KENOSHA, WIS. — Colliers has arranged the sale of a 270,290-square-foot distribution center in Kenosha for an undisclosed price. The newly constructed building is located at 10200 55th St. The property features a clear height of 32 feet, 28 exterior docks, two drive-in doors and parking for 249 cars. Jeff Devine and Steve Disse of Colliers represented the seller, Panattoni Development Co. Pritzker Realty Group was the buyer.
BROOKLYN PARK, MINN. — Minneapolis-based developer Davis and Minnesota-based health system Allina Health have opened 610 Medical, a 40,000-square-foot ambulatory surgery center in the Minneapolis suburb of Brooklyn Park. The two-story property is located at 6001 96th Lane. Allina Health leases most of the second floor. Minneapolis-based Synergy Architecture Studio served as architect and Plymouth, Minn.-based Timco Construction Inc. was the general contractor.
SCHAUMBURG, ILL. — Quantum Real Estate Advisors Inc. has brokered the sale of a 13,500-square-foot retail center in the Chicago suburb of Schaumburg for $5.6 million. Located on East Golf Road, the property is fully leased to Panda Express, Batteries Plus, Crumbl Cookies, Jersey Mike’s Subs, Oreck Vacuums, H&R Block, Rosati’s Pizza and Little Greek. Jason Lenhoff of Quantum represented the buyer, a Florida-based private investor. A locally based investor was the seller.
MAPLEWOOD, MINN. — NAI Legacy has arranged the sale of a Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers ground lease in Maplewood near Minneapolis for $3.4 million. The ground lease for the newly constructed, single-tenant property is for 15 years. The building is located at 3065 White Bear Ave. Michael Houge of NAI Legacy represented the undisclosed seller, while Ken Tsukahara of Colliers represented the California-based buyer. Raising Cane’s operates more than 600 restaurants across the U.S.
NEW YORK CITY — Locally based landlord The Durst Organization will undertake a $150 million redevelopment of 825 Third Avenue, a 40-story office tower in Manhattan that was originally constructed in 1969. The redevelopment will include upgrades of the 544,000-square-foot building’s elevators, windows, lobby and mechanical systems, as well as the addition of new amenities. Upon completion, tenants will have access to a 3,000-square-foot ground-floor lounge with coffee, wine and arcade games. The Durst Organization will also add 15,000 square feet of health and wellness amenities on the second floor and a new terrace on the 12th floor. JP Morgan Chase and Wells Fargo have provided $100 million in financing for the project.
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. — JLL has arranged a $105 million loan for the refinancing of 360 Huguenot, a 28-story apartment building located in the downtown area of New Rochelle, a northern suburb of New York City. Built in 2019, the property comprises 252 market-rate apartments, 28 affordable housing units that are reserved for renters earning 80 percent or less of the area median income and 13,538 square feet of retail space. Amenities include a fitness center with a yoga studio, a private indoor/outdoor resident lounge and a valet parking garage. Mike Tepedino, Michael Gigliotti, Kelly Gaines, Jillian Mariutti, Phil Cadorette and Joy Dracos of JLL arranged the loan through Miami-based Rialto Capital Management on behalf of the borrower, New York-based RXR Realty.
NEW YORK CITY — Los Angeles-based Parkview Financial has provided a $70 million loan for the construction and refinancing of a 61,513-square-foot office building in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village area. Approximately 8,000 square feet of that total will be reserved as ground-floor and below-grade retail space. The borrower, Real Estate Equities Corp., acquired the 99-year leasehold interest on the land in 2017 and demolished the existing structures on the site. However, construction delays required the project’s capital stack to be restructured and the original loans underlying the leasehold to be recapitalized. Parkview’s loan includes the refinancing of the existing land loan as well as construction financing. Development has now begun with project completion slated for June 2024.
PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Inquirer has signed a 36,744-square-foot office lease at 100 Independence Mall West. The building was originally constructed in 1963 and was acquired by Keystone Development + Investment in 2013. Following the lease with the 193-year-old newspaper, which expects to take occupancy in the first quarter of 2023, the building is 97 percent leased. Other tenants include The Macquarie Group, U.S. General Services Association and Nelson Worldwide.
BOHEMIA, N.Y. — Hardware and equipment retailer Harbor Freight Tools will open a 20,000-square-foot store at Sayville Plaza, located on Long Island in Bohemia. Robert Delavale of Breslin Realty represented the landlord in the lease negotiations. The representative of the tenant was not disclosed. Other tenants at Sayville Plaza include Bed Bath & Beyond, Old Navy, Panera Bread, Jennifer Furniture, The Vitamin Shoppe, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Sprint, Floor & Décor, At Home and Aldi.
CHICAGO — Aritzia (TSX: ATZ), a women’s fashion boutique retailer based in Vancouver, plans to open a flagship store on Chicago’s Magnificent Mile, bucking a trend of retailers leaving the famous stretch of North Michigan Avenue. The Magnificent Mile spans 13 city blocks in downtown Chicago and houses 460 stores, 275 restaurants and 60 hotels. The retailer, which sells apparel under brands such as Wilfred, Babaton and TNA, will occupy a 46,000-square-foot space at 555 N. Michigan Ave. in 2023. The location formerly housed Gap’s three-story flagship store before the retailer closed in early 2021. The new Aritzia store is the largest retail lease deal on Magnificent Mile in nearly a decade and the first flagship agreement since 2019, according to CBRE. Luke Molloy, Danny Jacobson, Steve Ansani and Cliff Vann of CBRE represented the landlord, Ireland-based ECA Capital Ltd., in the transaction. “Coming out of the pandemic, this is an important deal for the Mag Mile, and Chicago in general,” says Molloy. “Aritzia is one of the most sought-after brands in the world and [it] believes in the future of North Michigan Avenue. What [it has] planned for its new flagship is incredible, and we expect this to be …
