COLUMBUS, OHIO — Design and construction firm Unispace has completed Bread Financial’s new 262,500-square-foot office space in Columbus. Bread Financial is a financial services company that provides flexible lending and saving solutions. Unispace collaborated with Bread Financial on the overall design, which includes LED lighting, various workspaces and an outdoor space. Despite supply chain delays, Unispace completed the project on time and on budget.
MIAMI — Related Urban Development Group has broken ground on Gallery at West Brickell, a $190 million mixed-income tower in Miami. The site for the 29-story residential property is located at 201 SW 10th St. in the city’s Brickell district. Once complete, the property will offer 465 mixed-income units, ranging from studios to three-bedroom apartments. Related Urban, the affordable housing arm of Miami-based development giant Related Group, expects to begin preleasing units in late 2025. The developer is building the community in a public-private partnership with Miami-Dade County and Miami-Dade County Public Schools. As part of the partnership, Related Urban executed a 75-year ground lease and will pay rent to the county as a percentage of the property’s cash flow. According to the developer, the property represents the largest single-phase, public-private partnership project in Miami-Dade County. “Through this groundbreaking, we are paving the way for hundreds of local families to find accessibly priced homes in a Class A development located within a block of mass transit that they can all be proud of,” says Albert Milo, president of Related Urban. “Miami-Dade County is committed to ensuring local families, teachers and other members of the workforce can live in the urban …
GAFFNEY, S.C. — Chicago-based Glenstar and Creek Lane Capital are partnering to develop Cherokee Commerce Center 85, a 3.6 million-square-foot industrial park in Gaffney. The developers plan to invest approximately $415 million to develop six separate facilities in multiple phases. Situated equidistant between Greenville, S.C., and Charlotte, the new industrial park will span 290 acres along I-85. The first two facilities — the 500,000-square-foot (expandable to 1.3 million square feet) Building Two and 278,200-square-foot Building Four — are expected to begin construction in January 2023, with delivery slated for fourth-quarter 2023. Master planning at Cherokee Commerce Center 85 shows potential for up to 1.7 million square feet under one roof to accommodate bulk industrial users. The Colliers industrial brokerage team of Garrett Scott, John Montgomery, Brockton Hall and Dillon Swayngim has been selected to handle leasing for the park.
NASHVILLE, TENN. — Square Mile Capital has provided a $162 million construction loan for Society Nashville, a 16-story apartment tower located at 915 Division St. in the city’s Gulch district. The borrower is a development partnership between PMG, New Valley and RMWC. The developers also received $35 million in equity through CrowdStreet. Designed by Baker Barrios Architects, Society Nashville will rise 16 stories and include 502 residential units (both traditional and co-living), approximately 8,400 square feet of retail space and 485 parking spaces. Planned amenities include a pool with a pool deck, fitness center and coworking spaces. The developers plan to deliver Society Nashville in 2024.
FISHER ISLAND, FLA. — CBRE has brokered the sale of a 6.5-acre site on Fisher Island, an island city in Miami-Dade County. An unnamed private investor purchased the development site, the last available waterfront parcel on Fisher Island, for $122.6 million. No future development plans were disclosed, but CBRE says the parcel is approved for condominium development. Timothy Gifford and Nilmaris Negron with CBRE represented the seller, also a private investor, in the transaction. The site offers unobstructed views of the Atlantic Ocean, Miami Beach, Biscayne Bay and downtown Miami’s skyline. Reached only by yacht, private ferry or helicopter, Fisher Island represents the wealthiest zip code in the United States, according to Gifford. The island features a members-only country club with a 35-hole golf course and racquet club, as well as two deep-water marinas, a 15-room boutique hotel for members and the historic Vanderbilt Mansion Clubhouse.
WORCESTER, MASS. — CBRE has brokered the sale of a multifamily development site in the central Massachusetts city of Worcester that is approved for the construction of 210 market-rate units. Plans currently call for a five-story building to be constructed over a double podium parking garage. Simon Butler, Biria St. John and John McLaughlin of CBRE represented the seller, a limited liability company, and procured the buyer, an affiliate of metro Boston-based SMC Management Corp., in the transaction.
