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WinnDevelopment Breaks Ground on $55.3M Affordable Seniors Housing Project in Western Massachusetts

by Taylor Williams November 28, 2023

HOLYOKE, MASS. — WinnDevelopment has broken ground on a $55.3 million affordable seniors housing project in the western Massachusetts city of Holyoke. The project will convert a historic mill complex into 88 affordable apartment homes for seniors ages 55 and older. The redevelopment of the Appleton Mill property in downtown Holyoke will create new loft-style apartments in three interconnected, 111-year-old industrial buildings that were once home to the Farr Alpaca Co. and have been vacant for decades. In addition, WinnDevelopment will construct a new community building and connect it to the residential space via a closed skybridge spanning nearby railroad tracks. All 88 apartments will be reserved for low- and moderate-income seniors, with 12 units reserved for households earning below 30 percent of the area median income (AMI), 63 for those below 60 percent of AMI, and 13 for households below 80 percent of AMI. Delivery is slated for spring 2025.

November 28, 2023

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Community HousingWorks Opens 58-Unit Portola Senior Apartments in Lake Forest, California

by Amy Works November 28, 2023

LAKE FOREST, CALIF. — Community HousingWorks (CHW) has opened Portola Senior Apartments, an affordable housing community in Lake Forest. CHW’s first community in Orange County, Portola Senior Apartments is built as a standalone, four-story building with ground-floor retail space. The property features 58 one-bedroom apartments (including one designated for an onsite property manager) for singles or couples age 62 years and older who are living on 50 percent of the area median income (AMI) or less (approximately $50,000 per year). Over 750 people applied to live in Portola within three months of opening the interest list and the apartments were 100 percent occupied in less than 30 days after opening. Rent is $1,264 per month (after a utility allowance) and the waiting list currently has more than 1,000 applicants. Funding sources for Portola Senior Apartments included Pacific Western Bank as the construction and permanent financing lender; Red Stone Equity Partners as the tax credit equity investor; SunRanch Capital Partners LLC as the soft lender; and tax-exempt bonds issued by California Municipal Finance Authority, California Tax Credit Allocation Committee and the California Debt Limit Allocation Committee. The development team included general contractor Sunrise Pacific Construction Inc.; architectural firm AVRP Studios; civil …

November 28, 2023

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Victoria’s Secret Opens Renovated Store at Easton Town Center in Columbus, Ohio

by Kristin Harlow November 28, 2023

COLUMBUS, OHIO — Victoria’s Secret has opened its newly renovated store at Easton Town Center, a shopping destination in Columbus. The “store of the future” concept aims to create a more welcoming space for all shoppers with mannequins representing a range of sizes, inclusive product offerings and an easy-to-navigate layout. The store also features more efficient lighting and HVAC systems along with low-flow toilets. New fitting room technology, Crave, links each product with the store’s computer system through radio frequency identification tags. The technology enables customers to communicate with store associates from their fitting rooms.

November 28, 2023

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JLL Arranges $12M Construction Loan for ATLAS Germann Industrial Development in Gilbert, Arizona

by Amy Works November 28, 2023

GILBERT, ARIZ. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged $12 million in construction financing for ATLAS Germann, an industrial development in Gilbert. The borrowers are ATLAS and OakPoint. Jason Carlos, Jarrod Howard, Steve Larsen and Kyle Westfall of JLL Capital Markets secured the five-year, fixed-rate loan from a regional bank. Snack-food manufacturer Frito-Lay Inc., a subsidiary of PepsiCo, will fully occupy the 60,500-square-foot property that is situated on 8.2 acres.

November 28, 2023

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Wells Fargo Plans 400,000 SF Adaptive Reuse Office Project at Hudson Yards in Manhattan

by John Nelson November 28, 2023

NEW YORK CITY — Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC) has announced formal plans to expand its office footprint within Hudson Yards, a mixed-use district on Manhattan’s west side. The San Francisco-based banking giant, which already occupies space within the $25 billion Hudson Yards campus, has purchased additional space from Related Cos., the master developer behind Hudson Yards along with Oxford Properties Group. Multiple media outlets have reported that Wells Fargo purchased the space at 20 Hudson Yards, which formally housed a Neiman Marcus store, for $550 million. The bank plans to convert the 400,000 square feet of space to offices in synergy with its current 500,000-square-foot footprint at 30 Hudson Yards, according to Bloomberg News. Forbes reported that the Neiman Marcus location closed in summer 2020. Wells Fargo plans to begin moving employees from its existing office space at 150 E. 42nd St. to the new Hudson Yards office beginning in late 2026. The property is expected to house 2,300 Wells Fargo employees at full operation. The 11-story building will also include a dedicated entrance on 10th Avenue and naming rights to Wells Fargo for signage on the exterior of the property. “This investment further solidifies our longstanding commitment …

