SANTA MONICA, CALIF. — Fitness concept Club Studio has announced plans to open a 48,000-square-foot studio at Santa Monica Place, a Macerich property in Santa Monica. Located on the first level of the property, the space will feature five boutique studio rooms, as well as a recovery space, steam rooms, infrared saunas, a juice bar and retail store. A timeline for the opening was not disclosed.
PASADENA, CALIF. — Pacific Clinics has leased 18,370 square feet of office space at 625 Fair Oaks Ave. in South Pasadena. This lease brings the office building to 98 percent occupancy. It also represents one of the largest direct leases for a Class A office building in the greater Pasadena office market within the past 14 months. NAI Capital’s Tina LaMonica represented the landlord, Greenbridge, in facilitating the lease transaction. Jeff Boucher of Radius represented Pacific Clinics.
NEW YORK CITY — Locally based owner-operator Bromley Cos. has completed the $100 million renovation of 122 Fifth Avenue, a 300,000-square-foot office building in Manhattan’s Union Square neighborhood. The repositioning added a new rooftop pavilion and bike storage room, enhanced the office and retail suites and upgraded the building infrastructure. According to New York Post, Microsoft anchors the building’s office space, having taken occupancy of floors six through 10 following completion of the project. Bromley Cos. first purchased 122 Fifth Avenue in 1979.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Regional developer Titanium Realty Group has received a $42.5 million bridge loan for a newly built, 148-unit multifamily project in Jersey City. The 19-story building houses 80 studios, 46 one-bedroom units, 19 two-bedroom residences and three three-bedroom apartments, as well as 4,500 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Daniel Cohen and Tal Savariego of Meridian Capital Group arranged the debt through Lightstone Capital Group. Proceeds will be used to retire existing debt and fund lease-up costs.
WAREHAM, MASS. — MassHousing has provided $16.3 million in financing for the development of a 93-unit affordable housing project in Wareham, located near Cape Cod in the southern part of The Bay State. The development will consist of two complexes that will feature a range of floor plans and income restrictions, as well as shared amenities. The financing includes $8.4 million in permanent financing, a $6.6 million bridge loan and $1 million from the agency’s workforce housing initiative. The borrower is Pennrose LLC.
NEW YORK CITY — The Legal Aid Society has signed a 72,091-square-foot office lease renewal at One Seaport Plaza in downtown Manhattan, where the social justice firm has operated its headquarters for the past 20 years. The 1.1 million-square-foot building was constructed in 1984. Adam Rappaport and Brett Greenberg represented the landlord, Jack Resnick & Sons, in the lease negotiations on an internal basis. Craig Reicher and Christopher Mansfield of CBRE represented The Legal Aid Society.
NEW YORK CITY — Locally based brokerage firm Brax Realty has arranged the $8 million sale of a 37-unit apartment building in Manhattan’s Gramercy Park neighborhood. Michael Ferrara and Alan Stenson of Brax Realty represented the seller, a long-term owner, in the transaction and procured the purchaser, a private investor. Both parties requested anonymity. The property was 84 percent occupied at the time of sale.
By Ron Gilbreath, managing director of asset & property management, Westmount Realty Capital It’s no trade secret that global lockdowns during the pandemic had a significant and lasting impact on supply chains worldwide. EY’s 2023 poll revealed that 72 percent of senior-level supply chain executives experienced negative impacts on their businesses due to the pandemic, resulting in the emergence of a concentrated focus on supply chain visibility. The crucial point to acknowledge during this continued disruption is that these impacts are closely tied to the just-in-time (JIT) inventory management system. As a result of these challenges, businesses are actively reassessing their distribution network strategies, leading to a surge in demand for industrial warehouse space. With the necessity to maintain greater inventory levels, companies are re-evaluating their warehouse space requirements and distribution setups to mitigate the risk of future supply shortages. The lockdowns disrupted two essential elements of JIT strategy: steady production and supplier reliability. Suppliers forced to comply with government lockdowns incurred major disruptions across various business lines due to the challenge of maintaining consistent production. This is a key component of JIT delivery that relies on having materials physically present during the production process. When these materials are unavailable, …
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — Walker & Dunlop has arranged a $150 million loan for the refinancing of Quantum at Flagler Village, a newly built mixed-use development in Fort Lauderdale. The property houses two 15-story towers comprising 337 apartments, 20,884 square feet of retail space, a five-story parking garage and a nine-story Courtyard by Marriott hotel that features 137 rooms and a rooftop pool and bar. Joe Hercenberg led the Walker & Dunlop Capital Markets team that arranged a fixed-rate, five-year loan on behalf of the borrower, Prime Group US-PMG Asset Services. The loan refinances a construction loan that Walker & Dunlop closed four years ago.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — PRP has acquired Spring Valley Village, a 95,000-square-foot shopping center in Washington, D.C.’s Spring Valley neighborhood. The undisclosed seller sold the property for $47.5 million. Originally constructed in 1939 and renovated in 2017, the center comprises six buildings that were 98 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Crate & Barrel, Millie’s Restaurant, Capital One Bank, Starbucks, Small Door Veterinary, Compass Coffee and Blue Lane. Spring Valley Village is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
