Westlake, Fla. — An entity doing business as Westlake Palms, led by Don Hearing, has announced plans to develop a 10,400-square-foot retail center in Westlake in southeast Florida. Upon completion, the property, dubbed Westlake Palms, will comprise a multi-tenant building with seven tenant suites ranging from 1,305 square feet to 1,648 square feet in size. Situated within the Westlake master-planned community, the development will also feature 48 parking spaces, two electric vehicle charging spaces and bike storage. The project is fully pre-leased to tenants including an optometrist, dentist, orthodontist and café. …
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Temecula, Calif. and Orlando, Fla. — Beverage concept Sip Fresh has announced plans to open stores in Temecula, California, and Orlando, Florida. Situated within Promenade Temecula, the new venue is scheduled to open in early 2025. Franchisee Kevin Tam will own and operate the unit. The Florida store will be located within Florida Mall. Each store will total roughly 1,200 square feet.
West Palm Beach, Fla. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $10.1 million sale of Cross County Plaza, a retail center located in West Palm Beach. K&G Fashion Superstore and dd’s Discounts anchor the property, which totals 49,451 square feet. Other tenants at the center include Presidente Supermarket, Ross Dress for Less, YouFit Health Clubs and Ollie’s Bargain Outlet. Douglas Mandel, Zach Levine and Josh Gilbert of Marcus & Millichap represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction and procured the buyer, Pliskin Realty.
Lakeland, Fla. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the $15.5 million sale of Northtowne Square, a 96,009-square-foot shopping center located in Lakeland. Built in 1988, the property was fully leased at the time of sale. Tenants at the property include Harbor Freight Tools, Fancy Fruit & Produce and Brewlands Bar & Billiards. Tarek Chbeir of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller in the transaction, and Garrett Fierstein of Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. (MMCC) arranged $6.5 million in acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer.
Institutional Property Advisors Brokers $17 Million Sale of Seven Hills Plaza in Metro Tampa
Spring Hill, Fla. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has brokered the $17 million sale of Seven Hills Plaza, an 87,286-square-foot retail center located roughly 50 miles north of Tampa in Spring Hill. Planet Fitness and Walgreens anchor the center, which was fully occupied at the time of sale. Additional tenants include Altitude Trampoline Park, AFC Urgent Care, Rehability, Okinawa Ramen Restaurant, GNC and Nails So Happy. Kirk Olson and Drew Kristol of IPA represented the seller, Continental Realty Corp., and procured the buyer, Bezrat H. …
Daytona Beach, Fla. — Colliers has brokered the $26.4 million sale of Volusia Square, a shopping center located in Daytona Beach. Tenants at the property, which was 97.2 percent leased at the time of sale, include Urban Air Adventure Park, Amped Fitness, Ollie’s Bargain Outlet and Restaurant Depot Express. The sale also included three outparcels occupied Buffalo Wild Wings, Arby’s and a multi-tenant building leased to Lenscrafters and CAVA. Brad Peterson and Whitaker Leonhardt of Colliers represented the seller, Lamar Cos., in the transaction. Mosaic Realty Partners was the buyer.
Odessa, Fla. — SRS Real Estate Partners has brokered the $14.3 million sale of a newly built freestanding retail property in Odessa, a suburb of Tampa. Lowe’s Home Improvement occupies the 137,554-square-foot property on a 20-year absolute net ground lease. Matthew Mousavi and Patrick Luther of SRS represented the California-based buyer in the all-cash transaction. Patrick Wagor of Atlantic Capital Partners represented the seller, a privately held development firm.
Sarasota, Fla. — Wilder has acquired the Shoppes at Palmer Ranch, a 65,417-square-foot retail center located in Sarasota. Publix anchors the property with a store featuring a drive-thru pharmacy and Publix Liquors. Other tenants at the center include Dental Care at Palmer Ranch, Sherwin-Williams, Wellness Animal Hospital, Ann Volcano Nail Lounge and Fuji Sushi Steakhouse. Brad Peterson of Colliers represented the seller, WMG Development, in the transaction. Donald Jennewein of Colliers arranged acquisition financing on behalf of Wilder.
Atlanta — CBRE has arranged a $171.4 million loan for the refinancing of an eight-property portfolio of grocery-anchored shopping centers in the Southeast. Comprising roughly 1.2 million square feet, the portfolio was 96.6 percent leased at the time of financing to 194 tenants including Kroger, Publix and Whole Foods Market. PGIM provided the financing to the borrowers, Branch Properties and Corebridge Real Estate Investors (formerly AIG Global Real Estate). Richard Henry, Mike Ryan, Brian Linnihan and Taylor Crowder of CBRE arranged the loan, which was used to refinance the existing mortgages …
St. Petersburg, Fla. — Matthews Real Estate Investment Services has brokered the sale of Crosswinds Shopping Center, a 141,577-square-foot retail center located in St. Petersburg. Tenants at the property, which was fully leased at the time of sale, include Marshalls, Michaels, Bealls and Havertys. Wallace Enterprises and Crim & Associates acquired the center from an entity doing business as Crosswinds St. Pete LLC for an undisclosed price. Pierce Mayson, Kyle Stonis and Boris Shilkrot of Matthews represented the seller in the transaction.