ATASCOCITA, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $3.4 million all-cash sale of a 10,000-square-foot property net leased by The Learning Experience in Atascocita. Nate Newman of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a developer, and secured the buyer, a California investor, in the transaction.
HOUSTON — Houston-based NewQuest Properties has arranged five retail leases at separate properties in North, Central and South Texas. Transactions include a 7,454-square-foot lease for Gen Korean BBQ House at Carrollton Town Center in Carrollton; a 43,940-square-foot ground lease for Panda Express at New Braunfels Town Center at Creekside in New Braunfels; a 21,164-square-foot lease for Halloween City at Market in Hunting Bayou in Houston; a 6,300-square-foot lease for Halloween City in Tomball Parkway Plaza in Tomball; and a 4,004-square-foot lease for Wholesale Lubricant Services at 2101 Shepherd Drive in Houston. Heather Nguyen, John Nguyen and Meredith McLeod-Cobb of NewQuest Properties represented the landlord for Carrollton Town Center, and Tey Tiner of CBRE represented Gen Korean BBQ House; David K. Meyers and Glenn Dickerson of NewQuest Properties represented the landlord of New Braunfels Town Center at Creekside, and Michael Jersin of Reata Real Estate represented Panda Express; Brad Elmore of NewQuest Properties represented the landlord of Market at Hunting Bayou and Tomball Parkway Plaza, and Traci Holman of Baker Katz represented Halloween City; and Chris Dray of NewQuest Properties represented the landlord of 2101 Shepherd Drive, 2101 Shepherd LLC, and Todd Moseley of Moseley Commercial represented Wholesale Lubricant Services in …
NEW YORK CITY — Madison Realty Capital has provided $107.2 million in first mortgage financing for the first phase of Fortis Property Group’s acquisition of the Long Island College Hospital (LICH) real estate portfolio in Brooklyn. Collateral for the loan is a mix of former LICH properties comprising 357,000 square feet of retail, medical office and residential space, as well development sites. The properties are located at 91-95 Pacific St., 350-352 Hicks St., 349 Henry St., 112 Pacific St., 82 Amity St., 84 Amity St., 124-134 Atlantic Ave., 113 Congress St., 336 Flatbush Ave. and 184 Sterling Place. Madison Realty provided Fortis with a flexible financing solution to facilitate the acquisition, which is the culmination of a complex, multi-party deal related to the LICH portfolio. David Harte of Ackman-Ziff represented Fortis in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Houlihan-Parnes Realtors has arranged a $1 million loan for a retail property located at 3600-3614 White Plains Road in the Bronx’s Gun Hill section. The 6,500-square-foot property features a 5,335-square-foot building consisting of five retail spaces. The loan was placed with a savings bank at a five-year interest rate of 3.2 percent on a 30-year amortization schedule. Jeremiah Houlihan of Houlihan-Parnes Realtors arranged the loan for the undisclosed borrower.
NEW YORK CITY — Colliers International has arranged a long-term retail lease for 3,295 square feet at 223 E. 59th St. in New York City’s Upper East Side. London-based Savoir Beds will open its first company-owned store in New York at the location this fall. First created for The Savory Hotel in London in 1905, the company’s tailor-made beds are recognized as one of the world’s most luxurious sleeping systems. Peter Simel, James Emden and Timothy Pond of Colliers represented the tenant in the transaction. The name of the landlord was not released. Savior’s U.S. flagship store opened in SoHo earlier this year.
NEW BRIGHTON, MINN. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Main Street Village, a retail property located at 525 Main St. in New Brighton. The 21,045-square-foot property sold for $3.2 million. At the time of closing, the property was 93 percent occupied. Michael Ahles, Cory Villaume, Sean Doyle, Matthew Hazelton and Adam Pins of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a developer, in the transaction. Doyle, Prins, Villaume and Hazelton, along with Mike Marzinske, also of Marcus & Millichap, represented the buyer, a private investor, in the deal.
VALLEJO, CALIF. — Faris Lee Investments has arranged the $4.8 million sale of a 16,500-square-foot single-tenant, triple-net lease CVS/pharmacy located in Vallejo. The transaction has a capitalization rate of 4.3 percent, the lowest recorded for a single-tenant CVS/pharmacy-occupied property. Christopher DePierro and Jeff Conover of Faris Lee represented the seller, Rivers Rock Vallejo LLC, and LemRx Realty Advisors represented the buyer, Calpine Corp., in the transaction. The property is currently under construction, and will open in October.
WAKE FOREST, N.C. — Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. (MMCC) has arranged an $11.8 million acquisition loan for The Factory, a 187,695-square-foot retail and sports complex in Wake Forest. One of the largest sports complexes in the country, the public access complex covers more than 35 acres with two full-sized NHL rinks and more than 17 acres of baseball fields. The Factory was 99.8 percent leased at the time of sale to sports centers such as the YMCA of the Triangle, North Wake Baseball Association and Polar Ice House, and retail options like the Village Deli and Grill and Gonza Tacos y Tequila. The complex, built in 1964 and renovated in 2004, consists of five buildings. Jared Cassidy of MMCC’s Washington, D.C., office arranged the loan through a national balance sheet lender. Matt Greenspon of Marcus & Millichap’s Raleigh office consulted on the buy side. The undisclosed buyer purchased the asset for $17.9 million.
HOUSTON — CBRE has arranged a 3,535-square-foot lease with Peli Peli Kitchen, a new fast-casual restaurant chain inspired by modern South African and Southern cuisines. The restaurant will be located within the Gateway at Spring Valley development at 9090 Katy Freeway in Houston. Eric Lestin and Kyle Golding of CBRE’s Houston office represented Peli Peli in the site selection and lease transaction. The new restaurant is slated to open by spring 2016. Peli Peli Kitchen joins its sister restaurant Peli Peli, which has locations in the Vintage Park Shopping Center and the Houston Galleria. Houston-based Ersa Grae Corp. is the developer of Gateway at Spring Valley, located at the corner of Campbell Road and I-10.
JEFFERSONVILLE, IND. — GBT Realty Corp. has partnered with The Koetter Group to develop a $35 million regional retail center within Jeffersonville Town Center, a master-planned, mixed-use development in Jeffersonville in far southern Indiana. The companies are under contract to purchase 24.7 acres located immediately across from the Phase I Marketplace at Jeffersonville Town Center. The 240,000-square-foot shopping destination will feature two anchor tenants of 55,000 and 63,000 square feet; two junior anchor tenants of 28,000 and 22,000 square feet; and 30,000 square feet of small-shop space. Additionally, two buildings along Town Center Boulevard will feature 25,000 square feet of small-shop space for local and regional retail, dining and service provides. Site work is expected to begin immediately upon land acquisition, which is expected to close in December. The development is slated to open in the spring of 2017.
