Fountain Valley, Calif. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has arranged the $3.9 million sale of a single-tenant property located in Fountain Valley. McDonald’s occupies the 3,500-square-foot property on an absolute triple-net ground lease. Built in 2011, the development is situated on an outparcel adjacent to a Costco. Bill Asher and Jeff Lefko of Hanley, in association with Fred Encinas of Oaks Commercial Real Estate, represented the seller, a California-based family trust, in the transaction. Robert Tran of HPT Realty represented the buyer.
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Stamford, Conn. — Three new retail tenants have signed leases at Atlantic Station, a mixed-use development located in Stamford. Lovesac, Golf Lounge 18 and Fresh & Co. will occupy 28,000; 9,000; and 3,000 square feet, respectively. RXR owns the project, which features 650 residences and 82,000 square feet of retail space across two towers. Brian Scruton of Cushman & Wakefield represented Lovesac in the lease negotiations, with Tim Rorick and Janey Steinmetz of Newmark representing the landlord. Tyler Lyman of True Commecial represented both the landlord and tenant in the Golf …
Deerfield, Ill. — Walgreens (NASDAQ: WBA) is set to close a significant portion of its store locations across the United States over the next three years. The company is finalizing its “footprint optimization program” after failing to meet earnings expectations in its fiscal third quarter, which ended May 31. Walgreens CEO Tim Wentworth reported in the company’s earnings call on Thursday morning that 25 percent of stores in the United States were not profitable, and that “changes are imminent” for those locations. The retail pharmacy chain currently runs about 8,600 locations …
Peoria, Ariz. — Vestar is underway on the development of The Shops at Lake Pleasant, a 90,000-square-foot retail center located in Peoria, roughly 15 miles outside Phoenix. The center, which is situated adjacent to Lake Pleasant Towne Center — another Vestar development — is scheduled to be fully open by spring 2025. Tenants currently open at the property include Raising Cane’s, Over Easy, Reformed Pilates, European Wax Center, Tropical Smoothie and Visionworks. Handel’s Ice Cream, Restore Fitness, Salad and Go, OHM Fitness, In-N-Out Burger, Classic & Fancy Nails, Honor Health and …
Flemington, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $7.5 million sale of a two-tenant retail center located in Flemington. Dean Zang, David Crotts, Alan Cafiero and Brent Hyldahl of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, Paramount Realty, in the transaction. Aspen Dental and City MD Urgent Care occupy the property, which totals 7,388 square feet. Tom Georges of Northmarq represented the buyer, a local private investor.
New York City — ShopOne Centers REIT has promoted Chris Reed to chief executive officer. Reed joined the company in 2020 as vice president of acquisitions and most recently served as chief investment officer. Former CEO John Roche will now transition to the role of chairman with ShopOne. Additionally, chief operating officer Mike Makinen has been appointed president of the company. Makinen joined ShopOne in 2021 with more than 25 years of retail real estate experience, including roles with SITE Centers, Equity One and Olshan Properties.
Robersonville, N.C. and West Chester, Ohio — Bernard Financial Group (BFG) has arranged a $5.5 million loan to finance a retail portfolio located in North Carolina and Ohio. Dan Duggan of BFG secured the financing through Symetra Life Insurance Co. on behalf of the borrower, an entity doing business as FND OHIO LLC & DGMKT IOWA LLC. The portfolio totals 85,957 square feet across two properties in Robersonville, North Carolina, and West Chester, Ohio.
Sun Valley, Idaho — Idaho-based Thomas Co. has arranged the $185 million sale-leaseback of a CVS/pharmacy portfolio. Situated within 16 states, the portfolio comprises 355,000 square feet across 28 stores. The properties, which will operate on a triple-net-lease basis, were free of debt at the time of sale.
New York City — PHOENIX — a new direct to consumer (DTC) platform led by WHP Global in collaboration with an affiliate of Simon Property Group, Brookfield Properties and Centennial Real Estate — has acquired the majority of apparel brand Express’ retail operating assets. PHOENIX is now the operator of the entirety of the brick-and-mortar and e-commerce portfolio of both Express and Bonobos, which features more than 450 physical stores.
Denver — Fast-casual food-and-beverage brand Smalls Sliders has signed a new, 10-unit franchise deal in Colorado, marking the concept’s first entry into the state. An entity doing business as Mountain Sliders LLC will own and operate the restaurants, which will be situated in metro Denver. Locations will include Boulder, Longmont, Greeley and Fort Collins, with the first unit scheduled to open in 2025.