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Ready Capital Closes $9.9M Bridge Loan for Mixed-Use Property in NYC

by Amy Works December 4, 2015

NEW YORK CITY — Ready Capital Structured Finance has closed a $9.9 million value-add loan on a leasehold interest for a mixed-use retail and office property at 313-315 W. 125th St. and an adjacent undeveloped land parcel located at 316 W. 126th St. in Harlem. Proceeds of the loan will be used for the acquisition, renovation and stabilization of the vacant 27,145-square-foot mixed-use property and the 4,166-square-foot land parcel. The loan features a two-year term with a one-year extension. The property is one block from the Apollo Theater and a variety of retailers, including Old Navy, Banana Republic Factory Store and DSW.

December 4, 2015

New Jersey Northeast Retail

HFF Arranges $5.4M Sale of Suburban Philadelphia Self-Storage Property

by Amy Works December 4, 2015

CINNAMINSON, N.J. — HFF has brokered the sale of Riverline Self Storage, a self-storage facility located at 1714 Bannard St. in Cinnaminson, a suburb of Philadelphia. Saratoga Springs, N.Y.-based Prime Group purchased the 381-unit property for $5.4 million. The two-building property totals 63,539 rentable square feet, with the property’s 381 climate-controlled units totaling 36,586 rentable square feet and occupying portions of both two-story buildings. The remaining 26,953 square feet is occupied by a combination of office, retail and warehouse tenants. Richard Schontz and Barbara Guffey of HFF represented the seller, a local private investor, in the transaction.

December 4, 2015

New York Northeast Retail

Aquazzura to Open First U.S. Location in Manhattan

by Amy Works December 4, 2015

NEW YORK CITY — Aquazzura, a Florence, Italy-based shoe retailer, has leased 2,221 square feet of retail space at 935 Madison Ave. in Manhattan for its first U.S. location. Situated between 74th and 75th streets, the shoe retailer will occupy 1,144 square feet on the ground floor and 1,077 square feet on the lower level. The retail space features 17 feet of frontage on Madison Avenue, with the building’s original 1876 façade, as well as 18-foot ceilings on the ground floor and 10-foot ceilings on the lower level. Ariel Schuster, Jackie Totolo and Brandon Elias of RKF, along with Joel Isaacs and Joshua Lewin of Isaacs and Company represented the landlord, JZS Madison LLC, in the transaction. Marc Simon, also of Isaacs and Company, represented the tenant.

December 4, 2015

New York Northeast Office

Ariel Property Advisors Launches Capital Services Division

by Amy Works December 4, 2015

NEW YORK CITY — Ariel Property Advisors has launched a Capital Services business line. Ariel Property Advisors: Capital Services will focus on multifamily, commercial, retail, development, mixed-use and industrial properties and work with the firm’s current investment sales and research professionals to structure financing for commercial real estate properties throughout the New York metropolitan area. Ariel Property Advisors has hired Paul McCormick, a 10-year veteran of the commercial mortgage industry, to lead the business line expansion and serve as vice president of Capital Services.

December 4, 2015

Arizona Retail Western

Kimco Realty Acquires Christown Spectrum Retail Center in Phoenix for $115.3 Million

by Nellie Day December 3, 2015

PHOENIX — Kimco Realty Corp. has acquired Christown Spectrum, an 850,000-square-foot destination power center located in Phoenix, for $115.3 million. The retail center is 94 percent occupied and anchored by Walmart Supercenter, Costco and SuperTarget. Other retailers include Walgreens, Ross Dress for Less, PetSmart, Dollar Tree, Bank of America, Famous Footwear, GNC, Bath & Body Works, Supercuts, Taco Bell, Carl’s Jr. and Wingstop Restaurant.

December 3, 2015

Multifamily Washington Western

Strata Equity Group Receives $100M in Financing for Multifamily Portfolio in Seattle

by Nellie Day December 3, 2015

SEATTLE — Strata Equity Group has received $100 million in acquisition financing for a multifamily portfolio in Seattle. The portfolio contains a total of 1,041 units. The portfolio features five properties that were built between 1986 and 1991. Strata plans to execute a capital improvement program that will upgrade the residential amenities and interior unit finishes. Four of the properties are within five miles of Boeing’s Everett Factory, the region’s largest employer, which is undergoing a large expansion. The other property is in Lynwood, 16 miles north of downtown Seattle. The 10-year loan features full-term, interest-only payments through Freddie Mac. CBRE’s Bill Chiles, Scott Peterson and Brian Cruz arranged the financing.

December 3, 2015

California Office Western

JV Buys Lakes at West Covina Office Campus in California for $34.8M

by Nellie Day December 3, 2015

WEST COVINA, CALIF. — A joint venture between Stillwater Investment Group, Greenlaw Partners and CrossHarbor Capital Partners has acquired The Lakes at West Covina, a 176,843-square-foot office campus, for $34.8 million. The two-building campus is located at 1000 and 1050 Lakes Drive in West Covina. The Class A campus is 73.5 percent leased. Notable tenants include Wells Fargo Bank, Balfour Beatty, State of California and the U.S. Government Services Administration. Taylor Ing, Drew Sanden and Scott Maples of Cushman & Wakefield are the leasing agents for the Lakes at West Covina. This is the JV’s first acquisition. It plans to focus on the Southern California office market, in addition to assets it can purchase well below replacement cost.

December 3, 2015

Arizona Office Western

Buchanan Street Buys Paradise Valley Corporate Center in Scottsdale

by Nellie Day December 3, 2015

SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — Buchanan Street Partners has purchased Paradise Valley Corporate Center, a 198,000-square-foot office building in Scottsdale, for an undisclosed sum. The center is located at 4835 East Cactus Road. Paradise Valley Corporate Center was 95 percent leased at time of sale. Buchanan Street plans to upgrade the lobby, landscaping and other common areas. Buchanan Street represented itself in this transaction, while Christopher Toci of Cushman & Wakefield represented the unnamed seller.

December 3, 2015

California Office Western

Munger, Tolles & Olson Law Firm Leases Space in Downtown LA

by Nellie Day December 3, 2015

LOS ANGELES — Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP has leased 150,500 square feet at a 52-story office tower in Downtown Los Angeles. The building is located at 350 S. Grand Ave. It is referred to as “2 Cal.” The law firm specializes in litigation, corporate, labor and employment, environmental, real estate, financial restructuring and tax. It plans to relocate to the space in early 2017. The landlord is CIM Group.

December 3, 2015

Mixed-Use Multifamily Retail Texas

Venture Completes 43-Acre Land Assemblage for Mixed-Use Development in Metro Dallas

by Haisten Willis December 3, 2015

EULESS, TEXAS — Venture Commercial Real Estate has completed an assemblage of 43 acres of land located at the northeast quadrant of Cheek-Sparger Road and Heritage Avenue west of State Highway 121 in Euless. The buyer, Tonti Properties, is expected to break ground in spring 2016 on Trinity Union, a 457-unit multifamily community. The project has a mixture of product types including a four-story wrap-style building with structured parking and separate townhome-style buildings with direct-access garages and private yards. Trinity Union will feature an urban design, and 19 acres of the site will be devoted to retail use. John Zikos, Ken Reimer, Christopher Gibbons and Cheryl Hill of Venture worked with Tonti to acquire three separate land tracts. In the most complex of the transactions, Venture represented the seller, a family that had owned a 25-acre tract for 54 years, while Wilson Stafford of Edge Realty Capital Markets represented Tonti Properties. In the other transactions, Venture and Edge co-represented Tonti Properties.

December 3, 2015

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