Scranton, Pa. — Dick’s Sporting Goods has opened a 90,000-square-foot House of Sport store at Viewmont Mall in Scranton. Dick’s House of Sport, which opened at the property earlier this month, is an experiential concept that offers putting greens, rock walls, batting cages and turf baseball fields, along with sports-related apparel and equipment for sale. PREIT is the landlord.
East Norriton, Pa. — JLL Capital Markets has brokered the $23.1 million sale of Dekalb Plaza, a 178,356-square-foot shopping center located in East Norriton, roughly 22 miles outside Philadelphia. Urban Air and Big Lots anchor the property, which was 98 percent occupied at the time of sale. Other tenants at the center include Goodwill, Chick-fil-A, Applebee’s, Sally Beauty and Celebree School. Christopher Munley, James Galbally, Colin Behr and James Graf of JLL represented the seller, Broad Street Realty, in the transaction. Abrams Realty & Development acquired the property.
Willow Grove, Pa. — Federal Realty Investment Trust has announced plans for the third phase of redevelopment at Willow Grove Shopping Center in Willow Grove, roughly 30 miles outside Philadelphia. Phase III will include the addition of a six-story building offering 260 multifamily units and 20,000 square feet of street-level retail space, alongside a structured parking garage. The development will be located adjacent to an 18,000-square-foot multi-tenant retail building currently under construction. Work on the third phase is expected to begin in fall 2024. Existing tenants at the shopping center will …
Willow Grove, Pa. — The second phase of construction for Tilted 10, an entertainment complex totaling 103,000 square feet, has been completed at Willow Grove Park Mall, a PREIT property located in Willow Grove. Tilted 10, a Nickles and Dimes Inc. concept, features bowling, games, golf courses, a shooting gallery, bumper car rink and laser tag arena. A full-service taco bar is also currently underway at the location.
Quakertown, Pa. — Keller Williams Real Estate-The James Balliet Property Group has arranged the sale of Richland Plaza, a 225,000-square-foot shopping center located in Quakertown. Velocity Venture Partners acquired the property for $16.7 million. Tenants at the center, which is situated on 20 acres, include Wells Fargo, Ollie’s Bargain Outlet and Pearle Vision Center. James Balliet of James Balliet Property Group represented the seller, APS Associates, in the transaction. The buyer plans to redevelop the property.
New York City — The Necessity Retail REIT Inc. (RTL) has completed the sale of 44 properties leased to Bob Evans restaurants for a total $93 million. The restaurants are located in Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia and Maryland. “With this sale, we have intentionally reduced our total portfolio exposure to fast casual dining to less than 2 percent from 4 percent, based on annualized straight-line rent,” says Michael Weil, chief executive officer of RTL.
Erie, Pa. — Matthews Real Estate Investment Services has brokered the $22 million sale of Northgate Commons, a 180,000-square-foot shopping center located in Erie. Tenants at the property, which was 95 percent occupied at the time of sale, include Quest Diagnostics, DaVita Dialysis, MedCare and Dollar General. Joseph Nelson of Matthews represented the seller, an undisclosed private investor, in the transaction.
Huntingdon Valley, Pa. —Prestige Group has arranged $42 million for the refinancing of The Marketplace at Huntingdon Valley, a 259,000-square-foot shopping center located on the northwestern outskirts of Philadelphia. Weis Markets and LA Fitness anchor the center, which was built on 49 acres in 1993. Other tenants include Starbucks Coffee, Fine Wine & Good Spirits, Bertucci’s, Rite Aid, Dunkin’ GNC and Hair Cuttery. Bob Cohen of Prestige Group arranged the financing, which consisted of a $25 million senior loan and a $17 million junior loan, through two undisclosed regional banks …
Jenkintown, Pa. — Prestige Group has arranged a $20 million loan for the refinancing of an 81,500-square-foot retail and office property in Jenkintown, a northern suburb of Philadelphia. The property comprises a 42,000-square-foot retail building occupied by LA Fitness, a 35,500-square-foot vacant office building and a 4,000-square-foot restaurant. Richard Natow of Prestige Group secured the loan through an undisclosed regional bank. The undisclosed borrower will use a portion of the proceeds to fund capital improvements.
Broomall, Pa. and Philadelphia — Federal Realty Investment Trust has signed four new tenants to shopping centers in metro Philadelphia. Dave’s Hot Chicken and Crave Cookies will open at Northeast Shopping Center in Philadelphia, leasing 2,995 and 1,279 square feet, respectively. Additionally, J. Crew Factory and Honeygrow will open locations at Lawrence Park Shopping Center, a retail center located in Broomall, roughly 30 miles outside Philadelphia. J. Crew will open a 4,150 square-foot-store and Honeygrow will occupy 1,999 square feet. All of the tenants are scheduled to open this year.
