Commercial Observer — page 7

Commercial Observer is a publication in Burnaze's franchise knowledge graph, mentioned since 2023. 266 stories link here, each summarized from the original publisher. * A joint venture led by Gencom has acquired the 652-room InterContinental Miami for $300 million [[2026-10-30 Gencom-Led JV Buys InterContinental in Downtown Miami for $300M (d93a1a)]]. * Life Time, a health club chain, has signed a 20-year lease at Crescent Heights' development site in Miami's Edgewater neighborhood [[2026-10-28 Life Time Inks 20-Year Lease at Crescent Heights’ Miami Dev Site (cde7b9)]]. * The NBA Store is seeking a new location of 20,000 to 25,000 square feet in Midtown Manhattan [[2026-10-27 NBA Store Seeks New, Larger Location Up to 25K Square Feet (39624e)]]. * Welltower, the country's largest senior housing landlord, reported a strong quarter with increased pricing power and ample acquisitions [[2026-10-27 Welltower Earnings Boosted by Senior Housing Acquisitions (53807c)]]. * Charlotte Cafe is opening its fourth Manhattan location at 219 Ninth Avenue in Chelsea [[2026-10-19 Charlotte Cafe Opening Fourth Manhattan Shop at Chelsea’s 219 Ninth Avenue (742117)]]. * Tordjman Equities has paid at least $23.8 million for the Pine Trail Nursing and Rehab Center in Palm Beach County [[2026-10-13 New York Investor Buys Palm Beach County Nursing Home for At Least $24M (f99ef1)]]. * 11North Partners has acquired a two-asset grocery-anchored retail portfolio in Lahaina, Hawaii, for $155 million [[2026-10-13 PNC Lends $96M for Hawaii Retail Portfolio Acquisition (f947bf)]]. * BridgePrep Academy signed a 56,000-square-foot lease at the California Club Shopping Center in Miami-Dade County [[2026-10-09 Charter School Inks 56K-SF Lease in Retail Center Near Miami Suburb (d4b867)]]. * TJ Maxx has signed a 28,837-square-foot lease at 150 East 86th Street, replacing H&M [[2026-10-08 TJ Maxx Signs 29K-SF Deal to Replace H&M at 150 East 86th Street (000136)]]. * Nong Geng Ji, a popular Hunan cuisine brand from China, has signed a 9,900-square-foot lease at 365 West 46th Street in Manhattan's Hell's Kitchen [[2026-10-02 Chinese Restaurant Chain to Open 10K-SF Eatery at 365 West 46th Street (b20bbb)]]. * Solidcore, a national fitness chain, has signed a retail lease for a fitness studio at 1695 Second Avenue on Manhattan's Upper East Side [[2026-09-28 Solidcore Signs Lease for Fitness Studio at 1695 Second Avenue on Upper East Sid (f8c555)]]. * Toys R Us operator WHP Global plans to open 120 US stores this holiday season through a partnership with Go! Retail Group [[2026-09-28 Toys R Us Bets on Brick and Mortar With 120 New Stores (dcfa39)]]. * Wells Fargo provided a $455.7 million refinancing loan to 1959 RE Holdings for Family

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