The Kroger Signature-anchored center at 3410 Gulf Coast Freeway,midway between Houston and Galveston, was built in 1980 andrenovated in 2003. "Weingarten had owned this for several years anddid a lot of work on it to upgrade it," says George Cushing, seniorvice president in Houston for Grubb & Ellis Co.

Cushing tells GlobeSt.com that Dickinson Village and the58,476-sf Crosby Shopping Center, which sold in March, were theseller's final two assets although Weingarten, via other ownershipstrains, has other retail properties up for sale. "Weingarten hasan ongoing disposition program," he explains. "This isn't anythingunusual for them."

Dickinson Village, situated on seven acres, was marketed lessthan 60 days by Cushing and Grubb & Ellis vice president PaulaFoster and associate Wendy Vandeventer. Assessed at $3.2 million,the listing pulled 20 offers, according to Cushing.