Grand Rapids, Mich. — PREIT has opened the Woodland Mall expansion wing. In 2017, the company purchased the store formerly occupied by Sears at the mall. It was demolished in order to make way for new uses. Von Maur now occupies 90,000 square feet at the new wing and is the department store’s first in the region. Other new retailers slated to open at the property include Urban Outfitters, Sephora, White House Black Market, Tricho Salon, Paddle North, Mobile Station and REI, which opened in May. New dining options include …
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Uber Capital Group Arranges $28.7 Million in Acquisition Financing for Sierra Vista Mall Near Fresno
Clovis, Calif. — Great Neck, New York-based Uber Capital Group has secured a $28.7 million acquisition loan for the purchase of Sierra Vista Mall, located at 1050 Shaw Ave. in Clovis, a suburb of Fresno. The borrower is a private national commercial real estate investment group based in New York. The lender was not disclosed. Joel J. Gorjian, president and founder of Uber Capital Group, sourced the 10-year, fixed-rate loan, which features 15-year full amortization and partial recourse. Totaling 690,487 square feet, Sierra Vista Mall is occupied by 75 tenants …
PREP Property Group to Redevelop Mall into Mixed-Use Property in Metro Boston for $250 Million
Hanover, Mass. — PREP Property Group has unveiled plans to redevelop Hanover Mall in Hanover, approximately 22 miles southeast of downtown Boston. The project costs are estimated at $250 million. PREP will rebrand the mall as Hanover Crossing, an open-air, mixed-use project that will feature 297 multifamily units and will be anchored by an 80,000-square-foot Market Basket Supermarket. Market Basket will feature Market’s Kitchen and Café, a prepared foods department offering a variety of freshly made meals, sandwiches, salads, subs, brick oven pizza and Niji sushi. The location will also …
Mason Asset Management, Namdar Group Buy 500,000-Square-Foot Sierra Vista Mall in San Joaquin Valley
Clovis, Calif. — Mason Asset Management and Namdar Group have purchased Sierra Vista Mall and Lifestyle Center, a regional mall located at 1050 Shaw Ave. in Clovis, eight miles northeast of Fresno. An undisclosed seller sold the asset for $41 million. The seller had a 100 percent leasehold interest in the 500,000-square-foot mall. Originally built in 1988 and renovated in 2005, the mall features an outparcel and open-air configuration, as well as interior space. Current tenants include Kohls, Target, Sierra Vista Cinema, AT&T, Baja Fresh, Chipotle, Jamba Juice, Panera Bread, …
Pittsburgh — The vitamin and health supplement niche of the brick-and-mortar retail market continues to experience intense competitive pressure, observes veteran retail consultant Jeff Green. So it came as no surprise to Green when GNC Holdings Inc. (NYSE: GNC) officials revealed in a second-quarter earnings call earlier this week that it will shutter up to 900 stores in North America by the end of 2020. “It used to be that specialty health supplements were only found in specialty stores such as GNC, Vitamin Shoppe and other regional chains,” says Green, …
Garden City, N.Y. — Century 21 Stores will open a new department store at Roosevelt Field in Garden City. The 68,000-square-foot store is expected to open in spring 2021. Century 21 will be housed in the space currently occupied by Bloomingdale’s Furniture, which will be consolidating into the newly renovated Bloomingdale’s store. Century 21 will offer men’s, women’s and children’s apparel, footwear, outerwear, lingerie and accessories, beauty and home goods. Roosevelt Field is owned and operated by Indianapolis-based Simon. The mall has more than 250 retailers including anchors Neiman Marcus, …
Lafayette, La. — Uber Capital Group LLC has provided a $33 million acquisition loan for Acadiana Mall in Lafayette. The loan comes with a 15-year term, a 5.4 percent fixed-rate, 70 percent loan-to-value and is partial recourse. Acadiana Mall spans 1.6 million square feet, and is located six miles south of downtown Lafayette. The anchor tenants are Macy’s, Dillard’s and JCPenney. Additional tenants include Aeropostale, Victoria’s Secret, Forever 21, The Children’s Place, Zumiez, Kay Jewelers, Jimmy Jazz, Men’s Wearhouse, Chick-fil-A, Thai Max and T-65 Café restaurants. Namdar Realty Group acquired …
Bend, Ore. — Overbay Development Co. has completed the disposition of Wagner Mall and Pinebrook Plaza, two shopping centers located in Bend. Western Pacific Holdings acquired the both assets for an undisclosed price. Located at 1800 NE Third St., Wagner Mall features 108,818 square feet of retail space, including Albertsons, Rite Aid and Aaron’s as tenants. The Wagner Mall sale include the mall, large box spaces and the surrounding pad sites, totaling 9.35 acres. Located at 61155 Highway 97, the 59,509-square-foot Pinebrook Plaza is currently home to Albertsons and other …
Amherst, N.Y. — Douglas Development Co. has purchased Boulevard Mall, a 961,800-square-foot shopping and dining destination in the Buffalo suburb of Amherst, for $30.5 million. The property was originally built in 1962 and is situated on 64 acres. The mall was renovated in 2000 and is now anchored by tenants such as Dick’s Sporting Goods and Macy’s. Jose Cruz, Kevin O’Hearn, Claudia Steeb, Michael Oliver and Ryan Robertson of JLL handled the transaction in conjunction with Ten-X on behalf of the undisclosed seller. HFF closed the sale, which included an …
Miami Beach, Fla. — Whitman Family Development is planning a 300,000-square-foot expansion of Bal Harbour Shops, including a new Barneys New York location and three-story promenade. The company has received $550 million in financing to expand the iconic center in Miami Beach. The 463,114-square-foot mall is home to anchors Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus. Miami-based Whitman Family Development will use $150 million of the loan to pay off an existing loan and $400 million to expand the center by 300,000 square feet, bringing the total to 763,114 square feet. …