An apartment building boom is encouraging a consistent march of new residents to select sections of Baltimore City, and the construction of new retail venues to support this emerging audience has followed in lockstep. The last several years has seen the opening of stylish shopping centers featuring national anchor tenants such as Harris Teeter and Target, including The Shops at Canton Crossing, a 330,000-square-foot retail shopping center situated within the city’s east side, as well as McHenry Row, located in the Locust Point section of the city (next to Under Armour’s headquarters). Other notable retail developments underway in Baltimore City are the capital improvement and re-invention program at Harborplace; The Stadium Square, a $250 million mixed-use project situated near M&T Bank Stadium; the $25 million facelift being given to Lexington Market, a collection of 100 food vendors; the ongoing retail build-out of Harbor East (the recognized “place to be and be seen” spot of the city); and the initiation of construction on Harbor Point, the site of the new Exelon Corp. headquarters (the company merging with Constellation Energy). Baltimore County is Booming Owings Mills, Towson and White Marsh are the sites of four significant projects, several of which have been …
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HOUSTON — Q10 Kinghorn, Driver, Hough & Co.’s Emily Zarcaro and Matt Franke have secured permanent financing for The Centre at Greatwood, a fully occupied, single-story retail center in Sugar Land. Q10 KDH arranged the loan through Symetra on behalf of the undisclosed borrower.
BEDFORD, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Harwood Oaks, a 7,843-square-foot retail property located in Bedford. Bill G. Jordan of Marcus & Millichap’s Fort Worth office marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a private investor. Jordan also secured the buyer, a partnership. Harwood Oaks is located at 3225 Harwood Road. The 7,843-square-foot strip center is located just off of Highway 121. Harwood Oaks was built in 1985 and all tenants hold triple-net leases. Tenants include Mid-Cities Florist, Kumon, Subway and World Finance.
When people come to Corpus Christi, many of them expect to find a community that has been devastated by the downturn caused by the oversupply of cheap oil and gas. They expect a community with rising unemployment and vacant buildings. Based on the past, they would be correct. However, Corpus Christi and the Coastal Bend have been experiencing a major transformation of their economy, which is now much more diverse. This is partly because of the leadership, hard work and vision of its people, and partly because of good luck caused by the infrastructure that had been put in place by the Port of Corpus Christi. This infrastructure was at the right place at the right time. The Port of Corpus Christi has always been a driving force and major contributor to the economy of Corpus Christi. The port’s leaders knew that if they didn’t make some major changes, they would not remain competitive. The Port of Corpus Christi is the fifth largest port in the U.S. in total tonnage. However, because of the depth of the port channel and the height of the harbor bridge which crosses over the port, the newer, larger ships could not enter the port. …
NEW YORK CITY — Vanbarton Group has acquired Riverdale Crossing, a shopping center located in the Bronx, for $133 million. The 159,037-square-foot center is anchored by the soon-to-be BJ’s Wholesale Club and 98 percent leased to nationally recognized retail tenants. Angelo Gordon & Co., in a joint venture with Metropolitan Realty Associates, developed and sold the property. Acquisition financing was provided by Northwestern Mutual. Eastdil Secured represented the seller, while Hunton & Williams LLP served as legal counsel for Vanbarton.
NEW YORK CITY — The Singer & Bassuk Organization (SBO) has received $80 million in permanent financing for 501 Madison Avenue, a 30-story office and retail property owned by heirs of Cornelius Vanderbilt III. The loan is the last phase of a three-part series of interim, construction and permanent financing, which SBO first started to arrange in 2013, that aggregate to more than $160 million for the 200,000-square-foot asset. The property has undergone numerous renovations, including a new façade for the first- and second-floor retail spaces; new building entrance, lobby, elevators, windows, and cooling tower; electrical-system upgrades; and revitalized multi-tenant common areas. Tenants at the property include Carlo Pazolini, Oscar Heyan Inc., Randi Rahm, Innisfree M&A Inc. and The World Jewish Congress Foundation. The loan was provided by AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company.
WILMINGTON, DEL. — Patterson-Woods Commercial Properties/CORFAC International has brokered the sale of a retail property located at 3805 Concord Pike in Wilmington. C&J Commercial LLC sold the 2,400-square-foot property, which was formerly a four-bay auto repair shop, to Delaware-based Half Acre Cap LLC for $1 million. Charles Woods of Patterson-Woods represented the buyer, while Long & Foster represented the seller in the transaction.
BELLFLOWER, CALIF. — CBRE Group has arranged the sale of Rosewood Shopping Center, a retail center located in Bellflower. Bristol Central LP acquired the 60,094-square-foot property for $13.2 million. Currently 74 percent leased, tenants include Fresenius Medical Care, Carl’s Jr., Health Care Partners, Papa John’s Pizza and Montano Family Dentistry. Arthur Flores of CBRE represented the seller, Rosecrans Bellflowers LLC, in the transaction.
PALM SPRINGS, CALIF. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Sunrise Center, a retail center located at 100 S. Sunrise Way in Palm Springs. The property sold for $10.2 million, or $206 per square foot. Renovated in 2009, tenants include Fresh & Easy Market, VIP Urgent Care, Palm Liquors, Power of Fitness and Regal Cleaners. At the time of sale, the property was 96 percent leased. Jack Hopkins and Matthew Hardke of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer, an investor in an 1031 exchange, while Gregory Mills and Dave Lincoln, also of Marcus & Millichap, represented the undisclosed seller. Sharone Sabar of Marcus & Millichap arranged debt placement for the acquisition.
VANCOUVER, WASH. — Holliday Fenoglio Fowler (HFF) has arranged $24.8 million in proceeds to finance Hazel Dell Towne Center, a 264,191-square-foot retail center located in Vancouver, Washington. Bruce Ganong, Casey Davidson and Brandon Roth of HFF worked on behalf of the sponsor, Pine Tree Commercial Realty LLC, to place the five-year, floating-rate loan with East West Bank. Tenants at the 84 percent leased center include Kohl’s, Bed Bath & Beyond, Petco, Office Depot, Party City, Payless ShoeSource and Supercuts.