Philadelphia — Five Below is set to open stores at seven Simon-owned properties. Scheduled to open this year, the stores will include locations at Albertville Premium Outlets in Albertville, Minnesota; Pleasant Prairie Premium Outlets in Prairie, Wisconsin; Johnson Creek Premium Outlets in Johnson Creek, Wisconsin; Gaffney Outlet Marketplace in Gaffney, South Carolina; Indiana Premium Outlets in Edinburgh, Indiana; Pismo Beach Premium Outlets in Pismo Beach, California; and Pocono Premium Outlets in Tannersville, Pennsylvania. “Our relationship with Simon is core to continuing our national expansion efforts,” says George Hill, chief retail …
Greenville, S.C. — Sprouts Farmers Market will open a 25,000-square-foot store at North Hills Shopping Center in Greenville. Originally built in 1975, the retail center is currently undergoing renovations including updates to facades, landscaping, patios, storefronts and parking lot repairs. Construction of the Sprouts is scheduled to begin this year, with the opening planned for 2024. This marks the second location for the brand in the Greenville market. Aston Properties is the landlord.
Asheville, N.C. and Columbia, S.C. — Benderson Development has purchased two single-tenant retail properties located at 120 Merrimon Ave. in Asheville and 4516 Forest Drive in Columbia from CIM Group. Both properties are leased to grocer Trader Joe’s.
Greenville, S.C. — Whole Foods Market has signed on to anchor Greenville County Square, a $1 billion mixed-use redevelopment project in downtown Greenville. RocaPoint Partners is the developer behind the 3.5 million-square-foot live-work-play destination, which will modernize and activate 40 acres along University Ridge. Whole Foods Market will occupy a standalone building designed by MVA Architects. Whole Foods is the first tenant announced, and RocaPoint is currently pursuing other credit-worthy retailers and restaurants to join the development. “Whole Foods Market will add to the development’s lively charm and represents the …
Columbia, S.C. — NAI Columbia has sold a 40,883-square-foot retail center located in Columbia’s NOMA District. Dubbed the “Ultra Hub,” a 30,000-square-foot O’Reilly Auto Parts store, warehouse and distribution center anchors the property. North Main Kidney Center and TitleMax are also tenants at the shopping center. NAI Columbia’s development team purchased the property, formerly home to a BI-LO grocery store, in December 2021 before making extensive renovations. Ben Kelly and Patrick Chambers of NAI Columbia brokered the sale to the undisclosed buyer.
Hartsville, S.C. — A 14,450-square-foot retail property located in Hartsville has traded hands in a $5 million sale. The store is net-leased to Walgreens, which has a little less than 11 years remaining on the lease, as well as 50 one-year extension options. A buyer based on the East Coast purchased the store in an all-cash deal from the seller, an undisclosed limited liability company. Bruce Cowley and Lisa Sickinger of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller in the transaction. Ben Yelm, Marcus & Millichap’s South Carolina broker of record, …
Charleston, S.C. — NAI Charleston has brokered the $12 million sale of two retail buildings located at 585 and 587 King St. in Charleston’s Upper King Street district. These buildings, which span 13,700 square feet, were leased to Fuji Sushi Bar and Uptown Social at the time of sale. Thomas Boulware of NAI Charleston represented the undisclosed buyer in the transaction. Tim Weldon of Colony Commercial Real Estate represented the locally based seller, Vanderking Properties.
Charleston, S.C. — SJC Ventures has announced plans to break ground on the second phase of West Ashley Station, a retail center in Charleston, later this month. The first phase was built in 2016 with a 45,062-square-foot Whole Foods Market as the anchor tenant. Phase II of the development will add 20,000 square feet of shopping, dining and fitness space. Demolition of a building that formerly housed a Doscher’s IGA Supermarket will occur this month, with vertical construction scheduled to begin in the first quarter of 2023. Planned tenants include …
Bluffton, S.C. — JLL Capital Markets has brokered the sale of a 118,440-square-foot shopping center located in Bluffton, five miles from Hilton Head Island. Jim Hamilton, Brad Buchanan, Tom Kolarczyk and Andrew Kahn of JLL represented the seller, Jaz Development LLC, in the $25.2 million transaction. Anchored by Aldi, PGA TOUR Superstore and Hobby Lobby, Bluffton Shopping Center was 99 percent leased at the time of sale. Other tenants include First Watch, Tropical Smoothie Café, Sleep Number, Aspen Dental, The Spirited Hand and Boutique Nails. Serota Properties acquired the property.
Greenville, S.C. — The retail division of SVN | Blackstream, dubbed Reedy River Retail, has negotiated the $10.7 million sale of Woodruff Village Shopping Center in Greenville. Located at 1810-1848 Woodruff Road, the property’s tenant roster includes Planet Fitness, Social Latitude and Habitat for Humanity’s Restore. Daniel Holloway and Dustin Tenney of Reedy River Retail represented the seller, an entity doing business as Woodruff Investment National Exchange LLC, in the transaction. Rox Pollard of Colliers represented the buyer, MarBro Realty LLC.