LINCOLNWOOD AND CHICAGO, ILL. — Baum Realty Group LLC has brokered the sale of three Chicagoland properties for $49.5 million. In the first deal, Baum Realty represented an undisclosed seller in the disposition of a 45,000-square-foot retail center anchored by CVS. The property is located at 7175 N. Lincoln Ave. in Lincolnwood and sold for $9.8 million. In the second transaction, Baum Realty represented the buyer of a 90,000-square-foot mixed-use property in Chicago. Located at 3115 N. Broadway, the facility consists of ground-floor retail and a four-level parking garage. The buyer plans to convert the property, acquired for $5.7 million, for multifamily use. Lux24 is a 73-unit apartment tower in Chicago’s West Loop that sold for $34 million. Baum Realty brokered the off-market transaction of the 66,000-square-foot property. Danny Spitz and Greg Dietz of Baum Realty brokered all three transactions.
NEW YORK CITY — The Howard Hughes Corp. has completed the sale of a development site located at 80 South St. in Lower Manhattan. China Oceanwide Holdings acquired the 42,694-square-foot lot for $390 million. Adjacent to the revitalized Seaport District, the site is capable of supporting 817,784 square feet of fully entitled development rights. The newly repositioned Seaport District will encompass seven buildings on several city blocks totaling more than 365,000 square feet of dining, shopping, entertainment and cultural event space.
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of two buildings, located at 706-764 Manhattan Ave. in Brooklyn’s Greenpoint neighborhood. Agmine Corp. acquired the assets, which are located on the same tax lot, for $11 million, or $709 per square foot. 764 Manhattan Avenue is a mixed-use building offering four retail units and nine residential units, and 760 Manhattan Avenue features two stories of commercial space, with RadioShack occupying the ground-floor unit. Combined, the properties offer 15,500 square feet of commercial and residential space. Brendan Maddigan of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, the Hazelwood family, in the transaction.
BALLSTON, VA. — The Shooshan Co. and Brandywine Realty Trust plan to build a 22-story mixed-use high-rise project for the final portion of their Liberty Center development at 4040 Wilson Blvd. in Ballston, roughly six miles west of Washington, D.C. The first two floors will house retail space (34,000 square feet), the next eight floors will comprise office space (190,000 square feet) and the top 12 floors will feature 245 residential units. Both the office and residential components will have separate roof terraces. VIDA Fitness has signed a letter of intent to occupy 30,000 square feet at the site between the second floor and the B1 level. Shooshan has already built out the five-level, below-grade parking garage at the site that features 550 car spaces. Liberty Center is a 2.3 million-square-foot, eight-property development within walking distance of the Ballston Metro. At full build-out the development is expected to house 5,000 people.
SUNRISE, FLA. — KGH International Development has begun construction on the residential portion of Metropica, a transit-oriented mixed-use development in Sunrise that will span 65 acres and 4 million square feet upon full build-out. The project will feature 400,000 square feet of dining, retail and entertainment space, as well as 650,000 square feet of office space, 2,250 residential units and a 240-room hotel. Tenants already announced for the ground-level retail spaces include Ipic Theaters, Kings Bowl, True Food Kitchen, Kona Grill, Oil & Vinegar, Fogo de Chão, Shake Shack, Anthropologie, Free People and Kendra Scott. More announcements will be made in coming weeks and months prior to the project’s fall 2017 opening. In addition to the commercial and multifamily components, the project will also feature walking and bike trails, courtyards, a central park, 3,600-space parking garage, electric vehicle charging stations, kiosks and Wi-Fi connectivity throughout the development. KGH International Development expects to begin vertical construction on Metropica’s retail portion this summer. The design team for Metropica includes Baltimore-based master planner CI Design and architect Oppenheim Architecture & Design.
DALLAS — CBRE | UCR has brokered the sale of 94 acres at the northwest corner of Lancaster Road and I-20 in southern Dallas. Centurion American, based in Farmers Branch, purchased the tract from Sun NLF for an undisclosed price. The parcel will be added to an assemblage of land, currently spanning 294 acres, for a proposed mixed-use development called University Hills. The development will include townhomes, multifamily units, entertainment and retail. Lots should be available beginning in summer 2017. Thurston Witt of CBRE | UCR represented the seller in the transaction. Robert Maxey of MetroCom Properties represented the buyer.
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of a mixed-use building in Brooklyn’s Greenpoint neighborhood. Ben Franklin LLC acquired the 4,133-square-foot property for $3.1 million, or $762 per square foot. The four-story building features three residential units and a ground-floor retail space, which is occupied by a neighborhood bar. Brendan Maddigan of Cushman & Wakefield handled the transaction. The name of the seller was not released.
NEW YORK CITY — Alpha Realty has arranged the sales of four apartment and mixed-use properties in Brooklyn neighborhoods. The transactions include a 16-unit apartment building at 354 E. 54th St. in East Flatbush selling for $2.2 million, or $222 per square foot; a 16-unit apartment building at 845 Schenectady Ave. in Flatbush trading for $2.2 million; a six-unit multifamily property at 540 Bainbridge St. in Bedford-Stuyvesant selling for $2.8 million, or $514 per square foot; and a four-story mixed-use building located at 278 Albany Ave. in Crown Heights for $2.4 million. Lev Mavashev and Jacob Aronov of Alpha Realty handled the off-market transactions. The names of the buyers and sellers were not released.
NEW YORK CITY — TerraCRG has brokered the sale of a residentially-zoned commercial building located at 283 Greene Ave. in Brooklyn’s Clinton Hill neighborhood. Kilroy Architectural Windows sold the 13,300-square-foot property to an undisclosed seller for $6 million, or $375 per existing square foot. The two-story building features 16,085 buildable square feet and can be converted into residential lofts or repositioned as an owner/user residential or office building. Ofer Cohen, Melissa Warren and Dan Marks of TerraCRG were the sole brokers in the transaction. The names of the seller and buyer were not released.
THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS — Broken Barrel is set to open a 3,483-square-foot restaurant on the ground level of One Lakes Edge, an 825,000-square-foot multifamily and retail complex located within Hughes Landing in The Woodlands. Broken Barrel is a wine bar featuring tapas and small plates. Construction will begin on the restaurant in late April, with an expected completion in June. The location will feature a large outdoor patio overlooking Lake Woodlands. The space is being leased from The Woodlands Development Co., and will be operated by managing partners Hilda Ysusi, Joaquin Valle and Josh Cundy.