Columbus, Ohio — American Commercial Realty (ACR) has obtained a retail portfolio totaling approximately 215,000 square feet across seven shopping centers in Columbus. The properties include Village Centre, Beechcroft Centre, James Livingston Centre, Main Hamilton Centre, 5156 E. Main St. Centre, Wyandotte Centre and McNaughten Center. Alex Marsh of The Robert Weiler Co. will manage leasing at the properties on behalf of the new ownership.
Hudson, Ohio — GA Group and A&G Real Estate Partners plan to auction 790 JOANN store leases and five distribution centers in 49 states in April. The plans follow JOANN’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing in January, the second bankruptcy filing for the retailer within 12 months. GA Group was selected to monetize all of JOANN’s assets and has begun winding down ongoing operations at all the retailer’s locations. The majority of JOANN stores will stay open for going-out-of-business sales through May 2025, or until supplies run out. The leases range in size …
North Canton, Ohio — Axiom Realty has acquired The Venue at Belden, a 157,632-square-foot regional shopping center in North Canton, Ohio. Originally built in 1974, the center was renovated and re-tenanted in 2016 and 2017. Burlington, T.J. Maxx, HomeGoods and Earth Fare comprise more than 60 percent of the center’s gross leasable area. Erin Patton of IPA represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
Westlake, Ohio — Stark Enterprises has leased space to 11 tenants at Crocker Park, the locally-based developer’s mixed-use property in Westlake. A mix of retail and restaurant concepts — Color Me Mine; Garage; Océanne; State & Liberty; Ten Seconds Yunnan Rice Noodle; Tradehome Shoes; and Vera Bradley — have already opened or will be opening in March. Existing retail and office tenants including Arhaus, Palmer Holland and Lucky Shoes have expanded their locations or moved into larger spaces within the development. CPL Architecture, Engineering & Planning has also leased office …
Solon, Ohio — Cooper Commercial Investment Group has brokered the $7.1 million sale of Kruse Commons located in Solon, roughly 20 miles southeast of Cleveland. The two-building retail property, which stands at approximately 26,000 square feet, is anchored by Panera Bread and ice cream shop Mitchell’s Homemade. Dan Cooper of Cooper Commercial Investment Group represented the seller, a private investment group based in the Cleveland area. A Midwest-based fund purchased the property at a cap rate of 6.75 percent or $276 per square foot. Kruse Commons was 78 percent leased …
Reynoldsburg and Dublin, Ohio — JLL Capital Markets has secured two loans totaling $43.6 million for the financing of shopping centers located in the Columbus suburbs of Ohio. DLC Management Corp. is the borrower. The properties include Taylor Square in Reynoldsburg and Tuttle Crossing in Dublin. Built in 2000 and renovated in 2023, Taylor Square totals 378,102 square feet. Walmart Supercenter anchors the 48.3-acre property. Other tenants at the center — which was 99.7 percent leased at the time of sale — include Marshalls, JOANN, Dollar Tree and Bath & …
Brecksville, Ohio — Brown Gibbons Lang & Co. (BGL) has secured development financing for the second phase of Valor Acres, a mixed-use project located in Brecksville, approximately fifteen miles south of Cleveland. BGL secured the financing on behalf of the developer and borrower, DiGeronimo Cos. in the transaction. Upon completion, the second phase will comprise 70,000 square feet of retail and entertainment space, 44,000 square feet of office space, 221 apartment units, a 700-space parking garage and an on-site safety station. Fifth Third Bank and First Commonwealth Bank provided the senior …
Oak Brook, III. — Pine Tree has received a $247 million loan from New York Life Real Estate Investors for portfolio of six shopping centers located in Florida, Arizona, Oregon and Ohio. Pine Tree acquired the properties earlier this year in partnership with an undisclosed state pension fund for $495 million. The centers include The Fountains in Plantation, Florida (430,000 square feet); Arrowhead Crossing in Phoenix (362,000 square feet); Easton Market (501,000 square feet) and Polaris Towne Center (459,000 square feet) in Columbus, Ohio; Kenwood Square in Cincinnati (424,000 square feet); and Tanasbourne Town Center in Hillsboro, Oregon (300,000 square feet). Tenants at the centers, which were 95 percent leased at the time of financing, include Nordstrom Rack, Ulta Beauty, Target, Dick’s Sporting …
Dublin and Reynoldsburg, Ohio — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has brokered the $76 million sale of a shopping center portfolio located in central Ohio. The portfolio includes Tuttle Crossing in Dublin and Taylor Square in Reynoldsburg. Walmart anchors both properties. Other tenants at Tuttle Crossing, which totals 226,718 square feet, include Best Buy, Morris Home Furniture, Ross Dress for Less, Golf Galaxy and Cost Plus. Taylor Square totals 395,074 square feet and was 99 percent leased at the time of sale. Tenants at the property …
Cincinnati and Boise, Idaho — A judge in the Oregon federal court has blocked Kroger Co.’s $24.6 billion acquisition of Albertsons Cos. U.S. District Judge Adrienne Nelson agreed with the Federal Trade Commission’s argument that Kroger would become the dominant player in traditional supermarkets if the deal passed, and rejected the companies’ counterargument that selling 579 stores to C&S Wholesale Grocers would replace the lost competition. In a press release issued today, Albertsons announced that it has exercised its right to terminate its merger agreement with Kroger. Additionally, Albertsons has filed …
