FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — Newmark has arranged a $64.5 million loan for the development of Advantis Station, a 252-unit midrise apartment community situated within Fort Lauderdale’s Flagler Village. The borrower is a joint venture between Midtown Capital Partners and Prospect Real Estate Group. Dustin Stolly, Jordan Roeschlaub, Daniel Matz, Nick Scribani, Daniel Fromm, Dan Morin and Tim Polglase of Newmark arranged the loan through Forum Real Estate Group and Bank OZK. Advantis Station will be situated on a 1.3-acre site at the intersection of NE 3rd Ave. and NE 6th Street, which is near a Brightline station and Peter Feldman Park. The property will feature studio, one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom units, as well as over 300 parking spaces and ground-floor retail space. The construction timeline was not disclosed.
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Hall Structured Finance Provides $43.1M Construction Loan for New Holiday Inn Express Hotel in Nashville
by John Nelson
NASHVILLE, TENN. — Hall Structured Finance (HSF) has provided a $43.1 million construction loan for a new eight-story hotel project in Midtown Nashville. The new Holiday Inn Express will feature 184 guest rooms, as well as an outdoor infinity-edge swimming pool, fitness center, meeting room, convenience market, breakfast area and a business center. Francisco Nacorda of Mag Mile Capital arranged the loan through HSF on behalf of the borrower, Nashville-based SiLa Developments. Triumph Hospitality will manage the Holiday Inn Express when it opens in March 2024.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Atlanta-based developer RangeWater Real Estate is underway on construction of 120 build-to-rent (BTR) homes and 325 apartment units in Fort Worth. Both complexes will be situated on a 23-acre site in the city’s Beechwood neighborhood. The townhome-style units of Palo, the BTR community, will come in three-bedroom formats and will include private patios. Palo will also have its own pool. Ellianna’s rental apartments will feature one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans, and residents will have access to a separate pool, a fitness center, clubhouse, outdoor kitchen and a dog park. Construction began in June, and the first units are expected to be complete in the third quarter of 2023.
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Charlotte-based SunCap Property Group has broken ground on a 1 million-square-foot spec industrial facility within Greenville Enterprise Park, a 140-acre industrial park on the south side of Greenville. SunCap purchased the land in partnership with the real estate arm of Goldman Sachs Asset Management. Located at 7755 Augusta Road near I-185, the speculative facility is expandable up to 1.5 million square feet, depending on end user requirements. The property will feature 40-foot clear heights and cross-dock orientation, as well as ample onsite employee and trailer parking. Garrett Scott, John Montgomery, Brockton Hall and Dillon Swayngim of Colliers are the leasing agents for the property. The project is SunCap’s eighth in Upstate South Carolina and the largest speculative building in Greenville County, according to Colliers.
Apparel Manufacturer AS Colour Signs 240,000 SF Industrial Lease in Southwest Charlotte
by John Nelson
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — AS Colour, a New Zealand-based apparel designer and manufacturer, has signed a 240,000-square-foot lease at 11109 Quality Drive in southwest Charlotte. The new facility will be the largest among AS Colour’s existing network of distribution centers in New Zealand, Australia, the UK and California, and will serve as the firm’s base of operations on the East Coast. Chris Skibinski, Henry Lobb and Colin Ferguson of Avison Young represented the landlord, Charland Partners, in the lease negotiations. Tom Tropeano, also with Avison Young, represented AS Colour.
Robison Weeks Begins Construction on 169,520 SF Industrial Facility at Gillem Logistics Center in Metro Atlanta
by John Nelson
FOREST PARK, GA. — Robinson Weeks Partners has begun construction on Gillem 700, a 169,520-square-foot speculative industrial facility situated within Gillem Logistics Center in the south Atlanta suburb of Forest Park. Gillem 700 is Robinson Weeks’ ninth project underway at Gillem Logistics Center, a 1,168-acre industrial campus home to blue chip companies including Kroger, HD Supply, Cummins Inc. and Kuehne & Nagel. The new property will feature spec office space, 40 dock high loading doors, two drive-in doors, 34 trailer spaces and 175 auto spaces. The property is situated near I-675 and I-285. Cushman & Wakefield’s Pat Murphy, Ray Stache, Ryan Bellows and Andrew Thurman are managing leasing for Gillem 700. Robison Weeks plans to deliver the asset in March 2023.
