Collingdale, Pa. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $8 million sale of a retail property in Collingdale, an eastern suburb of Philadelphia. Located at 910 Macdade Blvd., the single-tenant property is owned by Wawa, a convenience store and gas station company. Wawa sold the property to move to a different building across the street and add a gas component to its site. Derrick Dougherty and Mark Krantz of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer, a limited liability company.
Philadelphia — Five Below Inc. plans to open 180 stores this year, which would grow the Philadelphia-based retailer’s footprint by 20 percent. The announcement came during the company’s fourth-quarter earnings call. Specific plans for the openings were not disclosed. At the same time, Joel Anderson, president and CEO of Five Below, said the company also acquired the e-commerce platform, fulfillment operation and certain other assets of Hollar.com.
Blue Bell, Pa. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the $40 million sale of Centre Square Commons, an 88,598-square-foot retail center in Blue Bell, a northern suburb of Philadelphia. A 22,450-square-foot Aldi Supermarket anchors the shopping center, which was 96 percent occupied at the time of sale. Other tenants include Pennsylvania Fine Wine & Spirits Signature Premium Store, Starbucks and Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza. Brad Nathanson of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, Kinsley Properties, in the transaction. Nathanson also procured the buyer, Medipower Overseas Co.
Leominster, Mass. — Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) has arranged the $16 million sale of The Mall at Whitney Field, a 744,107-square-foot retail center in Leominster, located approximately 42 miles northwest of Boston. At the time of sale, the property was 95 percent leased to tenants including Sears, Macy’s JCPenney, Burlington and regional grocer Market Basket. Geoffrey Millerd, Justin Smith and Paul Penman led an NKF team that represented the seller, Colony Capital. Hull Property Group was the buyer.
Jenkintown, Pa. — A joint venture between Inland Institutional Capital LLC and Charter Realty & Development Corp. has acquired Baederwood Shoppes on the Fairway, a 116,778-square-foot shopping center in Jenkintown, a northern suburb of Philadelphia, for $43.3 million. Whole Foods Market anchors the shopping center with other tenants including Planet Fitness, Panera Bread and Penn Community Bank. Mark Cosenza of Inland Real Estate Acquisitions LLC and Paul Brandes of Charter represented the joint venture in the transaction. The seller was undisclosed.
Erie, Pa. — Entertainment concept Stumpy’s Hatchet House has signed a 5,800-square-foot lease at Liberty Center I shopping center in Erie, located approximately 130 miles north of Pittsburgh. The site will include 10 hatchet-throwing pits and aims to be a social gathering place with light snacks sold onsite. Guests can bring their own wine, beer and food. Other tenants of the 230,000-square-foot shopping center include regional grocery chain Top Friendly Markets, Peebles department store and PNC Bank. Drew Baldwin of Baldwin Brothers Inc. represented Stumpy’s in the lease negotiations. Sherry …
Philadelphia — Anchor Shops, a retail store and distribution network for digital brands breaking into brick-and-mortar, will open a store at Fashion District Philadelphia and a distribution center at Moorestown Mall in the second quarter of 2020. Both properties are owned by PREIT. Anchor Shops, a project of ShopFulfill, was conceived to help digitally native brands better compete with legacy retailers by providing online retailers with a turnkey solution that enables them to establish a brick-and-mortar presence and benefit from a low-cost regional distribution network. Depending on the size and …
Philadelphia — Cliffs Climbing + Fitness will open a 40,000-square-foot climbing and fitness facility called in Philadelphia on Saturday, Dec. 7. The Cliffs at Callow Hill will be located in a single-tenant warehouse at 1010 Callowhill St. and will offer climbing walls with classes and clinics for all skill levels, plus a private yoga studio and a full-scale fitness center. The facility was built by Caledonia Builders Inc. and the climbing walls were built by Walltopia. Michael Gorman and Stephen Carrozza of Metro Commercial Real Estate represented Cliffs in the …
Blue Bell, Pa. —JLL has brokered the $29.1 million sale of the Shops at Blue Bell, a 103,580-square-foot shopping center in Blue Bell, located approximately 15 miles north of Philadelphia. Regional grocer Giant anchors the shopping center, which is 98 percent leased to tenants including Santander Bank, IHOP, Supercuts and nutritional product retailer GNC. James Galbally, Chris Munley and Colin Behr of JLL represented the seller, which was undisclosed. KPR, formerly known as Katz Properties, purchased the asset.
Philadelphia — JLL has negotiated the sale of County Line Plaza, a 74,968-square-foot retail center in northeast Philadelphia. Anchored by Big Lots and The Edge Fitness Club, the property was approximately 90 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Integrated Medical Care, Pho Palace, Akira Sushi and DT Nails & Spa. Chris Munley, Jim Galbally and Colin Behr of JLL represented the seller, Slate Property Group, in the transaction. A private investor purchased the asset for an undisclosed price.
