WEST ORANGE, N.J. — Clarion Partners has purchased Essex Green, a community shopping center located 495 Prospect Ave. in West Orange, for an undisclosed price. Situated on 33 acres, the 350,000-square-foot shopping center was 96 percent occupied at the time of closing. Tenants includes ShopRite, Macy’s Backstage, a nine-screen AMC Theatre with dine-in service, Total Wine & More, Sears Appliance/Outlet, Petco, TGI Fridays, Panera Bread, GameStop and GNC. Jose Cruz, Kevin O’Hearn, Stephen Simonelli, Andrew Scandalios and Chris Munley of HFF represented the seller, a global investment manager, in the transaction.
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RD Management to Redevelop Retail Property into Regional Health, Wellness Center in New York
by Amy Works
LATHAM, N.Y. — RD Management LLC, a real estate development and management organization, is redeveloping an existing retail property into a health and wellness plaza in Latham. Situated on New York State Route 2, the site, a former Kmart shopping center, spans 118,863 square feet. Located at 195 Troy Schenedtady Road and Swatling Road, the new health and wellness center will offer alternative and holistic healthcare services, close to Albany Medical School and Albany Pharmacy School, in addition to an existing 22,058-square-foot health and fitness training facility. RD Management owns 42 properties throughout New York and has more than 200 properties in its national portfolio.
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, N.J. — Redwood Realty Advisors has brokered the sale of a mixed-use property located at 192 Boulevard in Hasbrouck Heights. An undisclosed buyer acquired the asset for $5.4 million in a 1031 exchange. The property features 32 apartments and 10 commercial spaces. Thomas McConnell, Kevin McCrann, Steven Matovski and Saul Ramirez brokered the transaction. The name of the seller was not released.
MOUNT PROSPECT, ILL. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged a $42.2 million refinancing loan for a multifamily property in Mount Prospect, approximately 24 miles northwest of Chicago. The Residences at 1550 is a 509-unit apartment complex that includes amenities such as a fitness center, laundry facility, swimming pools, pet waste stations, copy and fax service and access to public transportation. Unit amenities include kitchen appliances, walk-in closets, faux granite countertops and private balconies or patios. NorthMarq arranged the adjustable rate loan through Freddie Mac. The financing features a seven-year term with two years of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization schedule.
HUDSON, WIS. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $4.5 million sale of the Holiday Inn & Suites Hudson, a 68-room hotel located in Hudson, approximately 27 miles east of Minneapolis. An undisclosed partnership sold the asset, located at 1200 Gateway Blvd., to a private investor. Jon Ruzicka of Marcus & Millichap listed the property on behalf of the seller. Ruzicka, along with Matthew Fitzgerald of Marcus & Millichap, also secured the buyer.
BUFFALO GROVE, ILL. — Transwestern has brokered the $2.7 million sale of a flex building in Buffalo Grove, a northwest Chicago suburb. A private investor bought the fully leased 24,620-square-foot building from FSGB LLC. The recently renovated building, located at 350-370 Lexington Drive, houses eight companies that occupy between 2,000 and 6,000 square feet. All tenants have at least two years remaining on their leases. Adam Schneiderman represented the undisclosed buyer in the transaction. Schwab Realty & Development represented the seller.
CHICAGO — Summit Design + Build LLC has completed an office space build out for The Nerdery, a custom software design and development company. The Nerdery renovated two floors of its seven-story building. The 84,000-square-foot facility is located at 1033 W. Van Buren St. in Chicago’s West Loop. The 24,000-square-foot build out included the addition of natural light, an open concept kitchen and a dining room with built-in bleachers for events. The space also features meeting space that includes over 25 conference rooms, huddle rooms and other informal areas.
SOUTHFIELD, MICH. — Friedman Integrated Real Estate Solutions has brokered the sale of a 10,285-square-foot office building in Southfield, approximately 15 miles northwest of Detroit, for an undisclosed price. Camar Properties LLC sold the building, located at 23265 Northwestern Highway, to Alley Cat Holdings LLC, a law firm. Kevin George and Dan Verderbar of Friedman Integrated Real Estate Solutions represented both the buyer and seller in the transaction.
CORSICANA, TEXAS — Binswanger has arranged the sale of a 388,561-square-foot, single-story industrial property situated on 34 acres at 1901 S. U.S. Highway 287 in Corsicana. The property features two single-story industrial facilities with reinforced concrete floor, 37-foot ceiling heights, a combination of fluorescent and high pressure sodium lighting, a wet sprinkler system, 31 8-by-10 dock-high loading doors, one 25-by-16 grade-level door, and a BNSF rail line running along the northeastern border of the property. Holmes Davis of Binswanger represented the seller, Basic Sportswear Co., in the sale of the property to Polyguard Products Inc.
HOUSTON — Berkeley Land Co. has sold Briar Lake Village, a 36,607-square-foot, two-level retail center located in Houston’s Westchase District. The center, located at 10455 Briar Forest Drive, is 85 percent leased to 12 tenants including Palazzo’s Trattoria, Subway, Tiff’s Treats, Moderno, Newmark Homes, Advanced Orthodontics, Capital One Bank, Comerica Bank, Kolache Factory and Luchi & Joey’s. Rusty Tamlyn and Ryan West of HFF represented the seller, and Todd Casper and Michael Hassler of CBRE represented the buyer, Briar Lake Village Inc., in the transaction.