NEW YORK CITY — GFI Realty Services has arranged the sale of 1424 Avenue J, a mixed-use retail and multifamily property in the Midwood section of Brooklyn, for $3.6 million. Di Fara Pizza occupies the property. GFI Realty’s Shulem Paneth and Eli Matyas represented the seller, a foreign investor, in the transaction. GFI’s Sylvia Spielman represented the buyer, a local investor with several properties in the area. The four-story building is comprised of six apartments and four stores, all of which are currently occupied.
MARYLAND HEIGHTS, MO. — McGrath & Associates has completed the expansion of the Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri (GSEM) headquarters at 2306 Ball Drive in Maryland Heights. The new Berges Family Girl Scouts Program Center houses programs focused on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) careers, health and money management. Oculus Inc. was the architect. Landmark Contract Management represented the owner. McGrath constructed the 6,500-square-foot facility in an existing space adjacent to the Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri headquarters. The new program center includes a robotics lab, science area, demonstration kitchen and program studio. Design features include suspended lighting, acoustical ceiling and a glass feature wall. GSEM has more than 43,000 Girl Scout members and 15,000 adult members in the St. Louis area.
INDIANAPOLIS — Baceline Investments LLC has sold Raceway Commons, a 33,000-square-foot retail center in Indianapolis, for $7.9 million. Baceline purchased the property in May 2012 for $4.3 million as part of its No Debt Fund III. Located at 55 S. Raceway Road and situated on 4.9 acres, Raceway Commons is one of five Indiana-based retail properties owned by Baceline. The center, consisting of retail and office space in two single-story buildings, was constructed in 2003. The property was 94 percent occupied at the time of sale.
SUNSET HILLS, CHESTERFIELD AND CREVE COEUR, MO. — Wiegmann Associates has started construction of three The Sheridan Assisted Living properties in the St. Louis suburbs of Sunset Hills, Chesterfield and Creve Coeur. Wiegmann is the engineer of record and installing contractor for HVAC and building automation systems, and will provide on-site project management for the design/build project. Senior Lifestyle Corp., based in Chicago, is developing the projects, which have a combined value of $65 million. The $17 million, 84-unit The Sheridan at Laumeier Park in Sunset Hills and the $17 million, 53-unit The Sheridan at Creve Coeur are scheduled for completion in early 2017. The $31 million, 91-unit The Sheridan at Chesterfield is scheduled to open next summer. Brinkmann Constructors is the general contractor. The projects are a joint venture of Bob Brinkmann, founder of Brinkmann Constructors, and Senior Lifestyle Corp., an operator of seniors housing facilities.
LIVONIA, MICH. — Friedman Integrated Real Estate Solutions has leased 7,206 square feet of retail space at Laurel Office Park III, located at 17197 N. Laurel Park Drive in Livonia, Mich. The landlord, LOP III Holding Co. LLC – FMC, leased the space to Blazent Inc. Blazent, a data quality management company currently located in Novi, will move its headquarters to the Laurel Office Park location next year. David Friedman and Amit Hingorani of Friedman represented the landlord in the transaction.
WHEELING, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the $2.4 million sale of Pete Miller’s Steak House and 227,685 square feet of land in Wheeling, Ill. Richard Kozarits and Joseph Sigal of Marcus & Millichap’s Chicago Oak Brook office marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a limited liability company. Kozarits also secured and represented the buyer, a private investor. Pete Miller’s Seafood and Prime Steak is located at 412 N. Milwaukee Ave. The property includes 150 dedicated parking spaces and 383 feet of frontage on Milwaukee Avenue.
BEDFORD, TEXAS — Dallas-based Caddis, a healthcare real estate developer, plans to develop Heartis MidCities, the company’s fifth seniors housing facility in the Dallas area. The 178-unit, 178,530-square-foot Heartis MidCities independent living, assisted living and memory care residence will be located on the northeast corner of Highway 121 and Bedford Road in Bedford. Caddis plans to finish construction by winter 2017. Amenities at Heartis MidCities will include secured courtyards, outdoor walking paths, game and activity rooms, beauty and barber shop, dining room and daily social activities. Services include 24-hour emergency call system, housekeeping and laundry. Frontier Management, a seniors housing operator headquartered in Portland, Ore., will manage the property. Austin-based Katus LLC is the architect for the project and Cameron, Texas-based EBCO is the general contractor.
MCKINNEY, TEXAS — Cushman & Wakefield has secured bridge refinancing through Synovus Bank for Texas Crossing, which previously served as Blockbuster’s corporate headquarters and national distribution center. Cushman & Wakefield’s Beth Lambert and Diego Arroyave represented the owner, Saskaway Group. The 856,897-square-foot office and industrial facility sat vacant for two years until Saskaway Group purchased it in May 2014, making it the investment group’s fifth acquisition in metro Dallas. In 18 months, ownership leased 100 percent of the 697,149-square-foot warehouse portion to national credit tenants including UPS and International Paper. With the new loan in place, ownership is now focused on leasing the adjoining 160,000-square-foot, two-story office building. The property is located 20 miles north of Dallas at 3000 N. Redbud Blvd. in McKinney.
DALLAS and SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS — Shop Cos.’ investment sales has brokered the sale of two retail properties in metro Dallas totaling 44,105 square feet. Tommy Tucker and Tim Axilrod of Shop Cos. represented the seller in each transaction. The properties include: Campbell Village, a 36,659-square-foot retail center located in Dallas at the southeast quadrant of Hillcrest and Campbell roads. At the time of closing the property was 94.5 percent leased to tenants including Leslie’s Pool Supplies, North Texas Physical Therapy, Campbell Village Veterinary Hospital, Armani Salon, Empire Cleaners, Meat Point and Rover Sleepover. Shop Cos. represented the seller, a Dallas-based limited company. A private purchaser from California utilizing a 1031 tax-deferred exchange was the buyer. Stanley Crossing, a 7,446-square-foot retail center in Southlake. The property sits at the intersection of West Southlake Boulevard (FM 1709) and Davis Boulevard (FM 1938). At the time of closing it was 100 percent leased to Bibbentuckers, Re/Max and Indulge Nail Salon. Shop Cos. represented the seller, a Dallas-based limited partnership. A Delaware-based limited utilizing a 1031 tax-deferred exchange was the buyer.
PFLUGERVILLE, TEXAS — Venture Commercial Real Estate’s investment sales team has arranged the sale of The Shops at 685, an 11,200-square-foot, multi-tenant retail center located in the Austin suburb of Pflugerville. The Shops at 685 is located on 2.1 acres at 2424 FM 685, near the intersection of toll roads SH 130 and SH 45. Tenants include Einstein Bros. Bagels, Pie Five Pizza Co., Chipotle and Mattress Firm. John Zikos, Jonathan Cooper, Christopher Gibbons and Don Miller of Venture’s Investment Sales team represented the buyer, Callaghan Ranch Ltd. Tim Allen of JLL Americas Inc. represented the seller, CSW Pflugerville LLC.