BALTIMORE — Restaurateur Pinky Cole will open two food-and-beverage concepts, Slutty Vegan and Bar Vegan, at Baltimore Peninsula, a $5 billion mixed-use redevelopment project currently underway in Baltimore. Scheduled to open in the fourth quarter of 2024, the plant-based restaurants are expected to create more than 100 new jobs. The 14 million-square-foot, 235-acre Baltimore Peninsula development also features a four-acre sports venue, ROOST Apartment Hotel and the Rye House and 250 Mission residential communities. The development and investment team for the project includes MAG Partners, MacFarlane Partners, Kevin Plank of Under Armour and his Sagamore Ventures investment firm and Goldman Sachs Asset Management Urban Investment Group. Additionally, Pinky Cole will join the development team for Baltimore Peninsula’s Rye Street Market component.
ONTARIO, CALIF. — SRS Real Estate Partners has arranged the sale of a freestanding restaurant building located at 4423 Mills Circle in the Inland Empire city of Ontario. A Southern California-based developer sold the asset to Culichi Lounge Inc. for $4.6 million. Culichi Town, a Mexican restaurant, occupies the 5,535-square-foot single-tenant property, which was built in 2001 as an outparcel at Ontario Mills Mall. The location is a new prototype concept for the restaurant, which currently has 22 locations. Matthew Mousavi and Patrick Luther of SRS Capital Markets represented the seller in the deal. Terrison Quinn and Zach Leffers of SRS arranged the lease with Culichi Town on behalf of the seller.
SAN DIEGO — Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. (MMCC) has arranged a $2.7 million refinancing for North of Market, a mixed-use retail and multifamily property in San Diego. Located at 701-721 8th Ave., the property comprises a restaurant, salon, clothing store and 10 apartments. Chad O’Connor of MMCC’s San Diego office secured the three-year, fixed-rate, interest-only loan for the undisclosed borrower.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Third & Urban has delivered Pass 41, a mixed-use development in Charlotte that comprises 80,000 square feet of walkable retail, entertainment and office space, as well as local art murals and outdoor gathering spaces. Pass 41 is the first phase of The Pass, a 12-acre mixed-use campus located at 530 E. Sugar Creek Road and 4100 and 4212 Raleigh St. in the city’s NoDa district. Odell is the project architect for The Pass, Urban Design Partners is the civil engineer and Gay Construction is the general contractor. Foundry Commercial is handling office leasing, and Thrift Commercial Real Estate oversees retail leasing. In addition to Pass 41’s completion, Third & Urban also announced it has executed leases with PINE, a new venue space from 828 events, and Borderline Bar & Billiards. The developer is focused on tenant build-outs and the construction of the multifamily building at The Pass. First retail tenants, including Soul Gastrolounge, are expected to open in spring 2024 and first residents are expected to move in during summer 2025. The adaptive reuse project is bracketed by the Cross Charlotte Trail, the light rail at Sugar Creek Station and a pocket park underneath an overpass that will …
RIVERSIDE, CALIF. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has arranged the acquisition of five retail outparcels located at Citrus Landing, a 124,904-square-foot retail center in the Inland Empire city of Riverside. Tenants at the outparcels, which total 25,916 square feet, include Carl’s Jr., Quick Quack Car Wash, Arrowhead Credit Union, Panda Express, Café Bottega, Pacific Dental and Chick-fil-A, which is scheduled to open next year. Stater Bros. anchors Citrus Landing, which was fully occupied at the time of sale. Kevin Fryman and Ed Hanley of Hanley Investment Group represented the 1031-exchange buyers in the transaction. REZA Investment Group represented the seller, Paragon Commercial Group.
CHICAGO — SVN Chicago Commercial has brokered the $1.8 million sale of a 4,800-square-foot restaurant condo in Chicago’s South Loop. The asset is located at 1307 S. Wabash Ave. Tim Rasmussen and Marcus Sullivan of SVN represented the undisclosed seller. David Wong of Century 21 Realty Associates represented the local buyer. The property sold for 95 percent of the asking price.
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Soloviev Group Plans 1,325-Unit Apartment Complex in Mixed-Use Freedom Plaza Development in Manhattan
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 …
SPANISH FORT, ALA. — Voodoo Brewing Co., an independent brewer based in Meadville, Pa., has signed a lease to join the tenant roster at Eastern Shore Centre, a 560,350-square-foot regional shopping center located at 30500 Highway 181 in Spanish Fort. Joseph AmecAngelo and Patti AmecAngelo of CBRE’s New Jersey office represented Voodoo Brewing in the lease deal. Shannon Tyndall of CBRE’s Birmingham office represented both the tenant and the undisclosed landlord. Situated about nine miles east of Mobile, Ala., Eastern Shore Centre’s tenant roster includes Belk, Dillards and Mountain High Outfitters. The new 5,035-square-foot brewery will be Voodoo’s first in Alabama. The company operates 12 breweries in six states that include both corporate and franchised locations. Voodoo Brewing plans to open more in the coming years in Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas and Nevada as part of its U.S. expansion plan announced in early 2022.
SOMERS, WIS. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $2.3 million sale of a 2,361-square-foot retail property occupied by Chipotle in Somers, a southern suburb of Milwaukee. Constructed this year, the net-leased building is located at 3671 Market Lane and features a 400-square-foot patio as well as a drive-thru. Nicholas Kanich of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a development group based in Wisconsin. The asset sold to a Minnesota-based buyer completing a 1031 exchange.
CHICAGO — Gibsons Restaurant Group (GRG) has signed a 15,000-square-foot, ground-floor retail lease at 919 W. Fulton St. in Chicago’s Fulton Market. Fulton Street Cos. is currently developing the 400,000-square-foot, 11-story office building. The lease marks the 13th location for GRG in the Chicago area. The tenant has yet to decide on the new restaurant concept. GRG operates Gibsons Bar & Steakhouse, Gibsons Italia, Hugo’s Frog Bar & Fish House, LUXBAR and Quartino Ristorante & Wine Bar. Alex Najem and Ross Babel negotiated the lease on behalf of Fulton Street on an internal basis. The property is slated for completion in the first quarter of 2025.