WASHINGTON, PA. — PREIT has completed the sale of Washington Crown Center, a shopping mall located at 1500 W. Chestnut St. in Washington, a city approximately 30 miles south of Pittsburgh. An undisclosed buyer acquired the property for $20 million, or $313 per square foot. The approximately 63,897-square-foot property had a non-anchor occupancy of 87.4 percent at the time of sale. Anchor tenants include Bon-Ton, Macy’s, Gander Mountain and Sears.
NATRONA HEIGHTS, PA. — Progress Capital Advisors has secured a $16.2 million 24-month bridge loan for Harrison Town Square, a retail center located in Natrona Heights formerly known as Heights Plaza. The borrower, Steve Kogut, plans to use the loan to retire current CMBS debt and rebrand the center into a retail/medical destination. Current tenants at the center include a physical rehabilitation center, Planet Fitness, urgent care facilities for University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) and Allegheny Health Network, as well as multi-specialty physician practices. Kathy Anderson of Progress Capital arranged the loan for the borrower.
HOUSTON — Transwestern has represented MOD Pizza in 11 new leases in Houston, bringing the restaurant chain to 15 open and planned Houston locations. Transwestern’s Grant Walker and Chris Reyes, who serve as exclusive advisors for MOD Pizza in the Houston market, represented the chain in the transactions. MOD is operating nearly 150 stores across the United States and the United Kingdom and plans to open 50 more stores by the end of 2016, including five UK locations. MOD Pizza’s most recently opened Houston locations include: Riverpark Shopping Center(3,175 square feet) at 19820 Southwest Freeway in Sugar Land; The Market at Crenshaw (2,600 square feet) at 4541 E. Sam Houston Parkway S. in Pasadena; Meadows Marketplace(2,600 square feet) at 6825 S. Fry Road in Katy; The Boardwalk at Towne Lake(2,443 square feet) at 9925 Barker Cypress Road in Cypress; and Kroger Conroe Shopping Center(2,400 square feet) at 1240 N. Loop 336 W. in Conroe.
HILLSBORO, TEXAS — The Vitorino Group has brokered the sale of Hillsboro Shopping Center, a 15,750-square-foot, multi-tenant retail property built in 2007. Bryce Gissler, Michael Austry and James Mangum of the Vitorino Group negotiated the transaction between a Dallas-based real estate investment firm and a local private investor.
GAINESVILLE, FLA. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged the $10.4 million refinancing of Publix Market Square, a 71,007-square-foot, Publix-anchored shopping center located at 2625-2835 S.W. 91st St. in Gainesville. Bob Hernandez of NorthMarq Capital’s Tampa office arranged the 10-year loan with a 30-year amortization schedule through an unnamed life insurance company on behalf of the borrower, Mega A LLC.
WESTWOOD, MASS. — American Realty Advisors, an institutional real estate investment manager, has acquired the shops at University Station, a newly constructed, 400,000-square-foot retail asset in the Boston suburb of Westwood. Located within a 130-acre mixed-use development, the purchase price was $206 million. Wegmans, a regional supermarket chain, anchors the retail portion of University Station. Other tenants include Nordstrom Rack, Marshalls and PetSmart. “The average term of in-place leases for the property is approximately 15 years, while 95 percent of the asset’s total income is generated from its national tenant base,” says Shelley. “We believe these characteristics will provide stabilized, risk-adjusted returns for our investors over time.” University Station services a 13-town area with 214,700 residents and an average annual household income in excess of $121,000. The property is situated 15 miles from downtown Boston near I-95 and Route 128, which draw 140,000 vehicles per day. It is located across the street from the area’s sole Amtrak/MBTA commuter rail station, which transports 1.3 million travelers annually. New England Development will continue to serve as the management and leasing agent for the retail center. Robert Griffin Jr., who was with Cushman & Wakefield and is now with Newmark Grubb Knight Frank, …
WILLISTON, VT. — Cypress Equities has acquired Maple Tree Place, a mixed-use retail/office property located in Williston. Retail Properties of America sold the 488,975-square-foot property for $90 million. Developed between 2001 and 2005, Maple Tree Place is anchored by a variety of national and regional retailers including Dick’s Sporting Goods, Christmas Tree Shops, Best Buy, Shaw’s, Staples, Guitar Center and Majestic Cinemas. Jeffrey Dunne, David Gavin and Travis Langer of CBRE represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of a commercial building located at 73 Hudson St. in Tribeca. An undisclosed buyer acquired the five-story building for $15.1 million, or $1,315 per square foot. The building contains 11,500 square feet as built and offers approximately 2,800 square feet of unused development rights. The building features a ground-floor retail unit and four floor-through units above, which were delivered vacant upon sale. Will Suarez, Maurice Suede and Sean Rucker of Cushman & Wakefield represented the undisclosed sellers, while Alex Pisa of The Corcoran Group represented the buyer.
HOBOKEN, N.J. — Monrovia, Calif.-based Trader Joe’s has signed a lease to open a new location at Harlow Hoboken at the southeast corner of Willow Avenue and 14th Street in Hoboken. The 11,700-square-foot location is slated to open in the first half of 2017. Trader Joe’s carries an extensive array of domestic and imported foods and beverages.
LOCKHART, TEXAS — Colliers International has arranged the $2 million sale of a single-tenant, net-leased retail building located on at 700 S. Colorado St. in Lockhart. Advance Auto Parts has a remaining 15-year lease on the newly constructed, 6,912-square-foot building. Jon Busse of Colliers International represented the buyer, The Douglas and Diane Paulson Family Trust ,an Austin-based private investor that purchased the property in an all-cash transaction. Brad Motley of KW Net Lease represented the seller and property developer, LG Lockhart LLC.
