REAL ESTATE

  • OfficeMax to the Shops of Sherman Plaza

    Chicago — OfficeMax has leased a 4,942-sq.-ft. space at the Shops of Sherman Plaza in Evanston, Ill. The CBRE Group represented the landlord, Inland American Retail Management, in the transaction.

    OfficeMax will join other Sherman Plaza brands including The North Face, Ann Taylor Loft, Barnes & Noble Booksellers and LA Fitness.

     

  • Phase I underway at The Shoppes at Parma

    Parma, Ohio — Phillips Edison & Company has broken ground on The Shoppes at Parma — formerly Parmatown Mall. Phase I will focus on infrastructure. Work will include new lighting, new sidewalks and the restoration of the parking lots. In addition, the contractor will prepare out-parcels for development. Phase I will wrap up this fall.

  • CitiTrends renews at Richmond’s Brookhill Azalea

    Richmond, Va. — Divaris Real Estate has renewed its lease with CitiTrends for 12,000 sq. ft. at the Brookhill Azalea Shopping Center in Richmond, Va.

    DRE represented BSV Premier Brookhill LLC, the landlord. Specializing in low-priced urban brands for the whole family, CitiTrends operates six stores in Richmond.

     

  • Art Van Furniture Debuts in Chicagoland

    Warren, Mich. — Michigan-based Art Van Furniture opened its first out-of-state retail store in Orland Park, Ill., last week with a Motown-themed grand opening celebration.

    The new 47,000-sq.-ft. location heralds the opening of five more Art Van stores in the Chicago region in coming months. Locations include Ford City-Chicago, Batavia, Elston Avenue-Chicago and Merrillville-Hobart, Indiana. The new stores will add 600 new jobs to the region.

  • GNC opens first standalone China store

    Pittsburgh -- GNC Holdings Inc. on Monday opens its first freestanding store in China. The store, located in the Raffles City complex in Shanghai, is the first of about 25 standalone stores GNC plans to open in China during the next 12 months.

  • The Outlet Collection | Seattle adds retailers

    Columbus, Ohio — Glimcher Realty Trust has released the tenant list for The Outlet Collection | Seattle, which is nearing completion of a major, $35 million renovation. The renovation is transforming the center into a designer fashion outlet mall.

    The tenant list includes several retailers new to center. They are Coach, Nike, Michael Kors, J. Crew, Brooks Brothers, Loft Outlet, H&M and Sketchers.

  • Art Van Furniture expanding in Chicago area

    Warren, Mich. -- Art Van Furniture has opened its first Chicagoland store, in Oakland Park, Ill. The 47,000-sq.-ft. store is also the 53-year-old retailer’s first location out of its home state, Michigan, where it operates 36 stores.

    Art Van Furniture will open five more Chicagoland retail stores in the coming months.

     

  • AT&T Announces 200-plus retail jobs in South Florida

    Miami — AT&T is looking to fill nearly 235 retail openings in South Florida before the end of October.

    More than half of the openings are newly created jobs for retail sales consultants and retail sales managers from Key West to Vero Beach. More than 40 of the new positions will staff two new AT&T www.att.com stores slated to open in Miami this October.

     

  • New VP, east coast construction at Combined Properties

    Washington, D.C. — Combined Properties has named Andrew V. Marusak, IV, VP construction for the east coast. He will be responsible for the firm’s many projects in the Washington, D.C., metro market.

    “He is an accomplished construction professional with broad experience overseeing large retail portfolios and building mixed-use developments,” said Kathy Roberson, CEO/president. “With $1 billion in our development pipeline, much of it in the DC market, his talents will serve the company well.”

  • 99 Cents Only opens new stores

    City of Commerce, Calif. – 99 Cents Only Stores is opening new stores in Santa Fe Springs, Calif. and Kingman, Ariz. on July 25. Both will be the first 99 Cents Only stores in those municipalities.

    The retailer will be offering special 99-cent deals on items such as flat-screen TVs and scooters to the first customers in line on opening day.

     

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