YONKERS, N.Y. — The Westchester County Local Development Corp. has approved $35 million in tax-exempt bond financing to fund various renovations at Sarah Lawrence College in Yonkers. The 44-acre liberal arts school was founded as a women’s learning institution in 1926 but became coeducational in 1968. The financing will cover renovation and rehabilitation of The Siegel Building, the performing arts center, the Bates Building and various athletic facilities. Proceeds would also be used to purchase and renovate the building at 8 Oak Bend, as well as to upgrade campus-wide information technology hardware, infrastructure, machinery, equipment and other items of personal property.
NEW YORK CITY — StubHub has subleased 100,000 square feet of office space at 4 World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan. The live event ticket marketplace operator, which signed a 44,000-square-foot office lease at 3 World Trade Center for its new headquarters in 2023, will take immediate occupancy of one floor and occupancy of two other floors at a later date. Scott Bogetti, Kirill Azovtsev, Michael Bertini, Brad Wolk and Will Joumas of Savills represented Stubhub in the sublease negotiations. Sheena Gohil of Colliers represented the undisclosed sublessor. Silverstein Properties owns the building.
BRANFORD, CONN. — Locally based brokerage firm O,R&L Commercial has negotiated the $7.2 million sale of Lockworks Square, a 35,600-square-foot shopping center in Branford, located in southern coastal Connecticut. The four-building center is located in the downtown area and is home to tenants such as SaltBrick Prime, Lockworks Tavern, Cheri’s Bakery, Digestive Disease Associates, Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine Centers and Branford Tech Team. Will Braun of O,R&L represented the seller and buyer, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction.
MONROVIA, CALIF. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged the sale of Paragon at Old Town, an apartment community in Monrovia, northeast of Los Angeles. Sequoia Equities sold the asset to SCS Development Co. for $87.2 million, or $535,276 per unit. Paragon at Old Town features 163 apartments in six floor plans with units ranging from 744 square feet to 1,247 square feet, a resident lounge, fitness center, game room, and elliptical swimming pool and spa with private cabanas, outdoor lounges and courtyards. The 6,077-square-foot ground-floor retail space offers four suites that are fully occupied by The UPS Store, eateries and a sporting goods store. Joseph Grabiec, Kevin Green and Gregory Harris of IPA represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal.
BUCKEYE, ARIZ. — MDH Partners has acquired KV Buckeye 10, a two-building industrial property located at 835 and 945 N. 215th Ave. in the Phoenix suburb of Buckeye, from Kentwood Ventures for $51 million. Situated on 18.8 acres, KV Buckeye 10 features 249,600 square feet of Class A industrial space spread across two buildings. Built in 2023, the asset feature 535 car parking spaces and 28-foot clear heights. Building A is 115,200 square feet and Building B is 134,400 square feet, with each building offering 12 truck-well doors and six grade-level doors. Currently KV Buckeye 10 is 60 percent leased to a variety of tenants, including the City of Buckeye; Hajoca, a privately held wholesale distributors of plumbing, heating and cooling, pool and industrial supplies; Safelite, a national automotive glass repair and replacement provider; and AVI, an international provider of communications and audio-visual technology. Greer Oliver and Connor Nebeker-Hay of JLL represented the seller in the deal. John Lydon, Hagen Hyatt and Kelly Royle of JLL are handling leasing for the project.
JOHNSTOWN, COLO. — PCCP has provided a $41 million senior loan to Journey Homes for the construction of Overlook Apartments, a garden-style multifamily community located at 2530 Bearberry Lane in Johnstown, just south of Fort Collins. Construction is underway with completion slated for first-quarter 2025. Situated on 16 acres, Overlook Apartments will feature 210 one-, two- and three-bedroom units spread across 10 residential buildings. The community will offer a clubhouse, fitness center, resort-style pool, coworking lounge, resident lounge, children’s playground and picnic areas with outdoor firepits and grills.
MESA, ARIZ. — SimonCRE has completed the sale of Mesa Ranch Plaza, a shopping center in Mesa. Mesa Ranch 24 LP acquired the asset for $26 million. Located at 1008, 1036, 1060 and 1142 E. Southern Ave., Mesa Ranch Plaza totals 130,000 square feet. At the time of sale, the property was 99 percent occupied. Alex Kozakov and Patrick Wade of CBRE’s South Bay Los Angeles office represented the buyer and seller in the transaction. Michael Hackett of CBRE served as the local market expert for the deal.
SAN DIEGO — Hill Properties and Westport Capital Partners have completed the disposition of 8250-8260 Camino Santa Fe in San Diego to CSF LLC for $17.1 million, or $282 per square foot. Situated on 3.6 acres, the two-building property offers 60,866 square feet of industrial space. At the time of sale, the asset was 96 percent occupied by eight tenants. The property, which was built in the late 1980s, recently underwent extensive capital improvements, including new exterior paint, suite and directional signage, monument signage, parking lot resurfacing and new landscaping. Matt Poucho, Anthony DeLorenzo, Matt Harris and Casey Sterk of CBRE’s Investment Properties represented the seller, while Chris Nelson of Matthews Real Estate and Brian Reyes of Tangram Commercial represented the buyer in the deal.
Marcus & Millichap Brokers $4.6M Sale of Retail Building Leased to Walgreens in Amityville, New York
AMITYVILLE, N.Y. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $4.6 million sale of a 15,120-square-foot retail building leased to Walgreens in the Long Island community of Amityville. The building was constructed on 2.6 acres in 2001, and Walgreens recently extended its lease through 2035. Derrick Dougherty and Nick Geaneotes of Marcus & Millichap represented the sellers in the transaction and procured the buyer. Both parties were locally based entities that requested anonymity. John Horowitz of Marcus & Millichap assisted in closing the deal as the broker of record.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Gateway Jax has received approval from the Jacksonville City Council for the development of Pearl Street District, a $2 billion mixed-use project set to span 25 blocks in downtown Jacksonville. Plans for the development include 1,000 residential units; more than 100,000 square feet of retail space; public gathering spaces, including parks surrounding the historic Porter House mansion; widened and shaded sidewalks; and a curbless “festival street” with outdoor dining. Gateway Jax bought the site last year. Anticipated tenants for the retail portion of the project include a full-service grocery store, high-end fitness club, restaurants and daily service providers, like salons and shops. Gateway Jax plans to break ground in October, pending receipt of city permits, and develop the project in phases over the next decade. The project is expected to create 2,700 permanent jobs and spur over $750 million in annual economic impact and full build-out, according to the developer. Partners include the Downtown Investment Authority and the City of Jacksonville. Gateway Jax is a Jacksonville-based commercial real estate development firm sponsored by JWB Real Estate Capital and DLP Capital. — Katie Sloan