MOUNT PROSPECT, ILL. — Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust (NYSE:RPT) has acquired Mount Prospect Plaza for $36.1 million. The sales price represents an initial capitalization rate of 7.4 percent, according to Farmington Hills, Mich.-based Ramco-Gershenson. The 301,000-square-foot property is anchored by Marshalls, Ross Dress for Less, Aldi, LA Fitness and a Walgreens data processing center. The shopping center, which was 85 percent leased at the time of sale, is shadow anchored by a Walmart Supercenter. The plaza is located in Mount Prospect, a northwest Chicago suburb, along the Rand Road retail corridor, at the northeast corner of Rand Road and Central Road.
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CHICAGO — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a 7,000-square-foot, net-leased property located in Chicago for $2 million. AutoZone occupies the property, which is located at the corner of 64th Street and South King Drive. Austin Weisenbeck and Sean Sharko, investment specialists in Marcus & Millichap’s Chicago Oak Brook office, marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a private investor. The buyer, a limited liability company, was secured and represented by Darpan Patel and Joel Dumes, investment specialists in Marcus & Millichap’s Cincinnati office. AutoZone is operating under a 20-year, double-net lease.
SAN ANTONIO — K1 Speed has leased 42,217 square feet of space at 6955 N.W. Loop in San Antonio to operate an indoor go-kart racing facility. K1 has 17 locations nationwide, including around Houston and Austin. The new San Antonio location is slated to open in July. Keith McRee of SRS Real Estate Partners represented the landlord in the lease deal. Jim Stoltz represented K1.
TARBORO, N.C. — Berkeley Capital Advisors has brokered the sale of River Oaks Shopping Center in Tarboro. The property totals 32,800 square feet. Its tenants include Dollar Tree, Shoe Show and Radio Shack. Walmart shadow anchors the center. The Berkeley team of Rob Carter, Alex Quarrier and David Webb arranged the deal between the two undisclosed parties.
BROOKLYN, OHIO AND CHICAGO — Agree Realty Corp. (NYSE: ADC) has acquired two single-tenant assets leased to Sam’s Club and AutoZone for $22.4 million. The Sam’s Club property spans 147,771 square feet and is located in Brooklyn, Ohio, about 10 miles south of Cleveland. The AutoZone store spans 7,840 square feet on South Kedzie Road in Chicago. “With the acquisition of this Sam's Club, Walmart has now become the fourth largest tenant in our portfolio by rental revenue,” says Joey Agree, president and CEO of Agree Realty.
SAVAGE, MINN. — Phillips Edison–ARC Shopping Center REIT Inc. has acquired Savage Town Square, an 87,181-square-foot shopping center located in Savage, a suburb of Minneapolis. Savage Town Square is fully occupied and anchored by a 68,860-square-foot Cub Foods grocery store, which is on a long-term lease until November 2023. The purchase price was undisclosed. The acquisition of Savage Town Square brings the REIT’s total portfolio to 42 grocery-anchored properties in 16 states with an estimated value of $533.5 million.
SPRING, TEXAS — Hunington Properties has arranged the sale of Woodlands Gateway Plaza, a 50,000-square-foot retail center located at the northeast intersection of Interstate 45 and Rayford Road in Spring. The property is 82 percent occupied by a mix of local and national tenants including Popeye's Chicken & Biscuits, Crabby Daddy's Seafood and the Woodlands Fish Market. Todd Carlson of Hunington represented the seller, an out-of-state investor who purchased the center in 2002. The buyer, a local investor, purchased the property in an all-cash transaction.
HOUSTON — HFF has secured $39.1 million in acquisition financing for North Oaks Shopping Center, a 448,760-square-foot power center in northwest Houston. The shopping center is located at 4501 FM 1960 and is 93.7 percent leased to Hobby Lobby, Ross Dress for Less, TJ Maxx, Big Lots, Mardel, Staples, 99 Cents Only and Dollar Tree. Tyler Ford and Christopher Vittetoe of HFF arranged a $34.5 million, 10-year senior loan at a fixed rate through Deutsche Bank on behalf of the borrower, Austin-based World Class Capital Group LLC. HFF also placed a $4.6 million mezzanine loan through SteepRock Capital.
TAMPA, FLA. — The Shopping Center Group (TSCG) has completed the sale of University Collection, a 107,198-square-foot neighborhood retail center located in Tampa, for $18.4 million. Constructed in 1984, the property was approximately 80 percent leased at the time of closing. Sweetbay Supermarket anchors the center, though the grocer was not included in the transaction. Additional University Collection tenants include Dollar Tree, Pet Supermarket, Chili’s, Tijuana Flats, Five Guys Burgers & Fries, Firehouse Subs, Jason’s Deli, Mattress One and FedEx Office. TSCG’s Anthony Blanco, Lenard Williams, Mallory Ham and Kris Kral represented the seller, a joint venture between Ram CRA Partners and Forge Capital Partners. The buyer was an institutional investment fund managed by Charlotte, N.C.-based Faison.
SAGINAW AND YPSILANTI, MICH. — Mid-America Real Estate-Michigan Inc. has arranged two leases with Ollie’s Bargain Outlet. Ollie’s signed a 26,338-square-foot lease in Green Acres Plaza at 4510 State St. in Saginaw and a 36,000-square-foot lease in Roundtree Plaza at 2321 Ellsworth Place in Ypsilanti. Susan Acciaioli, Tony Schmitt and Jack Uhazie of Mid-America Real Estate represented Ollie’s Bargain Outlet in both transactions.