Ithaca, N.Y. — Hanley Investment Group has arranged the $2.4 million sale of a 7,500-square-foot restaurant building in the upstate New York community of Ithaca that is fully leased to Texas Roadhouse. The property was built on 1.4 acres in 2015. Jeff Lefko and Bill Asher of Hanley Investment Group, along with Parasell Inc., represented the California-based buyer in the transaction. Dalton Barnes of Alpha Real Estate Advisors represented the Chicago-based seller.
New York City — Whole Foods Market is set to open a 54,000-square-foot store at 63 Madison Ave. in Manhattan’s NoMad neighborhood on June 1. The store will offer 1,000 items local to New York City and the surrounding area, alongside organic, conventional and local produce; a specialty cheese department; full-service seafood and meat counters; a selection of more than 180 craft beers; a prepared foods section; bakery; and wellness and beauty products. The property will also feature on-site dining options including a quick-service Mediterranean restaurant named Za’atar; Nomad 63 …
Islip, N.Y. — A public-private partnership between The Town of Islip, Suffolk County and JLL has unveiled plans for Midway Crossing, a $2.8 billion mixed-use project that will be located on Long Island. The Long Island Regional Planning Council approved the project, which will be the largest commercial or residential development on Long Island in the last 50 years, on the evening of Thursday, May 12. Midway Crossing will span approximately 2.7 million square feet across 179 acres. Plans currently call for a variety of uses, including life sciences, healthcare …
Garden City, N.Y. — JLL has arranged the $65.3 million sale of Whole Foods at Westbury, a 55,109-square-foot shopping center located in the Long Island community of Garden City. Whole Foods Market anchors the property, which is also home to a 4,818-square-foot, freestanding pad site occupied by HSBC Bank and Bond Vet. James Galbally, Chris Angelone, Jose Cruz, Christopher Munley, Andrew Scandalios, Colin Behr and J.B. Bruno of JLL represented the seller, Midwood Investment & Development, in the disposition of the property to an undisclosed private family investment firm.
Yonkers, N.Y. — A joint venture between Nuveen Real Estate, Taconic Partners and North American Properties has acquired Ridge Hill, a 1.2 million-square-foot office and retail development in Yonkers, located north of New York City, for $220 million. Built in 2011, Ridge Hill is currently 71.7 percent leased. Tenants include Whole Foods Market, Lowe’s Home Improvement, Dick’s Sporting Goods, T.J. Maxx, H&M, LA Fitness, L.L. Bean, Showcase Cinemas, Legoland Discovery Center, Guitar Center, The Container Store and Westmed Medical Group. Dave Monahan, Cameron Pittman, Chris Angelone, Jose Cruz and Andrew …
Lake Grove, N.Y. — Wegmans will open a 100,000-square-foot store in Lake Grove, the regional grocer’s first on Long Island. Wegmans has entered into an agreement to purchase 8.5 acres of the 28-acre DSW Plaza, which is owned by Prestige Properties & Development. A timeline for construction and opening has not yet been determined. Founded in 1916, Wegmans operates 106 stores in seven states, with new stores planned to open in Virginia, Delaware and Manhattan within the next two years.
Middletown, N.Y. — SRS Real Estate Partners has arranged the $8.7 million sale of a 14,564-square-foot, single-tenant retail property located in Middletown, about 75 miles north of New York City. The property was built on 1.1 acres in 2007 and is triple net leased to Walgreens on a long-term basis. Winston Guest, Matthew Mousavi and Patrick Luther of SRS Real Estate represented the seller in the transaction, and Josh Goldflam of Highcap Group represented the buyer. Both parties were New York-based private investors who requested anonymity.
Massapequa, N.Y. — Breslin Realty has acquired Massapequa Plaza, a 50,000-square-foot shopping center in Nassau County, about 23 miles from Long Island. Tenants at the center include Costello’s Ace Hardware, Rite Aid, Northwell Health GoHealth Urgent Care, Great American Jewelry, Pequa Spirits Wine & Liquor, Gino’s Tuscany Restaurant, Sal’s Meat Market, Three Amigos Fresh Mexican Grill and Fit Body Boot Camp.
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 …