DALLAS — True Food Kitchen will open its seventh restaurant at The Plaza at Preston Center, a five-story mixed-use building being developed in Dallas. The 5,915-square-foot location will be the restaurant chain's first Texas restaurant. True Food Kitchen is owned by Fox Restaurant Concepts. Mike Geisler and Easley Waggoner of Venture Commercial represented the landlord in the lease transaction. Jack Breard of UCR Realty represented the tenant. The restaurant will open in a new building on the ground level in the first quarter of 2013. The second level will be the new home of the University Park public library and the top three floors will be office space.
NEW YORK CITY — Silverstone Property Group has acquired a pair of mixed-use buildings at 143-145 W. 4th St. in the Greenwich Village Historic District of New York City for $11.3 million. The five-story buildings total 21,364 square feet and include 26 apartments. Of the 26 units, six are rent stabilized. James Nelson, Mitch Levine, Caroline Hannigan and Matt Nickerson represented the seller in the transaction.
HARRISON, N.J. — Meridian Capital Corp. has arranged $49 million in permanent financing for the recently constructed Harrison Station multifamily building in Harrison. The four-story multifamily complex includes 275 luxury apartments and seven retail spaces along Frank East Rogers Boulevard Harrison Building 1 Urban Renewal, a joint venture between Ironstate Holdings and The Pegasus Group, is developing the property. David Cohen and Russ Drebin of Meridian Capital Group negotiated the 10-year Freddie Mac loan.
MURRAY, UTAH — Parley’s Partners has begun construction on Birkhill on Main, a new $45-million mixed-use development in Murray. It will be located at 4255 South Main Street. The project will include 311 luxury apartment homes, as well as a three-story office building upon build-out. Phase I will feature 137 units, including 41 market-rate and 96 affordable housing units in a five-story building. Phase II, set to commence in June 2013, will add 65 more units. Phases III and IV will include 109 additional units and a 35,400-square-foot office building, respectively. The first three phases are expected to be complete by 2016, with Phase I wrapping up in March 2013. Phase IV’s completion will be based upon pre-leasing. The eco-friendly, transit-oriented project is being built by Kier Construction and designed by KTGY Group.
MERCER ISLAND, WASH. – A 171-unit, Class A mixed-use property on Mercer Island has received a $53.9-million permanent loan. The apartment community also features 17,000 square feet of retail space. The property was built in 2009 along the island’s main thoroughfare. Mercer Island sits on Lake Washington, which is between Seattle and Bellevue. The loan was arranged by Amos Smith and Ryan Chapman of Johnson Capital’s Irvine office. The funds were provided by Fannie Mae. The new non-recourse loan will replace a construction loan. It has a fixed interest rate during the 10-year term.
SCARSDALE, N.Y. — L&B Realty Advisors has purchased 7 and 17 Popham Roade, a two-building retail, medical and recreational-use building in Scarsdale. The 38,510-square-foot property is adjacent to the Scarsdale Metro North train station and is 20 miles north of New York City. The buildings are fully leased and tenants include CVS/pharmacy and Webster Bank. Andrew Scandalios, Jose Cruz, Jeffrey Julien and Kevin O'Hearn led the HFF team that represented the sellers, F&R Popoham LLC and F&R Constitution LLC.
NACOGDOCHES — North Village Market, a three-phased, mixed-use development located in Nacogdoches, has broken ground. The first phase of 4,500 square feet is slated to open in the fall of 2013, with another 8,000 square feet expected to open in the next two phases. Newk's will anchor the property, and North Village Market LLC, a division of Nacogdoches-based Jones Enterprises LTD, owns the development. Nacogdoches-based Army Curtis designed the project to include a tree-lined boulevard, a roundabout circling a large Texas flag, benches and walkways with antique street lights.
NEW YORK CITY — Besen & Associates has arranged the $7.5 million sale of a mixed-use property at 1444 Third Ave. in the Upper East Side of Manhattan. The four-story, 7,197-square-foot building includes a restaurant with two years remaining on its lease and nine apartments. The new owner plans to redevelop the property into a boutique condominium.
AUSTIN — John Capital has secured a $23 million loan to refinance a 87,500-square-foot mixed-use development, located at 5th Street and Lamar in downtown Austin. The development also includes a four-level parking garage. The retail portion is leased by several tenants, including West Elm, and the office space is fully leased to HomeAway. Scott Monroe of Johnson Capital arranged the 10-year loan with a 30-year amortization schedule through a Wall Street conduit lender to refinance a construction loan.
SIMSBURY, CONN. — EagleBridge Capital has arranged $10.8 million in mortgage financing for the first phase of Dorset Crossing in Simbsbury. Dorset Crossing is a mixed-use development on Route 10. Phase I will include two, 15,000-square-foot medical office buildings. Additional buildings in this phase include a 20,000-square-foot medical office building, a 14,000-square-foot retail building and a 3,500-square-foot retail property. Up to 275 apartment units and three additional sites for general commercial use are planned for Phase II. Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center of Hartford has leased 10,000 square feet in the first building. Ted Sidel and Brian Sheehan of EagleBridge arranged the loan through a financial institution.