Bel Air, Md. — SJC Ventures has acquired the former Macy’s store at the Harford Mall site in Bel Air, roughly 30 miles northeast of Baltimore, with plans for a redevelopment. The Atlanta-based development firm will begin clearing land and preparing infrastructure at the site in early July. Dubbed Derby Place, the mixed-use project will span 94,600 square feet and will include a 35,000-square-foot grocer, complemented by 48,000 square feet of luxury boutiques, restaurants, shops and amenities. Construction is scheduled to start this summer, while first tenant openings are projected for spring …
Plano, Texas — The Dallas Stars are planning to open a new hockey arena and mixed-use entertainment district at The Shops at Willow Bend in Plano. The team announced on June 2 that it had signed a nonbinding letter of intent (LOI), inclusive of design and construction plans for the arena and surrounding district, which could include sports-themed retail, restaurant and entertainment uses, as well as public gathering and event spaces. The announcement comes roughly 24 hours after the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks similarly unveiled plans to move on from American …
Charlotte, N.C. — Portman has announced plans for Savona Food Works, a 30,000-square-foot food hall that will anchor the company’s Savona Mill adaptive reuse project in Charlotte’s West End district. Veteran food hall operator Robert Montwaid will lead the dining installation, which will offer 25 food stalls, a full-service restaurant and bar, coffee shop, flower market and rooftop bar. Montwaid’s previous ventures include leading Gansevoort Market in New York City’s Meatpacking District and Chattahoochee Food Works in Atlanta’s West Midtown neighborhood. Savona Food Works will be situated in the “Weave building,” …
Concord, N.C. — A partnership between Charlotte-based real estate investment firm White Point and the Liles family have announced plans to recapitalize Gibson Mill, a 653,000-square-foot adaptive reuse development located in Concord, a northeast suburb of Charlotte. White Point acquired a significant stake in the property, buying out former co-owners Joe Liles and Tom Cotter, who purchased the former Cannon Mills property in 2004. George Liles will remain part of the new ownership group, along with his four sons. Established in 1899, Gibson Mill sits on 33 acres and includes a …
San Francisco — Bridgeton has sold the 36,000-square-foot retail and office component of Museum Parc, a mixed-use property located in San Francisco’s SoMa neighborhood. Built in 1989, Museum Parc features 234 luxury condominiums with ground-floor retail and office space. Tenants at the property, which was fully leased at the time of sale, include Crunch Fitness, El Dorado Latin Fusion, Aquabyte and TowerWAV. Eric Kathrein, Andrew Spangenberg and Allie Repaskey of JLL represented the seller in the transaction. DPI Retail was the buyer.
Gilbert, Ariz. — Mill Creek Residential has signed seven new leases totaling 16,650 square feet at Modera Higley Commons, a mixed-use apartment community located in Gilbert, a suburb of Phoenix. Tenants will include The Mick Brasserie, California Closets, Pvolve, Zara Nail Bar, Playa Bowls, Bodybar Pilates and GoodVets. Roughly 85 percent of the retail space is now occupied. Modera Higley Commons features 19,602 square feet of ground-floor retail space, along with 276 apartments.
Wilmington, N.C. — CBRE has signed leases with five new retail tenants at Center Point, a mixed-use project under development in Wilmington. Totaling more than 13,000 square feet, the new leases will include Nest Interiors and Blended Shoes + Apparel — which will be merged into a shared space — as well as Burton’s Grill & Bar, Thompson’s of Wilmington and Jeff’s Bagel Run. These tenants mark the first retail commitments within Phase I of Center Point, which will feature approximately 33,000 square feet of retail space. A joint venture between …
Sarasota, Fla. — Torburn Partners, a real estate development and investment firm based in Chicago, and leasing and placemaking partner Jamestown are moving forward with Sarasota Square, a mixed-use redevelopment of the former Sarasota Square Mall. The mixed-use development spans nearly 100 acres at the corner of South Tamiami Trail and Beneva Road in Sarasota. Sarasota Square Mall originally opened in September 1977 and closed in December 2024. Phase I of the project, which is expected to be delivered in the first quarter of 2027, will introduce approximately 90,000 square …
Denver — Walker & Dunlop has arranged $130 million in financing to fund the mixed-use redevelopment of a former Veterans Affairs (VA) hospital campus in Denver. GM Development, a locally based urban infill development firm, is the borrower. Chris Rumul, Jason Silva, Cole Parker and Mike Valucci of Walker & Dunlop arranged the financing through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) 221(d)(4) loan program. This marks the largest HUD 221(d)(4) loan in the company’s history. (The 221(d)(4) loan product is HUD’s construction-to-permanent financing program that funds the …
San Antonio — CBRE has arranged financing for The Legacy, a 353,000-square-foot mixed-use property located in San Antonio. John Fenoglio and Brock Hudson of CBRE secured the nonrecourse loan on behalf of the borrower, a partnership between San Diego-based Rio Capital Investments and New York City-based Triangle Capital Group. The Legacy is designed as a live-work-play environment and spans more than 32 acres. Tenants at the property include Lifetime Fitnesss, Best Buy, Specs, Buffalo Wild Wings, Starbucks Coffee and Main Event, along with a Home2 Suites by Hilton hotel.