LOS ANGELES – Planet Fitness has leased a 28,000-square-foot facility in Downtown Los Angeles. The space is located at 437 South Broadway Street. This lease represents the largest anchor tenant to come to Broadway since Urban Outfitters, according to Kennedy Wilson, which represented the landlord, Broadway Investments Group LLC. The property was built in 1942. It is currently 39 percent occupied. The remainder of the property includes two stories of available creative office space and 3,500 square feet of additional retail space aimed at fast-casual restaurant concepts like a juice bar or coffee house. Planet Fitness was represented by Lauren Smith-Hams Dressler of Crown Retail Services. The Kennedy Wilson team included Lee Shapiro and Justin Weiss.
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NEW YORK CITY — HFF has arranged the sale of The Nathaniel, an 85-unit residential building located at 138 E. 12th St. in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village neighborhood. The firm also arranged financing for the $98.3 million acquisition. Wafra Residential Value Invest I, a fund managed by Wafra Investment Advisory Group Inc., purchased the asset from YYY Third Avenue LLC, a joint venture affiliate of Joy Construction Corp. Designed by Karl Fischer Architect and built in 2014, the nine-story, 49,741-square-foot property features 10,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space, 8,000 square feet of below-grade retail space, floor-to-ceiling windows, a 24-hour doorman, resident lounge with TV/media center and billiards, rooftop reflecting pool, sunset terrace, fitness center and bike storage. Andrew Scandalios, Erin Anton, Jose Cruz, Jeffrey Julien and Rob Hinckley of HFF represented the seller in the transaction. Steven Klein and Jennifer Keller, also of HFF, arranged the acquisition financing for the borrower.
NEW YORK CITY — Oak Grove Capital has arranged $82 million in refinancing for 33 West End Avenue Apartments, a 211-unit apartment building located on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. The floating-rate loan has a 20-year term with a 35-year amortization and a one-year lockout. The 25-story apartment building features a variety of amenities, including 24-hour concierge services, a fitness center, a tenant lounge, shuttle services to the train station, in-unit and ground-floor laundry rooms and an outdoor terrace. C.W. Early of Oak Grove Capital arranged the Fannie Mae loan for the borrower, Atlantic Development.
WILMINGTON, DEL. — Odyssey Charter School, a Delaware public charter school, has acquired 36 acres of land located in Barley Mill Plaza in Wilmington. The acquisition and redevelopment of the new school campus was financed through the issuance of $34.7 million in bonds by The Delaware Economic Development Authority. Odyssey Charter School currently serves 933 students in grades kindergarten through seventh. The school plans to add grades eighth through 12th in successive years until to become a full K-12 school in the beginning of the 2019-20 academic year. Scott Matthews and Geoff Grosso of Tarabicos Group LLP served as legal counsel to Odyssey Charter School, while Emilie Ninan of Ballard Spahr LLP served as bond counsel in the transaction.
NEWARK, N.J. — Cronheim Mortgage has arranged $28.1 million in financing for Eleven80, a 37-story residential property in Newark. The three-year loan features a floating rate. Andrew Stewart and Dev Morris of Cronheim arranged the financing for the borrower, an affiliate of KBS Capital Advisors. Located at 1180 Raymond Blvd., the 418,797-square-foot building features 317 units. Originally built in 1929 as an office building, the property was converted in 2007 into an apartment building. The building also includes 7,567 square feet of retail space, which is occupied by TD Bank and a convenience store. Eleven80 features a 24-hour doorman, shuttle service, bowling alley, billiards room, library and 8,000-square-foot fitness center.
WEST NEW YORK, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. (MMCC) has arranged $6.5 million in financing for the acquisition of a 32-unit apartment building in West New York. The 30-year loan features a 30-year amortization schedule, a 3.25 percent fixed rate and a 75 percent loan to value. Joseph Belgiovine of MMCC’s New Jersey office arranged the financing on behalf of the undisclosed borrower.
ROYAL OAK, MICH. — Construction has begun on a new Proton Therapy Center at Beaumont Hospital’s Cancer Institute in Royal Oak. Proton therapy is a newer, high-tech alternative to treating certain cancers. The $40 million project will be the first single-room proton treatment center of its kind in Michigan. Upon completion, the two-story Proton Therapy building will span 25,200-square-feet, including a basement. The first floor will house the Proton Therapy Center. The 10,000-square-foot space will include a cyclotron that produces the proton beams and a single-room treatment area. The first patients will undergo treatment at the Proton Therapy Center in the spring of 2017. The 8,000-square-foot second floor will house Beaumont Children’s Hospital’s Pediatric Oncology and Hematology program. Along with hundreds of construction jobs, the new Proton Therapy Center will create at least 30 clinical positions at Beaumont. Beaumont will develop the project in cooperation with Proton International, an Atlanta-based proton therapy development group with expertise in all phases of proton therapy development and operations.
CHICAGO — Interra Realty has brokered the $1.1 million sale of a 23-unit mixed-use building located at 4712-20 W. Diversey Ave. in the Kelvyn Park neighborhood northwest of Chicago. The property includes five retail spaces, 10 studio apartments and eight one-bedroom apartments. Joe Smazal and James Clough of Interra represented the undisclosed seller.
BENSENVILLE, ILL. — Paine/Wetzel TCN Worldwide has arranged a 7,000-square-foot industrial lease in Bensenville. Ary Trucking LLC will occupy space within a 14,000-square-foot building located at 401 Frontier Way. The new lease represents an expansion and new location for the Northbrook-based general freight tucking company. Joe Karmin of Transwestern represented the building’s owner. Phil Reiff and Phil Reiff Jr. represented Ary Trucking LLC.
SPRINGFIELD, N.J. — CBRE FAMECO, a retail division of CBRE Group, has brokered the $5.5 million sale of the former 6th Avenue Electronics store, corporate office and warehouse facility at 22 Route 22 in Springfield. The undisclosed buyer plans to convert the 70,040-square-foot property into an 85,000-square-foot Metro Self Storage facility. The climate-controlled property will feature state-of-the-art security, two sets of elevators, four drive-in loading bays and an office component. Steven Winters of CBRE FAMECO represented the undisclosed seller, while Ed Horne of HK Commercial Realty Advisors LLC represented the buyer.