RICHMOND, VA. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the sale of Stony Point Fashion Park, a 396,961-square-foot, open-air shopping center in Richmond. David Monahan, Cameron Pittman, Jordan Lex, Jimmy Appich and Spotty Robins of JLL represented the seller, a receiver acting pursuant to a receivership order entered by the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond. Second Horizon Capital acquired the asset for an undisclosed price. Opened in 2003, Stony Point Fashion Park is anchored by Dillard’s and an 83,600-square-foot Saks Fifth Avenue. The center is also home to RH, Tiffany & Co., Brooks Brothers, Anthropologie, Latitude Seafood, P.F. Chang’s, CMX CineBistro, Vineyard Vines, Talbots, Fleming’s Steakhouse, Eggspectation and LensCrafters. Located on 45 acres at 9200 Stony Point Parkway, the property is situated 10 miles from downtown Richmond and 22.4 miles from Richmond International Airport.
Acquisitions
HOUSTON — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of two Houston industrial portfolios totaling approximately 1.4 million square feet. The Northwest Houston Portfolio consists of eight buildings totaling 740,925 square feet located along the U.S. Highway 290 corridor, and the Loop 610 Portfolio comprises five buildings totaling 709,114 square feet in various submarkets. Jim Carpenter, Jud Clements, Robby Rieke, Taylor Starnes, Jim Foreman and Brooke Forrest of Cushman & Wakefield represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. At the time of sale, the portfolios had a combined occupancy rate of 97.4 percent. The buyer was also undisclosed.
ROUND ROCK, TEXAS — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has negotiated the sale of La Frontera Village, a 534,566-square-foot regional power center located in the northern Austin suburb of Round Rock. Built on 62 acres in 1980, the center is situated within the 330-acre La Frontera master-planned community. At the time of sale, the property was 92 percent leased to tenants such as Kohl’s, Hobby Lobby, Burlington, Marshalls, Barnes & Noble and Cost Plus. Andrew Margulies, Erin Patton, Scott Wiles and Craig Fuller of IPA represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction. The sale included two ground-leased restaurant outparcels and a 0.8-acre undeveloped parcel.
CONCORD, N.H. — Storage Ventures, a Connecticut-based self-storage investment and management firm, has acquired a 385-unit facility located along Concord’s Loudon Road corridor. Built in 1988, the six-building complex offers drive-up self-storage space and a rental apartment, as well as outdoor parking for cars, recreational vehicles and boats. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
WATERBURY, CONN. — Newmark has brokered the sale of Brass Mill Commons, a 204,447-square-foot shopping center located in Waterbury, about 25 miles north of New Haven. Anchored by grocer Save A Lot, Brass Mill Commons is also home to retailers such as Dick’s Sporting Goods, T.J. Maxx, Michaels, Petco, Barnes & Noble, Ulta Beauty and Buffalo Wild Wings. The center includes three restaurant pad sites that are leased to McDonald’s, TGI Fridays and Chili’s. Geoffrey Millerd, Mathew Adler and Coley Cannon of Newmark represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction. Both parties requested anonymity.
NEW YORK CITY — Locally based brokerage firm Alpha Realty has negotiated the sale of four multifamily properties totaling 133 units that are located in various boroughs of New York City. The properties sold for a combined price of $16.6 million. Lev Mavashev and Yehuda Leser of Alpha Realty represented the sellers and the buyer, a locally based, family-owned management firm, in the transactions. All the parties involved requested anonymity.
Silvestri Investments Acquires Flagship Neiman Marcus Building on Chicago’s Magnificent Mile
by Katie Sloan
CHICAGO — Silvestri Investments Inc. has acquired the flagship Neiman Marcus building located at 737 N. Michigan Ave. within Chicago’s Magnificent Mile, a 13-block shopping district that attracts more than 30 million visitors annually. The transaction is one of only eight trades on Michigan Avenue over the past decade, according to JLL, which brokered the sale. The luxury department store chain has operated its 195,500-square-foot location since the four-story building was constructed in 1983. The 1.2-acre Neiman Marcus boasts the largest continuous frontage on Michigan Avenue at 200 feet. Amy Sands, Clinton Mitchell, Alex Sharrin and Michael Nieder of JLL’s Retail Capital Markets team represented the undisclosed seller and procured the buyer in the 1031 exchange transaction. Christopher Knight, also of JLL, secured a seven-year acquisition loan on behalf of the buyer. Chicago’s Magnificent Mile was hit particularly hard by the COVID-19 pandemic as tourism decreased and the city’s crime increased. Today, nearly a quarter of all Magnificent Mile retail space is vacant — more than double its vacancy four years ago, according to Crain’s Chicago Business. Earlier this month, Brookfield Properties announced that it was turning over Water Tower Place shopping mall to its lender, indicating that the property …
LAS VEGAS — Ready Capital has closed $34.4 million in financing for the acquisition, renovation and stabilization of a 152-unit apartment community in central Las Vegas. Upon acquisition, the undisclosed borrower will implement a capital improvement plan consisting of interior and exterior renovations, along with deferred maintenance. Ready Capital closed the nonrecourse, interest-only, floating-rate loan, which features a 36-month term, two extension options, flexible prepayment and a facility to provide future funding for capital expenditures.
LOS ANGELES — The Passman Group has arranged the sale of Beverlywood Plaza, a shopping center located in Beverlywood, a neighborhood in the Westside region of Los Angeles. The property traded for $6.7 million, or $710 per square foot. The names of the buyer and seller were not released. Situated on a 13,500-square-foot lot, the property features 9,500 square feet of retail space. Current tenants include Beverly Robertson Veterinary Clinic and Beverlywood Market. David Passman, Marc Pakravan and Michael Navi of The Passman Group represented the seller in the deal.
ORLANDO, FLA. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged the sale of NORA, a 246-unit multifamily property in downtown Orlando. Shelton Granade, Luke Wickham and Justin Basquill of IPA represented the seller, GDC Properties, and procured the buyer, G.W. Williams Co. The sales price was not disclosed. Built in 2014, NORA has controlled access throughout, an integrated parking garage with over 400 spaces and 9,263 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Community amenities include a resort-style pool, electric car charging stations and a clubhouse. Unit features include nine-foot ceilings, floor-to-ceiling windows and full-size, stackable washers and dryers. Select units have moveable islands with drawers and wine racks, private patios or balconies and views of the downtown skyline. Located at 899 N. Orange Ave., the six-story property is situated 17.5 miles from the Walt Disney World Resort.