Mixed-Use

Film campus

STONE MOUNTAIN, GA. — Domain Capital Advisors, a subsidiary of Atlanta-based Domain Capital Group LLC, and Atlanta-based Capstone South Properties recently acquired a 17-acre site in Stone Mountain, about 14 miles from downtown Atlanta, for a new film and TV studio campus dubbed Electric Owl Studios. Construction on the project broke ground in November and is slated for completion by January 2023. The price for the land and the seller were not disclosed. Phase I of the Electric Owl Studios will include a 300,000-square-foot film studio with six stages. The project will be designed to meet LEED certification. Located at 3963 Redan Road, the property is situated about a half-mile from the Indian Creek Transit MARTA Station and 18.1 miles from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Chuck Taylor and Alex Lacher of Domain Capital Advisors will lead operations and development along with Michael Hahn and Dan Rosenfelt of Capstone.

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CEDAR PARK, TEXAS — The Cedar Park City Council has approved an agreement with CPM Development for a 117-acre mixed-use project that is expected to generate more than $435 million in tax revenue for the northern Austin suburb over the next 25 years. The approval of the development agreement on Dec. 9 marks the first step into making the project, which will be anchored by Nebraska Furniture Mart (NFM), a reality. Preliminary plans include a 250-room hotel with a 30,000-square-foot convention center that would be owned by the city; a 500,000-square-foot NFM store and showroom; a 700,000-square-foot warehouse to support NFM’s retail operations; and 250,000 square feet of additional commercial space. The terms of the agreement also call for CPM Development to invest a minimum of $400 million to build the NFM-anchored development, which then must generate a minimum of $450 million annually in sales. The project also must generate a minimum of 725 jobs within the first year of opening. In return, the city will issue a maximum of approximately $45 million total in performance-based tax rebates to CPM Development. Rebated funds will be used in part to reimburse the developer for costs associated with required on- and offsite …

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ROSENBERG, TEXAS — Locally based developer Satya will build a mixed-use project on a 37-acre site within a Qualified Opportunity Zone in Rosenberg, a southwestern suburb of Houston. The project will consist of Fairgrounds Apartments, a 312-unit multifamily community complex situated on a 15-acre site, as well as retail and restaurant space on an adjoining 17-acre parcel. Tenants such as Arby’s, Starbucks, Whataburger, AutoZone and Harbor Freight have already committed to the latter portion of the project. Residential units will feature one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans ranging in size from 670 to 1,500 square feet. Amenities will include a pool, playground, dog park, fitness center, golf simulator, beer garden and an Amazon package locker system. Garcia & Associates is the project architect. Construction is set to begin next summer and to be complete in the fourth quarter of 2023.

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Miami Worldcenter

MIAMI — Royal Palm Cos. (RPC) has received a $340 million construction loan from New York City-based Silverstein Capital Partners for the development of Legacy Hotel & Residences, a mixed-use hospitality property in downtown Miami. The hotel development is part of Miami Worldcenter, a $4 billion, 27-acre mixed-use development underway by Miami Worldcenter Associates. Legacy will offer 310 for-sale residential units on top of a 219-room hotel. The project’s residential units all sold out in May 2021 in less than 12 months. Construction on the property broke ground in August and is slated for completion by 2024. Community amenities at the mixed-use tower include ground-floor retail space, five restaurant and bar concepts, a hotel pool deck, enclosed seven-story rooftop atrium with a restaurant bar and lounge and a members-only international business lounge. Other than the residential and hotel space, Legacy will also include a 10-floor, $100 million medical center known as Blue Zones Medical and Wellbeing Center. RPC’s design team for the Legacy Hotel project includes Miami-based Kobi Karp Architects, Design Agency and ID & Design International. Martin Schwartz and Anthony de Yurre of Bilzin Sumberg provided legal counsel to the development team in the loan transaction.

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CLAYTON, MO. — Missouri-based Sterling Bank will serve as the anchor tenant for a planned $100 million mixed-use project in Clayton, just west of St. Louis. Green Street Real Estate Ventures LLC is the developer. Located at the intersection of Bemiston and Carondelet avenues, the 20-story development will include 4,500 square feet of first-floor commercial banking space with a walk-up ATM. There will also be 10,500 square feet of branch offices, 10,000 square feet of amenity space, a 270-unit apartment building and a 380-space parking structure. HDA, a Green Street company, is designing the project. Green Street Building Group and joint venture partner Tarlton will lead construction, which is expected to begin in fall 2022 and last 18 months.

