Retail

NORFOLK, VA. — Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust Inc. (NASDAQ: WHLR) has acquired JANAF Shopping Yard, an 888,917-square-foot shopping center in Norfolk, for $85.7 million. Ann Arbor, Mich.-based McKinley sold the property, according to Inside Business. In addition to retail space, the center includes 37,234 square feet of office space in one building. As part of the transaction, Wheeler REIT assumed a $53.7 million loan with a fixed interest rate of 4.49 percent and a $5.2 million loan with a fixed interest rate of 4.95 percent. The loans mature in July 2023 and January 2026, respectively. In addition, the company utilized a $6.5 million loan with a fixed interest rate of 4.65 percent and one year of interest-only payments to purchase a separate parcel within the center. As of Sept. 30, 2017, JANAF Shopping Yard was 94 percent leased to tenants including BJ’s Wholesale Club and Fuel Center, T.J. Maxx, Petco, Wawa, Big Lots, Panera Bread, Northern Tool + Equipment, The U.S. Postal Service and SunTrust Bank. Originally constructed in 1959, JANAF has undergone several renovations, the latest in 2006.

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HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIF. — Faris Lee Investments has arranged the $15 million sale of CVS Beach Garfield Center, a 31,140-square-foot retail property anchored by a freestanding CVS/Pharmacy in Huntington Beach. Shaun Riley of Faris Lee arranged the transaction on behalf of the buyer, 209 N. Brand Blvd. LP. Triwell Properties represented the seller, Sampont Properties LLC. In addition to CVS/Pharmacy, the center is home to tenants including Starbucks Coffee, O’Reilly Auto Parts, Verizon Wireless and Bank of America. The property was fully leased at the time of sale.

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WEST CHESTER TOWNSHIP, OHIO — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a Texas Roadhouse ground lease in West Chester Township, about 25 miles north of Cincinnati, for $2.5 million. The 7,163-square-foot net leased property is located at 7309 Kingsgate Way and has a 15-year ground lease. Craig Fuller, Erin E. Patton and Scott Wiles of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a local private developer. An out-of-state buyer completing a 1031 exchange was the purchaser.

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NEW YORK CITY — Ready Capital Structured Finance has arranged $6 million in financing for the acquisition, renovation and stabilization of a mixed-use property in SoHo. The financing is a non-recourse senior floating-rate bridge loan. The property features 7,500 square feet of retail, office and multifamily space.

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SEATTLE — Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) has opened the first location of Amazon Go, an 1,800-square-foot mini grocery store in Seattle that allows customers to shop without waiting in checkout lines. The store was open exclusively to Amazon employees for the past year. The store is located at 2131 7th Ave. near the corner of Blanchard Street, less than a mile from Pike Place Market and the e-commerce giant’s headquarters. It offers ready-to-eat meals and snacks prepared by Amazon chefs, as well as grocery staples and artisanal baked goods. The offerings also include chef-designed meal kits. Shoppers must have an Amazon account and the Amazon Go app, the latter of which enables entry into the store. Once inside, customers shop as they normally would and then simply leave. While there are no cashiers, there are employees working in the store who prepare food and check IDs on purchases of alcoholic beverages. The store employs inventory-tracking technologies featuring cameras and motion sensors that automatically detect items being removed or returned to shelves. Shortly after shoppers depart, they receive a digital receipt and charges to their Amazon account. “Amazon has generally been regarded as a threat to conventional retail,” says Kenneth Katz, …

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SAN DIEGO — CBRE has arranged the sale of Midway Square, a multi-tenant shopping center located at 3112 Midway Drive in San Diego’s Point Loma district. Winston Square LLC sold the property to Midway Square LLC for $5.2 million. Reg Kobzi, Sam Alison, Mike Philbin and Amar Goli of CBRE represented the seller, while Andrew Slade of CIRE Partners represented the buyer in the deal. At the time of sale, the property was 100 percent leased. Express Time, Auto Serve Center, Suspension Plus and Smog Creek occupy the 15,271-square-foot, single-level retail center.

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MILPITAS, CALIF. — Big Al’s, a sports bar and entertainment chain, has signed a lease for 46,000 square feet of retail space at McCarthy Ranch Marketplace in Milpitas in Silicon Valley. TMS McCarthy LP is the landlord. Located at 15 Ranch Drive, Big Al’s Silicon Valley will be the company’s fifth center and second in California. The store is slated to open for business in late 2018.

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HAMILTON, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a single-tenant retail property, located at 2021 Nottingham Way in Hamilton. A private developer sold the property to a private investor for $5.5 million. Walgreens occupies the 14,280-square-foot property on a net-leased basis. Karly Iacono of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, while Iacono and Jonathan Zamora, also of Marcus & Millichap, represented the buyer in the deal.

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OMAHA — Darland Construction Co. has completed the new corporate headquarters and dealership for Truck Center Cos. in Omaha. The 180,000-square-foot property is located on a 26-acre site at the corner of I-80 and Highway 50. The two-building project features a full-service body shop, 60 service bays, an on-site diesel tech training center and a 34,000-square-foot parts warehouse. Darland completed the project more than two months ahead of schedule. Schemmer was the project architect.

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SAN ANTONIO — HFF has negotiated the sale of Nacogdoches Crossing, a 22,434-square-foot shopping center located at 6826 N. Loop 1604 in northeast San Antonio. The property, which is shadow-anchored by a Walmart Supercenter and leased to tenants such as Taco Cabana and Rolling Oaks Dental, includes two acres of development-ready land that can accommodate about 19,000 square feet of additional retail space. John Taylor and Drew Fuller of HFF represented the seller, Santikos Real Estate Services, a San Antonio-based retail developer, in the transaction. A private investor purchased the asset free and clear of debt for an undisclosed price.

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