West Hempstead, N.Y. — RIPCO Real Estate has brokered the $5.6 million sale of a 10,125-square-foot retail building located in the Long Island community of West Hempstead. The property is leased to CVS/pharmacy through 2032. A partnership between two locally based limited liability companies sold the property to private investor Kenny Mauer. Stephen Preuss, Kevin Louie, Gene Spiegelman, Kevin Schmitz and Andreas Efthymiou of RIPCO brokered the deal.
New York City — Macy’s plans to open 37 Backstage store-within-stores in locations nationwide beginning April 9. The Backstage concept ranges from 11,000 to 16,000 square feet, offering off-price, trendy apparel for women, men and children, as well as a range of toys, housewares, beauty products, designer handbags, activewear and gifts for pets. The new locations include a Backstage store within Macy’s State Street flagship store in Chicago, which will open on April 9; and a store at Macy’s New York City flagship store in Herald Square, set to open …
Albany, N.Y. — WS Development has acquired Stuyvesant Plaza, a 240,000-square-foot shopping center in Albany that houses more than 60 retailers and restaurants. The property was originally built in 1959. The seller was an entity doing business as Stuyvesant Plaza Inc. The new ownership plans to implement a value-add program.
Bohemia, N.Y. — Bed Bath & Beyond has renewed its 42,000-square-foot lease at Sayville Plaza, a shopping center located in Bohemia, about 60 miles from New York City. Other tenants at Sayville Plaza include Northwell Health, Old Navy, Panera Bread, Jennifer Furniture, The Vitamin Shoppe, Chipotle Mexican Grill and Sprint. Robert Delavale of Breslin Realty represented the landlord in the lease negotiations.
Olean, N.Y. — The Palomar Group has arranged the sale of Shops at Walmart Plaza, a 53,642-square-foot shopping center in Olean. Shadow-anchored by Walmart, the center was 94 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Old Navy, Pet Supplies Plus, GameStop, GNC, Supercuts, Spectrum and The Shoe Depot. Palomar Group represented the seller, Tabani Group, which sold the property to a private investor based in the Boston area for $12 million.
Massapequa, N.Y. — Cedar Realty Trust (NYSE: CDR) has agreed to sell the company and its portfolio of assets through several transactions totaling $1.2 billion. The Massapequa-based firm’s portfolio includes 53 properties with approximately 7.6 million square feet of gross leasable space. Properties are predominantly located across high-density markets in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Washington, D.C., Virginia, Maryland and Delaware. A fund managed by DRA Advisors and KPR Centers will acquire a portfolio of 33 grocery-anchored shopping centers from the company for $840 million. Cedar also agreed …
Nanuet, N.Y. — IDB Bank has provided a $19 million loan for the refinancing of a 220,000-square-foot retail property located north of New York City. The property, which formerly housed a Macy’s but is now anchored by home improvement retailer At Home, sits adjacent to Shops at Nanuet, an outdoor lifestyle center owned by Simon Property Group. Chris Kramer, Dustin Stolly and Jordan Roeschlaub of Newmark placed the loan with IDB Bank on behalf of the borrower, a partnership between Metropolitan Realty Associates and Angelo Gordon that acquired the property …
Cortlandt Manor, N.Y. — Invesco Real Estate Income Trust Inc. has acquired Cortlandt Crossing, a 122,225-square-foot shopping center located in Cortlandt Manor, about 50 miles from New York City. Anchored by ShopRite and HomeSense, the newly constructed center was 95 percent leased at the time of sale. Invesco acquired the property in conjunction with the purchase of a 95 percent stake in an industrial property near Columbus, Ohio, for a combined price of $94 million. The seller was not disclosed.
New York City — Hobby Lobby will open a 42,768-square-foot store within a former Babies ‘R’ Us store at The Crossing, a strip center that is part of Staten Island Mall. The store, which is scheduled to open in the first quarter of 2023, will be the retailer’s first in New York City. Brian Katz and Daniel DePasquale of Katz & Associates, along with Graeme Keith of The Keith Corp., represented Hobby Lobby in its site selection and lease negotiations. Alex Varon represented the landlord, Brookfield Properties, on an internal …
Chappaqua, N.Y. — CBRE has negotiated the $79.5 million sale of Chappaqua Crossing, a 120,986-square-foot shopping center located in New York’s Westchester County that is part of the redevelopment of the 114-acre former Reader’s Digest headquarters campus. The property is located roughly 35 miles north of New York City in Chappaqua. Tenants at the newly built center include anchors Whole Foods Market and Life Time Fitness, as well as Starbucks Coffee and Chase Bank. Jeffrey Dunne, David Gavin, Steve Bardsley, Jeremy Neuer and Travis Langer of CBRE represented the seller, …