NEW YORK CITY — Round1 Bowling & Arcade, a Japanese entertainment concept, will open an 80,300-square-foot venue in Queens. The space will be situated within the 700,000-square-foot Shops at Skyview development in the borough’s Flushing area and will be the operator’s first location in the city. David Friedman and Andrew Stern of Newmark represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. ShopCore Properties, a subsidiary of Blackstone, owns Shops at Skyview.
SPOKANE, WASH. — Senior Living Investment Brokerage (SLIB) has arranged the sale of Moran Vista Senior Living, a 131-unit seniors housing community located in Spokane. Originally built in 1997 and renovated and expanded in 2008, the property features independent living, assisted living and memory care residences. A regional owner-operator acquired the community from a Pacific Northwest-based seller. The buyer’s portfolio comprises roughly 20 properties throughout Washington and Arizona. Jason Punzel of SLIB brokered the transaction.
MERCED, CALIF. — BWE has secured a $20 million bridge loan to finance the redevelopment of an outparcel adjacent to Marketplace at Merced in Merced. Sears formerly occupied the 85,000-square-foot property. The project will include a complete interior renovation, as well as the addition of two pad sites totaling 6,164 square feet. The redevelopment was fully preleased at the time of financing. Tenants at the property will include Ulta Beauty, Five Below, Petco, Rack Room Shoes and Burlington Coat Factory. Mike Guterman of BWE arranged the 30-month loan on behalf of the borrower. Citivest Commercial Investments LLC provided the financing.
OAKLEY, CALIF. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Main Street Shops, a retail center located at 2170 Main St. in Oakley. The developer, which built the property, sold the asset to a private investor for $4.6 million. Constructed in 2007, the 10,867-square-foot Main Street Shops consists of seven retail suites, including restaurants, dentists and salons. Quentin Caruso and Vince Schwab of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal.
BROOKLYN PARK, MINN. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the sale of 610 West Apartments, a 480-unit apartment complex in the Twin Cities suburb of Brooklyn Park. Built between 2016 and 2018, the property features four buildings with units averaging 1,003 square feet. Amenities include three swimming pools, two courtyards, a 22,000-square-foot clubhouse, fitness center, sauna, golf simulator and heated underground parking. Josh Talberg and Joseph Peris of JLL represented the seller, The Doran Group. Scott Loving, Ken Dayton and Pat McMullen of JLL originated acquisition financing through Fannie Mae on behalf of the buyer, Spyglass Capital Partners.
DAYTON, MINN. — States Manufacturing Corp. has signed a 503,440-square-foot industrial lease to occupy half of The Cubes at French Lake in Dayton, a suburb of Minneapolis. CRG developed the 1 million-square-foot facility, which marks the largest speculative industrial project ever completed in the state. Built in 2024, the cross-dock warehouse features a clear height of 40 feet, 169 dock doors, four drive-in dock doors, 60-foot speed bays, a concrete truck court with 185-foot depth, 231 trailer parking spaces and 652 car parking spaces. Dan Swartz, James DePietro and Austin Lovin of CBRE represented CRG in the lease, while Brent Masica and Danny McNamara of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant. The lease marks the largest industrial lease signed in the Twin Cities market in the past two years, according to CBRE. States Manufacturing has started building out its space to support the fabrication and manufacturing of custom electronic and metal products. The company will maintain its current headquarters in Champlin, Minn. CRG integrated partner Lamar Johnson Collaborative designed The Cubes at French Lake, and parent company Clayco served as general contractor.
CHICAGO — Berkadia has negotiated the $27 million sale of 1344 North Dearborn, a 94-unit multifamily property in Chicago’s Gold Coast neighborhood. Built in 1967, the asset had been converted into individual condominiums but then de-converted back to a fully rental community. Ralph DePasquale of Berkadia represented the seller, Illinois-based Ravinia Capital Group. The buyer was Bill Silverstein, owner of Beal Properties. The building was 95 percent occupied at the time of sale.
EAST PEORIA, ILL. — Boot Barn and Best Buy have joined the tenant lineup at The Levee District, a mixed-use center and shopping destination owned by Cullinan Properties in East Peoria. Both stores are expected to open in 2025. Best Buy is moving from its current location in metro Peoria. The Levee District is home to anchor retailers Target, Costco, Slumberland Furniture, Ulta and Ross Dress for Less. The development features a 137-room Holiday Inn & Suites hotel and is home to the City of East Peoria offices and the Fondulac Public Library.
MINOT, N.D. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Candlewood Suites Minot, an 80-room hotel in North Dakota. The sales price was undisclosed. The four-story property is located just off U.S. Route 83. Ebrahim Valliani and Michael Klar of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer and seller, both of which were private investors. The buyer plans to complete property renovations. The transaction received additional support from Allan Miller and Chris Gomes of Marcus & Millichap’s Miller-Gomes Hotel Team.
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles City Council approved plans for the $1 billion redevelopment of Television City studios at 7800 Beverly Blvd. on Tuesday, according to reports by the Los Angeles Times. The landmark property was designed by architect William Pereira and developed in 1952. The studios have since been home to TV programs including “The Carol Burnett Show,” “The Ed Sullivan Show,” “Wheel of Fortune,” “Good Times” and “All in the Family.” The redevelopment project is headed by Hackman Capital Partners, which acquired the property from CBS in 2018 for $750 million. Multiple plans for the site have been submitted over the course of the past two years due to pushback from the local community, according to the LA Times. Owners of nearby establishments including A.F. Gilmore Co. of the Original Farmers Market and Grove LLC — which owns The Grove shopping center developed by Rick Caruso — have sided with neighborhood groups against the project claiming it was too big and would make local traffic significantly worse, according to the newspaper. In response to these requests, Hackman worked with the city council to produce the recently approved plans for the project, which include the removal of 15-story, 150,000-square-foot office tower …