CUPERTINO, CALIF. — The City of Cupertino Planning Commission has approved the development of Westport Cupertino, a seniors housing and multifamily community in Cupertino. KT Urban is developing the property. The mixed-use project has now cleared all required approvals except the City Council, which plans to review the proposal in the next month. Located at 21267 Stevens Creek Blvd., Westport Cupertino will feature 206 senior living apartments, including 48 affordable units and 27 memory-care units, and 88 single-family units in a mix of row home and townhome styles. In addition, the development includes 20,000 square feet of retail. The site is located across the street from De Anza College and the Cupertino Senior Center. Community amenities will include an on-site library, theater, lounge, restaurant, café, roof deck and terrace, medical offices and exercise rooms providing a range of activities and support for senior residents. Additionally, the project will feature below-grade parking, electrical vehicle charging stations and bicycle parking. The project is a redevelopment of the former 71,254-square-foot Oaks Shopping Center, which sits on an 8.1-acre site. KT Urban’s original plan was rejected by the City Council in 2017, but the new proposal includes the addition of seniors housing and below-market-rate units. …
Mixed-Use
Metropica Development Completes 28-Story Residential Tower, First Phase of $1.5B Mixed-Use Project in South Florida
by John Nelson
SUNRISE, FLA. — Metropica Development LLC, led by Joseph Kavana of K Group Holdings, has completed the first residential tower within Metropica, a $1.5 billion mixed-use project in the South Florida city of Sunrise. The 28-story ONE Metropica Residences comprises 263 condominiums. The City of Sunrise recently issued Metropica Development LLC a temporary certificate of occupancy (TCO) so that move-ins can begin. Metropica is situated adjacent to Simon’s Sawgrass Mills Mall and in close proximity to Interstates 75, 95 and 595, as well as the Florida Turnpike. As of this writing, 75 percent of the units at ONE Metropica Residences have been purchased by buyers hailing from the United States, Latin America, Europe and Asia. The condos range in size from 961 to 2,022 square feet, and the property’s remaining units are priced ranging from the $400,000s to the $700,000s. Buyers of the move-in-ready units can close on their purchase either in-person or virtually. “We are extremely proud to be delivering our first residential building to the market,” says Bernard Werner, president of Metropica Development LLC. Designed by architectural firms Oppenheim Architecture + Design and YOO Design Group, condominiums at ONE Metropica Residences include floor-to-ceiling glass windows, porcelain tile, smart …
NASHVILLE, TENN. — GBT Realty has broken ground on Parke West, a mixed-use development near Nashville’s West End that will feature a dual-branded hotel, 210 residential units and 11,000 square feet of retail space. Chartwell Hospitality will develop and manage the hotel, which will feature 110 Hilton Garden Inn rooms and 69 Home2 Suites rooms. The hotel will also feature a fitness center, amenity deck and 4,000 square feet of meeting space. This is the 13th hotel that Brentwood, Tenn.-based GBT Realty has built in the Nashville market. The apartment community will feature two outdoor amenity spaces. Hoar Construction is serving as the general contractor for Parke West, and First Horizon Bank provided construction financing. GBT Realty expects to deliver the project in 2022.
Third & Urban, Angelo Gordon to Develop $80M Adaptive Reuse Project in West Charlotte
by Alex Tostado
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Third & Urban has partnered with Angelo Gordon to develop Lower Tuck, an $80 million, 260,000-square-foot mixed-use project in Charlotte’s west side. Atlanta-based Third & Urban will transform the existing four-building property into office, showroom and retail space. The property is located along Tuckaseegee Road (where the project named is derived) between Jay and Gesco streets, two miles west of downtown Charlotte. Cadence Bank has provided a $48 million construction loan to the developers. Charley Leavitt, Barry Fabyan and Alexandra Mann of JLL will handle leasing efforts for the space. The design team includes Smith Dalia Architects, civil engineer LandDesign and general contractor Gay Construction. The development team expects to begin construction this summer with initial units being delivered in summer 2021.
