AVON, CONN. — Cronheim Mortgage has arranged $24 million in permanent financing for Avon Marketplace, a regional lifestyle center in Avon. The 10-year loan includes five years of interest only payment and a 30-year amortization schedule. Dev Morris and Andrew Stewart of Cronheim arranged the loan on behalf of Avon Marketplace Investors LLC. Avon Marketplace is owned and managed by an affiliate of David Adam Realty, a local operator of shopping centers. Built in the early 1990s, the property includes two freestanding buildings totaling 79,107 square feet on 17.3 acres. Avon Marketplace was fully occupied by 17 tenants at the time of sale, including ULTA, Gap, Eastern Mountain Sports, New Balance, Victoria's Secret, Starbucks Coffee and Verizon Wireless.
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NORWALK, CONN. — Houlihan Parnes Realtors has arranged $5.1 million in permanent financing for a 25,000-square-foot retail center in Norwalk. The loan was used to acquire this property on behalf of a regional investor who completed a 1031 tax-deferred exchange. The five-year loan includes a fixed interest rate of 3.86 percent and a 25-year amortization schedule. The Rite Aid-anchored center also includes seven other local businesses. The lender is a New York-based commercial bank. Steve McCulloch of Houlihan Parnes Realtors arranged the financing on behalf of the borrower.
BARTLETT, ILL. — Quantum Real Estate Advisors Inc. has brokered the sale of a 32,580-square-foot Kentucky Fried Chicken/Taco Bell ground lease in Bartlett, a western suburb of Chicago. The property sold to a cash buyer from Illinois. A Chicago-based developer and property owner sold the property. The freestanding building is located at 960 Route 59 and is adjacent to The Home Depot. Chad Firsel of Quantum Real Estate Advisors Inc. represented the seller in the transaction.
TERRELL, TEXAS — The Retail Connection LP and Oakridge Investments plan the 225,000-square-foot first phase of the Crossroads at Terrell, a major regional shopping center planned for the interchange of Interstate 20 and U.S. Highway 80. TJ Maxx, Ross, Bed Bath & Beyond and Sam’s Club are among the proposed anchors for the power center component of the project, which will break ground in fall 2014 and open in late 2015. The development has been designed to expand to more than 1 million square feet, including office and multifamily uses in addition to retail. Separately, the City of Terrell has approved zoning for a 60,000-square-foot Buc-ee’s travel center adjacent to the Crossroads at Terrell site.
GREENWOOD, IND. — The Mansour Group has arranged the $9.2 million sale of a property fully occupied by Walgreens in Greenwood, a southern suburb of Indianapolis. Alvin Mansour of The Mansour Group marketed the property on behalf of a private seller. The Walgreens property features the company’s flagship “Take Care Clinic” model, which provides clinic services to walk-in patrons. A private California-based buyer, who was also represented by Mansour, acquired the building.
CANTON, OHIO — The Cooper Commercial Investment Group has arranged the $1.8 million sale of a 3,156-square-foot property occupied by Burger King in Canton. The sale price represents a 6.5 percent capitalization rate. Dan Cooper, president and broker at Cooper Commercial Investment Group in Cleveland, represented the owner, a local private investment group, in the transaction. A California-based private investor purchased the property, which is triple-net leased to Burger King. The hamburger chain has 13 years left on its lease.
ELIZABETH, N.J. — Glimcher Realty Trust (NYSE: GRT) has closed on a $350 million mortgage loan secured by The Outlet Collection | Jersey Gardens, a 1.3 million-square-foot outlet mall in Elizabeth. The loan includes a fixed interest rate of 3.83 percent with a maturity date in November 2020. Loan proceeds were used to retire the existing $137.1 million secured mortgage on the property, which had an interest rate of 4.83 percent. Additionally, approximately $148 million of the loan was used to reduce all outstanding borrowings on the company’s secured and unsecured credit facilities. Glimcher began development of Jersey Gardens in 1997, and the mall opened in 1999. Close to Newark and New York City, the center is the largest outlet mall in New Jersey and a major tourist attraction, seeing approximately 18 million visitors a year from more than 160 countries, according to Gilmcher.
BRADENTON, FLA. — CBRE has arranged the sale of a single-tenant, triple-net leased retail property located at 6521 State Road 64 in Bradenton. The buyer, Charlotte, N.C.-based Bayrock Investment Co., purchased the 1,816-square-foot property, which is leased to Starbucks Coffee, for approximately $1.9 million. CBRE's net lease property group represented the seller, HB Retail SR64, in the transaction.
COPPELL, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a net-leased Chase Bank location in Coppell, a suburb located approximately 20 miles northwest of downtown Dallas. At the time of sale, 15 years remained on the tenant’s 20-year ground lease, which includes 5 percent rent increases every five years. The property totals 30,778 square feet at 134 N. MacArthur Blvd., adjacent to CVS and Kroger. Jason Vitorino of Marcus & Millichap’s Dallas office marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a private investor, and also secured the buyer, a New York City-based limited liability company.
LEWISVILLE, TEXAS — Starplex Cinemas will open a new location at the Castle Hills Marketplace development of Cencor Realty Services in Lewisville, a northern suburb of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. The new theater, due for completion in the fall of 2014, will co-anchor the community center with a 123,000-square-foot Kroger Marketplace. Features will include 100 percent digital projection, 3D technology, reclining seats and a café and bar. Castle Hills Marketplace is planned for the southwest corner of SH-121 and Josey Lane.