RACINE, WIS. — Mid-America Real Estate Corp.’s investment sales team has arranged the sale of Regency Point Shopping Center, a 163,252-square-foot retail center located in Racine, approximately 30 miles south of Milwaukee. Bed Bath & Beyond, DSW, Hobby Lobby and T.J. Maxx anchor the center. Rick Drogosz, Ben Wineman and Dan Rosenfeld of Mid-America represented the seller, The Redmond Co., in the sale of the property to Bonnie Management Corp. for an undisclosed price.
OWINGS MILLS, MD. — Greenberg Gibbons and Vanguard have announced 11 new tenants set to open at Foundry Row, a $140 million mixed-use development in Owings Mills. New tenants include Bar Louie, Mission BBQ, La-Z-Boy, Foundry Row Wine & Spirits, Xfinity, Massage Envy, Sleep Number, Mani Luxe, Chipotle, Hair Cuttery and Floyd’s 99 Barbershop. Foundry Row is currently 88 percent leased and is set to open in the fall. The new tenants will join a mix of previously announced retailers and restaurants such as a 130,000-square-foot Wegmans, LA Fitness, DSW, Ulta Beauty, Bagby Pizza, Panera Bread, Zoe’s Kitchen, Smashburger, Nally Fresh and LifeBridge Health.
NEW YORK CITY — Eastern Consolidated has arranged $83.8 million in total financing for Cape Advisors for the construction of a retail and residential condominium project in Tribeca. The financing package consists of a $19 million mezzanine loan from Terra Capital Partners behind a $64.8 million first mortgage from Bank of the Ozarks. Located at 30 Warren St., the 12-story, 65,700-square-foot property will feature 23 apartments in one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts, and 10,858 square feet of retail space. On-site residential amenities include a fitness center, attended lobby, children’s playroom and storage. Adam Hakim, Sam Zabala and James Murad of Eastern Consolidated represented the developer and borrower in the transaction.
LAS VEGAS — A joint venture between CityCenter Holdings LLC, Invesco Real Estate (NYSE: IVZ) and Simon Property Group (NYSE: SPG) has agreed to acquire The Shops at Crystals in Las Vegas from an undisclosed seller for approximately $1.1 billion. CityCenter Holdings LLC is itself a joint venture between MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) and Infinity World Development Corp. The Shop at Crystals is located at the entryway of City Center in the heart of the Las Vegas Strip. City Center is a mixed-use development that includes ARIA Resort & Casino, a 4,004-room casino resort; Mandarin Oriental Las Vegas, a 392-room boutique hotel with 225 luxury condominium residences; Crystals, a retail and entertainment district consisting of approximately 355,000 square feet of leasable retail space; Vdara Hotel and Spa, a 1,495-room luxury hotel-condominium; and the Veer Towers, which contain 669 luxury condominium residences. The transaction to acquire the 324,000-square-foot shopping center is expected to close in the second quarter of this year. “This transaction demonstrates the strength in Las Vegas as a premier destination for visitors around the world,” says Jim Murren, chairman and CEO of MGM Resorts International. “We believe that Invesco Real Estate and Simon Property Group are the …
TACOMA, WASH. — Vestar has acquired James Center, a 140,240-square-foot shopping center located in Tacoma, for $31.4 million. The center is located at 6901 S. 19th St. directly across from Tacoma Community College. Tenants at James Center include Fred Meyer, Rite Aid, Starbucks Coffee, Subway, Verizon, Menchie’s, U.S. Bank, IHOP, FedEx, Kinko’s and Ivar’s. Over the past 12 months, Vestar has acquired five retail centers valued at $670 million throughout the Western U.S.
SAN YSIDRO, CALIF. — HFF has secured a $22.75 million refinancing for The Plaza at the Border, a 98,120-square-foot retail center located along the U.S./Mexico border in San Ysidro. Aldon Cole and Tim Wright of HFF worked on behalf of the borrower, The Shamrock Group LLC, to place the three-year, floating-rate loan with NorthStar Real Estate Income II Inc. Tenants at the center include T.J. Maxx, Ross Dress for Less, Vitamin Shoppe, Fashion Q, Rue 21 and Ulta Beauty.
TULSA, OKLA. — Eastern Union Funding has secured an $8.8 million loan for the refinancing of the Tulsa Promenade, a 424,633-square-foot enclosed regional mall in Tulsa, Okla. Abe Kolman of Eastern Union arranged the non-recourse, five-year loan on behalf of Tulsa Promenade Realty Management LLC, a New York-based borrower. Ready Capital Structured Finance was the lender. The loan includes future tenant improvements and leasing commissions that will be used to address lease rollover at the property, which was purchased in a short sale more than two years ago for $12.3 million. Situated on 22 acres, the mall is anchored by Dillard’s, Macy’s, JCPenney and Sky Fitness & Wellbeing. Regal Promenade Palace Stadium 12 is also located in the mall.
LINCOLNWOOD AND CHICAGO, ILL. — Baum Realty Group LLC has brokered the sale of three Chicagoland properties for $49.5 million. In the first deal, Baum Realty represented an undisclosed seller in the disposition of a 45,000-square-foot retail center anchored by CVS. The property is located at 7175 N. Lincoln Ave. in Lincolnwood and sold for $9.8 million. In the second transaction, Baum Realty represented the buyer of a 90,000-square-foot mixed-use property in Chicago. Located at 3115 N. Broadway, the facility consists of ground-floor retail and a four-level parking garage. The buyer plans to convert the property, acquired for $5.7 million, for multifamily use. Lux24 is a 73-unit apartment tower in Chicago’s West Loop that sold for $34 million. Baum Realty brokered the off-market transaction of the 66,000-square-foot property. Danny Spitz and Greg Dietz of Baum Realty brokered all three transactions.
DORAL, FLA. — Codina Partners has signed a lease with Publix Super Markets to anchor Downtown Doral, a live/work/play/learn development under construction in downtown Doral, a suburb of Miami. The Publix will be located on N.W. 53rd Terrace and serve as the development’s sole grocer. Downtown Doral will also feature 70 retail stores and restaurants, 400,000 square feet of office space, 2,840 residential units, a charter elementary school and public green spaces. Construction on the Publix is expected to begin in September 2016 with an expected December 2017 opening.
Retail and restaurant activity is strong in Houston. The Woodlands, an award-winning master planned community located 27 miles north of downtown Houston, has defied the negative impact of the oil and gas market by staying extremely solid with high occupancy and strong rents. Both retail and restaurants have seen robust growth. “Despite reports of Houston’s economic slowdown, the retail market isn’t fazed by the dropping oil prices,” says CBRE’s Houston retail research report for third quarter 2015. “In fact, construction has increased, national retailers are bullish on the Bayou City and five years of the strongest population gains in the nation are driving healthy retail growth.” Retail occupancy in the Far North sector, including The Woodlands, remains at approximately 94 percent for the third quarter of 2015, according to CBRE. Suburban Expansion While traffic in the Houston area continues to become congested, suburban cities such as The Woodlands offer shoppers and diners almost all of their retail needs within the walls of the community. Residents are finding no reason to leave. Retail in Houston and The Woodlands is limited by supply. As quickly as construction begins on new retail sites, preleasing occurs. “Fortunately, there is currently 2.6 million square feet …
