Lenexa, Kan. — Block & Co. Inc. Realtors has brokered the sale of Orchard Corners shopping center in Lenexa, about 15 miles southwest of Kansas City. The 200,000-square-foot property is located at the southwest corner of 95th Street and Quivira Road across from Oak Park Mall. Anchor tenants include Nordstrom Rack, TJ Maxx, HomeGoods and Michaels. There is a 37,000-square-foot space available for lease that was previously occupied by Stein Mart. Orchard Corners was built in 1971 and renovated in the 1990s. David Block of Block & Co. represented the …
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Townson, Md. — Whole Foods Market is set to open a 59,119-square-foot store within the Towson Row mixed-use development in Towson, roughly 14 miles outside Baltimore. The new location is situated near Towson University and will open this month. The store will feature an upstairs mezzanine with a lounge; arcade and outdoor seating; a community room; full-service coffee bar; prepared foods section; full-service seafood counter; an array of organic, conventional produce and flowers; a specialty foods department; full-service meat counter; bakery department; grocery pick-up services; and a wellness and beauty …
Naples, Fla. — Naples Liberty Group, an affiliate of Seagate Development Group, has purchased Liberty Plaza, a three-building office and retail property in Naples from an entity known as Naples Venture I Inc. for $11.8 million. David Stevens and Robert Carroll of Investment Properties Corp. represented the buyer, while Marc Zampell of Nationwide Residential & Commercial Real Estate Inc. represented the seller. Liberty Plaza features two buildings with two stories and one building with one story, as well as 50,000 square feet of rentable space. The property was 98 percent …
Lakewood, Colo. — Blue West Capital has arranged the sale of a 42,755-square-foot multi-tenant retail center located at 10750 West Colfax Ave. in Lakewood, roughly seven miles west of downtown Denver. Tom Ethington of Blue West Capital represented the seller, a Colorado-based private real estate company. The buyer was a California-based investor. 10750 West Colfax Ave. was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants including Harbor Freight Tools, JoAnn Fabric and Guitar Center.
Braintree, Mass. — Sterling Organization has purchased Tedeschi Plaza, a 174,344-square-foot retail center in the southern Boston suburb of Braintree, for $44.3 million. A 66,124-square-foot Stop & Shop grocery store anchors the property. Additional tenants include CVS/pharmacy, Crunch Fitness, Sherwin Williams, Dunkin’ and Citizens Bank. JLL represented the seller, Black Creek Group, in the transaction.
Tulsa, Okla. — First National Realty Partners has purchased Summit Square Shopping Center, a 166,552-square-foot retail power center in Tulsa. A 66,455-square-foot Reasor’s Supermarket anchors the property, which was 96 percent leased at the time of sale. Margaret Caldwell, Gill Warner and Patrick Kelley of Stan Johnson Co. represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The price was not disclosed.
Phoenix — Orion Investment Real Estate has arranged the purchase of a retail property located at the northwest corner of 53rd Avenue and Bell Road in Phoenix. Corridor Living LLC acquired the building from McLean Holdings for $3.1 million. Four tenants fully occupied the 8,318-square-foot property at the time of sale, including Crazy Mike’s Subs, Music & Art, Gravitate and Oscar’s Taco Shop. Nick Miner of Orion represented the buyer, while Danny Gardiner and Chad Tiedeman of PCA represented the seller in the deal.
East Peoria, Ill. — Krab Kingz has opened at EastPort Plaza, a shopping center located within the central Illinois town of East Peoria. The seafood restaurant specializes in Southern-style seafood boils and offers fresh king crab, snow crab and blue crab. The menu also features other seafood options such as shrimp, lobster and salmon. The East Peoria location will be the first Krab Kingz restaurant in central Illinois. Rimmon McNeese is the franchisee. Cullinan Properties Ltd. owns and manages EastPort Plaza, which is home to tenants such as Erie Insurance, …
Burlington, N.C. — Several new tenants are set to open at Church Street Commons, a recently constructed shopping center located at the intersection of Huffman Mill Road and Church Street in Burlington. Retailers set to open within the first quarter include The Habit Burger Grill, Aspen Dental, Popeye’s, uBreakiFix and Church Street Nails. Publix and My Eyelab opened in December 2021. Morgan Cos. purchased the 9.6-acre property, formerly the site of a Sears department store, in February 2019.
Upland, Calif. — Lewis Retail Centers, an Upland, California-based shopping center developer, has promoted Ken Caron to the position of senior vice president of commercial development. In his new role, Caron will be responsible for directing all activities related to retail development including entitlements, construction, leasing, marketing and property management. Caron joined Lewis Retail Centers after working with The Carrington Co. as vice president of leasing, acquisitions and development. He has worked for Lewis Retail Centers for more than 20 years and has held leadership roles within the firm’s development …