Weehawken, N.J. — Planet Fitness has signed a 19,317-square-foot retail sublease at Tower Plaza in the northern New Jersey community of Weehawken. The tenant is backfilling part of a space leased to German discount grocer Lidl. Mike Testa and Bill Farkas of Jeffery Realty represented Lidl in the sublease negotiations. Ray Villafana of Franchise Realty represented Planet Fitness.
Belvidere, Ill. — Anytime Fitness has signed a 6,276-square-foot retail lease at Southtowne Shopping Center in Belvidere, a city in northern Illinois. The property is located at the corner of Highway 20 and Pearl Street. Rick Scardino of Lee & Associates represented the landlord, Southtowne Ventures LLC, in the transaction. Jack Siragusa of CBRE represented the tenant.
Reston, Va. — Comstock Holding Cos. Inc. has signed mini-golf entertainment concept Puttshack to anchor Phase II of Reston Station, an 80-acre mixed-use project underway in Northern Virginia. Located near the Wiehle-Reston East Metro Station at 1850 Reston Row Plaza in Reston, Puttshack will be the project’s first active entertainment venue when it opens in summer 2025. The more than 29,000-square-foot space will feature four nine-hole mini-golf courses equipped with the company’s proprietary Trackaball technology, which keeps track of patron scores as they play. The venue will also offer a …
Madison, Wis. — Von Maur has opened an 82,000-square-foot department store at West Towne Mall in Madison. Von Maur backfills a space formerly home to Boston Store. West Towne Mall spans 828,602 square feet and is home to tenants such as Total Wine & More, Dave & Busters, Dick’s Sporting Goods, JC Penney, Athleta, Pandora, Pottery Barn, Sephora, Williams-Sonoma and The Cheesecake Factory.
Oxford, Mich. — Clean Hub Car Wash has purchased a 4,700-square-foot retail building at 153 S. Washington St. in Oxford, about 40 miles north of Detroit. Barry Landau of Dominion Real Estate Advisors LLC represented the seller, DJG Properties LLC. Jordan Jabbori of CMP Real Estate Group represented Clean Hub Car Wash, which currently operates out of Sterling Heights and has three new locations scheduled to open in the near future.
New York City — Daniel DePasquale of Katz & Associates has leased two retail spaces located in the New York City borough of Queens. Japanese grocery store Teso Life has signed a 6,000-square-foot lease at 42-19 Bell Blvd. in the Bayside neighborhood, and Filipino fast-casual restaurant Jollibee will occupy 3,614 square feet on the ground floor at 91-23 Queens Blvd. DePasquale represented the landlords, Paulipark Associates LLC and Midwood, respectively, in both deals. Both tenants are scheduled to open in 2023.
Farmingdale, N.Y. — Breslin Realty has arranged a long-term lease with fast-casual restaurant Noodles & Company for 2,500 square feet of space at Republic Plaza, a shopping center located in Farmingdale on Long Island. Robert Delavale of Breslin negotiated the deal on behalf of the undisclosed landlord. Other tenants of Republic Plaza include Walmart Supercenter, Chili’s, Houlihan’s, Bank of America, Panera Bread, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Burger Village, The Halal Guys and AAA.
San Diego — A partnership between Citivest and Hutensky Capital Partners has sold portions of The Shops at Palm Promenade, a newly constructed shopping center in San Diego, for a combined value of $41.5 million. El Warner, Caitlin Zirpolo, Charley Simpson, Jordan Gomez and Alyssa Mera of Colliers’ Orange County-based National Retail Capital Markets team represented the sellers in the transactions. A private exchange buyer acquired 765, 762, 764, 780 and 804 Dennery Road for a total of $25.8 million. Chick-fil-A, Starbucks Coffee, Jersey Mike’s Subs and The UPS Store …
Somerville, Mass. — Five new tenants are scheduled to open at Assembly Row, a mixed-use development located in Somerville, a suburb of Boston. Athleta; ZWILLING J.A. Henckels, a cutlery and kitchenware retailer; Coach; Aerie; and Paper Source have signed leases and are scheduled to open within the next year. Other soon-to-open retailers include Civility Social House, Pandora Jewelry, An Nam Vietnamese Grill, FRANK Restaurant + Market, PNC Bank and Tribos Peri Peri. The property is also undergoing improvements, such as the addition of a dog park and outdoor firepit.
Charlotte, N.C. — Northwood Investors LLC has added two new tenants to Metropolitan, a mixed-use development and lifestyle shopping center located in Midtown Charlotte. New additions include Yuliya’s Ice Cream, a locally based, woman-owned ice cream company founded by Belarusian immigrant Yuliya Shvinhelskaya. The eatery will open its first brick-and-mortar shop in early 2023. The other new tenant is Removery, the largest specialized provider of tattoo removal services. The company operates nearly 100 locations. In addition to new tenants, Northwood Investors is unveiling a refresh of the property’s exterior that …