Retail

NEW YORK CITY — Construction is complete for the renovation and repositioning of Manhattan Mall, a 400,000-square-foot retail center located in Manhattan, New York City. Renovations to the mall, which fronts Avenue of the Americas from 32nd Street to 33rd Street, included a renovation of the core and atrium, the relocation and addition of escalators and stairs, and the recladding of a portion of the property's façade. In addition, a 153,000-square-foot JCPenney was added, marking the retailer's first Manhattan location. The property is owned by Vornado Realty Trust, which acquired it in 2007. It was designed by architecture firm GreenbergFarrow. The companies also recently worked together on the 600,000-square-foot retail component of Rego Park Mall II in Queens, which is just wrapping up construction.

MANCHESTER AND PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — CB Richard Ellis/New England (CBRE) has brokered the $7 million sale of two former Circuit City locations in New Hampshire. The first property is a 33,110-square-foot building located at 1100 S. Willow St. in Manchester and the second is a 34,960-square-foot building located at 1700 Woodbury Ave. in Portsmouth. Roger Dieker of CBRE's Manchester office represented the seller in both transactions, Dicker-Warmington Properties, with Kent White of CBRE's Portsmouth office assisting in the Portsmouth transaction. Dieker also procured the buyer of the Manchester property, Quirk Automotive Group. The buyer of the Portsmouth property was Ocean State Job Lot of Portsmouth LLC.