RICHARDSON, TEXAS — Chef Kent Rathbun’s Jasper’s “Gourmet Backyard Cuisine” restaurant concept will join CityLine, a 186-acre mixed-use project in Richardson. The restaurant is scheduled to open in summer 2015. KDC is the developer of the project. The restaurant will be located at the corner of Plano Road and State Street and features a casual design with a menu focused on America’s regional cuisine. Jasper’s will be open for lunch and dinner. The restaurant will include a boardroom and private dining rooms available for presentations, social events or business meetings. The Richardson location will also offer an outdoor dining area, bar and lounge.
TOWN AND COUNTRY, MO. AND ST. LOUIS — NorthMarq Capital has secured refinancing for two properties totaling a combined $18.8 million. The properties include Wood Mill Plaza in Town and Country and Loughborough Commons in St. Louis. Schnucks Market anchors both properties. Wood Mill Plaza is an 85,523-square-foot retail property located at 1060 Schnucks Woods Mills Plaza. The property was refinanced with an $8.5 million, 20-year loan structured with a 25-year amortization schedule. Loughborough Commons is a 100,382-square-foot retail property located at 952 Loughborough Ave. The property was refinanced at with a $10.3 million, 15-year loan structured with a 30-year amortization schedule. NorthMarq arranged financing for both the undisclosed borrowers through its correspondent relationship with an unnamed life insurance company.
MENTOR, OHIO — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $8.7 million sale of Mentor City Shopping Center. The 140,918-square- foot retail property is located at 7845 Mentor Ave. in Mentor. Babies R Us, T.J. Maxx, Dollar Tree and Aldi anchor the shopping center, which was 96 percent occupied at the time of sale. Seth Richard of Marcus & Millichap’s Manhattan office and Laurie Ann Drinkwater of Marcus & Millichap’s Boston office, along with the firm’s retail team of Craig Fuller, Erin Patton and Scott Wiles, represented the New York-based seller. Wiles, Patton and Fuller also represented the undisclosed buyer.
NEW YORK CITY — Madison Realty Capital (MRC) has provided $66 million in financing for a 100,500-square-foot retail and office property, a 24,000-square-foot retail condominium and an 88-car parking garage in Flushing, Queens. The properties are located adjacent to one another at the corner of Main Street and Sanford Avenue, including the three-story office/retail building at 41-60 Main Street and commercial/parking property at 133-38 Sanford Avenue. The borrower plans to use the loan to recapitalize the properties from the special servicer who was managing the assets.
NEWTON, MASS. — Calkain Companies has arranged the sale of a three-tenant retail building located at 215-217 Needham St. in Newton. Northland 215 Needham LLC purchased the property for $13 million, or $533 per square foot, from JPMCC 2007-CIBC19 Needham Retail LLC. The 24,930-square-foot property is occupied by Five Guys Burgers & Fries, Men’s Wearhouse and PetSmart. Patrick Nutt and Michael O’Mara represented the seller in the transaction.
TINTON FALLS, N.J. — HFF has arranged a $10.4 million loan for a freestanding A&P supermarket and Sonic Drive-In ground lease in Tinton Falls. HFF worked on behalf of The Hampshire Companies to secure the 10-year, fixed-rate loan through Spencer Savings Bank. Loan proceeds were used to acquire the fee interest and refinance existing debt on the leasehold interest. The 56,304-square-foot grocery store and fast-food restaurant are located at 994 Shrewsbury Ave. Jon Mikula, Michael Klein and Michael Cerulo of HFF represented the borrower in the deal.
SANDY, UTAH – A partnership between Pacific Retail Capital Partners, Silverpeak Real Estate Partners and the Merchant Banking Division of Goldman Sachs has acquired the 1.3 million-square-foot South Towne Center Mall and adjacent Marketplace in Sandy for $205 million. The 966,000-square-foot South Towne Center Mall is a two-level, enclosed regional mall that contains about 150 shops and restaurants. The mall’s anchors include Macy’s, Dillards, JCPenney and Utah’s largest Forever 21. The 312,000-square-foot Marketplace is anchored by Super Target. The properties are situated about 16 miles south of Salt Lake City. The partnership plans to execute a large-scale mall renovation. Gensler Associates will create the new design. Current plans feature upgrades to the mall’s infrastructure, including lighting, flooring, restrooms, a new children’s play area and a revamped food court with expanded food offerings. Pacific Retail will oversee all operations at South Town Center, including its renovation. The seller was Macerich. The sale is consistent with the company’s strategy of selling non-core assets and redeploying the proceeds into its development pipeline.
EAST HARTFORD, CONN. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a net-leased retail property located at 18 Main St. in East Hartford. Built in 2008, the property, which is occupied by a Wells Fargo bank branch, sold for $4.63 million at a 4.75 percent cap rate. Laurie Ann Drinkwater and Seth Richard of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a Connecticut-based developer. Steven Siegel of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer, a New York City private investor in a 1031 exchange, in the transaction.
HAYWARD, CALIF. – A 10,000-square-foot retail property in Hayward that is net leased to Kelly-Moore Paints has sold to a private investor for $2.2 million. The property is located at 28722-28724 Mission Blvd. The paint retailer subleases a small portion of the building to a local flooring retailer. The building was constructed in 1970. Kelly-Moore has occupied this space for about 44 years. In 2006, it signed a new lease for an additional 15-year term. The seller, a private investor, was represented by Bryan Webb and Bill Allen of Marcus & Millichap.
CINCINNATI — Edge Real Estate Group has arranged two retail leases at Oakley Station in Cincinnati. Bar Louie has signed a lease for 6,300 square feet of space and Pet Supplies Plus has signed a lease for 9,750 square feet of space. Bar Louie will be located on Vandercar Way at Factory Colony Way, and Pet Supplies Plus will be located adjacent to Kroger Marketplace. Michael Halonen and Melissa Ruther of Edge represented the landlord, USS Realty, in both lease transactions. Oakley Station is a 74-acre, mixed-use development. Cincinnati Milacron, a manufacturing complex, formerly occupied the center.