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NORTHBROOK, ILL. — The Missner Group has completed the first phase of renovations at Northbrook Toyota, located about 25 miles north of Chicago. The building is situated at 1550 Frontage Road. The first phase of the project included a renovation to the 25,500-square-foot service area. The Missner Group remodeled the entire building by adding new electrical, mechanical and plumbing systems. Additionally, the Missner Group installed new HVAC systems, a new air filtration system and compressor system designed to generate power for the dealership. Improvements also included the addition of a new car delivery area, an oil containment room, expanded service lanes, remodeled service bays and new bathrooms and offices. Phase II at Northbrook Toyota will include the demolition of an existing building and the construction of a new building, which will serve as a showroom for the dealership. Additional improvements to be completed in this phase include landscaping, site work and the installation of an underground storm trap system. Heath Yarger and Angelo Christopher of the Missner Group comprised the project team for the first phase, while Ron Cinkus will oversee Phase II of the project. Eckenhoff Saunders Architects provided architectural services.

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NEW YORK CITY — The Style, a pair of condominiums designed by Gene Kaufman Architect (GKA) and originally slated for delivery last summer, are now open at 51 E. 131st St. and 48 East 132nd St. in the East Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan. The Fane Organization was the developer for both properties. Located on a single parcel of land, the structures surround a 1,900-square-foot courtyard with trees, benches and tables. The 8,300-square-foot property at 51 E. 131st St. spans six stories and 12 units, while an adjacent 13,000-square-foot building spans seven stories and 19 units. The units in both structures are a mix of studios and one- and two-bedroom apartments. Amenities at The Style include a fitness center, recreation space and indoor bike storage. Pitchon Design Group handled interior design responsibilities.

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. — CBRE has negotiated the $4.2 million sale of 300 Niantic Ave., a 67,200-square-foot, single-story industrial building in Providence. ECP Niantic sold the property to Legacy Real Estate Ventures in a joint venture with ProPartners in Parking. CBRE’s Alden Anderson and Tom Barry represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction. Legacy Real Estate Ventures owns a portfolio of office, medical and industrial buildings in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Pennsylvania. This is the company’s first collaboration with ProPartners in Parking, which acquires parking assets and other real estate properties on behalf of itself and its investment partners. Ed Riekstins of NorthMarq arranged financing for the property, which was provided by Ameritas. KBR, an affiliate of ProPartners in Parking, will provide property management services. 300 Niantic Avenue is located in Huntington Industrial Park and tenants include Calise Bakery, J. Polep, Rhode Island PBS and S.G. Torrice Co.

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CHICAGO — Maillard Tavern has signed a 1,600-square-foot lease to open a restaurant in Chicago. The burger restaurant, which will also offer ice cream and cocktails, will occupy the space at the southern apex of the Milwaukee Avenue and Halsted Street intersection. The restaurant is slated to open late this summer and will be the third operation for Tony Priolo and Ciro Longobardo. The duo opened their second venture, Nonnina, in 2012 in River North. Danny Spitz, Greg Dietz and Jacqueline Brito of Baum Realty Group LLC brokered the lease transaction on behalf of the landlord, the owners of the adjacent Piccolo Sogno building.

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NEW YORK CITY — SCG Retail, a division of The Shopping Center Group, has arranged the lease of a new location for Quality Eats at 3 E. 28th St. in Manhattan. Quality Eats is a steakhouse concept owned by Quality Branded Restaurants. The 5,000-square-foot location is expected to open late this year. Allan Stillman and Michael Stillman founded Quality Branded Restaurants, formerly known as Fourth Wall Restaurant Group, in 2007. The first location for Quality Eats opened more than a year ago in Greenwich Village. The restaurant recently signed a lease for a second Manhattan location on the Upper East Side at 1496 Second Ave. Brandon Berger and Jackie Totolo of RKF represented the landlord, Winter Properties, while Taryn Brandes of SCG Retail represented the tenant in the transaction.

