NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the $4.6 million sale of a 25-foot wide development site in Manhattan’s Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood. Located at 422 W. 49th St., the property includes 2,500 square feet of land with a total buildable square footage of approximately 10,500. Maurice Suede of Cushman & Wakefield represented the sellers, The Hakimian Organization and the Gorjian family, in the transaction. The buyer was Mortar Arch + Dev, which plans to develop residential condominiums on the site. The property is within walking distance to the 1, N, R, W, C and E subway trains.
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Holder Properties has completed the development of a corporate campus in Charleston’s Daniel Island submarket for Blackbaud, a provider of software and services for the global philanthropic community. The 172,000-square-foot property features open workspaces, private offices, employee lounges, conference rooms, classrooms, team rooms, a game room, full-service kitchen, cafeteria and a Starbucks café. Exterior amenities include two terraces, a timber-framed pavilion, putting green, bocce ball court, employee garden, activity field and a full-length basketball court. ASD | SKY designed the property, which was built by Balfour Beatty. JLL provided tenant support services for the campus. The building’s interior is designed to LEED Gold standards with energy-saving technologies, like solar panels, HVAC automation, LED lighting and low-flow plumbing fixtures.
BIG RAPIDS, MICH. — Spectra Student Living has broken ground on Eight Thirty Water Tower, a $17 million community near Ferris State University in Big Rapids. Slated to open in August 2019, the student housing property will include 318 beds within 120 units. Floor plans will consist of one-, two- and four-bedroom units. Amenities will include a clubhouse, resident lounge and YouTube room. Spectra will manage the property in partnership with Athens, Ga.-based Landmark Properties. More than 14,730 students are enrolled at Ferris State University.
LAFAYETTE, LA. — Dallas-based Abby Development has broken ground for The Vincent, a seniors housing development in Lafayette. Situated on 20 acres on Verot School Road, The Vincent will feature 255 units comprising independent living apartments and cottages, as well as assisted living and memory care units. Onsite community amenities will include a stocked fishing lake, multiple landscaped courtyards with water features, walking trails, movie theaters, indoor and outdoor swimming pools, pharmacy and general store, libraries and a fitness center. Additionally, residents will have access to housekeeping, transportation, laundry service and meals prepared in-house by executive chefs. The one- and two-bedroom independent living apartments and two- and three-bedroom independent living cottages will feature private patios/balconies, high-end finishes, full-size washer/dryer connections and fully equipped kitchens. Each cottage will also include a private two-car garage. The studio, one- and two-bedroom assisted living units will feature full-size refrigerators and microwaves, walk-in closets and high-end finishes. The memory care wing will offer private and semi-private floorplans in a secure environment.
GOODYEAR, ARIZ. — Ware Malcomb has announced the completion of Arizona Desert Ear, Nose & Throat Specialists, a medical office located at 13555 W. McDowell Road in Goodyear, a suburb of Phoenix. Ware Malcomb provided interior architecture and design services for the project. The redesigned 5,200-square-foot property features seven exam rooms, four offices, a sinus procedure room, allergy testing room, audio room, instrument cleaning room, conference room and break room. Design features include sliding barn doors for the conference room, a prominent work surface for the medical assistant station, a spacious waiting room and a check-in/out desk that doubles as a workroom behind a built-in bookshelf. Aksarben served as general contractor for the project.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Irving-based JPI will develop Jefferson River East, a 400-unit multifamily community that will be located adjacent to the Trinity River near downtown Fort Worth. Amenities will include two pools, two clubhouses, two sky lounges, a fitness center and a yoga studio. Fifth Third Bank is the senior lender on the project and CrossHarbor Capital Partners is providing preferred equity. JPI broke ground on the property on Oct. 19. The first units are expected to be available for occupancy by spring 2020.
WESTMINSTER, COLO. — CA Senior Living LLC has started construction of Atria Westminster, a five-story, 137-unit senior living community in Westminster, approximately 10 miles northwest of Denver. When complete, Atria Westminster will offer 107 assisted living apartments, 30 memory care studios, and a single-story dining and amenity wing. Assisted living units will range in size from 410-square-foot studios to 970-square-foot two-bedrooms, while memory care studios will range from 275 to 310 square feet. Designed by OZ Architects and built by Brinkmann Constructors, Atria Westminster is located less than a half-mile from a variety of shopping, dining and entertainment offerings. Louisville, Ky.-based Atria Senior Living has been retained as the operator for the community. The property is expected to open in early 2020. CA Senior Living is the seniors housing investment and development division of Chicago-based CA Ventures. The company currently has 22 communities operating or under construction throughout the U.S. Atria Westminster will be the fourth CA Senior Living property operated by Atria Senior Living.
KAPOLEI, HAWAII — Garn Development Co. has purchased a 2.6-acre land parcel on Manawai Street in Kapolei on the island of Oahu for an undisclosed price. Garn Development plans to construct a limited-service hotel on the site, which is located within the 40-acre Leihano development. An affiliate of Kisco Senior Living is master developer for Leihano, a mixed-use development situated in the urban core of Kapolei. Slated to open in fall 2019, the four-story, extended-stay hotel will feature 183 suites with full kitchens, complimentary breakfast and family-friendly amenities. Garn Development is a managing partner of the existing 180-room Embassy Suites by Hilton and Residence Inn by Marriott, which is currently under construction at Leihano. In 2016, Kisco opened Ilima at Leihano, its 84-unit assisted living community within Leihano. Additional tenants within Leihano include St. Jude Catholic Church, First Hawaiian Bank, C.S. Wo, National Kidney Foundation, Lili’uokalani Trust, Hele Gas and Starbucks Coffee. Currently the master-planned community has only two land parcels remaining for sale. Nathan Fong of Colliers International handled the transaction.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Courtland Group has received $19.5 million in construction financing, as well as joint venture equity from JDI Realty, for the development of Fort Prince Distribution Center, a bulk industrial warehouse building in Spartanburg. Travis Anderson, Chris Norvell, Cory Fowler, Trent Niederberger and Patrick Nally of HFF arranged the joint venture equity and placed the five-year construction loan with CrossHarbor Capital Partners on behalf of Courtland Group. The 436,800-square-foot Fort Prince Distribution Center will feature 36-foot clear heights, 66 dock doors and two automatic drive-in doors in a cross-dock configuration. Situated on 56 acres in the city’s West Side industrial submarket, the property’s location offers access to interstate 85 and 26, enabling tenants to reach more than 95 million consumers within a day’s drive and direct interstate access to import/export goods through the Port of Charleston.
TUSCALOOSA, ALA. — CA Student Living has completed capital improvements on Harbor on Sixth, a 628-bed property located near the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. Improvements to the community — now named Evolve Tuscaloosa — included a fitness center expansion with the addition of a new yoga studio; and upgrades to the pool area including the addition of cabanas, grilling areas and in-pool lounges. The property offers two- and three-bedroom fully furnished units with bed-to-bath parity. Additional shared amenities include a computer lab, study lounges, a clubroom with a kitchenette and fireplace, free tanning and a shuttle service to campus. The property originally opened in 2017.