ORLANDO, FLA. — Madison Realty Capital has originated a $240 million acquisition loan for a 526-unit single-family rental development underway in Orlando. The borrowers, Baseline Property Group and JSB Capital Group, also secured a $40 million mezzanine loan from a private foreign family office. The previous owner was not disclosed. Baseline’s sister company, Villatel, will operate the units as resort-style, short-term rentals upon completion. Situated on 77 acres along International Drive, the Villatel Orlando Resort will comprise 256 condominiums, 200 townhomes and 70 single-family homes. Many units will include private pools, movie theaters and arcade and gaming spaces. The resort will also feature a private $20 million amenity center that will include a clubhouse, water park with seven slides, lazy river, water playground, pool, fitness center, golfing swing suite, arcades, children’s playrooms and eateries. The resort’s initial homes are expected to be available for rent in the fourth quarter, and all units are expected to be delivered into the rental pool by summer 2025.
Development
HOUSTON — Locally based developer Hicks Ventures will build Framework @ Block 10, a 200,000-square-foot, mass-timber office building that will be located in Houston’s Katy Freeway East submarket. Gensler designed the six-story project, and Hoar Construction is serving as the general contractor. StructureCraft is the primary engineer, and Transwestern is the leasing agent. Construction, which is expected to last about 18 months, will begin following the execution of the first lease.
GLEN BURNIE, MD. — Floor & Décor, a flooring and tile specialty retailer based in metro Atlanta, plans to open a new warehouse store and design center in Glen Burnie. The store will mark the retailer’s second location in the greater Baltimore area and fourth in Maryland. Floor & Décor operates more than 200 warehouse stores and five design studios across 36 states. The company has signed a ground lease with locally based St. John Properties for the Glen Burnie location. Bill Holzman represented the landlord in the lease negotiations on an internal basis, and John Meyer and Brian Finkelstein of KLNB represented the tenant. Floor & Décor will employ 50 full-time and part-time associates when it opens next year. The property will be situated at the intersection of Ritchie Highway and Dover Road. The square footage of the property was not disclosed, but Floor & Décor’s prototypical stores span 75,000 to 80,000 square feet.
CHICAGO — Greystar Real Estate Partners LLC has opened One Six Six, a 223-unit luxury apartment building rising 21 stories in Chicago’s Fulton Market district. The developer is hosting a grand opening celebration Thursday, Aug. 10 with local businesses such as Goddess and the Grocer, Levain Bakery, Pour Souls Cocktail Club, Dipsy Desserts and Tucker Pups. Local band The Holy Cows will provide live music and entertainment. Located at 166 N. Aberdeen St., One Six Six features studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans along with three-bedroom penthouses. The building features a third-floor amenity level with an indoor private dining room, coworking space, entertainment lounge and fitness center. The 5,650-square-foot outdoor area includes a pool and spa, outdoor kitchen, lounge areas and a dog agility course. The 14th-floor sky garden features an outdoor lounge with a beverage station and views of the city. Monthly rents start at $2,040. Residents can now earn up to two months of free rent, according to the property’s website. The property has earned two Green Globes, part of a certification system developed by the Green Building Initiative that evaluates environmental sustainability, health and wellness and resilience of all types of commercial real estate.
CENTEREACH, N.Y. — A partnership between a division of Simone Development Cos. and operator Catholic Health has opened a $47 million, multi-specialty healthcare facility in the Long Island community of Centereach. The facility is known as Catholic Health Ambulatory & Urgent Care at Centereach. The site previously housed a 63,000-square-foot retail building that was occupied by Ocean State Job Lot, which continues to own and operate a 36,000-square-foot store adjacent to the property. The facility also offers diagnostic imaging services, an onsite pharmacy and a dedicated suite for gastroenterologists to perform endoscopies. Newman Design served as the project architect.
HAWTHORNE, N.J. — The Bedrin Organization, a New Jersey-based development and investment firm, has completed Hedges at Hawthorne, a mixed-use project located in the northern part of The Garden State. Hedges at Hawthorne, a transit-served development, consists of 118 Class A apartments, a 120,000-square-foot self-storage facility that is operated by CubeSmart and 16,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space that is leased to Planet Fitness and Per Lei Café. Residential units come in studio, one- and two-bedroom formats, and amenities include a fitness center, coffee bar, rooftop lounge, coworking lounge, salon, pet spa and outdoor grilling and dining stations. Rents start at roughly $2,200 per month for a studio apartment.
YORK, PA. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the $13.5 million sale of an industrial development site in York. The site, known as The Expressway Commerce Park, is fully approved for the development of two buildings totaling 673,920 square feet. Building A will total 403,000 square feet and feature 405 auto stalls, 77 trailer stalls, 74 dock doors and two drive-in doors. Building B will total 270,920 square feet and feature 269 auto stalls, 72 trailer stalls, 43 dock doors and two drive-in doors. Gerry Blinebury and Collin Potter of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Maple Press, in the transaction. The buyer was MRP Industrial. The sale included a subdivision from the Maple Press manufacturing facility that will remain in operation.
PERRIS, CALIF. — Rockefeller Group has completed the $13.4 million acquisition of a 14-acre parcel in Perris for the development of Patterson Commerce Center, a 259,000-square-foot distribution center. The project will be located adjacent to Optimus Logistics Center, a 1.4 million-square-foot, two-building logistics center. Full construction is slated to commence in September. The building will feature 36-foot clear heights, 56-foot by 60-foot column spacing, 145 parking spaces and a 185-foot to 240-foot truck court with 59 trailer stalls. Completion of Patterson Commerce Center is scheduled for summer 2024. The project team includes HPA Architects, Huitt-Zollars and RM Dalton. Jo McKay, Michael McKay and Michael Fine of Lee & Associates represented the Rockefeller Group on the land purchase and will oversee leasing of the project.
Michaels Student Living Completes 1,549-Bed Orchard Park Residence Hall at University of California, Davis
by Amy Works
DAVIS, CALIF. — Michaels Student Living has completed Orchard Park, a 1,549-bed residence hall developed through a public-private partnership with the University of California, Davis and the Collegiate Housing Foundation. The development spans 11 buildings, offering 613 units for graduate students and students with families. The community also includes indoor amenity spaces, two community centers and programmed outdoor space. This property is the second phase of development for the public-private partnership, following The Green at West Village, a nine-building community offering 3,290 beds.
HOLLYWOOD, FLA. — The Calta Group has broken ground on Revv, a 180-unit apartment community located at 2233 Hollywood Blvd. in the South Florida city of Hollywood. The property represents the first multifamily project for the Coral Gables, Fla.-based developer. Calta purchased the 1.6-acre site last year for $9.5 million and obtained a $60 million construction loan from BridgeInvest in April. Designed by Miami-based Borges Architects + Associates, Revv will rise eight stories and feature studios, live-work units and one- and two-bedroom apartments. Amenities will include a resort-style pool, coworking space, gym and ground-floor retail space. Calta plans to deliver Revv in the first quarter of 2025.