Middletown, Del. — Blenheim Group has broken ground on a 64,000-square-foot Weis Markets location at Bayberry Town Center, a mixed-use development currently underway in Middletown. Marking its fourth store in Delaware and its first ground-up development, the location will include fresh food departments, a grocery department and pharmacy, as well as a Weis Gas N’ Go fuel center. The grocery store and fuel center are scheduled to open in the fourth quarter of 2025. Weis Markets is part of the larger master-planned community of Bayberry Town Center, which will span …
Milwaukie, Ore. — Northmarq has brokered the $39 million sale of Milwaukie Marketplace, a multi-tenant retail center located in Milwaukie, approximately six miles outside Portland. Built in 1989, the center comprises four buildings across nine parcels and totals 185,760 square feet. New Seasons Market anchors the center. Additional tenants at the property include Planet Fitness, Ace Hardware, Dollar Tree, Pietro’s Pizza, UPS, Subway, Taco Bell and Starbucks Coffee. Multiple Letters of Intent (LOI) have been signed on the vacant tenant spaces. Kevin Adatto, Sean Tufts, Scott Frank and Joe Dugoni …
Batavia, Ill. — German discount grocery store chain ALDI has plans to open more than 225 new store locations in 2025 as part of its five-year national growth strategy. The new stores will comprise original ALDI supermarkets and the conversion of select Winn-Dixie and Harveys Supermarket stores. Approximately 220 Southeastern Grocers locations will be converted to the ALDI format through 2027. As part of the strategy, ALDI has closed a transaction to divest approximately 170 Winn-Dixie and Harveys Supermarket stores that are not part of the ALDI conversion plan to …
Philadelphia — Federal Realty Investment Trust has broken ground on the next phase of redevelopment at Andorra Shopping Center located in northwest Philadelphia. Construction of the property, which began in February 2025, will include a 50,000-square-foot GIANT grocery store and the repositioning of 30,000 square feet of retail space. Additionally, the $30 million redevelopment will feature approximately 14,000 square feet of landscaped plazas and outdoor dining spaces, as well as a 10,000-square-foot KinderCare childcare facility. Andorra Shopping Center is currently home to several retailers including T.J. Maxx, Five Below and …
Phoenix — Barclay Group has developed a total of seven Kroger-anchored shopping centers in Arizona and Colorado, with six of the seven shopping centers located in the greater Phoenix area. The most recent deliveries featured two openings in January 2025, including Flying Horse in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and Morrison Ranch in Gilbert, Arizona. The final two openings — Heritage West in Buckeye, Arizona, and Sycamore Farms in Surprise, Arizona — are scheduled for completion this year. Barclay Group’s expansion into the Phoenix market within the past 15 months is part …
Los Angeles — JLL Capital Markets has arranged $32 million in financing for Crenshaw Plaza, a 146,901-square-foot grocery-anchored shopping center located in Los Angeles. The borrower is a joint venture between the principals of 21 Alpha Group and Intelligent Design Real Estate. Originally built in 1967 and renovated in 2004, Crenshaw Plaza was 97 percent leased at the time of sale. Vallarta Supermarkets anchors the center on a new 15-year lease. Additional tenants at the property include Planet Fitness, Foot Locker and AutoZone. Spencer Bergthold, Charles Halladay and Daniel Skerrett …
Surprise, Ariz. — JLL has arranged $16.5 million in senior financing for Sterling Grove Shopping Center, a 106,000-square-foot grocer-anchored retail property located in Surprise, roughly 30 miles northwest of Phoenix. Developed in 2023, the center is situated on 19 acres and features a 63,290-square-foot Safeway as the anchor tenant, as well as 22,500 square feet of connected retail space spanning five buildings. Additional tenants at the property — which was fully leased at the time of sale — include a Safeway Fuel station, McDonald’s, Starbucks Coffee and Taco Bell. …
Latham, N.Y. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA) has brokered the sale of a grocery-anchored shopping center for $26.9 million in Latham, roughly eight miles outside Albany. Built in 2010, the center totals 120,049 square feet and is anchored by The Fresh Market. Approximately 24,000 square feet is available for lease. Other tenants at the property include Petco and Crumbl Cookies. Jim Koury of IPA represented the seller, Shaker Louden Associates, and procured the buyer, PCP Binghamton Associates LLC, in the transaction.
Houston — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale and financing of Beechnut Village, a 62,990-square-foot retail center located in Houston. The property — which was fully leased at the time of sale — features 15 tenants operating on a triple-net lease basis, including medical offices, discount retailers and food and beverage businesses. La Michoacana Meat Market anchors the center. Scott Abeel and Philip Levy of Marcus & Millichap’s Dallas office marketed the property on behalf of the seller and procured the buyer, a local private investor, in the transaction. Jamie …
Charlotte, N.C. — Los Angeles-based Westwood Financial has acquired Eastway Square, a 130,156-square-foot grocery-anchored shopping center in Charlotte. Tenants at the property include Ross Dress For Less, America’s Best, Papa Johns Pizza, Subway, Wingstop, Rainbow Shops, DentalWorks, Hibbett Sports, Showmars and Food Lion, which anchors the center. Berkley Capital Advisors brokered the sale. The price was not disclosed. Eastway Square joins Westwood Financial’s portfolio of grocery-anchored shopping centers in Charlotte including Prosperity Village Square, Steele Creek Crossing, Steelecroft Shopping Center and The Arbors at Mallard Creek.