Northbrook, Ill. — JRW Realty has arranged the acquisition of a 90,408-square-foot Mariano’s grocery store located in Northbrook, a suburb of Chicago. Christopher Thompson of JRW represented the institutional buyers, who purchased the store as part of a focus on acquiring net-leased properties. Cushman & Wakefield represented the undisclosed seller. Mariano’s is a subsidiary of Kroger.
Pensacola, Fla. — JLL has arranged the sale of Pensacola Square, a 142,767-square-foot shopping center located in Pensacola. Brad Peterson and Whitaker Leonhardt of JLL represented the seller, an affiliate of RCG Ventures LLC. Pensacola Square, which was 95 percent leased at the time of sale, is anchored by Big Lots and shadow-anchored by Hobby Lobby. Tenants at the property include American Freight Outlet, Beall’s Outlet and Petland. A private Florida-based family office acquired the shopping center for an undisclosed price.
Fresno, Calif. — Matthews Real Estate Investment Services has arranged the sale of Village Walk Shopping Center, a 30,000-square-foot retail center located in Fresno. Nabil Awada of Matthews represented the undisclosed buyer, which acquired the property for $6.9 million in a 1031-exchange transaction. Crunch Fitness Center anchors the property, which is located at 6350-6380 North Figarden Ave. Jim Brandon and Greg Kavoklis of Matthews arranged financing for the purchase.
Phoenix — Tortosa LLC has completed the disposition of The Strip, a two-story retail and office building in Phoenix. 4700 Alliance LLC, a Seattle-based investment company, purchased the property, which was fully leased at the time of sale, for $4.4 million. The ground-floor space is leased to tenants including a craft beer and wine bar/restaurant, a craft coffee shop, a wine shop and café, a locally famous cake bakery and a soon-to-be completed speakeasy bar and co-working lounge. The second floor includes a salon, two architectural firms, a fitness tech …
Austin, Texas — JLL has negotiated the sale of Southpark Meadows, a 938,103-square-foot retail power center in Austin. Built in phases between 2004 and 2008, the center was 95 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including HomeGoods, Marshalls, Ross Dress for Less, Hobby Lobby, Burlington, Dave & Busters, Best Buy, Five Below and Rooms To Go. Chris Gerard, Barry Brown, Ryan Shore, Robby Westerfield and Cole Sutter of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Chris McColpin and Chris Drew, also with JLL, arranged an undisclosed …
Pittsburgh — Northmarq has brokered the $7.1 million sale of a 13,575-square-foot restaurant building in downtown Pittsburgh. The freestanding building is located within the Southside Works development and is leased to The Cheesecake Factory, which has occupied the property since its original construction in 2004. Asher Wenig of Northmarq represented the buyer and seller — both of which are undisclosed New York-based firms — in the transaction.
Denton, Texas — Weitzman has arranged the sale of a 13,562-square-foot retail strip center in the North Texas city of Denton. The center sits on 1.1 acres at 111 E. University Drive. Tenants include The UPS Store, Taqueria Monterrey and Sangam Indian Restaurant. A local investor sold the property to a California-based limited liability company for an undisclosed price, with both parties requesting anonymity. David Zoller of Weitzman brokered the deal.
Woodstock, Ga. — US Fitness Holdings LLC has announced a definitive agreement to acquire a property at 301 Gold Creek Trail in Woodstock, roughly 30 miles north of Atlanta. The 69,000-square-foot sports club, currently operated as a Gold’s Gym, will be converted into a Onelife Fitness club. Onelife will retain existing staff and memberships and invest a projected $1.5 million into updating the facility. Amenities will include cardio and strength equipment, turf training areas, a spin studio, studios featuring fitness classes, a sauna, recovery studio, Olympic lifting platforms and a …
Kyle, Texas and Zebulon, N.C. — Northmarq has secured financing for the acquisition of Plum Creek Village and Zebulon Crossing, two retail centers located in Texas and North Carolina. Ory Schwartz of Northmarq arranged the two loans, totaling $9.3 million, through a life insurance company on behalf of an undisclosed individual investor. Financing included $5.25 million for the purchase of Plum Creek Village, a 19,899-square-foot shopping center located in Kyle, Texas. The property is home to tenants including Shipley’s Tropical Smoothie Café and Action Behavior Center. Tenants at the 30,475-square-foot …
Arlington, Texas — Trademark Property Co. has purchased Lincoln Square, a 470,000-square-foot retail center located at 1500 N. Collins St. in Arlington. Trademark will redevelop the property into a mixed-use development through a 30-year public-private partnership (P3) with the City of Arlington. Terms of the P3 require the developer to invest a minimum of $150 million over the next six years. The City Council has approved a co-investment of $14.2 million, and local residents will have input on the project. Current tenants at the property include Studio Movie Grill, Ulta …
