PLANO, TEXAS — Locally based brokerage firm STRIVE has arranged the sale of Jupiter Plaza, an 8,600-square-foot retail strip center located on the northern outskirts of Dallas in Plano. At the time of sale, Jupiter Plaza was fully leased to tenants such as Taqueria Los Angeles, Nancy’s Beauty Salon and Chuck’s Barber Shop. Hudson Lambert of STRIVE represented the California-based seller and procured the Dallas-based buyer in the transaction. Both parties requested anonymity.
ROANOKE, VA. — Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer has brokered the sale of Oak Grove Plaza, a nearly 50,000-square-foot shopping center located at 2061 Electric Road in Roanoke. An entity doing business as Omma Management LLC purchased the property for $4.8 million. William Poe and Payal Shah of Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
WESTBOROUGH, MASS. — Locally based investment firm Grossman Development Group has purchased Bay State Commons, a 261,672-square-foot shopping center in Westborough, a western suburb of Boston. Grocer Roche Bros. anchors the center, and other tenants include Boston Interiors, Reliant Medical, Boston Ski & Tennis, Ted’s Montana Grill and Panera Bread. The new ownership plans to upgrade the property’s landscaping, signage and sidewalks. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
WOODBURY, N.Y. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $11.3 million sale of a 4,875-square-foot retail property in the Long Island community of Woodbury that is net leased to Chase Bank. The newly constructed building is located at 7920 Jericho Turnpike. Alan Lipsky and Barry Wolfe of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, an entity doing business as 7940 Woodbury Partners LLC, in the transaction. The buyer was KIT Realty Inc. John Horowitz of Marcus & Millichap assisted in closing the deal as the broker of record.
DENVER — Confluent Development has completed Vectra Bank Corporate Center, a nine-story office building within Belleview Station in Denver. The 127,000-square-foot building brings together more than 200 employees from across the Denver metro area to serve Vectra Bank customers and facilitate the bank’s future growth. Vectra Bank Corporate Center features floors of office space and parking; a 4,300-square-foot conference center for employee training and hosting public events; and one floor of commercial retail space, including a Vectra Bank branch. Other features at the building include eight electric vehicle charging stations, bicycle storage, a greenspace with a large open-air patio on the sixth floor, café, grand fireplace and a lobby on the ninth floor. The project team included Open Studio Architectures, Weitz Co. and Provident Construction, as well as in-house entitlement experts at Confluent.
FRANKLIN PARK, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the $4.7 million sale of a 42,111-square-foot retail center in the Chicago suburb of Franklin Park. Just Tires anchors the property and has operated out of the location since 1975. Mitchell Kiven, James Ziegler and Keith Zelenika of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, an investment fund with several partners based primarily in Chicago. Kiven also procured the buyer, Jupiter Texas Group, a real estate syndicator based in Frisco, Texas. Dean Giannakopoulos and Frank Montalto of Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. arranged acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer. The seller had purchased the property in foreclosure and spent three years stabilizing the asset.
COLUMBUS, KAN. — Northmarq has brokered the sale-leaseback of a Sonic-occupied restaurant property in Columbus, a city in Southeast Kansas. The sales price was $1.2 million. The 1,127-square-foot building is located at 228 W. Maple St. Matt Lipson of Northmarq represented the Missouri-based seller. Hamman Real Estate represented the buyer, a California-based individual investor.
ESCONDIDO, CALIF. — Bridge Group Investments and Steerpoint Capital have acquired North County Mall in Escondido, about 30 miles north of San Diego. Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW) was the seller, according to the Escondido Times-Advocate. The sales price was undisclosed. Situated on almost 83 acres, North County Mall totals nearly 1.3 million square feet. Tenants include Target, Macy’s, JC Penney, 24 Hour Fitness, Forever 21, H&M, Apple, Cheesecake Factory, BJ’s Restaurant and Brewhouse, Black Angus Steakhouse, On the Border and more. The mall opened in 1986. Although no plans were released for changes under the new ownership, a press release from the City of Escondido — which owns most of the land on which the mall rests — said the buyers “are eager to bring new investment and retail opportunities to the mall and are committed to working with and supporting the local community.” The property is the fourth mall that Bridge Group Investments and affiliates have acquired in California over the past six months with support from Steerpoint Capital. Previous acquisitions include The Shops at Montebello in Montebello, Antelope Valley Mall in Palmdale and Northridge Mall in Salinas. Bridge Group Investments is the family office for the Mersho family, led by …
ALPHARETTA, KENNESAW AND ROSWELL, GA. — Coro Realty and Pope & Land Enterprises have sold three shopping centers totaling 120,000 square feet in metro Atlanta in recent months. The joint venture acquired the properties as a portfolio in February 2020, purchasing them from Muntzing-Sattele. Most recently, the partnership completed the disposition of Brookside Station, a 23,500-square-foot retail center located on Old Milton Parkway in Alpharetta, a northeast suburb of Atlanta. Zach Taylor of Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, represented the sellers in the transaction. The buyer was Last Mile Investments. In August 2022, Coro Realty and Pope & Land sold Town Center Oaks, a 52,000-square-foot shopping center in Kennesaw, roughly 30 miles northwest of Atlanta. Additionally, Mimms Enterprises acquired Mansell Oaks, a 43,000-square-foot property located in Roswell, from the partners in November 2022. Taylor represented Coro Realty and Pope & Land in all three transactions, which totaled more than $29 million. “In each sale, the sellers secured compelling cap rates and the buyers added well-located, north Atlanta centers with upside to their portfolios,” says Taylor. “It was a true win-win.”
COLUMBIA, S.C. — NAI Columbia has sold a 40,883-square-foot retail center located at 3900 N. Main St. in Columbia’s NOMA District for an undisclosed price. Dubbed the “Ultra Hub,” a 30,000-square-foot O’Reilly Auto Parts store, warehouse and distribution center anchors the property. North Main Kidney Center and TitleMax are also tenants at the shopping center. NAI Columbia’s development team purchased the property, formerly home to a BI-LO grocery store, in December 2021 before making extensive renovations. Ben Kelly and Patrick Chambers of NAI Columbia brokered the sale to the undisclosed buyer.