CHICAGO — Spa provider Bathhouse has signed a 40,000-square-foot, build-to-suit lease at 1010 W. Madison St. in Chicago. The property will feature two levels of amenities as well as a rooftop pool and restaurant. The design of the concrete and glass building will pay homage to old-world bathhouses. Bathhouse offers hot saunas, cold plunges and massages. Guests can choose between day passes and specific treatments. The developer of the project, Fulton Street Cos., acquired the site in September 2020 from a private investor. It was a parking lot at the time.
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CHICAGO — Beity, a culinary concept inspired by Lebanese and French cuisines, and Voodoo Doughnuts, an Oregon-based doughnut chain, have signed new retail leases in Chicago’s Fulton Market. The Feil Organization owns both properties. Beity signed a 3,700-square-foot lease at 813 W. Fulton Market, a retail and residential development. Voodoo signed a 2,734-square-foot lease at 945 W. Randolph, a one-story, 12,400-square-foot retail space. Beity, which means “home” in Arabic, is the debut restaurant concept from Chef Ryan Fakih. Inspired by the cooking of his upbringing and the French cuisine that he honed while at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris, Fakih seeks to redefine French-Lebanese cuisine. The restaurant is expected to open in November. Quinn Thomas of Goldstreet Partners represented Beity in the lease. Voodoo’s lease marks its first location in Illinois. The doughnut company is known for its imaginative and creative confections. The Illinois location is scheduled to open in December. Sean Bossy and Ali Hicks of Tether Advisors represented Voodoo in the lease. Nick Dries represented Feil on an internal basis in both leases. The asking rent was $125 per square foot in both transactions.
VERNON, CALIF. — DP Vernon Retail has completed the disposition of Vernon Shopping Center, a retail property located at 2544-2550 Alameda St. in Vernon, just south of Los Angeles. Wimatex Inc. acquired the asset for an undisclosed price in a 1031 exchange. Built in 2017, Vernon Shopping Center features 14,000 square feet of retail space. At the time of sale, the property was 77 percent occupied. Current tenants include Jersey Mike’s Subs and Café Dulce. Chris Maling and David Maling of Avison Young represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal.
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Soloviev Group Plans 1,325-Unit Apartment Complex in Mixed-Use Freedom Plaza Development in Manhattan
by Jeff Shaw
NEW YORK CITY — Soloviev Group has announced plans for two residential towers in Manhattan as a part of the Freedom Plaza mixed-use development, a six-acre, three-block project proposed along the East River in Manhattan. The two high-rise buildings will offer 1,325 residential units, including 513 affordable units. Current plans for Freedom Plaza feature 4.8 acres of publicly accessible green space; a hotel; retail and restaurant space; a museum; the residential towers; and a casino. Local news outlets report that adding affordable housing to the development plans is a move to improve the proposal’s attractiveness amid opposition to the casino component. Soloviev is developing the casino in partnership with global entertainment owner and operator Mohegan. Mohegan is an extension of the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut. The planned affordable housing component of the development will comply with New York City’s Mandatory Inclusionary Housing rules, as well as all other applicable affordability guidelines. Nearly 40 percent of the total unit count will be permanently affordable and reserved for residents earning 80 percent or below the area median income. According to Soloviev Group, the proposed project will be among Manhattan’s largest inclusionary housing initiatives. “Affordable housing, specifically the creation of new …
IPA Negotiates $25.3M Sale of Long-Term Ground Lease for Nohl Plaza in Orange, California
by Amy Works
ORANGE, CALIF. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has brokered the $25.3 million sale of the leasehold interest in a long-term ground lease at Nohl Plaza in Orange. Tom Lagos, Patrick Toomey and Jose Carrazana of IPA, along with Joe Linkogle of Marcus & Millichap, represented the seller, Nohl Plaza LLC, and procured the undisclosed buyer in the deal. Built between 1966 and 1979 on more than 10 acres, Nohl Plaza features 103,639 square feet of retail space. Current tenants include Vons, Starbucks Coffee, Del Taco, Bank of America, the Tartan Room restaurant and Union 76 gas station.
KYLE, TEXAS — JLL has arranged an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing for two retail buildings totaling 14,135 square feet in the Central Texas city of Kyle. The newly constructed buildings are situated adjacent to one another within the Kyle Crossing mixed-use development. C.W. Sheehan, Kaitlin Kane and Hunt Wood of JLL arranged the debt on behalf of the borrower, Door Capital Partners. Tenants at the buildings include Chipotle Mexican Grill, Crumbl Cookies, Heartland Dental and Black Rock Coffee.
Blue West Capital Brokers $5.1M Sale of Multi-Tenant Retail/Flex Building in Colorado Springs
by Amy Works
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. — Blue West Capital has brokered the sale of a multi-tenant retail/flex property located at 750 W. Garden of the Gods Road in Colorado Springs. A local 1031 exchange buyer acquired the asset for $5.1 million. The name of the seller was not released. Bryce McNeely of Blue West Capital represented the buyer and seller in the off-market transaction. The 33,892-square-foot property was 100 percent occupied by a mixture of local tenants at the time of sale.
COMMACK, N.Y. — PGA Tour Superstore has opened a 39,225-square-foot shop at Mayfair Shopping Center, a 220,000-square-foot development located in the Long Island community of Commack. Hugh Scullin of regional brokerage firm Katz & Associates represented PGA Tour Superstore in the lease negotiations. E.J. Moawad of Levin Management Corp. represented the undisclosed landlord. The store will be the retailer’s fourth in New York.
FAIRMONT, MINN. — Cleeman Realty Group has brokered the $5.1 million sale of a 54,740-square-foot retail property net leased to Hy-Vee in Fairmont, a city in southern Minnesota. The property sits on five acres at 907 S. State St. Grocer Hy-Vee has operated at the location since 1991 and added a gas station and convenience store in 2011. Jeremy Scheer of Cleeman represented the undisclosed buyer. The seller was also undisclosed.
For decades, outlet malls have been a popular destination for shoppers of all ages. From the first multi-store outlet center that Vanity Fair opened in 1974, in Reading, Pennsylvania, and throughout the 1980s and 1990s, outlet malls grew rapidly. Outlet malls offer a wide variety of name-brand merchandise at discounted prices, and as a result, they are a great way to save money on popular brands of clothes, shoes, and accessories. Although outlet malls have been around for decades, the pandemic was a major hit to the retail landscape. Prior to 2020, outlet malls were seeing a surge in popularity, as consumers became more price-conscious and savvy on how to save money on their favorite brands. In June 2022, visits to outlet malls in the U.S. were down 6.7 percent from 2021 and down 14.3 percent from 2019, according to Placer.ai. This had outlet mall developers scrambling for a strategy and a path forward. Growth in California One of the most thriving outlet malls in the country is the Outlets at Tejon in Tejon Ranch, California, strategically located on Interstate 5 between Los Angeles and Bakersfield, just south of the Highway 99 interchange. This mall is home to over 50 …