MILWAUKEE — Grassroots Salad Co. has signed a 2,841-square-foot lease at Chase Tower in Milwaukee. The restaurant provides made-to-order salads, wraps and freshly pressed juices for people on the go. Slated to open in spring 2018, this will be the company’s second location. In addition to in-store dining for approximately 50 people, Grassroots will offer catering and delivery. Dedicated to offering locally grown ingredients including antibiotic- and hormone-free proteins, the company is a sustainable business, serving compostable bowls and biodegradable utensils. Chase Tower, owned by Southfield, Mich.-based Farbman Group, is located on the corner of East Wisconsin Avenue and North Water Street. The 22-story, 480,000-square-foot office building recently underwent renovations, including new lighting and painting of the parking garage, new carpet and fresh paint throughout the common areas and the addition of an amenity room.
Retail
NEW YORK CITY — Extell Development Co. closed on a $1.1 billion construction loan for Central Park Tower on Dec. 29, 2017. The financing package comprised a $900 million senior construction loan syndication led by J.P. Morgan and a $235 million preferred equity loan from a hedge fund. Situated on 57th Street, the 1,550-foot Central Park Tower will be the tallest residential building in the world. Designed by Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture, the building will feature 179 residences, stratospheric views and a full-service amenity package, as well as a seven-story, 300,000-square-foot Nordstrom department store. Extell is co-developing Central Park Tower with SMI USA, the U.S. subsidiary of Shanghai Municipal Investment.
STAMFORD, CONN. — Building and Land Technology (BLT) is developing Harbor Landing, the redevelopment and rebranding of Stamford Landing and Davenport Landing in Stamford. The project will connect the Stamford Landing office complex and the Davenport Landing boatyard and residential properties. The newly connected waterfront property will be a combination of the former Stamford Landing, a 200,000-square-foot waterfront office complex, and the former Davenport Landing, featuring 218 residential rental units, two restaurants, a full-service boatyard operated by The Hinckley Co., a boardwalk and a marina with more than 120 available slips. The residential portion of the property is slated to begin leasing early this year. On-site amenities at the property include security, a shuttle to the train, a fitness center with yoga studio, marina slips, and two restaurants, Crab Shell and Prime. BLT has retained RHYS as leasing agent for the property.
NEW YORK CITY — TerraCRG has arranged the sale of a development site located at 52-56 Ainslie St. in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg neighborhood. An undisclosed buyer acquired the 4,950-square-foot site for $5.1 million. The site offers mixed zoning, allowing for a development project ranging in size from 13,365 square feet to 17,820 square feet depending on use. Ofer Cohen, Dan Marks, Matt Trotter, Peter Matheos and David Algarin of TerraCRG brokered the transaction. The name of the seller was not released.
EXP Realty Advisors Brokers $17M Acquisition of Retail Property in Harwich, Massachusetts
by Amy Works
HARWICH, MASS. — EXP Realty Advisors has arranged the acquisition of a retail property located at 18 Sisson Road in Harwich. A New York City-based real estate investor purchased the property from an undisclosed seller for $17 million in a 1031 exchange transaction. Star Market, a grocery store chain, occupies the 59,054-square-foot property on a net-lease basis. Andrew Greenberg of EXP Realty Advisors represented the buyer in the deal.
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of a retail property located at 42-31 Bell Blvd. in the Bayside neighborhood of Queens. Midwood Investment & Development sold the property to Hersel Solutions for $13.5 million. At the time of sale, the 10,092-square-foot property was fully occupied by three tenants. Bank of America anchors the property and occupies 5,376 square feet with a lease through March 2024. The remaining units are occupied by a dog daycare and a restaurant with lease through October 2019 and April 2024, respectively. Additionally, the building features a 20-space parking lot and approximately 22,814 square feet of air rights. James Nelson, Stephen Preuss and Carly Weinreb of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the deal.
CROWLEY, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Deer Creek Plaza, a 26,500-square-foot retail center located at 740 S. Crowley Road in Crowley, about 15 miles south of Fort Worth. Built in 2007, the shopping center was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants such as iFit Elite, Nails Plus, Diet Solutions, Bethel Management, iFit Elite Tanning, eRepair and Inspire Salon. Philip Levy and Matthew Bean of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a limited liability company, in the transaction. Douglas Cole of Marcus & Millichap’s West Los Angeles office secured the buyer, also a limited liability company.
HUNTSVILLE, ALA. — Topgolf has opened at MidCity, a $350 million mixed-use redevelopment under construction at the intersection of University Drive and Research Park Boulevard in Huntsville. The global sports entertainment company is the first tenant to open at the 140-acre project — a redevelopment of the former Madison Square Mall. Alabama-based RCP Cos. is developing the project. The 53,000-square-foot, three-level Topgolf facility features 72 climate-controlled hitting bays that can host up to six players at a time, in addition to private event space. The project is also home to The Camp at MidCity, an outdoor entertainment venue that debuted its annual, three-day music festival in summer 2017. In addition, plans for MidCity include 345,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space and restaurants, 200,000 square feet of technical and creative office space, 500 hotel rooms and 900 multifamily units.
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — GBT Realty Corp. has acquired Overlook Village, a 153,820-square-foot shopping center in Asheville, for $25.5 million. Berkeley Capital Advisors arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, Kimco Realty. Constructed in 1989, Overlook Village was 80 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including HomeGoods, T.J. Maxx and Ross Dress for Less. The property also houses a vacant anchor space that was formerly leased to hhgregg. The new owner plans to announce redevelopment plans for the property in the spring.
SEATTLE — Regency Centers Corp. has acquired Roosevelt Square, a 150,000-square-foot, multi-level shopping center in Seattle. The Puget Sound Business Journal reports TH Real Estate, an affiliate of Nuveen, sold the asset for $68.3 million. Whole Foods Market anchors the center, which was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Dania Furniture, Umpqua Bank, Starbucks Coffee, Mattress Firm and Bartell Drugs Store.