Watchung, N.J. — Cinemark Holdings Inc. has opened a 10-screen theater at 1670 Route 22 East in Watchung, located 30 miles west of New York City. The theater will feature wall-to-wall screens, oversized recliners, reserved seating services and a party room for private events. The venue will be the third in the state for Cinemark, which currently operates 546 theaters across 41 states and various Latin American countries.
Orlando, Fla. — A partnership between Highline Real Estate Capital and M Street Holdings has acquired Century Plaza, a 132,725-square-foot retail center in Orlando, Florida, for $12.3 million. The center was fully leased at the time of the sale to tenants including ALDI, Ross Dress for Less, dd’s DISCOUNTS, Big Lots, Shoe Land, Spectrum, Sprint, GameStop and Amscot. The center was built in 1973, renovated in 2008 and sits on 13.5 acres. Anthony Blanco of TSCG (formerly The Shopping Center Group) represented the seller, a private global institutional investment firm, …
Oregon, Ohio — Reichle Klein Group has negotiated the $1.4 million sale of a Dollar General-occupied property in Oregon, Ohio, a suburb of Toledo. Completed in October 2018, the 9,100-square-foot building is located at 2450 Woodville Road. Christian Zaciewski of Reichle Klein represented the seller, Linden Avenue LLC. Net Realty Advisors represented the buyer, California-based Frank Living Trust.
Chicago — Retailers have begun opening at Addison & Clark, a mixed-use project located across the street from Chicago’s Wrigley Field. The lineup includes a 10,000-square-foot Harley Davidson showroom; a 30,000-square-foot Lucky Strike Social, a combination bowling alley, arcade and event venue; the city’s first Beerhead Bar and Eatery; Shake Shack; and Do-Rite Donuts and Chicken. Tenants yet to open include Cargo Food Authority, Cinemex CMX Cinemas, Kilwins and a 32,000-square-foot health club. A joint venture between M&R Development and Bucksbaum Retail Properties is developing the transit-oriented project.
Wesley Chapel, Fla. — Hutton has opened Cypress Creek Town Shopping Center, a 190,000-square-foot shopping center located in Wesley Chapel, Florida, 20 miles north of downtown Tampa. Earth Fare anchors the center, with other tenants including Burlington, Hobby Lobby, Five Below, Dollar Tree and HomeGoods. Remaining tenants are scheduled to open in late spring. Hutton has completed three previous developments at Cypress Creek Town Center, including a 26,000-square-foot, multi-tenant development home to retailers such as Mellow Mushroom and Men’s Warehouse; an adjacent 8,000-square-foot Chuy’s; and a 16,000-square-foot multi-tenant building that …
Plano, Texas — Cinépolis USA will open a 10-screen, 40,000-square-foot theater at The Shops at Willow Bend in Plano as part of owner Starwood Retail Partners’ $145 million project to expand and renovate the mall. The theater, which joins entertainment concepts like Crayola Experience and the North Texas Performing Arts Children’s Theatre, will be directly integrated into the mall and will offer a variety of food and beverage options. The venue, which is scheduled to open in 2020, will be Cinépolis’ third in Texas.
Fort Worth, Texas — SHOP Cos. has arranged the sale of Woodmont Plaza North, a 42,004-square-foot retail center in Fort Worth, Texas. The property was approximately 95 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Schlotzsky’s Deli, Supercuts, H&R Block, Little Caesar’s Pizza and Boost Mobile. Tim Axilrod, Tommy Tucker and Cameron Burk of SHOP Cos. represented the seller, California-based Black Lion Investment Group, in the transaction. The trio also procured the buyer, a Texas-based limited liability company.
Memphis, Tenn. — Fred’s Inc. (NASDAQ: FRED), a discount chain and pharmacy, will close 159 underperforming U.S. stores, approximately 30 percent of the company’s total footprint. Memphis, Tennessee-based Fred’s will have about 400 general merchandise stores left open following this round of closures. Fred’s, which competes with smaller-format discount retailers like Dollar General as well as big-box stores like Walmart, also owns and operates two additional chains: Getwell Drug & Dollar and Yazoo Trading Co. The majority of those stores house full-service pharmacy departments, but the company is also looking …
Valencia, Calif. — SRS Real Estate Partners has arranged the $8.5 million sale of Valencia Autoplex, a 20,459-square-foot, fully leased shopping center in Valencia, California. The property is situated at 23506 Valencia Blvd., 35 miles north of downtown Los Angeles. Tenants at the auto-oriented shopping center include Big O Tires and Oil Stop. All tenants are signed to triple-net leases. Pat Kent, Rich Walter and Parker Walter of SRS represented the seller, Newport Beach-based Frye Family Partnership III, in the transaction. Ron Feder of RJ Feder & Associates Inc. represented …
ORION Investment Real Estate Arranges $6.1 Million Sale of Retail Development in Scottsdale, Arizona
Scottsdale, Ariz. — ORION Investment Real Estate has arranged the sale of a newly developed retail center in north Scottsdale. A partnership between Jeff Kitchen and Tiny Cap LLC, Jim Mullin’s wholly owned investment firm, sold the asset for $6.1 million. Mullin360 developed the 14,280-square-foot retail center. At the time of sale, four tenants occupied the property: Bashas’ supermarket, The Whining Pig, Banfield Pet Hospital, and 9Round Fitness and Rehab Plus. There was one vacant storefront. Jennifer Eggert and Michael Achtman of ORION handled the property’s lease-up and assisted Ari …