marcus & Millichap. A Mobil gas station, McDonald’s, BMO Harris Bank and Arby’s are outparcels at Towne Square, and its major tenants include ACE Cash Express, Chokshi Dental, Jackson Hewitt Tax Service, Opti-Works, Papa John’s Pizza and Yoshi Steakhouse & Sushi Bar. Ray Turchi and Chris Travis of Marcus & Millichap’s Orlando office represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Turchi and Travis also procured the buyer.
LAFAYETTE, IND. — Mid-America Real Estate Corp. has brokered the sale of a 348,531-square-foot shopping center in Lafayette. A real estate investment trust sponsored and managed by Phoenix-based Cole Capital purchased the property for $54 million. Lafayette Pavilions Shopping Center is located at the southwest corner of State Road 26 and Creasy Lane. Gordmans, Hobby Lobby, Gander Mountain and TJ Maxx anchor the shopping center. Rick Drogosz and Ben Wineman of Mid-America, in cooperation with Mid-America Real Estate – Indiana LLC, were the exclusive brokers in the transaction on behalf of the seller, Dallas-based Invesco Real Estate.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Boxer Retail has arranged a lease with Town Center Bingo for 13,464 square feet of retail space at La Gran Plaza Mall in Fort Worth. Beatrice Townsend negotiated the lease on behalf of Boxer. La Gran Plaza is a regional mall located on the northwest corner of Seminary Drive and I-35. The mall includes more than 200 stores.
BELLEVUE, WASH. – Overlake Shopping Center, a 49,167-square-foot, grocery-anchored center in Bellevue, has sold to Panos Properties for $30 million. The fully leased property is located at 15555-15585 NE 24th Street. It is anchored by Trader Joe’s, PetSmart and Walgreens, the seller. Walgreens signed a 20-year lease with Panos as part of the sale-leaseback transaction. Panos Properties was represented by Reynolds Haas of Colliers International. Walgreens was represented by Lauren Powell of Powell Development Company in this off-market transaction.
ALTADENA, CALIF. – Altadena Crossing, a 43,108-square-foot shopping center, has sold to a private family trust for an undisclosed sum. The fully leased center is located at 2230-2268 Lincoln Ave. in Altadena, just north of Pasadena. It was built in 2006. Notable tenants include Verizon Wireless, Panda Express, Bank of America, 24 Hour Fitness and Subway. The latter three tenants were not part of the sale. The trust was represented by Martin Agnew and Jessica Kelley of Marcus & Millichap’s Encino office. The seller was not named. The transaction’s financing was arranged by Sharone Sabar of MMCC’s Encino office.
MERIDIAN, MISS. — Sean Glickman of Coldwell Banker Commercial NRT, founder of the Glickman Retail Group, has brokered the $27 million sale of Meridian Crossings, a 206,365-square-foot shopping center in Meridian. Built in 2007, the asset was 96 percent leased at the time of sale to T.J. Maxx, Ross Dress for Less, Bed Bath & Beyond, Best Buy and Books A Million. Glickman represented the buyer, a 106-year-old family-owned company that owns, manages and develops shopping centers in 11 states.
AKRON, OHIO — Phillips Edison Grocery Center REIT II Inc. has acquired a 75,866 square foot grocery-anchored shopping center in Akron for $8 million. The REIT purchased the property from Garrison Central Harvest Plaza LLC, a Delaware limited liability company. Harvest Plaza is located at the intersection of Akron-Canton Road and E. Waterloo Road in the Ellet neighborhood on the southeast side of Akron. A Giant Eagle grocery store anchors the shopping center. Other tenants include Papa John’s, Subway and Super Cuts. The shopping center was fully occupied at the time of sale.
NAPERVILLE, ILL. — Quantum Real Estate Advisors Inc. has brokered the $4.3 million sale of a single-tenant retail building in Naperville. The property is located at 1823 Freedom Drive. Fidelity Investments occupies the property. The site is part of the Freedom Commons mixed-use development. Tenants include Morton’s The Steakhouse, Subway, Athletico Physical Therapy, Jason’s Deli and Maggiano’s Little Italy. A real estate investor based in Scottsdale, Ariz., sold the property. A Chicago-based private real estate investor purchased the property. Chad Firsel of Quantum was the sole broker in the transaction.
PLYMOUTH, MICH. — Colliers International has arranged the lease of a 4,100-square-foot retail space in Plymouth. The property is located at 44717 Five Mile Road. Kent Butler of Colliers International represented the landlord, Sheldon Place LP, in the lease transaction. The Little Gym is leasing the space and plans to open its second Michigan location in April. The franchise currently operates 300 locations throughout the country.