PORTLAND, ORE. — Alliant Credit Union has provided a $13 million permanent loan with $9.5 million in initial funding to refinance debt on a mixed-use building in Portland. The name of the borrower was not released. The financing included a cash-out of equity and an earn-out provision structured as a reimbursement based on the borrower’s capital improvement budget. Additionally, the loan structure ensures the loan-to-value ratio for the property will remain below 65 percent. Built in the late 1990s, the five-story, 129,398-square-foot building features 85 apartments and 26,402-square-foot of fully leased, ground-floor retail space, which H-Mart Asian Grocery occupies. The Class B property also features on-site parking. Peter Margolin of Alliant originated the loan, while Casey Davidson of JLL Capital Markets referred the transaction to Alliant.
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DALLAS — A partnership between two Houston-based firms, Hines and McNair Interests, and Mitsui Fudosan America has broken ground on Maple Terrace, a 3.4-acre mixed-use project in Uptown Dallas. The project is being developed at the site of the former Maple Terrace building, which was originally constructed in the 1920s and will be preserved and revamped. Project plans currently call for 157,000 square feet of office space, a 22-story residential tower with 345 luxury apartments and 12,000 square feet of restaurant space, a portion of which is preleased to steakhouse concept Maple & Ash. Residential units will range in size from 601 to 2,879 square feet, and residential amenities will include a fitness center, pool, dog park and a rooftop terrace, while office users will have access to another fitness center, lobby lounge and library bar and a golf simulator. Dallas-based 5G Studio Collaborative is the architect for the preservation of the historic building that will house the office space. Dallas-based GFF is designing the multifamily tower, and international architecture firm Rottet Studio will handle interior design of both the office and residential components. Maple Terrace is slated for completion in the third quarter of 2023.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Stream Realty Partners and joint venture partner The Durban Group will develop a mixed-use project located at 2833 and 2905 Griffith St. in Charlotte. The 325,000-square-foot development will be situated on 1.7 acres adjacent to Suffolk Punch Brewing in the city’s South End submarket. Construction will start in second quarter 2022. The development will be a high-rise tower with office and retail space, according to Charlotte Business Journal. Located on the Lynx New Bern station, the development will have its retail component anchored by an expansion of Suffolk Punch Brewing. Stream Realty Partners is a Texas-based commercial real estate firm with full-service offerings in leasing, property management, development, construction management and investment sales services across the industry. The Durban Group is a Charlotte-based commercial real estate development firm.
NEW YORK CITY — Los Angeles-based Parkview Financial has provided a $90 million construction loan for a 23-story mixed-use project that will be located at 1 Park Row in Manhattan’s Financial District. The 103,000-square-foot building will comprise 58 condos in one-, two- and three-bedroom formats, as well as 19,000 square feet of office space and retail condos. Residential amenities will include a gym, package room, common garden/terrace and a children’s playroom. Demolition is underway on an existing six-story building at the site, and the new project is slated for completion in April 2023. The borrower and developer is 1 Park Row Development LLC, an entity of Circle F Capital. New York-based Fogarty Finger is the project architect, and New York-based MJM Associates Construction is the general contractor.
COVINGTON, GA. — TrueRate Services has arranged a $9.3 million refinancing loan for the final phase of Covington Town Center, a mixed-use development in Covington spanning 180 acres. Thorofare Capital provided the loan. Dan Gorczycki of TrueRate secured the capital from the Los Angeles-based lender on behalf of the sponsor, an entity doing business as Covington Town Center LLC. The collateral for the loan was for vacant retail parcels within the Town Center. Comprising 54.5 acres, the final phase of Covington Town Center includes retail outparcels that will be sold to individual retailers, as well as single-family homes, 350 apartments, 270 luxury townhomes, two hotels and a 48,000-square-foot Publix supermarket that is scheduled to break ground this summer. Founded in 2020, TrueRate is backed by Olive Tree Ventures, an affiliate of national multifamily property owner Olive Tree Holdings.
