MONACA, PA. — U-Haul — Amerco Real Estate Co. will redevelop the former Macy’s building at Beaver Valley Mall in Monaca, located northwest of Pittsburgh. The building will be converted into a 50,000-square-foot retail and office property that will offer direct access to the mall. Remaining anchors at the mall include J.C. Penney, Dick’s Sporting Goods and Planet Fitness. CBRE will handle leasing of the new space.
NEW YORK CITY — Food Bazaar will open a 45,885-square-foot grocery store at One East Harlem, a mixed-use development currently under construction and located at 201 E. 125th St. in Harlem. The grocer is expected to take occupancy of its two-story space by late 2021. The store will also offer dedicated parking for customers and staff. Mark Tergesen and Joe Italiaander of ABS Partners Real Estate represented Food Bazaar in the lease negotiations. Michael Berfield of Bridges Development Group represented the landlord in conjunction with Ripco Real Estate
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — The Ferber Co. has entered into a contract to acquire Brooklyn Place, a vacant building that sits on 1.5 acres in downtown Jacksonville. The investor has announced that Panera Bread and Bento Asian Kitchen + Sushi are coming to the 11,500-square-foot site, where there is a 1,520-square-foot space available. Ferber expects the land acquisition to close this summer and will begin construction immediately after. Completion is scheduled for summer 2020. A sales price and seller for the land acquisition were not disclosed.
ABILENE, TEXAS — Arizona-based private investment firm Pillar Capital Group has sold The Shops at Abilene Village, a 145,000-square-foot retail power center in West Texas, for $20.1 million. Anchored by Academy Sports + Outdoors, the center also houses tenants such as Burlington, Petco, Party City and Five Below. Brandon Duff and Tom Fritz of Oklahoma-based net-lease brokerage firm Stan Johnson Co. represented the seller in the transaction. Texas-based Nooner Holdings Ltd. acquired the Abilene asset, which has a traffic count of more than 104,000 vehicles per day, via a 1031 exchange.
CHANDLER, ARIZ. — Boardman Enterprises has completed the disposition of Chandler Heights Marketplace, a grocery-anchored neighborhood shopping center in Chandler. Sita Enterprises acquired the 124,822-square-foot asset for $30.8 million. Situated on 18 acres at 4940 S. Gilbert Road, the property was more than 69 percent occupied at the time of sale. Current tenants include Bashas’, Ace Hardware, Leslie’s Pool Supplies, Starbucks Coffee, Orangetheory Fitness, Pizza Hut, H&R Block and Edward Jones. Shane Jimenez of Lee & Associates of Idaho, along with Jan Fincham and Andrew Lundahl of Lee & Associates Arizona, represented the seller, while Nathan Cardon of Cardon Commercial represented the buyer in the deal.
LOS ANGELES — Parkview Financial has funded a $16.5 million construction loan to Los Angeles-based 5050 Pico LLC for the development of Kentish Town, a mixed-use project in Los Angeles. Located at 5050 W. Pico Blvd., the 60,110-square-foot property will feature 79 residential units and 2,121 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Additionally, the asset will include one grade-level parking area and one subterranean parking level, totaling 67 spaces. Community amenities will include two rooftop decks, a bike room with storage and a residential lounge. Apartments are available in a mix of studio and one-bedroom floorplans, averaging 601 square feet. Units will feature engineered hardwood/vinyl flooring, a full kitchen with stainless steel appliances and an in-unit washer/dryer, as well as balconies on the majority of the apartments. Eight of the units will offer below-market-rate rents.
CHICAGO — Quantum Real Estate Advisors Inc. has brokered the sale of a multi-tenant retail building in Chicago for $2.9 million. The 19,289-square-foot property is located at 5101-5149 S. Cicero Ave. The asset is fully leased. Some of the tenants include Dollar Tree, Boost Mobile and Cricket Wireless. Chad Firsel of Quantum brokered the transaction. A Charlotte, N.C.-based private investor purchased the property from a Chicago-based acquisition and development company.
FLINT, MICH. — SRS Real Estate Partners has arranged the ground lease sale of a 7,163-square-foot property occupied by Texas Roadhouse in Flint for $1.7 million. Constructed in 2015, the building is located at 4140 Miller Road. The triple net lease has approximately 13 years remaining on the initial term. Dan Elliot and Sean Lutz of SRS represented the seller, JSNT Real Estate LLC. Richmond Properties IV LLC purchased the property. The cap rate was 5 percent.
PORTLAND, ORE. — BPM Real Estate Group has unveiled plans for a 35-story tower in downtown Portland that will feature a mix of condominiums, office space, retail and the Pacific Northwest’s first Ritz-Carlton hotel. Project costs are estimated at $600 million. The tower will be built on the current site of the Alder Street Food Cart Pod, a collection of street food vendors that recently announced it would close at the end of this month. Construction of the project is slated to begin before the end of the year for completion in early 2023. Marriott International Inc. recently signed a contract to bring the Ritz-Carlton Residences brand to the tower with 251 hotel rooms and 138 condominiums. Marriott will also operate that portion of the development, which will be the city’s first five-star hotel, according to Marriott. Plans also call for retail space and a ground-level food hall, while details on the office portion have not yet been released. The new tower will be one of the five tallest buildings in Portland upon completion, offering views of the city, Cascade Mountains and Willamette River. The site is a few blocks from Pioneer Courthouse Square, the most-visited tourist destination in Oregon, …
FLAGSTAFF, ARIZ. — Vestar has purchased University Plaza, a shopping center located 1312 S. Plaza Way in Flagstaff. An undisclosed seller sold the property for $27.5 million. Situated near downtown Flagstaff, University Plaza features 165,615 square feet of retail space. At the time of sale, the property was 98 percent leased and anchored by Safeway, Ross Dress for Less, Bed Bath & Beyond and PetSmart. Ryan Schubert and Michael Hackett of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in transaction.