In recent months Nassimi Realty, the NYC based investment and development company has acquired seven retail properties in the eastern half of the U.S. including Southfield Plaza at Northland Shopping Center in Southfield, MI and Cedar Village Plaza in Holland, MI, Target 31 Shopping Center and Felbram Plaza in Indianapolis, First Diamond Plaza in Evansville, IL, and two Ohio centers including K-Mart Plaza in Springfield, Northland Plaza in Columbus.
Nassimi Realty has now made their first acquisition in the Alabama market with the purchase of Flintridge Center; an approximately 293,000 s/f shopping center in the western portion of the downtown Birmingham market.
Flintridge Center was purchased from Life Investors Insurance Company Of America. The center is located on Aaron Aronov Dr., just off I-20 and 59. The center is anchored by a Sears store and includes a Radio Shack, CATO Women's Fashions and Sally Beauty Supply stores.
Wallingford, CT O,R&L Commercial has completed the $3.8 million sale of a mixed-use investment property located at 33-39 North Main St. and 24-25 Wallace Ave. in the town center.
Now what? As the year comes to a close, the state of retail is always in the news. The answers vary greatly depending on who in the various related industries you ask, each offering a unique lens on the challenges and opportunities ahead.
This may seem self-serving, and I’ll be the first to admit it. But unlike some of the artificial intelligence tools now reshaping our industry, I am fully aware of my own bias. So, hear me out. The rise of AI in commercial real estate is not a distant threat or a speculative headline.