PHOENIX — Steak 44 has signed a 10-year lease for a 7,700-square-foot restaurant space inside the Camelback Village in Phoenix. The space was previously occupied by Cork ‘N Cleaver Restaurant. The upscale steakhouse is scheduled to open by fall 2013. Steak 44 is operated by the Mastro family, which created the Mastro’s and Ocean Club restaurant chains. It also operates Michael Dominick’s Steakhouse at Scottsdale Quarter. Steak 44 was represented by Josh Gosnell of Commercial Properties. The landlord, Camelback and 44th OPCO LLC, was represented by Randy Banchik and Joe Hoye of Westwood Financial Corp.
MIAMI GARDENS, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $8.2 million sale of Dolphin Plaza, a 93,991-square-foot shopping community at 17201-17237 N.W. 27th Ave. in Miami Gardens. The property, which is 90 percent occupied, is anchored by a recently renovated Winn-Dixie. Additional tenants include Foot Locker, BP Gas Station, Rent-A-Center and Rainbow Fashions. Jason Yukins of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyers, business partners from Canada, in the transaction.
RICHFIELD, MINN. — The Boulder Group has completed the sale of a TCF Bank ground lease, located at 6501 Richfield Parkway in Richfield, a southern suburb of Minneapolis, for $2.8 million. TCF Bank is the sole occupant of the 4,500-square-foot retail building that was developed in 2007. The TCF Bank lease had 15 years remaining at the time of sale and features multiple rental escalations. The property is located on a one-acre parcel within Cedar Point Commons. Randy Blankstein and Jimmy Goodman of The Boulder Group represented the seller, a Midwest-based private developer, in the transaction. The buyer was a West Coast-based family trust.
FLORENCE, KY. — Marcus & Millichap Real Estate has arranged the sale of Village at the Mall, a 92,764-square-foot shopping center in the Cincinnati metro area. The terms of the sale were not disclosed. The retail property is located at 7606 Mall Road in Florence, Ky. Developed in 1991, Village at the Mall was fully occupied at the time of sale. Joel Dumes and Charles Bulger represented the seller, a private investment group, in the transaction. The buyer is a private investor.
NEW YORK CITY — DelShah Capital LLC has completed the purchase of 58-60 Ninth Ave. in the Meatpacking District of New York City for $18.2 million. Located directly across from the Apple Store at West 14th Street, the 10,839-square-foot building includes 34 feet of frontage on Ninth Avenue. David Schechtman of Eastern Consolidated brokered the transaction to DelShah Capital. Icon Realty Management was the seller of 58-60 Ninth Ave. Jon Krieger of RKF is the leasing agent for the building.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Glimcher Realty Trust has closed a $55 million mortgage loan secured by University Park Village, an open-air lifestyle center in Fort Worth. The 15-year loan has a fixed interest rate of 3.85 percent. The new loan replaces the $60 million loan executed in connection with the purchase of University Park Village in January 2013.
PHOENIX — Steak 44 has signed a 10-year lease for a 7,700-square-foot restaurant space inside the Camelback Village in Phoenix. The space was previously occupied by Cork ‘N Cleaver Restaurant. The upscale steakhouse is scheduled to open by fall 2013. Steak 44 is operated by the Mastro family, which created the Mastro’s and Ocean Club restaurant chains. It also operates Michael Dominick’s Steakhouse at Scottsdale Quarter. Steak 44 was represented by Josh Gosnell of Commercial Properties. The landlord, Camelback and 44th OPCO LLC, was represented by Randy Banchik and Joe Hoye of Westwood Financial Corp.
BEDFORD, TEXAS — Twisted Root, a gourmet hamburger restaurant chain, plans to open a new restaurant this weekend in the 42,000-square-foot Bedford Meadows retail center in Bedford. Addison-based Legacy Alliance Holdings owns Bedford Meadows and recently engaged The Retail Connection to handle the center's leasing. Twisted Root purchased the pad site in June 2012 from Legacy Alliance for the new restaurant.
LOS ANGELES – A $44-million acquisition loan has been provided for Midtown Shopping Center, a 185,000-square-foot retail center in Los Angeles. Notable tenants at the center include Ralphs, CVS and OSH. Financing was based on a three-year, interest-only term. It was arranged by Ory Schwartz of NorthMarq Capital’s Los Angeles regional office through its relationship with a non-recourse bridge lender. The borrower was a private Los Angeles-based investor.
PHILADELPHIA — Five Below Inc., a Philadelphia-based retailer of extreme-value merchandise for teens and pre-teens, will expand its presence in Michigan by launching six new stores on April 12. The six new stores will add to Five Below’s current 18 Michigan locations. The six stores will open in the following locations: Fairplain Plaza at 970 E. Napier Ave. in Benton Harbor; Maple Hill Mall at 5210 West Main St. in Kalamazoo; Meridian Towne Center at 4904 Marsh Road in Okemos; West Valley at 3435 Tittabawassee Road in Saginaw; Crossings at Taylor at 23853 Eureka Road in Taylor; and Waterside Marketplace at 50579 Waterside Dr. in Chesterfield Township.