Los Angeles — A private developer has completed the sale of California Marketplace, a shopping center located at 450 S. Western Ave. in the Koreatown neighborhood of Los Angeles. Jake Sharp Capital acquired the asset for $57.5 million. A Korean grocery store occupies the three-story retail property, which features an adjacent, four-level parking structure. At the time of sale, the property was 86 percent leased to 25 tenants, including Gaju Market, Pacific City Bank, Myungrang Hot Dog and BMB Medical. Michael Shustak, Derrick Moore, Chris Caras and Phillip Sample of …
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IPA Brokers $22 Million Sale of Two Kroger-Anchored Shopping Centers in Indiana, Michigan
Fort Wayne, Ind. and Farmington Hills, Mich. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged the sale of two Kroger-anchored shopping centers for a combined $22 million. The first property is West State Plaza, a 96,334-square-foot center in Fort Wayne. The second is Mid-Eleven Center, a 74,525-square-foot property in the Detroit suburb of Farmington Hills. West State Plaza, also home to Dollar Tree, a freestanding Pizza Hut and a freestanding Chase Bank, was 91.7 percent occupied at the time of sale. It was built in …
Brookshire Grocery, City of Fate Begin Construction on 66,000-Square-Foot Grocery Store
Fate, Texas — Tyler, Texas-based owner-operator Brookshire Grocery Co. and the City of Fate, located northeast of Dallas, have broken ground on a 66,000-square-foot grocery store for Brookshire’s FRESH concept. The public-private partnership expects to complete the project in late 2021 and to bring about 200 new jobs to the community. The store will be Brookshire’s second under the FRESH brand, with the first opening in Tyler in 2011. The concept in Tyler includes authentic Japanese ramen and Vietnamese pho counters, a taco bar, coffee bar, patio dining and onsite …
RK Centers Acquires Grocery-Anchored Shopping Center in Metro Boston for $23 Million
Framingham, Mass. — Locally based investment firm RK Centers has acquired an 80,000-square-foot grocery-anchored shopping center in the western Boston suburb of Framingham for $23 million. Stop & Shop is the grocer that anchors the property, which is located just off Exit 13 of the Massachusetts Turnpike. Geoffrey Millerd of Newmark represented the seller, a joint venture led by Florida-based shopping center REIT Regency Centers, in the transaction.
Salisbury, N.C. — Food Lion has completed the $212.5 million remodel of 112 grocery stores in Virginia, West Virginia, Delaware, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The Salisbury-based grocer hired 2,300 employees at the stores. According to a study conducted by Towson University’s Regional Economic Studies Institute, the stores will generate $360 million in economic impact. Over the next week, the locations will hold giveaways that will range from reusable shopping bags to gift cards. Each store now includes more items in the “local goodness” section, an expanded craft beer and limited reserve …
Maynard, Mass. — Market Basket has opened a 69,374-square-foot grocery store within Maynard Crossing in Maynard. The 730,000-square-foot mixed-use development is home to other retail tenants such as Eco Nails & Spa, Planet Fitness and Maynard Wine & Spirits. Capital Group Properties broke ground on Maynard Crossing in 2019. Other uses include The Vue at Maynard Crossing, a 180-unit multifamily community; Camellia Gardens, a 143-unit seniors housing community; Emerson Hospital Urgent Care; and outdoor spaces such as water features, a dog park, walking paths and green space.
Akron, Ohio — First National Realty Partners (FNRP) has acquired West Market Street Station in Akron. The Whole Foods Market-anchored shopping center is located at 1745 W. Market St. It spans 54,232 square feet and opened in September 2017. Other tenants at the fully leased center include lululemon, PetPeople, Orangetheory Fitness, Moe’s Southwest Grill, Great Clips and Salon Lofts. The seller, S.J. Collins Enterprises, sold the asset for an undisclosed price. This is the first Whole Foods within FNRP’s shopping center portfolio. Fain Hicks, Margaret Jones, Lane Breedlove, Evan Halkias …
Regency Centers Sells Retail Building Leased to Whole Foods in Swampscott, Massachusetts, for $19.2 Million
Swampscott, Mass. — Regency Centers, a Florida-based shopping center REIT, has sold a 35,907-square-foot retail building leased to Whole Foods Market in Swampscott, about 30 miles northeast of Boston. The sales price was $19.2 million. Whole Foods has occupied the building, which sits on roughly five acres, for more than 15 years. Chris Angelone, Nat Heald and Eric Suffoletto of JLL represented Regency Centers in the transaction and procured the buyer, locally based investment firm Academy Hill Realty.
New Braunfels, Texas — Locally based grocer H-E-B will open a new, 122,222-square-foot store at 651 S. Walnut Ave. in the San Antonio suburb of New Braunfels. An existing 99,000-square-foot H-E-B store opened in that market in 1994. The project, construction of which is slated to begin early next year, has a price tag of $17.5 million. The opening is slated for the fourth quarter of 2021.
Kissimmee, Fla. — JLL has arranged the $26.3 million sale of Osceola Village, a 122,845-square-foot, Publix-anchored shopping center in Kissimmee. The center, which was delivered in 2008, was 82 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including DaVita Kidney Care, Orlando Health and Visionworks. The asset is situated on 20 acres at 3040 Dyer Blvd., 22 miles south of downtown Orlando. Brad Peterson, Whitaker Leonhardt and Tommy Isola of JLL represented the seller, an affiliate of Glenborough LLC, in the transaction. New York City-based East Coast Acquisitions purchased …