REAL ESTATE

  • West Elm makes Missouri debut in St. Louis

    Brooklyn, N.Y. -- West Elm is opening its first location in Missouri – at the St. Louis Galleria.

    The 8,385-sq.-ft. store, slated to open in July, will incorporate works by local artists as part of its plan to support St. Louis talent.

    “Our customers are as passionate about supporting artists in their local communities as we are at West Elm,” said Jim Brett, president of West Elm. “We are proud to be incorporating some of St. Louis’ most talented artists into the assortment for our new store.”

  • Bonefish Grill enters Massachusetts market in Burlington, Mass.

    Boston -- Bonefish Grill has signed up for 4,614 sq. ft. at the Wayside Shopping Center in Burlington, Mass., the retailer’s first Massachusetts location, according to The Wilder Cos., Wayside’s leasing, management and development firm.

    Part of the multi-phase revitalization of the open-air center, Bonefish anticipates opening in late fall of this year.

  • Cincinnati’s Colerain Towne Centre sells for $30 million

    Cincinnati, Ohio -- Kimco Realty has sold Colerain Towne Centre, a 400,000-sq.-ft. Cincinnati power center, for $30 million, according to Mid-America Real Estate Corp.’s investment sales group, which represented Kimco in the transaction in cooperation with Anchor Associates. The buyer is a private real estate company.

  • Saint Petersburg Global signs for first Manhattan store

    New York -- Saint Petersburg Global Trade House, the oldest Russian book, music video, toy and souvenir retailer in the United States, has signed a lease for its first Manhattan location — in the NoMad neighborhood, according to Winick Realty Group, which represented the retailer.

    The 10-year lease includes a 1,051-sq.-ft. ground floor and a 653-sp.-ft. mezzanine. The landlord, an entity owned and managed under a partnership controlled by The Feil Organization, was represented in-house.

  • RILA: Green Lease teams landlords and tenants toward sustainability

    Washington, D.C. -- A first-of-its-kind document could go a long way toward cementing the sustainability relationship between retailer tenants and their shopping center landlords.

  • Rick Puttkammer returns to Colliers

    San Diego -- The San Diego office of Colliers International has announced that Rick Puttkammer is rejoining the firm as a senior VP. A 25-year veteran in retail property sales and leasing, Puttkammer will head up the firm’s retail division.

    Most recently, Puttkammer was senior VP at Flocke & Avoyer in San Diego. From 1987 to 1997, he was senior marketing director at Colliers in San Diego.

     

  • Togo’s grows into Utah with six new restaurants

    San Jose, Calif. -- Togo’s Eateries has announced a multi-unit franchise agreement in Utah. Six new franchised restaurants will open in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area beginning in first quarter 2014. The agreement accompanies Togo’s commitment to grow from 250 to 400 restaurants.

    Togo’s average unit sales exceed $633,000 with more than half of the restaurants averaging over $799,000.

  • Phillips Edison-Arc acquires Salinas, Calif., center

    Cincinnati -- Phillips Edison-ARC Shopping Center REIT Inc. has acquired Boronda Plaza in Salinas, Calif. Food 4 Less, a subsidiary of Kroger, anchors the 93,071-sq.-ft. shopping center, which is 98% occupied.

    When combined with the Food 4 Less lease, 68% of the rents for the center derive from national tenants. More information at Phillipsedison-arc.com.
     

     

  • CBRE makes two research appointments

    Los Angeles -- CBRE Group Inc. has made two research appointments.

    First, Nick Axford, Ph.D., will move up to Global Head of Research, a new position, from CBRE’s Asia Pacific business unit. He will manage global research efforts, establish strategies that support CBRE objectives and serve as a resource for clients on global commercial real estate trends.

    In addition, Raymond Torto, Ph.D. will become global chairman of CBRE Research. He will analyze market trends for clients.

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