NEW YORK CITY — Saks Fifth Avenue has opened the new 53,000-square-foot main floor of its Manhattan flagship store. The floor is part of a $250 million renovation of the location. The renovated section triples the handbag department selling space, which includes more than 50 brands. The beauty floor above the main was renovated last year and is already open. The two floors are connected via a new atrium that features a large-scale multimedia installation centered around a 60- by 20-foot LED screen as well as custom terrazzo flooring from Italy. The Vault, a high-end jewelry experience, will be unveiled on the lower level of the store later this year.
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Cushman & Wakefield Negotiates 26,206 SF Office Lease for The Wallace Foundation in Manhattan
by Jeff Shaw
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has secured a 26,206-square-foot lease for The Wallace Foundation at 140 Broadway in downtown Manhattan. The private foundation will occupy the entire 49th floor of the building. Andrew Chase, Carri Lyon and Wes Rudes of Cushman & Wakefield represented The Wallace Foundation in the transaction. Robert Constable, Myles Fennon and Edward Mombello of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, 140 BW LLC. The Wallace Foundation’s mission is to foster learning and enrichment for disadvantaged children and the vitality of the arts.
MELVILLE, N.Y. — NorthMarq has arranged a $3.7 million cash-out refinancing for a 71,000-square-foot industrial building in Melville. The non-recourse financing included a 10-year term, fixed rate of 4.33 percent and a 25-year amortization schedule. Charles Cotsalas of NorthMarq’s Long Island regional office secured financing on behalf of the borrower, 100 Marcus Drive Associates. The lender was 40 | 86 Mortgage Capital Inc., a life insurance company.
Kaufman Lynn Construction Breaks Ground on Phase I of $350M Mixed-Use Project in South Florida
by Alex Tostado
PLANTATION, FLA. — Kaufman Lynn Construction has broken ground on Phase I of Encore Capital Management’s Plantation Walk, a $350 million mixed-use development in Plantation. Phase I is set to include a seven-story building with 171 multifamily units, 63,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space and 12,000 square feet of amenity space. At full build-out, Plantation Walk will include 700 apartment units, 160,000 square feet of office space and 200,000 square feet of retail space. The site is situated at the former Plantation Fashion Mall at 321 N. University Drive, about eight miles west of downtown Fort Lauderdale. Completion is slated for April 2020.
ORLANDO, FLA. — CBRE has arranged the $64 million sale of Island Club, a 472-unit multifamily community in Orlando. The asset is situated at 1401 Kirkman Road, about six miles west of downtown Orlando. Built in 1990, Island Club offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Amenities include a car care center, tennis court, volleyball court, two lake-side swimming pools, playground, game room and fitness center. Shelton Granade, Luke Wickham and Justin Basquill of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Brian Eisendrath of CBRE originated a 10-year Freddie Mac loan on behalf of the buyer, TruAmerica Multifamily. The acquisition loan features five years of interest-only payments.
SPRINGDALE, ARK. — Apex Tool Group LLC has sold its 242,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Springdale to Trickling Creek Properties LLC. The buyer plans to look for new tenants for the building. The facility sits on 52.8 acres less than a mile from the Springdale Municipal Airport, and about 10 miles north of downtown Fayetteville. The building includes eight- to 10-inch reinforced concrete floors, seven-inch concrete block walls, ceiling heights ranging from 20 feet to 32 feet, approximately 24,000 square feet of air-conditioned office space, four eight-by-10-foot and two eight-by-eight-foot dock-high loading doors, and paved and lighted parking for approximately 430 vehicles. Holmes Davis of Binswanger represented the seller in the transaction. Marshall Saviers of Sage Partners represented the buyer. The price was not disclosed.
Cushman & Wakefield Brokers $50M Sale of Victoria Landing Apartment Complex in Central Florida
by Alex Tostado
LAKELAND, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $50 million sale of Victoria Landing, a 352-unit apartment complex in Lakeland. Tampa-based Blue Roc Premier purchased the asset and has rebranded it as The Park at Palazzo. The asset totals 383,212 square feet across 12 buildings on 24 acres. The Park at Palazzo offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans and was 98 percent occupied at the time of the sale. Amenities include a resort-style swimming pool, hot tub, athletic facility, business center, sand volleyball court, car care facility, game room, playground, indoor basketball and racquetball courts, two dog parks and a pet washing station. Brad Capas, Luis Elzora and Robert Given of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Minnesota-based Mercury Investment, in the transaction.
NEW ORLEANS — Stonebridge Cos. has acquired the 280-room Embassy Suites by Hilton New Orleans Convention Center hotel in New Orleans’ Art and Warehouse District. The hotel offers modern guest rooms, two- and three-room suites, a fitness center, outdoor pool, complimentary breakfast, complimentary drinks and appetizers nightly, on-site restaurant Stacks, a 24-hour business center and more than 8,000 square feet of versatile function space. This is the first hotel acquisition in New Orleans for Denver-based Stonebridge and the company’s third Embassy Suites by Hilton in the United States, joining locations in Austin, Texas, and Anchorage, Alaska. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
MONMOUTH JUNCTION, N.J. — JLL has brokered the sale of Heritage Square Shopping Center, an 80,504-square-foot shopping center in Monmouth Junction. The sales price was undisclosed. Located at 4180 U.S. Route 1, the center is shadow-anchored by Target and features a tenant roster that includes PetSmart, Bob’s Discount Furniture and Chase Bank. Jim Galbally, Colin Behr, Bill Moylan and Nate Cleland of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was Wasa Properties.
FRISCO, TEXAS — Dallas-based design/build firm ARCO/Murray has completed an 825-unit self-storage facility in Frisco on behalf of The Jenkins Organization, a Houston-based self-storage development and management firm. The property spans 116,000 square feet and features 5,000 square feet of climate-controlled wine storage and 1,300 square feet of office space.