NEW YORK CITY — Silvershore Properties has completed the disposition of a 10-building portfolio of walk-up residential buildings in Brooklyn and Queens. Related Cos. acquired the portfolio for $39.4 million. Totaling 66,500 square feet, the portfolio features 76 residential units and two stores. The portfolio includes seven Brooklyn buildings in Greenpoint, Clinton Hill, Carroll Gardens, Prospect Heights, and three properties in Queens in Long Island City and Astoria. Aaron Jungreis of Rosewood Realty Group represented the buyer, while Devin Cohen of Rosewood Realty represented the seller in the transaction.
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ELIZABETH, N.J. — CBRE Group has arranged the sale of the former Elizabeth General Hospital site in Elizabeth for an undisclosed price. Situated on five acres, the 350,000-square-foot vacant facility has been on the market for approximately 10 years, since Trinitas relocated the hospital to a new facility. The site also includes a 500-car parking structure. The private, out-of-state buyer plans to redevelop the site into a multifamily and retail complex. Charles Berger, Mark Silverman, Elli Klapper and Gil Medina of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller and the buyer in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Eastern Consolidated has arranged the sale of a retail condominium located at 205 Bleecker St., also known as 1 Minetta St., in Greenwich Village. At more than 6,000 square feet, the corner site sold for $9.7 million. Max Hakim of Eastern Consolidated represented the seller, Forest Hills Property Group, while Evan Street, also of Eastern, represented the buyers, Infinity Real Estate and Seven Equities, in the transaction.
PORTERVILLE, CALIF. — Retail California, a division of Pearson Realty, has arranged two retail property sales in Porterville. The Stapleton Group sold two properties to Sage Investco Wood LLC for an undisclosed sum. The properties are a 2,400-square-foot retail building at 1132 W. Henderson Ave. and a 3,091-square-foot retail building at 1150 W. Henderson Ave. In both transactions, Nick Frechou of Retail California represented the buyer, while John Hale and Jason Alexander of Colliers International represented the seller.
It’s safe to say that the Rio Grande Valley, now also referred to as Rio South Texas, is one of the most dynamic and fastest growing regions in the state. The four-county region at the southernmost tip of Texas bordering Mexico and hugging the Gulf of Mexico consists of Hidalgo, Cameron, Starr and Willacy counties. With nine ports of entry, five international airports, a first-class deep water port, a population of over 1.2 million and three interstates, it is easy to see why the Rio Grande Valley is one of the largest trade corridors in the world. Growth in all aspects, including retail, office, medical, education, industrial and housing, brought nearly $700 million in construction permits for all of 2014. Retail Sales tax revenue being sent back to the cities continues to increase at a healthy pace. Walmart’s opening of 12 new stores in the region affirms the positive growth and the confidence in the valley. The impact a Super Walmart has is evident with a city’s sales tax revenue. Two new stores in Donna and Elsa increased local sales tax revenue 14 percent and 57 percent, respectively. Retail sales in the region continue to rise, showing the strength of …
ATLANTA — Chick-fil-A and Villa Savannah, a boutique fashion and home decor retailer based in Savannah, have signed on to open new locations in Atlanta’s West Midtown district. Frank Buonanotte, founder of The Shopping Center Group, and Jeff Stein, founder of Stein Investment Group, are the landowners of the two sites in West Midtown. Chick-fil-A will open a 4,500-square-foot store with double drive-thru access at the intersection of Northside Drive and Ethel Street, just south of 14th Street. Buonanotte and Stein acquired the site in October 2014. Villa Savannah has signed a lease for a new 2,700-square-foot store at Westside Ironworks, bringing the mixed-use development to 92 percent occupancy before completion. Chick-fil-A plans to open its new restaurant in December, and Villa Savannah plans to open in October. Other Westside Ironworks retailers opening in the near future include Dixon Rye, Tom+Chee, O-Ku and Barcelona.
BARABOO, WIS. — Baum Realty Group has brokered the sale of a single-tenant, net leased Dollar Tree property located at 905 U.S. Highway 12 in Baraboo, approximately 47 miles northwest of Madison. The property sold for $1.5 million, which represents one of the lowest cap rates for a Dollar Tree property outside of California, with less than 10 years remaining on the lease term. Dollar Tree signed a new seven-year lease with no early termination clause. The new build-to-suit development is situated across the street from Walmart and Menards. Patrick Forkin and Brad Teitelbaum of Baum Realty Group represented the seller, a private developer, in the transaction. The buyer was a private investor from Minnesota.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Eight new tenants are set to join Trademark Property Co.’s 63-acre Waterside mixed-use development, which is currently under construction at Bryant Irvin Road and Arborlawn Drive along the Trinity River in Fort Worth. More than 20,000 square feet of new retail and restaurants, along with anchor tenant Whole Foods Market, will open as part of the center’s first phase. The new tenants include Taco Diner, a Mexico City-style taqueria, which will open a 3,900-square-foot restaurant; Zoës Kitchen, a fast casual restaurant concept serving Mediterranean-inspired dishes, which will open a 2,800-square-foot restaurant; Blaze Pizza, a counter-serve pizzeria, which will open a 2,800-square-foot restaurant; Sleep Train, a top mattress retailer, which will open a 3,602-square-foot location. The lineup of new tenants also includes Massage Heights, Envy Nails, Amazing Lash Studio and Pretty Kitty. Construction on Waterside’s first phase began in 2014 and is slated for completion in late spring 2016. Phase I will also include 375 multifamily units built by Transwestern Development Co.. At full build out, Waterside will include 200,000 square feet of retail space and riverside restaurants, 800 multifamily units and two or three hotels.
UNIONTOWN, PA. — Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust (PREIT) has completed the disposition of Uniontown Mall located at 1368 Mall Run Road in Uniontown. The 700,000-square-foot property sold for $23 million to an undisclosed buyer. The property is anchored by JC Penney, Sears, Bon-Ton, Burlington Coat Factory and Teletech Customer Care. The buyer also separately acquired the fee interest in the ground underlying the mall from an unaffiliated party.
CARY, N.C. — On behalf of landlord Centrex Properties Inc., CBRE|Raleigh has arranged a 45,500-square-foot lease with H Mart, an Asian-inspired supermarket chain based in Queens, N.Y. The grocer will anchor the 79,000-square-foot Cornerstone Village, a shopping center located at the intersection of David Drive and High House Road in Cary, a suburb of Raleigh. Other tenants at Cornerstone Village include Sun Tan City, Doherty’s Irish Pub, Fantastic Sams and Eye Care Associates. H Mart plans to open its new store in the second quarter of 2016. Charlie Coyne and Reagan Crabtree of CBRE|Raleigh worked with Pam Hochmuth and Lynda Lange of Centrex Properties in the lease transaction.