CHICAGO — A joint venture between McShane Construction Co. and Ashlaur Construction has broken ground on The Foglia Residences at The Chicago Lighthouse. Brinshore Development and The Chicago Lighthouse are the developers. The new development will feature 76 affordable housing units for residents who are blind, visually impaired, disabled or veterans. The project will be the first Low-Income Housing Tax Credit building in the nation for the blind community, according to the development team. Positioned adjacent to The Chicago Lighthouse’s current center in the Illinois Medical District, the nine-story building will feature three levels of parking and first-floor retail space. Amenities will include a fitness center, community room, dog run and fourth-floor rooftop terrace. To make the residences fully accessible for its tenants, the common areas will offer contrasting colors, lit braille unit signage, handrails on both sides of the corridors and braille wallpaper. Completion is slated for May 2024. LBBA is the architect.
RENO, NEV. — LDK Ventures has received a $59.3 million senior loan for the purchase of Integra Peaks at Damonte Ranch, a partially complete apartment property in Reno. PCCP provided the loan. Located at 875 Damonte Ranch Parkway, the community is approximately 75 percent complete, with final delivery slated for late March 2023. Totaling 300 units, Integra Peaks consists of five four-story, elevator-served residential buildings and 10 two-story, carriage-style buildings. The unit interiors feature vinyl plank flooring, vaulted ceilings on fourth-floor units, island kitchens, high-end energy efficient appliances, tiled showers and baths, LED lighting and private balconies with mountain views. Community amenities include a standalone clubhouse offering a fitness facility with separate yoga and spin rooms, a cybercafé, resort-style pool, cabanas, outdoor firepits and a dog park.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Hunt Capital Partners (HCP), in partnership with Palindrome Properties, has provided $19.1 million in federal low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) equity financing for the construction of Trailhead at Chamizal, a 204-unit multifamily community in Albuquerque. Total development cost for Trailhead at Chamizal is $58.6 million. Situated on six acres, Trailhead at Chamizal will feature 116 one-bedroom/one-bath units, 36 two-bedroom/one-bath units, 32 two-bedroom/two-bath units and 20 three-bedroom/two-bath units. The residences are designated for families earning up to 60 percent of area median income. Each unit will feature modern amenities, including balconies/patios, central air conditioning, dishwashers, disposals, exterior storage, hardwood flooring, microwaves, walk-in closets and washers/dryers. Palindrome’s development team includes PacifiCap Construction as general contractor and Dekker Perich Sabathi as architect. PacifiCap Management will manage the new development, which is slated for completion in late 2024. HCP facilitated the federal LIHTCs through its multi-investor fund, Hunt Capital Partners Tax Credit Fund 48. Lenders include Bank of the West, which is providing a taxable $9.8 million construction loan, and Boston Capital, which is providing a $29.5 million tax-exempt construction loan as well as a $25.3 million tax-exempt permanent loan. An additional $8 million soft loan is bring provided by the …
NASHVILLE, TENN. — Velocis, a private equity real estate investment management firm, has recently completed the $15 million renovation of Two Eleven Commerce, a 233,341-square-foot office building located at 211 Commerce St. in downtown Nashville. Velocis purchased the 11-story office tower in spring 2020 with Lincoln Property Co., the third joint venture between the two Dallas-based firms. Built in 2000, the office building’s renovations include a two-story lobby with a new glass entry portal, contemporary conference center, integrated tenant lounge with indoor/outdoor seating, onsite catering kitchen and a fitness center with full locker rooms and showers. Other improvements throughout the office tower include upgraded and modernized elevators and elevator bays, exterior paint, new windows and a new gateless entry parking system in the building garage. Additionally, two new tenants are joining Two Eleven Commerce. Recruiting firm IQTalent leased the top three floors (67,000 square feet) and will have building signage, and burger chain Black Tap Craft Burgers & Beer is opening a restaurant on the ground level in spring 2023. Sarah Pettigrew, Bill Adair and Ashley Marshall of JLL are the leasing agents at Two Eleven Commerce. About 90,000 square feet is currently available at the office building, including about …
