TAMARAC, FLA. — New York-based Katz Properties has purchased Sunshine Plaza, a 237,000-square-foot, Publix-anchored shopping center, for $28.5 million. Built in 1972, the shopping center is located at 4161 W. Commercial Blvd. in Tamarac, part of greater Fort Lauderdale. Sunshine Plaza’s tenant roster features a 51,420-square-foot Publix, a 94,989-square-foot Old Time Pottery, 27,720-square-foot Marshalls, Krispy Kreme, BB&T Bank, Dollar Tree and Rainbow. Katz Properties has selected Winslow Property Management to provide leasing and property management services at the property. Dennis Carson and Casey Rosen of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction.
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RUSKIN AND LARGO, FLA. — Colliers International has arranged the sale of two shopping centers in the Tampa Bay area. Sun Point Shopping Center, located at 3040 E. College Ave. in Ruskin, sold for $7.3 million. The 132,374-square-foot shopping center was 80 percent leased to Goodwill, Big Lots and the Hillsborough County Tax Collector at the time of the sale. Sun Point SDC LLC purchased the asset from an undisclosed seller. Mike Milano, Ron Schultz and John Crotty of Colliers International represented the seller in the transaction. East Bay Junction Shopping Center, located at 2480 E. Bay Drive in Largo, sold for $1.8 million. The 56,668-square-foot property was 50 percent leased at the time of the sale to Youfit Health Club, along with a hair and nail salon. MBW Investors LLC purchased the center from CRI Plaza I LLC. Milano and Schultz represented the seller in the transaction.
NORFOLK, VA. — Quantum Real Estate Advisors Inc. has brokered the $5.6 million sale of a freestanding Walgreens in Norfolk. There are roughly 14 years left on Walgreens’ 25-year lease term. A private New York-based investor purchased the asset from a Midwest-based company in a 1031 tax-deferred exchange. Jordan Kaufman and Dan Waszak of Quantum Real Estate Advisors represented the buyer in the transaction.
MORRISTOWN, N.J. — G.S. Wilcox & Co. has arranged $73.7 million in financing for multiple properties across the Northeast. The firm arranged a $16.52 million loan for a 306,847-square-foot grocery-anchored shopping center in North Brunswick, N.J., and $16.26 million loan for a 265,986-square-foot shopping center in Franklin Township, N.J. The $16.26 million loan features a 10-year fixed-rate term and a 25-year amortization schedule. Also in New Jersey, G.S. Wilcox negotiated a $15.32 million loan for single-story 406,000-square-foot office/warehouse facility in Carteret. The property currently has 101,150 square feet of vacant office space. The loan has a 30-month term with extension options and interest-only payments. The firm also arranged $1.6 million for a 40,040-square-foot multi-tenant industrial building in Runnemede, N.J., through a correspondent life insurance company. Additionally, G.S. Wilcox secured $24 million in construction financing for a 59,582-square-foot office building in Queens, N.Y. The loan features a two-year construction period and eight years of additional term. Gretchen Wilcox, David Fryer and Al Raymond of G.S. Wilcox arranged the financing for all the transactions.
QUINCY, MASS. — HFF has secured $25 million in first mortgage financing for 100 Hancock Street in Quincy. HFF placed the long-term, fixed-rate loan with Peoples United Bank for the borrower, Synergy Investments. Renovated in 2008, the 10-story 204,750-square-foot office building is certified LEED silver and features a full-service cafeteria, fitness center, shared conference facility and a three-level, 329-space parking garage. The property is 95 percent leased to a variety of tenants, including several State of Massachusetts agencies. Greg LaBine and Patrick McAneny led the HFF team representing the borrower in the transaction.
NASHUA, N.H. — CBRE has brokered the sale of Turnpike Plaza located at 253 Amherst St. in Nashua. Allen Nashua LLC sold the 131,768-square-foot shopping center for $27 million or $204.91 per square foot to Massachusetts-based Chop Acquisition LLC. The property will be home to New Hampshire’s first Whole Foods Market, which is slated to open this summer. Additional tenants include Staples, A.C. Moore and Bob’s Stores. Christopher Angelone, Brad Nathanson and Nat Heald of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — GFI Realty Services has arranged the sale of 275A Malcolm X Boulevard in Brooklyn’s Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood. The four-story property, which features three residential units and a ground-floor retail unit, sold for $1.07 million. Constructed in 1927, the property is located within close proximity to the Utica Avenue and Hasley Street subway stations, which service the A, C and J lines. Yisroel Pershin of GFI represented the seller, while Daniel Shragaei, also of GFI, represented the buyer. Both parties were local investors.
RED BANK, N.J. — Red Bank-based AEP Properties LLC has acquired a three-story, 6,600-square-foot office building located at 213 Route 35 in Red Bank for an undisclosed price. The buyer plans to renovate the building, which is currently vacant, to create a multi-tenant property. Once renovations are complete, Pereless Systems will expand its customer service and support teams into the property. Brian Murphy of Sitar Realty Company represented the buyer in the transaction.
WEST BEND, WIS. — Inland Real Estate Income Trust Inc. has acquired an 86,800-square-foot Pick ‘n Save-anchored shopping center in West Bend, approximately 40 miles north of Milwaukee, for $24 million. Inland REIT purchased the property from South Main Center Inc. The property is located at the intersection of South Main Street and Paradise Drive. Pick ‘n Save Shopping Center is 92.9 percent leased to five tenants, which include PNC Bank, Aspen Dental, Sport Clips and Cherry Berry Yogurt Bar. The property was built in 2011. Lou Quilici of IREIT Business Manager & Advisor Inc. assisted Matthew Tice of Inland Real Estate Acquisitions Inc. in the purchase of the property.
LAKE COUNTY, ILL. — Peak Construction Corp. has team up with IDI Gazeley — along with Colliers International, Heitman Architects and Jacob & Hefner Associates — to construct a 454,276 square foot industrial facility at the Antioch Corporate Center, a 100-acre master-planned business park in Lake County. The team will kick off the park’s re-ignited development with construction of Building A later this month. The LEED accredited building will feature a 36-foot clear height and 48-by-60 bays. As part of the multi-phased development located near I-94 and Route 45, Building A will cover 23 acres of approximately 100 acres available at the site. Peak Construction Corp. is a design-build general contractor that provides industrial, office, healthcare, hospitality and construction management services. IDI, based in Atlanta, and Gazeley, a London-based industrial real estate company, have formed a new $3.5 billion logistics property platform — IDI Gazeley, which co-brands two full-service industrial property companies under a single corporate umbrella, Brookfield Logistics Properties. Brookfield is an owner, operator and investor in real estate.