Retail

CINCINNATI — Rainier Realty Investments LP, along with a fund managed by Continuum Investments Limited and local operator Stark Enterprises, have acquired 32 East in Cincinnati for $29.1 million. The 192,000-square-foot shopping center is 100 percent leased to tenants such as HomeGoods, Burlington, Michaels and Ulta. Florida-based PEBB Enterprises sold the asset. Rainier and Continuum established a joint venture to acquire retail properties throughout the central and southern United States. Cleveland-based Stark Enterprises is a full-service real estate development company with more than 7 million square feet of retail, office, apartment and hotel properties in its portfolio.

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VALLEY PARK, MO. AND LAKEWOOD, OHIO — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of three properties occupied by 7-Eleven for $4.2 million. One of the properties, a 2,193-square-foot building and gas station located in Valley Park, Mo., sold for $1.9 million. The property was built in 1998. Jeremy McChesney of Hanley represented the seller, Equitas Investments. Matt Lemon and Suheil Sahouria of The Trafton Group represented the buyer, a private investor. Built in 1975, the second building features 2,410 square feet and is located in Lakewood, Ohio. The property sold for $885,000. McChesney again represented the seller, Equitas Investments. Matt Waterman of Pegasus Investments represented the buyer, a private investor based in California. The sales transaction also included a third property located in Florida.

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LAS VEGAS — Brixton Capital has sold a 122,133-square-foot retail center in Las Vegas for an undisclosed price. Brixton, along with limited partner ALTO Real Estate Funds, originally acquired the former Target building in 2014 and subsequently subdivided the building, adding new tenants Burlington and InStyle Furniture. An affiliate of Tiberti Management Co. acquired the center, which was fully leased at the time of sale.

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WAYNE, N.J. — Toys ‘R’ Us is planning to shutter up to 182 underperforming stores across the country as part of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization plan. The planned closings represent about 20 percent of the retailer’s U.S. store fleet, or a collective 6.9 million square feet. The Wayne-based toy chain, which filed for bankruptcy last September, has been fighting to stay relevant amid competition from the likes of Amazon, Walmart and Target. “Like other retailers, traditional toy retailers have been decimated by multiple forces,” says Peter Braus, managing principal in the New York City office of Lee & Associates. “First, Walmart and Target took away much of the market from specialty toy stores. As Amazon and online retailers began to take a larger and larger share of the market, this became too much for Toys ‘R’ Us and was the nail in the coffin.” Other retail experts agree that competition in the marketplace is coming from all directions. “Even Barnes & Noble has gotten into the game by adding a large assortment of toys to their sales floor,” says Monetha Cobb, managing director of Franklin Street’s Atlanta office. Online sales of toys have picked up in recent years, and are continuing to …

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CHAMBLEE, GA. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of Peachtree Station, a 106,372-square-foot retail center in Chamblee, a city 15 miles north of downtown Atlanta. The center is located at 5001 Peachtree Blvd. and features 1,000 feet of frontage along the thoroughfare. Fain Hicks of Cushman & Wakefield arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller and developer, S.J. Collins Enterprises. Dallas-based Sarofim Realty Advisors acquired the center for approximately $68 million, according to the Atlanta Business Chronicle. The property was delivered in 2017 and was fully preleased prior to completion. A 45,000-square-foot Whole Foods Market anchors the center. Additional tenants include Starbucks Coffee, Verizon Wireless, CRS Outdoor, Mattress Firm, The Cook’s Warehouse, Banfield Pet Hospital, Zoë’s Kitchen and Chipotle Mexican Grill.

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MANASSAS, VA. — The JCR Cos. has acquired the Center at Innovation, a 101,990-square-foot shopping center in Manassas, a city in northern Virginia, for $31 million. The center is located on Nokesville Road, just west of the interchange with Prince William Parkway. HFF arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, EDENS. Super Target shadow-anchors the center, which was more than 90 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including T.J. Maxx, PetSmart, Chick-fil-A, Tropical Smoothie Café, GameStop, Verizon Wireless and Red Robin. JCR plans to sell the three pad sites that are currently leased to Chick-fil-A, SunTrust Bank and Red Robin, and to fully lease the inline space. Constructed in 2008, Center at Innovation includes five buildings and 482 parking spaces. The property marks JCR’s second shopping center acquisition in Manassas.

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MAUMEE, OHIO — Uber Capital Group LLC has arranged a $15 million loan for the $21 million acquisition of The Shops at Fallen Timbers in Maumee, located about 10 miles southwest of Toledo. A private commercial real estate group purchased the property from GGP Inc. Joel J. Gorjian of Uber sourced the loan with a regional bank based in Ohio. Built in 2007, The Shops at Fallen Timbers is a 1 million-square-foot shopping center located on a 110-acre site at 3100 Main St. Approximately 60 tenants occupy the center, including anchors J.C. Penney, Dillard’s, Barnes & Noble and Rave Cinemas.

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EAST BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Prestige Properties and Development has purchased a grocery-anchored retail center located at 50 Race Track Road in East Brunswick. A partnership between MCB Real Estate and Alex Brown Realty sold the property for $25.4 million. Aldi, Burlington, AutoZone and Jersey Fine Wines occupy the 117,000-square-foot retail center. The recently renovated center also includes a new building that is occupied by Starbucks, Supercuts and Five Guys. Jose Cruz, Kevin O’Hearn, Michael Oliver and Stephen Simonelli of HFF represented the seller in the deal.

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NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of a multi-tenanted commercial office and retail building located at 224 Fifth Avenue in Manhattan. An undisclosed buyer acquired the property for $21 million. Originally built in the mid-19th century and significantly altered in 1980, the six-story building features 15,949 square feet of office and retail space. The building has floor plates that range from 2,600 square feet to 2,827 square feet and is currently leased to three office tenants and one retail tenant, 7-Eleven. John Ciraulo and Craig Waggner of Cushman & Wakefield represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.

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TAMPA, FLA. — The Shopping Center Group has arranged the $8.4 million sale of Shoppes of Amberly, an 88,000-square-foot shopping center in Tampa. Anthony Blanco and Lynn De Marco of The Shopping Center Group represented the seller, a special servicer, in the transaction that was finalized through the RealINSIGHT Marketplace auction platform. Shoppes of Amberly LLC acquired the center. At the time of sale, Shoppes of Amberly was 86 percent leased to tenants including Crunch Fitness and Peabody’s Billiards. In addition, the center is home to local restaurants and medical, health and beauty services.

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