From the Charlotte metro area to Raleigh-Durham and back down to Upstate South Carolina and Charleston, North and South Carolina are quickly becoming the top choices for retail developers, owners and consumers, leading retail industry experts say. With new residents moving to the two-state region’s metro areas, grocers are moving in where they can. Raleigh has seen Harris Teeter expand, and Wegmans and Publix enter the market. Costco and Publix are expanding in Charleston. In Upstate South Carolina, Lowes Food and Sprouts Farmers Market are opening their doors to new …
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Live Oak, Texas — Tryperion Partners has sold Gateway Plaza, a 136,553-square-foot retail center in Live Oak, 17 miles northeast of downtown San Antonio. The Burlington-anchored property was 98 percent leased at the time of the sale to tenants including Goodwill, Laser Legend, Furniture Now, James Avery Craftsman and Great Clips. Nooner Holdings purchased the asset, which was built in 2008 and sits on 13.7 acres. John Taylor, Drew Fuller, Josh Villarreal and Kyle Shaffer of HFF represented the seller in the transaction.
New York City — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $2 million sale of a retail property in Astoria, Queens. Located at 31-79 Steinway St., the 2,250-square-foot property is a single-story retail building with a full basement. The property offers an additional 4,500 square feet of air rights for future development. Stephen Preuss and Andreas Efthymiou of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Steinway Sports & Recreation Center Inc., in the transaction. The buyer was ABS Partners Real Estate, a locally based investment firm.
Hamilton, Bermuda — Signet Jewelers (NYSE: SIG), which owns jewelry retailers Kay, Zales and Jared, will close approximately 150 North American stores after the 2019 holiday shopping season, the company said in its latest earnings report. These store closings follow Signet’s previous shuttering of 262 stores, most of them in North America, and are part of a larger downsizing program that will reduce the Bermuda-based retailer’s total store count by 13 percent over a three-year period. According to the earnings report, Signet’s same-store sales declined by 2 percent during the …
Cushman & Wakefield Arranges Sale of 79,739-Square-Foot Shopping Center in Metro Dallas
Plano, Texas — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of Preston Creek Shopping Center, a 79,730-square-foot shopping center in Plano. The property, which is located 25 miles north of downtown Dallas, was built in 2006 by the seller, ASG Realty. Tenants of the unanchored shopping center include Pei Wei Asian Diner, Modern Market, Cowboy Chicken, Cristina’s Fine Mexican Restaurant, Turkish Café and II Brothers Grill & Bar. Chris Harden, Kris Von Hohn and Ryan Duffie of Cushman & Wakefield and Samer Keilani and James Hankins of ACR Realty represented the …
Cole Credit Property Trust Sells 62,719-Square-Foot LA Fitness-Anchored Retail Center in Metro Atlanta
Douglasville, Ga. — Cole Credit Property Trust IV Inc. has sold Village at Chapel Hill, a 62,719-square-foot, LA Fitness-anchored retail center in Douglasville, Georgia, 20 miles west of downtown Atlanta. The center was built in 2009 and was 97 percent leased at the time of the sale. The property is shadow-anchored by ALDI and includes other tenants such as Yogli Mogli, One Main Financial, Chapel Hill Dentistry and Blue Agave Mexican Restaurant. Jim Hamilton, Brad Buchanan, Mike Allison and Andrew Kahn of HFF represented the seller in the transaction. LBX …
Donahue Schriber Launches $120 Million Expansion at Del Mar Highlands Town Center in San Diego
San Diego — Donahue Schriber has announced a $120 million expansion at Del Mar Highlands Town Center, a mixed-use property located at 12925 El Camino Real in San Diego. The expansion will bring the development to more than 400,000 square feet of retail, dining and entertainment space. The expansion — to be known as The Collection at Del Mar Highlands Town Center — will bring an additional 120,000 square feet of space, offering 40 new retailers, restaurants, fitness studios and new spaces to work, play and lounge. As part of …
Fort Lauderdale, Fla. — Mast Capital has acquired The Quay, a 73,000-square-foot mixed-use shopping center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The Quay sits on seven acres along South 17th Street near the Stranahan River, three miles south of downtown Fort Lauderdale. The property was fully leased at the time of the sale to tenants including Boatyard Restaurant, the United States Postal Service and Chipotle Mexican Grill. The property also includes a two-story office building and Boathouse of Fort Lauderdale marina. Hudson Capital Group Inc. sold The Quay. CIT Bank provided acquisition …
Cushman & Wakefield Arranges Sale of 199,594-Square-Foot Retail Center in Metro Atlanta
Suwanee, Ga. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of Brookwood Marketplace, a 199,594-square-foot retail center in Suwanee, Georgia, shadow-anchored by Super Target. The property is located at 2615-2635 Peachtree Parkway, 34 miles north of downtown Atlanta in Gwinnett County. Brookwood Marketplace was 98 percent leased at the time of the sale to tenants including The Home Depot, Bed Bath & Beyond and OfficeMax. Fain Hicks and Mark Gilbert of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Weingarten Realty, in the transaction. A private individual acquired the center for an …
Marcus & Millichap Arranges Sale of Two Multi-Tenant Retail Pads in Rialto, California
Rialto, Calif. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the sale of two multi-tenant retail pads at Rialto Marketplace, located at 1276 Riverside Ave. in Rialto. Scott Hook of Marcus & Millichap arranged the sale. Terms of the transaction were not released. Recently developed by Newmark Merrill Cos., the buildings total 25,567 square feet. Tenants include Starbucks Coffee, GNC, Wingstop, Pieology Pizzeria and T-Mobile. Walmart Supercenter is the anchor tenant for Rialto Marketplace.