NEW YORK CITY — Eastern Consolidated has arranged a $27 million bridge loan on behalf of XIN Development International for the acquisition of a development site in Manhattan’s Midtown West. XIN Development plans to build a mixed-use project on the 105,000-square-foot development site, which is located at 615 Tenth Ave. Adam Hakim, Sam Zabala and James Murad of Eastern Consolidated secured the financing, which was provided by Bank of the Ozarks, for the borrower.
SAN DIEGO — San Diego-based Capital Real Estate Ventures Inc., along with its joint venture partner, Orion Investment and Management Ltd. Corp., has received $29.6 million in acquisition financing for four Del Taco portfolios, totaling 22 properties, in Southern California. HFF placed the non-recourse, two-year, floating-rate loan with Wells Fargo Restaurant Finance Group for the borrower. All properties in the four portfolios feature new long-term leases with Del Taco, a fast food restaurant specializing in Mexican cuisine. The properties are located in Colton, Highland, Lake Elsinore, La Verne, Moreno Valley, Palmdale, Placentia, Perris, Rancho Cucamonga, Rialto, Riverside, Sacramento, Temecula, Thousand Palms, Torrance, Upland, Walnut, Victorville and Vista. Kevin Mackenzie and Greg Brown of HFF secured the financing for the borrower.
SAN DIEGO — Shea Properties has signed three new tenants to Mercado del Barrio, a mixed-use center located under the Coronado Bridge in San Diego’s Barrio Logan. Marciscos el Pulpo, a seafood restaurant, celebrated its grand opening on January 10; MishMash, a gourmet street-food truck and catering company, is opening its first brick-and-mortar location in the first quarter of this year; and The Gear Group, a tactical equipment retailer, is also opening this quarter. In addition to the new tenants, Fathom Crossfit is expanding its current location at the center to 6,111 square feet in mid-January. Other tenants at the property include Northgate Market, Little Caesars, T-Mobile, Asia Wok, Fade Factory, Iron Fist Brewing Co., National Laundry & Dry Cleaning, Sally Beauty and Tocumbo Ice Cream & Tortas.
SANTA MONICA, CALIF. — Santa Monica-based brokerage firm Main + Main has named Mike Clark as its executive director. Prior to joining Main + Main, Clark spent 20 years with Cushman & Wakefield. Clark will be based in the company’s San Diego office, and will specialize in shopping centers, retail strip centers and freestanding retail buildings in the San Diego area.
NORTH BERGEN, N.J. — HFF has arranged the sale of Tonnelle Plaza, a retail center with a warehouse component in North Bergen. 8101 Tonnelle Avenue LLC sold the 350,000-square-foot property to an affiliate of Northeast Capital Group and BHN Associates for an undisclosed price. Developed in 1990 and renovated in 2008, the property is situated on 12.6 acres at 8101 Tonnelle Ave. The center is occupied by ALDI, Burlington Coat Factory, Planet Fitness, Chuck E. Cheese, JP Morgan Chase Bank, Sally Beauty Supply, Subway, McDonald’s, All Pet Distribution and Good Chinese Kitchen. In addition to the 155,000-square-foot retail space, the two-level center has 196,000 square feet of warehouse space fully leased to three tenants. Jose Cruz, Kevin O’Hearn, Michael Oliver, Steve Simonelli and Andrew Scandalios of HFF represented the seller in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — GFI Realty Services has negotiated the sale of a retail property located at 259 W. 34th St. in Midtown Manhattan. Cornell Realty acquired the property from the Moran family for $20.5 million. Currently occupied by a Wendy’s restaurant, the property is a strategic acquisition for Cornell, which plans to develop a combined 160,000 square feet of hospitality and retail space at 259 W. 34th St. and several neighboring properties. Aron Taub of GFI represented the buyer and seller in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Besen & Associates has brokered the sale of an elevator-served mixed-use building located at 2195 Adam Clayton Powell Blvd. in Manhattan’s Central Harlem neighborhood. The asset sold for $2 million, or $347 per square foot. Built in 1910, the vacant five-story, 5,758-square-foot property features six apartments and one retail unit. Hilly Soleiman of Besen & Associates represented the buyer and seller in the transaction. The names of the buyer and seller were not released.
HOUSTON — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Centre at Wallisville, an 18,784-square-foot retail property located in Houston. Matthew Mignerey and Derek Hargrove of Marcus & Millichap’s Houston office marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a limited liability company. Centre at Wallisville is located at 15119 Wallisville Road in Houston.
ORLAND PARK, ILL. — Mid-America Real Estate Corp. has brokered the $20 million sale of a Home Depot-anchored retail center in Orland Park, approximately 28 miles southwest of Chicago. Cole Real Estate Income Strategy Inc. purchased the 149,526-square-foot center, which is located at the intersection of Harlem Avenue and 159th Street. Other tenants in the center include Sleepy’s, Five Guys and Supercuts. VEREIT Inc. represented Cole Real Estate in the transaction. Ben Wineman and Joe Girardi of Mid-America represented the undisclosed seller, an Ohio-based publicly traded real estate investment trust.
FORT MYERS, FLA. — Tanger Factory Outlets Center Inc. has sold the company’s 198,877-square-foot outlet mall in Fort Myers to Dahlmann Properties for $26 million. Built in 1993, the property’s tenant roster includes Brooks Brothers Factory Store, Crocs Outlet, Tommy Hilfiger, Adidas, Nike Factory Store, Under Armour, Island Java Café, Coach, Bath & Body Works and Zales The Diamond Store Outlet. Dahlmann Properties plans to rename the outlet mall Sanibel Outlets, due to its proximity to Sanibel Island.