NEW YORK CITY — HFF has arranged $61.5 million in construction financing for the development of Roosevelt Parc, a 15-story transit-oriented mixed-use development located at 71-17 Roosevelt Ave. in the Jackson Heights neighborhood of Queens. Steven Klein and Geoff Goldstein of HFF secured the floating-rate construction loan through Principal Global Investors for the borrower, an affiliate of Werber Real Estate. Being developed by Werber Real Estate and Socius Development Group, the property will feature 154 residential units, 16,577 square feet of retail space, 23,074 square feet of community facility space and a 186-space parking garage. Additionally, the property is within one block of the Jackson Heights – Roosevelt Avenue subway station. Designed by Marvel Architects, the development will feature 40,000 square feet of amenity space, including a rooftop deck, a movie screening room, a fitness center, a children’s playroom, a courtyard, lounge areas and a 24-hour concierge. Units will feature a mix of studio through four-bedroom floor plans with stainless steel appliances, granite countertops, wood flooring and in-unit washers and dryers.
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SOUTH BURLINGTON, VT. — KeyPoint Partners has negotiated a lease with Target Corp. to open a location at University Mall (UMall) in South Burlington. The new Target store will occupy the 60,000-square-foot anchor space, which is currently occupied by The Bon-Ton. Construction for the new Target is slated to begin in February with the opening planned for October. Located on Dorset Street, UMall features more than 610,000 square feet of retail space. Current retailers and restaurants include Kohl’s, JCPenney, Sears, Charlotte Russe, American Eagle, Zumiez, Christopher & Banks and Applebee’s. Don Mace of KeyPoint Partners arranged the lease on behalf of the landlord.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a development site located at 2433 Pitkin Ave. in Brooklyn. A private investor acquired the site for $1.1 million. The buyer plans to develop a mixed-use property featuring 32 residential units and ground-floor retail space on the site. Jakub Nowak, Jim McGuckin and Thomas Brennan of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private investor, and the buyer in the deal.
Steady employment gains and new households in metro Detroit have boosted optimism in the retail sector. The local economy added 36,500 nonfarm payroll jobs in the 12-month period that ended September 30, 2017, an expansion of 1.8 percent and in line with employment growth nationally. Job gains were led by the professional and business services sector, which filled more than 12,400 positions. This segment includes many well-paying tech jobs as companies such as Penske Logistics and Lear Corp. increase staffing. As of August, Detroit’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate stood at 3.2 percent, down from 5.3 percent a year earlier, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Amazon.com is rapidly expanding in the metro area. Amazon opened a fulfillment center in Livonia this fall, creating 1,000 positions, and has additional facilities planned in 2018 for Romulus and Shelby Township that will create a combined 2,600 jobs when fully staffed. The combination of job creation and increasing wages is boosting household incomes and contributing to rising retail sales. The median household income in the third quarter stood at $59,600 per year, slightly higher than the U.S. level. The gain in spending power is benefiting existing retail operations and attracting new businesses such …
COSTA MESA, CALIF. — CBRE has arranged the $55.7 million sale of The Triangle, a 204,523-square-foot restaurant and retail center in Costa Mesa. Philip Voorhees, Jimmy Slusher, Kirk Brummer, Megan Wood, Preston Fetrow, Matt Burson and John Read of CBRE arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, a partnership led by Greenlaw Partners. A Los Angeles-based family office syndicate acquired the asset. At the time of sale, The Triangle was 94 percent leased to tenants including Yard House, 24 Hour Fitness, Tavern & Bowl, Triangle Cinemas and TIME Nightclub.
LANCASTER, CALIF. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has arranged the $5.6 million sale of Lancaster Triangle, a five-building, 35,569-square-foot retail center in Lancaster. Bill Asher and Jeff Lefko of Hanley Investment Group and Rosanne Morgiewicz of The Morgiewicz Co. arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, Lancaster Triangle LLC, and the buyer, an undisclosed private investor. Lancaster Triangle was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants including Burger King, Fast Auto & Payday Loans, American Tire Depot, Sugary Donuts, Socorro’s Bridal and York Shore House Fish & Chips.
WARWICK, R.I. — HFF has arranged $75 million in refinancing for Warwick Mall, a super regional mall located at 400 Bald Hill Road in Warwick. The borrower is a joint venture between Bliss Properties, Mark T. Brennan & Co. and Lane Family Trust. Jennifer Keller and Andrew Gray of HFF arranged the 10-year, fixed-rate loan through Bank of America. Originally developed in the 1970s and renovated in 2011, the 978,659-square-foot mall is occupied by 86 tenants, including Nordstrom Rack, Macy’s, Jordan’s Furniture, Target, H&M, Old Navy and JCPenney. Additionally, the mall features a 12-screen Showcase Cinema, 12 restaurants and 5,000 parking spaces.
FAIRLESS HILLS, PA. — Cronheim Mortgage has arranged a $33.5 million mortgage loan for Fairless Hills Towne Center, a retail center located in Fairless Hills. The borrower is a joint venture between Larken Associates and Red Starr Investment. The loan was placed with an investment bank and structured with a seven-year term and 30-year amortization schedule after an 18-month interest-only payment period. The permanent loan refinanced the bridge loan used to acquire and reposition the property. The borrowers acquired the 294,000-square-foot center, which is anchored by Giant Food/Pharmacy, in 2015.
Island Associates Brokers $5.7M Acquisition of Retail Property in New Windsor, New York
by Amy Works
NEW WINDSOR, N.Y. — Island Associates has brokered the acquisition of a retail property located at 170 Windsor Highway in New Windsor. An undisclosed buyer purchased the property for $5.7 million. QuickCheck occupies the 7,254-square-foot property, which is situated on 2.9 acres. Roger Delisle of Island Associates represented the buyer, while Matthew Gorman of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller in the deal.
WAXAHACHIE, TEXAS — STRIVE has arranged the sale of Northgate Plaza, a 196,006-square-foot retail center situated on 18.6 acres at 507 U.S. Highway 77 in the southern Dallas metro of Waxahachie. Anchored by Big Lots, the property was 88 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Aaron’s, Verizon Wireless and Schlotzsky’s. Jennifer Pierson of STRIVE represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of whom were private investors based in California.