Houston — CenterSquare Investment Management has acquired Shops at Aliana Trace, a newly constructed, 40,000-square-foot shopping center located in Houston. The property is situated adjacent to Grand at Aliana, a 200,000-square-foot retail power center. Target and H-E-B anchor the Shops at Aliana Trace, which was fully leased at the time of sale. Additional tenants include Big Blue Swim, Salon by JC and Wayback Burgers. The property is CenterSquare’s sixth acquisition in Houston.
Austin, Texas — Houston-based Whitestone REIT has acquired San Clemente at Davenport, a 31,832-square-foot retail center located in Austin. Austin-based Mexican restaurant chain Fresas Chicken anchors the center. Other tenants at the property include Iron Fitness and Greenlake Energy. San Clemente at Davenport marks the fifth neighborhood shopping center Whitestone has acquired in Austin. Shea Petrick and Chris Gerard of JLL Capital Markets’ Investment Sales and Advisory team represented the seller, HPI Real Estate Services & Investments, in the transaction.
Magnolia, Texas — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Windcrest Village Square, a 14,907-square-foot retail center located in Magnolia, roughly 45 miles northwest of Houston. Built in 2023, the center sits on 1.6 acres and is fully leased to a mix of tenants including The Toasted Yolk, Sugar Llamas, Anytime Fitness, Kitchen & Bath Shop and Ally Anne’s Kolache Kitchen. Allie Munday and Philip Levy of Marcus & Millichap’s Dallas office represented the seller in the transaction.
Atlanta — Cheeseburger slider concept Smalls Sliders has signed a franchise agreement to open five new units in Texas. St. Louis-based entrepreneur Brett Stewart will own and operate the restaurants, which are dubbed “Cans.” The newest locations in the state will include Killeen, Temple and Waco. Stewart will now own and operate a total of 11 units in Texas after signing an initial deal for six units with Smalls Sliders in August 2024. Founded in 2019, Smalls Sliders has a portfolio of more than 350 restaurants currently open or under development.
Sherman, Texas — A partnership between Kobalt Investment Co. and The Retail Connection have acquired Sherman Commons, a 275,477-square-foot retail power center located in Sherman, roughly 40 miles north of the Dallas-Fort Worth metro. The acquisition also includes two vacant outparcels for future development. Kohl’s, Academy Sports + Outdoors, Five Below, Ulta Beauty, Office Depot and PetSmart anchors the property, which was 98 percent leased at the time of sale.
Allen, Texas — Indoor-outdoor entertainment and dining concept Chicken N Pickle will open its third venue in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and its fifth overall in Texas this month. Situated at The Farm, a mixed-use development located in Allen, Chicken N Pickle Allen totals 55,000 square feet across two levels, with dining areas, a sports bar, beer garden, cornhole, six indoor pickleball courts, two outdoor pickleball courts, as well as additional yard games. The venue also offers “all abilities” programming and sports wheelchairs. Chicken N Pickle Allen will open May 13. …
Dallas — Smoothie King has opened 13 new stores across eight different states thus far in 2025. Seven of the new store openings are located in Smoothie King’s home state of Texas. The company has also secured 20 new store commitments, with approximately 60 percent of the signings obtained with existing franchises. The new agreement will span 15 different markets across 12 states, including multi-unit deals in Long Island, New York and Phoenix.
Leander, Texas — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of The Shops at Leander, a 37,233-square foot retail center located in the Austin suburb of Leander. Situated on three acres, the property comprises four multi-tenant buildings. Retailers at the center include Domino’s Pizza, Mathnasium, 9Round Kickboxing Fitness, Bahama Buck’s and DaVita. Coleman Solomon and Philip Levy of Marcus & Millichap’s Dallas and Austin offices, represented the seller, Kalantari Group, and procured the buyer, Birmingham, Alabama-based Shannon Waltchack, in the transaction.
Houston — Whitestone REIT is underway with the redevelopment of Lion Square, a 117,592-square-foot shopping center located in Southwest Houston’s Asiatown District at the intersection of Bellaire Boulevard and Wilcrest Drive. Michael Hsu Office of Architecture is upgrading the property’s design with traditional Chinese and Vietnamese architectural influences, with plans to transform the center into a cultural hub that will serve the city’s expansive Asian community. The property will include greenery, sustainable irrigation systems, security and lighting enhancements and a focus on improving the center’s walkability. Asian grocer Sun Wing Supermarket …
Fort Worth, Texas — Headwall Investments has acquired River District Plaza, a 5,140-square-foot, three-tenant shopping center located in Fort Worth. This transaction marks the firm’s 17th shopping center acquisition, expanding its portfolio to more than 585,600 square feet across the metro Texas areas of Austin, San Antonio, Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston. River District Plaza was fully leased to Wingstop, No Place Like Home and Rustic on the River at the time of sale.
