NEW YORK CITY — Global Holdings will undertake a $30 million renovation of 99 Park Avenue, a 26-story, 600,000-square-foot office building in Midtown Manhattan. Designed by VOCON, the capital improvement program will feature a reimagined lobby and updated amenity spaces, including a conference center, speakeasy, barbershop and salon and an entertainment lounge with a bowling alley and golf simulator. Completion is slated for early 2026. Global Holdings has also recently secured several lease renewals and expansions at 99 Park Avenue, including a deal with Metropolitan Commercial Bank for a 52,677 square-foot extension covering floors 12-13 and a 26,802-square-foot new lease for the entire 11th floor. In addition, Philadelphia-based real estate investment firm Lubert-Adler signed an eight-year lease expansion covering 7,674 square feet for a portion of the 19th floor. Paul Glickman, Diana Biasotti, Kristen Morgan and Harrison Potter of JLL represented Global Holdings in the lease negotiations.
Development
Nuveen Green Capital Provides $11.8M C-PACE Loan for Mixed-Use Renovation in Downtown Chattanooga
by John Nelson
CHATTANOOGA, TENN. — Nuveen Green Capital has provided an $11.8 million C-PACE loan for the gut renovation of Tivoli Theatre, a historic theater in downtown Chattanooga. The 30-year C-PACE loan is being used as part of a $73.4 million construction financing package with Reinvestment Fund Inc. The financing is being used along with New Market Tax Credits and Historic Tax Credits to fund renovations and new developments, including building exteriors, roofing, windows, HVAC, lighting, plumbing, new elevators and a pit lift. Tivoli Theatre, along with an adjacent office building, will be reimagined as the new Tivoli Performing Arts Center and a new 250-seat cinema and performance art hall. The construction timeline was not released.
MANCHESTER, CONN. — New York-based operator Connect55+ has begun leasing a 128-unit active adult community located at 140 Spencer St. in Manchester, about 10 miles east of Connecticut. Connect55+ Manchester offers one- and two-bedroom apartments that all have private patios/balconies. Amenities include a movie theater, fitness center, library and a community center. Information on starting rents was not disclosed. The facility is the first in Connecticut for Connect55+.
MOSCOW, IDAHO — A public-private partnership between the University of Idaho, Gilbane Development Co. and Rocky Mountain Cos. is set to begin a $162.8 million renovation and expansion of the university’s campus in Moscow. The project will include the renovation and redevelopment of the university’s South Hill and Elmwood Apartments, the Wallace Residence Center and the Theophilus Residence Building. “We continue to see enrollment growth as we prove again and again the University of Idaho’s value,” says Scott Green, university president. “Our on-campus housing is an important piece of that value, and our students need and deserve modern living and learning facilities.” The development team for the project includes Lydig, Integrus and Design Collective. A timeline for the project was not announced.
GLEN ELLYN, ILL. — Summit Design + Build has begun renovations on the historic clubhouse at the Glen Oak Country Club in the western Chicago suburb of Glen Ellyn. Established in 1911, the private club features an 18-hole golf course, a two-story sports complex, multiple dining areas, a skeet and trap shooting lodge and a swimming pool. The two-story, 45,597-square-foot clubhouse will undergo a complex remodel, including renovations of the dining areas, kitchen, offices, restrooms, the addition of new indoor/outdoor dining areas, a new indoor/outdoor bar and a lobby addition with a new grand staircase and elevator, as well as exterior improvements. Chipman Design Architecture Inc. is the project architect, and CBRE is the owner’s representative. Completion is slated for late summer 2025.
Urban Innovations Completes 15,000 SF Office Build-out for Metropolitan Peace Initiatives in Chicago
CHICAGO — Urban Innovations has completed a 15,000-square-foot office build-out for Metropolitan Peace Initiatives at 2100 S. Morgan St. in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood. The new space houses private and open offices, training rooms, meditation rooms and a kitchen for the Metropolitan Peace Academy, which provides counseling, training and mediation to help prevent street violence in the city. The office also includes a podcast room and 2,000-square-foot gym. Metropolitan Peace Initiatives, a division of Metropolitan Family Services, moved from a previous location. Owned by Pilsen Metropolis LLC, the building was constructed in 1940 and renovated in 2019. Wright & Co. designed the space for the tenant, with MAI Architects working as the building architect. Baum Realty represented ownership, and CBRE represented the tenant in the lease.
