TOTOWA, N.J. — Total Wine & More has opened a 32,000-square-foot store at Totowa Square, a 258,000-square-foot retail power center in Northern New Jersey. The retailer is backfilling a space formerly occupied by Babies ‘R’ Us. Brian Katz and Amy Staats of Katz & Associates represented the landlord in the lease negotiations. Brian Schuster of Ripco Real Estate represented the tenant.
ATLANTA — Atlanta BeltLine Inc. (ABI) has selected development firm Culdesac for the 20-acre Murphy Crossing project located at 1050 Murphy Ave. in southwest Atlanta’s Oakland City neighborhood. Culdesac, which recently delivered a “car-free” mixed-use development in Tempe, Ariz., will be working with Urban Oasis Development, Kronberg Urbanists + Architects, LDG Consulting and T. Dallas Smith and Co. on the Murphy Crossing project, which will be branded Murphy Crossing by Culdesac. Plans for the development are subject to change pending community feedback, but preliminarily the project will comprise new and existing buildings that will house market-rate and affordable housing apartments, a grocery store, retail and dining options, light industrial space, coworking spaces, arts and culture programming and a farmer’s market, honoring the site’s history as the location for the Georgia Farmers Market in the 1940s and 1950s. Murphy Crossing by Culdesac will give residents proximity to the Oakland City and West End MARTA stations. Additionally, 25 percent of the residential units will be designated permanently affordable with an additional 5 percent of units deemed affordable for at least the next 30 years. The target rent restriction for the affordable units is between 60 and 80 percent of the area median …
ORLANDO, FLA. — Avanath Capital Management has purchased City View, a mixed-use development located at 595 Church St. in Orlando, for $62.5 million. The buyer purchased the asset using a combination of its commingled fund equity and debt financing from JPMorgan Chase and Fannie Mae. Marcus & Millichap’s Affordable Housing Advisors division brokered the sale. Nearly half of City View’s 266 apartments are designated affordable, with the property’s rent restrictions continuing until 2050. Avanath Capital has taken steps to preserve the current designations of 28 units at 50 percent of area median income (AMI), 79 units at 60 percent of AMI and 24 units at 120 percent of AMI. The property was 96.9 percent occupied at the time of sale. In addition to the apartments and resident amenities, City View houses 13 commercial tenants occupying nearly 25,000 square feet, including boutique retail, restaurant, deli and financial education/literacy users, as well as the Orlando Police Department. Avanath Capital plans to complete interior renovations of the market-rate units to bring finishes and rents in-line with those of market competitors. Additionally, the firm will upgrade City View’s common areas and retails spaces and replace the roof, HVAC and boiler.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Dallas-based developer Centergy Retail has sold Left Bank, a 114,120-square-foot shopping center in Fort Worth. Grocer Tom Thumb anchors the center, which was 98 percent leased at the time of sale. Other tenants include Hopdaddy Burger Bar, Crumbl Cookies, Nékter Juice Bar and Buffalo Wild Wings. Jim Batjer, Chris Cozby, Mark Witcher, Blaine Dozier and Harrison Tye of CBRE represented Centergy in the transaction. The buyer and sales price were not disclosed.
DALLAS — Locally based retail brokerage firm STRIVE has arranged the sale of a 50,267-square-foot retail property in Dallas. The spaces are primarily leased to Burlington and Planet Fitness. Jennifer Pierson and Hudson Lambert of STRIVE represented the seller, a locally based partnership, and procured the buyer, an institutional out-of-state investor, in the transaction.
NEWARK, DEL. — Atlantic Realty Cos., a Virginia-based development, investment and brokerage firm, has sold a 145,400-square-foot shopping center located at 230 E. Main St. in Newark for $33.5 million. Built in 1955 and renovated in 2017, the center was 93 percent leased at the time of sale to a roster of 31 tenants, with grocer Newark Natural Foods and Main Street Movies 5 serving as the anchors. Other retailers and restaurants include PNC Bank, Wing Stop, Dollar Tree, Goodwill, T-Mobile and Tropical Smoothie Café. Gil Neuman of Neuman Commercial Group represented Atlantic Realty in the transaction. The buyer was not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Five Iron Golf will open a 30,000-square-foot entertainment center at 101 Park Ave. in Manhattan. The space will house the concept’s signature golf simulators, widescreen TVs, leisure games and a full-service restaurant and bar. Anthony Dattoma of CBRE and Jason Goode of Compass Real Estate represented Five Iron Golf in the lease negotiations. John Cefaly and Nicholas Dysenchuk of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, H.J. Kalikow & Co. A tentative opening date was not disclosed.
INDIANAPOLIS — COhatch and North High Brewing have opened at Circle Centre Mall in Indianapolis. CoOhatch offers coworking spaces, private offices and meeting and event space. North High Brewing features a selection of craft beers as well as a food menu. This is the second location for the brewery in the Indianapolis market. JLL manages and leases Circle Centre, which spans more than 700,000 square feet.
OMAHA, NEB. — Grandbridge has arranged a $3.3 million loan for the refinancing of Brentwood Village shopping center in Omaha. The property is fully leased. Brett Olson and Jeff Witt of Grandbridge arranged the fixed-rate, seven-year loan. A local bank provided the loan to the borrower, City+Ventures.
ALLEN, TEXAS — High 5 Entertainment, an Austin-based concept, will open a 70,000-square-foot venue at The Farm in Allen, a 135-acre mixed-use development located on the northeastern outskirts of Dallas. In addition to craft food and beverages, the entertainment center will feature bowling, laser tag, axe throwing, escape rooms, minigolf and private event spaces. The main facility will span 45,000 square feet, with the outdoor minigolf course accounting for the remaining 25,000 square feet. The opening is slated for fall 2023. JaRyCo is the master developer of The Farm in Allen.