Aurora and Lombard, Ill. — Old Second Bancorp Inc. and West Suburban Bancorp Inc. have signed a definitive merger agreement under which Aurora-based Old Second will acquire Lombard-based West Suburban in a cash and stock transaction valued at $297 million. Under the terms of the merger agreement, which was unanimously approved by the boards of directors of both companies, Old Second will pay 65 percent of the purchase price in stock and the remainder in cash. According to a news release, the merged company will have approximately $6.2 billion in …
Cleveland — DealPoint Merrill has completed its purchase of the former Richmond Town Square regional mall in Cleveland. Built in 1966, the mall was home to over 90 stores until its closure in 2021. DealPoint plans to redevelop the site into Belle Oaks Marketplace, a $200 million mixed-use development. The 1.6 million-square-foot project is set to include 40,000 square feet of restaurants; an outdoor community entertainment venue; 791 Class-A apartment units; 315,000 square feet of grocery and retail stores; and an 80,000-square-foot renovated Regal Cinema theater complex. Construction is expected …
Fort Myers, Fla. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $5.7 million sale of Shops at Jamaica Bay, a 21,080-square-foot multi-tenant retail center located in Fort Myers. Jim Shiebler, James Medefind and James Garner of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and the buyer in the transaction, both of which were limited liability companies. Built in 2007, the center is fully occupied by tenants such as AT&T and Allstate insurance.
Thousand Oaks, Calif. — Five Below is set to open a new location at Janss Marketplace, a 458,000-square-foot shopping center located in Thousand Oaks. Construction on the store began this month and opening is targeted for October of this year. NewMark Merrill brokered the leasing transaction. Janss Marketplace is also home to tenants including ALDI Grocers, Regal Cinemas, DEFY Extreme Air Sports, Old Navy, Starbucks Coffee, Buca di Beppo and Gold’s Gym.
Plainfield, Ind. — Parkview Financial has provided a $34 million bridge loan for the refinancing and repositioning of Shops at Perry Crossing in Plainfield, a southwest suburb of Indianapolis. Built in 2006 and located at 2499 Futura Parkway, the lifestyle center spans 600,000 square feet. It is home to 40 tenants, including JC Penney, Dick’s Sporting Goods, AMC Theaters, H&M, DSW and Old Navy. The property suffered tenancy issues as a result of the pandemic and fell into receivership. However, Poag Shopping Centers was able to regain ownership and plans …
Vancouver, Wash. — CBRE has arranged the sale of Hazel Dell Towne Center, a 264,000-square-foot Kohl’s-anchored power center located in Vancouver to Transnational Management for $28.8 million. Philip Voorhees, Jimmy Slusher, James Tyrrell, Dino Christophilis and Daniel Tibeau of CBRE represented the seller, a partnership managed by Pine Tree, in the transaction. Located at 8801 N.E. Hazel Dell Ave., Hazel Dell Towne Center is 87 percent leased to tenants including Office Depot, Petco, Party City, Gold’s Gym, Craft Warehouse, America’s Best and Massage Envy. The property is also shadow-anchored by …
Austin, Texas — Newport Capital Partners has acquired Stassney Heights on behalf of its Newport Capital Partners Fund III. The 103,030-square-foot, grocery-anchored shopping center is situated on the southwest corner of Stassney Lane and Interstate 35 in Austin. CBRE represented the seller, a Northeast-based retail and industrial investment manager, in the transaction. Newmark secured acquisition financing for the sale through Wintrust Bank. Stassney Heights was 93 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including anchor Fiesta Mart, Umi Sushi, Castle Dental, T-Mobile and Clinica Hispana.
Nicholasville, Ky. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $9.4 million sale of an 82,982-square-foot single-tenant property net-leased to Kohl’s and an adjacent outparcel in Nicholasville, about 12 miles away from Lexington. Jesse Limon of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, an entity doing business as Man O’War Development LLC No 3. Limon also secured and represented the buyer, InCommercial Inc. Colby Haugness of Marcus & Millichap assisted in closing this transaction.
Union Gap, Wash. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has brokered the acquisition of a single-tenant retail building located at 1403 E. Washington Ave. in Union Gap. A private investor sold the property to a Southern California-based buyer for $3.3 million. PetSmart occupies the 19,677-square-foot property, which was built in 2000, on a net-lease basis. Jeff Lefko and Bill Asher of Hanley Investment, in association with ParaSell, represented the buyer in the deal.
South Pasadena, Fla. — Branch Properties has sold South Pasadena Shopping Center, a 165,746-square-foot shopping center located six miles west of downtown St. Petersburg in South Pasadena. The Walmart Neighborhood Market-anchored center is fully leased to tenants including CVS/pharmacy, Bealls Outlet and Ace Hardware. Saugatuck Commercial Real Estate represented the buyer in the transaction. CBRE negotiated the deal on behalf of the seller, Branch Properties. The seller and terms of the transaction were undisclosed.