Virginia

Virginia Beach, Va. — JFS Real Estate LLC has purchased Indian River Shopping Center, a 128,017-square-foot retail center in Virginia Beach, for $6 million. The property was fully occupied at the time of sale by tenants including Burlington, Food Lion, It’s Fashion and One Price Cleaners. Mike Zarpas of S.L. Nusbaum Realty Co. represented the seller, Earle W. Kazis Associates Inc., and Janet Whitbeck of Cushman Wakefield | Thalhimer represented the buyer in this transaction. Zarpas will also represent the new owner in repositioning the property.

New York City and McLean, Va. — Ares Management Corp. (NYSE: ARES) has acquired Capital Automotive LLC, a McLean-based firm that specializes in the sale-leaseback of car dealerships under new triple-net leases. Ares purchased the company through its alternative credit strategy division and real estate group for $3.8 billion. The seller was a private real estate fund managed by Brookfield Asset Management (NYSE: BAM). Capital Automotive owns more than 250 real estate assets in the United States and Canada that are structured under long-term, triple-net leases to various car dealers. …

Salem, Va. — A joint venture between Essential Growth Acquisition Properties and Viking Partners has acquired Spartan Square, a 180,346-square-foot shopping center in Salem, about 15 miles west of Roanoke. Will Bradley, Mark Williford, Peter Vick and Harrison Hall of Colliers represented the seller, an entity known as Spartan Square LP, in the transaction. The sales price was not disclosed. Anchored by Kroger, Spartan Square was 91 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Dollar Tree, Pet Supplies Plus, Starbucks and Truist.

Marion, Va. — SRS Real Estate Partners’ Investment Properties Group has brokered the sale of Marion Shopping Center, a 50,275-square-foot multi-tenant retail center in Marion. The buyer, Eire Investments USA LLC, purchased the property for an undisclosed price. Kyle Stonis and Pierce Mayson of SRS represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Anchored by Food Lion, Marion Shopping Center is fully occupied by retailers such as CVS/pharmacy and Fresenius Medical Care. Both Food Lion and CVS/pharmacy have been at the property for over 35 years. Fresenius recently signed a 10-year …

Arlington, Va. — McCaffery Interests Inc. has sold a 3,100-square-foot retail property located roughly five miles outside Washington, D.C., in Arlington for $4 million. Built in 1979, the 3,100-square-foot, two-story property was occupied by Wireless Rxx and Starbucks Coffee at the time of sale. Andrew Fallon and Rick Fernandez of SRS represented the seller in the disposition of the property to an undisclosed, Virginia-based private buyer operating in a 1031 exchange.

Alexandria, Va. — SRS National Net Lease Group has brokered the $27 million sale of a Whole Foods Market-occupied retail property in Alexandria, roughly 10 miles outside Washington, D.C. The 42,243-square-foot Whole Foods is located within The Royalton, a 116-unit residential property built in 2006. Andrew Fallon and Rick Fernandez of SRS, along with Joe Friedman of Edge Capital Markets, represented the undisclosed seller, a family trust based in Hawaii, in the transaction. Benderson Development Inc. was the buyer.

Colonial Heights, Va. — United Hampshire US REIT has acquired Colonial Square, a 168,326-square-foot grocery-anchored shopping center located at 3107 Blvd. in Colonial Heights, a suburb of Richmond. Located off Interstate 95, Colonial Square was 99 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Publix, Locke Supply Co., Wells Fargo and Dollar General. Jordan Lex, Daniel Naughton and Bill Moylan of JLL represented the seller, Colonial Square Associates.