Yonkers, N.Y.— Katz & Associates has brokered the sale of a retail building formerly occupied by 24 Hour Fitness in Yonkers, a northern suburb of New York City. The building is situated on a 1.7-acre site at 589 Tuckahoe Road. Brian Katz, Jonathan Greenberg and John Heretakis of Katz & Associates represented the undisclosed seller in the deal. Tyler Lyman of True Commercial represented the buyer, Carpionato Realty, which purchased the asset for $4.2 million.
New York City — Seritage Growth Properties has announced a number of key promotions, including Mary Rottler to the role of chief operating officer. Rottler previously served as the company’s executive vice president of leasing and operations. In her new role, Rottler will be responsible for leasing, operations, tenant coordination and retail development. Andrew Galvin has been named chief investment officer. Galvin previously served as executive vice president of investments. In his new role, Galvin will be responsible for all transactions, asset management and capital allocation. Eric Dinenberg has been …
Jericho, N.Y. and Houston — Kimco Realty Corp. (NYSE: KIM) has announced plans to acquire fellow retail REIT Weingarten Realty Investors (NYSE: WRI) for roughly $3.9 billion. The combined company is expected to have a pro forma equity market capitalization of $12 billion and a pro forma total enterprise value of $20.5 billion. The merger will create a national operating portfolio of 559 open-air, grocery-anchored shopping centers — one of the darlings of commercial real estate during the COVID-19 pandemic — and mixed-use assets comprising 100 million square feet of …
Victor, N.Y. — Dick’s Sporting Goods has opened a 100,000-square-foot store known as House of Sport at Eastview Mall in Victor, located in western New York. The store features a 17,000-square-foot outdoor turf field and running track, a rock-climbing wall, batting cage, golf driving bays and a health and wellness area for customers dealing with athletic injuries. The Pittsburgh-based retailer plans to open a second House of Sport store in Knoxville, Tennessee, later this year.
New York City — Progress Capital has arranged a $15 million acquisition loan for a development site located at 124-132 E. 125th St. in Harlem. The site is situated near public transit outlets and several recreational areas such as McNair Park, Alice Kornegay Triangle and Harlem Art Park. The borrower, locally based developer Maddd Equities, plans to construct a building of an undisclosed size that will feature retail and other types of commercial space. Brad Domenico of Progress Capital arranged the loan, terms of which included two years of interest-only …
West Islip, N.Y. — Piazzetta Italian Kitchen & Bar has signed a lease to open a 3,000-square-foot restaurant at a 19,757-square-foot retail center currently under development in the Long Island hamlet of West Islip. The center is located at 425 Union Blvd. and will house other tenants such as 7-Eleven and Brownstone Coffee. Christopher Mayor and Lawrence Densen of Island Associates Real Estate brokered the lease negotiations.
New York City — WHP Global has acquired a controlling interest in Tru Kids Inc. (TRU), parent company to Toys ‘R’ Us, Babies ‘R’ Us, Geoffrey the Giraffe brands and more than 20 related consumer toy and baby brands. Tru Kids Inc. bought the Toys ‘R’ Us brand and its intellectual property in September 2017 when the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, according to reports by CNBC. Tru Kids has implemented a number of strategies since in an attempt to stir up momentum, including opening two pop-up locations in …
Yonkers, N.Y. — Marx Realty, a division of Merchants National Properties, has broken ground on a 130,000-square-foot project for Target in the New York City suburb of Yonkers. The store will be located at the site of a former Sears that closed in 2019 within Cross County Center, a 1.1 million-square-foot open-air shopping and dining destination. In addition to Target, H&M recently signed a long-term renewal for its 28,000-square-foot space, which is currently undergoing a $5 million remodeling. Target, which has committed to a 40-year lease, expects to open its …
New York City — New York City-based RCS Real Estate Advisors has facilitated an agreement between Premium Brands, the owner and operator of Ann Taylor and Lane Bryant, and Simon Property Group to keep all Ann Taylor, LOFT, and Lane Bryant stores located at Simon properties open. Related to this agreement, a filing was made with the bankruptcy court on February 18 to assume the leases involved and Simon withdrew their objection to the confirmation of the company’s go-forward plan.
New York City — The U.S. arm of beauty retailer L’Occitane en Provence has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and announced plans to close several stores in an effort to optimize the company’s 166-location U.S. footprint. At least 23 stores are being targeted for closure in the U.S. and the company is taking a closer look at its other leases in hopes of better positioning L’Occitane for success over the next few years, according to reports by the New York Business Journal. Stores are set to remain open through the …