NEW YORK CITY — A partnership between two privately owned firms, William Macklowe Co. and Senlac Ridge Partners, will develop a 180-unit multifamily project in Brooklyn’s Park Slope neighborhood. The complex will include 45 affordable housing units and a parking garage, as well as 67,000 square feet of commercial space that is now partially leased to CVS and German discount grocer Lidl. Construction is slated for a late 2024 completion. RIPCO Real Estate represented the developer in the retail lease negotiations.
WEST CALDWELL, N.J. — Locally based brokerage firm Jeffery Realty has negotiated the sale of a 3,800-square-foot retail building in the Northern New Jersey community of West Caldwell. The property at 559 Bloomfield Ave. currently houses an AAMCO auto repair shop. Bill Farkas of Jeffery Realty represented the seller in the transaction. Jon Corbiscello of Keller Williams represented the buyer, a private investor. Both parties requested anonymity.
DENVER — A joint venture between Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.-based Kairos Investment Management Co. and Harbor Associates has purchased The George, an office and retail property located at 820 16th St. in Denver. Terms of the transaction were not released. Constructed in 1906 and renovated in 2020, The George is an eight-story, 91,027-square-foot office building with ground-floor retail space. The asset recently received property improvements, including new conference areas, a new lounge, updated HVAC and bicycle storage.
With a 20 percent increase in population in the City of Richmond over the past half decade, and more to come, the city still struggles to attract national retail tenants such as The TJX Cos., Williams-Sonoma and Ann Taylor LOFT, as well as other soft and hard goods users. What Richmond does not struggle attracting are breweries, distilleries, regional and local restaurant operators and many start-up retailers dipping their toes into the growing 22 to 35 demographic calling Scott’s Addition and Manchester home. The food-and-beverage scene in Greater Scott’s Addition is blowing up with the addition of restaurant operations such as ZZQ (rated the best BBQ in Richmond), Lucky AF (from EAT Restaurant Partners), Wood & Iron, Tazza Kitchen and the James Beard Award-winning Peter Chang’s. When coupled more than 15 breweries, distilleries and the city’s only meadery, this energy is attracting ‘retailtainment’ such as River City Roll, Bingo Beer, The Circuit, Tang & Biscuit, Movieland by Bow Tie Cinema and Brambly Park. TRP (Thalhimer Realty Partners), Historic Housing (Louis Salomonsky’s firm) and Capital Square 1031 are local companies leading the developments, and Greystar and Bonaventure have come in from out of town to plant their flag as well. The …
TOWSON, MD. — Stan Johnson Co. has brokered the sale of a newly built, single-tenant retail store located at 300 Towson Row in downtown Towson, about 10 miles north of Baltimore. Built in 2021 and opened in early 2022, the 63,750-square-foot retail property is triple-net-leased to Whole Foods Market, which anchors the 1.2 million-square-foot Towson Row mixed-use development. An unnamed 1031 exchange buyer based in New York purchased the store from locally based developer Greenberg Gibbons for $26.8 million. Jason Maier of Stan Johnson Co. represented the buyer in the transaction.
ATLANTA — SJC Ventures has signed several new tenants to join Phase II of The Interlock, a $750 million mixed-use development underway in Atlanta’s West Midtown district. New concepts joining include Starbucks, Kura Revolving Sushi Bar, Salon Lofts and Five Guys. SJC Ventures expects to announce a new round of tenants in the near future. In addition to the newly announced restaurants and salon, the second phase of The Interlock will be anchored by a 42,000-square-foot Publix grocery store, 670 student housing units for Georgia Tech students, 275,000 square feet of commercial space and limited restaurant opportunities. Construction on Phase II began in May 2021, and SJC Ventures plans to fully open the second phase in 2024. Phase II of The Interlock will be connected to Phase I, which is anchored by a Puttshack, the Bellyard hotel and Rooftop L.O.A., via a one-acre public park.
LOGANSPORT, IND. — Chicago-based Park Development has unveiled plans to redevelop the vacant Logansport Mall in central Indiana into an open-air retail center named The Junction. Built in 1968, the mall has sat largely vacant for the past decade. Design plans by GEA Architects call for nearly 160,000 square feet of retail space along with three outlots. The Junction is shadow anchored by a Walmart Supercenter and Home Depot. Existing tenants Dollar Tree and Dunham’s Sports will also remain. Planet Fitness opened a new location last spring, Harbor Freight Tools is slated to open in January and a Home2 Suites hotel is scheduled to open this fall. Randall, Miller & Associates will serve as project engineer, and Lee & Associates will market the property for lease. A timeline for completion was not provided. Park Development also plans to build a single-family housing project less than a mile from The Junction. Dubbed Lexington Village, the community will consist of 52 homes ranging in size from 900 to 3,000 square feet.
INDIANAPOLIS — BridgeCore Capital has provided a $2.5 million bridge loan for the acquisition of a vacant grocery store property in Indianapolis. The loan features a fixed interest rate of 8.5 percent and a 70 percent loan-to-purchase price. BridgeCore says that the loan’s 12-month term provides the borrower with breathing room to pursue a number of potential exit strategies. The options include refinancing the asset upon stabilization with new tenancy or selling the property. The borrower was undisclosed.
GEORGETOWN, KY. — Stan Johnson Co. has arranged the $15 million sale of Washington Square, a 122,554-square-foot shopping center located at 1002 Lexington Road in Georgetown. Ryan Roedersheimer of Stan Johnson Co.’s Cincinnati office represented the seller, a Lexington-based investment firm, in the transaction. The buyer is a private investment firm based in Austin. Washington Square was built in 1972 and is situated on a heavily trafficked corner spanning 13.9 acres about 10 miles north of Lexington. The property was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants including anchor LifePoint Health.
ZIONSVILLE, IND. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $3.9 million sale of Whitestown Parkway in Zionsville, a northwest suburb of Indianapolis. Built in 2018, the 11,332-square-foot retail property is home to five tenants. Alex Perez and Chris Garavaglia of Marcus & Millichap brokered the transaction. Both the buyer and seller were limited liability companies.