New York City — Newmark has arranged an 80,300-square-foot lease for ROUND1, a Japan-based bowling and arcade concept, in New York City. Situated within the 700,000-square-foot The Shops at Skyview property, this will be the first venue in the city for the brand. David Friedman and Andrew Stern of Newmark Retail represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. According to Newmark, this marks the largest new retail lease in New York City this year.
Melville, N.Y. — Melville-based A&G Real Estate Partners is accepting bids on 255 Big Lots store leases throughout the country as part of the retailer’s Chapter 11 restructuring. Of the leases, 51 are new to market. Big Lots initiated voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings Sept. 9 to facilitate a sale of substantially all of its assets and business operations. Ranging in size from 16,321 to 54,610 square feet, the leases are located across 41 states. Final bid deadlines for the leases, which A&G is offering in two groups, will be in …
New York City — Locally based real estate giant Tishman Speyer has completed the $3.5 billion refinancing of Rockefeller Center, a 7.3 million-square-foot mixed-use campus in Midtown Manhattan. Bank of America and Wells Fargo led the consortium of lenders that provided the CMBS financing, which carries a fixed interest rate of approximately 6.23 percent. Tishman Speyer will use the proceeds to pay off a 20-year, $1.7 billion CMBS loan and additional mezzanine financing that will mature in May 2025, as well as to fund reserves for contractual leasing costs. Rockefeller Center …
New Rochelle, N.Y. — The City of New Rochelle has unveiled new plans to advance retail, marking the latest phase in the mixed-use transformation of the city’s downtown. Redevelopment efforts are currently underway and have included $2.2 billion in private investment. The project, dubbed the Downtown Retail Strategy, will include the creation of Vanguard shopping district. The new strategy also includes a tenant improvement program that will provide $2.3 million in grants, as well as plans for streetscape beautification and safety improvements, retail enhancements through pop-ups and storefront revitalizations and the …
New York City — Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corp. (BNYDC) will open a new, 40,000-square-foot food hall in Brooklyn. Situated within the ground floor of Building 77 at the Brooklyn Navy Yard property, the venue is scheduled to open Oct. 19. Concepts at the food hall, dubbed Market @77, will include Russ & Daughters, Hungry House, Jalapa Jar, Pizza Yard, Sabor, Rustik Tavern, Transmitter Brewing and She Wolf Bakery. The BNYDC is a not-for-profit corporation that serves as the developer and manager of the property on behalf of the City of …
New York City — Clothing retailer Primark has signed a lease to open a new, 78,760-square-foot store in Manhattan in New York City. Situated within THE PENN DISTRICT, the store will mark the first Manhattan location for the brand. Vornado Realty Trust is the landlord.
Ithaca, N.Y. and Waynesboro, Va. — Chase Properties has acquired two retail centers — Creekside Plaza in Ithaca, New York, and Waynesboro Town Center in Waynesboro, Virginia. Built in 2001, Creekside Plaza comprises 180,000 square feet. Tenants at the property, which was 95 percent leased at the time of acquisition, include Dick’s Sporting Goods, HomeGoods, Barnes & Noble and O’Reilly Auto Parts. Waynesboro Town Center was built in 2007 and was 98 percent leased at the time of acquisition. Tenants at the 170,810-square-foot property include Ross Dress for Less PetSmart, Burlington …
Egg Harbor Township, N.J. — Spirit Halloween has announced plans to test a new, Christmas-themed concept with the opening of 10 stores. Spirit Christmas stores will feature décor, apparel, inflatables, gifts and stocking stuffers, as well as interactive elements including a life-sized gingerbread village. Scheduled to open beginning in November, the 10 test stores will be located at shopping centers in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut and Massachusetts.
Greenlawn, N.Y. — New York-based Nouvini Property Investments has purchased a retail property in the Long Island community of Greenlawn for $3 million. According to LoopNet Inc., the 20,000-square-foot property was built in 2012 and is leased to multiple restaurants. Triple Net Brokers represented both Nouvini and the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
New York City — Whole Foods Market has opened the first of its new small-format stores in New York City. Situated within the Upper East Side, the Whole Foods Market Daily Shop comprises 9,101 square feet. In addition to produce, meat, seafood and other groceries, the store features a Juice & Java venue, prepared foods and single-serve hot bowls and meals. Two additional small-format stores are scheduled to open within the city as well, in the East Village StuyTown development and Hell’s Kitchen.
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