ARLINGTON, TEXAS — UCR Investment Sales has arranged the sale of Arlington Park Square, a 94,125-square-foot retail center located in Arlington. The property is located at the northeast corner of South Cooper Street and West Arbrook Boulevard. The Parks at Arlington Mall anchors the property. Fitness Connection is the shadow anchor. The property was 47 percent occupied at the time. Five retail pad sites, including ground leases for Jack in the Box, Rockfish Seafood Grill and Raising Cane’s, were also part of the transaction. Adam Howells, Jace Hinderland and Jessica Donnelli of UCR marketed the property on behalf of the Dallas-based seller. Bo Avery, president of TriMarsh Properties, purchased the center for an undisclosed sales price.
MASSAPEQUA, N.Y. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged $21.5 million in refinancing for Southgate Shopping Center in Massapequa. Located at 4900-4914 Merrick Road, the 117,960-square-foot center is occupied by King Kullen Supermarket and U.S. Post Office, among others. Charles Cotsalas and Ernest DesRochers of NorthMarq secured the loan, which features a 15-year term with 10 years interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization schedule. NorthMarq arranged the financing through its correspondent relationship with a life insurance company.
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Sovereign Realty Group has completed the sale of a freestanding bank building on Staten Island. Train City Ltd. sold the asset sold for $3.5 million or $1,105 per square foot to a private investor from New York City. Located at 386 Forest Ave., the 3,165-square-foot building is occupied by Capital One. Frank Caporrino and Clem Cote of Sovereign Realty Group brokered the transaction.
SUGAR LAND, TEXAS — Dollar Tree and Five Below have signed new leases at Colony Square, a retail center in Sugar Land. Colony Square is anchored by a Lowe’s and is located across from First Colony Mall. The center includes retailers such as Academy Sports + Outdoors, PetSmart, Toys ”R” Us, Ashley Furniture HomeStore and Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores. Dollar Tree and Five Below will each occupy 9,900 square feet and will be located between PetSmart and Jo-Ann Fabric and Crafts. Each will open in early 2015.
SEA GIRT, N.J. — Cronheim Mortgage has secured $11.5 million in financing for Brook 35 Plaza in Sea Girt. The 15-year interest-only loan was placed with American General Life Insurance Company and National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh. The borrower is Sea Girt Limited Partnership, an affiliate of Federal Realty Investment Trust. Built in 1986, Brook 35 Plaza is an open-air lifestyle center comprising three retail buildings totaling 80,877 square feet. Current tenants include Chico’s, Coach, The Gap, Starbucks Coffee, Victoria’s Secret and Williams-Sonoma. Additionally, the retail center’s second floor contains 13,240 square feet that is 100 percent leased to Morgan Stanley and Premier Executive Suites. Andrew Stewart, Dev Morris and Allison Moravec of Cronheim Mortgage arranged the transaction.
WHITESTONE, N.Y. — NorthMarq Capital’s Long Island-based office has arranged $5 million in refinancing for Allied Shopping Center, a retail property located in Whitestone. Located at Francis and Willis Point boulevards, the property offers 42,458 square feet of retail space. The financing was structured with a 10-year term and a 25-year amortization schedule. Charles Cotsalas of NorthMarq arranged financing for the borrower through its correspondent relationship with a life insurance company.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of 307 East 85th Street, a mixed-use building located in New York City. The 9,625-square-foot property sold for $6.4 million. Peter Von Der Ahe, Joseph Koicim, David Lloyd and Daniel Handweiler of Marcus & Millichap’s Manhattan office represented the seller, a private investor, and the buyer, a private investor, in the transaction. The five-story building offers 15 residential units and one commercial unit. The apartment mix includes four studio units, six one-bedroom units and five two-bedroom units.
NORMAN, OKLA. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Christian Brothers Automotive, a 4,945-square-foot, net-leased property in Norman, Okla. Jason Vitorino of Marcus & Millichap’s Dallas office represented the seller, a private investor. Steven Schechter of the firm’s Encino office represented the buyer, a personal trust that purchased the property in a 1031 tax-deferred exchange. Christian Brothers Automotive is located at 3050 Yarbrough Way in Norman, just north of Rock Creek Road. The Houston-based company has more than 115 locations in 15 states.
HONOLULU, HAWAII – Forever 21 has announced plans to open a 12,000-square-foot store at Ka Makana Alii, a 1.4-million-square-foot regional mall being developed in West Oahu. Ka Makana Alii will break ground later this year. The first phase is scheduled to open in 2016. The new mall will feature more than 150 shopping, dining and entertainment options, two hotels and LEED-certified office space. It will be anchored by Macy’s and H&M. This will be the first Forever 21 in West Oahu, and the fifth in Hawaii. The mall is being developed by DeBartolo Development.
SAN FRANCISCO – Blue Line Pizza recently opened its fifth San Francisco Bay Area restaurant at the Westlake Shopping Center. The center is located at 511 Westlake Center, just south of San Francisco. The restaurant will occupy 2,978 square feet. The center is anchored by Trader Joe’s, Safeway, Walgreens, Home Depot and Cost Plus World Market. Blue Line Pizza also has restaurants in Burlingame, Campbell, Mountain View and San Carlos. The restaurant was represented by Ross White of SRS Real Estate Partners.