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.
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF. — Beverly Hills-based BIG Shopping Centers USA and RED Development have added five retail assets totaling 1.5 million square feet to their recently launched joint venture BIG RED Portfolio LLC. Acquired properties include Chandler Festival, a 494,858-square-foot power center, Chandler Village, a 296,460-square-foot power center and Chandler Gateway, a 261,678-square-foot power center, all located in Chandler, Arizona; One Pacific Place, a 91,143-square-foot outdoor shopping center located in Omaha, Nebraska; and Greenway Station, a 291,315-square-foot lifestyle center located in Middleton, Wisconsin.
KAPOLEI, HAWAII — Six new restaurants are set to open at DeBartolo Development’s Ka Makana Ali’i, a 1.4-million-square-foot regional mall currently under construction in Kapolei in West Oahu. Openings will include a 6,200-square-foot California Pizza Kitchen, Luibueno’s, Nagoya Ramen, Auntie Anne’s, Cinnabon and Gloria Jean’s Coffee. Phase I of the center is expected to open in late 2016.
SAVANNAH, GA. — SEDA (Southeastern Development Associates), formerly Blanchard & Calhoun, has brokered the $11.5 million sale of Fort Howard Square, a 113,00-square-foot retail center located in Savannah. The property was 96 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Goody’s, Fred’s, rue 21 and Hibbett Sports. Walmart shadow anchors the center. Ryan McArdle, David Rivers and Steve Collins of SEDA’s investment sales team represented the buyer, a publicly traded REIT, and the seller in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Ariel Property Advisors has arranged the sales of two properties, totaling $11.7 million, in East Harlem. In the first transaction, a private investor acquired a six-story mixed-use property located at 124-128 E. 107th St. in East Harlem for $9.1 million, or $449 per square foot. The 20,395-square-foot building contains 34 residential units, two commercial units and two superintendent units. Victor Sozio, Shimon Shkury, Michael Tortorici, Josh Berkowitz and Matthew Gillis of Ariel Property represented the seller, a private real estate firm, and procured the buyer. In the second deal, a private investor purchased a development site located at 2282 Second Ave. in East Harlem for $2.6 million, or $215 per buildable square feet. The property offers approximately 12,191 total buildable square feet for mixed-use development. Samuel Atlas, Tortorici, Sozio, Gillis and Berkowitz of Ariel Property represented the seller, a private real estate firm, and procured the buyer in the transaction.