ROCHESTER, MINN. — Bloom International Realty of United Arab Emirates plans to develop a pair of mixed-use towers along the Zumbro River in Rochester. Total project costs for the 1 million-square-foot development will be $180 million. The Rochester City Council gave the planned use for the property unanimous approval on Monday, March 19. Before the development can move forward, the council still needs to approve a land sale to Bloom and a $20 million tax increment financing package, according to the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal. At full build-out, the development will include a 180-room hotel with 130 branded condominiums, a 215-unit seniors housing community and 37,000 square feet of ground-floor retail and restaurant space. The first tower will span 22 stories and the second will span 26, according to local media reports. In addition, the project will include an indoor winter garden, a public plaza on 3rd Street, a rooftop terrace park and a boardwalk that will provide access to the Zumbro Riverfront. Pittsburgh-based architecture firm AE7 is designing the project. A construction timeline for the development was not disclosed. — Camren Skelton
Mixed-Use
Cushman & Wakefield Brokers Sale of 15,000 SF Mixed-Use Building in Chelsea for $18.3M
by David Cohen
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of 151 Eighth Ave., a five-story mixed-use building in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood, for $18.3 million. Brock Emmetsberger, Billy Simons and Rachel Aschendorf of Cushman & Wakefield represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was a partnership made up of Stone Street Properties and Greenwich Village Capital. The 15,260-square-foot building contains 16 residential units, two retail units and one cell tower. Of the 16 apartments, 11 are free market, four are rent stabilized and one is rent controlled. The building is located in close proximity to retail and dining options that include Chelsea Market and Barneys New York.
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — DPC Cos. has purchased 7 Thousand Shea, a mixed-use property located at the intersection of Scottsdale Road and Shea Boulevard in Scottsdale. An undisclosed company sold the property for $16 million, or $110 per square foot. Situated on 8.3 acres, the property features 145,000 square feet of mixed-use space. DPC Cos. plans to upgrade the property to include high-end dining, retail and creative office space. ORION Investment Real Estate facilitated the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Jamestown LP has sold Chelsea Market in Manhattan to Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) for $2.4 billion. Formerly a Nabisco factory in the West Chelsea district, the nearly 1.2 million-square-foot complex features office and retail space, as well as a large food hall on the ground floor that serves more than 500,000 locals and tourists on a monthly basis. The property occupies an entire city block bounded by Ninth and Tenth avenues between 15th and 16th streets. Jamestown will continue to manage Chelsea Market’s food hall and retail component. “I don’t think we could think of a more appropriate buyer and better steward for the asset. We’ve been working with Google for 17 years and we’ve watched them grow from 30 people in an office to now being one of the largest tech employers in the city,” says Michael Phillips, president of Jamestown. “It’s a bittersweet day. We’ve spent a lot of time there, and we love all the tenants. We’ll continue to have our offices there, but I think it’s a good time for Google to step in.” In 2010, Jamestown and its partners sold 111 Eighth Avenue, a roughly 3 million-square-foot office building in Manhattan, …
Eastern Consolidated Brokers $12.8M Sale of 10,000 SF Mixed-Use Building on Lower East Side
by David Cohen
NEW YORK CITY — Eastern Consolidated has arranged the sale of a 10,000-square-foot mixed-use building at 168 Suffolk St. on the Lower East Side for $12.8 million. Peter Carillo of Eastern Consolidated represented the seller, 168 Suffolk St. Owners LLC. Elad Dror and Tony Parks of PD Properties represented the buyer, Eunhasu Corp. In addition to the leased ground-floor retail space, the building consists of nine, two-bedroom, free-market apartments. In 2016, the building was fully renovated which included the installation of a new roof and rear building extension on all floors. Amenities include a shared roof deck as well as bike and locker storage. Located between East Houston and Stanton streets, the property is two blocks from the F, J, M and Z trains on Delancey Street.
DETROIT — Bagley Forest Properties plans to redevelop the former B. Siegal department store building in Detroit into retail and multifamily space. The property is located at the intersection of Livernois Avenue and 7 Mile Road. Construction of the 29,000-square-foot project is expected to begin in the next 45 days with completion slated for early 2019. Matt Hessler of Bagley Forest Properties owns the property. Arthur Itkis and Aaron Moore of JLL will market the property for lease.
WESTWOOD VILLAGE, CALIF. — CBRE has brokered the sale of a multi-tenant retail and office property located at 1136-1140 Westwood Blvd. in Westwood Village. More LLC acquired the property from a private family trust for approximately $4 million. The two-story building features 6,340 square feet of retail and office space. Current tenants include D’Amores Pizza and a variety of office users. Alex Kozakov, Patrick Wade and Matthew Greenberg of CBRE represented the seller and the buyer in the deal.
Ariel Property Advisors Arranges $16.4M Sale of 41-Unit Mixed-Use Portfolio in Harlem
by David Cohen
NEW YORK CITY — Ariel Property Advisors has facilitated the sale of Adam Clayton Powell Cluster, a mixed-use portfolio in Central Harlem. The portfolio, which includes four mixed-use buildings and a vacant lot between 133rd and 134th streets, sold for $16.4 million. The four walk-up buildings contain 41 residential and six retail units spanning 39,445 square feet. The vacant lot is zoned R7-2/C1-4, allowing for 7,500 buildable square feet of retail and residential development. Victor Sozio, Shimon Shkury, Michael A. Tortorici and Orry Michael of Ariel represented the undisclosed seller.
Fremont Hills Development Receives $65M Construction Loan for Mixed-Use Project in Fremont, California
by Amy Works
FREMONT, CALIF. — Fremont Hills Development Corp. has received a $65 million construction loan for the development of a mixed-use project in Fremont. Parkview Financial provided the loan. Designed by Hoover Associates Architects and situated on 12.9 acres, the development will feature 158 multifamily units and 53,900 square feet of retail space. Community amenities will include a private second-floor courtyard, and a landscaped playground and park area with trails. Each unit will feature central air, in-unit laundry facilities, stainless appliances, quartz countertops, engineered hardwood floors and a private deck.
CEDAR PARK, TEXAS — The Cedar Park City Council has approved a land use plan amendment for Indigo Ridge North, a 126-acre mixed-use project that will be located in the Austin metro of Cedar Park. According to plans submitted to the city, the project will include 100,000 square feet of retail space, 270,000 square feet of office space, 50,000 square feet of boutique office space, a 400-key hotel, 1,050 residential units and 120 high-rise residential units. Austin-based Thompson Morris is developing the project.