LONG BRANCH, N.J. — Kushner Cos. and Extell Development Co. have closed on two phases of financing in conjunction with their purchase of Pier Village in Long Branch. The companies acquired Pier Village for $180 million in a transaction that closed in two phases over the last quarter of 2014. Pier Village consists of 492 residences and more than 100,000 square feet of retail, including restaurants, shops and a fitness center. Capital One provided bridge financing for the first phase of the acquisition in November 2014. In mid-December, the bank also originated and closed a $97 million long-term fixed-rate financing from Fannie Mae to take out the acquisition loan that it provided a month earlier. Both Capital One financings were arranged by Meridian Capital Group. Additionally, the partnership assumed a 7-year $32 million Freddie Mac loan originated by PNC Bank, which was originated a year and half ago by the prior ownership.
NEW YORK CITY — Massey Knakal, now Cushman & Wakefield, has arranged the sale of a development site located at 191-231 Moore St. in Brooklyn’s East Williamsburg neighborhood. The 2.3-acre site sold for $28.3 million, or $167 per buildable square foot, in an all-cash transaction. The site is located in a dual M1-1/M1-2 zone, which permits a total of approximately 169,496 buildable square feet for retail or commercial development. Additionally, the site features more than 1,100 feet of frontage on Moore, Seigel and White streets. The site current consists of five industrial buildings, totaling nearly 47,000 square feet. Brendan Maddigan and Stephen Palmese of Cushman & Wakefield handled the transaction. The buyer and seller were not disclosed.
PFLUGERVILLE, TEXAS — The Boulder Group has arranged the $2.3 million sale of an Advance Auto Parts property located at 1313 FM 685 in Pflugerville, a suburb of Austin. The brand-new, 6,895-square-foot building is located across the street from a Walmart Supercenter. Advance Auto Parts has 15 years remaining on their absolute net lease, which features 9 percent rental escalations in each renewal option period. The buyer and seller were unnamed.
WESTLAND, MICH. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $15.2 million sale of Cherry Hill Marketplace, a 120,568-square-foot shopping center in Westland, approximately 16 miles west of Detroit. Cherry Hill Marketplace is located at 124-210 S. Merriman Road. Kroger anchors the shopping center. Other tenants include Kroger Fuel, CVS, Ace Hardware, Advance America, Great Clips and H&R Block. The property was 84 percent occupied at the time of sale. Steven Siegel of the Marcus & Millichap’s Manhattan office, and Simon Jonna and Ashish Vakhariya of the firm’s Detroit office represented the institutional seller and procured the buyer, also an institution.
SKOKIE, ILL. — STREAM Capital Partners has brokered the sale of a 73,000-square-foot retail property in Skokie. The property is under a long-term lease to Floor & Decor, a national retailer of flooring and tile products. Clark Street Development, a Chicago-based real estate company, sold the property to a private REIT for an undisclosed sales price. Jonathan Wolfe and Jordan Shtulman of STREAM Capital Partners represented the seller.
GLENDALE, CALIF. – LA Fitness and Buffalo Wild Wings have announced plans to open at Glendale Marketplace this year. The retail center is located at 106 South Brand Blvd. in the Los Angeles Tri-City submarket of Glendale. LA Fitness and Buffalo Wild Wings are both in expansion mode. They will be joined by AT&T, which also plans to open at the 153,000-square-foot marketplace this year. The center is owned by Cypress Equities.
ATLANTA — Medalist Capital has arranged acquisition financing for the purchase of Abernathy Square, a 128,000-square-foot, Publix-anchored shopping center in Atlanta. Bryan Brooks of Medalist Capital’s Charlotte office arranged the non-recourse, fixed-rate loan through an unnamed life company lender on behalf of the borrower, Charlotte-based Ferncroft Capital.
The overall snapshot is that Atlanta’s economy is on a growth tract in terms of employment and corporate growth, and has definitely rebounded from the recession and its previous overbuilding. Economic growth and the current lack of speculative development are driving the improvement in the retail market. Rental rates, occupancy levels, absorption, leasing momentum and pricing are increasing. In addition, new retailers are entering or looking to enter the market. However, the retail market’s improvement varies across the metro region. Vacancy and Rental Rates Due to positive absorption and leasing momentum in both vacant and sublease space, the overall occupancy rate and average rental rate for Atlanta’s retail inventory have been increasing. According to CoStar’s third quarter retail market update, the overall vacancy rate is now down to 8.8 percent and the average rental rate is $12.78 per square foot. However, when you break it down by submarket and property types, rental rate and occupancy gains vary significantly. Quality shopping centers in strong submarkets and locations have experienced very strong gains, yet Class B and C centers and those located in certain submarkets are still lagging the overall market. The Buckhead, Central Atlanta, Central Perimeter and Georgia 400 submarkets are …
NEW YORK CITY — Savanna has acquired a newly built retail property located at 461 West 14th St. in New York City’s Meatpacking District. Brandon Miller and Michael Miller of Real Estate Equities Corp. and Alfieri Development sold the 24,682-square-foot property, which is located under the High Line, for an undisclosed price. The property features 15-foot ceilings, all-glass storefronts and LED paneling atop the glass. Additionally, the floor plates can be configured into one or two large retail spaces or several smaller spaces, with 10,000 square feet on the corner of Tenth Avenue and 14th Street, and 6,000 square feet on the corner of Tenth Avenue and 15th Street. Savanna has engaged JLL to market the property. Neil Helman, Vincent Carrega, Jon Epstein and Charles Kingsley of Avison Young represented the seller, a single-purpose entity controlled by investor/developer Real Estate Equities Corp.
SANTA ANA, CALIF. — Newport Asset Management Group has purchased McFadden Center, a 184,737-square-foot retail and office complex in Santa Ana, for $30.7 million. The center is located at 1714 East McFadden Ave. The center features 11 buildings occupied by 57 tenants. The buildings include two retail pads, one retail-in-line building with 18 suites and eight business park buildings with a total of 79 suites. McFadden Center is currently 98 percent occupied. Newport plans to renovate the center as part of its long-term hold strategy. The firm was represented by Ryan Swanson and Kurt Bruggeman of Lee & Associates Irvine. “McFadden Center was an attractive purchase because it offers excellent cash flow and diversified income stream from industrial, office and retail tenants alike in a central OC location,” Swanson says. The seller, Olen Properties, was represented by HFF’s Mike McCann, Ryan Gallagher and Dan Curtis.