MACCLENNY, FLA. — Integra Real Estate Capital, a commercial mortgage brokerage and advisory firm based in New York City, has secured a $4 million loan for the refinance of Cornerstone Square Shopping Center, a 111,681-square-foot property located in Macclenny. The center is anchored by Tractor Supply, Peebles, Dollar Tree, CATO and Hibbett Sporting Goods. Russell Kimyagarov of Integra arranged the non-recourse, 10-year loan on behalf of the borrower, a California-based ownership group.
NEW YORK CITY — Eastern Consolidated has arranged a long-term lease with Jacadi, a high-end children’s fashion company. The company will occupy 1,500 square feet of ground-floor retail space at 106 Reade St. in Tribeca. The property offers 20 feet of sidewalk frontage, more than 200 square feet of mezzanine space, 16-foot tin ceilings, exposed brick walls and sub-cellar storage space. James Famularo and Ravi Idnani of Eastern Consolidated represented the undisclosed landlord, while Jason Turner of Zelnick & Co. represented the tenant in the transaction.
VERONA, WIS. — Lee & Associates has arranged a $625,000 land sale in Verona, approximately 11 miles southwest of Madison. The property is located at 671 Hometown Circle. Steve Doran and Todd Waller of Lee & Associates represented the buyer, Taco Bell of America LLC, in completing the transaction. Taco Bell plans to begin construction on a new restaurant at the location this spring and open this fall.
The central theme of the Northern New Jersey retail market heading toward 2015 can be captured in three words: flight to quality. Strong tenant demand, driven by the region’s diverse inventory of well-located existing and new high-end supply, is translating to tightening vacancies and upward pressure on rents. As more young professionals choose to live in urban centers and densely populated communities along transit lines, downtown retail, in particular, is benefiting from the momentum. Millennials are starting families and are creating the need for larger living spaces and full-service, family-focused neighborhood amenities. As such, many national and regional concepts that traditionally have targeted regional malls are now entering these markets. Daycare centers, schools, grocery stores and fitness centers also are actively targeting quality downtown locations. In response, developers and owners are adding new supply and renovating existing properties to accommodate this new generation of tenants in the space-constrained Northern New Jersey region. Mixed-use projects containing retail, residential, office and/or hospitality components in infill locations continue to gain traction. Along the Hudson Waterfront and downtown, mixed-use projects illustrating this trend include Shuster Development’s project at 360 Ninth Street in the Hamilton Park neighborhood of Jersey City, which will add approximately 29,000 …
SAN JOSE, CALIF. — Donahue Schriber Realty Group has acquired Village Oaks, a 320,000-square-foot shopping center in San Jose, for a reported $111 million. The center is located at the intersection of Cottle Road and Great Oaks Parkway, between Highway 101 and State Route 85. Village Oaks was built in 2014 as part of the city’s master-planned Hitachi Transit Village, which is the largest infill development project in the region, according to Donahue Schriber. Notable tenants at the center include Target, Safeway, Marshalls, Party City, Petco, ULTA, Chase Bank, Bank of America, Panera Bread, MOD Pizza, Five Guys Burgers & Fries and Chipotle Mexican Grill.
ALBUQUERQUE, N. MEX. – TKG Group has acquired a 74,215-square-foot retail building in Albuquerque for $6.3 million. The space is located at 1100 West Main Street. TKG was represented by Joel Ledbetter of Hall and Hall. The seller, SW Juan Tabo LLC, was represented by Craig Spinks of Kidder Mathews.
FONTANA, CALIF. – A 7,194 square-foot retail center in Fontana has sold to a private Riverside investor for $2.6 million. The center is located at 17218 Foothill Blvd. It is shadow-anchored by Brunswick Foothill Bowling Center. The property, which was built in 2008, is situated across from a Walmart-anchored shopping center. The buyer was represented by Janet Valentin of VRE Commercial. The seller, a private, Los Angeles-based trust, was represented by Brad Umansky, Frank Vora and Greg Bedell of Progressive Real Estate Partners.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a retail property located at 7508 and 7524 Broadway in Queens. The 7,940-square-foot property sold for $5.9 million. The property is located between Broadway and 41st Avenue in the Woodside/Elmhurst section of Queens. Matthew Fotis, Lazarus Apostolidis and Tae Lee of Marcus & Millichap’s Manhattan office represented the seller, a private investor, and the buyer, a private investor, in the transaction.
THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS — Truluck’s and Starbucks are set to join Hughes Landing, a 66-acre mixed-use development in The Woodlands. Truluck’s will be located in restaurant row in Hughes Landing, while Starbucks will be located on the retail level of One Lakes Edge, a 390-unit multifamily development. Hughes Landing features a mixture of restaurants and retail, entertainment venues, up to 800 multifamily residences, Class A office space and a full-service Embassy Suites scheduled to open in late 2015. Truluck’s plans to begin construction on its 10,000-square-foot space this spring, and expects to complete construction this fall. The restaurant features seafood, steaks and wine. The 1,820-square-foot Starbucks location is expected to open in March and will provide coffee, teas and snacks. Rip Reynolds of The Howard Hughes Corp. represented The Woodlands in the transactions. Pete Stewart Properties Inc. represented Truluck’s. Walter Salek and Lasater Miller with The Retail Connection represented Starbucks.
CHICAGO — Peet’s Coffee & Tea Inc. has opened a new store and Ghirardelli Chocolate Co. has signed a new lease in Chicago’s Wrigley Building. Peet’s will occupy 1,140 square feet on the ground floor of the south tower of the building at 400-410 N. Michigan Ave. The Peet’s store has been built with the company’s new store design that showcases the art of its coffee making and also features historic photos of The Wrigley Building from the early 20th century. Ghirardelli Chocolate Co. has signed a new lease for 7,000 square feet of retail space in the south tower for an ice cream and chocolate shop. The new store is set to open on Memorial Day. The Wrigley Building is owned by a group of investors led by BDT Capital Partners and includes Zeller Realty Group, and Eric Lefkofsky and Brad Keywell personally, as minority investors.
