SOMERVILLE, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $3.5 million sale of Union Avenue Plaza, a 20,866-square-foot retail center located in the Central New Jersey community of Somerville. The center was fully leased to eight tenants at the time of sale, with the New Jersey Department of Motor Vehicles serving as the anchor. Brent Hyldahl and Alan Cafiero of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, SNS Real Estate Investment Group, in the deal and procured an undisclosed individual/personal trust as the buyer.
NEW YORK CITY — Fitness International has signed a 36,500-square-foot lease at 59 Maiden Lane in Manhattan. Fitness International will open a Club Studio facility, which offers boutique fitness classes and amenities, at the property. David Abrams, Eliot Goldschmidt, Jeff Jacobson and Brandon Miller of masonre represented the landlord, AmTrust RE, in the lease negotiations. Chase Welles of The Shopping Center Group and John Kalamaras of RealSource Group represented the tenant.
PALM DESERT, CALIF. — Pacific Retail Capital Partners (PRCP) has purchased The Shops at Palm Desert, a nearly 1 million-square-foot enclosed shopping mall in the Coachella Valley city of Palm Desert. Terms of the transaction were not released. PRCP plans to create a master plan for the 72-acre property that will transform it into a mixed-use destination and civic gathering place. The company envisions added green space, as well as multifamily and entertainment space. Situated in Palm Desert’s Highway 111 corridor, The Shops at Palm Desert was built in 1982 and renovated in 2013. Current tenants include JCPenney, Macy’s, Dick’s Sporting Goods and Barnes & Noble.
MOKENA, ILL. — Mid-America Real Estate Corp. has arranged the sale of Prairie Crossings, a 109,079-square-foot shopping center in Mokena, a southern suburb of Chicago. Tenants at the property include Chipotle, Panera, Hair Cuttery, Massage Envy, Botti Chiropractic and Sloan Stevens Salon. Rick Drogosz, Ben Wineman and Joe Girardi of Mid-America represented the seller, IRC Retail Centers/DRA Advisors. First-Tek Inc. was the buyer. Pine Tree served as property manager.
BRIGHTON, MICH. — Dollar Tree, X-Golf and Patient Centered Family Medicine & OMT have joined the tenant lineup at Green Oak Village Place, a retail lifestyle center in Brighton, which is located about midway between Detroit and Lansing. Dollar Tree and X-Golf, an indoor golf simulator, opened at the property on Saturday, Nov. 25. Patient Centered Family Medicine & OMT is slated to open before the end of the year. Dollar Tree occupies 9,853 square feet, X-Golf occupies 7,230 square feet and Patient Centered Family Medicine & OMT leases 1,349 square feet. REDICO owns the property.
SALT LAKE CITY — Bridge Investment Group and Lowe Property Group have received $157.5 million in loan proceeds to refinance Post District, a mixed-use complex in downtown Salt Lake City. Part of a three-phase project, Post District features 580 residential units across four buildings with approximately 26,000 rentable square feet of retail space. Sean Reimer, Mo Beler, Aaron Appel, Jonathan Schwartz, Adam Schwartz, Keith Kurland and William Herring of Walker & Dunlop co-originated the loan with Affinius Capital and Clarion Partners. The borrowers will use the loan proceeds to repay existing debt, fund future costs to complete the construction and repatriate equity to the client as the project continues the lease-up of its newly delivered units.
LAS VEGAS — Calmwater Capital has provided $23.2 million in short-term, first-mortgage debt to a Los Angeles-based private investor for the purchase of Decatur 215 Plaza, a shopping center in northwest Las Vegas. Built in 2013, the 126,678-square-foot property is fully leased to a mix of national and regional tenants including Petco, Hobby Lobby, Ulta Beauty, Sprouts Farmers Market, Sleep Number and Blaze Pizza. Approximately 90 percent of the tenants have occupied the center since 2016. Zachary Novatt, Larry Grantham and DaJuan Bennett of Calmwater originated the loan for the borrower.
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIF. — Progressive Real Estate Partners has arranged the sale of a single-tenant retail property located at 9008 Foothill Blvd. in Rancho Cucamonga. Red Mountain Group sold the asset to Celery Realty Investments LLC for $4.9 million in an all-cash deal. Dollar Tree occupies the 16,560-square-foot property on a triple-net, 10-year, corporate-backed lease. Brad Umansky, Greg Bedell and Lance Mordachini of Progressive Real Estate Partners represented the seller, while Katherine Quach and Wendy Wong of Treelane Realty Group represented the buyer in the deal.
TINLEY PARK, ILL. — Cannabis Facility Construction (CFC) has completed the Ascend Tinley Park recreational cannabis dispensary for Ascend Wellness Holdings Inc. in the Chicago suburb of Tinley Park. The 4,900-square-foot property at 16200 S. Harlem Ave. was formerly home to Chili’s and the Dugout sports bar. The project build-out included new lighting, custom-milled wood walls, multimedia display screens, illuminated product display cases and flexible point-of-sale stations. The building now features a state-of-the-art security system, custom mural by a local artist and expanded parking. The project marks the seventh Illinois dispensary that CFC has built for Ascend.
PRINCETON, N.J. — The Container Store has opened a 15,000-square-foot shop at The Square at West Windsor in Princeton. The store is the retailer’s 100th nationally and sixth in New Jersey. Anchored by Lowe’s and Trader Joe’s, the 220,000-square-foot shopping center is also home to tenants such as Ethan Allen, Mattress Firm, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Starbucks and Fidelity Investments. Blake Shanaphy of JLL represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Michael Gartenberg represented the landlord, New Jersey-based Garden Commercial, on an internal basis.