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NEW YORK CITY — TerraCRG has arranged the sale of a development site located at 52-56 Ainslie St. in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg neighborhood. An undisclosed buyer acquired the 4,950-square-foot site for $5.1 million. The site offers mixed zoning, allowing for a development project ranging in size from 13,365 square feet to 17,820 square feet depending on use. Ofer Cohen, Dan Marks, Matt Trotter, Peter Matheos and David Algarin of TerraCRG brokered the transaction. The name of the seller was not released.

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HARWICH, MASS. — EXP Realty Advisors has arranged the acquisition of a retail property located at 18 Sisson Road in Harwich. A New York City-based real estate investor purchased the property from an undisclosed seller for $17 million in a 1031 exchange transaction. Star Market, a grocery store chain, occupies the 59,054-square-foot property on a net-lease basis. Andrew Greenberg of EXP Realty Advisors represented the buyer in the deal.

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NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of a retail property located at 42-31 Bell Blvd. in the Bayside neighborhood of Queens. Midwood Investment & Development sold the property to Hersel Solutions for $13.5 million. At the time of sale, the 10,092-square-foot property was fully occupied by three tenants. Bank of America anchors the property and occupies 5,376 square feet with a lease through March 2024. The remaining units are occupied by a dog daycare and a restaurant with lease through October 2019 and April 2024, respectively. Additionally, the building features a 20-space parking lot and approximately 22,814 square feet of air rights. James Nelson, Stephen Preuss and Carly Weinreb of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the deal.

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CROWLEY, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Deer Creek Plaza, a 26,500-square-foot retail center located at 740 S. Crowley Road in Crowley, about 15 miles south of Fort Worth. Built in 2007, the shopping center was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants such as iFit Elite, Nails Plus, Diet Solutions, Bethel Management, iFit Elite Tanning, eRepair and Inspire Salon. Philip Levy and Matthew Bean of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a limited liability company, in the transaction. Douglas Cole of Marcus & Millichap’s West Los Angeles office secured the buyer, also a limited liability company.

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HUNTSVILLE, ALA. — Topgolf has opened at MidCity, a $350 million mixed-use redevelopment under construction at the intersection of University Drive and Research Park Boulevard in Huntsville. The global sports entertainment company is the first tenant to open at the 140-acre project — a redevelopment of the former Madison Square Mall. Alabama-based RCP Cos. is developing the project. The 53,000-square-foot, three-level Topgolf facility features 72 climate-controlled hitting bays that can host up to six players at a time, in addition to private event space. The project is also home to The Camp at MidCity, an outdoor entertainment venue that debuted its annual, three-day music festival in summer 2017. In addition, plans for MidCity include 345,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space and restaurants, 200,000 square feet of technical and creative office space, 500 hotel rooms and 900 multifamily units.

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ASHEVILLE, N.C. — GBT Realty Corp. has acquired Overlook Village, a 153,820-square-foot shopping center in Asheville, for $25.5 million. Berkeley Capital Advisors arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, Kimco Realty. Constructed in 1989, Overlook Village was 80 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including HomeGoods, T.J. Maxx and Ross Dress for Less. The property also houses a vacant anchor space that was formerly leased to hhgregg. The new owner plans to announce redevelopment plans for the property in the spring.

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SEATTLE — Regency Centers Corp. has acquired Roosevelt Square, a 150,000-square-foot, multi-level shopping center in Seattle. The Puget Sound Business Journal reports TH Real Estate, an affiliate of Nuveen, sold the asset for $68.3 million. Whole Foods Market anchors the center, which was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Dania Furniture, Umpqua Bank, Starbucks Coffee, Mattress Firm and Bartell Drugs Store.

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DENVER — HFF has arranged the $20 million sale of Tamarac Shopping Center, a 68,534-square-foot retail center in Denver. Chad Murray, Mark Williford and Bryan Ley of HFF arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, DDR Corp. Tamarac Shopping Center 17 A LLC acquired the property, which was fully leased at the time of sale. Target shadow-anchors the center, which includes three single-tenant buildings triple-net-leased to Chick-fil-A, Benihana and Bank of the West, as well as a 33,099-square-foot strip center with 12 tenants including anchor Ace Hardware.

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IRVINE, CALIF. — Taco Bell Corp. has expanded its executive team and leadership capabilities with three new positions as the brand inches toward its goal of being a $15 billion company with 9,000 restaurants globally by 2022. Taco Bell is bringing on Julie Felss Masino as brand president, where she will be responsible for ensuring the brand continues to deliver same-store sales growth by driving innovation, new store development and customer experience. She will also continue the brand’s partnership with its franchisees. This addition will allow CEO Brian Niccol the opportunity to focus on the company’s growth as a global brand while continuing to oversee the U.S. business. Masino comes to Taco Bell from Mattel Inc., where she led the Fisher Price division. Prior to that, she had extensive experience in the restaurant industry. Masino spent 12 years at Starbucks in leadership positions across numerous functions including in marketing, operations and strategic growth — both domestically and globally. She also has experience building newer brands, having served as CEO of Sprinkles Cupcakes Inc., where she grew store count and diversified retail product offerings, successfully launching its newest concept of cupcakes and ice cream. As part of the company’s structuring for …

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YORKTOWN, N.Y. — G.S. Wilcox & Co. has secured $25.2 million in financing for the site development of a future Lowe’s Home Improvement Warehouse, which has a 20-year ground lease, in Yorktown. David Fryer of G.S. Wilcox & Co. arranged the loan that features a two-year construction period and a 20-year term thereafter. The loan includes an extended amortization period beyond the initial lease term without the use of residual value insurance. The site has three additional pad sites that were left unencumbered, allowing the borrower to lease those to tenants and secure necessary financing.

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