WYOMISSING, PA. — Penn National Gaming, a Pennsylvania-based casino owner and operator, has reopened 73 percent of its casino properties across its national portfolio. The company closed all 41 of its casino properties across 19 states following the COVID-19 outbreak. The company has implemented property-specific safety practices based on the various state laws, including social distancing and the requisition of masks in some venues. In February 2020, the company acquired a 36 percent interest in online sports and entertainment platform Barstool Sports for $163 million. The acquisition introduced an omni-channel approach to the business, including mobile casinos and online retail. The company’s stock price closed at $33.97 per share on June 23, compared with $18.85 per share at the same time last year.
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged a $57 million acquisition loan for a 183-unit multifamily property in Brooklyn. USAA Real Estate provided the fixed-rate loan to an undisclosed borrower. Located at 1 Flatbush Ave., the 19-story, Class A apartment building was constructed in 2018. Amenities include a fitness center, resident lounge and landscaped roof deck. Gideon Gil, Alex Lapidus and Maya Steinberger of Cushman & Wakefield arranged the loan. Adam Spies, Adam Doneger, Dan O’Brien and Avery Silverstein represented the seller, a partnership between Meadow Partners and Slate Property Group, in the transaction.
STAMFORD, CONN. — CIT Group Inc. has provided a $35.9 million construction loan for a 183-unit apartment building in Stamford. The borrower was a joint venture between New Jersey-based developer Fields Development Group and Alpine Residential. The project will be located on Canal Street near the Metro North railway station and will include ground-floor retail space. Chris Niederpruem of CIT Group originated the loan.
MARIETTA, GA. — Alliant Credit Union has provided a $20.8 million acquisition loan for Bentley at Marietta, a 222-unit multifamily community in Marietta. The five-year loan features two years of interest-only payments followed by a 30-year amortization schedule. The property was built in 1985 and offers one- and two-bedroom floor plans. Communal amenities include a clubhouse, pool, fitness center, playground, outdoor grilling area, dog park and a private lake with a fishing dock. The asset is located at 880 S. Cobb Drive SE, 19 miles northwest of downtown Atlanta. Matthew Mense and Ari Schwartzbard of Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) originated the loan through Alliant Credit Union on behalf of the buyer, American Landmark Apartments. Jim Jarrell, Cory Caroline Sams, Chandler Brown, Walter Miller, Taylor Brown and Bo Brown of Greystone Brown Real Estate Advisors represented both the seller, Wilkinson Corp., and the buyer, Asset Development & Management Group LLC, in the transaction. The total sales price was $31.2 million.
LOGANVILLE, GA. — CIM Group has sold North Logan Commons, a 175,969-square-foot retail property in Loganville, for $15.6 million. The asset was 83 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including anchors TJ Maxx, Dick’s Sporting Goods, OfficeMax and PetSmart. Co-tenants include Five Guys Burgers & Fries, Anytime Fitness and Sally Beauty. North Logan Commons is situated at 4022 Atlanta Highway, 37 miles east of downtown Atlanta. Fred Victor of Transwestern represented the Los Angeles-based seller in the transaction. New York City-based Big V Group acquired the property.
BATON ROUGE, LA. — Franklin Street has arranged the $12.4 million acquisition and renovation financing for Physicians Medical Center, a 76,370-square-foot medical office and hospital campus in Baton Rouge. The three-story facility features a hospital on the first floor and 44,984 square feet of leasable medical office space at the time of sale. The buyer, New Era Cos., plans to implement property renovations. Following the project, Oceans Healthcare Outpatient Services will anchor the property. A local ophthalmology office and a division of the Louisiana Departments of Health and Capital Area Human Services will also lease space at the facility. Ben Miller and Casey Siggins of Franklin Street represented the buyer in the financial transaction. The seller and lender were not disclosed.
MIAMI — Colliers International has negotiated ECU Worldwide’s 164,432-square-foot industrial lease renewal in Miami. The space at 2401 NW 69th St. has been ECU’s long-term home. The new lease is for a period of a little more than eight years and is valued at more than $10 million. ECU specializes in global multi-modal transport and warehousing services. The property is situated eight miles northwest of PortMiami and nine miles north of downtown Miami. Jonathan Kingsley and Ryan Goggins of Colliers represented the tenant in the transaction. Stephen Panos of Annapolis, Md.-based Realterm internally represented the landlord.
NASHVILLE, TENN. — FirstBank has signed a 52,000-square-foot office lease to move its headquarters to One22One Broadway in downtown Nashville. FirstBank will occupy the 13th and 14th floors of the planned 24-story tower. FirstBank has the right to expand its footprint within the building to more than 100,000 square feet. The developer, GBT Realty, expects to deliver the 365,000-square-foot building in 2022. Frank Thomasson, Taylor Hillenmeyer, Janelle Gallagher and Byran Fort of CBRE represented the landlord in the lease transaction. FirstBank is currently headquartered at 211 Commerce St., less than a mile from One22One Broadway.
PLANO, TEXAS — J.C. Penney Co. has revealed the locations of 13 additional stores it will permanently close, including seven in Michigan, as part of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing. The Plano-based retailer says the other six locations set to close include two in Washington state, two in New York, one in California and one in Maryland. J.C. Penney filed for Chapter 11 protection on May 15 and unveiled a list of 154 stores in late May that were set to close. Multiple news outlets report that going-out-of-business sales at the 13 locations are expected to begin on or around July 3. According to The Wall Street Journal, mall owner Simon Property Group is teaming up with shopping center owner Brookfield Property Partners to explore the possibility of acquiring J.C. Penney Co. According to Business Insider, the 13 stores closing include: 201 S. Washington St, Owosso, Michigan; 125 S. Michigan Ave, Big Rapids, Michigan; Bay City Town Center, 4129 E Wilder Road, Bay City, Michigan; Greenville West Mall, 300 Greenville W. Drive, Greenville, Michigan; Meridian Mall, 1982 W. Grand River Ave., Okemos, Michigan; Mt. Pleasant Shopping Center, 2231 S. Mission Road, Mt Pleasant, Michigan; Northtown Village, 1680 Wright Ave., Alma, Michigan; …
THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS — General contractor Paragon Services Inc. has completed renovations of Boardwalk at Town Center, a 450-unit multifamily community in The Woodlands, roughly 30 miles north of Houston. The project began in fall 2018. Units at the property now feature wood-style plank flooring, quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances and brushed nickel hardware. The renovations also delivered upgrades to the amenity spaces, which include two pools, a game room, rooftop lounge, business center, fitness studio, coffee bar, pet park and a clubroom with a gourmet kitchen.