Development

Geyser Group, Sephira Near Completion of 76-Unit Multifamily Project in Austin

by Taylor Williams March 16, 2023

AUSTIN, TEXAS — Locally based developer The Geyser Group is nearing completion of The Johnny, a 76-unit multifamily project in Central Austin. Geyser Group is developing the project in partnership with The Sephira Group. Units come in studio, one- and two-bedroom formats and are furnished with quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances and individual washers and dryers. In addition, 16 of the residences are reserved for renters earning 60 percent or less of the area median income. Communal amenities include a fitness center and a rooftop deck with an outdoor kitchen. Full completion is slated for April.

March 16, 2023

Affordable Housing Civic Development Florida Loans Mixed-Use Multifamily Retail Southeast Walker & Dunlop

Walker & Dunlop Arranges $51M Construction Financing for City Hall, Affordable Housing Project in South Florida

by John Nelson March 16, 2023

OAKLAND PARK, FLA. — Walker & Dunlop has arranged $51 million in construction financing for Sky Building, a mixed-use development located in the South Florida city of Oakland Park. The borrower, locally based NRI Investments, previously signed a development agreement, lease agreement and purchase and sale agreement for the 2.1- acre site with the City of Oakland Park. Sky Building will house 136 affordable and workforce units, which are connected by a skybridge to the City of Oakland Park’s new City Hall, alongside roughly 15,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. The site is within an opportunity zone approximately three miles north of downtown Fort Lauderdale. Jeremy Pino, Livingston Hessam, Carl Passmore, Kyle Miller, David Strange and Keith Melton of Walker & Dunlop arranged the financing via senior construction lenders and debt and equity funds. The financing was underwritten at 80 percent loan-to-cost and is non-recourse through the capital stack, according to Walker & Dunlop. The construction timeline for Sky Building was not disclosed.

March 16, 2023

Development Hospitality Multifamily Southeast Tennessee

Placemakr Opens 89-Unit Hotel-Residential Property in Nashville’s Wedgewood-Houston Neighborhood

by John Nelson March 16, 2023

NASHVILLE, TENN. — Placemakr, a tech-centric hospitality and multifamily operator, has opened its third Nashville location. The 89-unit property is located at 321 Hart St. in the city’s Wedgewood-Houston neighborhood. Placemakr Wedgewood-Houston, formerly a Bento Living building, features apartment-style units for nightly hotel, short-term rental and long-term furnished housing stays. Units range from micro studios to two-bedroom apartments. According to the property website, a one-night stay this weekend ranges from $169 to $379. Guests have access to an outdoor rooftop terrace with views of downtown Nashville, a fitness center, meeting spaces, onsite bodega, coffee bar and an onsite Pacific-Rim-inspired restaurant. Placemakr’s other Nashville locations are in SoBro and Music Row.

March 16, 2023

Arkansas Development Leasing Activity Mixed-Use Restaurant Retail Southeast

SJC Ventures Adds Firebirds Wood Fired Grill to Pinnacle Springs Mixed-Use Development in Rogers, Arkansas

by John Nelson March 16, 2023

ROGERS, ARK. — Atlanta-based SJC Ventures has signed casual American restaurant chain Firebirds Wood Fired Grill to join the tenant roster at Pinnacle Springs, a mixed-use development underway in Rogers. The 80,498-square-foot development will be anchored by Whole Foods Market. Construction at the site, located at the corner of West Seneca Road and South Promenade Boulevard, will begin this spring. Firebirds Wood Fired Grill is tentatively planned to open in the fourth quarter of 2024. Tina Howard of SJC Ventures is leading the leasing assignment for Pinnacle Springs. The developer plans to announce more tenants in the near future. North Carolina-based Firebirds Wood Fired Grill has more than 60 locations across the country, and the Pinnacle Springs location will be its first in Arkansas.

