CHICAGO — Kingsbury Orleans LP, a partnership led by an affiliate of Next Realty LLC, has refinanced Kingsbury Center located at 350 W. Hubbard St. in Chicago’s River North. The Next Realty affiliate has been an investment partner in the 135,315-square-foot office and retail building since it was developed in 1988. Habitat, a major building tenant, has provided management services since 1992 in addition to maintaining an ownership interest through an affiliate. Proceeds from the long-term refinancing, which extends through 2050, provide working capital and flexibility to market and build out currently available building vacancies. At the time of the refinancing, Kingsbury Center was 95 percent leased. Kingsbury Center rises six stories with 92,433 square feet of office space and 42,882 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Signature tenants include Habitat, Related Cos., CVS and Petco. Office tenants are primarily in the finance, real estate, legal and service sectors. Steve Levitas of Newmark is leasing the office space vacancy. Daniel Rosenberg of BWE arranged the financing.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — CBRE has arranged the $110 million sale of SEVEN20 at Legacy Union, a 14-level parking facility located at 720 S. Church St. in Uptown Charlotte. Lincoln Harris sold the 1.1 million-square-foot property to Highwoods Properties. Patrick Gildea and Matt Smith of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction. Built in 2019 as part of the 10.2-acre Legacy Union mixed-use development, SEVEN20 at Legacy Union is the largest parking facility in the Carolinas, according to CBRE. The facility features a double-helix structure, two elevator towers, 3,057 parking stalls, 14,360 square feet of ground-level retail space and a pedestrian bridge on the fifth level that connects to Bank of America tower. The property is also equipped to accommodate guest parking for Carolinas Panthers games and other events taking place at the nearby Bank of America Stadium.
LONGVIEW, TEXAS — Fort Worth-based owner-operator Trademark Property Co. and department store retailer Dillard’s have partnered to purchase Longview Mall in East Texas, with plans to undertake a repositioning. The Wall Street Journal reports that the sales price was $34 million. The mall originally opened in 1978 and welcomes some 3.7 visitors annually. In addition to Dillard’s, tenants at the property include Dick’s Sporting Goods, J.C. Penney, HomeGoods, Bath & Body Works, Foot Locker, H&M, Kay Jewelers, Auntie Anne’s, Chick-fil-A and Chuck E. Cheese. The name of the seller, as well as specifics of the repositioning plan, were not disclosed.
Ram Realty Acquires Shoppes at Jupiter in South Florida, Inks Anchor Lease With Whole Foods
by John Nelson
JUPITER, FLA. — Ram Realty Advisors has acquired The Shoppes at Jupiter, a 197,000-square-foot shopping center located at the intersection of Indiantown Road and U.S. Highway 1 in Jupiter. The Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.-based investor acquired the property from Orion Real Estate Group for $52.8 million. Noah Jones and Dan Lynch of Atlantic Retail brokered the transaction. Orion previously acquired the property in 2015 for $27.8 million. Prior to closing, Ram Realty secured an anchor lease with Whole Foods Market, which will join existing tenants at The Shoppes at Jupiter including Cinépolis Luxury Cinemas, Palm Beach Sports Club Gym, Staples and Bealls.
SALT LAKE CITY — Newmark Mountain West has brokered the sale of a 10-property C-A-L Ranch store portfolio spanning Idaho, Utah, Arizona and Nevada. Integra CRE sold the portfolio for an undisclosed price. The name of the buyer was not released. Totaling more than 637,000 square feet, the retail locations serve rural and suburban communities. Chad Moore, Drew Helm and Brendan Lee of Newmark Mountain West represented the seller in the deal.
OAKLEY, CALIF. — RealSource Group has arranged the ground lease sale of a single-tenant convenience store and fuel station located at 1050 Laurel Road in Oakley. California Capital & Investment Group sold the asset to 7-Eleven, which exercised its Right of First Refusal on the property, for an undisclosed price. Jonathan Schiffer and Austin Blodgett of RealSource represented the seller in the deal. 7-Eleven occupies the 3,795-square-foot building that was built in 2019 on 1.2 acres. The property is subject to a triple-net ground lease with over nine years remaining on the initial 15-year term, 10 percent rent increases every five years and three five-year renewal options.
AURORA, ILL. — Quantum Real Estate Advisors Inc. has arranged the $2.8 million sale of a 14,238-square-foot retail center in Aurora. At the time of sale, the property at 2380 S. Eola Road was 90 percent leased to tenants such as Subway, Dunkin’, Wing Snob and Smile Family Dental. Dan Waszak and Brett Berlin of Quantum represented the seller, a public REIT based in Florida. The buyer was a private investor based in Illinois.
Dwight Mortgage Trust Funds $110M Refinancing for LC Line and Low Apartments in Charleston
by John Nelson
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Dwight Mortgage Trust, an affiliate of Dwight Capital, has provided a $110 million bridge loan for the refinancing of LC Line and Low, a new 277-unit apartment development in Charleston. Brandon Baksh, Noah Greenwald and Talisse Thompson of Dwight Mortgage Trust originated the loan on behalf of the sponsor, Lifestyle Communities, which will use the loan to refinance existing construction debt and fund remaining construction expenses. LC Line and Low features a main residential building, train shed with loft-style apartments, historic single-family homes with private courtyards and seven retail suites totaling 15,000 square feet. The retail component houses tenants including The Goat Restaurant & Bar and Morning Ritual Coffee Shop, with another restaurant and a cocktail bar in the planning stages. Amenities include a resort-style pool, clubhouse, fitness center with saunas and cold plunges, coworking lounge and a parking deck.
RICHMOND, TEXAS — Sprouts Farmers Market has opened a 29,105-square-foot grocery store in Richmond, a southwestern suburb of Houston. The Phoenix-based grocer joins LA Fitness, At Home and Academy Sports + Outdoors as the anchor tenants at Waterview Town Center, a 134-acre development located at the intersection of Grand Parkway and Harlem Road. Local developer Read King owns Waterview Town Center.
NEW YORK CITY — A joint venture between Baltimore-based MCB Real Estate and New York-based Osiris Ventures will undertake a $100 million retail redevelopment project in the Bay Ridge area of Brooklyn. The joint venture acquired the 14-lot assemblage at 458 86th St., which formerly housed a Century 21 department store that first opened in the 1960s, for $47.5 million. The redevelopment, which will be known as Century Marketplace, will involve reconstructing the multi-story structures facing 86th Street to create a two-story structure that aligns with the existing rear building on 87th Street. A new interior atrium fronting 86th Street will also be added, and the new development will ultimately feature 95,000 square feet of retail space with a grocery anchor. Ethan Stanton, Jeffrey Julien, Brendan Maddigan and Michael Mazzara of JLL represented the seller, ASG Equities, in the transaction. Construction is expected to begin before the end of the year.