BAY SHORE, N.Y. — JLL has arranged $113 million in construction financing and $55 million in joint venture equity for the capitalization of a 418-unit multifamily project in the Long Island community of Bay Shore. The property, which will be built in two phases, will consist of 334 market-rate apartments and 84 workforce housing units, as well as 1,650 square feet of retail space. Amenities will include a pool, outdoor grilling stations, a business center and coworking lounge, fitness center, clubrooms, game room and pet washing station. Andrew Scandalios, Rob Hinckley, Jeffrey Julien and Nicco Lupo of JLL arranged the joint venture equity with institutional investors advised by J.P. Morgan Asset Management on behalf of the developer, TRITEC Real Estate Co. Michael Gigliotti, Geoff Goldstein, Kelly Gaines and Jackie Ferrer of JLL sourced the four-year, floating-rate construction loan through Truist Financial Corp. and Santander Bank.
NEWTON, MASS. — MassHousing has provided $23.5 million in financing for the expansion of Golda Meir House in the western Boston suburb of Newton. The project will expand the existing 199-unit affordable seniors housing property, adding 68 new apartment homes that will be reserved for renters at various income levels that fall below the area median income. The capital stack includes $17 million in Low-Income Housing Tax Credit equity allocated by the Massachusetts Department of Housing & Community Development, as well as various other subsidies. The borrower and developer is 2Life Communities. Prellwitz Chilinski Associates is the project architect, and Colantonio Inc. is the general contractor. Construction is expected to be complete in spring 2023. Golda Meir House was originally built between 1978 and 1995 and was renovated in 2018.
SAN FRANCISCO — A joint venture between Hines and the National Pension Service of Korea (NPS) has acquired the historic Pacific Gas & Electric Co. (PG&E) campus in the South Financial District of downtown San Francisco. The purchase price was $800 million, according to The Wall Street Journal. The buyers plan to completely reimagine the campus with a $2.5 billion redevelopment project. The first of two office projects will consist of the restoration and renovation of a 600,000-square-foot office complex dating back to the early 1900s. Hines plans to retain the historic architecture of the building façade and the original lobby. The building systems and technological capabilities will be upgraded in order to achieve the modern functionality of a Class A property. Secondly, 77 Beale is an existing 1 million-square-foot, 34-story tower that will be repositioned and renamed 200 Mission. The building will receive new systems and aesthetics. Architectural firm Pickard Chilton is leading the design. Lastly, Hines plans to develop 50 Main, a new apartment complex with more than 600 units. A timeline for construction was not released. Upon completion, the PG&E campus will represent the largest deal along Market Street in San Francisco over the last 10 years, …
RALEIGH, N.C. — Capital Square plans to develop a 20-story multifamily tower at 320 W. South St. in Raleigh’s Warehouse District. The 297-unit development is slated for completion by June 2024. Capital Square plans to break ground on the approximately $121 million project in April 2022. The development will offer studios, one-, two- and three-bedroom units. The apartment community will also feature 8,384 square feet of ground-floor commercial space, as well as an adjacent, standalone parking tower with 437 parking spaces. Community amenities will include a swimming pool, rooftop lounge, coworking space and a fitness center. The property is situated at the intersection of the Boylan Heights neighborhood, Dorothea Dix Park and downtown Raleigh. The apartment community will be close to the RedHat Amphitheater and Raleigh Convention Center and will be situated adjacent to U.S. Highway 70. CSRA Opportunity Zone Fund VI, Capital Square’s project-specific fund seeking to raise $48.5 million from accredited investors and a minimum investment of $100,000, will provide part of the financing for the project.
CHICAGO — Lendlease has broken ground on The Reed, a 41-story residential tower at 234 W. Polk St. in Chicago’s Printers Row neighborhood. Designed by Perkins + Will, The Reed will feature 216 condominium units on floors 23 through 41 and 224 apartment units on floors nine through 22. Completion is slated for 2023. The project represents the second residential tower and the first for-sale offering within Lendlease’s Southbank development, which encompasses seven acres along the south branch of the Chicago River. Condos will range in size from 630 to 1,670 square feet and will be priced from the low $400,000s up to $1.4 million. Residents will have access to two amenity suites and a private garage parking. The eighth floor will feature a 12,000-square-foot outdoor deck with a pool, cabanas, grilling stations, dining areas and fire pits. Indoor amenities on this floor will include a lounge room, pool table, virtual sports simulation room, salon and massage room, screening room and fitness centers. The Southbank master plan includes Southbank Park, a two-acre green space designed by Hoerr Schaudt. Both Southbank Park and the Riverwalk, which will provide a pedestrian connection between Harrison and Polk streets upon completion of The Reed, …
MINNEAPOLIS — Lingerfelt CommonWealth Partners (LCP) has completed the renovation of Two22, a 42-story office tower located at 222 S. 9th St. in downtown Minneapolis. LCP acquired the 727,170-square-foot building in 2019 and hired Cushman & Wakefield for leasing, NELSON Worldwide for design and Gardner Builders for construction. The scope of the renovation project included a new lobby, atrium, tenant amenity space, elevator modernization and building automation system upgrades. Tom Tracy and Katie Tufford of Cushman & Wakefield are the leasing agents for the property.
OMAHA, NEB. — R&R Realty Group and MD West One are partnering to build a 38,000-square-foot medical facility on the east side of 192nd Street in Omaha. MD West One provides orthopedic, neurosurgery and spine care services. The project will be part of Fountain Ridge West, R&R Realty’s business park. Site work, including grading and the installation of utilities, is scheduled to begin in the next few weeks. Construction of the building will kick off this fall, and the facility is expected to be completed over a period of about 16 months.
FRISCO, TEXAS — Hillwood has opened The Cadence at Frisco Station, a 322-unit apartment community located within the 242-acre Frisco Station mixed-use development on the northern outskirts of Dallas. The property features studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans, as well as townhomes. Each residence is furnished with stainless steel appliances, granite countertops and custom cabinetry. Amenities include a pool with cabanas, fitness center, pet washing facility, resident lounge with a coffee bar and coworking space with private offices and a conference room. Rents start at approximately $1,500 per month for a studio apartment.
HUTTO, TEXAS — Locally based owner-operator Aspen Heights Partners has acquired 36 acres in the northern Austin suburb of Hutto for the development of Bell Yard, a 219-unit single-family rental (SFR) community. The property will offer two-, three-, and four-bedroom homes with attached garages, modern interiors and designer finishes, as well as an assortment of resort-style amenities. Construction is scheduled to begin in May of next year and to be complete in late 2023.
CBRE Global Investors, Trammell Crow to Develop 606,343 SF Logistics Facility in Northern California
TRACY, CALIF. — CBRE Global Investors has purchased a 29.3-acre site located at 1205 E. Grant Line Road in Tracy for the development of a logistics center. The investment firm will partner with Trammell Crow Co. to develop the 606,343-square-foot facility. Construction is slated to begin in early 2022, with completion scheduled for first quarter 2023. The distribution facility will feature 40-foot clear heights, 185-foot truck courts, 56-foot by 60-foot column spacing, LED and sky lighting and an ESFR sprinkler system. HPA is serving as architect of record and Big-D Construction is the general contractor.