Salina, Kan. — Blue West Capital has arranged the $9 million sale of Sunset Plaza in Salina, a city in central Kansas located roughly 100 miles north of Wichita. Dillons, a division of Kroger, anchors the 126,606-square-foot shopping center. The Dillons store was remodeled in 2019, and a fuel center was added in 2020. Originally constructed in 1960, Sunset Plaza was nearly fully leased at the time of sale. Robert Edwards, Zach Wright and Shawn Dickmann of Blue West Capital represented the seller, a Kansas-based private equity real estate company. …
Westminster, Colo. — Plaza Northwest, a 27,405-square-foot retail center located in Westminster, roughly 11 miles northwest of Denver. Jason Schmidt of JLL Capital Markets represented the seller, Centre Point Properties, in the transaction. Park Meadows Real Estate LLC acquired the property, which was 94 percent leased at the time of sale. Tenants include Rocky Mountain Urgent Care, 303 Training Center, Hot Pho, T Love Nails, Empire Fitness, One Main Financial, State Farm, Partners in Health and Connie’s Antiques.
Cary, N.C. — ShopOne Centers REIT Inc., in a joint venture with Pantheon and an undisclosed institutional investor, has acquired Shoppes on the Parkway in Cary, about ten miles west of downtown Raleigh. The Fresh Market anchors the 40,000-square-foot center, which was 96 percent leased at the time of sale. The transaction marks the first acquisition by the joint venture.
Addison, Texas — Northwood Retail has added five new tenants to Prestonwood Place, a 107,000-square-foot center located in the northern Dallas suburb of Addison. One Medical, a membership-based primary care practice, is now open, and Loro Asian Smokehouse & Bar will open later this year. Two other food-and-beverage concepts, Thai restaurant Asian Mint and fast-casual eatery Sweetgreen, are also scheduled to launch before year’s end. Buff City Soap will open its store in 2023.
Sioux City, Iowa — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the $27.5 million sale of Lakeport Commons, a 202, 880-square-foot shopping center located in Sioux City. Amy Sands, Clinton Mitchell, Michael Nieder, and Marcus Pitts of JLL represented the seller, The RH Johnson Co. The center was 95 percent occupied at the time of sale by tenants including Aldi, Ross Dress for Less, Five Below, Old Navy, PetSmart, Michaels, Boot Barn, Shoe Carnival and Staples. The property is also home to a separately owned Kohl’s, which was not included in the …
Florence, Ala. — Newmark has arranged the sale of Cox Creek Shopping Center in Florence. Mark Joines and Drew Fleming of Newmark represented the seller, U.S. Properties Group. The 142,044-square-foot property was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants including Dick’s Sporting Goods, Field & Stream, Petco, Old Navy, Five Below and Ulta Beauty. United Properties Corp. acquired the center, which is situated directly across from the 675,000-square-foot Florence Mall, for $24 million.
Naperville, Ill. — The Boulder Group has brokered the $2 million sale of a restaurant property net leased to KFC and Taco Bell in the Chicago suburb of Naperville. The 2,982-square-foot building is located along Reflection Drive. Randy Blankstein and Jimmy Goodman of Boulder represented the buyer, a Midwest-based real estate investor completing a 1031 exchange. A Southeast-based real estate company was the seller.
Hartford, Wis. — Blue West Capital has negotiated the $2.9 million sale of Hartford Shops in Hartford, about 37 miles northwest of downtown Milwaukee. The 12,530-square-foot retail center is fully leased and is shadow anchored by Aldi. Tenants at the time of sale included Dunkin’, H&R Block, Shopko Optical and Papa Murphy’s. Carly Kelly and Shawn Dickmann of Blue West Capital represented the seller, a Dallas-based private real estate company. The duo also procured the buyer, a Colorado-based private investor.
Forks Township, Pa. — Crayola has entered into an agreement with BrightColors LLC to open at least five new Crayola Experience venues, doubling Crayola’s presence in the U.S. The company’s portfolio currently includes five locations in Easton, Pennsylvania; Orlando, Florida; Bloomington, Minnesota; Plano, Texas; and Chandler, Arizona. Last November, Crayola began actively seeking partners to extend its footprint domestically and internationally. The Forks Township, Pennsylvania-based company’s first multi-venue licensing agreement will be with BrightColors, which is working with partner Kingsmen Xperience Inc. to open the new locations over the next …
Seattle — Starbucks Coffee (NASDAQ: SBUX) has announced plans to open 2,000 stores by 2025 and invest $450 million in its North American real estate, which will include the modernization of existing locations across the U.S. The announcement took place during the company’s 2022 Investor Day conference in Starbucks’ home town of Seattle. The company’s reinvention plan includes the implementation of a store design that streamlines work behind the counter, enabling better connection with the customer. Starbucks also plans to reorganize its real estate portfolio to include a greater number of pick-up …