Retail

DETROIT — Plum Market has unveiled plans to open a location inside the Ally Detroit Center at 500 Woodward Ave. The 8,000-square-foot store will offer fast-casual dining options, grab-and-go items, select groceries and a full-service bar. Set to open in summer 2019, the store will be Plum Market’s first “street concept” location. Michigan-based Plum Market announced earlier this year that it would open a similar concept at the new Detroit Pistons Performance Center in spring 2019. Bedrock owns the Ally Detroit Center.

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WELLINGTON, FLA. — PEBB Enterprises and Pebb Capital have sold the Shoppes at Isla Verde, a 207,030-square-foot shopping center in South Florida’s Palm Beach County, to MetLife Investment Management for approximately $74 million. The Shoppes is situated on a 22-acre, four-parcel land assemblage in Wellington, a village in central Palm Beach County. Completed by PEBB Enterprises in 2008, the center was 94.2 percent occupied at the time of the sale to several national retailers, including CVS/pharmacy, Best Buy, Old Navy, Petco, Panda Express, Chipotle Mexican Grill and Ulta Beauty. PEBB Enterprises announced in July that Sprouts Farmers Market will also join the tenant roster. PEBB Enterprises, founded in 1972, is a family-owned and operated real estate investment company based in Boca Raton, Fla. Pebb Capital spun off of PEBB Enterprises in 2014. Daniel Finkle, Luis Castillo and Eric Williams of HFF represented the sellers in the transaction.

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NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY — Supermarket chains Lidl US and Best Market have announced an agreement in which Lidl will acquire 27 Best Market stores in New York and New Jersey. Beginning next year, the German discount retailer will convert the Best Market stores to the Lidl brand. The process will involve the remodeling, reinvestment and reflagging of Best Market locations as Lidl stores. Best Market is a privately owned fruit and grocery store chain headquartered in Bethpage, New York. Of the 27 Best Market locations, 24 are located in Long Island, two are located in New York City and one is located in New Jersey. The terms of the acquisition are undisclosed, and it is expected to close in the first quarter of 2019.

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BEVERLY, MASS. — HFF has arranged a $33 million loan to refinance North Beverly Plaza, a 197,471-square-foot, grocery-anchored retail center in Beverly, approximately 26 miles north of Boston. Located at 55 Dodge St., the property is anchored by a 65,000-square-foot Shaw’s supermarket and features a tenant roster that includes CVS, People’s United Bank, Staples and Chipotle. Greg LaBine and Amy Lousararian of HFF secured the long-term, fixed-rate loan on behalf of the borrower, North Beverly Plaza LLC, an entity of Mugar Enterprises. The lender was TD Bank.

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HOUSTON — EDGE Realty Capital Markets has negotiated the purchase of Harrisburg Retail Center, a 14,230-square-foot asset located at 7011 Harrisburg Blvd. in the East Downtown submarket of Houston. Turimex Internacional, one of the largest transportation companies in Mexico and the United States, anchors the property. Burdette Huffman and Josh Jacobs of EDGE Realty represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Mark Kalil of Mark Kalil & Associates represented the buyer.

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HOUSTON — Retail Solutions has arranged the sale of a 13,905-square-foot retail property in Houston formerly leased to Walgreens. The store, which was built in 1999, is located at 11220 Louetta Road on the city’s northwest side. Amandeep Singh of Retail Solutions represented the seller. Saqib Ali of Texas Real Estate Group represented the buyer. Other terms of sale were not disclosed.  

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LOS ANGELES — Nadel Architects has announced that construction is underway on Jordan Downs Plaza, a $48 million mixed-use development in Los Angeles. Designed for Primestor Development, the overall $5 billion project will bring 115,000 square feet of retail and dining space to the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles. Slated for completion in summer 2019, Jordan Downs Plaza will feature an open-air shopping and dining space, as well as a full-service supermarket, financial institutions, a fitness center, sit-down restaurants, cafés and a variety of local and national retailers. The revitalization project is situated on 10 acres and will be a “community living room” gathering-style plaza for the 34,000 area residents. The Nadel Architect team includes Greg Lyon, David Anderson, Keith Martinez and Andrew Wolff.

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BEND, ORE. — Compass Commercial Real Estate Services has arranged the sale of Deschutes Business Center, located at 20332-20370 Empire Ave. in Bend. An undisclosed buyer acquired the property for $6.1 million. Situated on 5.5 acres, the asset features 54,508 square feet of mixed-use space. Robert Raimondi, Russell Huntamer and Paul Weaver of Compass Commercial Real Estate, along with John Keba of Compass Commercial Asset & Property Management, represented the undisclosed seller. Weaver, Gardner Williams and Peter May of Compass Commercial represented the buyer.

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CONSHOHOCKEN, PA. — Wedding dress retailer David’s Bridal has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The Conshohocken-based company says it plans to keep its more than 300 David’s Bridal stores and online platform open and operating without disruption. According to Monday’s announcement, “orders will arrive on time and bridal appointments will not be impacted” as the company says it has sufficient liquidity to operate during the court-supervised restructuring process. David’s Bridal announced on Nov. 15 its restructuring support agreement (RSA) with the vast majority of its term loan lenders, senior noteholders and equity holders. The filing of Chapter 11 is the next step in the RSA, which David’s Bridal says will reduce the company’s debt by more than $400 million. “The plan will allow us to reduce our debt significantly while continuing to run our business as usual,” says Scott Key, CEO of David’s Bridal. “We will be able to move through the court process very quickly. And in the end, we will be able to allocate even more of our resources toward making strategic investments in digital technologies and talent that will drive long-term growth and operational excellence at David’s Bridal.” Real Estate Implications While David’s Bridal says it …

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ALPHARETTA, GA. — Magnolia Moon, Mountain High Outfitters, Perched, The Red Hound and Spirited Boutique have all either opened or plan to open new stores in Alpharetta City Center (ACC) by Black Friday. ACC is a 26-acre, mixed-use property located in Alpharetta, about 26 miles north of downtown Atlanta. The development opened in January 2015 in a public-private partnership between South City Partners, Morris & Fellows and the City of Alpharetta to expand the existing downtown area by six blocks. ACC features Alpharetta’s new City Hall, a Fulton County library, Brook Street Park, Town Green, a 445-car parking deck and single-family homes under development by Hedgewood Homes. Magnolia Moon is a women’s boutique that offers apparel and accessories. Mountain High Outfitters, which plans to open on Black Friday, offers products for outdoor activities, including backpacking, camping, fly fishing and biking. Perched is a women’s boutique that also carries some girl’s clothing and baby shower, wedding and birthday gifts. The Red Hound offers a variety of gifts for babies, kids, graduates and brides. Spirited Boutique has several locations around metro Atlanta and features boho-chic fashion and handmade jewelry. With the five newest retailers, ACC will have 17 retailers and restaurants.

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