Retailers

Los Angeles — Primestor Development, along with Nadel Architecture + Planning as architect, has completed the development of Freedom Plaza, the retail component of the Jordan Downs mixed-use community in Los Angeles’ Watts neighborhood. Located at 9901 S. Alameda St., Freedom Plaza features 114,431 square feet of retail space for stores and restaurants, as well as landscaped promenades and community gathering spaces. Tenants at the plaza include Smart & Final Extra!, Blink Fitness, Nike, Ross Dress for Less, Starbucks Coffee and The Habit. The property also features an architectural fountain …

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Carrollton, Texas — A locally based Korean family developer has completed K Towne Plaza Shopping Center, a 109,000-square-foot retail property located at 4060 State Highway in the northern Dallas suburb of Carrollton. Korean grocer Galleria Mart anchors the property, which features an additional 65 retail spaces. A grand opening will be held Saturday, Oct. 24 and will include kiosks offering Korean food and wares. Gaines Real Estate Co. manages the property. The developer requested anonymity.

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Santa Monica, Calif. — Madison Partners has arranged the sale of 1334 Third Street Promenade, a retail and creative office building in Santa Monica. Third Street Limited sold the asset to Vista Investment Group for $18.7 million, or $847 per square foot. At the time of sale, the 22,131-square-foot property was 64 percent occupied to tenants including Sunglass Hut, SuperDry and Mobile Deluxe. Bob Safai, Matt Case, Brad Schlaak and Randy Starr of Madison Partners represented the seller in the transaction.

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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.

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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 …

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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. …

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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 …

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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 …

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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.

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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 …

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