CHICAGO — The Missner Group has been selected to complete a 10,000-square-foot renovation project at 504 N. Wells St. in Chicago’s River North district. The company will construct and build out space for the new Bottle Blonde location. Bottled Blonde is a pizzeria and beer garden based out of Scottsdale, Ariz. The property will feature open spaces, a large capacity, an outdoor bar and extensive multi-media viewing options. The project includes the demolition and reconstruction of the former Sushi Samba space and will feature multiple bars, event spaces and more than 20 high-definition televisions. D+K Architects is providing architectural services for the project. Completion is slated for this fall, with a grand opening slated to take place in the fourth quarter of this year.
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HILLIARD, OHIO, AND ST. LOUIS — Gershman Commercial Real Estate has brokered two sales totaling 5,126 square feet in Ohio and Missouri. In the first transaction, Ohio Lube LLC, doing business as Ohio Jiff LLC (Hemco Properties LLC), sold a 2,618-square-foot retail property, located at 3840 Main St. in Hilliard, to Davis & Meyer Ltd. for an undisclosed price. Stephen Symsack and Roger Zigler of Gershman Commercial represented the seller in the transaction. In the second deal, Brian Levine and Jaime Levin acquired 2,508 square feet of multifamily space, located at 4173 Humphrey St. in St. Louis. William Allemann sold the property for an undisclosed price. Lily Seymour of Gershman Commercial represented the seller in the transaction. Additional details of the transactions were not released.
CUPERTINO, CALIF. — Sand Hill Property Co. has announced plans to transform Vallco Shopping Mall into The Hills at Vallco, a mixed-use town center. The $3 billion redevelopment will completely transform the property into 2 million square feet of office space and mixed-use buildings, including 680 market-rate apartments, 80 affordable housing units and 40 apartments for seniors. The development will also be home to a 3.8-mile trail network for jogging and walking, vineyards, orchards, organic gardens and an amphitheater. Retail, restaurants and entertainment, including an AMC Theater, bowling, ice-skating, and fitness and banquet facilities will be part of the project. The Hills at Vallco will also feature a 30-acre rooftop community park with a nature preserve.
NEWCASTLE, WASH. — RPAI has acquired Coal Creek Marketplace, a 56,000-square-foot grocery-anchored neighborhood center located in the Seattle suburb of Newcastle, for $17.6 million. The center is currently 95 percent occupied and anchored by Quality Food Centers, a subsidiary of Kroger. Shane Garrison and Michael Hazinski represented RPAI in-house in the off-market transaction.
SAN DIEGO — Carlsbad, Calif.-based Capstone Advisors has acquired a retail center located at 10155-10195 Rancho Carmel Dr. in San Diego’s Carmel Mountain Ranch submarket. American Assets Trust sold the 30,421-square-foot property for $12.7 million. Built in 1993, the property is 96 percent leased by tenants, including US Credit Union, Starbucks Coffee, and Oggi’s Pizza and Brewing. Capstone plans to enhance the property by upgrading tenant signage and developing the landscape. Capstone Advisors was represented in-house, while Philip Voorhees of CB Richard Ellis represented American Assets Trust in the transaction.
LAS VEGAS — NorthMarq Capital has arranged the $5.4 million refinance of Jones & 95, a 109,303-square-foot retail property located in Las Vegas. The transaction was structured with a 10-year term and 30-year amortization schedule through a CMBS lender. Scott Monroe of NorthMarq Capital arranged the financing.
PEARLAND, TEXAS — Oldham Goodwin Group represented the buyer, a Houston investment group, in the acquisition of Discovery Bay Shopping Center in Pearland. Discovery Bay Shopping Center is a 16,350-square-foot retail center in Pearland. The shopping center is located at the southwest corner of Highway 288 Frontage Road and Discovery Bay Boulevard. It is located in close proximity to the entrance of Shadow Creek Ranch, a 3,300-acre master planned development. Oldham Goodwin Group will oversee property management and retail leasing of Discovery Bay Shopping Center. Bill Pyle of Oldham Goodwin’s Houston office represented the buyer in the negotiation and acquisition of the property.
LAWRENCEVILLE, GA. — Bull Realty has brokered the $2.8 million sale of Sugarloaf Walk Shopping Center, a 22,685-square-foot retail strip center in Lawrenceville, a northeast suburb of Atlanta. Sugarloaf Parkway LLC, an investment firm based in New York, purchased the property from Sugarloaf Walk Shopping Center LLC, a private investment firm based in Houston. John Harrison and Frank Meyrath of Bull Realty represented the seller in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Treetop Development has completed the sale of a 12-building multifamily portfolio located in Manhattan’s Morningside Heights neighborhood. The portfolio consists of five-story, walk-up apartment buildings featuring a total of 123 residential units and four commercial spaces. Novel Property Ventures acquired the assets for $35 million. The properties include 222 St. Nicholas Ave.; 2268 and 2500 Frederick Douglass Blvd.; 262 W. 115th St.; and 234-262 W. 122nd St. Steven Vegh of Westwood Realty Associates served as broker for both parties in the transaction. Teaneck, N.J.-based Treetop Development originally purchased the properties in 2013 for $22 million.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a land parcel located at 64 Stanhope St. in Brooklyn. The 3,127-square-foot parcel sold for $1.3 million, or $200 per buildable square foot, in a 1031 exchange. Shaun Riley, Thomas Shihadeh and Daniel Greenblatt of Marcus & Millichap’s Brooklyn office represented the seller, a private investor, while Makan Mostafavi of Marcus & Millichap’s office in Encino, Calif., represented the buyer, a limited liability company, in the transaction.