LOGAN TOWNSHIP, N.J. — NAI Mertz has arranged the sale of a 76-acre land parcel adjacent to the Pureland Industrial Complex in Logan Township. Corporate Enterprises Inc. sold the property to J.G. Petrucci for an undisclosed price. The buyer plans to construct a state-of-the-art industrial facility on the site, which offers access to Interstate 295 and Commodore Barry Bridge. Scott Mertz represented the seller in the transaction.
MIDDLETOWN, CONN. — Equus Capital Partners has completed the disposition of two apartment communities in Middletown. Hampshire Properties acquired the properties for an undisclosed price. The 650-unit portfolio consists of Madison Chestnut Hill and Madison Northwoods and features a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments. Community amenities include outdoor swimming pools, tennis and indoor racquetball courts, fitness centers, a playground and a nature trail. At the time of acquisition, the communities were 95 percent occupied. Victor Nolletti and Steve Witten of Institutional Property Advisors represented the seller in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Besen & Associates has brokered the sale of a mixed-use property located at 1792 Amsterdam Ave. in the Hamilton Heights neighborhood of Manhattan. The asset sold for $3.2 million, or $350 per square foot. Built in 1980, the 9,315-square-foot property features 13 apartments and 1,050 square feet of retail space. Greg Corbin, Miguel Jauregui and Saadya Notik of Besen & Associates represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction.
FORT LEE, N.J. — Weiss Realty has arranged $3.2 million in financing for an affiliated entity on a retail property in Fort Lee. Located at 2215 Route 4 East, the 1,800-square-foot property features a Starbucks Coffee drive-thru and a Bank of America drive-up kiosk. Jaime Weiss of Weiss Realty secured the financing. William Boylan of Malvern Federal Savings Bank represented the bank, William Fiore of Meyner and Landis represented the borrower, and Joseph Jankowsk of Wiletz, Goldman & Spitzer provided legal counsel to the lender.
BENTONVILLE, ARK. — Bentonville-based Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) is set to close 269 stores in the U.S. and globally. In total, the stores to be shuttered represent less than 1 percent of both global square footage and revenue. Wal-Mart Stores will close 154 locations nationally, including 102 of the company’s smallest format stores, Walmart Express. Click here for a full list of the stores set to close. Walmart intends to focus on strengthening the company’s Supercenters, optimizing Neighborhood Markets, growing e-commerce and expanding pickup services for customers. Also included in the closures are 23 Neighborhood Markets, 12 Supercenters, seven stores in Puerto Rico, six discount centers and four Sam’s Clubs. The company is closing 115 stores internationally, including 60 loss-making stores in Brazil and 55 primarily small, loss-making stores in other Latin American markets. Domestically, Wal-Mart intends to open 50 to 60 Supercenters and 85 to 95 Neighborhood Markets in fiscal 2017. Sam’s Club also intends to open seven to 10 new locations. The financial impact of these closures is estimated to be approximately 20 to 22 cents of diluted earnings per share from continuing operations, with approximately 19 to 20 cents expected to impact the fourth quarter of …
ATLANTA — Kroger’s Atlanta Division and New City LLC plan to transform an existing Kroger store on Ponce de Leon Avenue in Atlanta as part of a mixed-use development along the Atlanta BeltLine. The new development, known as 725 Ponce, will include a new 60,000 square-foot Kroger below 360,000 square feet of Class A loft office space. The office space will be delivered in a similar fashion as the adjacent Ponce City Market, which is currently more than 90 percent leased. The building will include open floor plates with exposed 13-foot ceilings, divided light windows, an industrial aesthetic and multiple stair-stepped outdoor terraces. The development team has hired Aileen Almassy of Cushman & Wakefield to lease the office space. Below the footprint of the project, more than 900 new parking spaces will be constructed to serve future office tenants, as well as to the general public on nights and weekends. The new Kroger prototype store will feature a dedicated entrance to the Atlanta BeltLine and replace the existing Kroger store, which was built in 1986 and known to locals as “Murder Kroger.” New City will be working with the owners of the adjacent Ford Factory to create a new dedicated …
BOCA RATON, FLA. — A joint venture partnership between Rosemurgy Properties, Giles Capital Group and Lewis Rental Properties has sold a three-property student housing real estate portfolio in South Florida for $105.3 million. University Park, University View and University Square are located in Boca Raton near Florida Atlantic University. The properties were purchased by an affiliate of Investcorp, a Bahrain-based investment manager, according to The Real Deal. University Park, which sold for $70 million according to The Real Deal, opened in April 2015. The 11-acre, 280,000-square-foot community features eight, four-story buildings with 598 beds in 159 units. Units in University Park are fully furnished and include flat-screen TVs, private bathrooms and in-unit washers and dryers. The complex includes a clubhouse with a lounge, 24-hour gym, gaming rooms and computer labs. Outdoor amenities include a resort-style pool, fire pits and free transportation to and from nearby universities and colleges. Boca Sol was purchased in January 2014, repositioned for student housing and rebranded as University Square. The property, which was built in 1969 and sold for $15 million according to The Real Deal, consists of five, two-story buildings totaling 90 units with 128 beds. Addison Park was purchased in March 2013 and …
WINTER GARDEN, FLA. — Sonata Senior Living, an Orlando-based owner and operator of senior living communities located in central Florida, has started construction of Sonata West. The luxury independent living and assisted living community will be located in the Orlando suburb of Winter Garden. The property will be located adjacent to Serenades by Sonata, a memory care community also owned and operated by Sonata. The community will feature 78 independent living units and 35 assisted living units in a 139,000-square-foot, two-story building. The community is scheduled for completion in early 2017. Development costs were not disclosed.
NASHVILLE, TENN. — Colliers International has arranged the $2.8 million sale of a historic four-story office building located at 227 2nd Ave. North in downtown Nashville. Built in 1911, the fully renovated property is located adjacent to the upcoming 21c Museum Hotel. The buyer, Tennessee-based 227 2nd Avenue North LLC, plans to repurpose the property as apartment residences with ground-floor retail space. Vickie Saito of Colliers International’s Nashville office represented the seller, local real estate investor Scott Chambers, in the transaction.
LIBERTY TOWNSHIP, OHIO — Hoar Construction has completed the $146 million construction of Liberty Center, a mixed-use development in Liberty Township, approximately 30 miles north of Cincinnati. The 1.1-million-square-foot development consists of 600,000 square feet of retail space, 100,000 square feet of Class A office space, a 130-room AC Hotel by Marriott, 220 luxury apartment units and a 60,000-square-foot, 14-screen movie theater. Liberty Center was co-developed by Steiner + Associates and Bucksbaum Retail Properties. Retail tenants at Liberty Center include Dillard’s, Forever 21, Kona Grill and Dick’s Sporting Goods.
