North Bethesda, Md. — Federal Realty Investment Trust has acquired four retail properties in California, Virginia and Arizona totaling 1.75 million square feet. Acquisitions include Grossmont Shopping Center, located 10 miles outside San Diego in La Mesa, California; Camelback Colonnade and Hilton Village, both located in the Phoenix metropolitan area; and Chesterbrook Shopping Center, located 10 miles outside Washington, D.C., in McLean, Virginia. Federal Realty will own 80 percent interest in the four properties, which occupy 125 acres of land valued at $407 million. The 925,000-square-foot Grossmont Shopping Center was …
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Newport News, Va. and Lawrenceville, Ga. — SRS Real Estate Partners’ National Net Lease Group has brokered the sales of two single-tenant retail properties for a combined $10.6 million. The properties are located in Newport News and Lawrenceville and were both built in 2020. Petsuites signed long-term, 20-year leases at both locations. Britt Raymond and Kyle Fant of SRS represented the seller, a North Carolina-based developer, in both 1031 exchange transactions. Both stores span 14,000 square feet. The Newport News location is located at 12533 Warwick Blvd. The property is …
McLean, Va. — KLNB has arranged the sale of Chesterbrook Shopping Center in McLean. Vito Lupo, Andy Stape and Jake Furnary of KLNB’s investment sales team represented the seller, Chesterbrook One LLC, and worked with the buyer, Federal Realty Investment Trust. Federal Realty Investment Trust was also the center’s existing property manager and had a long-standing relationship with ownership. The sale’s price was not disclosed. Located at 6244 Old Dominion Drive, Chesterbrook Shopping Center has been anchored by Safeway since 1965. Additional tenants at the 89,625-square-foot shopping center include Walgreens, …
Chesterfield, Va. — Stan Johnson Co. has brokered the sale of Hancock Village Phase II, a 61,500-square-foot shopping center located at 14601 Hancock Village St. in Chesterfield. The multi-tenant retail center, anchored by Burlington, was fully leased at the time of sale. Jason Taylor of Equity Management Group Inc. represented the Lexington, Kentucky-based buyer in the acquisition of the property for $11.1 million through a 1031 exchange. Caldwell and Patrick Kelley of Stan Johnson Co. represented the seller, a Virginia-based developer. Hancock Village Phase II is part of a community …
Falls Church, Va. — Federal Realty Investment Trust will soon break ground on the redevelopment of Falls Plaza, a 144,000-square-foot, grocery-anchored shopping center located at 1200 W Broad St. in Falls Church. The project will include façade renovations, new signage, landscaping, decorative lighting and the addition of multiple outdoor amenity areas. Federal Realty expects to complete the project later this year, ahead of the holiday shopping season. In addition to the renovation, the center will be renamed and rebranded as Birch & Broad. Tenant Giant Food is also set to …
Ashburn, Va. — A joint venture between Novais Partners and the Hanover Co. has announced plans for Rivana at Innovation Station, a 4.4 million-square-foot mixed-use development located 30 miles outside Washington, D.C., in Ashburn. The 103-acre, transit-oriented project will be developed adjacent to Loudoun County’s extension of the Metro Silver Line, one stop from Washington-Dulles International Airport. Current plans for the project include 2,000 multifamily units; 1.8 million square feet of Class A office space; a 185,000-square-foot retail village; a 265-room boutique hotel; and a network of green and public …
Rustburg, Va. — S.L. Nusbaum Realty Co. has arranged the $4.7 million sale of Rustburg Marketplace, a 46,700-square-foot shopping center in Rustburg. The Kent Mall LLC, a private real estate investment company based in Pennsylvania, purchased the center from Rustburg Ventures LLC. The center, anchored by Food Lion, was fully leased at the time of sale to nine local and national tenants including Family Dollar, Virginia ABC, Domino’s Pizza and Subway. According to the brokers, 88 percent of the tenants at Rustburg Marketplace have been in place for more than …
Combined Properties Signs Leases With Three New Retailers at Sugarland Crossing in Sterling, Virginia
Sterling, Va. — Combined Properties has signed three new tenants, including two anchor leases, at Sugarland Crossing shopping center in Sterling. The three tenants are JOANN Fabrics and Crafts, Lidl and Tropical Smoothie Café. Sugarland Crossing is located at the intersection of Route 7 and Community Plaza in Sterling, about 30 miles west of Washington, D.C. JOANN Fabrics and Crafts will open in a 35,000-square-foot space previously occupied by Home Vivant Furniture. Germany-based discount grocery chain Lidl has signed on to replace the former Shoppers Food Warehouse in a 26,114-square-foot space this spring. …
Lynchburg, Va. — Liberty University will redevelop the West End of River Ridge, a university-owned mall, less than one mile from campus. The university will demolish the Macy’s building in the first quarter of this year and plans to turn the area into an open-air shopping center with a food hall. The renovated shopping area will feature higher store elevations and urban-esque storefront designs, as well as an outdoor venue for family-themed community events. Liberty plans to deliver the food hall in late 2021 and the rest of the project …
Hampton, Va. — Branch Properties has sold Mercury Plaza, a 98,066-square-foot shopping center in Hampton. Walmart Neighborhood Market and Marshalls anchor the center, which is situated at the intersection of West Mercury Boulevard and Power Plant Parkway, 21 miles north of downtown Norfolk in Virginia’s Hampton Roads region. Branch acquired the property in 2018 for $25 million and invested $2.6 million to build a new building on the site. The Atlanta-based seller also sold four outparcels in 2019 for $9.7 million. Fain Hicks, Margaret Jones, John Owendoff and Lane Breedlove …