PHOENIX — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of Westridge Shopping Center, located at 7540 and 7606 W. Indian Road in Phoenix. New Jersey-based Westridge Phoenix acquired the asset from DPM Westridge Shopping Center for $6.8 million. Built in 1985 and renovated in 2017, Westridge Shopping Center features 58,670 square feet of retail space on 5.3 acres. At the time of sale, the property was 81 percent leased. Chris Hollenbeck and Shane Carter of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the deal.
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Pinnacle Real Estate Negotiates Sale of 20-Unit Apartment Building in Englewood, Colorado
by Amy Works
ENGLEWOOD, COLO. — Pinnacle Real Estate Advisors has brokered the sale of a multifamily property located at 3444 S. Marion St. in Englewood. The asset sold for $4.2 million, or $208,000 per unit. The names of the buyer and seller were not released. Built in 1971, the building features 20 apartments. Chris Knowlton, Mark Knowlton and Jim Knowlton of Pinnacle Real Estate Advisors, Craig Branton of Cushman & Wakefield and Taylor Nelson of Land Title handled the transaction.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — A partnership between New York City-based Taconic Capital Partners and HEI Hotels & Resorts has purchased the 351-room Hyatt Regency Jersey City hotel. The property was originally built in 2002 and has undergone $15 million in capital improvements since 2010. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, restaurant and lounge and 20,000 square feet of meeting and event space. Affiliates of Hyatt and Veris Residential sold the hotel for an undisclosed price. The new ownership will continue to enhance guestrooms and amenity spaces.
BERKS COUNTY, PA. — JLL has arranged a $49 million loan for the refinancing of a portfolio of three industrial buildings totaling 597,704 square feet in Berks County, located in the Lehigh Valley region. Berks 61 is a 270,000-square-foot manufacturing facility that was delivered in 2021 and houses a bottle-to-bottle recycling plant. Berks 222 is a two-building logistics park totaling 327,704 square feet that is home to three tenants, including National Coatings & Supplies Inc. Chad Orcutt, Ryan Ade and Blaine Fleming of JLL arranged the loan through Empower Annuity Insurance Co. of America on behalf of the borrower, Radnor-based Endurance Real Estate Group.
PHILADELPHIA — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has negotiated the sale of City Avenue Center, a 20,220-square-foot shopping center in Philadelphia. Shadow-anchored by Target, the center was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Chipotle Mexican Grill, Verizon, Sleep Number and PNC Bank. Brad Nathanson, David Crotts and Dean Zang of IPA represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction and secured the buyer, a Maryland-based family office.
HOLYOKE AND SPRINGFIELD, MASS. — Northeast Private Client Group has brokered the sale of a portfolio of 14 buildings totaling 164 multifamily units, as well as nine commercial spaces, in Western Massachusetts. Specifically, 10 of the buildings are located in Holyoke, and four of the buildings are located in Springfield. Taylor Perun, Alex Burr and Cameron Formica of Northeast Private Client Group represented the buyer and seller, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction. The sales price was also not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY —Accounting firm Anchin, Block & Anchin has signed a 45,673-square-foot office headquarters lease at 3 Times Square in Midtown Manhattan. The 30-story building, which was originally constructed in 2001 as the headquarters for Reuters, is currently undergoing a multimillion-dollar renovation. Michael Cohen, Andrew Roos, Jessica Verdi and Mac Roos of Colliers represented Anchin, which plans to relocate from 1375 Broadway next fall, in the lease negotiations. John Cefaly, Lou D’Avanzo, Ron Lo Russo, Heather Thomas and Paige Engeldrum of Cushman & Wakefield, along with internal agent Tom Keating, represented the landlord, Rudin.
By Ryan Gast, Vice President, Ontario/Inland Empire, CBRE We are currently seeing a very strong leasing market in San Bernardino County, which is mostly driven by the amount of new housing developments in the market and the lack of new retail product being built. Tenants are hungry for the top-tier shopping centers, which has driven the vacancy rates down and rents up in a market where there seems to be a lot of uncertainty in the air. Some of the most active retail categories include the fast feeders (QSRs), gas stations and car wash groups. Discount retailers also hold great appeal, particularly due to inflation. The market has also seen an increase in activity from fitness users who stopped dead in their tracks during 2020 and 2021 due to COVID. As active retailers go, Stater Bros, Hobby Lobby, Burlington, 99 Ranch Market, Ross and Planet Fitness have all recently inked deals in the area. Sprouts, Quick Quack, Shell, Raising Cane’s and Dutch Bros Coffee also remain active. Many of these retailers are seeking high-growth areas where there has been an influx of residential development nearby. In terms of developers, Lewis Retail, Wood Investments and Rich Development are some of the …
PHOENIX — Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (TSMC) has announced plans to build a second plant in North Phoenix. The move will increase the company’s investment at the Arizona manufacturing site from $12 billion to $40 billion and create 4,500 permanent jobs, in addition to 10,000 construction jobs. The expansion represents the largest foreign direct investment in Arizona history and one of the largest foreign direct investments in the history of the United States, according to TSMC. Semiconductors, or computer chips, are an essential element of most all electronic and computing devices, including electric vehicles, phones, tablets, TVs, home appliances, solar panels and gaming consoles. The company is also in the planning stages for an onsite water reclamation plant that, when finished, will allow the TSMC Arizona site to achieve near-zero liquid discharge. The announcement was made yesterday at the opening of TSMC’s first semiconductor factory. President Joe Biden, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, Governor-elect Katie Hobbs, Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego, members of Arizona’s congressional delegation, TSMC chairman Dr. Mark Liu and TSMC founder Dr. Morris Chang attended the ceremony. Also attending and speaking at the event was Tim Cook, CEO of Apple. Cook said the …
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, ILL. — Interra Realty has brokered a condo deconversion sale in the Chicago suburb of Arlington Heights for $9.7 million. Built in 1971, the 40-unit property is located at 1 N. Chestnut Ave. Patrick Kennelly and Paul Waterloo of Interra represented the seller, the Chestnut Street Condominium Association. The duo also represented the undisclosed buyer, which plans to improve the units as they turn over. Under the Condominium Property Act in Illinois, condo unit owners can elect to sell a property if 75 percent or more are in agreement. The threshold is 85 percent for the City of Chicago. Sellers then have the option to either move out of their units or lease them back from the new owner.