San Diego — EarthWise Pet has acquired Loyal Biscuit, a pet supply retailer offering healthy food for dogs and cats. The company has six stores operating in Bath, Belfast, Brewer, Rockport, Rockland and Waterville, Maine. A decision has not yet been made on whether the locations will be rebranded with the EarthWise name. San Diego-based EarthWise has over 150 locations open across the U.S.
Investment sales
Lawrenceville, Ga. — ShopOne Centers REIT Inc., with joint venture partners Pantheon and an institutional investor, has acquired Bethesda Walk, a 68,271-square-foot shopping center located in Lawrenceville, roughly 30 miles northeast of Atlanta. Walmart Neighborhood Market anchors the property, which was 98 percent occupied at the time of sale. Other tenants at the center include Subway, Wingstop and Metro by T-Mobile.
Jacksonville, Fla. — NAI Hallmark has brokered the $3.7 million sale of a 2,425-square-foot property located in Jacksonville. Chipotle Mexican Grill will occupy the newly constructed building on a 15-year, triple-net-lease basis. Daniel Burkhardt and Keith Goldfaden of NAI represented the seller, C & C Jax Investors, in the transaction. A private investor purchased the property.
Rosedale, Md. — KLNB has brokered the $7.2 million sale of Kenwood Shopping Center, a 90,961-square-foot retail center located in Rosedale, a suburb of Baltimore. America’s Realty and investment partners purchased the center from a private family that has owned the property since it was developed more than 40 years ago. Chris Burnham, Vito Lupo, Andy Stape and Jake Furnary of KLNB represented the seller in the transaction. Kenwood Shopping Center was 92 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Advance Auto Parts and Goodwill.
Lithia Springs, Ga.— CBRE has brokered the $4 million sale of Thornton Promenade, an 18,900-square-foot shopping center located in Lithia Springs, roughly 20 miles west of downtown Atlanta. Avis Car Rental, Domino’s Pizza and Metro PCS are tenants at the center, which was 92 percent leased at the time of sale. Craig Taylor of CBRE represented the seller, RAW Promenade LLC, in the transaction. Riverwood Properties represented the buyer, a private investor. Riverwood will also provide leasing and management services for the property.
Chicago — Ashkenazy Acquisition Corp. (AAC) has purchased Gateway Centre, a 200,000-square-foot shopping center in Chicago. Tenants at the property, which was 93 percent leased at the time of sale, include Jewel-Osco, Marshalls and LA Fitness. George Good of CBRE represented the seller, Stockbridge, in the transaction. AAC was represented in-house.
Pleasanton, Calif. — A joint venture comprising Shopoff Realty Investments, Praelium Commercial Real Estate and an affiliate of Singerman Real Estate LLC has purchased an 8.37-acre property in Pleasanton formerly home to a Nordstrom department store. Located at Stoneridge Mall, the property marks the fourth mall purchase for Shopoff in recent years, according to the company’s president and chief executive officer. Shopoff is currently exploring potential uses — including residential, mixed-use and office — for the space. Stoneridge Mall is one of the sites identified for redevelopment by the City …
Hummelstown, Pa. — Heidenberg Properties has sold Hershey Square, a 229,724-square-foot retail center located in Hummelstown. Weis anchors the property, which was built in 1994 and 98 percent occupied at the time of sale. Other tenants at the center include Planet Fitness, Five Below, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Goodyear, AT&T, Verizon Wireless, Five Guys and VisionWorks. Christopher Munley, Jim Galbally and Colin Behr of JLL Capital Markets represented Heidenberg in the transaction.
Merillville, Ind. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $5.3 million sale of Century Plaza, an 18,215-square-foot property located in Merrillville, roughly 40 miles southeast of Chicago. Tenants at the property include Panera Bread. Alex Perez and Chris Garavaglia of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and secured and represented the buyer, both limited liability companies.
Monument, Colo. — RealSource Group has arranged the $3.1 million sale of a single-tenant retail building located in Monument. Grease Monkey occupies the 5,309-square-foot building, which was built in 1995 and renovated in 2007. The tenant recently signed a 10-year initial lease. Austin Blodgett and Jonathan Schiffer of RealSource, along with ParaSell Inc., represented the seller, a private investor, in the deal.