Retail

AVON PARK AND LAKELAND, FLA. — CB Richard Ellis (CBRE) has brokered the sale of a central Florida retail portfolio for $12.1 million. The portfolio comprises three properties: Avon Square, a 112,000-square-foot neighborhood center located in Avon Park; Palm Center, a 132,000-square-foot shopping center located in Lakeland; and Wabash Shopping Center, a 70,000-square-foot center also located in Lakeland. Daniel Baker of CBRE’s Orlando office partnered with Mark Schellabarger of the firm’s Tampa office to represent the sellers, three separate affiliates of Lakeland-based Century Retail. The buyer was Balitmore-based America’s Realty.

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BOCA RATON, FLA. — Delray Beach, Fla.-based Dockerty Romer & Co. has secured $10 million in permanent financing for a 74,000-square-foot retail center located at 155-499 Spanish River Blvd. in Boca Raton. The property was fully occupied at the time of closing. The loan carries a 10-year term and a fixed interest rate. Bob Dockerty of Dockerty Romer & Co. arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, North Dixie Retail LLC. The lender was Florida Community Bank.

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SPRINGFIELD, ILL. — An investor group led by St. Louis-based The Staenberg Group (TSG) has acquired ≈, a 368,000-square-foot shopping center in Springfield, for $45.1 million. TSG purchased the fully occupied shopping center, which is located at the intersection of South Veterans Parkway and Wabash Avenue, from Charles Robbins Realty Co. Bank of America provided long-term financing to TSG. The center is fully leased to tenants including Best Buy, Sports Authority, Bed, Bath & Beyond, Michael’s, Office Depot and Ross Dress For Less. Alvin Mansour of The Mansour Group arranged the sale. Michael Staenberg formed TSG after selling some of his ownership interests in various national commercial real estate entities to Stan Kroenke, his longtime partner, in late 2012.

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DOWNERS GROVE, ILL. — Inland Real Estate Acquisitions Inc. has acquired Commerce Center, a shopping center in Downers Grove, a western suburb of Chicago, for $9.9 million. The center is located at Butterfield Road and South Highland Avenue along a major retail corridor. Commerce Center totals 104,196 square feet and is leased to Toys “R” Us and Best Buy. Mark Cosenza, vice president of Inland Real Estate Acquisitions, facilitated the transaction. Toys “R” Us has been open at the center for more than 30 years. Best Buy opened in 1992 and recently signed a 10-year lease renewal. In addition to the retail store, Best Buy uses the location to house a 10,000-square-foot training center and regional office.

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LINDENHURST, N.Y. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a 2,964-square-foot, net-lease property in Lindenhurst for $3 million. The property, which 7-Eleven currently occupies, is located at 175 W. Sunrise Highway. Preet Sabharwal, senior associate, and Britt Raymond, investment associate, of Marcus & Millichap’s Manhattan office, marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a private investor. The buyer, a private investor, was also secured and represented by Sabharwal and Raymond.

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WAYNE, N.J. — NAI James E. Hanson has arranged the sale of a retail development site located in Wayne, about 19 miles northwest of Newark, for $1.1 million. An out-of-state investor sold the 2.25-acre property, which is located at 2211, 2227 and 2203 Hamburg Turnpike. A 5,000-square-foot Italian restaurant and a single-family home previously occupied the site. The new owner plans to redevelop the property for retail use. Nicholas Herrick, sales associate, and John Schilp, senior vice president, of NAI James E. Hanson represented the owner in the transaction.

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SAN ANTONIO — Austin-based Linsalata Realty Services has brokered the sale of the 10,012-square-foot Old Pearsall Road Shopping Center in southwest San Antonio. The property is located at 6388 Old Pearsall Road. Joe Linsalata of Linsalata Realty Services represented the buyer, Studio City, Calif.-based Manhattan-Pearsall LLC, in the transaction. Alan Rust and Ryan Hoff of Retail Solutions represented the seller.

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SEATTLE — Queen Anne Marketplace, a 70,000-square-foot shopping center in Seattle, has sold to a joint venture between Weingarten Realty Investors and Bouwinvest for an undisclosed sum. The center is located at 604 1st Ave. North. It is anchored by Metropolitan Market. The joint venture is hoping to invest about $275 million in high-quality community and neighborhood shopping centers that are anchored by market-dominant retailers. This is the joint venture’s first acquisition.

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SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — Spirit Realty Capital will soon merge with Cole Credit Property Trust II after the firm’s shareholders approved the move in a special meeting held yesterday. Once the merger is complete, the combined company will formone of the largest publicly traded triple-net-lease REITs in the U.S. It will own a total of about 1,900 properties in 48 states. Spirit shareholders will receive a fixed exchange ratio of 1.9048 shares of common stock of the combined company for each Spirit share previously owned. The new company will retain the Spirit Realty Capital name. It will trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “SRC.” Spirit’s current management team will lead the new company. Spirit Realty Capital was formed in 2003 to invest in single-tenant operationally essential real estate. It has invested more than $4.3 billion in more than 1,200 properties across 47 states. Cole Credit Property Trust II invests primarily in high-quality, freestanding, single-tenant buildings that are net leased to investment-grade or other creditworthy tenants throughout the U.S.

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HERMOSA BEACH, CALIF. — The Strand in Hermosa Beach has sold to a syndicated equity group for $19.5 million. The group is led by a local private investor. The site includes four parcels that total 25,392 square feet. It directly faces the Pacific Ocean and is located in the Hermosa Beach Pier Avenue Plaza retail complex. It had been under the same family ownership for generations. The buyer was represented by Mike Grannis and Brent Cunningham of Highland Partners Corporation. The seller was represented by CBRE’s Bob Healey, Kevin Shannon, Scott Schumacher and Dan Riley.

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