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CULVER CITY, CALIF. — A joint venture between The John Buck Company (JBC) and 3 Mile Radius (3MR) Capital is set to break ground on 11111 Jefferson, a $210 million mixed-use project located roughly 10 miles outside Los Angeles in Culver City.  The five-story development will include 230 units of multifamily above 55,000 square feet of retail space, 11,450 square feet of second-floor office space and parking for more than 650 vehicles.  Plans for the project also include a 13,000-square-foot open courtyard and a 30,000-square-foot public park along Machado Road. The site is currently home to retail space occupied by Coco’s restaurant, an auto repair garage and a post office.  Thorofare Capital Inc. recently provided $34.1 million in pre-development acquisition financing to the joint venture for an anticipated groundbreaking in 2022. David Perlman of Thorofare originated the loan and Jacob Yi and Paul Kim led underwriting and executed closing for the financing. JBC is a real estate investment, development and operating company focused on major U.S. markets. Since its inception, the Chicago-based company has acquired, developed or redeveloped over 47 million square feet of office, multifamily and mixed-use properties.  Los Angeles-based 3MR Capital is a privately held real estate firm …

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Exelon

BALTIMORE — Armada Hoffler Properties Inc., a Virginia Beach-based REIT, has bought a 79 percent interest and an additional 11 percent economic interest in the 23-story mixed-use Exelon building in Baltimore’s downtown waterfront neighborhood, Harbor Point. The aggregate value of the acquisition is $246 million. Armada Hoffler expects to close the acquisition by the end of the first quarter of 2022. Beatty Development Group will retain a 10 percent ownership position in the property. In 2016, Virginia Beach-based Armada Hoffler Construction and Baltimore-based Beatty Development Group delivered the 444,000-square-foot property. Located at 1310 Point St., Exelon features mostly office space as well as 103 apartments, which were approximately 96 percent occupied around the time of sale. The mixed-use property features 38,500 square feet of retail space anchored by West Elm, as well as 750 parking spaces. The building is LEED Gold-certified and the interior is LEED Platinum-certified. The office component of the Exelon building is fully leased by Exelon, a Chicago-based investment grade clean energy provider. Exelon uses the building as its regional headquarters and has a lease at the property with a remaining term of 15 years.

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ST. CHARLES, ILL. — Colliers Chicago has arranged the sale of 1st Street Development, a mixed-use development in the heart of St. Charles, about 40 miles west of Chicago. The sales price was undisclosed. The five-building asset consists of retail, office and residential space. The properties include: The Plaza, a two-story retail and office building; Ale Building, a four-story office and retail asset; River Loft, a five-story office, retail and condo property; Sterling Building, a five-story office and condo building; and Building 7A, a three-story retail and residential asset. Notable tenants include Kilwin’s, Gia Mia, Alter Brewing, XSport Fitness, Coldwell Banker, Ohio Farmers Insurance and Regus. The property is 97 percent leased. Peter Block, Tyler Hague and Lauren Stoliar of Colliers represented the seller, First Street Development LLC. Tabani Group LLC was the buyer.

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PHILADELPHIA, PITTSBURGH AND HANOVER, MD. — The Cordish Cos., a privately held retail entertainment and hospitality owner and operator based in Baltimore, has reached a sale-leaseback agreement with Gaming and Leisure Properties Inc. (NASDAQ: GLPI) for three of Cordish’s East Coast casinos. The properties include Live! Casino & Hotel Maryland, Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia and Live! Casino Pittsburgh. Under terms of the agreement, Cordish will immediately lease back all the properties and continue to own, control and manage all the gaming operations of the facilities. The leases will have an initial term of 39 years, with a maximum term of 60 years inclusive of tenant renewal options. The total price was approximately $1.8 billion, including applicable long-term ground leases. Consideration for the three-property real estate transactions will comprise a mix of qualified debt assumption (to be satisfied by GLPI), cash and $323 million of newly issued operating partnership units. The transaction for the three properties includes a binding partnership on future Cordish casino developments. For seven years post-closing, GLPI will co-invest with Cordish on any new gaming development projects and provide 20 percent of Cordish’s equity on those projects. (This agreement excludes existing Cordish or third-party gaming licensed facilities.) …

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MIAMI — Major Food Group and New York-based JDS Development Group have plans to develop MAJOR, a mixed-use residential tower located at 888 Brickell Ave. in Miami. Upon completion, MAJOR will be the tallest building in Miami at 1,049 feet, according to the developers. MAJOR will offer 259 for-sale condominiums, as well as a collection of food and beverage amenities, including standalone restaurants and private clubs. No other project plans were disclosed. William Sofield of Studio Sofield will oversee design of the tower, lobby and residences. Ken Fulk Inc. will be responsible for the food, beverage and club spaces at MAJOR. New York-based Major Food Group will oversee all branding and hospitality programming at the project. Major Food Group currently operates over 30 restaurants, hotels and private clubs. Michael Stern of JDS is leading the development team for the project. JDS Development Group has projects including the Walker Tower, The American Copper Buildings, Brooklyn Tower and 111 West 57th St. in New York City, as well as Monad Terrace, Echo Brickell and Echo Aventura in South Florida.

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