ANN ARBOR, MICH. — Colliers International Ann Arbor has arranged the sale of a 19,020-square-foot retail building located at 3601 Plymouth Road in Ann Arbor. Green Road Retail LLC purchased the property for an undisclosed sales price. The building will be redeveloped and house Plum Market’s second Ann Arbor location. Plans include the addition of an outdoor café and a Zingerman’s coffee bar. The proposed 25,484-square-foot store is expected to bring 125 jobs to the Ann Arbor market. Jim Chaconas and Brendan Cavender of Colliers International Ann Arbor represented the seller, Cleary College, in the transaction.
PORTAGE, IND. — Quantum Real Estate Advisors Inc. has brokered the $3.2 million sale of a 15,930-square-foot shopping center in Portage. Grand Pointe Plaza is located at 6532-6546 U.S. Highway 6. Some tenants at the property include Dunkin’ Donuts, Firehouse Subs and Boost Mobile. The shopping center was fully occupied at the time of sale. A Chicago-based private real estate investor purchased the property from a local development group. Chad Firsel and Conor Bossy of Quantum Real Estate Advisors Inc. represented the seller in this transaction.
CUYAHOGA FALLS, OHIO — Mission Capital Advisors has arranged non-recourse financing totaling $14.3 million on behalf of PEBB Enterprises for two shopping centers. The properties include the Shoppes at Chapel Hill, a regional shopping center in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, and Walden Park Shopping Center in Austin, Texas. Jordan Ray, Ari Hirt, Steve Buchwald and Jamie Matheny of Mission Capital Advisors represented PEBB Enterprises in arranging the 10-year loans for both deals. The Shoppes at Chapel Hill is an 85,229-square-foot shopping center. Staples and Michael’s anchor the shopping center, which also includes Panera Bread and Brick House Tavern. The 57,569-square-foot Walden Park Shopping Center includes a mix of national and local retailers.
MARYVILLE, MO. — Chicago-based Baum Realty Group LLC has brokered the $5.3 million sale of a single-tenant property in Maryville net-leased to Walgreens. The property, located in northwest Missouri, was sold at 99 percent of its asking price. Walgreens has 20 years remaining on the triple-net lease. Patrick Forkin and Brad Teitelbaum of Baum represented the seller, a Missouri-based private developer, in the transaction. A West Coast-based private investor purchased the property in a 1031 tax-deferred exchange.
SALT LAKE CITY — The Family Center at Taylorsville, a 779,000-square-foot regional power center, has received $45 million in post-closing acquisition financing. The center is located at 5400 South and Redwood in the suburb of Taylorsville, less than nine miles south of Downtown Salt Lake City. Notable tenants at the Family Center include Jo-Ann Fabrics & Craft, Ross Dress for Less, Pet Smart, 24-Hour Fitness, Shopko, Guitar Center, Texas Roadhouse, Jamba Juice and Chick-fil-A. The three-year, floating-rate loan was arranged by HFF’s Jim Curtin on behalf of TriGate Capital. The loan was provided by Wells Fargo Bank. Proceeds were used to acquire the center.
There was a time when retail in the District of Columbia was tired and unimaginative, but today things are changing. Today, D.C. competes with some of this country’s greatest retail cities. No longer do “food by the pound” cafes dominate fast casual lunch options, or tired steak houses fill the nights. A young generation of award winning chefs — the likes of Mike Isabella, Cedric Maupillier and Aaron Silverman — are driving a new culinary scene, which in turn is helping to boost retail growth across our city. Silverman’s Rose’s Luxury across from the Marine Barracks on Capitol Hill was just named 2014 best new restaurant in the country by Bon Appetit. With a population of less than 700,000, D.C. is still a relatively small city, but it doesn’t act like it. It is the focus of the nation’s — and the world’s — political eye. It is also blessed with a stable economy and the recent influx of a younger generation who seek to put their stamp on it. We are no longer just a government town. International corporations like Hilton, Marriott, Choice, and Host Hotels have chosen this market for their headquarters. Discovery and Travel channels have staked …
HENDERSON, NEV. — Envoy Net Lease Partners LLC has closed a $4.5 million loan for a new Goodwill of Southern Nevada store, the first to be funded under a multi-property construction facility. The first project, a 16,000-square-foot freestanding retail store in Henderson, will be situated across the street from the Nevada DMV and a Walmart Neighborhood Market anchored-shopping center. Envoy worked in tandem with its senior bank partner to provide the subordinated “B-piece” financing that allowed the developer borrower, Brentwood Capital Partners, to fund the construction of the Henderson store.
The Washington, D.C. metropolitan area’s retail market is expected to continue to perform as well as or better than any other retail market in the nation. Ranked the seventh-largest Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) in the United States, Washington boasts a dizzying amount of retail growth in existing and emerging neighborhoods. Household incomes in the area grew by 42 percent from 2000 to 2013, compared to just 27 percent nationally. The highly educated and affluent population is driving urban mixed-use developments across the region. According to the National Association of Realtors, Washington led the nation in the Millennials’ share of the local population, at 15.7 percent. Millennials are demanding authentic experiences in residential living, shopping, restaurants and entertainment. Cranes can be seen everywhere with 30,000 apartment units under construction, many with prevailing urban feel above retail. This trend is common in the redevelopment on H Street, the corridor between Union Station and 17th Street Northeast that has been undergoing redevelopment in the last half dozen years. During this time both Giant Food and Walmart have opened stores under apartment buildings in this neighborhood, which Forbes lists as one of the “hippest” areas in the United States. Insight Property Group just broke …
A blistering cold winter lingered into the late spring and left the commercial real estate market in the Grand Traverse region frozen. Businesses waited for the market and the temperatures to thaw, and a third-quarter surge has activity back on track. From Jan. 1 through Sept. 30, property sales totaled $10.3 million and 221,136 square feet, including 118,515 square feet of industrial/warehouse buildings, 79,463 square feet of professional/medical office space, and 23,158 square feet of retail/restaurant space. That‘s slightly ahead of last year’s pace. During the first three quarters of 2013, property sales totaled $9.9 million and 207,845 square feet, including 121,469 square feet of industrial/warehouse buildings, 44,160 square feet of professional/medical office space, and 42,216 square feet of retail/restaurant space. The office sector posted about a 9 percent increase in the average sales per square foot during the first three quarters of 2014, while the industrial warehouse market recorded an increase of approximately 5 percent. The retail/ restaurant sector saw a 9 percent drop in the average sales per square foot The reduction in the average sales price in the retail/restaurant market sector is mostly due to the lack of quality inventory. This lack of inventory in our market …
The Charlotte MSA has seen a tremendous amount of new retail development activity with more on the way as 2014 comes to an end. Market vacancy has steadily declined since 2010 as new supply of space has been overshadowed by demand. The drop in the unemployment rate in the past 12 months to 6.3 percent from 7.2 percent reflects the improving health of the market. One of the more exciting and significant retail developments to debut in Charlotte this year is the Charlotte Premium Outlets development at the I-485/Highway 160 interchange in southwest Charlotte. Tanger Development and Simon Property Group joined forces to deliver this 450,000-square-foot, open-air center, which opened to large crowds in late July at close to 100 percent occupancy. It is anchored by a 30,000-square-foot Saks Off Fifth, and includes a full complement of more upscale and moderate specialty retailers. Grocers Hungry for Market Share Grocery store activity has driven much of the new development and redevelopment in the Charlotte area, with Publix opening its first units in North Carolina. Publix premiered its Ballantyne store in the spring of the year and has since opened in other renovated locations it gained through its acquisition of a number …