Michael James, vice president of NorthMarq Capital, Inc., has arranged $26 million in commercial real estate mortgage financing for Southbury Plaza. The financing was placed through NorthMarq's correspondent relationship with Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada.
Southbury Plaza is a 300,000 s/f retail plaza anchored by Stop &Shop, K-Mart and Borders Books.
NorthMarq, a national real estate investment banker headquartered in Minneapolis with 29 regional offices coast-to-coast, provides commercial real estate debt and equity financing and commercial loan servicing. NorthMarq provides more than $11.8 billion in annual production volume and services a loan portfolio of more than $36.5 billion.
West Roxbury, MA Prescott IOS has arranged an industrial outdoor storage lease for Eastern Bus Company at 151 Rivermoor St. David Skinner and Devon Wagner of Prescott IOS represented the tenant, while Caroline Munn nd Rob Byrne of CBRE represented the landlord, Feeney Brothers Real Estate. The 40,000 front foot site gives the bus operator secured yard space close to the routes it serves across Boston and the inner suburbs.
This may seem self-serving, and I’ll be the first to admit it. But unlike some of the artificial intelligence tools now reshaping our industry, I am fully aware of my own bias. So, hear me out. The rise of AI in commercial real estate is not a distant threat or a speculative headline.
Now what? As the year comes to a close, the state of retail is always in the news. The answers vary greatly depending on who in the various related industries you ask, each offering a unique lens on the challenges and opportunities ahead.