OVERLAND PARK, KAN. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $15.8 million sale of Regency Square North, a 74,085-square-foot grocery-anchored shopping center in Overland Park. The sales price equates to $214 per square foot. Built between 2001 and 2002 on more than seven acres, Regency Square North is located at 7201-7401 W. 91st St. Regency Square North is anchored by one of two Whole Foods locations currently operating in the Kansas City metropolitan area; a third is built and scheduled to open in March. Garrette Matlock of Marcus & Millichap’s Denver office represented the seller, Regency North Retail LLC, an entity sponsored through AMG National Trust Bank. The buyer, ACF Property Management Inc., represented itself in the transaction. Greg Bates of the firm’s Kansas City office is Marcus & Millichap’s broker of record in Kansas. In addition to Whole Foods, Regency Square North’s tenancy includes Cinzetti’s, a Italian restaurant offering a marketplace-style display kitchen with multiple exhibitor stations, Metcalf Discount Liquors and Hitch Fit Gym. Cinzetti’s and Metcalf Liquors are original tenants with eight years and six years remaining on their leases, respectively. Hitch Fit Gym recently leased 3,783 square feet of space adjacent to Whole Foods.
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SAN ANTONIO – Kennedy Wilson represented both the buyer and the seller in the sale of the 112,000-square-foot building known as the Aztec Theatre, a historic mixed-use building located at 201 E. Commerce Street in San Antonio. The structure was recently renovated and is located in the central business district. Suzanne Havekost of Kennedy Wilson’s brokerage group in the firm’s San Antonio office represented the buyer, Aztec Family Group LLC, and the seller, Aztec Project Development Ltd., in the transaction. Built in 1926, the theatre underwent more than $20 million in restorations and renovations, first in 1998 when Belgian Baron Theodore Bracht of Aztec Project Development Ltd. purchased the property . In 2013, Sam Panchevre of the Aztec Family Group LLC leased the facility and made an additional investment to increase the seating capacity and upgraded the venue to accommodate live music and entertainment.
Meadow Partners Converts 866 United Nations Plaza into Commercial Condo Property in NYC
by Amy Works
NEW YORK CITY — Meadow Partners, through an affiliate, has converted 866 United Nations Plaza, a 471,000-square-foot office building, into a commercial condominium property containing office, retail and garage space. Located at the base of two 32-story residential towers on 48th Street in New York City, the property offers six 78,000-square-foot floors and units ranging in size from less than 1,000 to more than 50,000 square feet. Additionally, units can be combined and demised to accommodate users of varying sizes. Sale prices range from under $1 million to more than $60 million, depending on unit size, view and floor plan. Built in 1965, the property features two lobbies, 24/7 security, 17-foot travertine walls and polished granite floors, six elevators, a separate service entrance with loading dock and oversized freight elevator, and an underground parking garage. Rudder Property Group is marketing the building, which is managed by Jones Lang LaSalle.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Margules Properties has acquired the Sip Triangle Building in Jersey City for $2.5 million from an undisclosed seller. Located at 48-58 Sip Ave. and two blocks from the PATH Station in Journal Square, the 6,000-square-foot building features four retail stores and significant air rights. The property is adjacent to a 64-unit residential building with eight retail stores at 60 Sip Ave. that Margules Properties purchased in 2012. Benjamin Greenstein of Capital Realty Associates represented the buyer in the transaction.
WARRENVILLE, ILL. — Quantum Real Estate Advisors Inc. has brokered the $5.7 million sale of a dual-tenant retail building and a freestanding building in Warrenville, 12 miles northeast of Aurora. The property is located at 28231-28251 Diehl Road. Chipotle and Specialty’s Café have long-term leases at the dual-tenant retail building and a McDonald’s occupies the freestanding building. The seller was a local real estate investor based in Lake Bluff, Ill. An Eau Claire, Wis.-based private real estate investor purchased the property. Chad Firsel and Conor Bossy of Quantum were the sole brokers in the transaction.
FORT WAYNE, IND. — Nadmar Realty Group has sold a 190,000-square-foot shopping center in Huntington, 25 miles southwest of Fort Wayne. Huntington Plaza is located at 2000 N. Jefferson St. Tenants at the property include Aaron’s, Hibbett Sports, JC Penney, Dollar General, Big Lots, Peebles and several other national and regional retailers. Joel Gorjian led Namdar in the disposition. A New York-based private investor purchased the property for an undisclosed sales price.
CHICAGO — Mid-America Real Estate Corp. has arranged a retail lease on behalf of Millennium Dance Complex in the West Loop neighborhood of Chicago. Millennium Dance Complex signed a lease for 7,790 square feet at 1000 W. Washington Blvd. The Millennium Dance Complex is known worldwide as a studio of the commercial dance world. This is Millennium’s first location in Chicago.The dance studio is expected to open this spring. Andrew Becker and Michael Wexler of Mid-America represented the tenant in the transaction. Doug Renner and Trevor Jack of Chicago-based Baum Realty Group represented the landlord.
FARMINGVILLE, N.Y. — STREAM Capital Partners has brokered the sale of a property located at 2350 N. Ocean Ave. in Farmingville. The property is under a long-term ground lease to Stop & Shop. A private REIT purchased the property for $3.2 million from a private owner. Jordan Shtulman and Jonathan Wolfe of STREAM Capital Partners represented the seller in the transaction.
ABILENE, TEXAS — Cushman & Wakefield’s Capital Markets group has arranged the sale of Shops at Abilene, a 179,122-square-foot power center located at 3517 Catclaw Drive in Abliene. Cronacher Corp. sold the asset to American Realty Capital Partners. Tom Salanty, Chris Harden and Kristopher Von Hohn of Cushman & Wakefield represented Cronacher Corp. in the transaction. National and regional retailers anchor 97 percent of Shops at Abilene’s gross leasable area. Major tenants include Bed Bath & Beyond, Michael’s, Old Navy, PetSmart, Ross, Shoe Carnival and TJ Maxx.
Here’s the Chicago commercial real estate market’s big secret: the suburbs never went away. While it’s true that office vacancy rates hit the high 20s in 2008, the truth is that suburban absorption never faltered. In early 2014, Savills Studley reviewed all office leasing transactions from 2010 to 2013, a recessionary period for the sector. The analysis revealed that of the nearly 7.4 million square feet of deals tracked, nearly three-quarters of the moves (5 million square feet) involved tenants moving from one suburb to another. Compare that trend to the relocations from the suburbs to the city, which totaled approximately 1.8 million square feet during the same period. The exodus of companies like Hillshire Brands and Motorola Mobility from the suburbs made it seem like the city was the only place to be for high-growth firms. The analysis also showed that firms moving from out of town to the area went to the suburbs rather than the city by a factor of more than 2 to 1: 385,000 square feet versus 160,000 square feet. So, it’s no surprise that the suburban Chicago office market ended 2014 with the lowest vacancy rate since 2008. The 22.6 percent vacancy rate in …