Mixed-Use

NEW YORK CITY – Aurora Capital Associates, headed by Bobby Cayre, together with its partner, Alex Adjmi have acquired control and redevelopment rights of 21-27 Ninth Avenue through a 49-year ground lease. The site is located at the southwest corner of Ninth Avenue and West 13th Street in the Gansevoort Market Historic District in Manhattan, New York City. The partnership plans to redevelop the parcel into a retail driven mixed-use building. The property currently contains four historic single-family, three-story row houses constructed between 1844 and 1846. Alf Naman and Michele Conforti of Alf Naman Real Estate represented the buyer, a Long Island family, in the transaction. Jared Epstein of Aurora Capital, who will be spearheading the marketing campaign for the project, represented the partnership in the deal.

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ANDERSON, IND. — Indianapolis-based firms Sitehawk Retail Real Estate and Resource Commercial Real Estate have joined together to market Madison Commons, a proposed 100-acre mixed-use development located near the intersection of Interstate 69 and Scatterfield Road in Anderson. Scott Gray of Sitehawk will lead marketing efforts for retail users, while Ross Reller of Resource will market the site to non-retail users. Components of Madison Commons could include retail, education, healthcare and professional office. The project features I-69 frontage, and a proposal has been submitted to construct a new road through the project that would connect to an existing casino and racetrack at Hoosier Park. The project is being developed by Paul Nicholson and Jim Singleton. Construction plans have not been released.

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CHANDLER, ARIZ. — Tempe. Ariz.-based Armstrong Development Properties Inc. has completed the first phases of development for Portico Place, a mixed-use redevelopment project in Chandler. Located at the intersection of Chandler Boulevard and Dobson Road, the project’s retail and 40,000 square feet of office space are now complete and tenants, including CVS/pharmacy and Dunkin’ Donuts, are slated to open. The development will also feature a 164-room Cambria Suites hotel. Weitz Company served as general contractor for the project, which was designed by Butler Design Group.

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FLOSSMOOR, ILL. — Rosemont, Ill.-based McShane Construction Co. has been selected to build a new mixed-use project in Flossmoor. The project consists of a single-story, 15,116-square-foot building located on 1.79 acres at 19801 Governors Highway. The building will contain retail, medical office and professional office space. Groundbreaking is expected to occur this spring, with completion scheduled for December. The project is being developed by Alliance Real Estate, with architectural services being provided by KLLM Architects. Drs. Kung and Labana have already signed on to open a 6,000-square-foot medical practice in the building upon completion. The project is located near several hospitals, including St. James Hospital, Ingalls Memorial Hospital and Advocate South Suburban.

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SIDNEY, OHIO — Echo Development Corp. has announced plans to develop a 16-acre business park adjacent to Vandemark Road near Interstate 75 in Sidney. Known as Echo Business Center, the park will contain space for retail, restaurant, professional office and medical office tenants. Plans are currently being finalized for the first tenant at the park, which will construct a 4,200-square-foot retail building that will break ground this spring. Industrial Property Brokers is handling marketing for Echo Business Center.

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FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Beverly Hills, Calif.-based StarPoint Commercial Properties has acquired the commercial component of The Tower Complex, located at 500 Throckmorton St. in downtown Fort Worth. Included in the sale was two levels of retail and Class A office space at the base of The Tower that total approximately 73,000 square feet, as well as 109,000 square feet of retail and office space located in the Annex, which is situated directly across the street from The Tower. Notable tenants include Capital One, Chesapeake Energy, Cantina Laredo and Texas Capital Bank. The Tower also contains 295 residential condominiums over 37 floors that were not included in the sale. StarPoint Commercial Properties provided in-house representation in the transaction. Tom Salanty with the Dallas office of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, TLC Green Property Associates. The acquisition price was not disclosed.

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GRAYSLAKE, ILL. — Skokie, Ill.-based Alter Group has released the final general development plan for Cornerstone, a 650-acre master-planned project that is slated for development in Grayslake. Plans call for approximately 3 million square feet of light industrial, research and development, and office space; 500,000 square feet of retail and entertainment space; and a unique residential component. Cornerstone will be constructed in multiple phases over a 12-year period. Infrastructure work, including utility extensions and road enhancements, will be undertaken in cooperation with the Village of Grayslake. A public hearing for the project is anticipated to take place in the next few months.

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KAPOLEI, HAWAII — Tampa, Fla.-based DeBartolo Development is moving forward with its plans to develop Ka Makana Alii in East Kapolei. The company is currently in the process of selecting a general contractor for the $500 million project. The 1.5 million-square-foot, mixed-use, open-air shopping center will feature a department store anchor, an entertainment anchor, restaurants, a fitness center, two business hotels offering 300 to 500 rooms, 200,000 square feet of office space and more than 4,000 surface and underground parking spaces. The company plans to break ground in 2010, with phased construction through 2013.

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SANTA ANA, CALIF. — Pasha Darvishian and Wes Griffin of Marcus & Millichap’s Newport Beach, Calif., office represented the undisclosed buyer and seller in the disposition and acquisition of 217 N. Broadway in Santa Ana. The 16,819-square-foot property sold for $2 million. The property consists of two separate mixed-used buildings and an income-generating parking lot.

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