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A plan to bring more retail, restaurants, walkability, and form-based thinking to a flood-prone, highway-adjacent industrial district hit a roadblock --…

Criterion Group and Columbia Pacific Advisors have sealed a $132.3 million debt package to refinance a 22-property industrial outdoor storage (IOS) portfolio spread across nine states, Commercial Observer can first report. Axos Bank provided the five-year, floating-rate loan for the sponsorship’s IOS properties, which span 230 acres. “The broad geographic scope of this portfolio positions it to increase in value as last-mile logistics drive increased demand for parking and outdoo...

Criterion Group and Columbia Pacific Advisors sealed a $132.3 million loan to refinance a 22-property industrial outdoor storage portfolio.

Vera Steimberg is an Argentinian-born professional make-up artist. She is famous as Daniel Moder’s ex-wife. Her ex-spouse is a popular American cinematographer.

Chutney Mary and Amaya operator MW Eat has taken the Criterion Restaurant site in London’s Piccadilly Circus for its more informal Masala Zone brand.

The rundown Denholm Building on Main Street in Worcester is slated to become either a $113-million, mixed-use housing development with an affordable component, or a $65-million mixed-use luxury apartment complex.

One proposal includes a seven-story building with about 200 luxury apartments. The other includes two adjoined 10- and 11-story buildings consisting of 233 total apartments, including both market-rate and affordable units.

The 200,000-square-foot building at 484-500 Main Street housed retail giant Denholm & McKay until the store closed in 1973.

The company leased 56,972 square feet of industrial space.

A review of Central Mass. business stories over the past seven days.