SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Commercial finance and advisory firm Axiom Capital Corp. has arranged a $13.5 million loan for the refinancing of a 63-unit multifamily property in the upstate New York city of Saratoga Springs. The unnamed property includes 5,423 square feet of commercial space. Axiom Capital arranged the nonrecourse loan, which was structured with a 10-year term and a fixed interest rate, on behalf of the undisclosed borrower. The direct lender was also undisclosed.
LINCOLN, ILL. — The Boulder Group has negotiated the $2.1 million sale of a single-tenant property net leased to Starbucks in the Central Illinois city of Lincoln. The building is located at 3103 Woodlawn Road near I-55. Randy Blankstein and John Feeney of Boulder represented the seller, a West Coast-based investment group. The Illinois-based buyer completed a 1031 exchange.
WEST ALLIS, WIS. — Nobel Dental has signed a 2,639-square-foot lease to open at River Bend Shopping Center in the Milwaukee suburb of West Allis. The property is located at 7500 W. Oklahoma Ave. Matthew Beadle and Garrett Warner of Founders 3 Real Estate represented the landlord, River Bend Baceline LLC.
NEW YORK CITY — Avison Young has negotiated the $10.5 million sale of a 15,540-square-foot office and retail building located at 206 Spring St. in Manhattan’s So District. The five-story building houses tenants such as Korean restaurant The Woo and cosmetic dentistry firm SoHo Smile. James Nelson, Brandon Polakoff, Eric Karmitz and Bradley Rothschild of Avison Young represented the seller, locally based investment firm Corigin, in the transaction. The team also procured the undisclosed buyer.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $9.6 million sale of a 28,000-square-foot civic building located at 555 Remsen Ave. in the East Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn. Jakub Nowak and Thomas Brennan represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Yossi Hackner of Sapphire Realty represented the buyer, a religious institution that also requested anonymity.
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — Patio/outdoor furniture and accessories retailer Fortunoff Backyard Store will open a 9,400-square-foot retail establishment at Somerset Shopping Center in the Northern New Jersey community of Bridgewater. The tenant will backfill a space at the 219,000-square-foot center that was formerly occupied by Pier 1 Imports, which declared bankruptcy and began liquidating its stores in May 2020. Vanessa Fernandez-Kelty of Levin Management Corp. represented the landlord in the lease negotiations. Jake Frantzman of RIPCO Real Estate represented Fortunoff Backyard Store.
By Bob Caudill, Executive Vice President, Colliers We continue to see a flight by tenants into low-rise office properties, typically four stories or less, and out of high rises. This trend began pre-pandemic, but COVID has undoubtedly accelerated its movement. Asking rates in the market have flattened, while concessions like free rent, beneficial occupancy and improvement allowances have increased. The surge in construction costs continues, putting stress on the economics of lease deals. In addition, construction material delivery delays have impacted the completion of tenant improvements. We will continue to see challenging times for office owners in the short-term as tenants are unsure how much space they need going forward. More tenants will also struggle to pay rent on time. In the long-term, although some industries have learned that they can remain successful with most of their employees working remotely, others are experiencing negative impacts on creativity and collaboration. As a result, their businesses have suffered financially, and they will require their employees to return to the office. Activity and Impact The Irvine Company’s Spectrum Terrace has set a new standard in design and quality for low-rise, Class A office properties. Tenants in this project are creating a workplace environment that employees will want …
BAXTER, TENN. — Avison Young’s Capital Markets Group has arranged the sale-leaseback of a manufacturing facility in Baxter. The transaction totaled approximately $90 million. Timothy Hall, James Hanson and Tom Viscount of Avison Young arranged the sale-leaseback transaction. Chicago-based Oak Street Real Estate Capital will fund the construction and purchase the 965,000-square-foot facility, then lease it back to Portobello America, a tile manufacturer and distributor based in Brazil. Portobello America is building the plant and will use it to manufacture ceramic tiles and to house its U.S. headquarters. Portobello America will execute a long-term lease when construction is complete, which is expected in late 2022. The firm estimates the facility will create more than 200 local jobs and generate $150 million in annual revenue, as soon as the full capacity is reached, which is expected to occur by 2026. The 92-acre, build-to-suit project will include the main manufacturing, warehouse and office building, which will also contain the corporate headquarters and a showroom. The manufacturing plant will feature the latest green technologies to reduce the consumption of electricity, natural gas and water, according to the developer. The project site is situated on the south side of Interstate 40, about 70 miles …
ORLANDO, FLA. — Red Bank, N.J.-based Denholtz Properties has acquired a 106,966-square-foot, seven-story office building located at 618 East South St. in Orlando. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. Constructed in 2011, 618 East South St. is downtown Orlando’s first privately developed LEED-certified building, according to Denholtz. Additionally, the building features an integrated parking garage with a ratio of 3.1 spaces per 1,000 square feet. Currently fully leased, 618 East South St. serves as the Southeastern headquarters for GAI Consultants, an engineering, planning and environmental consulting firm with clients in the energy, transportation, development, government and industrial markets. In addition to GAI Consultants, the building is home to six additional tenants spanning the financial services and healthcare markets. The property is situated near a Publix and Thornton Park, a neighborhood with restaurants, luxury condominiums and apartments. The building is also located adjacent to SR 408 East-West Expressway. The acquisition allows Denholtz’s Orlando area portfolio to grow to nearly 1 million square feet. The investor also owns the nearby 100 East Pine St. property, an 80,010-square-foot, six-story office building that is currently 90 percent leased to 12 tenants.
JUPITER, FLA. — Northmarq has secured $16.8 million in acquisition financing for Fresh Market Village, a 55,046-square-foot, grocery-anchored retail property in Jupiter. Daniel Karp of Northmarq arranged the financing, which included a 10-year term with three years of interest-only payments followed by a 30-year amortization schedule. Northmarq secured the permanent, fixed-rate loan on behalf of the undisclosed borrower through its relationship with an unnamed life insurance company. Built in 1989 and last renovated in 2014, the property is anchored by The Fresh Market. Located at 287 East Indiantown Road, the property is situated 19.7 miles from Palm Beach and 20.6 miles from Palm Beach International Airport.