SPRINGFIELD, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the $2.4 million sale of a 4,480-square-foot property occupied by IHOP in Springfield. The building is situated at 2600 Sunrise Drive just north of Capital City Shopping Center, which is home to AMC, Big Lots, Panera and McDonald’s. Mark Ruble and Chris Lind of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a limited liability company. Steven Weinstock of Marcus & Millichap assisted in closing the transaction, including a triple-net lease with a franchisee and 10 percent rental increases every five years.
— By Elise Kunihiro and Maura Schafer — Historic building adaptive reuse creates a bridge between the past and the future, resulting in places that can become the hearts and souls of their communities. The reuse of these buildings offers community benefits, such as sustainability, new public spaces and character. Reactivate local economies Beyond revitalizing older buildings, adaptive reuse projects can also support small local business owners. A 1922 brick office building in the East Village Arts District of downtown Long Beach, Calif., for example, now hosts Partake Collective. The 25,000-square-foot cloud concept and food hall incubator allows visitors to support local restauranteurs while dining in a communal food hall or sidewalk dining area. Studio One Eleven served as the project’s architect, while RDC did interiors and procurement. The goal of this redevelopment model was to create a benchmark for future development that celebrates food diversity and enhances community building. It doesn’t hurt that Partake Collective remains an active and engaged member of the Long Beach community by working with local educational institutions to support pathways to private enterprise, business ownership and job opportunities for the most underrepresented communities. Partake Collective has already partnered with culinary programs at Browning High …
FAYETTEVILLE, ARK. — Fayetteville-based fast casual restaurant chain Slim Chickens has signed a franchise deal for seven new restaurants in the state of Maryland. Franchisee DDR Holdings, a venture between brothers Darrin and Dennis Atlas, will open the units. DDR Holdings currently owns and operates two Slim Chickens stores in the state. The Slim Chickens brand has opened in more than 255 locations across the United States and the UK, with more than 1,200 stores currently in development.
MARLBORO, N.J. — JLL has negotiated the $15.9 million sale of Brook’s Edge Plaza, a 70,274-square-foot shopping center in the Northern New Jersey community of Marlboro. Asian Food Market anchors the center, which was built in 2003. At the time of sale, Brook’s Edge Plaza was 98 percent leased to a tenant roster that includes four in-line food-and-beverage users, as well as a nail salon, drycleaner and a barbershop. J.B. Bruno, Kevin O’Hearn, Jose Cruz and Shaelyn Nuckel of JLL represented the seller, First Montgomery Group, in the transaction and procured the undisclosed buyer.
BUFFALO GROVE, ILL. — Shorewood Development Group will build a 50,720-square-foot automotive sales and service center for Tesla in the Chicago suburb of Buffalo Grove. The project site at the southeast corner of Dundee and Old Arlington Heights roads is the former location of a Rohrman auto dealership that has been vacant for more than 14 years. Daniel Barrins of Associated Bank originated a financing package on behalf of Shorewood. In addition to the financing for the service center, the loan package includes financing for the acquisition and site work of a 10-acre adjacent land parcel that consists of retail and residential zone uses. The retail property can accommodate two buildings with a combined 30,000 to 40,000 square feet of space. The residential parcel is under contract to be sold to a local apartment developer to build four buildings with a total of 197 units.
RAYTOWN, MO. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a two-tenant retail property totaling 6,360 square feet in Raytown, a southern suburb of Kansas City. The sales price was undisclosed. The fully leased building is home to Domino’s Pizza and SmileShack. Domino’s has occupied its space since 2015 and extended early through 2030. Austin Weisenbeck and Sean Sharko of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a limited liability company, and the buyer, a California-based limited liability company. A new loan was originated on the deal by the existing lender.
WESTMINSTER, COLO. — CW Real Estate Partners has arranged the sale of a retail property located at 10128 Wadsworth Parkway in Westminster, a northern suburb of Denver. Equitas Development LLC & CAP Cincy LLC acquired the asset from 10108 Wadsworth Parkway LLC for $3.3 million. 7-Eleven occupies the property on a net-lease basis. Chris Wiedenmayer of CW Real Estate Partners represented the seller in the transaction.
ALVIN, TEXAS — Murdoch’s Ranch & Home Supply, a provider of outdoor apparel and agricultural equipment, will open a 55,000-square-foot store at 2500 S. Bypass 35 in Alvin, about 30 miles south of Houston. Culbertson Contractors is constructing the store from the ground up after buying the 12.6-acre site. Alex Makris and Patrick Keegan of Partners Real Estate represented the seller, East Bay Partners Ltd., in the disposition of the land. Danny Elliott and Thomas Tyng of CBRE represented Culberson Contractors.
STRATFORD, CONN. — Regional brokerage firm Atlantic Capital Partners has negotiated the $24.6 million sale of North Town Center, a 115,000-square-foot shopping center located in the southern coastal Connecticut city of Stratford. Big Y Supermarket has anchored North Town Center, which was 93 percent leased at the time of sale, since 2008. Other tenants include X-Golf, Town Line Liquors and Town Fair Tire. Justin Smith, Chris Peterson, Sam Koonce and Matt Ericson of Atlantic Capital Partners represented the buyer and seller, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction. Stephen Joseph of Atlantic Capital arranged long-term financing for the buyer.
LEESBURG, FLA. — A joint venture between The Sembler Co. and Forge Capital Partners, doing business as Forge Real Estate Partners V LP, has acquired Palm Plaza, a 133,419-square-foot shopping center located at 715 N. 14th St. in Leesburg, a city in Central Florida. Crosspoint sold the property for $17.8 million. Publix anchors Palm Plaza, which was 92 percent occupied at the time of sale. Other tenants at the center include Planet Fitness, Popeyes, Quest Diagnostics, Rent-A-Center, Firehouse Subs, Core Health, OneMain Financial, T-Mobile and The UPS Store. Brad Peterson, Whitaker Leonhardt and Tommy Isola of Colliers represented the seller in the transaction.