NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of a mixed-use property located at 265 Pleasant Ave. in Manhattan’s East Harlem neighborhood. A private investor acquired the seven-story, 19,584-square-foot mixed-use building for $10 million in a 1031 exchange. The property features one commercial unit, which is occupied by Rao’s Restaurant, and 22 residential units. Thomas Gammino and Lev Kimyagarov of Cushman & Wakefield brokered the transaction. The name of the seller was not released.
MIAMI — Construction has begun on Miami Worldcenter, one of the largest urban mixed-use projects in the country, and its signature residential tower, Paramount Miami Worldcenter. This marks the start of the $1.7 billion, 27-acre development’s retail component. “You are literally going to see six blocks being developed all at the same time. This is basically step one of multiple steps in which you are going to see six buildings going vertical,” says Daniel Kodsi, developer and CEO of Paramount Miami Worldcenter. Miami Worldcenter will include Paramount and six other residential and office buildings, an 1,800-room Marriott Marquis and convention center, an intermodal hub and a retail and restaurant promenade. CoastalTishman, a joint venture between Miami-based Coastal Construction and New York-based Tishman Construction, is close to completing the installation of 400 pilings that will support the glass-clad tower designed by Elkus Manfredi Architects in collaboration with Paramount Miami Worldcenter’s in-house design team. Upon completion of the pilings, CoastalTishman will start building the tower’s foundation. The first phase of construction will focus on Paramount Miami Worldcenter, a 700-foot, 60-story residential skyscraper. The $500 million tower will feature one of the largest amenity decks in the country, spanning 90 feet above downtown …
GLENVIEW, ILL. — Urban Innovations will construct a new brewery and taproom for Ten Ninety Beer Co. in Glenview, approximately 19 miles northwest of Chicago. The 11,000-square-foot building, located at 1025 Waukegan Road, will consist of an 89-seat taproom, patio and production space for 5,000 barrels. Glenview-based Lindsay Associates Architects will provide design services.
LAPEER, MICH. — Colliers International has arranged the lease of 6,000 square feet of restaurant space in Lapeer, approximately 60 miles north of Detroit. New China Buffet will occupy the space at 797 E. St. Lapeer Associates LLC is the landlord. Paul Lichtenberg and Morry Levin of Colliers International represented the landlord in the transaction.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a 14,039-square-foot net-leased Golden Corral located at 12509 N. Lamar Blvd. in Austin. Douglas Diffie and Bruce Bentley III of Marcus & Millichap’s Austin office marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a limited liability company. The Mansour Group in Marcus & Millichap’s San Diego office represented the buyer, an out-of-state private investor. Built in 2010, Golden Corral is situated on 2.8 acres.
NICHOLASVILLE, KY. — Cypress Property Group has brokered the $2.6 million sale of a 4,850-square-foot Panera Bread restaurant located at 101 Cynthia Drive in Nicholasville. The single-tenant restaurant building is leased to Panera Bread on a triple-net basis. Cypress represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The asset sold at a 5.76 percent cap rate, according to Cypress.
NEW YORK CITY — Triangle Equities has broken ground on Lighthouse Point, a $200 million mixed-used project on the St. George waterfront in Staten Island. Triangle, along with its partner, Lubert Adler LLP, secured construction financing for the first phase of development. The project is being financed through a partnership of private and public sector groups, including $30 million of construction loans and tax credit equity from the Goldman Sachs Urban Investment Group, $29 million of construction loans from Citizens Bank, $16.5 million from Empire State Development, $6.2 million of capital from New York City, and joint venture equity from Triangle and Lubert Adler. The first phase, which is slated for completion in 2017, will feature 65,000 square feet of retail and office space, as well as restaurant space, entertainment space and a 12-story residential tower with 116 apartment units. Regus, a shared workspace provider, has signed a 15-year lease to occupy 30,000 square feet of space at the first phase. Following completion of the first phase, Triangle will rehabilitate and repurpose the four historic structures, historic wall and multiple underground vaults currently situated on the site. This repurposing will allow for additional restaurant, office and hospitality space, including a …
HADLEY, MASS. — Waterbury, Conn.-based R. Calabrese Agency has arranged the acquisition of a net ground lease for a restaurant building located on Route 9 in Hadley. NF LLC acquired the property from an undisclosed seller for $2.4 million. Situated on two acres, the 7,160-square-foot building is net-leased to Texas Roadhouse. Tony Valenti and Ralph Calabrese of R. Calabrese Agency represented the buyer in the in transaction.
DENTON, TEXAS — Venture Commercial Real Estate’s investment sales team has completed the sale of Lakewood Square, a 14,919-square-foot retail center located on the northeast corner of Teasley Lane and Robinson Road in Denton. Lakewood Square’s tenants include Subway, Vanilla Family Dentistry and Napoli’s Italian Restaurant. John Zikos, Jonathan Cooper, Christopher Gibbons and Don Miller of Venture Commercial represented the seller, Lakewood Partners. Michelle Hudson of Hudson Peters Commercial represented the buyer, a private investor.
SAN MARCOS, TEXAS — Austin-based Tex-Mex chain Chuy’s has signed a lease to open a restaurant in San Marcos. Chuy’s will open in the Springtown Shopping Center, which is receiving a $27.4 million overhaul by Austin-based Endeavor Real Estate Group. The center is located at 205 W. Hopkins St. along I-35. Chuy’s will occupy 6,500 square feet along with and an outdoor patio. Construction will begin in March, with the restaurant opening sometime this summer. Founded in Austin in 1982, Chuy’s owns and operates 69 full-service restaurants across 14 states. Since 2010, San Marcos’s population has increased by 30 percent