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LOS ANGELES — A joint venture between Alcion Ventures and Genton Property Group has received $239 million in financing to develop the Four Seasons Private Residences Los Angeles. Construction has already begun for the luxury project, which features 59 for-sale units. It is scheduled for completion in mid-2019. The Four Seasons Private Residences will be situated across from the Four Seasons Los Angeles at Beverly Hills, near the intersection of Third Street and Wetherly Drive. The property will be near Cedars-Sinai Hospital, Beverly Hills’ Golden Triangle and the North Robertson Boulevard shopping district. The 12-story, LEED-certified tower will feature custom residences with interiors inspired by California-modern designer Richard Neutra. Architecture firm CallisonRTKL designed the property. The units will offer a variety of floorplans with luxury features and amenities, including floor-to-ceiling, retractable glass walls, open-concept indoor/outdoor living and dining spaces, professional-grade gourmet kitchens, spa bathrooms with soaking tubs, separate glass-walled showers with dual-sinks, marble-topped vanities, rooftop gardens, and views from the Hollywood Hills to the downtown skyline. Property features include a heated outdoor lap pool and poolside cabanas, state-of-the-art fitness center with spin, cardio, weight equipment and private training and yoga rooms, private spa treatment rooms, an IMAX theater for private …

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LAS VEGAS — The roof isn’t about to cave in on the retail industry despite a rash of store closures and bankruptcies. Far from it, insists Hessam Nadji, president and CEO of Marcus & Millichap. Core retail sales, which exclude auto and gasoline sales, have risen 28 percent from the peak of 2008 on a nominal basis and 12 percent when adjusted for inflation, according to combined data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the U.S. Census Bureau and Marcus & Millichap. Unlike the period leading up to the Great Recession, when unsustainable consumer spending was fed by temporary factors such as overleveraging and homeowners using positive equity in their homes as ATMs to fund unaffordable lifestyles, those behaviors have largely been squelched in this recovery, Nadji points out. “We have not overleveraged. We have not stretched the consumer,” Nadji told a crowd of several hundred retail real estate professionals gathered at the Renaissance Las Vegas Hotel last Monday, May 22, to hear his presentation followed by a panel discussion on the state of the industry moderated by Bill Rose, director of the national retail group at Marcus & Millichap. The hour-long program was part of RECon, the annual dealmaking …

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BOSTON — A joint venture arranged between Jumbo Capital Management and Guggenheim Real Estate has purchased 50 Congress St. in downtown Boston for $79 million. The office property spans 179,872 square feet and occupies an entire city block. HFF arranged the sale of the property on behalf of the seller, an affiliate of KBS Capital Advisors, and procured the buyer. Originally designed by architect Andrews, Jaques & Rantoul as the headquarters for State Mutual Life Insurance, the building was constructed in two phases between 1910 and 1915.  Today, it is 90 percent leased to over 60 tenants and features first-floor retail. The tenant roster includes a mix of law firms, retail, private equity and financial services tenants. Coleman Benedict, Christopher Phaneuf and Ben Sayles led the HFF investment sales team representing the seller.

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THOMPSON, N.Y. — Montreign Operating Co., an indirect subsidiary of Empire Resorts, has closed a $35 million increase to its Term B loans, which are part of a senior secured first lien term loan facility. Montreign and its subsidiaries will use the proceeds of the loans to fund development of the Resorts World Catskills casino, as well as an entertainment village and golf course being developed at the site of the destination resort in Thompson. Following the closing of the additional $35 million Term B loans, the term loan facility now provides an aggregate of $520 million senior secured first lien term loans, consisting of $70 million of Term A loans and $450 million of Term B loans. Upon completion in March 2018, the resort will include an 18-story casino, hotel and entertainment complex with a 100,000-square-foot casino floor, over 100 table games, 2,150 slot machines, a poker room and private gaming salons. Guest amenities will include 332 all-suite hotel rooms, of which there are 12 penthouse suites, eight garden suites, seven two-story villas, two indoor pools, a spa and fitness center.

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PHILADELPHIA — CBRE has arranged for the sale of a 238,000-square-foot office building at One Crown Way in Philadelphia. CBRE’s Michael Kane represented the buyer, One Crown Properties LLC, during the negotiations, while CBRE’s Carl Gersbach represented the seller, Crown Cork & Seal USA. Crown Cork plans to lease back the building for the short term while seeking a site for a new headquarters property. Ballinger designed the property, which was built in 1996, and Nason and Cullen was the construction manager. The corporate campus environment sits on 40 acres and also includes a cafeteria, fitness center, underground parking and a walking trail.

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