HARRISON, N.Y. — Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc. has acquired The Harrison Shopping Center in Harrison. Located on Halstead Avenue, the 25,000-square-foot shopping center is anchored by an A&P Fresh Supermarket, which will be replaced by a prominent grocer. Additional tenants include a bakery, hair salon, florist, restaurants and A&T. Urstadt Biddle acquired the property, which was built in 1957, for an undisclosed price in an all-cash transaction. The name of the seller was not released.
The retail market in Southern Maine remains strong through mid-year 2015. Retail vacancy rates are low, investment sales are up, new retail projects are actively under construction, and plans for new retail developments are on the horizon. Positive trends in Maine’s retail sector have been evident for several years now, indicating that the market has stabilized and there is strong potential for further commercial growth over the next several years. According to Malone Commercial Brokers’ 2014 State of the Market Retail Survey, the Greater Portland retail vacancy rate for 2014 was 3.68 percent, compared to 10.8 percent in 2009. The vacancy rate has consistently dropped every year since 2009, with 2014 marking the lowest vacancy rate in Greater Portland in six years. Initially, annual retail vacancy rate declines in Southern Maine were related to the absorption of empty big boxes and retail centers located in the Maine Mall District in South Portland, as well as the newly created retail hubs built along the Maine Turnpike corridor during the construction boom in the early 2000s. By 2012, one of these new retail hubs located in the City of Biddeford saw Lowe’s, Linen ’N Things, Old Navy, and Best Buy close their …
LANSING, ILL. — Quantum Real Estate Advisors Inc. has brokered the sale of a 47,158-square-foot multi-tenant retail center for $2.9 million located at 17030 S. Torrence Ave. in Lansing, about 27 miles south of Chicago. A Dollar General anchors the property. The retail center was 75 percent occupied at the time of sale. A local real estate investor based in Schaumburg, Ill., sold the property. The buyer was a private real estate investor based in Milwaukee. Chad Firsel and Daniel Waszak of Quantum were the sole brokers in the transaction.
HILLIARD, OHIO — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 6,100-square-foot retail center to an undisclosed buyer for $3.6 million in Hilliard. The center is located at 1593 Hilliard Rome Road, about 14 miles northwest of Columbus. A Starbucks and Mattress Firm occupy the property. Construction on the retail center was completed this summer. Lisa Sickinger of Marcus & Millichap’s Cincinnati office represented the seller, a limited liability company.
LAKEVIEW TERRACE, CALIF. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged the $9.6 million refinance of Lakeview Terrace Center, a 78,634-square-foot shopping center located in Lakeview Terrace. David Blum of NorthMarq arranged the cash-out, 10-year term loan with 1.5 years’ interest followed by a 30-year amortization schedule through a CMBS lender. The largest tenant in the unanchored center is Lakeview Farmers Market.
LAS VEGAS — The 9,500-square-foot Miller’s Ale House Restaurant located in the Las Vegas submarket of Henderson was sold for $5.25 million. Miller’s Ale House has 14 years remaining on its triple-net lease. Rob Moore of Faris Lee represented the seller, Sunstone Arroyo LLC, and StreetView Realty represented the buyer, FL Grandland LLC.
JERSEY CITY, BRICK AND NEPTUNE, N.J., AND COBLESKILL, N.Y. — Cronheim Mortgage has secured $26.9 million in financing for four individual properties located in Jersey City, Brick, Neptune and Cobleskill. Each loan was structured on a 10/30 basis for affiliated entities of New York-based National Realty & Development Corp. The properties include Old Colony Square, a 100,073-square-foot retail center in Jersey City owned by Grand Street Realty; LHOP Holding LP’s 13-building Lions Head Office Park in Brick; two retail pads in Neptune owned by Red Baron Property Resources LP; and C.P. Plaza LP’s 24,500-square-foot retail center in Cobleskill. Andrew Stewart, Dev Morris and Allison Moravec of Cronheim Mortgage arranged the financing.
SCRANTON, PA. — The Shopping Center Group has brokered the sale of The Mall at Steamtown, located at 300 Lackawanna Ave. in Scranton. Steamtown 300 LLC purchased the property for an undisclosed sum. Situated adjacent to the Steamtown National Historical Site, a railroad museum, the 558,816-square-foot enclosed regional mall was developed in the early 1990s as part of the revitalization of downtown Scranton. The mall is anchored by Boscov’s Department Store. The Shopping Center Group represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
LIVINGSTON, N.J. — HFF has brokered the sale of Livingston Shopping Center located at 530 W. Mount Pleasant Ave. in Livingston. The two-building, 140,000-square-foot power center is 97 percent leased to six national tenants that include Nordstrom Rack, TJ Maxx, Buy Buy Baby, DSW, Cost Plus World Market and Ulta Beauty. Situated on 20 acres, the property was fully repositioned in 2014. A partnership between KABR Group and G&G Investors sold the property to Kite Realty Group for an undisclosed price. Jose Cruz, Kevin O’Hearn and Michael Oliver of HFF represented the seller in the transaction.
CHICAGO — J.C. Anderson Inc. has been selected to complete a 9,000-square-foot build-out to DePaul University’s Chartwells Cafeteria on the Loop Campus located at 1 E. Jackson St. Renovations on the 11th floor cafeteria space include an all new dining area, new equipment and food prep stations. Construction is scheduled for completion in September. Nvironment Architecture is providing the architectural services. Katrina Latendorf from DePaul University is coordinating construction management responsibilities.
