CHELTENHAM, PA. — Natixis has originated a $54.5 million floating-rate loan for New York City-based Sun Equities Partners. The borrowers will use the loan to redevelop the former Cheltenham Square Mall located in Cheltenham. The financing consists of a $42 million senior loan and a $12.5 million mezzanine loan. Initial loan proceeds of $16.9 million were used to retire existing property financing and an additional $40.1 million is earmarked for the redevelopment and future leasing of the property. The 429,617-square-foot retail center will be rebranded as Greenleaf at Cheltenham. The property is currently 60 percent leased and pre-leased to a variety of retailers, including The Home Depot, Marshalls, LA Fitness, TD Bank, Wells Fargo, T-Mobile, Chick-fil-A and Wendy’s. Eli Breiner and Jerry Boxer of ECB Capital Group arranged the financing for the borrower.
CARY, N.C. — The Sembler Co. has unveiled plans to develop a 72,000-square-foot, Publix-anchored shopping center in Cary, roughly 11 miles west of Raleigh. The project, which will be known as Amberly Place, is situated on 22 acres of land at the northwest corner of Greenlevel Church and Carpenter Fire Station roads. The Sembler Co. has developed approximately 325 projects totaling 27 million square feet.
LAS VEGAS — Eyzenberg & Co. has secured an $18.1 million refinancing for The Shoppes at Harmon Square, a 31,384-square-foot retail center located across from the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Tenants at the newly renovated center include Dunkin’ Donuts, Subway, 7-Eleven, Liquor World, Tropical Smoothie and Roberto’s Tacos. David Eyzenberg, Jeff Conti and Elena Vlasyuk of Eyzenberg & Co. arranged the fixed-rate senior secured loan on behalf of the owner, HD Harmon Square LLC. Benefit Street Partners provided the capital.
STOCKTON, CALIF. — Faris Lee Investments has arranged the $7 million sale of The Shops at Hammer & West, a 15,314-square-foot strip center located in Stockton. Jeff Conover of Faris Lee represented the Newport Beach-based seller, West Hammer Properties, in the transaction. Vista Pacific Realty represented the buyer, Tian He Jian Real Estate USA Inc. The center is fully occupied by seven tenants including Jollibee.
NEW YORK CITY — Madison Realty Capital (MRC) has provided $270 million in construction financing for the development of a 1 million-square-foot mixed-use project at the former Rheingold Brewery site in Brooklyn’s Bushwick neighborhood. The developer, Brooklyn-based All Year Management, previously received a bridge loan for site acquisition and pre-development on the project from MRC. Construction is currently underway. The Rheingold Brewery opened in 1883, and was the eighth largest brewery in the nation in 1965, according to reports by the New York Daily News. The brewery closed in 1976, and was torn down in 1981. The site has been largely vacant since then, with the exception of 300 rental and privately owned apartments that were built on the southwest corner of the site in 2003. The two-building redevelopment is located at 123 Melrose St. and 54 Noll St., and will feature 911 residential units, 20,650 square feet of retail space and 533 parking spaces. Residential space will occupy floors one through nine in both buildings, offering studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom units. Community amenities will include multiple fitness rooms including a boxing center, yoga studio, cycling room and exercise room; libraries; spas with saunas, steam and massage rooms; locker rooms; …
The Puget Sound region is one of the fastest growing areas in the U.S. We are seeing that reflected in the retail landscape, with innovation and expansion throughout the area. We are at the forefront of retail evolution, thanks to having some of the best-known retail innovators in our back yard who have turned the world of retail upside down by giving every consumer access to virtually every product available via home delivery. And yet, they are also innovating into brick and mortar experiences. Retailers are continually looking for ways to improve the consumer experience, not only through product offerings, but in forward-thinking store concepts that focus on experience and social community. REI’s focus is providing quality outdoor products at approachable price points in an interactive environment. While the most active/desirable retail areas (based on sales per square foot potential and residential and daytime populations) are the CBD, South Lake Union, Capitol Hill, University Village and downtown Bellevue, the demand for quality/value, experience, fitness and food remain consistent trends in the market. Nordstrom Rack has been expanding throughout the U.S. and will soon be opening a new store in Bellevue’s Phase II at Lincoln Square to meet this desire for …
ST. AUGUSTINE, FLA. — American Commercial Realty Corp. (ACR) has acquired the Shops at World Golf Village, the retail component of World Golf Village in St. Augustine, located roughly 30 miles south of Jacksonville. The property, which includes five buildings totaling roughly 80,000 square feet, was occupied by two long-term tenants at the time of sale— Murray Brothers’ Caddy Shack Restaurant and the World Golf Foundation. The sales price was not disclosed. In addition to the commercial component acquired by ACR, World Golf Village is home to the World Golf Hall of Fame, a Renaissance Hotel, the St. Johns County Convention Center and the PGA of America’s national production center.
RALEIGH, N.C. — Continental Realty Corp. (CRC) has sold Creekside Crossing, a 60,499-square-foot shopping center located at 404 E. Six Forks Road in Raleigh, for $10.1 million. Thomas Kolarczyk and Jordan Lex of HFF represented Baltimore-based CRC in the sale to Raleigh Creekside Crossing LLC, a private investor. The asset was 100 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Planet Fitness, Tuesday Morning and Tropical Picken Chicken.
HILLIARD, OHIO — RCG Ventures has acquired Mill Run Square in Hilliard, a suburb of Columbus. The purchase price was not disclosed. The 181,161-square-foot shopping center is located adjacent to I-270. Floor & Decor and Arhaus anchor the property, which is part of Mill Run, a master planned community that is home to several national retailers including Walmart, Lowe’s, Target, Home Depot, Aldi, Giant Eagle, Dave & Buster’s and Starbucks. Isaiah Harf of Stan Johnson represented the undisclosed seller.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — AMC Theatres and publicly traded retail REIT Seritage Growth Properties will develop AMC Tech Ridge 10, a 10-screen, 45,000-square-foot movie theatre in Austin. The theater will feature more than 1,000 AMC Signature Recliners and a MacGuffin’s adult beverage concept. Construction on the theater, which is scheduled to open in 2019, will begin later this year.