When it comes to mall redevelopment, one of the biggest hurdles is changing the business community’s perception that enclosed malls are only for retail use, says Sean Garrett, president of acquisitions and director of community relations for East Peoria, Illinois-based Cullinan Properties Ltd. “There is no reason an insurance office can’t be right next to a retailer and a neighbor of a dentist,” states Garrett. “Downtowns and Main Streets have been developed this way for generations.” Cullinan recently followed this approach when it rebranded its Quincy Mall in Quincy, Illinois, to Quincy Town Center. One of the anchor tenants is now Quincy Medical Group, which backfilled a former Bergner’s department store. For Garrett, merging retail and medical uses today is a “natural fit.” In addition to enclosed space, Quincy Town Center features more than 88,000 square feet of retail and additional uses on 42 acres of land. Cullinan is currently discussing plans for a hotel and the potential for multifamily units. “The opportunities that lie ahead for this mixed-use property, as opposed to a one-note shopping center, are endless and will help ensure its survival,” says Garrett. “Our experience has shown that a diverse tenant mix and uses that complement …
Innovation Quarter Reveals Plans for 2.7 MSF Second Phase of Mixed-Use Campus in Downtown Winston-Salem
by John Nelson
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Innovation Quarter (iQ), an entity that controls a 2.1 million-square-foot life sciences and higher education campus of the same name, has revealed plans for its second phase. The upcoming project will expand the mixed-use development in downtown Winston-Salem by 2.7 million square feet across 10 buildings. Set on a 28-acre site straddling Research Parkway, Phase II of iQ will include 1 million square feet of clinical, office and laboratory spaces, as well as up to 450 residential units and 30,000 square feet of retail and restaurant spaces. The second phase will also include 15 acres of green space headlined by Fogle Commons, a linear park that is anticipated to host outdoor events, as well as a half-mile extension of Long Branch Trail. “This new phase of development will create the same feel and aesthetic found in the Innovation Quarter today,” says Graydon Pleasants, head of development for iQ. “This mix of science and business, recreation and retail, green spaces and residential will bring even more vibrancy to this section of downtown Winston-Salem.” Chicago-based architectural firm Perkins + Will developed the master plan for the second phase with iQ. Wexford Science + Technology was a development partner for …
PALMETTO BLUFF, S.C. — Henderson Park Capital Partners and South Street Partners have formed a joint venture to acquire Palmetto Bluff, a 20,000-acre resort in Bluffton that is surrounded by 32 miles of riverfront. The price was not disclosed. Palmetto Bluff features nature trails; two village centers complete with river access, boat storage and a canoe club; dining options; the Montage Palmetto Bluff resort; and a Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course. The land includes available residential neighborhoods ranging from multimillion-dollar compounds to single-family lots. The joint venture will oversee all aspects of development and management of the single-family residential and resort community. Working alongside Palmetto Bluff’s current leadership team and the Montage Hotels & Resorts leadership team, Henderson Park and South Street will bring extensive experience in sales, marketing, club and resort operations. The joint venture says it will release more information later on about future development plans.
BELLEVUE, WASH. — Hines, Benenson Capital Partners and USAA Real Estate have unveiled plans for Main Street Place, a 6.8-acre, mixed-use development in downtown Bellevue. Development costs were not disclosed. Main Street Place will feature approximately 1.2 million square feet of newly built high-rise office space on the north side of the site, along with about 400 units of low-rise apartments on the south side of the development. Additionally, there will be about 90,000 square feet of ground-floor retail and amenity spaces, along with public open space and pedestrian-friendly areas. The development will be situated near a planned light rail station, which is slated to open in 2023. This rail station will connect the Main Street Place site to downtown Seattle, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and Microsoft’s headquarters in Redmond. The mixed-use project is being developed on a long-term ground lease with Benenson Capital Partners. The Benenson family has owned the site for decades, originally acquiring the Albertson’s grocery store at the site, and then developing the retail center that currently exists on the property. “We are excited to bring the shared vision of Hines and Benenson Capital to Main Street Place. We believe this development, with its proximity to the …
MIAMI SPRINGS, FLA. — CIP Miami Springs and LV Lending have broken ground on Miami Springs Town Center, a 120,225-square-foot mixed-use project located at 1 Curtiss Parkway in Miami Springs, about 10 miles outside of downtown Miami. The project is scheduled to be complete in the second quarter of 2022. Designed by Cabrera Ramos Architects, Miami Springs Town Center will feature a 50,725-square-foot, three-story residential building with 51 apartments, 23,500 square feet of retail space on the ground floor and a parking garage with 124 spaces. Additional on-street parking will be available. Situated on 1.1 acres, Miami Springs Town Center will house two- and three-bedroom units spanning 975 to 1,075 square feet. Rents will start in the $1,850s. Benito Carmona at US Century Bank originated a $14.6 million construction loan for the project. Orlando-based Crossman & Co. is the retail leasing broker for the project. Miami-based LV Lending is a private lender focused on investment purpose loans for acquiring and developing residential, commercial and land projects.