Retail

NKF Brokers $14M Sale of Leasehold Interest in Retail Building in Brooklyn

by Alex Patton March 9, 2020

NEW YORK CITY — Newmark Knight Frank has brokered the $14 million sale of a 99-year leasehold interest at 250 Utica Avenue, a 61,230-square-foot retail building in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn. At the time of sale, the four-story building was 95 percent leased to tenants including Blink Fitness, CityMD, Dollar Tree and Brooklyn Kids Academy. There are 91 years remaining on the recently restructured leasehold. Barry Fishbach, Brian Segall and Gary Meese represented the seller, L+M Development Partners. The buyer was undisclosed.

March 9, 2020

Lee & Associates New York Northeast Retail

Two Retailers Sign Leases Totaling 5,000 SF at Galerie in Queens

by Alex Patton March 9, 2020

NEW YORK CITY — Two retailers have signed leases to occupy a total of 5,000 square feet at the ground floor of Galerie, a 182-unit luxury condominium building in the Long Island City neighborhood of Queens. Fitness facility F45 Training signed a lease for 2,300 square feet, and Pediatric Associates of NYC signed a lease for 2,643 square feet. A development partnership between Adam America Real Estate and Vake US owns the building, which is located at 22-18 Jackson Ave. Thomas Galo and Steve Baker of Winick Realty Group represented ownership in both lease negotiations. Michael Azarian of Cushman & Wakefield represented F45 Training. Elliot Zelinger of Savitt Partners represented Pediatric Associates of NYC.

March 9, 2020

Acquisitions California Retail Western

Avison Young Negotiates $20M Sale of The Village at Moorpark Shopping Center in California

by Amy Works March 9, 2020

MOORPARK, CALIF. — Avison Young has arranged the sale of The Village at Moorpark, a community shopping center located at 706 W. Los Angeles Ave. in Moorpark. London Reo Retail-CA, a Delaware limited liability company, sold the asset to California-based Chesser Group for $20 million. Built in 2007 on 11.5 acres, the 129,374-square-foot property was 76.3 percent occupied at the time of sale. Current tenants include Petco, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Verizon, Bank of America and Leslie’s Pool Supply. Chris Maling and David Maling of Avison Young represented the seller and buyer in the deal.

March 9, 2020

Company News Michigan Midwest Retail

Art Van Furniture Officially Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

by Alex Tostado March 9, 2020

WARREN, MICH. — Art Van Furniture LLC officially filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Sunday night after announcing Thursday that it would close all of its stores. The Warren-based retailer filed with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court District of Delaware. In the filing, Art Van said it operates 169 locations, including 92 furniture and mattress showrooms and 77 freestanding mattress and specialty locations. The company expects to close the stores by May 31 and lay off all of its 3,100 employees. Multiple media outlets reported that the company has between $100 million and $500 million in both assets and liabilities.

March 9, 2020

Acquisitions Michigan Midwest Retail

SRS Arranges $2.5M Sale of Two-Building Retail Property in Kalamazoo, Michigan

by Kristin Harlow March 9, 2020

KALAMAZOO, MICH. — SRS Real Estate Partners has arranged the sale of a two-building retail property in Kalamazoo for $2.5 million. The freestanding buildings are home to Starbucks and Subway. Located on 9th Street, the Starbucks spans 2,085 square feet and the Subway totals 2,000 square feet. The two buildings were built in 2017. Michael Carter and Frank Rogers of SRS represented the seller, a Detroit-based private investor. The team also represented the buyer, a Kalamazoo-based private investor. The sales price represents a cap rate of 5.58 percent, one of the lowest ever for a two-tenant asset in the state of Michigan, according to SRS.

