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.
Wallingford, CT O,R&L Commercial has completed the $3.8 million sale of a mixed-use investment property located at 33-39 North Main St. and 24-25 Wallace Ave. in the town center.
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.
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.