George Smith Partners Secures $125M Loan for Phase I of Celebration Pointe

GAINESVILLE, FLA. — Los Angeles-based George Smith Partners has closed a $125 million construction loan for the development of Celebration Pointe, a large-scale mixed-use development underway in Gainesville. George Smith Partners secured the financing on behalf of the project’s developers, comprising Gainesville-based SHD Development, Atlanta-based Ra Co Real Estate Advisors and Miami-based 1220G. Located at the intersection of I-75 and Archer Road and anchored by Bass Pro Shops, the $200 million, 1 million-square-foot Celebration Pointe will feature a mix of approximately 400,000 square feet of entertainment, outlet retail and restaurants uses, as well as a new 137-room Hotel Indigo. Phase I of Celebration Pointe is slated to open in fall 2016.