Grand Prairie, Texas — Chicken N Pickle, an entertainment concept that pairs the food and drink of a chef-driven restaurant with pickleball and other games, will open a restaurant and entertainment venue in the central metroplex city of Grand Prairie. The venue, which is scheduled to open in 2021, will feature indoor and outdoor pickleball courts, lawn games, a rooftop bar and a full-service restaurant. Chicken N Pickle Grand Prairie will also offer clinics for players of all experience levels, as well as professional and amateur tournaments. The company is …
Lake Worth, Texas and Tooele, Utah — Faris Lee Investments has arranged the sale of two Walgreens-leased properties for a total of $11.1 million. The first property is a 13,548-square-foot Walgreens located at 6244 Lake Worth Blvd., 40 miles west of downtown Dallas. Walgreens recently signed a new triple net lease, featuring a 15-year term with 12 five-year renewal options. The lease also has a 5 percent rent increase every five years for the duration of the initial term. The second property, a 14,762-square-foot Walgreens situated at 188 N. Main …
New York City — Luxury jeweler Tiffany & Co. has unveiled plans for the redevelopment of its flagship store at 727 5th Ave. in Manhattan. The top three floors of the 10-story building will be converted from office space into a new exhibition and event space surrounded by a curtain of glass complementing the limestone façade below. That space was originally completed in 1980, and the building itself was originally constructed in 1940. Tiffany has partnered with The Office of Metropolitan Architecture on the project, which is expected to be …
Fort Worth, Texas — Studio Movie Grill will open a 12-screen theater Friday, Aug. 28 at The Shops at Chisholm Trail Ranch, a 250,000-square-foot retail center by StreetLevel Investments in Fort Worth. The 40,000-square-foot venue will be the company’s first in Fort Worth and 14th in Texas. The theater will open at 50 percent of its designated capacity and will offer a variety of food and beverage options.
Minneapolis — Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE: BBY) reported that its online sales increased 242 percent for the 13-week quarter that ended Aug. 1 compared with the same time period last year. Products that help people work, cook and learn at home such as computing, appliances and tablets were the largest drivers of sales growth for the second quarter, according to Corie Barry, CEO of the Minneapolis-based retailer. Sales at open stores grew by 5.8 percent. However, growth is not likely to continue at the same pace and the retailer …
Oklahoma City — Hobby Lobby is in the midst of expanding its Florida footprint with three new 55,000-square-foot stores. The Oklahoma City-based arts and crafts retailer opened a location in Panama City Beach on July 6, a store within Terra’s Pines City Center in Pembroke Pines on Aug. 8 and will open a store in Urban-X Group’s River Landing project in Miami on Sept. 8. Hobby Lobby locations are typically single-story stores in suburban areas. The location in River Landing will be the first multi-level Hobby Lobby. David Emihovich of …
Irvine, Calif. — Faris Lee Investments has arranged two ground leases for $6.5 million. The first deal was for a Starbucks Coffee in Riverside, California. A private developer based in Idaho sold the ground lease for $4.3 million to an undisclosed buyer. Starbucks occupies the space with a new 20-year lease, which includes three 10-year extension options. The property is located at 1303 University Ave., near the University of California-Riverside. Don MacLellan, Rick Chichester and Phil Ramming of Irvine-based Faris Lee, along with Cypress Retail Group, represented the seller in …
Phoenix — Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) has brokered the sale of a retail building located at 1625 Camelback Road in Phoenix. An affiliate of Menin Development sold the asset to an undisclosed institutional buyer for $20.3 million. Target occupies the single-tenant, 50,428-square-foot property on a long-term net lease with fixed rental increases. The retailer opened the store, its first small footprint location in Arizona, in July 2017. Matt Berres, Samer Khalil and David Guido of NKF Net Lease Capital Markets represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction.
Canton, Ga. — JLL has arranged the $18.6 million sale of Hickory Flat Commons, a Kroger-anchored shopping center located along Hickory Flat Highway in Canton, about 34 miles north of downtown Atlanta. The 115,000-square-foot property was 97 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Anytime Fitness, Mathnasium, furniture store Phillips Trading, Great Clips and Platinum Cleaners. Jim Hamilton of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Phillips Edison & Co. acquired the center as part of a 1031 tax exchange.
Glendale, Ariz. — Orion Investment Real Estate has arranged the sale of a retail building located at the intersection of West Peoria and North 43rd avenues in Glendale. An affiliate of DeRito Partners sold the property to a Santa Clara, Calif.-based buyer for $3.8 million, or $387.72 per square foot. Originally constructed in 1987 as a single-tenant restaurant property, the 9,801-square-foot building is now a multi-tenant property. At the time of sale, the property was 89 percent occupied by Denny’s, Subway and Alta Dental. The asset is an outparcel to …