DALLAS — Ascension Coffee, a Texas-based coffee shop, café and wine bar, will open its third location in Dallas within Thanksgiving Tower, a 50-story tower located at 1601 Elm St. Amy MacLaren of CBRE represented the landlord, Woods Capital Management, in the lease negotiations. Jack Gosnell and Elizabeth Herman of CBRE represented the tenant.
BASKING RIDGE and WARREN, N.J. — Cronheim Mortgage has arranged $10.9 million in financing for two mixed-use properties in Basking Ridge and Warren. The loans were placed with State Life Insurance Co. and Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance Co., which Cronheim represents as a correspondent and servicing agent. Riverwalk Village, located in Basking Ridge, received $8.5 million in financing. The 18-year loan is self-liquidating with a 3.8 percent interest rate. Tenants at the 47,604-square-foot property include Starbucks, Supercuts and Gymboree. Second-floor office space is leased to YMCA, a chiropractor and an orthodontist. Gateway East in Warren was refinanced for $2.4 million at a 3.8 percent interest rate. The property includes a pair of freestanding, two-story buildings with first-floor retail and office space on the second floor. Tenants include Subway, Great Clips, a pilates studio, law offices and a dentist. The property is located at a signalized intersection and features surface parking for 89 vehicles. Cronheim’s Andrew Stewart, Dev Morris and Allison Villamagna originated and placed the loans.
NEW YORK CITY — Equicap has secured a $7.9 million land loan for property in the East Village section of Manhattan. The borrower purchased the development site on Second Avenue for $9.15 million and was seeking bridge financing to carry the project through predevelopment. The proposed building will consist of 19,000 square feet of residential and retail condominiums. Equicap executed a closing at 86 percent of the purchase price for the transaction. A future funding component was also added for potential air rights.
LOS ANGELES — HFF has secured $28.7 million in financing for the acquisition of a six-acre parcel in Los Angeles. The property includes a 244,000-square-foot retail structure occupied by Macy’s and a 1,550 space parking garage at the Westside Pavilion Mall. HFF worked on behalf of the borrower, GPI Cos., to secure a two-year, fixed-rate loan through a life insurance company. Located at the intersection of Pico Boulevard and Overland Avenue, the property is situated near the 405 and 10 freeways. The HFF debt placement team representing the borrower included Kevin MacKenzie, Greg Brown,Jeff Sause and Jamie Kline.
MORRISTOWN AND MARYVILLE, TENN. — Chattanooga, Tenn.-based CBL & Associates Properties Inc. has sold College Square and Foothills Mall in Tennessee to New York-based Time Equities Inc. for a combined $53.5 million. Located at 2550 E. Morris Blvd. in Morristown, College Square’s tenant roster includes Belk, Kohl’s, T.J. Maxx, AMC Theatres, Dick’s Sporting Goods, AT&T, GameStop, GNC, Kay Jewelers, Longhorn Steakhouse, McDonald’s, Planet Fitness, Sprint, Subway and Verizon Wireless. Located in Maryville, Foothills Mall’s tenants include Belk, JC Penney, Sears, T.J. Maxx, Air Bounce!, Hallmark, Carmike Cinemas, Chick-fil-A, Finish Line, T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless and Vitamin World. CBL owns, holds interest in or manages 124 properties spanning 76.9 million square feet, including 81 regional malls/retail power centers.
PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLA. — CIT Group Inc. has provided a $46 million loan to Menin Development for the refinancing of PGA Plaza Shopping Center, an open-air retail lifestyle center in Palm Beach Gardens. Menin will use the loan to refinance a $41 million permanent loan that CIT provided to Menin in May 2015 after the completion of its two-year renovation and remerchandising program. PGA Plaza is home to retailers including Trader Joe’s, Ulta Beauty, Marshalls, Flamingo Café and PurePoint Financial.
ATLANTA — Coro Realty Advisors has executed a 42,361-square-foot lease with Aldi for a new grocery store at Buckhead Pavilion in Atlanta. The German-based discount grocer will replace the former Sports Authority space. Aldi, which operates 50 grocery stores in Georgia and 1,600 total across the country, plans to sublease a portion of its space, according to Coro. Situated at the intersection of Peachtree Road and Maple Drive, Buckhead Pavilion’s existing tenants include PetSmart, CVS/pharmacy, Modani Furniture and Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices. Kirk Buttle of CBRE represented Aldi in the lease deal, while Andrea Kenney represented Coro in-house.
HOUSTON — Baker Katz, a Houston-based partner of the X Team International commercial real estate services network, has purchased four acres of land along Beltway 8 in Houston. The company plans to break ground later this year on the site for two multi-tenant retail buildings totaling 20,000 square feet. Situated near Port Houston, the retail buildings are expected to accommodate restaurants that require drive-thru capabilities. Chris Pitts of Streetwise Retail Advisors represented Baker Katz in the land purchase.
COLUMBUS, OHIO — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Lincoln Village in Columbus for $4.5 million. The 210,036-square-foot shopping center is located at 2769 Northland Plaza Drive. Anchored by Discount Fashion Warehouse, Scare-A-Torium and Family Thrift, the center was 92 percent occupied at the time of sale. Other tenants include GNC, CSL Plasma, Donatos Pizza and Steak ‘n Shake. Erin E. Patton, Scott Wiles and Craig Fuller of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a New York-based family office. A private local buyer purchased the property.
HARRISBURG AND PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA. — PREIT has added new tenants at two of its Pennsylvania malls. At Capital City Mall in Harrisburg, a lease has been executed with Dave & Buster’s. The 28,000-square-foot dining and entertainment venue will open in fall 2018. At Plymouth Meeting Mall in the Philadelphia suburb of Plymouth Meeting, PREIT has executed a lease with 5 Wits, an entertainment destination named after the five senses. The live-action experience is designed to immerse guests in realistic situations including hands-on challenges requiring teamwork. The 14,000-square-foot location will be located across from LEGOLAND Discovery Center and will open this fall. In addition, CYCLEBAR, an indoor cycling concept, will open a Plymouth Meeting Mall location on May 18.