OAK CREEK, WIS. — National Health Investors Inc. (NHI) has agreed to finance the development of Ignite Medical Resort Oak Creek, a 144-bed skilled nursing facility just south of Milwaukee in Oak Creek. NHI’s commitment totals $25.4 million. Construction on the facility is underway, with an expected completion of second-quarter 2020. A tenant entity owned by affiliates of Villa Healthcare and Ignite Medical Resorts will operate the community once completed. A 12-year lease term begins post-construction with two 10-year renewals and a 2 percent annual escalator. In addition, there is a $2 million earn-out based on the operator meeting certain operating metrics in 2024 and 2025.
INDIANAPOLIS — JVM Realty Corp. (JVM) has completed the renovation of the common areas at Circa Apartments, a 265-unit luxury apartment community that it owns in downtown Indianapolis. The new features at Circa include an expanded pet park, a new pet washing station, automated package room, upgraded fitness center and co-working lounge. The renovation also included a redesigned clubhouse and new furniture for the pool and resident lounge. Holt Construction was the contractor for the project and Laura Braucher of Studio 5 Interiors Inc. was the designer.
KYLE, TEXAS — Majestic Realty Co. has begun work on Kyle Crossing Business Park, a two-building, 535,113-square-foot industrial project in Kyle, a city located off Interstate 35 in between Austin and San Antonio. The first building will total 307,840 square feet and feature 36-foot clear heights, 89 dock-high doors, 383 auto parking spaces and 136 trailer parking spaces. The second building will span 227,273 square feet and feature 32-foot clear heights, 56 dock-high doors, 269 auto parking spaces and 85 trailer parking spaces. Both buildings are expected to be complete by the third quarter of 2019. JLL is serving as the exclusive leasing partner on this project, with senior vice presidents Ace Schlameus and Zane Cole leading the effort.
SAN ANTONIO — Koontz Corp., a San Antonio-based developer, has broken ground on Palmetto Pointe, a 328-unit apartment community in San Antonio. The community will be situated on 15.2 acres on the northwest side near the city’s two largest private employers, USAA and South Texas Medical Center. Floor plans call for one- and two-bedroom units. Koontz aims to complete the entire 13-building complex in approximately 24 months. The leasing office and clubhouse are expected to open in July 2019, when the first units become available for occupancy.
HOUSTON — New York City-based Arel Capital has completed the $10 million renovation of Bayou on the Bend, a 242-unit high-rise multifamily property in Houston. The project upgraded 152 units that were damaged by Hurricane Harvey, as well as both the interior and exterior amenity spaces. Arel Capital acquired Bayou on the Bend in May 2017, three months before the storm. The property features one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, business center and a game room.
ROSEVILLE, CALIF. — Armstrong Development has announced plans for Campus Oaks Town Center, a shopping center located at the corner of Blue Oaks Boulevard and Roseville Parkway in Roseville. The Roseville City Council recently unanimously approved the project. Construction for the 240,000-square-foot property is slated to begin in spring 2019, with delivery scheduled for summer 2020. Nugget Markets and 24 Hour Fitness will anchor the property, which is approximately 66 percent leased to date and expected to be 85 percent leased by the start of construction. Additional tenants will include The Learning Experience, MOD Pizza, Posh Nail Salon, Fresh Cleaners, Jasmine Mongolian BBQ, Supercuts and Ben’s Barketplace.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Duke Energy plans to consolidate its office space in Uptown Charlotte and build a 39-story office building located on the 500 block of South Tryon Street, across from Duke Energy Center. Duke Energy will sell two properties (526 Church St. and 401 S. College St.) and exit its lease at 400 S. Tryon St. The Charlotte-based company will reduce its Charlotte office space from 2 million square feet to 1.5 million square feet. The building, developed by Childress Klein, is expected to take three years to build. Duke Energy provides electricity to 7.6 million retail customers in six states and has $138 billion in assets as of year-end 2017. The company currently employs 29,060 people.
ATLANTA — Hilton Worldwide has opened the Waldorf Astoria Atlanta Buckhead in Atlanta’s Buckhead district. The 42-story hotel is the first for the Waldorf Astoria brand in Atlanta and is situated at the former site of Mandarin Oriental Atlanta. The property features 127 rooms, 10 suites, 47 private residences, a 15,000-square-foot spa and meeting and event space. Designed by Robert A.M. Stern, the Atlanta location joins 30 other Waldorf Astoria hotels worldwide.
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — Wood Partners has opened Bask, an apartment community located near Port Everglades at 1919 S.E. 10th Ave. in Fort Lauderdale. Bask is an eight-story, 310-unit complex featuring one- and two-bedroom floor plans. Amenities include a community demonstration kitchen, office space, fitness room, yoga room, pet spa and outdoor TV lounge.
NEW YORK CITY — Eastern Union has arranged a $46 million construction loan for the development of an 11-story condominium tower in the Kips Bay neighborhood of Manhattan. Located at 165 Lexington Ave., the property will consist of 43 residential units as well as two commercial spaces totaling 2,860 square feet. The architect for the project is Issac & Stern Architects. Michael Muller and Moshe Lipschitz of Eastern Union secured the financing on behalf of the borrower, Lexington Partners LLC, a joint venture between Brooklyn North Capital and RiverBrook Equities. S3 Capital Group provided the financing package. The project is slated for completion in March 2020.