BEDFORD, N.H. — Encore Retail LLC, a subsidiary of Dallas-based Encore Enterprises Inc., has acquired land in Bedford to develop a high-density mixed-use development on more than 16 acres. At greater than 200,000 square feet, the Class A property will feature fashion, recreation, fitness, dining and office space on South River Road. A Whole Foods is currently under construction contiguous to this site and is scheduled to open in spring 2016. Construction on the mixed-use project is slated to begin in the fourth quarter of 2016. Prellwitz Chilinski Associates is providing architectural services for the project. Theodore Chryssicas of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank brokered the land transaction. Terms of the transaction were not released.
NEW YORK CITY — Brooklyn Standard Properties (BSP) has acquired a four-story, mixed-use building located at 116 Bedford Ave. in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg neighborhood. FAO Corp. sold the 6,000-square-foot property for $5.2 million. The building features eight apartment units, which BSP plans to convert into four two-bedroom units, one three-bedroom unit and a one-bedroom unit. BSP also plans to extend the rear of the building by 1,000 square feet on the first floor, converting the ground-floor space into a 2,500-square-foot commercial space. Brendan Maddigan of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the transaction.
PARAMUS, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sales of two shopping centers in Paramus. In the first transaction, Sprout Brook Shopping Center traded for approximately $14.8 million, or $680 per square foot. The multi-tenant property offers 21,875 square feet of retail space. In the second transaction, Franklin Commons, a 43,327-square-foot shopping center and medical office building, sold for $14.8 million, or $342 per square foot. Alan Cafiero and Ben Sgambati of Marcus & Millichap represented the undisclosed sellers in the two separate transactions and procured the undisclosed buyer for Sprout Shopping Center. John Abuja, also of Marcus & Millichap, secured the undisclosed buyer of Franklin Commons. Both assets were acquired as part of a 1031 exchange transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a five-story, mixed-use building located at 165 W. 23rd St. in New York City’s Chelsea neighborhood. The asset sold for $11.9 million, or $1,471 per square foot. The property features a two-story restaurant and four multifamily units consisting of one studio, two one-bedroom units and one two-bedroom apartment. The apartment units were delivered vacant to the buyer. Peter Von Der Ahe, Shlomo Manne, Joe Koicim and Sean Lefkovits of Marcus & Millichap’s Manhattan office represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction. The names of both parties were not released.
NEW YORK CITY — Savanna, a New York-based real estate private equity and asset management firm, has completed the sale of a retail and residential property located at 210 Bedford Ave. in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg neighborhood. An affiliate of Status Capital LLC acquired the three-story, 3,219-square-foot property for an undisclosed price. After purchasing the property in 2013, Savanna leased the ground-floor retail space to Juice Generation and converted the residential space into a luxury duplex townhome.
PHILADELPHIA — Colliers International’s Philadelphia Capital Markets Group has secured a $10.8 million construction loan for Green Street Townhomes, a for-sale townhome development in Philadelphia. The loan features an 80 percent loan-to-cost ratio, a 4.5 percent floating rate, 24 months of interest-only payments and a 12-month extension option. Kris Wood, John Banas and Alex Hails of Colliers arranged the financing for the undisclosed borrower.
TRENTON, N.J. — Segal LaBate Commercial Real Estate has finalized the sale of the former Trenton Times building, located at 500 Perry St. in Trenton. Murray, Utah-based HighMark School Development, in collaboration with the International Academy of Trenton Charter School, acquired the 80,000-square-foot building for an undisclosed price. Situated on six acres, the building will be transformed into a K-12 school and feature outdoor playing fields and recreational areas. Segal LaBate Commercial Real Estate represented the buyer, while Richardson Commercial Real Estate represented the seller, PerTrent LLC, in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Welco Realty Inc., a partner of X Team International, has arranged a 50,000-square-foot leased with Fairway Market at Georgetown Shopping Center in Brooklyn. The store, which will be the second in Brooklyn, will be located on Ralph Avenue. Fairway Market will be replacing Waldbaum’s supermarket. Welco Realty represented both the tenant and the landlord, Astoria Holding Corp., in the transaction.
NORWOOD, MASS. — Transwestern | RBJ has brokered the sale of an office building located at 2 Edgewater Drive in Norwood. ElmTree Funds LLC acquired the 98,000-square-foot property from Norwood One LLC for an undisclosed sum. Located in the master-planned Brookside Office Park, the Class A property features a full-service cafeteria, ample parking and easy access to I-95. The property is fully leased to Siemens Corp. on a long-term basis. Chris Skeffington, John Lasher, Roy Sanderman and Rob Byrne of Transwestern | RBJ represented the seller and sourced the buyer in the deal.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Colliers International has arranged $6.3 million in refinancing for Pearl Street Lofts and Pearl Street Commons, a mixed-use complex located within Westminster Crossing in Providence. Colliers secured the five-year, fixed-rate loan through Boston Private for the borrower, Providence-based The Armory Revival Company. Loan proceeds will be used to refinance the existing debt on the properties, allowing once separate assets to be merged into a single economic unit. Pearl Street Lofts consists of 38 loft-style apartments totaling 44,241 square feet of residential space and 43,179 square feet of commercial/warehouse space. The 8,663-square-foot Pearl Street Commons consists of four commercial condominiums configured into five office suites. Jeffrey Black of Colliers represented the borrower in the financing.