Austin, Texas — Foxtrot has announced that it will open a 6,000-square-foot store and café in Austin, marking the largest location for the brand and the second in the city. Scheduled to open June 5 at a property formerly occupied by an auto repair shop and grocer, the space will include a covered indoor-outdoor patio. Foxtrot currently operates 27 locations in Chicago; Washington, D.C.; Dallas and Austin, with plans for a third opening in Austin.
Oakland, Calif. — CBRE has arranged a $15 million loan for the refinancing of Lincoln Square Shopping Center in Oakland. Safeway anchors the property, which comprises three buildings with 14 tenant suites. Other tenants at the center include CVS/pharmacy, Peet’s Coffee, Jamba Juice and the UPS Store. Originally built in 1963, the property underwent extensive redevelopment in 2019. Shaun Moothart, Bruce Francis, Doug Birrell and Bob Ybarra of CBRE arranged the non-recourse, 10-year, interest-only loan on behalf of the borrower, a California-based private retail real estate operating company.
New York City — Petco Health and Wellness Co. has unveiled a new 25,000-square-foot flagship store located in Union Square in New York City. Opening this weekend, the location will feature a curated merchandise assortment, grooming salon, veterinary hospital and JustFoodForDogs kitchen. The new store is a relocation of Petco’s previous Union Square pet care center, which opened in 1996 and closed in May of this year.
Simi Valley, Calif. — NAI Capital Commercial has brokered the $2 million sale of a 5,708-square-foot restaurant building in Simi Valley. Situated within Woodlands Plaza, the property was formerly occupied by Cocos and vacant at the time of sale. Michael Schiff of NAI represented both the buyer, SSA California Properties LLC, and the seller, Barsky Family Limited Partnership, in the transaction. The new owner plans to open and operate a breakfast restaurant.
Royal Oak, Mich. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $2.2 million sale of single-tenant property occupied by Starbucks Coffee in the Detroit suburb of Royal Oak. Darin Gross, Ashish Vakhariya and Seth Haron of Marcus & Millichap represented the all-cash buyer and seller. Starbucks exercised an early renewal option for the property.
Houston — Three new tenants have signed leases at Rice Village District, a shopping center located in Houston. Boutique Luminary Lifestyle, jewelry brand gorjana and apparel retailer Mizzen+Main are scheduled to open spaces at the property in early 2024. Bluestone Lane, [solidcore], The Rice Box and Navy Blue also recently opened at the center.
Brandon, Fla. — Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW) has sold Westfield Brandon, a regional shopping mall located roughly 13 miles outside Tampa in Brandon, for $220 million. The property, which totals 1.2 million square feet, was approximately 85 percent leased at the time of sale. Dick’s Sporting Goods and a space formerly occupied by Sears anchor the property. The sale also included a three-acre parcel approved for 180,000 square feet of commercial space as well as a seven-acre development parcel. North American Development Group purchased the center through a joint venture with an institutional …
Jenkintown, Pa. — Prestige Group has arranged a $20 million loan for the refinancing of an 81,500-square-foot retail and office property in Jenkintown, a northern suburb of Philadelphia. The property comprises a 42,000-square-foot retail building occupied by LA Fitness, a 35,500-square-foot vacant office building and a 4,000-square-foot restaurant. Richard Natow of Prestige Group secured the loan through an undisclosed regional bank. The undisclosed borrower will use a portion of the proceeds to fund capital improvements.
Servierville, Tenn. — Buc-ee’s will open a 74,000-square-foot travel center in Sevierville, roughly 30 miles southeast of Knoxville, marking the second location in the state for the brand and the largest travel center in the world. Scheduled to open at the end of June, the center will feature 120 fueling stations in addition to a store and car wash. Buc-ee’s, which currently operates 46 locations, is additionally underway on a 75,000-square-foot center in Texas and announced its first Virginia location in March of this year.
Torrance, Calif. — Faris Lee Investments has arranged the $8 million sale of a retail outparcel located in Torrance, roughly 20 miles outside Los Angeles. Situated within South Bay Towne Center, the outparcel building was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants including Starbucks Coffee, Subway, Flame Broiler, Sushi Boy, Great Steak and Hong Kong Express. Walmart was the buyer. JP Morgan provided financing for the purchase.