March 9, 2020

California Development Retail Top Stories Western

URW Opens Expansion of $1.1B Silicon Valley Retail Destination

by Alex Patton March 6, 2020

SAN JOSE, CALIF. — Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW) has opened a 500,000-square-foot expansion of Westfield Valley Fair, the French developer’s $1.1 billion retail destination in San Jose. The retail center is part of a redevelopment project that replaced two 1950s-era shopping centers. The project now encompasses 2.2 million square feet in total, with more restaurant and store openings planned for 2021. A three-level flagship Bloomingdale’s luxury apparel department store anchors the new expansion, alongside other apparel retailers including Anthropologie, Club Monaco, Fabletics, Indochino, Jimmy Choo, John Varvatos, Longchamp, Rodd and Gunn, Urban Outfitters, UNTUCKit and Zadig & Voltaire. “We envisioned Westfield Valley Fair as a place where prestigious luxury brands, digitally native start-up retailers, and best-in-class dining and entertainment all come together to create a true lifestyle destination and the perfect place to shop, dine and play,” says Larry Green, executive vice president of development at URW. The developer recently partnered with the San José Museum of Art to curate and commission artwork for the property, starting with an outdoor sculpture at the new grand entrance on Stevens Creek Boulevard, which will be unveiled this fall. Entertainment offerings include the recently opened ShowPlace ICON Theatre and the soon-to-open PLAYlive Nation social gaming lounge. Future additions to the retail center this year and into …

March 6, 2020

Acquisitions Midwest Retail Wisconsin

NKF Negotiates $15M Sale of Four-Property Retail Portfolio in Metro Milwaukee

by Kristin Harlow March 6, 2020

MILWAUKEE — Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) has negotiated the $15 million sale of a four-property retail portfolio in metro Milwaukee. The portfolio totals 97,259 square feet. The properties include Harvard Square and Northfield Shopping Center in Brookfield, Lincoln Plaza in West Allis and Mitchell Bank Plaza in New Berlin. Kevin Schnoldt and Brian Vanevenhoven of NKF represented the sellers, which comprised various entities associated with William Reilly and Leon Joseph. Baceline Investments purchased the assets.

March 6, 2020

Development Hawaii Loans Retail Western

George Smith Partners Secures $51.7M Construction Loan, $16.2M Mezzanine Debt for Niumalu Marketplace in Hawaii

by Amy Works March 6, 2020

KONA, HAWAII — The Davies Group at Los Angeles-based George Smith Partners has arranged both a $51.7 million senior construction loan and $16.2 million in mezzanine debt for the ground-up development of Niumalu Marketplace, a shopping center in Kona. The borrower is Commercial Real Estate Development Enterprise (CREDE). Safeway will anchor the 204,275-square-foot retail property, which is slated for completion by fourth-quarter 2020. Malcolm Davies, Zachary Streit, Evan Kinne, Alexander Rossinsky, Rachael Lewis, Aiden Moran and Maxwell Shedlosky of George Smith Partners facilitated the transaction. Centennial Bank provided the construction financing portion and Pearlmark Real Estate Partners provided the mezzanine debt.

March 6, 2020

Acquisitions Northeast Pennsylvania Retail

SRS Brokers $36M Sale of Dollar General Retail Portfolio in Pennsylvania

by Alex Patton March 6, 2020

PENNSYLVANIA — SRS Real Estate Partners has brokered the $36 million sale of a 26-property retail portfolio leased to Dollar General. The properties are located in various suburban areas throughout Pennsylvania. Each freestanding store features approximately 9,000 square feet of retail space, and all leases have between 12 and 13 years remaining. The stores sold for approximately $1.4 million each. Andrew Fallon of SRS represented the seller, Tennessee-based GBT Realty Corp., which developed the properties over the past two years, in the transaction. The buyer was a Virginia-based private investment group that was completing a 1031 exchange.

March 6, 2020

Development New Hampshire Northeast Retail

Whole Foods to Open 42,000 SF Grocery Store in Portsmouth, New Hampshire

by Alex Patton March 6, 2020

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — Whole Foods Market will open a 42,000-square-foot grocery store in Portsmouth, located approximately 45 miles east of Concord. The store will be the Austin-based grocer’s third in the state and will anchor Durgin Square Shopping Center, a 135,000-square-foot retail property that also houses HomeGoods and T.J. Maxx. The store is slated to open this fall. Scott Black of Dartmouth Co. represented Whole Foods in the lease negotiations. Ben Starr of Atlantic Retail represented the landlord, Black Creek Group.

March 6, 2020

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