Pell City, Ala. — Atlanta-based The Aly Group has acquired Coosa Commons, a 9,824-square-foot retail center located in Pell City, approximately 30 miles west of Birmingham. Tenants at the property include Starbucks Coffee, Jersey Mike’s, Wingstop and The St. Clair. Jacob Fahner of Hanley Investment and Scott Reid of ParaSell Inc. represented the seller in the transaction.
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JLL Income Property Trust Acquires Westbury Square Shopping Center in Huntsville for $32 Million
Huntsville, Ala. — JLL Income Property Trust has acquired Westbury Square, a 115,000-square-foot shopping center located in Huntsville, for $32 million. Tenants at the center, which was fully leased at the time of sale, include T.J. Maxx, Michaels, Stein Mart, Metro Diner, Chicken Salad Chick, Captain D’s, BB&T, Moe’s Southwest Grill, Jenny Craig, Jimmy John’s and Cricket Wireless. Cushman & Wakefield brokered the transaction on behalf of the undisclosed seller.
RCP Unveils Plans for $300 Million Mixed-Use Expansion at MidCity District in Huntsville
Huntsville, Ala. — RCP Cos. has unveiled plans for MidCity Arts + Innovation, a 12-acre development within the larger $2.2 billion MidCity District in downtown Huntsville. The project represents a $300 million investment and will expand the development’s master plan by three city blocks along Sanderson Road. MidCity Arts + Innovation will be anchored by MidCity Live, a 3,000-seat indoor music venue jointly designed by Matheny Goldmon Architects and Urban Design Associates. RCP will name an operating partner for the venue in early 2026. MidCity Live will join The Orion …
Beaumont, Texas — Beaumont-based AlbaneseCormier has acquired a four-property retail portfolio totaling 714,054 square feet across three states. The properties include McGowin Park in Mobile, Alabama (374,881 square feet); Bison Hollow Shopping Center in Traverse City, Michigan (134,798 square feet); Oak Brook Square in Flint, Michigan (152,073 square feet); and an unnamed PetSmart & Dick’s-anchored shopping center in Oshkosh, Wisconsin (52,302 square feet). The portfolio comprises more than 50 tenants such as Costco, Dick’s House of Sport, HomeGoods, T.J. Maxx, Hobby Lobby, Petco, Old Navy, Skechers, Ashley Furniture and Starbucks. Ben …
CBRE Arranges $57 Million in Refinancing for 422,337-Square-Foot Power Center in Birmingham, Alabama
Birmingham, Ala. — CBRE has arranged a $57 million loan for the refinancing of Brook Highland Plaza, a 422,337-square-foot power center located in Birmingham. Richard Henry, Mike Ryan, Brian Linnihan and Taylor Crowder of CBRE’s Debt & Structured Finance team in Atlanta arranged the loan through an undisclosed life insurance company on behalf of the borrower, First National Realty Partners. Brook Highland Plaza is situated on 52 acres and was 94.4 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Sprouts Farmers Market, Best Buy, Burlington, HomeGoods, Michaels, Shoe …
Huntsville, Ala. — Legacy Commercial Property, a division of Highland Ventures, has acquired Hunnington Center, a 55,000-square-foot retail property located at 11220 Memorial Parkway SW in Huntsville. The property features 10 flexibly sized units with roughly 36,000 square feet of space available for lease. Current tenants include Taziki’s Mediterranean Café, Alfa Mutual Insurance Co., Functional Chiropractic, Hunnington Pharmacy, State Farm Insurance, Mariner Finance and Advance Auto Parts. Legacy Commercial plans to renovate the exterior with a new façade, roof, signage and parking lot.
Auburn, Ala. — Matthews Real Estate Investment Services has arranged the sale of Flint’s Crossing, a 97,668-square-foot neighborhood center situated three miles from Auburn University. HomeGoods and Michaels anchor the fully leased center. Other tenants include Panera Bread, The UPS Store, Subway, Cici’s Pizza, Plato’s Closet, Kumon and uBreakiFix. In addition to the 22,850-square-foot HomeGoods store, which operates at the property on a new 10-year lease, Flint’s Crossing has introduced roughly 15,115 square feet of new tenants since 2022. Kyle Stonis, Pierce Mayson and Boris Shilkrot of Matthews represented the …
Burton, Peaceable Street Capital Close $123 Million Recapitalization of Alabama Shopping Center Portfolio
Mobile, Ala. — Mobile-based Burton Property Group and Peaceable Street Capital have closed the $123 million recapitalization of a four-property shopping center portfolio in Alabama. The properties include Riviera Square and Foley Square in Foley, Jubilee Square in Daphne and Westwood Plaza in Mobile. The 785,000-square-foot portfolio was 98 percent leased at the time of the recapitalization, details of which were not disclosed. Jim Hamilton, Brad Buchanan and Andrew Michols of JLL arranged the financing on behalf of Burton Property Group, which will use its newfound capital flexibility on its …
Academy Sports + Outdoors Opens 11 New Stores in Third Quarter 2025
Katy, Texas — Katy, Texas-based Academy Sports + Outdoors has opened 11 new stores in the third quarter of this year, with plans to debut a total of up to 25 new locations in 2025. The sporting goods and outdoor recreation retailer has already launched three new locations in Boardman, Ohio; Beaufort, South Carolina; and Virginia Beach, Virginia; and will open eight more stores in fall 2025 in Rome, Georgia; Cullman, Alabama; Mishawaka, Indiana; Lakeland, Florida; Columbia, Tennessee; Albany, Georgia; Palestine, Texas; and Batesville, Mississippi. The 11 new store openings this …
Talladega, Ala. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $2.4 million sale of Talladega Shopping Center, a 47,437-square-foot shopping center located in Talladega, an eastern suburb of Birmingham. Citi Trends and Standard Furniture, both of which have occupied the site for more than a decade, are the property’s anchor tenants. Additional tenants include Regional Finance and AT&T, which occupies a newly developed outparcel. The center was originally built in 1981 on 3.6 acres and was 88 percent leased at the time of sale. Eric Abbott and Zachary Taylor of Marcus & …