Portland, Texas — Houston-based investment firm McLeod Sears has begun construction on a seven-acre retail redevelopment project in Portland, a city in South Texas near Corpus Christi. The project will convert a site that previously housed an 82,939-square-foot Kmart into a 25,200-square-foot high-end shopping center that will also feature a number of restaurant and retail pad sites, one of which has been leased to Chick-fil-A. McLeod Sears expects to complete the project by summer 2021.
Dallas — Weitzman has arranged the sale of Lake Highlands Village, a 100,000-square-foot retail and office property located at 9090 Skillman St. in Dallas. Shadow-anchored by a Tom Thumb grocery story, the property’s tenant roster includes The UPS store as well as several restaurant, service and medical users. Derek Schuster and Kevin Butkus of Weitzman represented the seller in the transaction. The buyer was Dallas-based JAH Realty LP, which plans to renovate the 50,000-square-foot retail building and upgrade the office component.
Cypress, Texas — Locally based developer Read King Commercial Real Estate has sold Miramesa Town Center, a 13,070-square-foot retail strip center in metro Houston. The property is situated on 1.9 acres in Cypress and was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants such as AT&T, Supercuts and Dogtopia. Ryan West, John Indelli and Ethan Goldberg of JLL represented Read King in the transaction. Michael Johnson and Tolu Akindele of JLL placed a five-year, fixed-rate acquisition loan on behalf of the buyer, an undisclosed private investor.
Houston — Fidelis Realty Partners is underway on construction of Brookhollow Marketplace, a 200,000-square-foot retail power center that will be located at the site of the former Exxon campus in Houston. Fidelis acquired the site in 2016 and has now completed demolitions. Located at the corner of Highway 290 and Dacoma Street, Brookhollow Marketplace will house retailers such as Burlington, Michaels, Ross Dress for Less, T.J. Maxx, Ulta, Old Navy, Rack Room Shoes and Five Below. Store openings are slated for this fall. An 80,000-square-foot Floor & Décor is also scheduled to open …
Mesquite, Texas — JLL has negotiated the sale of Marketplace at Towne Center, a 180,522-square-foot retail center located in the eastern Dallas suburb of Mesquite. Built on 20.5 acres at the corner of U.S. Highway 80 and the Lyndon Johnson Freeway, the property houses tenants such as PetSmart, Ross Dress for Less, Old Navy, Dress Barn, Five Below, Famous Footwear and Applebee’s. Barry Brown, Chris Gerard, Ryan Shore, Aaron Johnson, Ross Crawford and Matthew Wheeler of JLL represented the seller, Ohio-based Retail Value Inc., in the transaction. The buyer was …
Webster, Texas — JLL has negotiated the sale of Bay Area Plaza, a 72,569-square-foot commercial property in Webster, located about 23 miles southeast of Houston. Bay Area Plaza comprises 45,269 square feet of retail space and 27,300 square feet of industrial flex space that combined was 98 percent leased at the time of sale. Retail tenants include Total Body Work, Pizza Hut, Dapper Doughnuts and Amy’s Nails. Ryan West, John Indelli and Ethan Goldberg of JLL represented the seller, Orr Commercial Inc., in the transaction. The buyer was undisclosed.
Houston — Colliers International has arranged the sale of an 88,492-square-foot retail building formerly occupied by Gander Mountain at 19820 Hempstead Road in Houston. Kimberly Lenardson, Robert Hantgan, Ace Schlameus and Jenny Seckinger of Colliers represented the seller, an undisclosed REIT, in the transaction. Zac Hoffer of The Retail Connection represented the buyer, locally based investment firm Tazz Enterprise, which plans to convert the building into a multi-level entertainment center.
Allen, Texas — CityRow, a boutique fitness concept based in New York, plans to open its first Texas studio at 1314 W. McDermott Drive in Allen. Set to open Feb. 8, CityRow Allen will feature personal instructors leading 50-minute classes that utilize water-based rowing machines and weighted strength training. David Regelean is the owner of CityRow Allen. The studio will be situated within McDermott Towne Crossing, a Kroger-anchored shopping center.
Houston — Matthews Real Estate Investment Services has brokered the $5.5 million sale of a newly built retail property located at 10803 Westheimer Road in Houston’s Westchase District. Regions Bank occupies the 2,140-square-foot property on a 20-year triple-net ground lease. Joseph Nelson and Gary Chou of Matthews represented the seller, an unnamed developer, in the transaction. The duo also procured the buyer, a high-net-worth individual who purchased the bank branch at a 4.4 percent cap rate, the lowest cap rate for a Regions Bank retail branch on record, according to …
Houston — Levey Group has signed Victory Wine Group to a 23,000-square-foot lease at Northwest Place Industrial Park, Levey’s seven-acre business park in Houston’s Northwest submarket. Victory Wine is a wholesale wine distributor with locations in Houston, Dallas and Austin. The company’s newest location at Northwest Place features a storefront entrance and an air-conditioned warehouse.