ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Dallas-based retail brokerage firm STRIVE has negotiated the sale of Cooper Oaks Shopping Center, a 17,836-square-foot retail strip center in Arlington, for $3 million. Built in 1996 and shadow-anchored by Kroger, the property was fully occupied at the time of sale. Sam House of STRIVE represented the seller, a California-based private investor, in the transaction. Will Merritt of STRIVE secured the buyer, a local investor.
ATLANTA AND CHAMPAIGN, ILL. — Inspire Brands Inc., the parent company of Arby’s, has agreed to acquire Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwiches. Terms of the transaction, expected to close by the end of October, were not disclosed. The Jimmy John’s Board of Directors, including founder and chairman Jimmy John Liautaud, unanimously approved the agreement. Jimmy John’s had $2.15 billion in U.S. sales last year across 2,803 stores, a roughly 50 percent increase in both sales and locations since 2013, according to The Wall Street Journal. Jimmy John’s, based in Champaign, opened its first sandwich shop in 1983, and is known for fast delivery. Atlanta-based Inspire is a multi-brand restaurant company founded in 2018. Its current portfolio includes more than 8,300 Arby’s, Buffalo Wild Wings, Sonic and Rusty Taco locations worldwide. Following completion of the transaction, Inspire will be the fourth-largest restaurant company in the United States, according to a news release. Inspire expects to have more than $14 billion in annual sales and more than 11,200 restaurants across 16 countries. James North will serve as president of the Jimmy John’s brand, reporting to Paul Brown, co-founder and CEO of Inspire. Liautaud will step down as chairman and transition to an advisor …
The evolution and transformation of Philadelphia’s retail real estate market is in full swing, as evidenced by the arrival of several long-awaited shopping and dining concepts, the growth of retail in mixed-use settings and the balanced levels of demand between urban and suburban submarkets. According to the latest data from CoStar Group, over the last three years the Philadelphia metro area’s retail inventory has grown by about 1.3 million square feet per year. The development pipeline is leveling off, with less than 700,000 square feet of retail product currently under construction, and steady demand has pushed the market’s vacancy rate down to 4.2 percent. While the quantity of annual new space added has been on par with the national average for primary markets, the quality of that space and the fundamentals that drive demand for it have made Philadelphia a key market for expanding and new-to-market retailers. “Philadelphia is a market with many millennials and college students, a dense residential downtown area and a thriving tourism industry,” says Doug Green, managing principal at brokerage firm MSC Retail. “If you’re Bonobos, Warby Parker or Untuckit, Philadelphia is going to be one of your stops, because we check all the boxes that …
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Dallas-based RAMROCK Real Estate LLC has purchased West Creek, a 53,338-square-foot neighborhood retail center situated on 9.3 acres near MoPac Expressway in southwest Austin. Anchored by Gold’s Gym, the property was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Great Clips, Palm Beach Tan, Cypress Grill and West Creek Dental. Chris Gerard, Ryan Shore, Drew Fuller and Josh Villarreal of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Warby Parker, a retailer of prescription glasses and sunglasses, has signed a 1,350-square-foot retail lease in Brooklyn. The two-story building is located on North 6th Street in the Williamsburg neighborhood, and the store is the retailer’s second location in the borough. The store is open now. Brian Katz and Scott Sher of Katz & Associates represented Warby Parker in the lease negotiations. Hank O’Donnell of Good Space represented the landlord, RedSky Capital LLC.
SPRINGFIELD, OHIO — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Springfield Plaza for an undisclosed price. The 156,630-square-foot shopping center is located at 1510-1608 Upper Valley Pike in Springfield, about 25 miles northeast of Dayton. Dunham’s Sports and Ollie’s Bargain Outlet anchor the property. Other tenants include JoAnn Fabrics, Sherwin-Williams, CosmoProof and The Reserves Network. The center was 70 percent leased at the time of sale. Scott Wiles, Erin Patton and Craig Fuller of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the Illinois-based private seller. The team also procured the buyer, a Maryland-based private investment group.
LOS ANGELES — The four F’s may need to move over: there’s a new consonant in town. While fun, food, fitness and fashion are still category staples in shopping centers, retailers at ICSC’s Western Conference & Deal Making event, held Sept. 16 to 18 at the Los Angeles Convention Center, are now interested in courting the two L’s: laptops and lattes. “We do really well with the laptops and lattes crowd,” said Felicia Alexander, a Health & Wellness panelist and co-founder and co-owner of BoxUnion boxing studio. “We look at daytime population, but residential density is also really important to us.” Alexander’s sentiments were reiterated throughout the three-day conference as retailers began to prioritize what the customer is lacking above what they’re selling. “Shopping center owners and retailers alike are forced to acknowledge that time has become consumers’ most important commodity, even perhaps more so than money,” said Dan Villalpando, attendee and partner at Cox, Castle & Nicholson. “Getting the consumer to part with their time has become paramount to the success of a shopping center.” Putting Time On Your Side For BoxUnion, prioritizing a member’s time means keeping the workout to 45 minutes, publishing extremely detailed instructions on parking on …
COCOA, FLA. — Generation Income Properties Inc. (GIP) has acquired a Walgreens-occupied retail building in Cocoa for $4.5 million. The 15,000-square-foot building is located at 1106 Clearlake Road, 19 miles west of the Kennedy Space Center. American Momentum Bank provided acquisition financing. The seller was not disclosed.
DALLAS — CBRE has negotiated the sale of a 14-property, 431,902-square-foot retail portfolio located throughout Texas. The seller was Dallas-based Rainier Cos., which disposed of the assets as part of the sale of a 677,979-square-foot portfolio of 27 retail properties in seven states. The larger portfolio was 92 percent leased at the time of sale. The buyer and sales price were not disclosed. Michael Austry and Jared Aubrey of CBRE handled the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Inked Magazine, a tattoo lifestyle publication and a division of Quadra Media, has signed an 8,500-square-foot retail lease at 150 West 22nd St. in Manhattan. The new location will house a tattoo studio, art gallery, photography studio and retail store offering apparel, branded merchandise and art. The store will be Inked Magazine’s first retail property. Eli Someck of and Justin Myers of Redwood Property Group represented Inked Magazine in the lease negotiations. Someck also represented the landlord, M. Rapaport Co.