November 28, 2023

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How to Clear Affordable Housing’s Construction Financing Hurdle

by Sarah Daniels November 28, 2023

Developers are finding it tougher than ever to finance affordable housing. And often, the biggest hurdle for the sector’s borrowers involves construction — either obtaining that initial loan at a manageable cost or qualifying for take-out financing after a protracted construction period — which has strained resources and delivery schedules for a number of developments. Limitations on rent increases make the industry especially vulnerable to rising costs, and expenses today have risen precipitously across the board. Rents have also grown, but not on pace with construction and operating costs driven up by inflation, wage pressures, soaring insurance premiums and a series of interest rate hikes, observes Tracy Peters, a senior managing director on Lument’s affordable housing production team. “Borrowers are squeezed by a number of things in this marketplace,” Peters says. “The fed funds rate climbing 5 percent over the last two years means the interest rates on construction loans have basically come up 5 percent or more over that time. Now folks who had budgeted for a much lower interest rate — if they are still in construction mode — are trying to figure out how to deal with these higher interest rates.” At the same time, the …

November 28, 2023

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PTM to Develop 500,000 SF Second Phase of Mixed-Use EDGE Collective Project in St. Petersburg, Florida

by John Nelson November 27, 2023

ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. — PTM Partners will expand EDGE Collective, a mixed-use development in St. Petersburg, with a 500,000-square-foot second phase. Phase II will feature 350 multifamily residential units in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts across two buildings, as well as 45,000 square feet of commercial and retail space and 260 parking spaces. The first phase of the development comprises a 163-room Moxy Hotel and a redevelopment of 1246 Central Avenue building, which features 16,000 square feet of office space that will be available for tenancy in early 2024 and 8,000 square feet of ground-floor food-and-beverage retail space.

November 27, 2023

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Topgolf Opens Third Alabama Venue in Mobile

by John Nelson November 27, 2023

MOBILE, ALA. — Topgolf has opened a new venue in Mobile, marking the third in Alabama for the Dallas-based brand. Situated within McGowan Park Shopping Center, the venue features 60 outdoor climate-controlled hitting bays across two levels, as well as a full-service restaurant, 22-foot video wall and more than 100 TVs. According to the company, Topgolf Mobile will employ roughly 200 associates and is the 95th outdoor Topgolf venue in the country.

November 27, 2023

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H5 Data Centers to Undertake Expansion at Downtown San Antonio Campus

by Taylor Williams November 27, 2023

SAN ANTONIO — Denver-based owner-operator H5 Data Centers will undertake an expansion project at its San Antonio campus, which is located at 100 Taylor St. in the downtown area. The expansion will add turnkey colocation space that can support an additional 340 cabinets and up to 1.5 megawatts of additional power capacity. A construction timeline was not disclosed. The campus currently consists of two buildings totaling 85,000 square feet.

November 27, 2023

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Housing Trust Group Opens $18.2M Affordable Housing Community in Arlington Heights, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow November 27, 2023

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, ILL. — Housing Trust Group (HTG) has opened Crescent Place, an $18.2 million affordable housing community in the Chicago suburb of Arlington Heights. The community marks HTG’s entry into the Illinois market. HTG developed the property in partnership with nonprofit developer Turnstone Development Corp. Crescent Place offers 40 units that are reserved for residents who earn up to 60 percent of the area median income. Monthly rents range from $621 to $1,489, while units range from 646 to 880 square feet. Amenities at the four-story development include a community room, library, computer café, fitness room, resident garden, outdoor patio, tenant storage compartments, bicycle storage and 80 outdoor parking spaces. Funding for Crescent Place included a $10.9 million construction loan and a $1.6 million permanent loan from BMO Harris Bank; $12.1 million in 9 percent Low Income Housing Tax Credit equity from National Equity Fund; $4 million from the COVID-19 Affordable Housing Grant Program provided by the Illinois Housing Development Authority; and a $110,214 ComEd grant for building according to Energy Star efficient standards. The project team included general contractor Henry Bros Co., civil engineer Groundwork, landscape architect Krogstad Land Design, architect UrbanWorks Architecture, interior designer Frosolone Interiors, …

November 27, 2023

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