JACKSONVILLE, TEXAS — Deason Financial Group has arranged the refinancing of an unanchored retail shopping center in Jacksonville for an out-of-state borrower. The $1.8 million financing was obtained at a 70 percent loan-to-value ratio with a 5-year term and 25-year amortization schedule. Built in 2001, the center spans 40,000 square feet with a total of 15 tenant spaces and occupancy at closing of 85 percent. Todd Kelsey of Deason Financial Group arranged the loan.
HOUSTON — The Kinder Family Office has leased the top floor of the newly developed San Felipe Place, a Class A office building located at 2229 San Felipe St. in Houston, with facility space also provided for the Kinder Foundation, a private philanthropic foundation founded by Rich and Nancy Kinder. The foundation and family office will each occupy 50 percent of the 17th floor’s 14,854 square feet. Clark Thompson Jr. and Brad Beasley of Colvill Office Properties represented landlord, Hines, the developer of San Felipe Place, in the lease transaction. The limestone and glass building offers interior parking, a walnut-paneled lobby and neighborhood amenities Rossini Cafe and Cadence Bank. San Felipe Place is pursuing LEED certification. Since the building’s completion in September 2015, the 167,000-square-foot, 17-story development has secured tenants including Knoll, Wareing Athon & Co., and Buck Keenan LLP.
KATY, TEXAS — R. S. Hart Commercial Brokerage’s Rachel S. Grant has arranged an $8.9 million refinancing loan for 26440 FM 1093 Ltd.-Westheimer Lakes Plaza II located in Katy. The multi-tenant retail property totals 52,567 square feet and was 100 percent occupied at the time of financing. Raintree Commercial’s Corey Ferguson developed the shopping center. Brock Tautenhahn of BBVA Compass Bank provided financing.
HOUSTON — The Boardwalk at Towne Lake, a mixed-use development in Houston, has added MOD Pizza, Nails of America and Orangetheory Fitness to its tenant roster. Other retailers at the center include Texas Children’s Pediatrics, Copper Creek Orthodontics, Massage Heights, Jaxton’s, Taisho, World of Beer and Land of a Thousand Hills Coffee Co. MOD Pizza opened its first location in Seattle in 2008. Its Towne Lake franchise location will be its sixth in Houston. Orangetheory Fitness utilizes a blend of personal training and group settings to help its members reach their fitness goals. This will be its seventh Houston location. Nails of America is a Houston-based company operating more than 14 salons in the greater Houston area. Caldwell Cos. is the developer of the lakeside development.
WALTHAM, MASS. — The Davis Companies has acquired two Class A office buildings, located at 1025 and 1075 Main St. in Waltham. An affiliate of KBS Real Estate Investment Trust Inc. sold the 303,460-square-foot asset for $52.5 million. Originally built in 1980, the property is currently occupied by Citizens Disability and The Cambridge Institute of International Education. On-site amenities include a cafeteria, fitness center and parking. HFF represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction. Additionally, HFF arranged a seven-year acquisition loan for the buyer through Brookline Savings Bank and First Niagara Bank. Coleman Benedict and Ben Sayles of HFF represented the seller in the deal. Riaz Cassum and Brett Paulsrud, also of HFF, led the HFF debt placement team for the financing. Gramercy Property Trust, as asset manager, advised KBS on the transaction.
LATHAM, N.Y. — Berkadia has closed a $15.4 million refinancing loan for Latham Crossing, a retail property located in Latham. The 10-year, fixed-rate loan, which was provided by a conduit lender, features a 30-year amortization schedule with 2 years of interest-only payments, a 75 percent loan-to-value ratio and 1.25 times debt-service coverage. Located at 609 Troy Schenectady Road, the 100,000-square-foot center is fully occupied by a variety of tenants, including PetSmart and Staples. John DiCrocco of Berkadia’s New York City office arranged the financing for the undisclosed borrower.
MELVILLE, N.Y. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged $10.8 million in refinancing for a 111,700-square-foot office building located at 425 Broad Hollow Road in Melville. The five-year loan features a 30-year amortization schedule. Ernest DesRochers and Charles Cotsalas of NorthMarq arranged the financing through a national bank for the undisclosed borrower.
EAST FREETOWN, MASS. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Crossroads Common, a retail property located at 1 Chace Road in East Freetown. The 28,000-square-foot asset sold for $2.3 million. The property is occupied by a mix of local and regional tenants, including Crossroads Liquors, Subway and Bristol County Savings Bank. Laurie Ann Drinkwater, Seth Richard and Andrew Gilbert of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a local investor, and procured the buyer, a regional business owner, in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Super Fi Emporium has purchased 12,000 square feet of retail space at HAP Investment’s residential building located at 2211 Third Ave. in East Harlem for an undisclosed price. The buyer plans to open a supermarket in the ground-floor retail space of the 120,000-square-foot rental project, which will feature 78,000 square feet of residential space, 12,000 square feet of commercial space, 5,000 square feet of parking and 700 square feet of community facility space. Faith Consolo, Joseph Aquino and Arthur Maglio of Douglas Elliman represented the seller, HAP Investment, and buyer in the transaction.
ATLANTA — The Atlanta Braves have revealed the name and several tenants of the new mixed-use development surrounding SunTrust Park, the team’s new ballpark set to open in Cobb County in 2017. The name of the project is The Battery Atlanta and the first wave of restaurants include Antico Pizza, Cru Food and Wine Bar, Tomahawk Taproom featuring Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q, Superica and a steak house concept with chef Linton Hopkins, the owner of Atlanta’s Holeman & Finch restaurants. In addition to restaurants and retail, The Battery Atlanta will be home to One Ballpark Center, Comcast’s regional office headquarters housing the new Innovation Lab. The Battery Atlanta is being developed by the Atlanta Braves along with retail partner Fuqua Development, office developer Pope & Land Enterprises and Pollack Shores Real Estate. The development will also house an Omni hotel and The Roxy Theatre, a 53,000-square-foot indoor entertainment venue co-developed by The Atlanta Braves and Live Nation.