CLEVELAND — City Club Apartments has topped off construction of City Club Apartments-Cleveland, a 23-story luxury apartment tower located at 776 Euclid Ave. in Cleveland. The development will include 304 apartment units and penthouses as well as street-level retail space, including a restaurant, basement speakeasy, lobby café, Sky Club café and doggie daycare and spa. Dubbed an “apartment hotel,” the property will offer residents the option to rent a furnished suite or an unfurnished apartment or penthouse. Amenities will include indoor and outdoor theaters, a heated rooftop pool and hot tub, outdoor kitchen, coworking spaces, a bark park, Zen garden, fitness center, yoga studio, wellness room, business center and conference room. Occupancy is slated to begin in October.
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CHICAGO — Skender has completed an expansive renovation project at THE MART office building in Chicago. Owner Vornado Realty Trust coined the repositioning initiative as “Evolution of an Icon.” Skender made improvements to four key areas of the building’s second floor: a 29,000-square-foot circulation area, 21,000-square-foot conference center, 23,000-square-foot fitness center and 2,000-square-foot private tenant lounge. In the circulation area, Skender added new Terrazzo flooring and new lounge seating sourced from design showrooms at THE MART. The new conference center is comprised of 15 meeting rooms that accommodate up to 300 people. The area also features a workspace with phone booths, lounge seating, a pantry and satellite service area. The fitness center features a golf simulator, locker rooms, infrared saunas, a cycle room and mind-body room. Overlooking the river is the new tenant-exclusive, speakeasy-inspired lounge with a bar. Gensler was the architect and IMEG Corp. was the engineer.
MERRIAM, KAN. — Brinkmann Constructors has broken ground on Merriam Grand Station Lofts, a 361-unit luxury apartment project in Merriam, a southwest suburb of Kansas City. Drake Development is developing the project on the site of a former retail development that has been vacant for 10 years. The development is part of the larger Merriam Grand Station, a $72.5 million project including retail, residential and public gathering space. Merriam Grand Station Lofts will consist of two buildings with 73,000 square feet of below-grade parking. Amenities will include a pool, pet wash station, game rooms and electric vehicle charging stations. Completion is slated for 2025.
HCCJ Family Partners Breaks Ground on 35,000 SF Sunrise Market Mixed-Use Development in Verrado, Arizona
by Jeff Shaw
VERRADO, ARIZ. — HCCJ Family Partners has broken ground on Sunrise Market, a 35,000-square-foot mixed-use development in Verrado, roughly 30 miles west of Phoenix. Tenants at the property, which is currently 65 percent pre-leased, will include Copper & Sage, Bobazona, Bosa Donut and Honey Nail. James DeCremer, Matt Milinovich, Alec Miller and Drew Sampson of Avison Young manage leasing at the project on behalf of HCCJ. Construction is scheduled for completion in January 2024.
EDINBURG, TEXAS — New Jersey-based Cronheim Mortgage has arranged an $18.3 million construction loan for Las Vilitas, a 200-unit multifamily project that will be located in the Rio Grande Valley city of Edinburg. An undisclosed regional bank provided the loan, which was structured with three years of interest-only payments followed by a 12-year term. The sponsor is locally based developer Verturo Interests. David Poncia led the transaction for Cronheim Mortgage.
SAN ANTONIO — Forum Capital Advisors, a Denver-based investment firm, has provided an $18 million equity investment for Tacara at Steubing Heights, a 293-unit multifamily project that will be located near South Texas Medical Center in San Antonio. The four-story complex will feature studio, one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, clubhouse, outdoor lounge and a pet park. The name of the lead developer was not disclosed. Construction is expected to begin before the end of the year and to be complete in 2025.
MORRISTOWN, N.J. — A partnership between New York City-based SJP Properties and Scotto Properties has broken ground on M Station West, a 260,000-square-foot office project in the Northern New Jersey community of Morristown. Designed by Gensler and inclusive of retail space, the two-building complex will serve as the new flagship office of Sanofi, a global pharmaceutical company that is based in Paris. Sanofi plans to employ nearly 2,000 people at the campus, which is slated for a first-quarter 2025 delivery. The partnership completed the 120,0000-square-foot M Station East in July 2022.
TRENTON, N.J. — RPM Development will build a 120-unit mixed-income residential project in downtown Trenton. The site at 150-170 Broad St. spans 1.3 acres, and the development will consist of 70 market-rate units, 48 affordable housing units and two superintendent units. Units will come in one-, two- and three-bedroom formats. Amenities will include a fitness center, resident lounge and a rooftop deck, and the property will also offer 168 parking spaces and a 7,500-square-foot retail plaza. The New Jersey Economic Development Authority and the New Jersey Housing & Mortgage Finance Agency both provided tax credit equity to finance the project. A construction timeline was not disclosed.
HOLLYWOOD, FLA. — FundRebel LLC is under contract to acquire Nine Hollywood, a mixed-use property currently underway in Hollywood, for $67 million. Situated on a 36,000-square-foot parcel, the development features 204 multifamily residential units, three levels of integrated parking and more than 7,000 square feet of retail space. Residences include apartments in studio, one- and two-bedroom layouts. Amenities at the property include a swimming pool, fitness center and business suites. Construction on the project is scheduled for completion in the fourth quarter of this year. The seller was not disclosed.
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Arizona-based Arriba Capital has provided a $20 million loan for the construction of Element by Westin, a hotel development currently underway in Charleston. Located at 4865 N. Arco Lane, the property will feature 125 rooms. Amenities will include complimentary breakfast, swimming pool, fitness center, bar, guest laundry room and sundries shop. Contender Development is the borrower and developer.