Canton, Ohio — Chapel Hill, North Carolina-based Prudent Growth Partners has acquired Whipple Bradley Plaza, a 20,751-square-foot shopping center located in Canton, for $2.7 million. Built in 1999, the center is leased to seven lifestyle and service-oriented tenants.
Columbus, Ohio — First National Realty Partners (FNRP) has signed three leases at Carriage Place Shopping Center, a 280,910-square-foot shopping center located in Columbus, bringing the center to 99 percent occupancy. The leases are with tenants Fun City Adventure Park, Pet Supplies Plus and Port of Peri Peri. Fun City Adventure Park — which occupies 35,540 square feet — opened at the property in 2024, replacing a Cinemark theater. Restaurant chain Port of Peri Peri is expected to open at the end of 2025, and Pet Supplies Plus is set …
West Chester Township, Ohio — A partnership between Sansone Group and Clous Road Partners has broken ground on Village North, a 90,000-square-foot retail project in West Chester Township, approximately 17 miles north of Cincinnati. Upon completion, the 12.6-acre development will feature five buildings and be anchored by a 40,000-square-foot Whole Foods Market. Buffalo Construction is serving as the general contractor, and Cushman & Wakefield will manage leasing for the project. Village North is scheduled to open in 2026.
Columbus, Ohio — Five new tenants have signed leases at Easton Gateway, a 650,000-square-foot retail property located in Columbus. Sí Señor, SITKA Gear and SuitShop have already opened at the property, and Carhartt and Bareburger are also scheduled to join the lineup. Other tenants at the center include Whole Foods Market, Costco, Dick’s Sporting Goods, J. Alexander’s Restaurant, Fusion, Chuy’s and The Container Store. Developed in 2014, Easton Gateway is situated within the 1,300-acre Easton Town Center mixed-use development.
Columbus, Ohio — American Commercial Realty (ACR) has obtained a retail portfolio totaling approximately 215,000 square feet across seven shopping centers in Columbus. The properties include Village Centre, Beechcroft Centre, James Livingston Centre, Main Hamilton Centre, 5156 E. Main St. Centre, Wyandotte Centre and McNaughten Center. Alex Marsh of The Robert Weiler Co. will manage leasing at the properties on behalf of the new ownership.
Hudson, Ohio — GA Group and A&G Real Estate Partners plan to auction 790 JOANN store leases and five distribution centers in 49 states in April. The plans follow JOANN’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing in January, the second bankruptcy filing for the retailer within 12 months. GA Group was selected to monetize all of JOANN’s assets and has begun winding down ongoing operations at all the retailer’s locations. The majority of JOANN stores will stay open for going-out-of-business sales through May 2025, or until supplies run out. The leases range in size …
North Canton, Ohio — Axiom Realty has acquired The Venue at Belden, a 157,632-square-foot regional shopping center in North Canton, Ohio. Originally built in 1974, the center was renovated and re-tenanted in 2016 and 2017. Burlington, T.J. Maxx, HomeGoods and Earth Fare comprise more than 60 percent of the center’s gross leasable area. Erin Patton of IPA represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
Westlake, Ohio — Stark Enterprises has leased space to 11 tenants at Crocker Park, the locally-based developer’s mixed-use property in Westlake. A mix of retail and restaurant concepts — Color Me Mine; Garage; Océanne; State & Liberty; Ten Seconds Yunnan Rice Noodle; Tradehome Shoes; and Vera Bradley — have already opened or will be opening in March. Existing retail and office tenants including Arhaus, Palmer Holland and Lucky Shoes have expanded their locations or moved into larger spaces within the development. CPL Architecture, Engineering & Planning has also leased office …
Solon, Ohio — Cooper Commercial Investment Group has brokered the $7.1 million sale of Kruse Commons located in Solon, roughly 20 miles southeast of Cleveland. The two-building retail property, which stands at approximately 26,000 square feet, is anchored by Panera Bread and ice cream shop Mitchell’s Homemade. Dan Cooper of Cooper Commercial Investment Group represented the seller, a private investment group based in the Cleveland area. A Midwest-based fund purchased the property at a cap rate of 6.75 percent or $276 per square foot. Kruse Commons was 78 percent leased …
Reynoldsburg and Dublin, Ohio — JLL Capital Markets has secured two loans totaling $43.6 million for the financing of shopping centers located in the Columbus suburbs of Ohio. DLC Management Corp. is the borrower. The properties include Taylor Square in Reynoldsburg and Tuttle Crossing in Dublin. Built in 2000 and renovated in 2023, Taylor Square totals 378,102 square feet. Walmart Supercenter anchors the 48.3-acre property. Other tenants at the center — which was 99.7 percent leased at the time of sale — include Marshalls, JOANN, Dollar Tree and Bath & …
