Huntsville, Ala. — A joint venture between Essex Capital and Ascend Property Group has broken ground on Front Row, an 11-acre, mixed-use project in downtown Huntsville. The $220 million first phase of Front Row is now underway, following news last week that Banco Inbursa and a group led by Keel Point and Opportunity Alabama provided $115 million in construction financing. The first retail space is slated for delivery in late 2025, followed by apartments and office space in early 2026. Upon full build-out, the first phase of Front Row will comprise …
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Chicago — Mid-America Real Estate Corp. has arranged the sale of Lawndale Plaza, a 104,240-square-foot shopping center in Chicago’s Lawndale neighborhood. Anchored by Freshway Market, the property is leased to tenants including Citi Trends, Taco Bell, PNC, Rainbow, Cosmo Superstore and O’Reilly Auto Parts. Rick Drogosz and Emily Gadomski of Mid-America represented the seller, Mercer Street Holdings Three. Acre Investment Co. LLC was the buyer.
Lexington, Ky. — Cowgill Inc. has announced plans to develop a new, 44-acre mixed-use project in Lexington. Dubbed Hamburg East, the property will feature restaurant, hotel, apartment, retail and green space. Hamburg East will also include a 41-acre parcel that was acquired by the University of Kentucky in September and designated as the site of a new medical facility. Construction on the development is scheduled to begin immediately. The project team includes ATS Construction, Davis H. Elliott Co., Design Works and Vision Engineering. Cowgill, a locally based family company, currently owns …
Ooltewah, Tenn. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $5.6 million sale of Wolftever Crossing Shopping Strip, a 12,040-square-foot shopping center located in Ooltewah, roughly 20 miles outside Chattanooga. Tenants at the property, which was built in 2017, include AT&T, Supercuts, Salsarita’s, Firehouse Subs and a standalone AFC Urgent Care. Harrison Creason and Andrew Margulies of Marcus & Millichap arranged the sale on behalf of the seller, a South Carolina-based partnership, and procured the buyer, a California-based private investor. Jody McKibben assisted in closing the transaction as the firm’s broker of …
Bear, Del. — Reybold Group is underway on the vertical construction of a new, 16,893-square-foot retail center located adjacent to the St. Andrews residential community in Bear. Upon completion, which is scheduled for later this year, the property will feature eight storefronts. One tenant has signed a lease at the development.
Bentonville, Ark. — Walmart (NYSE: WMT) has announced plans to expand by more than 150 new stores over the next five years, both through new construction and converting existing buildings. The first two stores under this initiative — both under the company’s smaller-format Walmart Neighborhood Market banner — are scheduled to open this spring in Santa Rosa, Florida, and Atlanta. The company is currently finalizing plans for 12 new projects, one of which will be the conversion of a smaller existing location into a large-format Walmart Supercenter, which serves as both …
Summerville, S.C. — JLL Capital Markets has brokered the $29 million sale of Oakbrook Station, a 138,137-square-foot retail center located in Summerville. Lowes Foods anchors the property, which was built in 1997 and renovated in 2017. Other tenants include the U.S. Postal Service, Community Thrift and Dollar Tree. The center was 99 percent leased at the time of sale. Kempner Properties, in partnership with Peter Braus and James Wacht of Lee & Associates, acquired the property. Brad Buchanan, Tom Kolarczyk, Jim Hamilton and Andrew Michols of JLL represented the seller, LBX …
Belleville, Mich. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $5.4 million sale of Van Buren Plaza in Belleville, a southwest suburb of Detroit. The 43,765-square-foot retail center was 94 percent occupied at the time of sale by a mix of local, regional and national tenants. Alex Perez and Chris Garavaglia of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer, a limited liability company.
Cary, N.C. — A partnership between an affiliate of Mack Real Estate Group (MREG) and Soundwater Properties has purchased Maynard Crossing, a 122,091-square-foot shopping center located in Cary, a suburb of Raleigh. Built in 1996, the property was 88 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including anchor Harris Teeter, Workout Anytime, Doctors Express, Riccobene Family Dentistry, Brigs Restaurant, Kathmandu Kitchen and All American Swim Supply, as well as a newly built outparcel gas station. Tom Kolarczyk, Danny Finkle, Jim Hamilton and Steele Burkett of JLL represented the undisclosed …
Matthews and Raleigh, N.C. — Nordstrom Rack, the off-price retail division of Nordstrom, will open two new stores in North Carolina, expanding the retailer’s footprint in the state by 57,000 square feet. Scheduled to open this fall, the first store will comprise 32,000 square feet within Triangle Town Place in Raleigh. Other tenants at Triangle Town Place include Dick’s Sporting Goods and DSW. Global Net Lease owns and manages the property. The second store, which is scheduled to open spring 2025, will occupy 25,000 square feet within Sycamore Commons in Matthews. …