Deals

Houston — Jones Lang LaSalle has announced the closing of the sale of The Shops at Bella Terra, a 308,828-sq.-ft. power center in Houston’s Grand Parkway corridor. The JLL Capital Markets Group also secured acquisition financing with Wells Fargo and additional equity from Heitman on behalf of the buyer, Dunhill Partners

New York -- Jones Lang LaSalle’s Capital Markets group has closed the sale of four prime multifamily properties in the Dallas area on behalf of four separate sellers. The combined sale price exceeded $120 million.

Quincy, Mass. -- Grocer Stop & Shop said it will close its six Stop & Shop banners and three gas stations in New Hampshire by Sept. 21, marking the chain’s exit from the state.

New York -- Jamestown has closed on the $307.5 million acquisition of One Metro Center, a trophy office building located in the East End submarket of Washington, D.C.

Close to the White House, Treasury Department and Ronald Reagan Building, the property sits above Metro Center Station, the central hub of Washington’s subway system.

New York  — New Street Realty Advisors has announced two recent transactions:

Walmart may make a bid for 345 store Hong Kong supermarket chain known as ParknShop that is owned by Hutchison Whampoa, according to a Reuters report that cited people familiar with the matter.

Walmart is often linked to international retailers as a potential acquirer and according to the Reuters report it is among eight potential suitors for ParknShop who have until August 16 to submit preliminary offers.

Woonsocket, R.I. — CVS Caremark is reportedly planning to re-enter the metro Toledo, Ohio, market by snapping up parcels of property, according to a local news report. The Blade is reporting that the pharmacy retailer bought land on Monroe Street near Douglas Road, where it plans to open its first drug store since exiting the market in 2001.

Citing Lucas County real estate records, the newspaper reports that the company bought eight parcels of property totaling 1.5 acres. The total price for the property was $2.2 million.

Peoria, Ill. — Cullinan Properties has announced the appointment of Masood Aini as VP investments in the company’s Chicago office.

With eight years of commercial real estate experience, Aini comes to the firm from Trevi Retail in New York, where he served as director of acquisitions and Leasing responsible for internal leasing efforts and the sourcing, underwriting and valuing of Manhattan retail condominiums and mixed-use assets.

New York -- Morris-Floyd Capital Partners has acquired the 159,861-sq.-ft. Wolflin Village shopping center in Amarillo, Texas. Anchored by Talbot’s, Office Depot and Shepler’s Boots’n Jeans, the center ranks as Morris-Floyd’s ninth acquisition. CBRE represented the seller, Dunhill Partners, which acquired the property in 2009 from Weingarten Realty Investors www.weingarten.com.

The center is 97% leased