Deals

Saks Fifth Avenue Off 5th announced plans for two new stores in Canada.   The retailer plans to open a location at CF Markville in Markham, Ontario. The approximately 27,000 sq. ft. store is scheduled to open in 2018.    “Ontario is a key market for Saks Off 5th in Canada and we’re excited to continue to grow our presence there,” commented Jonathan Greller, president, Saks Off 5th and Gilt, which are part of Hudson’s Bay Company.  

Brixmor Property Group has purchased Arborland Center, a 404,000-sq.-ft. center in Ann Arbor, Michigan, for $102 million. The center is anchored by Kroger and Nordstrom Rack and is situated between the University of Michigan and Eastern Michigan University.

Brixmor Property Group has purchased Arborland Center, a 404,000-sq.-ft. center in Ann Arbor, Michigan, for $102 million. The center is anchored by Kroger and Nordstrom Rack and is situated between the University of Michigan and Eastern Michigan University.  

CBRE made known its intent to make an aggressive push in San Francisco with its December hire of Matt Kircher, a veteran of Terranomics with more than 20 years of leasing experience in Northern California. This week CBRE filled out the new director of leasing’s executive staff.   Joining Kircher are first vice presidents Jessica Birmingham, Annie Prupas, and Katie Singer; vice president Drew Greenspan; associate broker Meaghan Haley; senior GIS specialist Gary Palubicki; and client services coordinator Andrea Chavez.

Indianapolis-based Hhgregg has filed for bankruptcy.    The move came just days after the struggling chain announced a big wave of store closings.    In a statement, Hhgregg said it has reached an agreement with an anonymous party to purchase its assets, which will allow the company to exit Chapter 11 debt free “with significant improvement in liquidity for the future stability of the business.” Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.   

Decron Properties’ sale of a Target-anchored center in Las Vegas was its sixth disposition of an office or retail asset in the last two years as it continues to focus on multi-family housing projects.   The $17.5 million sale of the Flamingo Maryland center near the Las Vegas Strip added to a bank of $300 million in proceeds realized from the deals that the Los Angeles based company put toward the purchase of seven multifamily communities in California.  

CBL has sold Cobblestone Village, ad 96,891-sq.-ft. center in Palm Coast, Florida, to RCG Ventures, a privately funded real estate investment group. The selling price was not disclosed.   The Belk-anchored center is a quarter-mile from the Interstate 95 interchange and is adjacent to Lowe’s and Walmart. It was “highly sought after by a variety of institutional and private investors,” said John Crossman, president of Crossman & Company, which handled the sale on behalf of CBL.  

Saks Fifth Avenue is adding to its store fleet up north.   On Thursday, March 9, Saks Fifth Avenue Off 5th will open two new locations in the greater Toronto area,      “This month marks our one year anniversary of entering the Canadian market, and we’re excited to continue our Canadian expansion with two new stores in the GTA,” said Jonathan Greller, president, Saks Off 5th and Gilt.