NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the $8.1 million sale of Pine Plaza, an 87,093-square-foot shopping center located in the upstate New York community of Niagara Falls. Anchored by Office Depot and Planet Fitness, the center was 83 percent leased at the time of sale. Craig Fuller, Erin Patton and Scott Wiles of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, an Atlanta-based private fund, in the transaction. The trio also procured a locally based private investor as the buyer.
INDIANAPOLIS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Meridian Marketplace in Indianapolis for an undisclosed price. Located at 8923 S. Meridian St., the 41,645-square-foot retail strip center was fully occupied at the time of sale. Dollar Tree is the anchor tenant. Additional tenants include Play It Again Sports, Pizza Hut, a dentist, nail salon, Asian grocery store, barbershop, escape room, indoor golf concept and e-sports gaming lounge. Scott Wiles, Erin Patton and Craig Fuller of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a New York-based private investment firm. The team also procured the buyer, a Washington-based investor. The buyer received an acquisition loan with a 60 percent loan-to-value ratio.
HOFFMAN ESTATES, ILL. — Fairgrounds World’s Fair, a café and food concept from Fairgrounds Craft Coffee and Tea, has opened at Bell Works Chicagoland in Hoffman Estates. The café features 137 seats as well as an outdoor patio with an additional 45 seats. The 5,743-square-foot space is equipped with a full-service kitchen, food and bakery program, cocktail bar and grab-and-go offerings. Fairgrounds offers a selection of craft coffee, tea varieties, cold brews, lattes and sparkling beverages. Designed by Barker/Nestor Architecture and Design with input from Wight & Co. Architects and npz studio+, the space also features a foosball table and other games. Fairgrounds, which maintains 10 locations across the country, is operated and managed by Infuse Hospitality. Bell Works Chicagoland is the redevelopment of the former AT&T corporate campus undertaken by Inspired by Somerset Development.
PLEASANT PRAIRIE, WIS. — Greenstone Partners has brokered the sale of a three-acre retail development site situated near I-94 in Pleasant Prairie for an undisclosed price. The site is an outparcel to Seasons at River View, a 300-unit apartment development completed in 2022, as well as a future senior living development covering 20 acres. Brewster Hague of Greenstone Partners represented the buyer, a Chicago-based investor.
Ryan Desmond, partner, Western Retail Advisors in Phoenix Metro Phoenix’s population grew faster than any other major U.S. city between 2010 and 2020. By 2021, the Valley’s 1.48 percent population growth continued to far exceed the country’s .01 percent growth — the slowest annual growth rate in our nation’s history. For a community that has historically been criticized as being over-retailed on a per-capita basis, this has injected tremendous strength into the local retail market. Today, Phoenix ranks as a hotspot among U.S. cities for retail absorption. According to CoStar, Phoenix had absorbed 4.1 million square feet of retail space year over year — the strongest absorption since the start of the Great Recession — by the start of the second quarter in 2023. This reduced the market’s overall vacancy rate to 5 percent. This is impressive, but it doesn’t reflect the increased gap between demand for Class A product and all other retail classes. Much like the flight to quality happening in the office sector, tenants looking for retail space in metro Phoenix want excellence: high-traffic locations in a growth submarket with compelling demographics. As a result, we have seen more metro Phoenix Class A retail properties reach full …
ROCKWALL, TEXAS — CTO Realty Growth has acquired Plaza at Rockwall, a 446,500-square-foot retail power center located on the eastern outskirts of Dallas, for $61.2 million. The center sits on 42 acres and was 95 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Best Buy, Ulta Beauty, Dick’s Sporting Goods, J.C. Penney, Belk, Five Below and HomeGoods. The seller was not disclosed.
HUNTINGDON VALLEY, PA. — Pennsylvania-based finance and advisory firm Prestige Group has arranged $42 million for the refinancing of The Marketplace at Huntingdon Valley, a 259,000-square-foot shopping center located on the northwestern outskirts of Philadelphia. Grocer Weis Markets and LA Fitness anchor the center, which was built on 49 acres in 1993. Other tenants include Starbucks, Fine Wine & Good Spirits, Bertucci’s, Rite Aid, Dunkin,’ GNC and Hair Cuttery. Bob Cohen of Prestige Group arranged the financing, which consisted of a $25 million senior loan and a $17 million junior loan, through two undisclosed regional banks. The borrower was also not disclosed.
SURPRISE, ARIZ. — Gantry has arranged a $53.4 million permanent loan for the refinancing of the The Village at Prasada, a 700,000-square-foot, multi-phase retail center project in the Phoenix suburb of Surprise. The 7.5-year, fixed-rate loan will retire the construction debt for the first phase of the development, which comprises 308,640 square feet. Phase One was fully leased at the time of financing to tenants including Sprouts Farmers Market, Ross Dress for Less, HomeGoods, Marshalls, Ulta Beauty, Total Wine & More, PetSmart, T.J. Maxx and Floor & Décor. Tim Storey, Chad Metzger and Ryan Gross of Gantry secured the loan through an institutional global financial services firm on behalf of the undisclosed borrower.
YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Boardman Center Plaza in Youngstown, a city in Northeast Ohio. The sales price was undisclosed. The 136,500-square-foot shopping center was 52 percent leased at the time of sale. Tenants include Guitar Center, Legends Food + Drink, FastSigns, Factory Boot Outlet and Harbor Pet Center. Included in the sale was a two-tenant building leased to Five Guys and Jimmy John’s. the property is located directly across the street from Southern Park Mall. Scott Wiles, Erin Patton and Craig Fuller of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a Canadian private investor, and procured the buyer, a Texas-based private investor.
EDEN PRAIRIE, MINN. — Three new restaurants are opening at Eden Prairie Center, a 1.4 million-square-foot shopping mall in the Twin Cities suburb of Eden Prairie. A dual concept Japanese cuisine restaurant, Gyu Mai Japanese BBQ and Ichiddo Ramen, will occupy 7,996 square feet. The space will be divided to operate the two separate concepts. At the Japanese barbecue restaurant, guests will cook meats and vegetables on personal grills installed on the tables. The other portion is a noodle restaurant that serves authentic ramen noodle soups as well as other Japanese specialties in a counter-service environment. Completion is slated for December. Where’s the Flour?, a gluten-free fast-food restaurant, is slated to open this summer in the food court. The tenant, which is relocating from Blaine, Minn., offers an extensive selection of gluten-free breaded and fried comfort foods. Café Viola is opening an Italian coffee kiosk this month. The café will offer barista-made specialties and nitro cold brew made exclusively from beans from Lavazza, a brand that has been roasting and grinding espresso beans in Italy for over 120 years. Café Viola will also serve pastries and ready-to-eat prepared foods. Opened in 1976, Eden Prairie Center is home to more than …