Deerfield, Ill. and New York City — Walgreens Boots Alliance (Nasdaq: WBA) has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by an entity affiliated with private equity firm Sycamore Partners. The total value of the transaction is $23.7 billion, according to WBA, including an equity value of $10 billion, as well as debt, capital leases and potential future payouts from the opioid and Everly Health Solutions COVID-19 testing settlements. Upon completion of the transaction, which is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2025, WBA common stock will …
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Chicago — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the sale-leaseback of 165 SouthState retail bank branches for $467 million. The portfolio spans roughly 1.2 million square feet across six states — Alabama, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia — and will operate on a 15-year, triple-net lease basis with annual rent increases of two percent. SouthState will continue to operate branches at each of the locations with no changes to its products or service offerings. Alex Sharrin, Coler Yoakam, Brian Shanfeld, Jeffrey Cicurel, Josh Katlin, Michael Roberts, Josh Hirsch and Andrew …
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 …
Quantum Real Estate Brokers $4.2 Million Sale of Shopping Center in Bloomingdale, Illinois
Bloomingdale, Ill. — Quantum Real Estate Advisors has brokered the $4.2 million sale of a shopping center located in Bloomingdale, roughly 25 miles northwest of downtown Chicago. The property — which totals 25,000 square feet — was 95 percent leased at the time of sale. Brett Berlin of Quantum Real Estate represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was an Illinois-based private investor.
Northbrook, Ill. — New York City-based Newmark and Illinois-based Hilco Real Estate has begun marketing 121 JCPenney stores for sale on behalf of the Copper Property CTL Pass Through Trust, a trust owned by JCPenney and managed by Hilco JCP LLC, an affiliate of Hilco Real Estate. JCPenney — which is owned by a joint venture between Simon Property Group and Brookfield Asset Management — operates the stores on an absolute triple-net master lease. The retail portfolio, which averages 130,000 square feet per store, includes 21 stores in Texas, 19 …
Wheaton, Ill. — JLL Capital Markets has secured a $41.7 million financing of Danada Square West, a 314,819-square-foot grocery-anchored shopping center located in Wheaton, roughly 25 miles west of Chicago. DLC Management Corp. is the borrower. Constructed in 1988, the center — which was 92.7 percent leased at the time of sale — is anchored by Jewel-Osco. Other tenants at the property include T.J. Maxx, HomeGoods, Burlington, The Paper Store, Ulta Beauty and Five Below. Scott Aiese, Christopher Knight and Alex Staikos of JLL represented the borrower in arranging the …
Oak Brook, III. — Pine Tree has received a $247 million loan from New York Life Real Estate Investors for portfolio of six shopping centers located in Florida, Arizona, Oregon and Ohio. Pine Tree acquired the properties earlier this year in partnership with an undisclosed state pension fund for $495 million. The centers include The Fountains in Plantation, Florida (430,000 square feet); Arrowhead Crossing in Phoenix (362,000 square feet); Easton Market (501,000 square feet) and Polaris Towne Center (459,000 square feet) in Columbus, Ohio; Kenwood Square in Cincinnati (424,000 square feet); and Tanasbourne Town Center in Hillsboro, Oregon (300,000 square feet). Tenants at the centers, which were 95 percent leased at the time of financing, include Nordstrom Rack, Ulta Beauty, Target, Dick’s Sporting …
Aurora, Ill. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the sale of a six-tenant retail center located in Aurora. Built in 2010, the property totals 12,684 square feet. A private investor acquired the center, which was fully occupied at the time of sale, for $3.4 million. Coult Greenwell and Mitchell Kiven of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller in the transaction.
Marcus & Millichap Brokers $7.7 Million Sale of Retail Strip Center in Suburban Chicago
Lake Zurich, Ill. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $7.7 million sale of Lakeview Plaza, a retail strip center totaling 52,400 square feet in the Chicago suburb of Lake Zurich. Built in 1987, the property is home to restaurants, health and fitness tenants, and automotive service users. Adrian Mendoza, Sean Sharko and Austin Weisenbeck of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private investment group, and procured the buyer, a family office specializing in owning and operating shopping centers.
Belleville, Ill. — Timber Development Co. has acquired Belleville Crossings, a retail center located in Belleville, for $6.5 million. Target, The Home Depot and PetSmart anchor the property, which totals 325,000 square feet and was 60 percent leased at the time of acquisition. Other tenants at the center include Dollar Tree, Maurices, Hibbits Sporting Goods and Famous Footwear. Michael Austry of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction.