WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Pacific Retail Capital Partners (PRCP) and Aareal Bank have formed a new joint venture with SL Green Realty Corp. and the Cappelli Organization to consider redevelopment options for The Galleria at White Plains, a 10-acre indoor shopping mall in the New York City suburb of White Plains. The envisioned renovations to The Galleria are part of a larger renaissance for the area. The mall is part of a qualified Opportunity Zone, meaning that new investments in the area may be eligible for preferential tax treatment under certain conditions. Built in 1980 by Canadian developer Cadillac Fairview, the mall currently rises four stories and features approximately 865,000 square feet of retail space. The property, including its parking garages, spans two blocks adjacent to the White Plains train station, providing easy access to New York City. The Galleria is located at the intersection of Main Street and Dr. Martin Luther King Boulevard, and sits in proximity to multiple high-rise residential towers and office buildings, as well as Pace University’s Westchester campus and the White Plains City and Westchester County courthouses. According to the Galleria’s website, the mall currently includes retailers such as Forever 21, American Eagle and H&M, …
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AUSTIN, TEXAS — JLL has negotiated the sale of Southpark Meadows, a 938,103-square-foot retail power center in Austin. Built in phases between 2004 and 2008, the center was 95 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as HomeGoods, Marshalls, Ross Dress for Less, Hobby Lobby, Burlington, Dave & Busters, Best Buy, Five Below and Rooms To Go. Chris Gerard, Barry Brown, Ryan Shore, Robby Westerfield and Cole Sutter of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Chris McColpin and Chris Drew, also with JLL, arranged an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer, Charlotte-based Big V Property Group.
PITTSBURGH — JLL has arranged a $74 million loan for the refinancing of Southside Works, a 471,939-square-foot office and retail development in Pittsburgh. Built in phases between 2002 and 2004 and renovated in 2021, Southside Works comprises 245,570 square feet of office space and 226,369 square feet of retail space. The development also features multiple pocket parks, open green spaces, sport courts and a dog park. Nick Unkovic and Jeremy Bernstein of JLL arranged the six-year, floating-rate loan through Dollar Bank on behalf of the borrower, SomeraRoad.
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Lee & Associates’ Third-Quarter 2022 Economic Rundown by Sector
Lee & Associates’ newly released 2022 Q3 North America Market Report examines third-quarter 2022 industrial, office, retail and multifamily outlooks throughout the United States. This sector-based review of commercial real estate trends for the third quarter of the year examines the difficulties facing each asset class and where opportunities in the commercial real estate landscape may be emerging. Lee & Associates has made the full market report available here (with further breakdowns of factors like vacancy rates, market rents, inventory square footage and cap rates by city), but the summaries below provide high-level considerations of the overall health and obstacles for the industrial, office, retail and multifamily sectors. Industrial Overview: High Rent, Low Vacancy Everywhere North American industrial space availability is tight everywhere while rent growth and property prices remain near or have moved beyond historic highs. Through the third quarter, the United States’ vacancy rate settled at 4 percent, up 10 basis points from second quarter 2022. Average rents increased 11.4 percent year over year with gains of 19 percent in Miami, 18.7 percent in Southern California’s Inland Empire, 16 percent in Phoenix and 14.6 percent in Atlanta. Since the COVID lockdown in March of 2020, developers of U.S. logistics space have been …
SNELLVILLE, GA. — Atlantic Capital Partners has arranged the sale of Snellville Pavilion, a 311,093-square-foot shopping center located in the Atlanta suburb of Snellville in Gwinnett County. Fred Victor, Justin Smith and Chris Peterson of Atlantic Capital represented the seller, Kimco Realty, and procured the New York-based buyer, United Properties, in the $38.3 million deal. Snellville Pavilion was 99 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Kohl’s and Belk, both of which have anchored the center since 2000.
GLASTONBURY, CONN. — Poag Shopping Centers has acquired The Shops at Somerset Square, a 113,422-square-foot retail center in Glastonbury, roughly 10 miles southeast of Hartford. The Tennessee-based investment firm has partnered with JLL to lease and manage the open-air center, which houses tenants such as Chipotle Mexican Grill, AT&T, Edward Jones, Francesca’s and Jos. A Bank. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
LONGMONT, COLO. — An affiliate of Northbrook, Ill.-based Pine Tree, in partnership with New York-based Wafra Inc., has purchased Harvest Junction, a shopping center in Longmont, for $73.8 million. Completed in 2006, Harvest Junction features 364,000 square feet of retail space. Current tenants include Best Buy, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Marshalls, Ross Dress for Less, Michaels, Petco and Designer Shoe Warehouse. Barry Brown, Bryan Ley and Jason Schmidt of JLL’s Retail Capital Markets Investment Sales and Advisory team brokered the transaction.
VACAVILLE, CALIF. — Gantry has arranged a $23 million permanent loan to refinance debt on Vacaville Commons, a power retail center in Vacaville. Tenants at the 400,000-square-foot property include Safeway, Ross Dress for Less, Big 5, Chase Bank, Chick-fil-A and Chili’s. Tom Dao and Erinn Cooke of Gantry’s San Francisco office arranged the financing on behalf of a private real estate investment partnership. The 10-year, fixed-rate loan, features an interest-only period transitioning to 30-year amortization. A correspondent life company lender provided the capital.
PSRS Secures $15M Refinancing for Galleria L’Orange Retail Center in Orange, California
by Amy Works
ORANGE, CALIF. — PSRS has arranged $15 million in financing for Galleria L’Orange, a multi-tenant retail center in Orange. Michael Tanner and Tony Messiah of PSRS secured the non-recourse loan that features a 10-year term and 30-year amortization. A correspondent life insurance company provided the capital. Situated on 3.1 acres, the three-building asset offers 40,323 square feet of retail space and 180 parking spaces. Tenants include Starbucks Coffee, Supercuts, U.S. Bank, H&R Block and T-Mobile.
SHAWNEE, KAN. — Block & Co. Inc. Realtors has sold the Merriam Grand Station redevelopment site in Shawnee for an undisclosed price. The buyer, Drake Development, plans to redevelop the former Kmart and Pegah’s sites into two apartment buildings with retail and restaurant space. Drake will keep the Merriam Grand Station name. Completion is slated for 2025. Block & Co. will retain the management and leasing of the front lots on both sides of the development, including the Freddy’s Frozen Custard and the Krispy Kreme as well as the Shell gas station and the Chipotle that is under construction. David Block, Max Kosoglad and Alex Block of Block & Co. and Matt Pennington of Drake represented the respective parties in the sale.