TYSONS, VA. — The Meridian Group has signed five retailers to join the tenant lineup at The Boro, a transit-oriented, mixed-use development in the Northern Virginia city of Tysons. The new tenants include TileBar, Game Show Battle Rooms, Fava Pot, California Closets and NOVA Plastic Surgery & Dermatology. All five retailers plan to open their locations between late 2025 and early 2026. Ed Crilley of H&R Retail handles the retail leasing assignment at The Boro on behalf of ownership.
WESTFIELD, IND. — Skender will build a $105 million mixed-use project in downtown Westfield, a northern suburb of Indianapolis. Previously known as Jersey 32, the development was recently renamed The Grand on Main. The Westfield City Council approved the project in July. Plans call for 216 residential units, 51,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space and more than 15,000 square feet of commercial office space. Skender will also move into office space within the development. In addition to Skender, the project team includes BW Development and Studio M as designer. Construction is scheduled to begin later this year, with completion slated for 2027.
ADDISON, TEXAS — Texas-based Quadrant Investment Properties (QIP) will develop a new, $240 million mixed-use project in Addison, a northern metro of Dallas. Earlier this week, the Addison City Council approved a development agreement with the company. Dubbed Addison Junction, the development will span 14 acres and will feature a 155,550-square-foot office building; a 140-room boutique hotel; 30,000 square feet of entertainment space; and The Hangar, a 12,000-square-foot event venue. Plans for the project also include restaurants, a Texas-themed beer garden, rooftop patios and public plazas. A construction timeline was not disclosed. Addison Junction will be connected to Addison Circle Park and the Cotton Belt Trail Corridor, both of which are part of a 57-mile hiking and biking path system. The property will also feature proximity to the Addison Airport, the Dallas North Tollway office corridor and the town’s bus transit center. A new line of the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) commuter rail system and the Addison Circle Silver Line Station are also currently underway near the development site and will offer connectivity to Plano, Richardson, Carrollton, Cypress Waters Dallas and the DFW International Airport. “Addison Junction offers a rare canvas to provide a destination pedestrian-oriented district that will …
WILMINGTON, N.C. — CBL Properties, in a 49/51 joint venture with Vision Hospitality, has opened a new Element by Westin hotel at Mayfaire Town Center, a 610,000-square-foot, open-air shopping mall in Wilmington. Both CBL and Vision are headquartered in Chattanooga, Tenn. The 139-room hotel is situated on International Drive and includes a lobby bar, 24/7 fitness center and complimentary bicycle rentals. Since 2024, CBL has executed retail leases exceeding 100,000 square feet at Mayfaire, including deals with Dave & Busters, Altar’d State Kids, Rowan, Free People, FP Movement, Warby Parker, Claire’s, Vochos Urban Mexican Kitchen, Potbelly Sandwich Shop and Dry Bar. Additionally, existing tenants like lululemon athletica, Rack Room Shoes and Reed’s Jewelers have remodeled and expanded their stores at Mayfaire. CBL purchased the mall in 2015.
RICHMOND HILL, GA. — ECI Group has broken ground on The Avery Richmond Hill, a $60 million mixed-use development located in Richmond Hill, approximately 15miles south of Savannah. ECI Construction is the general contractor, and Synovus Bank and CIBC are providing construction financing for the project. A timeline for completion for the overall development was not released, but the retail pad sites are scheduled for delivery in the first quarter of 2026. Ashley Smith and Tyler Mouchet of Colliers | Savannah will market the 3.5 acres of retail space for ground lease tenants. The Avery Richmond Hill will also include 291 residential units comprising 243 one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans, along with 48 three-bedroom townhomes that feature two-car garages. A mix of amenities will be available for residents such as an 8,400-square-foot clubhouse, fitness center, coworking spaces, automated package facilities, two courtyards, swimming pool and a dog park.
ATLANTA — Three new tenants have signed leases at Stella at Star Metals, the residential centerpiece of Allen Morris Co.’s $1.5 billion Star Metals mixed-use development in Atlanta’s West Midtown neighborhood. Skin care studio concept Skin Laundry, Atlanta-based health food chain Kale Me Crazy and med spa clinic Peachy are expected to open on the ground level of the apartment building later this year. The new tenant additions will accompany Michelin-recognized Italian eatery Füm and the second location of Ladybird Grove & Mess Hall, which fronts the complex. Stella at Star Metals includes 327 luxury apartments in studio, one- and two-bedroom floorplans, as well as penthouse suites, ranging in size from 414 square feet to 1,596 square feet, according to Apartments.com. The 22-story building features 25,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space, a 7,000-square foot pool deck with pergolas and an infinity pool, a 15-person screening room with surround sound and a two-story bar on the 17th floor.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Gateway Jax has signed a lease with Publix to anchor Pearl Square, a 1.5 million-square-foot mixed-use development underway in downtown Jacksonville. The new Publix will span 31,000 square feet in a building that will also include a 15-story residential tower with 250 apartment units and 400 parking spaces. Gateway Jax and Corner Lot are expected to begin construction on the grocery store in summer 2026. Matthew Clark of Colliers handles the retail leasing assignment at Pearl Square on behalf of Gateway Jax. Upon completion of Pearl Square, the $2 billion development will comprise 1,250 residential units, approximately 200,000 square feet of retailers and restaurants and a renovation of the 100-room Ambassador Hotel. The project will also include new public spaces and parks, widened and shaded sidewalks, as well as a curbless festival street with outdoor dining options. A timeline for completion has not been disclosed. Gateway Jax is a locally based real estate development firm sponsored by JWB Real Estate Capital and DLP Capital.
JOHNS ISLAND, S.C. — Pinckney Partners and Coldwell Banker Commercial Atlantic have unveiled plans for South Island Market, a 34-acre mixed-use project under development on Johns Island, about 13 miles south of Charleston. The project will span 82,000 square feet across eight buildings, which will be designated for retailers, restaurants, service-based tenants and office space. The development will also include 79 luxury townhomes built by Fort Washington, Pa.-based Toll Brothers, along with 16 acres of open space. Buddy Darby and Charles Darby of Pinckney Partners are the lead developers of South Island Market. Hannah Kamba and Tim Rowley of Coldwell Banker are the development’s listing agents.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $10.9 million sale of a 13,000-square-foot mixed-use building in Manhattan’s Little Italy neighborhood. Constructed in 1900, the building at 385 Broome St. comprises five apartments that feature a mix of floor plans and are currently vacant, as well as two ground-floor spaces. Peter Dodge, Joe Koicim and Logan Markley of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction.
MIAMI — Madison Newbond, a lending platform of Madison Realty Capital and Newbond Holdings, has originated a $79.3 million loan for the refinancing of JW Marriott Marquis Miami, a 41-story hotel located at 255 Biscayne Blvd. Way in downtown Miami. Paul Stasaitis, Kevin Davis, Mark Fisher and Henry Winchester of JLL arranged the three-year, floating-rate loan. The 357-room hotel was built in 2010 by the borrowers, MetLife Investment Management and MDM Group, and is part of the four-building Met Square mixed-use complex. The hotel comprises 313 JW Marriot Marquis-branded rooms and 44 Hotel Beaux Arts-branded rooms, which are part of the Marriott’s Autograph Collection and operates as a hotel within a hotel. Amenities include an infinity pool, NBA-sized indoor basketball court, lounge, spa, fitness center, meeting space, ballroom and food-and-beverage outlets. In 2023, MetLife and MDM Group finished a $16 million renovation to upgrade the hotel’s guestrooms, public areas and amenities. The duo plans to make more upgrades beginning next year.
