INDIANAPOLIS — Colliers International has brokered the sale of a 51,974-square-foot retail center in Indianapolis for $6.5 million. Pyramid Place Shops is located at 3450 W. 86th St. at the entrance of College Park Office Park. LNR Property LLC sold the retail center to Ziff Properties Inc. Tenants at the property include Einstein Bros. Bagels, Spherion Staffing, T-Mobile, Qdoba, Firehouse Subs, Skyline Chili and Georgia Reese’s. Alex Cantu of Colliers represented the seller in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — New York City Economic Development Corp. (NYCEDC) and Bedford Courts LLC, a joint venture between BFC Partners and Slate Property Group, have unveiled plans for a 500,000-square-foot mixed-use development at the Bedford Union Armory in Brooklyn’s Crown Heights neighborhood. The development will bring hundreds of units of housing, a multi-sport recreational facility, community event space, office space and commercial space to Brooklyn. Planned in close coordination with community and local elected officials, the Bedford Union Armory project will activate the vacant building, which was built in 1903. Bedford Courts will develop the property on a long-term ground lease from the city into a 300-unit residential building and a commercial building with recreational, community and office space. Outfitted by Carmelo Anthony and The Carmelo Anthony Foundation, the recreational facility will feature basketball courts, a swimming pool and an indoor turf field. CAMBA, a Brooklyn-based non-profit organization, will operate and provide associated programming for the recreational facility and community event space.
NEW YORK CITY — Eastern Consolidated has arranged the sale of a mixed-use building located at 157 E. 55th St. in New York’s Midtown East district. Goldie Moss Irrevocable Trust sold the 5,700-square-foot property to 157E55 Owner LLC for $10 million. The property features two vacant full-floor apartments on the top two levels and Darbar Grill, a popular restaurant, on the lower two levels. Additionally, the building features substantial air rights allowing for approximately 20,000 square feet of residential uses and 30,000 square feet of commercial or community facility space. Brian Ezratty and Scott Ellard of Eastern Consolidated represented the seller and procured the buyer in the sale.
SAN DIEGO — San Diego-based Zephyr has sold The Block, a 60,000-square-foot mixed-use site currently under development on Broadway in San Diego, to Vancouver, Canada-based Bosa Development. The final price was $33 million, according to The San Diego Union Tribune. Zephyr acquired the property in 2014 and received approvals to transform it into a mixed-use development. The incomplete re-development includes a 41-floor tower and 21-floor tower housing 498 residential units, a boutique hotel and retail space. Zoning of the site allows for development of up to 720,000 square feet. Currently, the property consists of 1950s-era retail, parking and office space. Bosa plans to demolish the existing structures and develop the mixed-use retail and residential community on the site. Joseph Wong Design Associates is the architect for The Block, which is estimated to cost at least $250 million.
TEMECULA AND NOVATO, CALIF. — A real estate fund managed by Ares Management, in partnership with Citivest Commercial Investments LLC, has acquired two shopping centers located in Temecula and Novato, Calif. Acquisitions include Downtown Novato Center, a 98,000-square-foot retail center anchored by Lucky Supermarket in the North Bay region of the San Francisco Bay area; and Temecula Town Center, a 241,980-square-foot Target shadow-anchored shopping center located in Temecula. Terms of the transaction were undisclosed.
ODESSA, TEXAS — Franklin Street has arranged the sale of a newly constructed, 8,353-square-foot Family Dollar located at 520 N. County Road W. in Odessa. Mac McCall of Franklin Street’s Atlanta office represented the Alabama-based seller in the transaction. Family Dollar has executed a 15-year triple net lease at the property, with all expenses being paid by the tenant. The store opened in September.
WATERBURY, CONN. — Drubner Commercial Real Estate Services has arranged the sale of a retail property located at 1262 W. Main St. in Waterbury. The Lauren Investment Group of Monroe, N.Y., purchased the property for $2 million. David Theroux of Drubner Commercial, along with Property West LLC, developed the site in 2007. The property is currently leased to TD Bank for the foreseeable future. Theroux handled both the sale and lease transactions.
MADISON, WIS. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $10 million sale of a 94,120-square-foot retail building occupied by Shopko on a triple-net lease basis in Madison. The building, originally built in 1988, was renovated in 2004. The department store is located at 2201 Zeier Road and is situated on approximately eight acres. Nearby retailers include Kohl’s, DSW Shoe Warehouse, Burlington Coat Factory and Payless Shoes. Glen Kunofsky of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller in the transaction. Jeff Rowlett and Jeremy Osting of Marcus & Millichap procured the buyer, a private investor.
MIAMI — HFF has arranged a $20 million loan for the refinancing of Vista Shopping Center, an 88,699-square-foot retail center located at 6400 N.W. 186th St. in Miami’s Miami Lakes neighborhood. Sedano’s Supermarket and Navarro Pharmacy anchor the center. Other tenants of the 97 percent-leased center include Catherine’s Fashions, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Clippers, Wing Stop, LA Nails, Bridgestone, Miral Jewelry, Jiffy Lube, Checkers and La Brasa Miami Gardens. Chris Drew and Jose Carrazana of HFF arranged the 10-year, fixed-rate loan through TD Bank on behalf of the borrower, an affiliate of Saglo Development Corp., a Miami-based developer. Loan proceeds will be used to retire the existing mortgage and make capital improvements to the property.
SANTA ANA, CALIF. — CBRE has negotiated the sale of McCalla Centre, a 110,620-square-foot neighborhood shopping center in Santa Ana. A San Diego-based private real estate investment fund manager acquired the property from an Orange County, Calif.-based private investor for $31.8 million, representing a 3.76 percent cap rate on high occupancy. Situated on 8.7 acres at 230 N. Harbor Blvd., the center was 97 percent occupied at the time of closing. Anchor tenants include Northgate Market and CVS/pharmacy. Philip Voorhees, James Slusher, Megan Wood, Brad Rable, Matt Burson and John Read of CRBE represented the seller and the buyer in the transaction.