LAKEVILLE, MINN. — Upland Real Estate Group Inc. has arranged the $3.5 million sale of a U.S. Bank ground lease in Lakeville, approximately 20 miles south of Minneapolis. The 3,636-square-foot property is located at 20191 Iberia Ave. There are 11 years remaining on the ground lease. Upland represented the undisclosed seller. A 1031 exchange investor purchased the asset. U.S. Bank operates 3,106 branches throughout the country.
NEW YORK CITY — PUMA has opened an 18,000-square-foot flagship store in Manhattan, the company’s first location of this kind in North America. Customers can use the store’s PUMA x YOU technology to customize clothing and accessories before purchase. Additional in-store technology includes virtual racing and soccer simulators, 3-D knitting and screens that display alternate selections and colors of in-store merchandise.
NEW YORK CITY — Le Tote, an online clothing rental subscription service based in San Francisco, has entered an agreement to acquire Lord & Taylor, a New York-based clothing department store chain previously owned by Canadian retail group Hudson’s Bay Company (TSX: HBC). Le Tote will assume responsibility of Lord & Taylor’s 38 brick-and-mortar stores, digital channels and inventory. In addition, HBC will receive an equity stake in Le Tote, two seats on the company’s Board of Directors and certain rights as a minority shareholder. The transaction is expected to close before the start of the 2019 holiday season. Le Tote will pay Toronto-based HBC $75 million in cash upon closing as well as a promissory note of $25 million, payable after two years. Helena Foulkes, CEO of HBC, said the company will focus on its other brands, Saks Fifth Avenue and Hudson’s Bay. “We’re excited to have reached an agreement with Le Tote that creates a new model for Lord & Taylor, bringing together fashion rental subscriptions with traditional retail,” Foulkes said. “Following an extensive review of strategic alternatives, Le Tote’s leadership and innovative approach is the best path forward for Lord & Taylor, its loyal customers and dedicated …
HAGERSTOWN, MD. — Continental Realty Corp. has acquired Centre at Hagerstown, a 331,000-square-foot retail center in Hagerstown, for $23.5 million. The property was 93 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Dick’s Sporting Goods, Bed Bath & Beyond, Marshalls, Books-A-Million, OfficeMax, PetSmart, Regency Furniture, 2nd & Charles and A.C. Moore. Centre at Hagerstown is located at 17850 Garland Grosh Blvd., three miles from downtown Hagerstown, the county seat of Washington County. Danny Finkle, Jordan Lex and John Owendoff of JLL represented the seller, WashREIT, in the transaction.
NEW ORLEANS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $6.4 million sale of River Commons, a 59,483-square-foot shopping center in New Orleans. River Commons, which is shadow-anchored by Walmart, was leased to 17 tenants at the time of sale, including Dollar Tree, Shoe Show, Cato and Sally Beauty. Zach Taylor and Don McMinn of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, Rivercrest Realty, in the transaction. The buyer was Salim Rupani, a private investor based in Texas.
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. — Newmark Knight Frank Colorado has arranged the sale of a Roundhouse, a retail building located at 600 S. 21st St. in Colorado Springs. CWC Income Properties 6 LLC acquired the property from 600 S. 21st LLC as an investment asset for $10.1 million. Riki Hashimoto, Dan Grooters, Brian Wagner and Mark O’Donnell of NKF Colorado represented the seller in the transaction.
LOS ANGELES — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of The Heyman Center, a two-story shopping located in Los Angeles’ Koreatown. A California-based limited liability company sold the property to another California-based limited liability company for $12.5 million. Located at 730 S. Western Ave., The Heyman Center features 25,252 square feet of retail space and a 48-car parking lot on a 28,918-square-foot site. At the time of sale, the property was 87 percent occupied by a mix of net-leased tenants. Brandon Michaels of Marcus & Millichap’s Encino office represented the seller and buyer in the deal.
BEAUMONT, CALIF. — Progressive Real Estate Partners has facilitated the sale of a restaurant property, located at 501 E. Fifth St. in Beaumont. A private Riverside-based investor sold the property to San Jose-based private investor for $2.3 million, or $1,006 per square foot. Built in 2008, the 2,250-square-foot building, which features a drive-thru, recently underwent a renovation. Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen occupies the single-tenant property. Greg Bedell of Progressive Real Estate Partners represented the seller, while Cindy Hipwell of Hipwell Real Estate represented the buyer in the deal.
BROOKLYN, CONN. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $4.3 million sale of Brooklyn Commons, a retail center located about 45 miles east of Hartford. The 106,900-square-foot property was 60 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Ocean State Job Lot, Dollar Tree and Subway. Laurie Ann Drinkwater and Seth Richard of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private investor, in the transaction. The team also represented the buyer, an undisclosed limited liability company.
ENNIS, TEXAS — Dallas-based Venture Commercial Real Estate has arranged the sale of the former Brookshire Grocery building, 37,000-square-foot retail property leased in Ennis, located south of Dallas. Tim Henson and Ben Hines of Venture Commercial represented owner and seller Brookshire Grocery Co. in the disposition of the asset to Avenue Church, which will renovate the property and begin services in the fall.