March 16, 2023

Development Illinois Midwest Office

Sterling Bay Tops Out Construction of 24-Story Office Building in Chicago’s Fulton Market

by Kristin Harlow March 16, 2023

CHICAGO — Sterling Bay has topped out construction of 360 North Green, a 24-story office building in Chicago’s Fulton Market district. Boston Consulting Group will serve as the anchor tenant upon completion and has leased roughly 250,000 square feet. The firm plans to relocate nearly 1,000 employees from Chicago’s Loop. Totaling nearly 500,000 square feet, the development will include amenities such as private outdoor terraces. The project will also feature more than 5,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Gensler is the architect and Power Construction is the general contractor. Completion is slated for February 2024.

March 16, 2023

Affordable Housing Development Healthcare Michigan Midwest Multifamily

50-Unit Veterans Affairs Clinic, Housing Project Opens in Detroit

by Kristin Harlow March 16, 2023

DETROIT — A 50-unit, 32,248-square-foot Veterans Affairs domiciliary and health clinic has opened in Detroit. Baker Barrios Architects served as the architect for the adaptive reuse project, which involved the conversion of a two-story office building originally completed in 2008. The property once housed the corporate offices of the Michigan Basic Property Insurance Association. In addition to the clinic, the building now houses 50 transitional residential units, a computer lab, clubhouse, therapy rooms, indoor and outdoor multipurpose spaces and administrative offices. The project was designed to support the mission of the John D. Dingell VA Medical Center by offering a safe home with programming to help veterans establish a path to independent living.

March 16, 2023

Arizona Build-to-Rent Development Single-Family Rental Western

Trilogy Investment Co., Pinnacle Plan $45M Build-to-Rent Community in Avondale, Arizona

by Jeff Shaw March 16, 2023

AVONDALE, ARIZ. — Trilogy Investment Co. and Pinnacle Partners have announced a new $250 million national joint venture. The new JV’s first initiative is to bring more than 105 build-to-rent homes to a Qualified Opportunity Zone in the Phoenix suburb of Avondale. The new development will be situated on a 15-acre site. The propject represents the first combined effort between Trilogy and Pinnacle. Development costs are estimated at $45 million. Construction is scheduled to begin in late third-quarter 2023. Trilogy and Pinnacle have also secured at least six additional development projects and acquisitions, each located in growing and attractive established Qualified Opportunity Zones. A few of the sites will be in metro Denver and Colorado Springs.

March 16, 2023

Affordable Housing California Development Multifamily Western

AHF to Convert Insurance Exchange Building in Downtown LA to Affordable Housing

by Jeff Shaw March 16, 2023

LOS ANGELES — AHF has purchased the historic Insurance Exchange Building in downtown Los Angeles through its Healthy Housing Foundation banner for $21.2 million. The global AIDS organization plans to renovate and convert the 12-story property into housing for the homeless and extremely low-income individuals. The building will be rebranded as Angel Tower. Once renovation is complete, AHF’s total number of affordable rental housing units across Greater Los Angeles will reach 1,666.

March 16, 2023

California Development Healthcare Office Western

Oasis Healthcare Center Opens in Tarzana, California

by Jeff Shaw March 16, 2023

TARZANA, CALIF. — Oasis Healthcare Center, a 45,000-square-foot open air complex, has opened in Tarzana at 19500 Ventura Blvd. It is one of the first medical structures to open in the San Fernando Valley post-pandemic. The building features filtration systems, open hallways, open-air walkways, valet parking and 4,000 square feet of available ground-floor space dedicated for restaurant use. HED designed the center. Scott Romick and Eugene Kim with Lee & Associates/LA North Ventura are handling leasing.

March 16, 2023

Acquisitions Development Multifamily New Jersey Northeast

Kislak Negotiates $9.9M Sale of Multifamily Development Site in Bayonne, New Jersey

by Taylor Williams March 16, 2023

BAYONNE, N.J. — Locally based brokerage firm The Kislak Co. Inc. has negotiated the $9.9 million sale of a development site in the Northern New Jersey community of Bayonne that is approved for multifamily development. The site is an assemblage of six lots, and the undisclosed buyer plans to construct a six-story, 197-unit complex. Units will come in studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans, and the property will feature 4,300 square feet of amenity space and parking for 245 cars. Davis Briones of Kislak represented the seller, an affiliate of RAM Development, in the off-market transaction. Briones also procured the buyer.

March 16, 2023

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