CHICAGO — J.C. Anderson has completed a 29,000-square-foot renovation project at the Aon Center in Chicago. The project scope included new amenities for the building’s 70th floor. Known as the Cloud Level, the project features a new fitness center, conference center, bar area, dining area, game room, library and private event meeting space. Gary Lee Partners provided architectural services and JLL provided project management services. Property owners include 601W Cos. and Brickell 13 Chicago. Located downtown, the Aon Center is an 83-story skyscraper. It is currently the third-tallest building in Chicago and was completed in 1973. Major tenants include Aon, JLL and Kraft Heinz.
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RALSTON, NEB. — NorthMarq has arranged a $1.4 million loan for the acquisition of Ralston Business Park in Ralston near Omaha. The 59,488-square-foot industrial property is located along 77th Street. Steve Ruff of NorthMarq arranged the 10-year loan, which features a 25-year amortization schedule. A life insurance company provided the loan.
PHILADELPHIA — PMC Property Group, a Philadelphia-based developer, has broken ground on a 65,000-square-foot flagship store for GIANT Food Stores in Philadelphia. Located within the Gensler-designed Riverwalk mixed-use project, the store will offer more than 600 varieties of fresh and local produce, as well as curbside pickup and delivery services. The store is slated to open by fall 2020.
GARDEN CITY, N.Y. — Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) has brokered the sale of 900 and 990 Stewart Ave., two Class A office buildings totaling 462,000 square feet in Garden City, Long Island. The buildings were 88 percent leased at the time of sale. Kevin Welsh, Brian Schulz, Jason Emrani, Rob Griffin, Steven Schultz, Scott Berfas and Dan Oliver of NKF represented the seller, a joint venture of Boston-based The Davis Companies and New Jersey-based Onyx Equities, in the transaction. The NKF team also procured the buyer, a New York-based investor.
ORANGE, N.J. — CBRE has arranged the $7.3 million sale of a multifamily property in northern Orange, a western suburb of New York City. The property, 12-20 Canfield Street, consists of 47 apartment units and one retail unit. Nat Gambuzza, John Veniero, Trevor Fiebel and Manny Sanghera of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The CBRE team also procured the buyer, a local investor.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Korean fashion retailer ALAND has signed a 10,000-square-foot lease at American Dream, an upcoming mixed-use development in East Rutherford, a western suburb of New York City. The store will be ALAND’s second location in the United States after its Brooklyn store opened in 2018. Canadian developer Triple Five Group will open over 3 million square feet of retail, entertainment and food destinations at American Dream in October 2019.
Cushman & Wakefield Negotiates Sales of Two Apartment Communities South of Atlanta for $73.9M
by Alex Tostado
MCDONOUGH AND STOCKBRIDGE, GA. — Cushman & Wakefield has negotiated the sales of Stonegate at Eagles Landing in Stockbridge and Mandalay Villas in McDonough. Mike Kemether, Travis Presnell and Alex Brown of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Bluedog Capital Partners, in the transactions. The RADCO Cos. acquired Stonegate at Eagles Landing, a 167-unit community that was built in 2006, for $25.1 million. The property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Communal amenities include a swimming pool, fitness center, clubhouse, house-sitter services, playground and a car wash area. Rockworth Acquisitions bought Mandalay Villas, a 300-unit property, for $48.8 million. Mandalay Villas offers one- through three-bedroom floor plans. Community amenities include a fitness center, playground, swimming pool, game room, clubhouse and a business center.
NAI James Hanson Negotiates 5,500 SF Medical Office Lease Extension in Clifton, New Jersey
by Alex Patton
CLIFTON, N.J. — NAI James Hanson has negotiated a lease extension for a 5,500-square-foot medical office space in Clifton, a western suburb of New York City, for Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation Inc. The office is located within 1135 Broad Street, a three-story, 68,000-square-foot medical office building. Randy Horning and Darren Lizzack of NAI James Hanson represented the landlord, First Equity Development Co., in the lease negotiations. John Morrissey of Jackson Cross Partners represented Kessler.
TAMPA, FLA. — Sunstone Properties Trust has acquired Carlyle at Waters, a 392-unit multifamily community in Tampa, for $42.2 million. The community was built in 1985 across 12.7 acres, comprising 16 garden-style buildings and covered parking. Communal amenities include two swimming pools and two ponds. The new owner plans to build an outdoor kitchen and a fitness center. Further renovation plans include upgrading unit interiors, swimming pools and the leasing office. Berkadia provided a Freddie Mac mod-rehab loan to the buyer for renovations. The seller was not disclosed.
PACE, FLA. — Blackwater Resources has sold Pace Crossroads, a 75,904-square-foot shopping center in Pace. The property was fully leased at the time of sale to Dick’s Sporting Goods, Michael’s and Ulta Beauty. Pace Crossroads was built in 2018 and is located 15 miles northeast of Pensacola. Mark Joines, Drew Fleming and Henry Kushner of Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) represented the seller in the transaction. The buyer was a private company based in the Mid-Atlantic. The sales price was not disclosed.