GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. — NAI Wisinski of West Michigan has arranged two retail leases totaling 3,280 square feet in Grand Rapids. In the first deal, Jamaican Dave’s will be relocating to a 1,980-square-foot building at 530 S. Division Ave. The space is currently undergoing a renovation, and the restaurant is expected to open by late April. In the second transaction, Aureus Tree Financial Services is relocating from Leonard Street to a former Modern Nails store at 4057 Plainfield Ave. The 1,300-square-foot building is under renovation. Aureus Tree Financial Services has an anticipated move-in date of May 1. Bill Tyson of NAI Wisinski of West Michigan brokered both transactions.
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COLTON, CALIF. — Progressive Real Estate Partners has arranged the $1.9 million sale of Bluffs Crossing, a 6,167-square-foot retail property located at 1231 E. Washington St. in Colton, Calif. Greg Bedell of Progressive represented the seller, a Sherman Oaks-based private investor, in the transaction. Fred Furey, an independent Huntington Beach-based broker, represented the buyer, a Chino Hills-based private investor. Tenants at the center include Premier Insurance, U-Haul and Pizza Q.
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.
Developers Receive $225M Loan to Finance The Bloc Mixed-Use Project in Downtown Los Angeles
by Nellie Day
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 — 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.
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.
THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS — Warren Hitchcock of NorthMarq Capital’s Houston office has arranged the refinancing of a construction loan for a retail property containing two tenants in The Woodlands. The property, located on Kuykendahl Road, contains 11,000 square feet. The loan was structured with a 15-year term and 25-year amortization schedule. NorthMarq arranged financing for the borrower through its correspondent relationship with an unnamed life insurance company.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Unison Realty Partners has purchased Johnston Road Plaza, a 79,508-square-foot grocery-anchored shopping center in Charlotte, for $15.3 million. The Boston-based firm purchased the asset from Westwood Financial. Berkeley Capital Advisors brokered the transaction. The 16-store shopping center was 98 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Food Lion and Goodwill.
KERMAN AND CLOVIS, CALIF. — Retail California, a division of Pearson Realty, has arranged two retail leases totaling 5,300 square feet. In Kerman, Sally Beauty Supply inked a lease for 1,300 square feet of retail space at 14051 W. Whitesbridge Ave. from CFTNV Developments LLC. Lewis Smith of Retail California represented the landlord, while Doug Cords of Commercial Retail Associates represented the tenant in the transaction. In Clovis, AAA Insurance leased 4,000 square feet of retail space with Trading Post Shopping Center from DN Clovis LLC. Lewis Smith and Peter Orlando of Retail California represented the landlord, while Nick Rendino of Colliers International represented the tenant in the deal.
Joubran Commercial Properties Brokers $2.6M Sale of Restaurant, Parking Lot in Downtown Greensboro
by John Nelson
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Joubran Commercial Properties (JCP) has brokered the $2.6 million sale of a 2.4-acre parking lot and 5,500-square-foot restaurant building in downtown Greensboro. JJ Joubran of JCP represented the Atlanta-based buyer, Buckhead Investments LLC, in the transaction. Rich Mossman of CBRE | Triad represented the seller.