REDLANDS, CALIF. — Majestic Realty Co. has signed four new tenants at Mountain Grove, a 67-acre shopping center in Redlands. Jeff Stanley of Lee & Associates represented Farmer Boys in the lease of 2,502 square feet of restaurant space; Justin Schultz of CBRE represented Nike Inc. in the lease of 25,000 square feet of retail space; and Robert Brady of Voit Real Estate represented Waba Grill in a deal for 1,495 square feet of restaurant space. Additionally, JoJo’s Grill A Dog inked a deal for 1,209 square feet of restaurant space at the shopping center. John Hunter and Tom Cozzolino provided in-house representation for the landlord, Majestic, in the transactions.
VENICE, CALIF. — Yellow Fever, an Asian-inspired fast casual restaurant, has leased retail space at 2570 Lincoln Blvd. within the Plaza Marina in Venice. The 1,500-square-foot space marks the restaurant’s second location and its entry into the Los Angeles market. The restaurant features customizable Asian-inspired bowls. Michael Pakravan and Ed Sachse of Kennedy Wilson represented the tenant and the landlord, Quiet Lion 7 LP, in the transaction.
WOODBURN, ORE. — Radiant Senior Living, a Portland-based seniors housing owner/operator, has purchased Emerald Gardens of Woodburn, a 44-unit assisted living and memory care facility approximately 30 miles south of Portland, for $6 million. Built in 1987, the community was renovated in 2013 to add 12 units of secured memory care. Shep Roylance and James Duffy of JCH Senior Housing Group arranged the transaction. The seller was not disclosed.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — WinnDevelopment has closed on the financing to acquire and renovate an affordable housing property in Jersey City. The $40.2 million acquisition and rehabilitation project will deliver interior and exterior upgrades to Brunswick Estates, a 131-unit income-restricted community. The townhouse-style property features 14 clusters of buildings with apartments ranging from two to five bedrooms, as well as a central building. The public-private partners in the project include The City of Jersey City, the New Jersey Economic Development Authority, the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency, Citi Community Capital, The Richman Group Affordable Housing Corp., New Jersey Community Capital, Boston Community Capital and Greater Bergen Community Action Inc. Additionally, New York City-based Dane PCG brokered the deal. WinnDevelopment is the development arm of WinnCompanies.
NEW YORK CITY — Cignature Realty Associates has brokered the sale of a residential building located at 4300 Broadway in Upper Manhattan. Quantum Equities sold the property to Sugar Hill Capital Partners for $21.6 million. Built in 1955, the six-story, elevator-serviced building features 54 residential units and a 6,000-square-foot vacant retail space. The rent-regulated building features a mix of studios and one- and two-bedroom apartments. Lazer Sternhell and Peter Vanderpool of Cignature Realty Associates represented both parties in the off-market transaction.
HAVERHILL, MASS. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has provided $17 million in Fannie Mae financing for Pine Brook Place, a garden-style apartment complex in Haverhill. Built in 1971, the property features 240 residential units. Loan proceeds will be used to refinance the property. Dirk Falardeau of Key’s Commercial Mortgage Group arranged the loan for the undisclosed borrower.
NASHUA, N.H. — Burlington, Mass.-based Linear Retail Properties has acquired a free-standing building located at 235 Daniel Webster Highway in Nashua. The 29,554-square-foot property, which is occupied by Barnes & Noble Bookstore, sold for $12 million. The property is connected to three other Linear Retail centers: Daniel Webster Plaza, Daniel Webster Shops and Daniel Webster Crossing. The name of the seller was not released.
ITHACA, N.Y. — The Kendal Corp. has opened the first phase of the repositioning and expansion of Kendal at Ithaca, a full-service seniors housing community located on a 105-acre campus in Ithaca. The opening marks the completion of a $30 million expansion, which began in 2012. Master planned by Perkins Eastman, the new property features an inviting entrance and reception area, expanded fitness center, new casual dining bistro, 24 new high-end apartments for independent living and a new skilled nursing center, which replaced the original care center. The second phase redevelopment will transform former nursing rooms into an enlarged health clinic for the community. The single-story skilled nursing center was designed on the neighborhood model, which divides the center into three distinct neighborhoods, each with its own kitchen and pantry, dining and living rooms and 16 private resident rooms with sensitively designed outdoor space. The master plan also includes interior and exterior renovations to the main dining room and common areas, as well as passive and active outdoor courtyards and an expansion of the community’s preexisting walking paths.
LEWISVILLE, TEXAS — An Advalurem Group venture has completed the refinancing of Bella Madera at Lake Lewisville, a 612-unit, Class A apartment community in Lewisville. Advalurem Group initially completed a joint venture equity investment with its partner, BRES, for Bella Madera in 2013. At the time of acquisition, the partnership assumed an existing first mortgage loan and secured preferred equity financing from a financial institution. At the current market value of $65.6 million, the venture refinanced the property concurrently with a recapitalization of the partnership by buying out the preferred equity partner. Built in 2009, Bella Madera at Lake Lewisville is 96 percent occupied.
BURLESON, TEXAS — Golden Chick has opened a new location at Burleson Commons. The property is located at the intersection of Wilshire Boulevard and FM 731 in Burleson. Golden Chick joins the new Kroger, which opened last month. Cullinan Properties, headquartered in Peoria, Ill., owns and manages Burleson Commons. SRS Real Estate’s Dallas/Fort Worth office represented Cullinan in the sales transaction. First opened in the late 1960’s in San Marcos, Golden Chick is a chain of franchise restaurants in the south and southwest United States with more than 150 locations. The chain’s flagship menu item has been its Golden Tenders, which are marinated, hand-battered chicken tenderloins.