Cities

European Fashion Retailer Signs Long-Term Lease for 677,000 Sq. Ft. Lehigh Valley Warehouse

Primark, a European fashion retailer looking to expand overseas, has officially entered the US market by leasing a 40-acre site in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley industrial market to support its east coast operations.

Bed Bath & Beyond Heading to Brooklyn

After going through a $100 million makeover, the 1.1 million square foot Liberty View Industrial Plaza is rapidly turning into Brooklyn’s most wanted place to lease for retailers.

Brookline Multifamily Property Sells for $50.2 Million

A joint venture between Westbrook Partners and Nordblom Co. sold a multifamily property in Brookline, MA, in a $50.15 million transaction arranged by HFF.

Federal Realty Snaps Up Major Silicon Valley Retail Property

Controlling interest in the San Antonio Shopping Center in Mountain View, CA was recently acquired by a real estate investment company in a deal worth a total of $62.2 million. The buyer is Federal Realty Investment Trust, a Rockvile, MD owner, operator and developer of high-end retail properties. The transaction was completed by using a combination of 58,000 downREIT units, $18 million of cash and the assumption of $18.7 million of fixed rate debt secured by the property.

TODAY’S DEALS: HFF Secures $46.73M 30-Year, Fixed-Rate Permanent Loan from M&T Bank

HFF announces it has secured $46.73 million in financing for the recently completed The Trails at Timberline; and BMC Capital provides a $4.8 million loan for a Houston property.

Joint Venture Breaks Ground on Phase One of DC Community

MRP Realty and Florida Rock Properties celebrated the official groundbreaking of Phase One of the mixed-use Riverfront development.

TODAY’S DEALS: Hunt Mortgage Provides $6M, Full-Term Interest-Only, Bridge Loan

Hunt Mortgage Group announces that it has provided a $6 million bridge loan to refinance Sun Bay Apartments; and Colliers completes the sale of a 228-unit Class B property in Austin, Texas.

Condos to Replace Deserted Office Building

A new luxury condominium tower could replace a vacant office building located at 171 Tremont Street in Boston’s Midtown Cultural District.

Marcus & Millichap Closes Two M-F Sales Totaling 106 Units

Brokerage firm Marcus & Millichap recently arranged the sale of two multifamily properties in the city of Minneapolis, totaling close to $10.5 million.

TODAY’S DEALS: Berkshire Group Cashes in with Portland Sale

ARA brokers a 123-unit Portland sale; GoldOller nabs 843 units in Houston; and GFI Realty arranges the sale of a walk-up building for $250,000 per unit in Queens, N.Y.