NEW YORK CITY — Manhattan-based George Comfort & Sons Inc. has partnered with ASB Capital Management to acquire a 48,000-square-foot mixed-use building at 7 W. 18th St. in Manhattan’s Flatiron District for an undisclosed price. The fully occupied nine-story building is tenanted by homenature, a home furnishing retailer, on the ground floor and a variety of office tenants on the upper floors. The name of the seller was not released.
BOSTON — Fantini & Gorga has arranged three loans totaling $12.3 million in permanent financing for three properties in Boston. The properties include a mixed-use property at 174 Newbury St. and two multifamily assets located at 471 and 475 Commonwealth Ave. within Kenmore Square. The Newbury Street property features four stores with a lower level retail space occupied by Ben & Jerry’s and Vans, and five apartment units on the upper levels with direct access to the sidewalk. 471 Commonwealth is a four-story building with 10 apartment units and 475 Commonwealth is a seven-story property with 42 apartments and one office suite. Derek Coulombe, Tim O’Donnell and Chris Miller of Fantini & Gorga arranged the financing for the undisclosed borrower.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sales of two properties in Brooklyn totaling $7.6 million. In the first transaction, a private investor acquired an 80-foot by 90-foot development site located at 242-248 Newkirk Ave. in Brooklyn. The site, which offers 30,497 buildable square feet, sold for $4 million. The site has approved plans for a seven-story, 45-unit apartment building. Derek Bestreich, Steve Reynolds and Thomas Reynolds of Marcus & Milichap represented the seller, a private investor, and the buyer in the transaction. In the second deal, a private investor purchased an eight-unit apartment property, located at 592 Vanderbilt Ave. in Brooklyn, for $3.6 million. Bestreich, Lucien Sproviero and Adam Lobel of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private investor, and the buyer in the sale.
PORT ST. LUCIE, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $9.8 million sale of Village Shoppes at St. Lucie West, a 25,607-square-foot retail center located at 1718-1748 S.W. St. Lucie West Blvd. in Port St. Lucie. Situated on a 2.9-acre lot near I-95, the shopping center is fully leased to nine tenants including Sprint, Fresenius Medical and Sports Clips. Adam Tiktin of Marcus & Millichap’s Miami office represented the seller, Ross Realty, a partnership based in Davie, Fla. Derek Gibbs and Daniel Cunningham of Marcus & Millichap’s Fort Lauderdale office secured and represented the buyer, a partnership based in Salem, Mass.
MINNETONKA, MINN. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a 38,096-square-foot retail property in Minnetonka, a southwestern suburb of Minneapolis, for $6.2 million. Glen Haven Center was 100 percent occupied at the time of sale and is located at 14400 Excelsior Blvd. Sean Doyle, Cory Villaume, Matthew Hazelton, AJ Prins and Brian Klancke of Marcus & Millichap worked in conjunction with two other brokerages to close the transaction. Both the buyer and the seller are undisclosed limited liability companies.
BEDFORD, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Shops at Cheek Sparger, a 27,413-square-foot, multi-tenant retail property located in Bedford. Bill Jordan of Marcus & Millichap’s Fort Worth office marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a developer. Jordan also secured the buyer, a private investor. Shops at Cheek Sparger is located at 3700 Cheek Sparger Road. The project was developed in three phases and is 94 percent occupied.
BEAUMONT, TEXAS — NAI Wheeler has changed its name to Wheeler Commercial. This change represents a DBA (Doing Business As) change only. KenWheel Inc. remains unchanged. The president of the company, Lee Wheeler, has been serving southeast Texas for more than 16 years and has been in the commercial real estate business for more than 18 years. The structure and personnel of the company has not changed. Wheeler Commercial specializes in commercial real estate and brokerage services including sales, leasing, consulting and property management.
BROOKHAVEN, PA. — Maple Shade, N.J.-based Retail Sites LLC has broken ground on The Shoppes at Brookhaven, a 25-acre shopping center located in Brookhaven. The 155,000-square-foot center will be occupied by a 67,000-square-foot Giant Food, as well as LA Fitness, Starbucks Coffee, Smashburger, Pet Valu, Hair Cuttery, Mavis Tire, Sport Clips and a Pennsylvania Wine and Spirits Store. The $33 million shopping center is slated to open in fall 2016. As part of the development, the Borough of Brookhaven will receive more than 10 acres of new public recreation land and will receive a new baseball field valued at more than $700,000. The project will generate in excess of 235 new full-time jobs and 225 additional jobs during the development and construction of the site.
DALLAS — Steve Jarvie has joined E Smith Realty Partners as president. Jarvie will lead the growth initiative for Dallas tenant representation services and will serve on the company’s executive committee, assisting with strategic direction for the company. Prior to joining E Smith Realty, Jarvie served as executive vice president at Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) and The Staubach Co., focusing on the development of new business and management of client transactions. Jarvie has accounted for more than 10 million square feet of leases during his career. Jarvie earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Baylor University in Waco.
CLIFTON HEIGHTS, PA. — New York Life Real Estate Investors has acquired Home Depot Plaza, a shopping center located in Clifton Heights, an infill suburban submarket of Philadelphia. The property sold for an undisclosed price. The 299,634-square-foot grocery-anchored center was 98 percent occupied at the time of sale. Tenants include The Home Depot, Acme Supermarket, Modell’s and Petco.