Albuquerque, N.M. — SimonCRE has acquired Cottonwood Corners, a 218,144-square-foot retail center located in Albuquerque. An entity doing business as Gibson-Cottonwood LLC sold the property for an undisclosed price. Tenants at the property, which was developed in two phases in 1996 and 1998, include Barnes & Noble, Best Buy, Michaels, Ross Dress for Less, Legacy Furniture, New Balance, The UPS Store, Mattress Firm, Leslie’s Poolmart, Scrub Spot, LA Luxe Nails and Firehouse Subs. The center also features 29,233 square feet of big box space and 4,679 square feet of small shop …
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Albuquerque, N.M. — Restaurant chain Marco’s Pizza has signed a nine-unit development agreement in New Mexico. Franchisees Chris and Kristian Ornelas will own and operate the restaurants, with the first new units scheduled to open in Albuquerque and Rio Rancho before the end of the first quarter of 2025. This mark’s the brand’s first entry into the state.
Gallup, N.M. — Faris Lee Investments has brokered the $12.9 million sale of Zecca Plaza, a 110,593-square-foot shopping center located in Gallup. Alberstons anchors the property. Other tenants at the center include Goodwill and O’Reilly Auto Parts. Don MacLellan and Chris DePierro of Faris represented both the seller and buyer in the transaction.
Rio Rancho, N.M. — Marcus & Millichap’s Taylor McMinn Retail Group has brokered the sale of a 13,847-square-foot, single-tenant retail property in Rio Rancho. Natural Grocers occupies the building, which was built in 2020, on a 15-year, triple-net-lease basis, with 12 years remaining on the lease at the time of sale. Don McMinn of Taylor McMinn Retail Group represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.”Despite the surplus of net-lease inventory on the market and limited buyer pool, quality net-lease grocery inventory remains in short supply and high demand,” says McMinn. Natural …
Albuquerque, N.M. — Ariel Property Advisors has arranged a $5.5 million loan for the refinancing of Guadalupe Plaza, an 87,000-square-foot retail center located in Albuquerque. Matt Swerdlow, Matthew Dzbanek and Rhea Vivek secured the 15-year refinancing on behalf of the borrower, a New Jersey-based investor. The loan features one year of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization with no prepayment penalty.
Albuquerque, N.M. — Houlihan-Parnes has arranged a 43,900-square-foot lease at Ladera Shopping Center, a retail center located in Albuquerque. Built in 1986, the property totals 128,712 square feet. ARC Thrift Stores will now occupy the anchor space, a former grocery store, at the center. Ed Graf and Ted Sannella of Houlihan-Parnes arranged the lease and secured a $2.8 million loan for the tenant improvement buildout on behalf of the landlord, an entity doing business as Ladera Partners LLC. Other tenants at the property include Dollar Tree, Taco Cabana, Planet Fitness, Dogtopia, …
Albuquerque, N.M. — Westwood Financial has sold Sycamore Plaza, a 37,442-square-foot shopping center located in Albuquerque, for an undisclosed price. Petsmart anchors the property, which was fully occupied at the time of sale. Other tenants include Sally Beauty, Einstein Bros. Bagels, Stretch Zone, GNC, Super Cuts and GameStop. CBRE National Retail Partners represented Westwood in the transaction.
Albuquerque, N.M. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of a 3,331-square-foot single-tenant retail property located in Albuquerque. Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers occupies the building on a 15-year, triple-net lease. Bill Asher, Jeff Lefko and Jeremy McChesney of Hanley represented the seller and developer, TradeCor LLC, in the transaction, in association with ParaSell Inc. Greg Swedelson and Jon-Eric Greene of SSG Realty Partners represented the buyer, an undisclosed private investor.
Newmark Negotiates Sale of Ashley HomeStore-Occupied Retail Building in Farmington, New Mexico
Farmington, N.M. — Newmark has brokered the sale of a single-tenant retail building located at 5200 E. Main St. in Farmington. Johnston Real Estate Farmington sold the asset to an undisclosed public REIT for $6.5 million. Matt Berres, Samer Khalil and Karick Brown of Newmark’s Net Lease Capital Markets group, along with John Ransom of Colliers, represented the seller in the deal. Ashley HomeStore occupies the property on a long-term, passive double net-lease basis. The retail furniture store has more than 2,000 locations in 60 countries.
Plano, Texas — At Home opened three new home decor stores during the month of July. The company’s stores span an average of 100,000 square feet and offer up to 45,000 decor items, including furniture, rugs, wall art and housewares. New openings include a store located at 3400 Calle Cuervo NW in Albuquerque, New Mexico; a store located at 1212 75th St. in the Chicago suburb of Downer’s Grove, Illinois; and a location at 376 Universal Drive in North Haven, Connecticut. The Plano, Texas-based company now boasts a portfolio of …