LAS VEGAS — In-N-Out Burger will open a new location in The LINQ Promenade, Caesars Entertainment’s open-air shopping, dining and entertainment district located at the center of the Las Vegas Strip. It will be the fast-food company’s first location on the strip. The LINQ Promenade was the first open-air space in Las Vegas that offered a shopping, dining and entertainment district to guests with many first-to-the-market outlets, according to the developer.
LOS ANGELES — The developers of The Bloc, a 1.1 million-square-foot office, retail and hospitality redevelopment in downtown Los Angeles, have received a $225 million permanent loan to finance the project. The Bloc is located at 700 S. Flower Street. The site was originally built in 1973 as a traditional mall. The redevelopment will transform the space into an open-air urban complex. It will be the largest mixed-use property in Los Angeles, according to developers The Ratkovich Company, National Real Estate Advisors and Blue Vista Capital. The Bloc is scheduled to open this summer. A renovated flagship Macy’s will anchor the center. The Bloc will also offer a variety of artisanal retailers and restaurants, as well as creative-leaning office space and a newly renovated, 496-room Sheraton Los Angeles Downtown. The new loan replaces an existing CMBS loan inherited when the property was purchased in 2013, with a final payoff amount of about $121.6 million. It also provides additional proceeds to finalize the redevelopment and fund leasing costs at the property. “This financial commitment lends further credence to the vibrant revitalization underway in downtown and lays the foundation for continued growth in the decades ahead,” says Jeff Kanne, president of National …
NEW YORK CITY — Meridian Capital Group has arranged $160 million in permanent financing for the refinancing of an office building located at 245 Fifth Ave. in Manhattan. The borrower was 245 Fifth Owner LLC. The seven-year loan, which was provided by a life insurance company, features three years of interest-only payments and a 3.99 percent fixed rate. Built in 1926, the 26-story, 314,000-square-foot Class A office property features 12,652 square feet of retail space. Drew Anderman and Alan Blank of Meridian Capital Group arranged the financing.
NEW YORK CITY — Madison Realty Capital has provided $60 million in construction financing for the development of a mixed-use property located at 1399 Park Ave. in Manhattan. Being developed by Heritage Real Estate Partners, the 100,000-square-foot building will feature 72 condominiums on the upper floors and 19,000 square feet of community facility space on the lower floors. The residential units will be a mix of studio, one-, two-, three-, and four-bedroom layouts, and on-site amenities will include a fitness center, lounge, children’s playroom and communal rooftop terrace.
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — Giri Hotels has acquired Hampton Inn Portsmouth Central located at 99 Durgin Lane in Portsmouth. Mercury Investment Co. sold the 125-room property for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition was financed by Kennebuck Savings, a full-service mutual savings bank. The hotel features complimentary guest breakfast, shuttle service, an indoor pool and whirlpool, sports courts, fitness room, business center and hospitality room. Denny Meikleham and Alan Suzuki of HFF represented the seller in the transaction.
BOSTON — Related Beal has completed the sale of One Lovejoy Wharf in Boston. Union Investment Real Estate GmbH, on behalf of its open-ended real estate fund Unilmmo: Global, has acquired the 235,000-square-foot waterfront office property, formerly known as the Hoffman Building, for an undisclosed price. Acquired by Related Fund Management in 2012 and redeveloped by Related Beal, the office building now serves as Converse’s headquarters under a long-term lease and features wharf-level retail space. This acquisition marks Union’s first entry into the Boston office market.
NEW YORK CITY — Ariel Property Advisors has arranged the sale of an investment retail property located at 2703 E. Tremont Ave. in the Westchester Square neighborhood of the Bronx. An affiliate of Rockfarmer Properties acquired the property, which is triple-net leased to Wendy’s, for $6.6 million. The 16,825-square-foot lot features a 2,772-square-foot restaurant, which is leased until 2035, and a 21-space parking lot. The lot offers future development potential as R6/C1-2 zoning allowing 50,475 buildable square feet, as-of-right, for a mixed-use structure and more than 80,000 buildable square feet by including a community facility. Scot Hirschfield, Jason Gold, Michael Tortorici, Victor Sozio and Marko Agbaba of Ariel Property Advisors represented the seller, a private investor, and procured the buyer in the transaction.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Yates Construction will serve as general contractor for interior finishes of a multi-level lobby remodel at the One American Center building on 6th and Congress avenues. The property is located in downtown Austin near the Texas State Capitol. Pre-construction will begin immediately on the 25,000-square-foot, $4.5 million project, with construction slated to begin early this summer. Substantial project completion is expected in January 2017.
DALLAS — Lee & Associates has completed a lease transaction for a 10,500-square-foot industrial space located at 1606 S. Barry Ave. in Dallas. Corbin Blount of Lee & Associates’ Dallas/Fort Worth office represented the tenant, The Dallas Firefighter’s Museum Inc. Josh Barnes of Holt Lunsford Commercial represented the landlord, City Warehouse LP.
HOUSTON — Bellomy & Co. has arranged the sale of Eldridge FM 1960 Storage in Houston. The Class A facility was built in 2008, sits on nearly seven acres and consists of 587 units spanning more than 77,000 square feet. Bill Bellomy, Michael Johnson and John Arnold of Bellomy & Co. listed the facility on behalf of the Houston-based seller. The team also procured the buyer, Extra Space Storage, a publicly traded REIT headquartered in Salt Lake City.
