Chantilly, Va. — Regency Centers Corp. has broken ground on The Field at Commonwealth, a $44.5 million, 180,000-square-foot shopping center located in Chantilly, roughly 25 miles west of Washington, D.C.
Decatur, Ga. — Sprouts Farmers Market has opened its newest 30,000-square-foot store at 2551 Blackmon Drive in Decatur, a suburb of Atlanta in DeKalb County.
Lawrenceville, Ga. — SRS Real Estate Partners has arranged the $2 million sale of Springfield Shopping Center, a 19,706-square-foot retail center located in Lawrenceville, roughly 32 miles outside Atlanta.
Indianapolis — Electronics and home appliances retailer hhgregg’s Inc.’s decision last week to close 88 stores — or roughly 40 percent of its total outlets — and three distribution facilities over the next two months came in the wake of a rough financial stretch for the company.
Fargo, N.D. — Vanity Shop of Grand Forks Inc. is closing all 137 of its Vanity stores in 27 states.
Ann Arbor, Mich. — Brixmor Property Group (NYSE: BRX) has acquired Arborland Center, a 404,000-square-foot, grocery-anchored shopping center located in Ann Arbor, for $102 million.
Miami — MMG Equity Partners has purchased Kendall Corners, a 97,189-square-foot shopping center located on Kendall Drive in Miami, for $38.6 million.
Peachtree City, Ga. — Transwestern has arranged the sale of Kedron Village II, a 157,321-square-foot shopping center located roughly 30 miles outside Atlanta in Peachtree City.
Omaha, Neb. — Jasper Stone Partners has received preliminary governmental approval for Avenue One, a $1.2 billion mixed-use development in west Omaha.
East Greenbush, N.Y. — Nigro Companies has acquired Columbia Plaza, a 137,647-square-foot shopping center located roughly six miles outside Albany in East Greenbush, for $15.1 million.