WELLINGTON, FLA. — Federal Realty Investment Trust, a publicly traded REIT, has sold The Courtyard Shops at Wellington for $52.8 million. The grocery-anchored shopping center is located in Wellington, a town in Palm Beach County. Federal Realty acquired the 127,000-square-foot property in 2008 and since then has increased value for the property by activating formerly vacant spaces and outparcels. The shopping center’s tenant roster includes Publix, Leslie’s Swimming Pool Supply, Tijuana Flats, Bank of America and IHOP.
BUCKNER, KY. — Dahlem Realty Corp. has arranged Kroger’s acquisition of a 15.8-acre parcel in Buckner. Kroger plans to build a new 125,000-square-foot Kroger Marketplace at the site, located at the southeast corner of KY 393 and Commerce Parkway. The center will also feature a Kroger fuel station, two outparcels and a 3,000-square-foot Kroger liquor store, depending on pending state legislation. Dahlem Realty Corp., a Louisville-based brokerage, leasing and management services firm, represented Kroger in the acquisition.
FRISCO, TEXAS — Pierson Retail Advisors (PRA) has arranged the sale of Main Street Center, a 53,207-square-foot shopping center located in Frisco. The retail center is 98.8 percent leased to tenants including Subway, Pizza Hut, Kelly-Moore Paints, State Farm and Texas Family Fitness. PRA represented the seller, Bo Avery, Main FM 423 LLC. Bill Morris of Morris Capital Partners, along with Terry Syler of The Retail Connection, purchased the asset. The entire team at Pierson Retail Advisors in Dallas handled the sale.
NEW YORK CITY — Related Companies and Oxford Properties Group have closed on $1.3 billion in financing to fund 15 Hudson Yards, the first residential tower at the 28-acre Hudson Yards mixed-use development on Manhattan’s West Side. Already under construction, the building contains both rental and condominium apartments. The 960,000-square-foot building will be completed in 2018, and sales are expected to begin in mid-2016. Designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro and Rockwell Group to obtain LEED Gold certification, 15 Hudson Yards will be 910 feet tall and will include 285 for-sale residences throughout its 70 stories, as well as 106 rental units. The property will offer unobstructed views of the city and Hudson River. Hudson Yards is being developed by Related Cos. and Oxford Properties Group and will include 17 million square feet of commercial and residential space, more than 100 shops and restaurants, including the first Neiman Marcus in New York City, approximately 5,000 residences, 14 acres of public open space, a new 750-seat public school and a 200-room, Equinox-branded luxury hotel. 15 Hudson Yards will have frontage on the newly created plaza at the center of Hudson Yards and is also adjacent to the …
NEW YORK CITY — Heritage Equity Partners and Lichtenstein Group have partnered to redevelop five vacant warehouses into Bushwick Generator. The interconnected buildings at 215 Moore St. in Brooklyn will be transformed into a 75,000-square-foot light industrial, office and retail property, offering space office or workspaces ranging from 1,500 square feet to 20,000 square feet. Brooklyn-based ABS Partners has been retained as the office leasing agent for the property, which is geared toward new economy industries, including tech, creative arts and food production.
SOUTH GATE, CALIF. — Newmark Realty Capital Inc. has arranged $40 million in permanent financing for a 370,000-square-foot regional power center in South Gate. The center was completed in 2014. George Mitsanas, Peter HIllakas and Doug Tisdale of Newmark’s Los Angeles office arranged the fixed-rate, non-recourse financing for the borrower, a Los Angeles-based developer. The 10-year, interest-only loan was placed with one of Newmark’s correspondent life insurance lenders.
LOS ANGELES — Ready Capital Structured Finance has closed a $9.1 million loan for the Hangars at Playa Vista. The property contains four separate industrial/office buildings that total 22,675 square feet in the Los Angeles submarket of Playa Vista. The funds will be used to refinance and renovate the property. Hangars at Playa Vista will undergo a complete renovation that will convert it to a creative office space catering specifically to the Silicon Beach tech corridor. The loan features a two-year term with a one-year extension and an 80 percent loan-to-cost ratio. Ready Capital Structured Finance originates, manages and finances non-recourse floating- and fixed-rate loans of up to five years on transitional, value-add and event-driven commercial and multifamily real estate opportunities.
LOS ANGELES — Majestic Realty Co. has selected Strategy+Style Marketing Group and FFO Realty to lead marketing and leasing efforts for Los Angeles Outlets, a ground-up outlet center in City of Industry area of Los Angeles. The project includes a 353,000-square-foot Phase One and a 58,000-square-foot expansion.
FRANKLIN, IND. — May Realty Advisors has arranged the $1.1 million sale of a freestanding building net leased to Starbucks in Franklin, approximately 25 miles south of Indianapolis. Thomas Levin, a private investor, purchased the building from Elias and Anthony Rantisi. The building, which was constructed in 2004 and spans 1,850 square feet, is located at 2279 N. Morton St., in a shopping center anchored by Lowe’s and Costco. Starbucks has signed a 10-year lease. Matthew May and Richard Huelsman of May Realty Advisors represented the buyer in the transaction. Frank Swiss of Swiss Company Real Estate represented the seller.
SILVER SPRING, MD. — H&R Retail has arranged a 42,000-square-foot lease transaction with Dave & Buster’s at Ellsworth Place in downtown Silver Spring, roughly six miles north of Washington, D.C. The entertainment venue and restaurant was previously located at the former White Flint Mall in Bethesda, Md. David Ward and Sean Harcourt of H&R Retail represented the landlord, Petrie Ross Ventures, in the lease transaction.