Jasper, Texas — Midwest Retail Properties (MRP) has acquired Jasper Plaza, a 13,520-square-foot retail center in Jasper, located north of Beaumont near the Texas-Louisiana border. The property is situated off Highway 190, next to Lowe’s Home Improvement store and directly in front of a Walmart Supercenter. MRP acquired the center as part of a portfolio of two other retail properties in Boaz, Alabama, and Jacksonville, Texas. The seller was not disclosed.
Calabasas, Calif. — Marcus & Millichap has hired Daniel Taub as a senior vice president and national director of its retail division, the Calabasas brokerage firm announced. Taub has more than 25 years of experience and joins Marcus & Millichap after previously serving as managing director for DMT CRE Advisors in New York. Taub has also held positions as president and chief operating officer of DLC Management Corp., a shopping center owner, operator and manager. “I am excited to join Marcus & Millichap, especially during this time of change in …
Hagerstown, Md. — Neuman Commercial Group LLC has arranged the $13.2 million sale of Hagerstown Shopping Center, a 124,000-square-foot shopping center in Hagerstown. The property was fully leased at the time of sale to 16 tenants including Aldi, Family Dollar, Mr. Tire, AutoZone, McCormick Paints, Super Shoe and Papa John’s. Hagerstown Shopping Center is situated at 503 Dual Highway, less than one mile from downtown Hagerstown and eight miles south of the Maryland-Pennsylvania state border. Gil Neuman of Neuman Commercial Group represented the seller, Bon Aviv Investments, in the sale. …
Minneapolis — Ahead of the holiday shopping season, Minneapolis-based Target Corp. is adding more safety measures for shoppers in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Customers can download the Target app to utilize contactless payment options and employees throughout the store will have handheld checkout devices to make purchases more convenient. Shoppers can even reserve a spot in line by checking on their specific Target store on the website. Target is also doubling the number of curbside pickup parking spaces. Customers can show their barcode through the car window and maintain …
What a difference a year makes. Around this time in 2019, the Philadelphia retail market was experiencing something of a Renaissance. Driven by forward-thinking projects in chic neighborhoods, such as Fashion District Philadelphia, as well as the delivery of new phases of retail at destinations like Schuylkill Yards and the Philadelphia Navy Yard, the market was embracing new users, customers and spaces alike. The evolution of Philly’s retail market at this time inevitably bred winners and losers. Six months later, the onset of a global pandemic would give rise to …
Miramar, Fla. — Deerfield Beach, Florida-based Konover South LLC has broken ground on Miramar Park Place, a 56,600-square-foot retail center in Miramar. Tenants, which include Flannigan’s, World of Beer, Jersey Mike’s and Starbucks, are expected to open in summer 2021. Konover South, in partnership with Master Development Partners of Dania Beach, Florida, purchased the property in October 2019. R.A. Rodgers Construction Co., based in Altamonte Springs, Florida, is the general contractor. City National Bank provided a $20 million construction loan for the project.
Plano, Texas — J.C. Penney has drafted and filed an asset purchase agreement (APA), effectively moving the Plano-based retailer one step closer to concluding negotiations for its acquisition by Brookfield Asset Management and Simon Property Group, a $1.75 billion deal that was announced in September. J.C. Penney CEO Jill Soltau described this filing as “another important milestone in our restructuring plan” that should help the company shed its Chapter 11 bankruptcy status in time for the holiday shopping season. A hearing to seek court approval for the transaction is expected …
Columbia, S.C. — DD’s Discounts will open a 22,000-square-foot store within Fashion Place Shopping Center in Columbia Friday, Oct. 24. The property will be located at 2720 Decker Blvd., 10 miles northeast of downtown Columbia and the University of South Carolina. This will be dd’s Discounts third location in South Carolina and 270th overall in 20 states. Jake Dugan of JBL Asset Management represented the undisclosed landlord in the lease negotiations.
Woonsocket, R.I. — CVS (NYSE: CVS) intends to hire 15,000 new employees during the fourth quarter in anticipation of communities seeing greater incidences of COVID-19 and the flu during the upcoming winter months. More than 10,000 of these positions are for full- and part-time licensed pharmacy technicians, some of which will be offered on temporary bases with the possibility of becoming permanent. Woonsocket, Rhode Island-based CVS is also recruiting qualified candidates to work as pharmacists, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, member benefit case professionals and distribution center employees. Lastly, the …
Fort Lauderdale, Fla. — Whole Foods Market will open a 47,000-square-foot store in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, Oct. 28. The new location will be situated at 501 SE 17th St., two miles south of downtown Fort Lauderdale and within CURV, Ram Realty’s 243-unit multifamily community. The store will include a coffee bar featuring cold-brew, nitro tea, wine and beer. This will be Whole Foods’ second Fort Lauderdale location, with the first being located at 2000 N. Federal Highway.