Colliers Brokers $7.2M Sale of Big Oaks Center Mixed-Use Property in Northern California
by Amy Works
CLEAR LAKE OAKS, CALIF. — Colliers International has brokered the sale of Big Oaks Center, a mixed-use property located in Clear Lake Oaks in Northern California. Las Vegas-based Crystal View Capital sold the property to Redding, California-based Berg Family for $7.2 million. Totaling 98,811 square feet, Big Oaks Center features 78,845 square feet of self-storage space, 17,086 square feet of retail space and a 2,880-square-foot United States Postal Service location. Tom de Jong of Colliers International National Self Storage Group represented the seller in the deal. The purchase was partially completed via a 1031 exchange, with the balance financed by Five Star Bank.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Marketplace Real Estate Group and joint venture partner Presidium Group have unveiled the full plans for Velocity, a 314-acre, 7 million-square-foot, mixed-use project in southeast Austin. The co-developers expect to break ground in early 2021. Velocity will be built in phases over 10 to 15 years. Ultimately it will feature an H-E-B grocery store; a total of 2,683 multifamily units; 2.9 million square feet of office space comprising two corporate campuses, along with traditional office properties; 585,000 square feet of flex industrial and creative office space; 310,000 square feet of retail, restaurants and a movie theater; and three hotels. The various assets will surround a seven-acre central park. Financing is in place to move forward with the project’s roads and the first apartment complex, Presidium Velocity, which will take approximately 18 months to build. Formerly branded Velocity Crossing, the property will be situated at the southwest corner of State Highways 71 and 130 within an opportunity zone. The site is also within the city of Austin’s Desired Development Zone and a Triple Freeport Zone, meaning businesses operating within the site can be exempt from paying taxes on inventory that leaves the state of Texas within 175 days. …
Hines, 2ML to Build 52-Acre Mixed-Use Project Adjacent to Texas Medical Center in Houston
by John Nelson
HOUSTON — Hines and 2ML Real Estate Interests plan to co-develop Levit Green, a mixed-use development in Houston that will span 52 acres. Situated adjacent to Texas Medical Center, the project will feature life science research facilities, office space, residences, retail space, restaurants, outdoor amenities and green space. Both Hines and 2ML are based in Houston. Hines is a private owner and developer, and 2ML was formerly known as The Grocers Supply Co. but sold off its grocery wholesale business and rebranded in 2014 to focus on its real estate assets. Joe Levit, founder of Grocers Supply, was an initial landowner for a portion of the Levit Green site. The co-developers hope that the project will prove to be a hub for the growing life sciences sector in Houston. Located three miles outside of the city’s central business district, the site has immediate access to State Highway 288, METRORail, METRO bus, bike trails and the planned TMC3 medical research campus. No construction timeline was given.
ATLANTA — Hunt Development Group has started construction of Phase I of Herndon Square, a 12-acre, mixed-use project in downtown Atlanta. Upon full build-out, the project will feature 700 residential units, 40,000 square feet of retail space and 20,000 square feet of community space open to the general public. The site is located on Northside Drive, approximately one mile north of Mercedes-Benz Arena, Philips Arena, Centennial Olympic Park and the other attractions in the heart of the city. The project, a redevelopment of the former Herndon Homes affordable community, will feature a mix of affordable and market-rate apartments and for-sale townhomes. Development costs are estimated at $166 million. Phase I of the project will include a five-story affordable housing building for seniors totaling 97 units, as well as an associated surface parking lot. Phase II will include a residential building and mixed-use building with a grocery store as the ground-floor anchor. Phase III will add another residential building and a second mixed-use building with ground-floor retail and apartments above, as well as the Herndon Green public outdoor area and a community supportive services building. Phase IV will add a final apartment building, while the fifth and final phase will add …
DENVER — Confluent Development and Kelmore Development, the Denver-based co-owners and co-developers of the project, have topped out Exchange at Boulevard One. The 200,000-square-foot, mixed-use project is located in Boulevard One, a 70-acre parcel in Denver’s Lowry neighborhood. The developers broke ground in April 2019 and completion of the initial phase, totaling 135,000 square feet, is slated for spring 2021. Located at Lowry Boulevard and Quebec Street, the infill development will feature 500 parking spaces, including a 231-stall underground garage. The project focuses on multimodal accessibility with a mobility hub for bicycle and scooter parking, pedestrian connectivity, electric car charging stations and nearby transit lines with connections to light rail. Brinkman Construction is serving as general contractor for the project, which Open Studio Architecture designed. The Denver Urban Renewal Authority and Lowry Redevelopment Authority are supporting the development.
ROGERS, ARK. — CapRocq Core 2 Real Estate Fund has sold Village on the Creeks, a 20-building, 220,153-square-foot retail and medical office complex in Rogers, for $32.3 million. The property was 93 percent leased to 66 tenants ranging from medical services to an art studio at the time of sale. The asset spans 22 acres along Interstate 49. The buyer was not disclosed, although the Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette reports the buyer is Ozre Capital. Kenai Capital Advisors and Colliers International | Arkansas represented the seller in the transaction.