EDISON, N.J. — Twin Boro Physical Therapy has signed a 1,600-square-foot retail lease in Edison, located approximately 30 miles southeast of New York City. The property is situated within the 20,000-square-foot Colonial Village Shopping Center, which is 100 percent leased. Twin Boro specializes in orthopedic pediatrics, sports-related injuries and worker’s compensation cases. Steve Battista of Jeffrey Realty represented Twin Boro in the lease negotiations. Matthew Weiss of Weiss Realty represented the landlord, Colonial Village Associates LLC.
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PHILADELPHIA — A joint venture between PREIT and Macerich has launched Fashion District Philadelphia, a 900,000-square-foot retail district housing dozens of shopping, dining and entertainment destinations. The $400 million project is a redevelopment of a former mall, the Gallery at Market East. A range of clothing and accessory retail options include Aeropostale, Burlington, Columbia and ULTA. The Fashion District also houses coworking spaces from REC Philly and Industrious. Other notable anchors of the district include City Winery, AMC Theaters, rotating art installation Wonderspaces, Market Eats food hall, mini theme park Candytopia and Yards Brewing Co.
LAKE FOREST, CALIF. — Foothill Ranch LLC has completed the disposition of a portion of Foothill Ranch Towne Center, a 1 million-square-foot, master-planned regional retail center in Lake Forest. A private family trust acquired a 121,883-square-foot portion of the retail center, located at 36532 Towne Center Drive, for $22.2 million. Pete Bethea, Rob Ippolito and Glenn Rudy of Newmark Knight Frank represented the seller in the transaction. At the time of sale, five tenants fully occupied the sold portion: At Home, PetSmart, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Red Robin Gourmet Burgers and Brews and a nail salon. Walmart and Target anchor the overall retail center.
Matthews Real Estate Negotiates $8.3M Sale of Albertsons-Occupied Asset in Millwood, Washington
by Amy Works
MILLWOOD, WASH. — Matthews Real Estate Investment Services has negotiated the sale of a retail property located at 8851 E. Trent Ave. in Millwood, a suburb of Spokane. An undisclosed buyer acquired the asset for $8.3 million in an off-market transaction. Situated on 3.7 acres within a major shopping center, the property features 46,798 square feet of retail space and was built in 1991. Albertsons currently occupies the property on a 20-year lease. Additional tenants at the shopping center include Dairy Queen, Banner Bank, Redbox, Taco Time, Papa Murphy’s Take ‘N’ Bake, Scollard’s Dry Cleaning and Starbucks Coffee. Aron Cline of Matthews Real Estate Investment Services handled the transaction. Barrington Capital Corp. provided acquisition financing for the deal. The name of the seller was not released.
Cushman & Wakefield Brokers Sale of 179,000 SF Office Property in Stamford, Connecticut
by Alex Patton
STAMFORD, CONN. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of Soundview Plaza, a 179,000-square-foot office property in Stamford, a northeastern suburb of New York City. At the time of sale, the property was 88 percent leased to 15 tenants. Amenities include a cafeteria, fitness center and conference center. A Cushman & Wakefield team including Gary Gabriel, David Bernhaut, Andy Merin, Brian Whitmer, Frank DiTommaso II, Al Mirin, Matt Torrance and Kate Schwartz represented the undisclosed seller and procured the buyer, an affiliate of TL Holdings.
COLUMBUS, OHIO — Makers Social has joined the retail tenant lineup at River & Rich in the East Franklinton neighborhood of Columbus. The arts and crafts cocktail bar will occupy approximately 1,900 square feet. Guests will be able to choose from over 40 different projects to make while enjoying cocktails and local beers. Makers Social expects to open this winter. Casto owns River & Rich, a 230-unit apartment building that opened this summer. Designed with local art in mind, there are several murals within the project, which features 30,000 square feet of retail space. Roy G Biv, a nonprofit art gallery, is the marquee tenant at the property.
ROSEVILLE, MICH. — GPS Hospitality Inc. has opened a new Burger King restaurant at 26640 Gratiot Ave. in Roseville, just south of I-696. Burger King occupies approximately 3,600 square feet on a 1.3-acre site. Tjader Gerdom and Larry Siedell of Gerdom Realty & Investment represented GPS Hospitality in the lease transaction. Founded in 2012, GPS Hospitality is a Burger King, Pizza Hut and Popeyes franchisee, operating more than 475 restaurants.
Marcus & Millichap Arranges $15.7M Sale of Walmart-Anchored Shopping Center Near Birmingham
by Alex Tostado
SYLACAUGA, ALA. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $15.7 million sale of Payton Park, a 231,820-square-foot retail center in Sylacauga. Walmart Supercenter anchors the property, which also includes tenants such as Burkes Outlet, CATO, Shoe Show and Sally Beauty. The center is located at 41301 U.S. Highway 280, 45 miles southwest of downtown Birmingham. Zach Taylor, Andrew Margulies and Don McMinn of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, an affiliate of Brixmor Property Group, in the transaction. The buyer was Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Rise Partners.
GOLDSBORO, N.C. — RCG Ventures LLC has sold Ashley Plaza, a 160,356-square-foot retail center in Goldsboro, for $15.2 million. Hobby Lobby anchors the property, which was 98 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Planet Fitness, Ashley Furniture HomeStore, Harbor Freight Tools, Shoe Show, Chuck E. Cheese and Smart Repair Center. Ashley Plaza is located at 201 N. Berkeley Blvd., adjacent to Seymour Johnson Air Force Base and about 60 miles east of downtown Raleigh. Thomas Kolarczyk and Jim Hamilton of JLL represented the seller in the transaction. The buyer was Medalist Diversified REIT Inc., an investment and management firm based in Richmond that specializes in value-add real estate.
MESA, ARIZ. — CCR North LLC has started construction on Phase II of Crismon Gateway Village, an approximately $40 million mixed-use project situated at the northeast corner of Crismon and Baseline roads in Mesa. The second phase will bring a mix of tenants, including Martin Dental, Vantage West and Sassy’s Café & Bakery. Current tenants include Black Rock Coffee, Bella Nail Bar, Filiberto’s, Radius Fitness and Doc’s Artisan Ice Cream. Upon completion, the master-planned community will include 22,040 square feet of retail, restaurant and office space and a 128-unit multifamily property with individual suite patios. Mary Nollenberger and Nicole Ridberg of SVN/Desert Commercial Advisors are handling leasing efforts for the development.