NAI ReStore, the firm's retail real estate group, is handling the assignment. "We have brokers in the local communities where these centers are located," says NAI ReStore president and CEO, David Solomon. "By knowing the local sale comparables, investors, retailers, alternative space users and elected officials in these secondary and tertiary markets, we have some advantages in helping Centro sell these properties faster and at less of a discount than they might face in a typical portfolio situation where the discount can be greater because there are more unknowns."

Some examples of the properties up for sale include Harwood Central Village in Bedford, TX, a 120,000-sf, 24-store neighborhood shopping center anchored by a Kroger supermarket; Garden City Plaza in Garden City, KS, 102,000 sf, 25 stores anchored by JC Penney and Sears; Bulloch Plaza in Statesboro, GA, 39,000 sf, three stores anchored by Harveys Supermarket; and Kingston Overlook in Knoxville, TN, 119,000 sf, five stores anchored by American Signature Home, Babies R Us and Michaels.