NEW YORK CITY — Sunrise Senior Living has opened Sunrise of New Dorp, its second seniors housing community on Staten Island. The 85,000-square-foot, four-story property features 130 units of assisted living and memory care and proximity to the Staten Island Expressway and some of the borough’s various shops, restaurants and beaches. Moseley Architects designed the project. Other partners included KBE Building Corp. and PWC Cos.
CBRE Secures $196.2M in Financing for Chapter Buildings Mixed-Use Development in Seattle’s University District
by Amy Works
SEATTLE — CBRE has arranged joint-venture equity and $196.2 million in construction financing for Chapter Buildings I and II, two mixed-use buildings in Seattle’s University District. Seattle-based Touchstone, Atlanta-based Portman Holdings and Houston-based Lionstone Investments comprise the development team. Tom Pehl, Charles Safley, Todd Tydlaska of CBRE Capital Markets West Coast, along with James Scott and Brian Myers of CBRE Capital Advisors, arranged the equity. Brad Zampa, Mike Walker and Megan Woodring of CBRE Debt & Structured Finance arranged the financing. Construction of Building I commenced earlier in 2022 and construction of Building II will begin in late 2022, with expected delivery in 2024. Totaling more than 400,000 square feet, the Chapter Buildings will consist of two assets. Chapter Building I, located at 4530 12th Ave. NE, will rise 12 stories featuring 240,000 square feet of office space and 9,000 square feet of ground-floor retail. The 10-story Chapter Building II will feature 154,000 square feet of life sciences and research & development space above 4,000 square feet of retail space. Greg Inglin, David Abbott and Laura Ford of CBRE are marketing the buildings for lease.
Manhattan West, Local Development Plan Two Multifamily Properties in Los Angeles’ Echo Park
by Amy Works
LOS ANGELES — Manhattan West Real Estate, a division of Manhattan West, and its joint venture partner Local Development plan to develop two multifamily properties totaling 102 units in Los Angeles’ Echo Park neighborhood. The partnership is currently pursuing development entitlements with the City of Los Angeles via its Transit Oriented Communities Affordable Housing Incentive Program for 801-809 N. Alvarado St. and 900-908 N. Alvarado St., which are situated one block apart from each other. Earlier this month, the joint venture acquired 900 Alvarado, which totals 15,000 square feet of land, for $4 million. In December 2021, it purchased 801 Alvarado, a 12,678-square-foot site, for $4.2 million. The existing vacant structures on the sites are scheduled for demolition in early September. Once entitlements are finalized, construction on both projects is slated to begin in late 2023, with completion targeted for approximately two years later. The properties will offer one-, two- and three-bedroom units with balconies in most units and a rooftop deck, among other amenities. The property at 900 Alvarado will feature 47 apartments over a fitness center and two-level, 48-car, subterranean parking garage. The 801 Alvarado property will offer 55 units over a two-level, 40-car, subterranean parking garage. Warren …
Crow Holdings Plans 235,000 SF Mass Timber Office Building to Anchor Mixed-Use Development in Frisco, Texas
by John Nelson
FRISCO, TEXAS — Crow Holdings Development (CHD), a Dallas-based real estate development firm and subsidiary of Crow Holdings, has released plans for The Offices at Southstone Yards, a mass timber office building in Frisco. The 235,000-square-foot property will anchor Southstone Yards, a 45-acre mixed-use development that will feature over 1 million square feet of office space at full buildout. In addition to offices, Southstone Yards will feature shops, restaurants, hotels, nine acres of green space, and more than 1,000 apartments and townhomes, including a five-story, 355-unit property that North Carolina-based LMC is developing. The Dallas Morning News reports that the mixed-use development is valued at $850 million. The seven-story office building represents the first mass timber office building in North Texas, according to CHD. Compared to common building materials like steel and concrete, developers are utilizing mass timber construction because they find it’s more sustainable, provides greater design flexibility, results in a lighter environmental footprint, offers higher thermal insulation and creates a warmer aesthetic. The Dallas Business Journal reports that The Offices at Southstone Yards will be among the largest mass timber office buildings in the United States at completion. The property will feature raised floors, which provides flexibility for …