CHICAGO — PGIM Real Estate has provided $101 million in floating-rate bridge financing for the acquisition and lease-up of a four-property retail and office portfolio in Chicago’s Fulton Market district. The buildings span 168,206 square feet and are home to 18 tenants. Asana Partners, a real estate investment company headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., was the borrower. Further details were not provided.
MADISON, ILL. — Design-build firm IMPACT Strategies has begun interior and exterior renovations of the Oval Tower Suites at World Wide Technology Raceway in Madison, about nine miles northeast of St. Louis. The project includes improvements to the private viewing area, including the rooftop space and 28 private suites. The motorsport racing facility is undergoing a multi-million-dollar renovation plan leading up to the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series on June 5.
FORSYTH, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $4.8 million sale of Forsyth Center in Forsyth, about 45 miles east of Springfield, the state capital. The 30,087-square-foot retail center is located at 1460 Koester Road. The property is home to PetSmart and Dollar Tree, both of which have been tenants since the center was constructed in 2006. Tammy Saia and Tami Andrew of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a local developer. Buyer information was not provided.
BLOOMINGTON, ILL. — The Boulder Group has negotiated the sale of a single-tenant, net-leased retail property occupied by JOANN Fabrics in Bloomington for $4.1 million. The 21,828-square-foot building is located at 1701 E. Empire St. Randy Blankstein and Jimmy Goodman of Boulder represented the seller, a Midwest-based real estate firm, as well as the buyer, a national real estate company.
BAKERSFIELD, CALIF. — Faris Lee Investments has arranged the sale of Ming Plaza, a retail center located on Ming Avenue in Bakersfield. A private family office sold the asset to an undisclosed buyer for $26.5 million. Sean Cox, Alex Moore and Don MacLellan of Faris Lee Investments represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal. Faris Lee also arranged financing for the buyer. At the time of sale, the 117,228-square-foot property was nearly 100 percent occupied and includes three outparcels leased to Starbucks Coffee, Chase Bank and Long John Silvers.
WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIF. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of a freestanding, single-tenant retail property located at 8833 Beverly Blvd. in West Hollywood. A joint venture between Acadia Realty Trust and Osiris Ventures acquired the asset for $24 million. Luxury Living fully occupies the 9,757-square-foot building. Kazuko Morgan, Carine Mamann and Steve Algermissen of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the transaction.
BELMONT, N.H. — McLaughlin Investments has negotiated the $7.8 million sale of Belknap Mall, a 235,000-square-foot shopping center in Belmont, located north of Manchester. Grocer Shaw’s anchors the property with a 38,500-square-foot store. Other tenants include Job Lots, Planet Fitness, Clear Choice Medical Clinic, Jo-Ann Fabric, Verizon Super Cuts and Dunkin’. John McLaughlin of McLaughlin Investments represented the buyer, Vernet Properties LLC, in the transaction. The seller, Belknap Realty, was represented in-house.
FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, N.J. — Boutique commercial finance and advisory firm Axiom Capital Corp. has arranged a $25 million loan for the refinancing of a 113,204-square-foot retail center in Franklin Township, about 40 miles south of Manhattan. Grocer ShopRite anchors the three-building property, with Wells Fargo occupying the other standalone structure. The nonrecourse loan carried a 10-year term and fixed interest rate. The borrower was not disclosed.
KANSAS CITY, KAN. — In a sale-leaseback transaction, MAG Capital Partners LLC has acquired a 30,000-square-foot retail building occupied by Frontier Justice in Kansas City. The purchase price was undisclosed. Frontier Justice a retail destination founded in 2015 by Mike and Bren Brown, offers firing ranges, a café and an exclusive fashion boutique that sells a variety of men’s and women’s apparel, jewelry and home décor. Judd Dunning of DWG Capital Group arranged debt financing for MAG Capital Partners, which is a Texas-based private investment firm founded by Dax Mitchell and Andrew Gi. The transaction marks the second sale-leaseback that MAG Capital Partners has completed in the Kansas City market.
LAKE ORION, MICH. — The Boulder Group has arranged the $4.1 million sale of a single-tenant retail property occupied by tire company Firestone in Lake Orion, about 38 miles north of Detroit. The net-leased, 6,116-square-foot building is located at 25 Indianwood Road. Randy Blankstein and Jimmy Goodman of Boulder represented the seller, a Midwest-based real estate developer. A Southeast-based private real estate investor was the buyer.