Melville, N.Y. — A&G Real Estate Partners is entertaining offers on 49 David’s Bridal leases throughout the country in its capacity as real estate advisor to the brand, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in April of this year. The stores range in size from roughly 5,000 to 15,000 square feet. Transactions must be presented for bankruptcy court approval by June 30. A&G additionally plans to hold an auction in July of a select group of David’s Bridal leases. “Second-generation space is in strong demand nationally for a variety of reasons …
New York City — Global Net Lease (NYSE: GNL) and The Necessity Retail REIT (NASDAQ: RTL) have entered into a merger agreement under which GNL will acquire RTL in an all-stock transaction. The combined company is expected to own and manage over 1,350 properties with an aggregate real estate asset value of approximately $9.6 billion. Under terms of the merger agreement, GNL stockholders are expected to own approximately 45 percent of GNL post-closing, RTL stockholders are expected to own about 39 percent, and the owner of the former external manager are …
Dallas — Crow Holdings, through its investment management business Crow Holdings Capital (CHC), has announced a joint venture with an undisclosed global institutional investor focused on retail investment. The $2.6 billion partnership will expand Dallas-based CHC’s investment strategy of acquiring small-format, convenience-oriented open-air shopping centers and was formed through a recapitalization of a $1.8 billion, 173-property portfolio owned by two real estate funds managed by CHC. The platform’s portfolio includes properties located in more than 50 cities across more than 30 states. “We have an incredible opportunity to continue to aggregate …
Greenwich, Conn. and Jacksonville, Fla. — Jacksonville-based REIT Regency Centers (NASDAQ: REG) has agreed to acquire Urstadt Biddle Properties (NYSE: UBA) in an all-stock transaction valued at $1.4 billion. Urstadt Biddle Properties is a REIT based in Greenwich that primarily invests in shopping centers. The combined company will have a market capitalization of approximately $11 billion and total enterprise value of approximately $16 billion. The combined portfolio will comprise 56 million square feet of gross leasable area across 481 properties. Under the terms of the agreement, Urstadt Biddle’s stockholders will …
Philadelphia — Five Below is set to open stores at seven Simon-owned properties. Scheduled to open this year, the stores will include locations at Albertville Premium Outlets in Albertville, Minnesota; Pleasant Prairie Premium Outlets in Prairie, Wisconsin; Johnson Creek Premium Outlets in Johnson Creek, Wisconsin; Gaffney Outlet Marketplace in Gaffney, South Carolina; Indiana Premium Outlets in Edinburgh, Indiana; Pismo Beach Premium Outlets in Pismo Beach, California; and Pocono Premium Outlets in Tannersville, Pennsylvania. “Our relationship with Simon is core to continuing our national expansion efforts,” says George Hill, chief retail …
Fayetteville, Ark. — Fast casual franchise Slim Chickens has signed a deal to expand into Southeast Michigan with 25 restaurants. Partners Brad DeLange, Todd DeLange and Doug Broadright will lead the restaurant’s Great Lakes division and bring the brand to locations in the Detroit and Ann Arbor metropolitan areas. Slim Chickens has opened more than 225 locations in the U.S. and the U.K. and has more than 1,100 restaurants in development.
Aliso Viejo, Calif. — Will Tipton has joined Shea Properties as senior vice president of retail and multi-use development. In his new role, Tipton will continue the Aliso Viejo-based company’s retail growth in California, with a focus on acquisitions, planning, entitlement, leasing, budgeting and construction. Most recently, Tipton served as managing director and partner with Merlone Geier Partners.
New York City — A&G Real Estate Partners, real estate advisor to Bed Bath & Beyond Inc., has announced plans to auction hundreds of Bed Bath & Beyond and buybuy BABY leases as part of the company’s bankruptcy proceedings. Pending Court approval of bid procedures, A&G will auction Bed Bath & Beyond store leases located in 48 states and ranging in size from 18,000 to 92,000 square feet and buybuy BABY store leases located in 37 states and ranging in size from 14,000 to 63,000 square feet. Additionally, A&G and …
San Francisco —Nordstrom Inc. will close two stores located near San Francisco’s downtown, reports the Washington Street Journal. Located on Market Street, the first store will close Jul. 1, with the Westfield San Francisco Centre mall location scheduled to close at the end of August. “We can better serve our customers there by focusing on our 16 nearby Nordstrom and Nordstrom Rack locations, as well as online,” said a representative for the company.
Dallas — Dallas-based discount home goods retailer Tuesday Morning is going out of business and closing all of its stores. The company’s website lists a going-out-of-business sale where consumers can save up to 30 percent off all items. The retailer has about 200 stores remaining in 25 states. The news comes just one week after Bed Bath & Beyond’s announcement of its closure. Tuesday Morning struggled throughout the pandemic, filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in May 2020. At that time, the retailer shuttered about 230 of its 687 stores. …