LAWRENCEVILLE, GA. — Bull Realty has brokered the $2.8 million sale of Sugarloaf Walk Shopping Center, a 22,685-square-foot retail strip center in Lawrenceville, a northeast suburb of Atlanta. Sugarloaf Parkway LLC, an investment firm based in New York, purchased the property from Sugarloaf Walk Shopping Center LLC, a private investment firm based in Houston. John Harrison and Frank Meyrath of Bull Realty represented the seller in the transaction.
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NEW YORK CITY — Treetop Development has completed the sale of a 12-building multifamily portfolio located in Manhattan’s Morningside Heights neighborhood. The portfolio consists of five-story, walk-up apartment buildings featuring a total of 123 residential units and four commercial spaces. Novel Property Ventures acquired the assets for $35 million. The properties include 222 St. Nicholas Ave.; 2268 and 2500 Frederick Douglass Blvd.; 262 W. 115th St.; and 234-262 W. 122nd St. Steven Vegh of Westwood Realty Associates served as broker for both parties in the transaction. Teaneck, N.J.-based Treetop Development originally purchased the properties in 2013 for $22 million.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a land parcel located at 64 Stanhope St. in Brooklyn. The 3,127-square-foot parcel sold for $1.3 million, or $200 per buildable square foot, in a 1031 exchange. Shaun Riley, Thomas Shihadeh and Daniel Greenblatt of Marcus & Millichap’s Brooklyn office represented the seller, a private investor, while Makan Mostafavi of Marcus & Millichap’s office in Encino, Calif., represented the buyer, a limited liability company, in the transaction.
Woolpert to Provide Design, Engineering Services for $11M Redevelopment of Retail Center in Plainfield, Indiana
by Amy Works
PLAINFIELD, IND. — Poag Shopping Centers has selected Woolpert to provide design and engineering services for the $11 million redevelopment of its 600,000-square-foot retail center in Plainfield. The architecture, engineering and geospatial firm will plan for the reconfiguration of structural, mechanical, electrical, civil and underground utility systems at the shopping center. In October, Metropolis Lifestyle Center will be renamed The Shops at Perry Crossing. More than 44 stores and restaurants, including Dick’s Sporting Goods, JCPenney, Barnes & Noble, Old Navy and Carmike Cinemas, occupy the center. Construction began in July, with a grand reopening slated for this fall.
SAN DIEGO — Meridian Capital Group has arranged a $21.1 million acquisition loan for the purchase and improvement of Sorrento Court Shopping Center in San Diego. The borrower is The Festival Companies, a Los Angeles-based retail developer. The 36-month loan, provided by a debt fund, features full-term, interest-only payments, a floating interest rate and two 12-month extension options. Located at 9420-9460 Scranton Road, the 55,000-square-foot retail center features 17 quick-service restaurants and a variety of tenants, including Starbucks Coffee, Jamba Juice, Staples, Bank of America and J.P. Morgan Chase. At the time of closing, the center was 96 percent occupied. Seth Grossman and Andy Strauss of Meridian’s Carlsbad office negotiated the financing.
NEWCASTLE, WASH. — RPAI has acquired Coal Creek Marketplace, a 56,000-square-foot, grocery-anchored retail center located in the Seattle suburb of Newcastle. The center is currently 95 percent occupied and anchored by Quality Food Centers, a subsidiary of Kroger. Shane Garrison and Michael Hazinski represented RPAI in-house in the off-market transaction.
SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — NewMark Merrill Cos. has acquired the Food Source and Shops portion of the Valley Mack Plaza in Sacramento. Located at 6366 Mack Road, the Food Source and Shops location is a 64,171-square-foot building situated on 4.64 acres. Sands Investment Group sold the property for an undisclosed sum. Additional tenants at Valley Mack Plaza include dd’s discounts, Fallas Paredes, Rainbow Fashions, Auto Zone, Starbucks Coffee and McDonald’s.
NATIONAL CITY, CALIF. — Sperry Van Ness has arranged the $2.75 million sale of a 6,000-square-foot retail building located in National City. The property is an outparcel to South Bay Plaza Shopping Center. Chris Rink of CCIM and Katja Rada of Sperry Van Ness | Finest City Commercial represented the seller, Laundry Land Realty LLC, and the buyer, Plaza Boulevard 111 Partners LLC, in the transaction.
ELLSVILLE, MO. — RCG Ventures (Fund III) has acquired Shop ’n Save Shopping Center located in Ellsville, a city west of St. Louis, for an undisclosed price. The 118,080-square-foot center is situated along Manchester Road, one of the most established retail thoroughfares in St. Louis. Chase Young of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller, while Jeff Miller provided in-house representation for the buyer.
CULLMAN, ALA. — Atlanta-based Bull Realty has brokered the $4.9 million sale of a 13,600-square-foot freestanding CVS in Cullman. Michael Bull of Bull Realty represented the buyer, Guggie H LLC, in the 1031 exchange. John Glass of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, LL Cullman AL LLC. Strategic 1031 Exchange Advisors LLC acted as a qualified intermediary for the sale. The retail property is triple-net leased to CVS and has 25 years remaining on its primary term.