Milwaukee — Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) has negotiated the $15 million sale of a four-property retail portfolio in metro Milwaukee. The portfolio totals 97,259 square feet. The properties include Harvard Square and Northfield Shopping Center in Brookfield, Lincoln Plaza in West Allis and Mitchell Bank Plaza in New Berlin. Kevin Schnoldt and Brian Vanevenhoven of NKF represented the sellers, which comprised various entities associated with William Reilly and Leon Joseph. Baceline Investments purchased the assets.
Warren, Mich. — AVF Holdings Inc. has unveiled that it will cease operations and begin liquidation sales at all 141 of its company-owned stores in Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri and Ohio. The Warren-based company operates under the brands Art Van Furniture, Art Van PureSleep and Scott Shuptrine Interiors. Levin & Wolf Furniture in Ohio and Pennsylvania will be sold to Robert Levin, pending court approval. Eight Wolf Furniture stores in Maryland and Virginia will also be liquidated. Art Van Elslander opened his first furniture store in metro Detroit in 1959. …
French Valley, Calif. — Southlake, Texas-based United Development Co., in partnership with Pasadena, Calif.-based Halferty Development Co., has started construction of French Valley Marketplace, a shopping center in French Valley, approximately seven miles northeast of Temecula. Situated on 22 acres, French Valley Marketplace will offer 132,500 square feet of leaseable space in 16 buildings, with 44,300 square feet of retail space still available, four drive-thru pads for ground lease or build-to-suit and 5,000 square feet of grocery store and planned pharmacy space. Pre-leased tenants include Grocery Outlet, LA Fitness, McDonald’s, …
Tyngsboro, Mass. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $7 million sale of a 12-screen AMC Theater in Tyngsboro, located approximately 35 miles northwest of Boston. Located at 440 Middlesex Road, the 39,474-square-foot theater originally opened in 1991. The building was recently renovated to improve all 12 screening rooms, the roof and the parking lot, and now includes a full bar. Glen Kunofsky, Josh Kanter and Anthony D’Ambrosia of Marcus & Millichap represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Russell Wachtler, also with Marcus & Millichap, represented the buyer, a …
Fontana, Calif. — Faris Lee Investments has arranged the $9.1 million sale of two freestanding outparcel properties located at 17151-17171 W. Foothill Blvd. in Fontana. Shaun Riley and Nick Miller of Faris Lee represented the undisclosed seller and procured the Los Angeles-based buyer. Totaling 34,377 square feet, the properties are situated within a Walmart-anchored shopping center.
San Antonio — EVO Entertainment, an entertainment retail concept that combines bowling, movies, games, food and beverages, will open an 80,000-square-foot venue at Escala in San Antonio. The center will feature 10 movie screens, 12 bowling lanes, a restaurant and bar, arcade and virtual reality games, a ropes course and private event space. Metro Dallas-based N3 Real Estate is the developer of Escala, a shopping center located at the intersection of State Highway 151 and Military Drive on the city’s northwest side. The venue will be the seventh for EVO, …
Beaumont, Texas — Houston-based retail brokerage and investment firm Baker Katz has acquired North Park Plaza, a 139,926-square-foot shopping center in Beaumont. The property is situated on 14.3 acres across from Parkdale Mall, which is being redeveloped by Tennessee-based CBL Properties. Target anchors the center, which also houses tenants such as Kirkland’s, Spec’s Wine & Spirits, Skechers, Mattress Firm and Longhorn Steakhouse. Ryan West of JLL represented the seller, Weingarten Realty Investors, a Houston-based REIT, in the transaction.
Nashville, Tenn. — Whole Foods Market has opened a 44,500-square-foot store in downtown Nashville. Whole Foods employs about 120 full- and part-time workers at the new store, which is situated at 1202 Broadway. The store will be open 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. The new location features a full-service coffee bar called BroadBrews, offering coffee, espresso, cold brew, teas, beer, wine and pastries. The new Whole Foods is situated at the ground level of 1200 Broadway, a 26-story, 313-unit apartment complex. This is Whole Foods’ third location in metro …
West Haven, Conn. — Houlihan-Parnes Realtors LLC has brokered the $2.1 million sale of Woodlawn Shopping Center, a 31,150-square-foot retail center in West Haven, a southwestern suburb of New Haven. At the time of sale, space at the shopping center was leased to 10 retail tenants including several restaurants, a bowling alley and a beauty salon. The property also includes a 20,000-square-foot vacant parking lot across the street. Jeremiah Houlihan of Houlihan-Parnes represented the buyer, a family-owned real estate holding and managing company based in Yonkers, New York. The seller …
Carmel, Calif. — Optimus Properties has completed the disposition of a two-property portfolio in downtown Carmel. Wheat LLC acquired the mixed-use portfolio for $11 million. The sale consists of the 4,345-square-foot Block 71: Lot 5 building, with ground-floor retail and office space and second-floor residential space, and Block 76: Lot 11, a 2,763-square-foot retail property. Michael Schoeder of Cushman & Wakefield’s Central Coast Operations, in collaboration with Dan Wald and Don LeBuhn of the firm’s Retail Investment Advisors Group in San Francisco, represented the seller in the deal.