PLANTATION, FLA. — SRS Real Estate Partners has brokered the $7.4 million sale of Bank of America Plaza, a 13,000-square-foot retail building located at 7001 W. Broward Blvd. in Plantation. Situated in South Florida’s Broward County, the property was built in 2004 and leased to Bank of America. Brandon Woulfe of SRS represented the seller, an entity doing business as 7001 Plantation 2009 LP, in the off-market transaction. Don Ginsburg of Katalyst Real Estate represented the buyer, Barron Real Estate.
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COMMERCE, CARDIFF AND SANTEE, CALIF. — Calbay Development has purchased three retail value-add properties in California for a total of $8.5 million. In the first transaction, Calbay acquired a site in Commerce in a short-term sale/leaseback off-market transaction for $2.5 million. Calbay will construct a new Starbucks drive-thru café on the site in 2023. The second deal is a corporate-owned Jack in the Box drive-thru in Cardiff for $2.5 million. Reg Kobzi, Michael Peterson, Natasha Edwards and Brianna Bowers of CBRE and Mike Clark of Main & Main brokered the transaction. The property was sold with a short-term sale/leaseback with Jack in the Box corporate. Calbay plans to redevelop the property into a new restaurant in 2023. In the third transaction, Calbay acquired a value-add strip center, with option to purchase a corner lot of excess land, located on a signalized intersection in Santee for $3.5 million. The site benefits from upside due to short-term leases, strong traffic, major adjacent retailers and on/off access to the 52 Freeway. Greg Spounias of Highland Partners Corp. brokered the transaction. Calbay secured financing through MidFirst Bank for all three sites and intends to redevelop each property with national brand retailers and restaurants in …
NEW YORK CITY — Walker & Dunlop Inc.’s New York capital markets team has arranged $388.4 million in construction financing for The Brook, a mixed-use development in downtown Brooklyn consisting of 448,000 rentable square feet of multifamily and retail space. Bank of America provided the funds. Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Inc., which is managed by an affiliate of Apollo Global Management, and Witkoff are developing the property at the cross-section of Fulton Street, Flatbush Avenue Extension, and DeKalb Avenue, next to Brooklyn landmarks such as the Fulton Mall and the Barclays Center. The mixed-use property will be split between two development sites, with the eastern site located at 565 Fulton St. and the western site at 547-557 Fulton St. The eastern site will consist of a 51-story mixed-used tower that will feature 561 studio, one- and two-bedroom apartment units utilizing the Affordable New York and Inclusionary Housing programs, as well as approximately 30,000 square feet of common space. Amenities will include a pool with cabanas, dog park, fitness center, half basketball court and multiple resident lounges. The base of the building will feature 17,200 square feet of ground-level retail space. The western site will consist of approximately 14,000 square feet of retail space next to Albee Square and is poised to attract retail brands and wholesalers looking to establish or strengthen their foothold in Brooklyn. …
Apollo Global Management Receives $388.4M Financing for The Brook Mixed-Use Project in Brooklyn
by Jeff Shaw
NEW YORK CITY — Walker & Dunlop Inc.’s New York capital markets team has arranged $388.4 million in construction financing for the Brook, a mixed-use development in downtown Brooklyn consisting of 448,000 rentable square feet of multifamily and retail space. Bank of America provided the funds. Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Inc., which is managed by an affiliate of Apollo Global Management, and Witkoff are developing the property at the cross-section of Fulton Street, Flatbush Avenue Extension, and DeKalb Avenue, next to Brooklyn landmarks such as the Fulton Mall and the Barclays Center. The mixed-use property will be split between two development sites, with the eastern site located at 565 Fulton St. and the western site at 547-557 Fulton St. The eastern site will consist of a 51-story mixed-used tower that will feature 561 studio, one- and two-bedroom apartment units utilizing the Affordable New York and Inclusionary Housing programs, as well as approximately 30,000 square feet of common space. Amenities will include a pool with cabanas, dog park, fitness center, half basketball court and multiple resident lounges. The base of the building will feature 17,200 square feet of ground-level retail space. The western site will consist of approximately 14,000 square feet of retail space next to Albee Square and is poised to attract retail brands and wholesalers looking to establish or strengthen their foothold in Brooklyn. …
ORLANDO, FLA. — Plaza Advisors has arranged the sale of Oakhill Village, a 103,427-square-foot shopping center located at the intersection of Hiawassee and Old Winter Garden roads in Orlando. An offshore investor doing business as Escape 22 Oakhill LLC purchased the center from an entity doing business as Oakhill Village Associates Ltd. for an undisclosed price. Built in 1989, Oakhill Village is situated on 11.4 acres about 10 miles northwest of Orlando International Airport. The property was 99 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as anchor DG Market + pOpshelf.
OVERLAND PARK, KAN. — PEBB Enterprises and Contrarian Capital Management have sold the Pinnacle Village shopping center in the Kansas City suburb of Overland Park for $16.8 million. Lawrence, Kan.-based Cherry Hill Properties was the buyer. PEBB and Contrarian purchased Pinnacle Village in May 2018 and enhanced the 108,729-square-foot center through leasing activity and property improvements. DSW and Michaels are anchor tenants at the property, which is 90 percent leased. Additional tenants include Firehouse Subs, Goldfish Swim School and First Watch. Evan Halkias and Jeffrey Benz of Cushman & Wakefield represented the sellers.
DRIPPING SPRINGS, TEXAS — A partnership between two Austin-based firms, Long View Equity and Endeavor Real Estate Group, has acquired 5.6 acres in the western Austin suburb of Dripping Springs for the development of a 27,000-square-foot office and retail project. Branded Sawyer Ranch, the development will comprise 13,000 square feet of office space and 14,000 square feet of retail space. Construction is scheduled to begin in the first quarter of 2023 and to be complete in the fourth quarter of 2023. Sawyer Ranch is 55 percent preleased to date.
PEBB Enterprises, Contrarian Capital Management Sell Shopping Center in Overland Park for $16.8M
by Jaime Lackey
OVERLAND PARK, KAN. — PEBB Enterprises and Contrarian Capital Management have sold the Pinnacle Village shopping center in the Kansas City suburb of Overland Park for $16.8 million. Lawrence, Kan.-based Cherry Hill Properties was the buyer. PEBB and Contrarian purchased Pinnacle Village in May 2018 and enhanced the 108,729-square-foot center through leasing activity and property improvements. DSW and Michaels are anchor tenants at the property, which is 90 percent leased. Additional tenants include Firehouse Subs, Goldfish Swim School and First Watch. Evan Halkias and Jeffrey Benz of Cushman & Wakefield represented the sellers.
DRIPPING SPRINGS, TEXAS — A partnership between two Austin-based firms, Long View Equity and Endeavor Real Estate Group, has acquired 5.6 acres in the western Austin suburb of Dripping Springs for the development of a 27,000-square-foot office and retail project. Branded Sawyer Ranch, the development will comprise 13,000 square feet of office space and 14,000 square feet of retail space. Construction is scheduled to begin in the first quarter of 2023 and to be complete in the fourth quarter of 2023. Sawyer Ranch is 55 percent preleased to date.
ORLANDO, FLA. — Plaza Advisors has arranged the sale of Oakhill Village, a 103,427-square-foot shopping center located at the intersection of Hiawassee and Old Winter Garden roads in Orlando. An offshore investor doing business as Escape 22 Oakhill LLC purchased the center from an entity doing business as Oakhill Village Associates Ltd. for an undisclosed price. Built in 1989, Oakhill Village is situated on 11.4 acres about 10 miles northwest of Orlando International Airport. The property was 99 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as anchor DG Market + pOpshelf.