Brooklyn, N.Y. — Blue Owl Capital has provided $41.3 million in financing for the acquisition of The Shops at Front & York, the 150,000-square-foot retail component of the larger Front & York mixed-use development. Situated in Brooklyn’s DUMBO neighborhood and built in 2021, The Shops at Front & York is anchored by LifeTime Fitness and spans an entire city block. Max Ralby and Jordan Roeschlaub of Newmark secured the single-source, fixed-rate financing on behalf of the borrowers, Namdar Realty Group and Klosed Properties.
Chattanooga, Tenn. — Chattanooga-based CBL Properties has acquired four enclosed regional malls from Washington Prime Group for $178.9 million. The properties include Ashland Town Center in Ashland, Kentucky.; Mesa Mall in Grand Junction, Colorado; Paddock Mall in Ocala, Florida; and Southgate Mall in Missoula, Montana. CBL says it is focused on owning and managing successful enclosed malls in dynamic and growing middle markets. The deal suggests mall recovery extends beyond luxury properties, driven by limited retail construction since 2008, according to The Wall Street Journal. Ashland Town Center is a single-level …
Virginia Beach, Va. — National Asset Services (NAS) and Colliers have negotiated the $8.6 million sale of the 22,933-square-foot Lynnhaven Square in Virginia Beach on behalf of the shopping center’s ownership group. The center was last acquired in 2005 by a group of eight tenant-in-common (TIC) investors. NAS has served as the asset management company for the group since 2008. Shirlee Kingsley of NAS secured a refinancing solution in 2015 that preserved the original TIC ownership structure and its tax advantages. Lynnhaven Square has maintained full occupancy both during the 2015 …
Cape Coral, Fla. — CrownPoint Partners has arranged the $4.5 million sale of Merchants Plaza, a 15,000-square-foot, multi-tenant neighborhood retail center in Cape Coral. Located at 155-159 Hancock Bridge Parkway, the center sits on 1.2 acres and was fully leased to seven tenants including Tires Plus, PI Pizza, Hancock Smoke Shop, Lee Nails, Floral Designs, Palm Tree Massage Spa and Cape Palace Arcade at the time of sale. According to CrownPoint Partners, the center was refurbished in 2023 with a new roof, upgraded HVAC systems, LED lighting, a new pylon …
Durham, N.C. — The Ardent Cos. has closed on the land acquisition for Westside Bottling, a mixed-use development located on the former Durham Coca-Cola Bottling Co. warehouse site in Durham. Ardent plans to break ground in August on the development, which will feature 70,000 square feet of retail space, 370 multifamily residences and 35 for-sale townhomes upon completion. Westside Bottling’s retail component is currently 70 percent preleased to tenants including Sprouts Farmers Market, Shake Shack, Ulta Beauty, Club Pilates, First Watch and Vernis Nail Salons. First Citizens Bank, which had an …
Merritt Island, Fla. — MHCommercial Real Estate Fund II, a private equity fund launched by South Florida-based commercial real estate services firm NAI Merin Hunter Codman, has purchased Merritt Crossing, a 90,000-square-foot shopping center on Florida’s Space Coast, for approximately $9.1 million. Situated across 15.3 acres on Merritt Island, the property was built in 1983 and renovated in 2002. DG Market and Planet Fitness anchor Merritt Crossing, which was 92.3 percent leased at the time of sale. Other tenants include The Health Bar, a hair studio, a daycare and multiple …
Jacksonville, Fla. — Jacksonville, Florida-based Regency Centers Corp. has obtained five shopping centers within the 23,000-acre master-planned community of Ranch Mission Viejo in Orange County, California, for $357 million. The properties, which comprise 630,000 square feet, include Bridgepark Plaza, Mercantile West, Mercantile East, Terrace Shops and Sendero Marketplace. The portfolio is 97 percent leased to a mix of needs-based tenants such as grocers, restaurants, and health, wellness and personal service uses. The seller was Newport Beach, California-based Westar Associates. Regency funded the acquisition with a combination of operating partnership (OP) …
Dearborn, Mich. — Mid-America Real Estate Corp. has brokered the sale of Fairlane North, a 151,121-square-foot shopping center in Dearborn. The property will be rebranded as Dabaja Fairlane North Properties. The center is fully leased to Value City Furniture, Crunch Fitness, Forman Mills, Happy’s Outlet and Verizon Wireless. Ben Wineman, Eric Geskermann, Daniel Stern and Tony Schmitt of Mid-America represented the seller, a private investment group, in the transaction. Ali Charara of Century 21 Curran & Oberski represented the buyer, metro Detroit-based Dabaja Brothers Development Group. The transaction represents the …
Anaheim, Calif. — Encinitas, California-based Vista Emerald has acquired Pique at Angel Stadium, a 15,710-square-foot multi-tenant retail center located in Anaheim, for $11.3 million. Formerly known as The Shops at Stadium Towers, the property was originally built in 2006 on 2.2 acres. The center was fully leased to eight tenants including 714 Tickets, Aleppo’s Kitchen, Comerica Bank, LAMILL Coffee, Lolas by MFK and Non’s Vietnamese Kitchen at the time of sale, according to LoopNet. The property also offers 150 parking spaces, 16 Tesla Superchargers and prominent pylon street signage. Lee …
Monticello, Ky. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $5.9 million sale of Cumberland Crossing, a 94,366-square-foot shopping center located in Monticello. Situated on roughly 16 acres, Cumberland Crossing was 86 percent leased to tenants including Marshalls, Five Below, Farmers Home Furniture, Dollar Tree and Great Clips at the time of sale. Walmart, which has operated at the site since 2001, shadow anchors the property. Zach Taylor and Eric Abbott of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller in the transaction. Grant Fitzgerald was the firm’s broker of record in Kentucky.