BRONXVILLE, N.Y. — Houlihan-Parnes Realtors has arranged a $2.9 million first mortgage loan for a retail property located at 10-24 Palmer Ave. in Bronxville. The three-story, 23,600-square-foot property features five retail stores with 100 feet of frontage on Palmer Avenue and an auto repair shop on Paxton Avenue. The loan, which was provided by a savings bank, features a 12-year term at a seven-year, 3.47 percent fixed-interest rate and a 30-year amortization schedule. Jeremiah Houlihan of Houlihan-Parnes Realtors secured the financing for the undisclosed borrower.
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GILBERT, ARIZ. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $18 million sale of Lakeview Village, a 93,741-square-foot shopping center located in the Phoenix suburb of Gilbert. The property is located within the master planned community of Morrison Ranch. Bashas’ anchors the 97 percent-occupied center, which is home to tenants including Bank of America, Panda Express, Great Clips, UPS, H&R Block, Edward Jones and Subway. Michael Hackett and Ryan Schubert of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Lakeview Village Center LLC, which is a company formed by North American Development Group and Morrison Ranch. The buyer was Vestar Lakeview LLC.
NewMark Merrill Completes Phase I of Development at Former Twin Peaks Mall in Longmont
by Nellie Day
LONGMONT, COLO. — NewMark Merrill Cos. has completed Phase I of development at Village at the Peaks, a 500,000-square-foot lifestyle center located in Longmont. The property was the former site of Twin Peaks Mall, which NewMark Merrill acquired in 2012 for $8.5 million. Tenants at the 90 percent-occupied center include anchors Whole Foods Market, Sam’s Club and Regal Cinemas. Phase II of the development, which will total up to 40,000 square feet, is currently being marketed for lease.
LOS ANGELES — NorthMarq Capital has arranged $8.9 million in acquisition financing for Victor’s Square, a retail property located at 1915 and 1921 N. Bronson Ave. in Los Angeles. The property features 15,400 square feet of retail space. Michael Elmore of NorthMarq secured the five-year loan, which features a 25-year amortization schedule, for the undisclosed borrower through a life insurance company.
SAN DIEGO — Colliers International San Diego Region has arranged the sale of Hillside Village Plaza, a retail property located at 1900-1955 El Cajon Blvd. in San Diego. McEwen-Otay LLC and MP McEwen I LLC sold the property to Hillside Shopping Center LLC for $5.3 million. The 18,864-square-foot property is occupied by 7-Eleven, Sally Beauty Supply, Subway, Domino’s, H&R Block, WingStop and Check Into Cash. Built in 1985, the property is subject to a long-term ground lease. Mark McEwen of Colliers represented the sellers in the deal. The buyers did not have outside representation. Reef Real Estate Services will continue to serve as property manager for the shopping center.
NEW YORK CITY — Allianz Real Estate has acquired a 44 percent stake — an investment of approximately $420 million — in 10 Hudson Yards, located on Manhattan’s west side. The tower is the first building completed in Related Cos. and Oxford Properties Group’s mixed-use Hudson Yards development. A limited partnership that includes Allianz, Related Cos., Oxford and institutional investors advised by J.P. Morgan Asset Management now own the property. 10 Hudson Yards is 94 percent leased to a variety of tenants, including Coach, L’Oreal USA, SAP and Boston Consulting Group. The planned mixed-use development will feature more than 17 million square feet of commercial and residential space, with more than 100 shops, a collection of restaurants, approximately 4,000 residences, cultural space, 14 acres of public open space and a 750-seat public school. Paul Meyer of Mayer Brown provided legal counsel to Allianz on the transaction.
KING OF PRUSSIA, PA. — CBRE has arranged the sale of a net-leased property located at 715 W. Dekalb Pike in King of Prussia. A locally-based 1031 exchange investor acquired the property from Pike 705 LLC for $11.1 million, or $1,850 per square foot. Built in 2015, the 6,000-square-foot property is occupied by Verizon. Matthew Gorman and Michael Shover of CBRE represented the seller and buyer in the deal.
AUBURN, MASS. — Fantini & Gorga has arranged $9.3 million in financing for a Casey Storage Solutions-branded self-storage facility located on State Route 20 in Auburn. Casey Investment Real Estate LLC was the borrower. Situated on 6.4 acres, the 12-building asset features 104,449 square feet of rentable space with 739 units in a mix of climate-controlled and standard units. Casimir Groblewski and Chris Miller of Fantini & Gorga arranged the financing for the borrower.
MILWAUKEE — Stan Johnson Co. has brokered the $9.3 million sale of a 67,866-square-foot retail building in Milwaukee. Lark Creek purchased the property, which is fully occupied by grocer Pick ‘n Save. Outlook Development sold the property located at 2355 N. 35th St. Camille Renshaw and Scott Scurich of Stan Johnson Co. represented the seller in the transaction.
IRVINE and SILICON VALLEY, CALIF. — Commercial real estate valuations increased by 1.1 percent in July, marking the strongest monthly increase this year and a 5.2 gain over last year, according to the latest Ten-X Nowcast. Ten-X, an online real estate transaction marketplace, uses Google Trends data, its own proprietary transaction data and investor surveys to forecast commercial real estate pricing trends. “The recent string of monthly increases confirms that overall pricing of commercial real estate remains on the upswing following the weakness seen earlier this year,” says Ten-X chief economist Peter Muoio. “That said, we are noticing distinct differences across the five major property sectors, with each telling its own story.” The office, apartment and retail sectors all saw monthly increases in July. The office sector posted the strongest gain for the second consecutive month, rising 4.8 percent from June and 7.6 percent above its level from one year ago. This was the best year-over-year gain for any of the commercial sectors since January. The multifamily sector, which has posted steady gains this year, increased 1.1 percent in July from the previous month and is 6.8 percent above last year’s level. “The apartment sector is unencumbered by technology-driven shifts …