Terra Obtains $170M Construction Loan for First Phase of $1B Upland Park Mixed-Use Project in South Florida
by John Nelson
SWEETWATER, FLA. — Terra, a Miami-based developer, has obtained a $170 million construction loan to fund the development of Upland Park, a planned $1 billion mixed-use development in the west Miami suburb of Sweetwater. Terra is transforming Miami-Dade County’s Dolphin Park-and-Ride/Transit Terminal Facility into a multimodal hub that will feature a transit station, residences, retail space and commercial uses on a 47-acre site near Dolphin Mall. The local developer is teaming up with Miami-Dade County on Upland Park in a public-private partnership. SCALE Lending, Slate Property Group’s debt financing arm, was the lead lender on the construction loan. Terra will use the loan proceeds to fund Phase I of Upland Park, which will comprise 578 apartments. The first phase is slated to break ground in early 2025. Designed by PPK Architects, in collaboration with master plan architect Arquitectonica and urban planner Plusurbia Design, Upland Park will include more than 2,000 new mid-rise and garden-style apartments, about 282,000 square feet of shops and restaurants and approximately 414,000 square feet of commercial space. Upland Park is designed to increase public transit ridership while anchoring the new East-West Corridor of Miami-Dade County’s SMART public transportation plan. Potential transit riders will have direct access …
ORLANDO, FLA. — Altman Living has opened Phase II of Altís Grand Lake Willis, a 230-unit luxury apartment community in Orlando. The second phase is situated adjacent to the first phase of the community, which welcomed residents to the city’s O-Town West neighborhood last year. Located at 6260 Juniper Pine Way, the garden-style complex features one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments ranging from 707 to 1,248 square feet in size, with monthly rental rates spanning $1,750 to $2,700. Amenities include a resident and business lounge, heated saltwater pool, an outdoor entertainment zone complete with a fireplace, TVs, Wi-Fi and ping-pong, an onsite pet park and cyber café, steam rooms, movie theater, virtual gaming space and a private sports simulator. The development is also National Green Building Standard (NGBS) certified, featuring sustainable elements such as energy-efficient, stainless steel appliances, Energy Star-rated refrigerators and dishwashers and high-efficiency water heaters.
Woda Cooper, Partners Break Ground on 76-Unit Affordable Seniors Housing Project in Louisville
by John Nelson
LOUISVILLE, KY. — Co-developers Woda Cooper Cos., Wellspring Inc. and Smith Solutions have started construction on Bridlewood Crossing, a new, 76-unit affordable housing community in Louisville for residents age 55 and older. Apartments at the property will be reserved for residents at a mix of incomes up to 70 percent of area median income (AMI). The apartment complex, located at 7945 3rd Street Road, will offer a mix of one- and two-bedroom units, where 23 units will be prioritized for seniors who are disabled, homeless or at risk of homelessness. Several more units will offer features for residents with mobility, sight or hearing disabilities. Capital partners involved with this development include the Louisville Metro Government, Louisville Affordable Housing Trust Fund, Kentucky Housing Corp. (KHC), Ohio Capital Corp. for Housing, Stock Yards Bank & Trust and Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust. The project team consists of Blomquist Design Group (civil engineer), Grimm Architecture and Woda Construction (general contractor). Woda Management & Real Estate will lease and manage Bridlewood Crossing.
NASHVILLE, TENN. — Southwest Value Partners, AEG and Virentes Hospitality have announced that Shipley Do-Nuts and Sweet Paris Crêperie & Café will be opening new flagship locations at Nashville Yards in 2025. Nick Gross and Brian Ashby of CBRE represented Virentes Hospitality, which will operate both Shipley and Sweet Paris. Set to open in May, Shipley will be located within the mixed-use development’s creative office building fronting Church Street, which is anchored by CAA. The 11-story tower will feature three levels of retail, dining and entertainment leased to tenants including Iconix Fitness, EVO Entertainment, Fogo de Chão and Ocean Prime. In June, Sweet Paris will open along Signal Street on the first level of The Pinnacle, which is Nashville Yards’ indoor live music and events venue that will open in February with a Kacey Musgraves concert. Nashville Yards will be the first location in Tennessee for Sweet Paris and the brand’s 20th overall.