Festival Marketplace Portfolio on the Market

Interesting news... includes Faneuil Hall in Boston, which is of course near and dear to our hearts and market... keep in mind the proposed redevelopment of Salisbury Beach, MA... and they're selling... how might this bode for Salisbury Beach? Keep your eyes and mind open, and read the tea leaves... BF



General Growth puts Festival Marketplace Portfolio on the Market


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Portfolio includes Harbor Place & The Gallery in Baltimore, South Street Seaport in New York City and Faneuil Hall in Boston

Real Estate Investment Trust General Growth Properties, the country’s second largest mall owner, has put its Festival Marketplace portfolio on the market, according to an investment offering obtained by citybiz real estate. The investment offering is being distributed by DTZ Rockwood, a full service real estate investment banking firm headquartered in New York.

General Growth’s Festival Marketplace portfolio includes Harbor Place & The Gallery Mall in Baltimore, a 544,453 square foot, multi-use building with nearly 260,000 square feet office and 285,000 square feet of retail; South Street Seaport, a 285,847 square foot retail center in New York City; and Faneuil Hall in Boston, which like Harbor Place, is a mixed use facility with 350,980 total square feet, 155,333 of which is office.

Harbor Place & The Gallery has an office occupancy of 77.3 percent and its retail occupancy is 85.6 percent. It generates $522 per square foot in sales. The property generated nearly $114 million in retail sales for the 12 month period ending September 30, 2008.

South Street Seaport in New York City is a 285,847 square foot retail center that is 94.3 percent occupied with retail tenants. The investment offering says the site is one of the top five tourist attractions in New York City. Located on the East River directly south of the Brooklyn Bridge in Downtown Manhattan, South Street Seaport generated more than $102 million in retail sales for the 12-month period ending September 30, 2008.

Faneuil Hall’s office and retail occupancies are just short of 90 percent. Located in the heart of downtown Boston, Faneuil Hall Marketplace is a historic landmark and mixed-use project comprised of retail, office, dining and entertainment components. Home to the world-famous Quincy Market Colonnade, one of the largest and most heavily trafficked foothalls in the world, the property intersperses local boutique and well-known national retailers and over 50 dining venues. Faneuil Hall Marketplace generated more than $102 million in retail sales for the 12-month period ending September 30, 2008.

In total, the investment offering is for 1.181 million square feet

DTZ Rockwell’s team of David Monahan, Thomas Dobrowski and John Coury will manage the investment sale for General Growth.

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