Retail

GAINESVILLE, FLA. — Representatives of Celebration Pointe have inked a new lease with Nike Factory Store. Celebration Pointe Holdings LLC — a partnership between RaCo Real Estate LLC and Viking Cos. — is leading the 160-acre mixed-use development, located at I-75 and Archer Road in Gainesville. At full build-out, Celebration Pointe will span more than 1 million square feet and will include office and retail space, residential units and a mix of experiential and entertainment venues. Nike will join Bass Pro Shops, which opened in 2016, as an anchor tenant at the development. A 10-screen Regal RPX theater will open at Celebration Pointe this spring, and a 140-room Hotel Indigo will open in the summer.

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NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. — A joint venture between Unison Realty Partners and Blue Vista Capital Management has purchased Hunt River Commons, a shopping center located in North Kingstown, for $15.8 million. Anchored by Stop & Shop and Marshalls, the 147,270-square-foot property was 84 percent leased at the time of acquisition. Additional tenants include Planet Fitness, GNC and Citizen’s Bank. The shopping center was constructed in 1989. The Wilder Cos. will serve as property manager and leasing agent for the center. This acquisition is the first joint venture between Unison Realty Partners and Blue Vista Capital Management. Nat Heald of JLL brokered the acquisition.

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METUCHEN, N.J. — Regency Centers has purchased The District at Metuchen, a retail center located in Metuchen, for an undisclosed price. Whole Foods Market anchors the 66,000-square-foot shopping center. Additional tenants include Comida Fresca, European Wax, Title Boxing and Chipotle. The name of the seller was not released.

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QUAKERTOWN, PA. — EXP Realty Advisors has brokered the sale of a retail property located at 616 N. West End Blvd. in Quakertown. A New York City-based real estate investor acquired the property for $12.2 million in a 1031 exchange. BJ’s Wholesale Club occupies the 85,000-square-foot property. Andrew Greenberg and Daniel de Sa’ of EXP Realty Advisors brokered the transaction.

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KANSAS CITY, MO. — Copaken Brooks has completed the lease-up of the retail space at its Town Pavilion office building in Kansas City. The property totals 840,642 square feet with 30,372 square feet of first-floor retail space. Three new tenants — Johnny C’s Deli & Pasta, Chick N Pie and Ruby Jean’s Juicery — have signed leases at the property. Johnny C’s is a local Italian deli that serves pastas, sandwiches and salads. Chick N Pie will occupy the space formerly home to Pizza Hut and KFC Express. The quick-service concept, from the same owners of Plowboys BBQ, serves chicken, burgers, pizza and salads. Ruby Jean’s Juicery specializes in smoothies, juices, performance shakes and snacks. The company has five other locations.

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IRVING, TEXAS — 7-Eleven Inc. has closed on the acquisition of approximately 1,030 Sunoco (NYSE: SUN) convenience stores across 17 states. The sales price was $3.3 billion, according to local media reports. The acquisition brings 7-Eleven’s portfolio to approximately 9,700 convenience store locations in the United States and Canada. Japan-based Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd., the parent company of Irving-based 7‑Eleven, operates more than 65,000 stores in 18 countries across the globe. Sunoco’s sub-brands — APlus, Laredo Taco, Ladson Grill and Stripes — will see no immediate changes during the ownership transition. Despite overall uncertainty on the performance of retail properties today, there seems to be a strong case for the success of single-tenant assets occupied by convenience stores. In a convenience store report issued by Quantum Real Estate Advisors Inc. at the close of 2017, the top 10 convenience stores accounted for nearly 64.3 percent of the top 100 ranked stores in the country. 7-Eleven and Alimentation Couche-Tard, the parent company of Circle-K and Kangaroo Express, dominated the rankings in the top two spots. Sunoco’s stock price closed at $31.97 per share on Thursday, Jan. 25, up from $28.37 per share one year ago. — Kristin Hiller

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NORWALK, CONN. — Angel Commercial has arranged the sale of a retail and warehouse building located at 173 Main St. in Norwalk. Servpro acquired the property from Brandman Realty LP for $1.9 million. The property features 17,500 square feet of retail and warehouse space. Headsquartered in Gallatin, Tenn., Servpro is a franchisor of fire and water cleanup and restoration franchises in the United States and Canada. Lester Fradkoff of Angel Commercial represented the seller, while Brett Sherman, also of Angel Commercial, represented the buyer in the deal.

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DORAL, FLA. — HFF has arranged the sale of Bed Bath & Beyond Plaza, a 97,456-square-foot shopping center in Doral, a city in South Florida’s Miami-Dade County. Daniel Finkle, Luis Castillo and Eric Williams of HFF arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, Retail Properties of America Inc. A joint venture between Schmier Property Group and Independencia Asset Management acquired the center. The sales price was not disclosed, but the South Florida Business Journal reports the property sold for $38.3 million. Nat Scarmazzi of HFF arranged a 10-year, fixed-rate loan through Goldman Sachs Mortgage Co. on behalf of the new owners. At the time of sale, Bed Bath & Beyond Plaza was fully leased to tenants including Bed Bath & Beyond, Office Depot, Petco, Party City, Pier 1 Imports, Moe’s Southwest Grill, Doral Dental Partners and Starbucks Coffee.

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BUFORD, GA. — Franklin Street has arranged the $13.6 million sale of Mill Creek Walk, a 36,358-square-foot retail center in Buford, roughly 35 miles north of Atlanta. John Tennant and Bryan Belk of Franklin Street arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, Mill Creek/Cooper LLC, as well as the buyer, Bond Street Advisors Group. Petco anchors the center, which was 96 percent leased at the time of sale.

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HOUSTON — Davis Commercial Real Estate has arranged the sale of a 56,000-square-foot shopping center located at 1315 S. Dairy Ashford Road in west Houston. Lee Harwood and Ashley Casterlin of Davis Commercial represented the buyer, Dasford LLC, in the transaction. The seller, Grace Point Church, purchased the property in the 1980s and will remain its primary occupant, along with Marco’s Pizza and Kingdom Kids Daycare.  

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