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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.  

Equity One CEO David Lukes has accepted the chief executive’s position at DDR Corp., it has been announced in a press release from DDR. Equity One was acquired by Regency Centers in November to form the largest REIT focused on shopping center development.   Two of Luke’s lieutenants at Equity One will join him in leading the Beachwood, Ohio-based company. COO Michael Makinen and CFO Matthew Ostrower will perform the same roles at DDR.  

Hilton Hotels will break ground later this month on a new Tru by Hilton location at Streets of St. Charles, a Cullinan-owned, mixed-use property in the historic Mississippi River town north of St. Louis.   “Since its inception, Streets of St. Charles has been envisioned and developed around the idea of creating a community where there is something for everyone and all would feel welcome to gather and share experiences,” said Cullinan VP and Director of Leasing Kathleen Brill.  

Two new projects — on three continents — are expanding the reach of Domino’s conversational-based orders.   The pizza giant, which was among the first companies to launch digital ordering on Google Home in December, is introducing the service to more users in the United States. Now guests can start a new order without having to be a member of the “Pizza Profile” rewards program — a move that opens up the service to more shoppers.  

The asset disposition company A&G Realty has entered into a joint venture with a supermarket real estate veteran with the business proposition that better data analysis will help retailers be more proactive in managing real estate portfolios.  

InvenTrust Properties has acquired The Shops at Town Center in Germantown, Maryland for $53.6 million. The necessity-based property boasts a strong lineup of food and beverage tenants including Baja Fresh, Chipotle, and Zoe’s Kitchen.  

Trademark Property Co. has named Angela Hall to serve as general manager and marketing director at two of its newest properties in Fort Worth — Waterside and WestBend.   Hall recently directed the grand opening of Waterside, a 63-acre mixed-use property. At WestBend, another mixed-use development in the city’s University District, she supported leasing efforts and event programming.    Prior to joining Trademark last year, Hall was marketing director at Vestar.

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