Babcock Ranch, Fla. — JLL Capital Markets has secured construction financing for the development of Crescent B Commons, an 82,640-square-foot, Publix-anchored neighborhood shopping center in Babcock Ranch, a new town situated northeast of Fort Myers. Tarik Bateh and Jennifer Swanson of JLL arranged the loan through Ameris Bank on behalf of the developer, Kitson & Partners. Construction on the center began in August 2020 and is slated for completion in summer 2021. The Publix is set to open shortly after. Crescent B Commons will be located in the front of Babcock Ranch, …
Miami — A joint venture between Terra and Grass River Property has broken ground on Grove Central in Miami’s Coconut Grove neighborhood. Located at the intersection of US-1 and SW 27th Ave., the mixed-use development will include a 23-story residential tower, 1,250-space public parking garage and approximately 170,000 square feet of retail anchored by Target. The development will connect to and facilitate privately-funded improvements to the Coconut Grove Metrorail station and integrate directly with The Underline park, Miami-Dade’s bus system and the City of Miami’s trolley network. The project is …
Miami — Target has signed a 77,000-square-foot lease as part of Terra’s CentroCity mixed-use redevelopment located at 3825 NW 7th St. in Miami. Construction is expected to start this summer. Arquitectonica and RSP Architects are designing CentroCity. As part of the CentroCity project, Terra is redeveloping what was previously known as Central Shopping Plaza into a 38-acre mixed-use project. Plans for CentroCity include up to 1,200 residential apartments, green space for residents, an office building and a shopping center with 300,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space. CentroCity will be located …
Batavia, Ill. — Aldi, a discount grocer based in Essen, Germany, is continuing its nationwide expansion with 100 new stores to open this year. The grocer plans to grow its footprint in select markets in Arizona, California, Florida and the Northeast U.S. Aldi also plans to add curbside pickup service to 500 additional stores this year, bringing its total number of stores with curbside options to 1,200. Nearly all U.S. Aldi locations offer delivery services through its partnership with Instacart. Additionally, today marks the groundbreaking of Aldi’s 564,000-square-foot distribution center …
Delray Beach, Fla. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of North Delray Commons, a 34,087-square-foot shopping center located in Delray Beach. The property is anchored by Publix and home to tenants including Lina Nails, UPS, AT&T and Jersey Mike’s Subs. Kirk Olson and Drew Kristol of the Institutional Property Advisors division of Marcus & Millichap brokered the transaction on behalf of the seller, an undisclosed institutional investor with several offices throughout the country. Benderson Development acquired the center for an undisclosed price.
Jacksonville, Fla. — Southeastern Grocers Inc., the Jacksonville-based parent company of grocery brands Winn-Dixie, BI-LO, Fresco y Mas and Harveys Supermarket, is moving forward with its initial public offering (IPO) that it filed in mid-October. Founded in 1924, Southeastern Grocers operates 638 grocery stores, pharmacies and liquor stores across Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina and South Carolina. According to Market Watch, the company has 36,000 employees and its expected listing date for its shares of common stock is next week under the symbol “SEGR” on the New York Stock Exchange …
Naples, Fla. — SRS Real Estate Partners has arranged the $5.8 million sale of a freestanding retail property occupied by 7-Eleven at 4704 Golden Gate Parkway in Naples. The newly renovated property includes a 3,500-square-foot building and 16 gas pumps. Michael Carter and Frank Rogers of SRS represented the seller, a Florida-based merchant developer, in the transaction. The buyer, a private investor in a 1031 exchange, was represented by Brad Thessing, Roger Massell and Chris Twist of Thessing Commercial Properties.
Boca Raton, Fla. — ODP Corp. (Nasdaq: ODP), the parent company of Office Depot, has rejected USR Parent Inc.’s off-market transaction offer to acquire the Boca Raton-based retailer. USR, the parent company of office products retailer Staples and affiliate of Sycamore Partners, offered to buy ODP for $40 per share in an all-cash deal that would equate to roughly $2.1 billion. In a letter to Stefan Kaluzny, managing director of Sycamore Partners and a member of the board of directors at USR, ODP’s chairman of the board of directors Joseph …
Orlando, Fla. — JLL has negotiated the $9.1 million sale of Southgate Shopping Center, a 144,052-square-foot retail property in Orlando. Aldi anchors the site, which was 92 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including AutoZone, dd’s Discount’s, Aaron’s and Value Pawn. Additionally, the property can be expanded with the addition of a 6,000-square-foot future pad site and drive-thru ATM development opportunity. The asset spans 17 acres and is located at 4649 S. Orange Blossom Trail, four miles south of downtown Orlando. Brad Peterson, Whitaker Leonhardt and Tommy …
South Miami, Fla. — Midtown Opportunities, a real estate investment fund based in Miami, has purchased The Shops at Sunset Place in South Miami for $65.5 million. The open-air lifestyle property features nearly 515,000 square feet of retail and office space leased to tenants such as AMC Theatres and LA Fitness. A partnership between Federal Realty Investment Trust, Grass River Property Co. and Comras Co. sold the mixed-used development after more than five years of ownership. Midtown Opportunities has retained Grass River to manage the asset. Federal Realty, Grass River …