ATLANTA — CBRE’s National Retail Partners has brokered the sale of Midtown Promenade, a 110,988-square-foot shopping center located at 931 Monroe Drive in Midtown Atlanta. Charlotte-based Asana Partners, which purchased Krog Street Market in Atlanta’s Inman Park neighborhood last year, bought the shopping center from an affiliate of Atlanta-based Ackerman & Co. for an undisclosed price. Chris Decoufle, Kevin Reavey and Kevin Hurley of CBRE represented the seller, Ackerman-Midtown Associates LLC. Anchored by Trader Joe’s, Midtown Promenade was 99 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Landmark Theaters Midtown Art Cinema, Starbucks Coffee, Richard’s Variety Store, MetroFresh, Apres Diem, The Highlander, The Independent and F.R.O.G.S. The shopping center sits on the edge of Piedmont Park along the Atlanta BeltLine’s Eastside Trail.
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Selig to Bring Food Hall, Brewery to $1B Mixed-Use Project in Atlanta’s Upper Westside
by John Nelson
ATLANTA — Selig Enterprises has added two new food and beverage tenants at The Works, a $1 billion mixed-use development underway on 80 acres in Atlanta’s Upper Westside neighborhood. The Atlanta-based developer has announced a new food hall known as Chattahoochee Food Works. Headed by Robert Montwaid of Gansevoort Consulting, the new food hall will occupy 16,000 square feet of space within The Makers Building, which will front a quarter-mile linear park known as The Spur. The food hall will feature vendors, a test kitchen, artisanal market shops, space for events and tables that double as charging stations. Selig will also add a new 9,000-square-foot taproom and macrobrewery for Scofflaw Brewing Co., an Atlanta brewery founded in 2016 by Matt Shirah and Travis Herman. The new location will serve as Scofflaw’s main research and development facility and will feature a programmed outdoor area with games and gathering places. Situated off Chattahoochee Avenue, The Works will span 350,000 square feet of retail and entertainment, 500,000 square feet of office space, 500 residences, 200 hotel rooms and 13 acres of green space. The 27-acre Phase I is currently under construction and scheduled for openings in early 2020.
ALCOA, TENN. — SRS Real Estate Partners has arranged the sale of Hamilton Crossing, a 175,464-square-foot shopping center located in the Knoxville suburb of Alcoa. The property was 95 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Dick’s Sporting Goods, Ross Dress for Less, Michaels, PetSmart, Old Navy, Shoe Carnival, Buffalo Wild Wings, AT&T and Five Guys. Kyle Stonis, Pierce Mayson and Steve Miskew of SRS represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer and terms of the sale were also not disclosed.
KeyBank Provides $24.5M Financing for Acquisition, Renovation of Affordable Housing Communities
by David Cohen
NEW YORK CITY — KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment (CDLI) has provided $24.5 million in financing for the acquisition and renovation of Highbridge Franklin and Twin Parks West, two New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) properties in the Bronx. Together, the two properties total 647 units of permanent affordable housing. Both properties are part of NYCHA’s plan to finance, renovate and manage 1,700 apartment units across 17 developments under its Permanent Affordability Commitment Together (PACT) program. PACT is New York City’s implementation of the federal Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) program. KeyBank provided the financing to borrower Gilbane Development Co. Terms of the financing were not disclosed.
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, N.J. — Cronheim Mortgage has secured an $11.5 million loan to refinance a four-building office portfolio within the Middlesex Business Center in South Plainfield. The fully leased portfolio totals 150,192 square feet. Cronheim secured the 10-year, fixed-rate loan on behalf of borrower National Realty and Development Corp. The lender was Farm Bureau Life Insurance Co. Middlesex Business Center is a 420,000-square-foot office and industrial complex in South Plainfield.
BETHLEHEM, PA. — Markward Group has brokered the sale of a 38,348-square-foot office building in Bethlehem. The sales price was undisclosed. Located at 90 Highland Ave., the property is currently occupied by tenants BB&T bank and Kafafian Group. Ann Kline of Markward Group represented the seller, BB&T Bank, in the transaction. BB&T will remain a tenant in the building. The buyer was 90 Highland LLC.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the $2.2 million sale of a four-unit apartment building in the Stuyvesant Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn. The property is located at 231 Bainbridge St. Shaun Riney and Daniel Greenblatt of Marcus & Millichap’s Brooklyn office represented the seller, a private investor, in the transaction. The buyer was also a private investor.
PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Snack food manufacturer CLIO LLC has signed a 20,300-square-foot industrial lease in the Piscataway Corporate Center in Piscataway. CLIO will utilize the space at 141 Ethel Road West to manufacture and distribute their chocolate-dipped Greek yogurt bars. The property features 22-foot ceilings and energy-efficient HVAC systems. Jaime Zimmel of Zimmel Associates represented the owner, Denholtz Associates, in the transaction. Terms of the lease were not disclosed.
AMARILLO, TEXAS — Mission Capital Advisors has arranged an undisclosed amount of financing for the acquisition and renovation of a 229-room hotel in Amarillo. The new ownership will rebrand the property as a dual-branded asset consisting of a 106-room Marriot Fairfield Inn & Suites and a 123-room Four Points by Sheraton. Renovations will deliver upgraded amenity spaces, as well as a facelift to the property’s exterior and each guestroom. Raymond Salameh, Ari Hirt, Steven Buchwald, Alex Draganiuk and Jamie Matheny of Mission Capital arranged the financing through Stonehill Strategic Capital on behalf of the borrower, Ram Hotels.
MESQUITE, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Oates Creek, a 280-unit multifamily community in Mesquite, an eastern suburb of Dallas. Built in 1984, the Class B property recently underwent $2.2 million in capital improvements that upgraded 50 percent of the unit interiors. Nick Fluellen and Bard Hoover of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which requested anonymity.