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Century 21 to Open Store at Roosevelt Field on Long Island

by Alex Tostado July 23, 2019

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, …

July 23, 2019

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Douglas Development Buys Regional Mall Near Buffalo for $30.5 Million

by Alex Tostado July 17, 2019

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 …

July 17, 2019

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Reis: National Retail Vacancy Experiences First Drop Since 2016

by Alex Tostado July 9, 2019

New York City — The national retail vacancy rate fell 10 basis points to 10.1 percent in the second quarter, according to New York City-based commercial real estate data firm Reis. This is the first time in which vacancy has declined since the first quarter of 2016. For context, in the second quarter of 2018, the rate had risen 20 basis points to 10.2 percent and remained flat at that rate through the first quarter of this year. The tightening of available space is in contrast to the larger talking …

July 9, 2019

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Cushman & Wakefield Negotiates $1.9 Million Sale of Retail Building in Astoria

by Alex Tostado June 17, 2019

New York City — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $1.9 million sale of 3175-3177 Steinway St., a 2,000-square-foot commercial building currently leased to a women’s clothing retailer, for $1.9 million. Baby Blue occupies the single-story property, which is located within a C4-2A zoning district, allowing for commercial or residential development, with a total of approximately 6,750 buildable square feet. ABS Steinway Acquisition II LLC acquired the property for $935 per square foot, the highest per-square-foot transaction on Steinway Street in more than two years. Stephen R. Preuss and Andreas Efthymiou of Cushman …

June 17, 2019

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Restaurateur to Open Beer Garden at 1.2 Million-Square-Foot Mixed-Use Development in New York City

by Alex Tostado June 14, 2019

New York City — Restaurateur Todd Leong, owner of Lucky Rice as well as Leaf Bar & Lounge, will open The Beer Assembly, a 3,550-square-foot beer garden at Tangram. The 1.2 million-square-foot mixed-use development is located in Flushing. Developed by F&T Group and Shanghai Construction Group (SCG), Tangram features residential, office, retail and hospitality uses, including a 24,000-square-foot food hall that will be positioned adjacent to the beer garden. The opening is slated for early 2020.

June 14, 2019

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Elliott Management To Acquire Barnes & Noble for $683 Million

by Alex Tostado June 11, 2019

New York City — Elliott Management Corp. has agreed to acquire Barnes & Noble for $683 million, or $6.50 per share. In 2014, Barnes & Noble closed its New York Fifth Avenue store, which was once the world’s largest bookstore. The company operates 627 stores in all 50 states. Elliott, which acquired the U.K.’s largest book retailer, Waterstones, last year, will become the largest bookseller in the U.S. when the acquisition is finalized. The deal is expected to close by the end of September. Barnes & Noble has been exploring …

June 11, 2019

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Cornell Tops Out 72,000-Square-Foot Retail, Office Building in Brooklyn

by Alex Tostado June 11, 2019

New York City — Cornell Realty Management has topped out 200 Kent Avenue, a 72,000-square-foot retail and office building located in the Williamsburg area of Brooklyn. The property spans 50,000 square feet of retail space that will be anchored by a Trader Joe’s, 22,000 square feet of office and restaurant space and 45,000 square feet of parking. Manhattan-based Madison Realty Capital originally provided a $64 million construction loan for the project in November 2017, and Bluestone Group recently provided $8 million in mezzanine debt to finance additional capital expenditures.

June 11, 2019

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Wilson Development Group Acquires 195,972-Square-Foot Retail Power Center in Upstate New York

by Alex Tostado June 6, 2019

Liverpool, N.Y. — SRS Real Estate Partners, a Dallas-based retail brokerage firm, has closed the sale of Clay South Center, a 195,972-square-foot power center in Liverpool, located northwest of Syracuse. Shadow-anchored by Target and anchored by Hobby Lobby and Lowe’s, the property was fully leased at the time of sale to other national tenants such as Chipotle and Verizon Wireless. Kyle Stonis, Pierce Mayson and Jonathan Lapat of SRS represented the seller, a partnership between South Clay Development Co. LLC and Clay Route 31 Development Co. LLC, in the transaction. Kyle Fant …

June 6, 2019

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Cushman & Wakefield Arranges $3.2 Million Sale of Retail Property in The Bronx

by Alex Tostado June 6, 2019

New York City — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $3.2 million sale of an 8,874-square-foot retail property located at 2542-2550 Boston Road in The Bronx. The sales price for the two-building property equates to $361 per square foot. Cushman & Wakefield’s Jonathan Squires, Eric Roth and Addison Berniker represented the seller, 2550 Boston Post Road Corp., in the transaction. The undisclosed buyer will have the option to expand the property to add more shop space.

June 6, 2019

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Marcus & Millichap Arranges $13 Million Sale of Retail Property in Queens

by Alex Tostado June 5, 2019

Rego Park, N.Y. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $13 million sale of a 9,000-square-foot retail building located along Queens Boulevard in Rego Park. The building houses four tenants: Chic’s Place, Paris Baguette, Dunkin’ Donuts, Rouge Nail. Michael Kook of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and the buyer, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction.

June 5, 2019

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