NAPERVILLE, ILL. — Quantum Real Estate Advisors Inc. has arranged the sale of an 82,453-square-foot shopping center located in Naperville, a western suburb of Chicago, for $24 million. The property includes four single-tenant restaurants on long-term ground leases including Zapatistas, Maggiano’s Little Italy, White Chocolate Grill and Morton’s Steakhouse. The property also features four multi-tenant buildings leased to tenants including Subway, Einstein’s Brothers Bagels, Scottrade, Jason’s Deli, Athletico and others. An institutional investment firm purchased the property, which was 95 percent leased at the time of sale. A Lemont, Ill.-based development company was the seller. Chad Firsel and Daniel Waszak of Quantum Real Estate Advisors Inc. represented the buyer and the seller in the transaction.
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MAYFIELD HEIGHTS, OHIO — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a 6,760 square-foot net-leased property in Mayfield Heights for $2.9 million. Glen Kunofsky, executive vice president investments, and Russell Wachtler, investment associate at Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a private investor. Michael Glass, also of Marcus & Millichap, assisted in the transaction. 7-Eleven Gas and Convenience leases the property, located at 6680 Mayfield Road.
HOUSTON — A new anchor store, The Fresh Market, has opened at Lantern Lane shopping center, located at 12500 Memorial Drive in Houston’s affluent Memorial neighborhood. The specialty grocer replaces former anchor Rice Epicurean, also a specialty grocery store. The center, which totals 79,501 square feet and is 100 percent leased, is owned by AmREIT Monthly Income & Growth Fund III Ltd., an advised fund of AmREIT Inc.
MACON, GA. — Phillips Edison-ARC Shopping Center REIT, a public, non-traded REIT sponsored by Phillips Edison & Co. and AR Capital, has purchased a Macon shopping center from New York City-based Nightingale Group. Rivergate Shopping Center is a 207,567-square-foot property located at the interchange of Interstate 75 and Tom Hill Sr. Boulevard. The shopping center was renovated in 2012 and is 86 percent leased to a tenant roster that includes Publix, Planet Fitness, Dollar Tree, Batteries Plus, Buffalo Wild Wings, Dunkin Donuts, IHOP, Panera Bread, Starbucks Coffee and Subway. Richard Reid and Jim Hamilton of Holliday Fenoglio Fowler represented the seller in negotiations.
EDINA, MINN. — Anderson Cos. has broken ground on a new 51,565-square-foot grocery store for Lunds and Byerly’s in Edina. The project includes the construction of a new Byerly’s grocery store adjacent to its existing store at the intersection of France Avenue and Hazelton Road, which the company has operated for more than 40 years. The new store is expected to open in late summer/early fall of 2014. The existing store will remain open during the construction. The new store will include a full-service bakery, deli, meat and seafood departments, Caribou Coffee and Bachman’s floral arrangements. A new feature at this location will be a Creations Café, offering made-to-order lunch and dinner options.
CORALVILLE, IOWA — Von Maur has opened an80,000-square-foot department store in Iowa River Landing, a 180-acre mixed-use development in Coralville. OliverMcMillan is the master developer of Iowa River Landing, which is situated along the Iowa River. The mixed-use development includes a 286-room flagship Marriott Hotel and Conference Center, a 100-room Homesuites Hotel and the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics’ new 150,000-square-foot facility. The master-planned development includes 330,000 square feet of retail, office, residential and entertainment offerings. Construction is set to begin later this year on a multi-story residential development, which includes 60 condominiums and 13 townhouses. The residential development is projected to open in spring 2015.
OAKBROOK TERRACE, ILL. — NAI Hiffman has been awarded management and leasing assignments for Tower Station in West Chicago, Railway Plaza in Naperville and Nelson Plaza in New Lenox. The addition of the three properties expands NAI Hiffman’s retail management and leasing portfolio in the Chicago metropolitan area to more than 56.6 million square feet. Tower Station, a 23,184-square-foot strip center located at 956 N. Neltnor Blvd., is shadow-anchored by Aldi grocery store. Railway Plaza, a shopping center located at 572 Western Ridge Court, is anchored by Starbucks. Nelson Plaza, a 32,655-square-foot shopping center located at 402-414 Nelson Road, has three vacant units ranging in size from 1,322 to 6,029 square feet.
SOMERVILLE, MASS. — New England Construction (NEC) has completed construction on Brooklyn Boulders Somerville, a 38,000-square-foot rock-climbing, bouldering and fitness facility in northwest Boston near Union Square. NEC began construction on the facility, which includes a 40-foot long, 22-foot tall bouldering wall, earlier this year. The tenant, Brooklyn Boulders, worked with climbing wall designer Vertical Solutions and architecture firm Arrowstreet, to design the facility. Additionally, some of the amenities of the new facility include meeting space atop the 22-foot tall bouldering wall, a glass-enclosed lounge with fireplace, 40-indoor bike parking spaces, cardio and fitness areas and locker rooms.
SAN ANTONIO AND ROUND ROCK, TEXAS — With space secured for two new locations, sports club chain LA Fitness will expand into central Texas. Venture Commercial Real Estate has brokered leases for 45,000 square feet in the second phase of an existing development at Loop 410 and Military Drive in San Antonio and 35,000 square feet in a new development at Highway 620 and O’Connor Drive in Round Rock. John Zikos, Jonathan Cooper and Chris Booras of Venture represented LA Fitness in both deals. Whit Jordan and Thomas Tyng of REATA Real Estate Services represented the landlord in San Antonio, while Barclay Real Estate Services LLC in Round Rock represented itself.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Morris-Floyd Capital Partners of Fort Worth has purchased Wolfin Village, a 159,000-square-foot outdoor shopping center in Amarillo. The property, located at 2015 S. Georgia Street and Interstate 40, is anchored by Talbot’s, Office Depot and Shepler’s Boots ’n Jeans. Built in 1953 and renovated in 2009, it currently stands at 94 percent occupancy. Chris Cosby and Chris Gerard of CBRE brokered the sale.