GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS — NAI’s retail division has arranged the sale of the 148,272-square-foot Emerald Square shopping center at 2985 S. Highway 360 in Grand Prairie. Mike Smith of the NAI Robert Lynn Retail Division represented TriMarsh Properties, which plans a redevelopment of the area. Planned upgrades include a remodeled exterior façade and new LED signage. The property sits near Highway 20, providing close access to Arlington, Dallas and Fort Worth.
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KENOVA AND CHARLES TOWN, W.VA. AND ABBEVILLE, LA. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $14.6 million sale of three CVS/pharmacy stores in West Virginia and Louisiana. The stores are located in Kenova and Charles Town, W.Va., and Abbeville, La. CVS has at least 23 years left remaining on its initial lease at all three stores. Bob Horvath and Todd Tremblay of Marcus & Millichap brokered the sale of all three assets.
WESTFIELD, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a retail property located at 240-244 North Avenue West in Westfield. The three-story 10,563-square-foot building sold for $4.7 million. Citibank, Visage and Qtrade occupy the property. David Thurston of Marcus & Millichap’s New Jersey office marketed the asset on behalf of the seller, a limited liability company, and represented the buyer in the transaction.
BIRMINGHAM AND LIVONIA, MICH. —Orlando, Fla.-based Cuhaci & Peterson Architects, Engineers, Planners, has completed design work on two interior remodeling projects for Mitchell’s Fish Market in Michigan. The two front-of-house projects include a 4,976-square-foot restaurant in Birmingham, Mich., and a 5,090-square-foot restaurant in Livonia, both located in the suburbs of Detroit.
ANN ARBOR, MICH. — Colliers International has arranged the lease of 1,220 square feet of retail space, located at 1758 Plymouth Road in Ann Arbor. The tenant, Wings Over, is a restaurant offering take-out and delivery of chicken wings and other foods. The franchise has more than 30 locations throughout the country. This will be the restaurant’s first location in Michigan, which is set to open this winter. Jim Chaconas and Brendan Cavender of Colliers International represented both the landlord and the tenant in the lease transaction.
TOMBALL, TEXAS — Houston-based Baker Katz has begun construction on the company’s retail center in Tomball, approximately 33 miles northwest of Houston. The property, which was purchased by Baker Katz earlier this year, was formerly a gas station. The site is located at FM 2920 and Highway 249, adjacent to another Baker Katz-owned shopping center. The building will be occupied by a 3,400-square-foot Pacific Dental Services office and a 4,200-square-foot Mattress Firm store. In total, the building will span 7,600 square feet. The two tenants are slated to open late this year.
HOUSTON — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Ella Plaza, a 34,695-square-foot retail property in Houston. The asset had a list price of $3.75 million. Gus Lagos and Alex Bouchard with Marcus & Millichap’s Houston office marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a limited liability company. Lagos and Bouchard also secured the buyer, a partnership. Ella Plaza is located at 3414-3496 Ella Boulevard in Houston.
RICHARDSON, TEXAS — Regency Centers will build a 40,000-square-foot Whole Foods Market at KDC’s 186-acre CityLine project in Richardson. Whole Foods will anchor the initial 81,000-square-foot phase of Regency Centers’ CityLine Market, a retail center on 11.3 acres at the intersection of Renner Road and Plano Road. The store is slated to open in spring 2016.
SWEETWATER, FLA. — IKEA will open a new 416,000-square-foot store on Wednesday, Aug. 27 in Sweetwater, approximately 14 miles west of Miami. The store, dubbed IKEA Miami, will be the Swedish company’s second store in South Florida, fourth in the state and 39th in the United States. According to Selwyn Crittendon, IKEA Miami’s store manager, the new store will employ roughly 350 individuals. The property will feature 1,500 parking spaces and South Florida’s largest rooftop solar array. The store will offer 10,000 designed items, 44 room settings, three model home interiors, a children’s play area, 600-seat restaurant and baby care rooms.
LAKEWOOD, N.J. — An affiliate of Lakewood-based Paramount Realty Services has received $23.8 million in acquisition financing for a seven-property retail portfolio totaling 99,675 square feet in Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. HFF arranged the seven-year, fixed-rate loan through Investors Bank. The portfolio includes Bricktown Center in Bricktown, N.J.; Brookhaven Plaza in Brookhaven, Pa.; Howell Plaza in Howell, N.J.; Sea Grit Plaza in Wall, N.J.; Philadelphia Plaza in Philadelphia; Exton Plaza in Exton, Pa.; and Owings Mills Plaza in Owings Mills, Md. At closing, the portfolio was 100 percent occupied by a variety of tenants, including Best Buy, Staples, WaWa, Jos. A. Bank, CVS/pharmacy and Santander Bank. Jon Mikula and Jim Cadranell of HFF represented the buyer in the transaction.