OCOEE, FLA. — JLL has arranged a $45.1 million construction loan for Commerce 429, an eight-building industrial park located on a 40-acre site at 1290 Ocoee Apopka Road in the Orlando suburb of Ocoee. The borrower, locally based industrial developer McCraney Property Co., plans to develop Commerce 429 in two phases, the first of which will comprise six rear-load buildings with sizes ranging from 27,000 to 131,000 square feet. Phase II will feature two rear-load buildings spanning approximately 76,000 square feet and 95,000 square feet. Melissa Rose, Michael DiCosimo and Mateo Bolivar of JLL arranged the four-year loan through an undisclosed lender on behalf of McCraney.
HINESVILLE, GA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $10.3 million sale of Hinesville Central, a 41,800-square-foot retail center located at 755 Oglethorpe Highway in Hinesville. The property is shadow-anchored by a Walmart Supercenter. Al Taf of Marcus & Millichap’s Atlanta office represented the seller, a 104-year-old private company based in Georgia, in the transaction. Brian Munn, also with Marcus & Millichap’s Atlanta office, procured the buyer, a private investor. Both parties requested anonymity. Hinesville Central’s tenant roster includes Hibbett Sporting Goods, Kay Jewelers, GameStop, Bath & Body Works, Shoe Show, Luxor Nails, Hong Kong Restaurant, 1st Franklin Financial Corp., High Life Tobacco and Vape, General Nutrition Corp., Surcheros, Polar Sweets and Golden Beauty Supply.
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has negotiated a 25,000-square-foot office lease at 48 W. 25th St. in Manhattan’s Madison Square Park area. Originally constructed in 1920, the building rises 12 stories and totals 127,130 square feet. Ethan Silverstein, Theodora Livadiotis and Bruce Mosler of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, locally based investment manager Savanna, in the lease negotiations. Anthony LoPresti, also with Cushman & Wakefield, represented the tenant, MediaCo Holding Inc. The space comprises the entire second and third floors and will house the broadcast operations of two of the tenant’s local radio stations.
NEW YORK CITY — Architecture Research Office (ARO), a design and consulting firm, has signed a 10,000-square-foot office lease at 1 Willoughby Square in Brooklyn. Designed by FXCollaborative, which also serves as the anchor tenant, 1 Willoughby Square is a 34-story, 500,000-square-foot building in the downtown area. Nick Farmakis and Kate Walker of Savills represented ARO in the lease negotiations. Paul Amrich, Neil King, Zac Price, Alex D’Amario and James Ackerson of CBRE represented the landlord, JEMB Realty Corp.
CHICAGO — Skender has completed a renovation of 225 W. Wacker Drive, a 31-story office tower totaling 651,000 square feet in Chicago’s West Loop. San Francisco-based Spear Street Capital owns the building. Valerio Dewalt Train served as architect and Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates was the designer. Skender began the process of renovating the building’s lower lobby and Franklin Street entrance, fourth-floor amenity space and roof deck in summer 2021. Connected to the fourth-floor interior space is a completely redesigned open-air terrace with gardens. Cushman & Wakefield served as manager and owner’s representative on the project. OvS served as landscape architect for the terrace.
OVERLAND PARK, KAN. — Hill’s Pet Nutrition has unveiled plans to relocate its global and U.S. headquarters to the Aspiria campus in Overland Park. The company is currently based in Topeka and will continue to invest in its science, technology and manufacturing hubs in Topeka. Hill’s expects to move offices in the fourth quarter of this year and will occupy roughly 100,000 square feet. Occidental Management owns Aspiria, which is the redevelopment of the former Sprint campus.
OAK LAWN, ILL. — Interra Realty has brokered the $13 million sale of reVerb Oak Lawn, an 84-unit multifamily property in the Chicago suburb of Oak Lawn. Located on South Harlem Avenue, the community was originally built in 1971 and renovated in 2017. The property was 97 percent occupied at the time of sale. Joe Smazal, Patrick Kennelly and Paul Waterloo of Interra represented the private seller and the undisclosed buyer.
REDFORD, MICH. — DealPoint Merrill has acquired a 95,000-square-foot industrial facility in Redford, a western suburb of Detroit. The purchase price and seller were undisclosed. DealPoint Merrill plans a $9 million renovation that is expected to commence this quarter. David Frank and Sterling McGregor of DealPoint Merrill negotiated the transaction and handled the due diligence for the sale, respectively. Jason Limbert and Tyler Bendicksen of DealPoint Merrill completed the acquisition and underwriting, while Dave Rumsey of DealPoint Merrill’s capital markets division assisted with the equity-backed securities. Anthony Pellegrino III of P.A. Commercial represented the seller.
OMAHA, NEB. — Northmarq has arranged a $5.3 million loan for the refinancing of Clocktower Village in Omaha. The retail strip center spans 44,000 square feet and is located at 605 N. 98th St. John Reed of Northmarq arranged the fixed-rate loan, which features a 10-year term and a 25-year amortization schedule. A local credit union provided the loan.
WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J. — Party City Holdco Inc. (NYSE: PRTY) has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The restructuring process is expected to substantially reduce the company’s debt and optimize its capital structure and liquidity. The company expects to complete the restructuring process in the second quarter of this year. Party City’s more than 800 stores will remain open during the bankruptcy process. The company says it will continue to advance its key initiatives underway, such as converting stores to next-generation prototypes, evolving Halloween City pop-up stores, building out its online shopping experience, establishing localized marketplaces and delivering more compelling assortments and innovation for customers. Party City and some of its domestic subsidiaries filed voluntary Chapter 11 petitions for relief in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas. The company’s subsidiaries outside of the U.S., its franchise stores and its Anagram foil balloon business are not part of the Chapter 11 proceedings. The Woodcliff Lake-based party-goods retailer has entered into an agreement with a group holding more than 70 percent of the company’s senior secured first lien notes to support an expedited restructuring. Party City has secured a $150 million commitment from the group in debtor-in-possession financing. Party …