Dallas — Gold’s Gym, a fitness chain founded in California in 1965 and now headquartered in Dallas, has filed voluntary petitions for protection under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code as it works to restructure its debt. In a statement issued earlier this week, the company said that the financial fallout from COVID-19 has forced it to permanently close about 30 company-owned gyms. The company also said that the filing would not impact its licensing division and was not associated with any of its locally owned franchise gyms. Gold’s …
Pasadena, Calif. — Federal Realty Investment Trust has completed the disposition of the historic Pottery Barn Building, a mixed-use property located at the intersection of East Colorado Boulevard and North Fair Oaks Avenue in Pasadena. A private investor acquired the property for $16.1 million. Pottery Barn occupies three levels of the five-story, 30,955-square-foot building, which was built in 1905 and renovated in 1997. The property also offers two floors of residential space and one floor of office space leased to other tenants. Pottery Barn has occupied the building for the …
Pinellas Park, Fla. — SRS Real Estate Partners has brokered the $5.6 million sale of a new, 3,109-square-foot convenience store in Pinellas Park. The property was delivered in late 2019 and has 15 years remaining on a corporate-guaranteed triple-net lease with 7-Eleven. The property sold for $1,798 per square foot to an undisclosed investor based in New York City completing a 1031 tax exchange. An undisclosed developer sold the property. The asset is situated at 9401 49th St. N., 20 miles west of downtown Tampa. Frank Rogers and Michael Carter …
Seattle — This week, Seattle-based Starbucks started re-opening its company-operated stores across the United States. Operating under modified operations and hours, including heightened safety protocols, the company plans to have more than 85 percent of stores opened by May 9 and expects to have more than 90 percent of stores open by early June. The company is using its experience in China, where more than 98 percent of its store are open and operating under revised protocols, as the foundation for its re-opening in the United States amid the continued …
Houston — Archway Properties has broken ground on a 22,016-square-foot build-to-suit retail project in Houston for Northern Tool + Equipment. The building will be situated on a freeway-fronting pad site within the 111-acre Park Air 59 mixed-use development on the city’s northeastern side. The store will be the Minnesota-based retailer’s eighth in Houston and is expected to open in the first quarter of 2021.
Wallington, N.J. — Northmarq has arranged a $16.5 million loan for the refinancing of Wallington Plaza, a 94,297-square-foot shopping center in Wallington, a northwestern suburb of New York City. A local bank provided the permanent loan, which carries a floating interest rate, a seven-year term and a 30-year amortization schedule. A ShopRite grocery store anchors the property, which is located at 375 Paterson Ave. Other tenants include a pet supplies store and a liquor store. Robert Ranieri of NorthMarq arranged the loan.
Calexico, Calif. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has negotiated the absolute triple-net ground lease sale of a single-tenant retail property located at 2450 Rockwood Ave. in Calexico. A Vero Beach, Florida-based private investor sold the asset to a Midwest-based buyer for $2.6 million. Aldi occupies the 18,000-square-foot property on a triple-net lease. The asset is situated on a 1.5-acre pad at the entrance to a Walmart Supercenter, which is the first Walmart location north of the Calexico/Mexico border crossing. Additional adjacent retailers include Jack in the Box, T-Mobile, …
New York City — J.Crew Group Inc., which operates the J.Crew and Madewell fashion retail brands, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The company hopes to restructure its debt while aiming to eventually reopen its stores in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. Chinos Holdings Inc., the parent company of J.Crew, filed the voluntary petitions for protection Monday in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court of the Eastern District of Virginia. In a statement, the New York City-based retailer said its lenders and stakeholders agreed to convert $1.6 billion of debt …
Atlanta — Atlanta-based Jamestown has launched a $50 million fund to aid small businesses at its properties that are in the process of reopening as states relax retail closures. Funding allocations will be distributed as each qualifying tenant develops a reopening plan with its local Jamestown property management team. Funds received through the relief effort can be used to cover operating expenses, as well as mandatory measures implemented to remain in compliance with local, state and federal guidelines related to COVID-19. Jamestown did not release its definition for a small …
Nashville, Tenn. — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee will allow personal service businesses in 89 of the state’s 95 counties to reopen under strict guidelines Wednesday as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact the country’s economy. The governor’s office estimates 38,000 people will be able to return to work. The remaining six counties — Shelby, Madison, Davidson, Hamilton, Knox and Sullivan — will create individual plans in consultation with their locally run health departments. The state’s guidance applies to personal services including barber shops, hair salons, waxing salons, nail spas, massage …