Development

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LOS ANGELES — Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield plans to redevelop the long-vacated former Sears department store in the Canoga Park neighborhood of Los Angeles into a new dining and entertainment district. The empty store is located in the Westfield Topanga & The Village shopping center. Slated to open in late 2021, the new district will feature a chef-driven food hall, sit-down restaurants, lounges, cocktail bars, interior and exterior boutiques, and entertainment and recreational activities, as well as landscaped indoor and outdoor public spaces and plazas. The renovation will also create a grand entrance for Westfield Topanga and improved connectivity with The Village. Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom, Macy’s, Target, Tesla, Apple, Microsoft, Anthropologie, Tiffany & Co., Gucci, Salvatore Ferragamo, Louis Vuitton, Cartier, Montblanc, Rolex and Saint Laurent are current tenants at Westfield Topanga & The Village, which is located at 6600 Topanga Canyon Blvd.

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REDMOND, WASH. — Los Angeles-based Lowe has completed the development of Talisman, an apartment property located at Redmond Town Center, a mixed-use lifestyle center in Redmond. As the first apartment building to be completed at the 1.2 million-square-foot Redmond Town Center, Talisman features 286 apartments and 9,400 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Row House, F45, Musashi and The Airrosti Chiropractic occupy the retail portion. The apartment community offers a mix of one- and two-bedroom layouts with loft-inspired designs and high-end finishes, including keyless entry, stainless steel appliances, custom flooring and quartz countertops. Community amenities include a lobby, co-working space, a community sports bar with kegerator, resident lounge, two-level fitness center with yoga room, rooftop deck, outdoor kitchen, fire pit and a maker space where tenants can meet to create, invent and learn. Pre-leasing is underway, with the first occupancies slated for February. The project team includes Compass Construction as general contractor, Encore Architects as architect, Ankrom Moisan as interior designer, Communita Atelier as landscape architect, KPFF as civil engineer and BCQ as structural engineer. Greystar will serve as property manager, and JSH is handling leasing of the retail portion.

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HARRISON, N.Y. — Wegmans Food Market will open a 121,000-square-foot supermarket in Harrison, a northern suburb of New York City. The store is known for its wide selection of fresh produce, deli meats, cheeses and fresh baked breads, as well as its devoted following of “Wegmaniac” fans. The store will also house an internal restaurant called The Burger Bar, which will serve made-to-order burgers, sandwiches, salads and other casual cuisine, as well as beer and wine by the glass. Wegmans plans to hire 280 part-time and 220 full-time employees at the store, which is slated to open Sunday, June 7.

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MONTCLAIR, N.J. — The Hampshire Cos. and Hackensack Meridian Health will open the 45,375 Mountainside Medical Center office building in Montclair, a western suburb of New York City. The medical center will provide a range of medical services including general surgery, cardiology, orthopedics and pediatrics. The Class A, three-story building will be located at 1 Bay Ave. NK Architects designed the building and construction began in 2018. The medical center will open this Thursday, Jan. 9.

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DANIA BEACH, FLA. — Kimco Realty Corp. has sold approximately nine acres of land at its Dania Pointe mixed-use development in Dania Beach, near Interstate 95 and Stirling Road in Broward County. The buyer, Spirit Airlines, will develop a new global headquarters at the site, investing up to $250 million for the creation of a corporate campus that will support more than 1,000 employees in up to 500,000 square feet of space. The airline has also executed a ground lease for an additional land parcel for the construction of a Spirit corporate training residence. Dania Pointe is a 102-acre mixed-use development with nearly 1 million square feet of retail and restaurants, in addition to apartments, hotels, offices and public event space. The project is located five miles southeast of Fort Lauderdale near the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. Construction of the Spirit Airlines headquarters is expected to begin in 2021, with an anticipated transfer of employees in mid-2022. Phase I of the 102-acre Dania Pointe development opened in November 2018 and spans approximately 330,000 square feet of retail, now 96 percent leased to brands including T.J. Maxx, Hobby Lobby, Ulta Beauty, BrandsMart, Five Below, Shoe Carnival, Starbucks, and Youfit Health Club. …

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CARTERSVILLE, GA. — PCCP LLC has formed a joint venture with Panattoni Development Co. Inc. for the speculative development of a 328,000-square-foot industrial building in Cartersville, 51 miles northeast of Atlanta. The project is located directly off Interstate 75 in Bartow County. PCCP and Panattoni recently acquired the 104-acre site that allows for the development of up to 724,000 square feet across two buildings. Two buildings are planned for two separate phases of development. PCCP and Panattoni expect to deliver the first facility, a rear-load building with 32-foot clear heights, in the third quarter. Mike Chambers, Jack Haden and Kane Chambers of NAI Brannen Goddard are leading the leasing effort of the property.

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ALLEN, TEXAS — Cronheim Mortgage has arranged a construction financing syndicate package totaling $55.5 million for the second phase of Dolce Twin Creeks, a multifamily community in Allen. Phase II will be a midrise, garden-style apartment community totaling 366 units, bringing the entire Dolce Twin Creeks unit count to 740. The second phase will also feature 15,000 square feet of commercial space that will house at least one medical office tenant. Community amenities will include a two-story clubhouse, fitness center, resort-style pool with outdoor grilling stations and cabanas, elevators, large corridors and a dog park. The borrower was not disclosed. Cottonwood Communities provided a mezzanine portion of the construction loan that was included in the syndication package. BridgeInvest and JLJ Capital hold the senior loan portion. Cronheim Mortgage will act as servicer and correspondent and is handling approval and disbursement of all construction draws.

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PLANO, TEXAS — Gaedeke Group has selected global architectural firm Gensler to design Two Legacy West, a Class A office tower situated near Gaedeke’s existing One Legacy West property in Plano. Gensler’s Dallas office is handling the design of the tower, which will accommodate a 300,000- to 600,000-square-foot user and focus on tenant wellness. The property will be located near the corporate headquarters of Toyota and FedEx. Dallas-based Gaedeke Group expects to complete Two Legacy West in 2022.

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MERCED, CALIF. — Shamrock Acquisitions has received $68.8 million in construction financing for the development of Merced Station, an 885-bed student housing community located near the University of California, Merced. Scott Meredith of George Smith Partners secured the financing from an affiliate of Mosaic Real Estate Credit on behalf of the borrower. The community will offer two-, three- and four-bedroom units. Shared amenities will include retail space, a state-of-the-art clubhouse, swimming pool, spa, basketball court, fitness room and study lounge. Construction is scheduled for completion in summer 2021.

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LITTLETON, COLO. — Resort Lifestyle Communities has opened Sky Pointe, an independent living community in the Denver suburb of Littleton. Sky Pointe offers 128 apartments for rent in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom options. “From our research, we found that Denver’s metro was in great need of additional independent senior living options,” says Phil Benjamson, COO of Resort Lifestyle Communities. Based in Lincoln, Neb., Resort Lifestyle Communities has 45 independent living communities either open or under construction throughout the country.

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