Mixed-Use

Wight & Co. to Lead Design of Former AT&T Headquarters Redevelopment in Suburban Chicago

by Kristin Harlow July 12, 2019

HOFFMAN ESTATES, ILL. — Somerset Development has selected Wight & Co. to provide design services for Bell Works Chicagoland, a redevelopment project transforming the former 1.6 million-square-foot AT&T corporate campus in Hoffman Estates into a mixed-use complex. Plans call for office, coworking, retail and community space. Wight & Co. will serve as the project’s master architect, redesigning its shell and core, public spaces and individual tenant spaces. Wight plans to transform the 67,000-square-foot solarium that served as the AT&T food service area into an event center. Other plans include an 80,000-square-foot conference center and a 29,000-square-foot fitness center. Somerset refers to the project as a “metroburb” and has completed one such project in Monmouth, N.J. The AT&T headquarters, built as the Ameritech Center in 1990, was originally designed by Wight & Co. principal Dirk Lohan.

July 12, 2019

Alabama Development Mixed-Use Southeast

Southpace Properties to Develop $11M Mixed-Use Building in Birmingham

by Alex Tostado July 11, 2019

BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — Southpace Properties will develop Macaroni Lofts, a mixed-use building in Birmingham’s Parkside District that will include 35 residential units and 6,000 square feet of retail space. Birmingham Business Journal reports the project will cost $11 million to complete. The residential units will span in size from 347 square feet to 1,750 square feet. Situated at the corner of 4th Avenue and 14 Street, Macaroni Lofts is a redevelopment of the former Birmingham Macaroni Co. warehouse, which was built in 1902. The building’s existing structure will remain intact with the addition of rooftop penthouse units with private terraces. The design also incorporates 12 newly constructed residential units on an adjacent lot with a community terrace between the two structures. The development team includes Fifth Dimension Architecture, Commerce One as the lender, Southpace Properties for the commercial space listing(s) and H2 Real Estate for the residential units. Completion is scheduled for summer 2020 with units becoming available for pre-sale this month.

July 11, 2019

Loans Mixed-Use Texas

Metropolitan Capital Arranges $8M Loan for Mixed-Use Project in Dallas

by Taylor Williams July 11, 2019

DALLAS — Metropolitan Capital Advisors Ltd. (MCA) has arranged an $8 million loan for the acquisition and redevelopment of a 50,675-square-foot former school campus in Dallas. The sponsor, Fort Worth-based investors/developers M2G Ventures and Todd Davenport, will convert the property into a mixed-use asset with office and retail space. Duke Dennis of MCA placed the loan through an undisclosed lender. Dennis also arranged $4.3 million in joint venture equity for the project.

July 11, 2019

Acquisitions California Mixed-Use Office Retail Western

REDCO, AEW Buy One Montgomery Street in Downtown San Francisco for $82M

by Amy Works July 11, 2019

SAN FRANCISCO — A joint venture between REDCO Development and AEW Capital Management has acquired One Montgomery Street, a historic mixed-use property in downtown San Francisco. 601W Cos. sold the building for $82 million. Mike Taquino, Kyle Kovac, Russell Ingrum, Giancarlo Sangiacomo and Mandy Lee of CBRE’s San Francisco office represented the seller in the deal. Additionally, CBRE’s Mike Walker, Brad Zampa and Megan Woodring arranged $76.6 million in acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer. The five-year, non-recourse, floating-rate loan will finance a portion of the acquisition and provide funding for future capital expenditures and releasing costs. Located at the intersection of Montgomery and Post streets, Wells Fargo has occupied the building since 1984.

July 11, 2019

California Development Mixed-Use Office Retail Western

KBS Starts $20M Renovation of Union Bank Plaza in Los Angeles

by Jeff Shaw July 10, 2019

LOS ANGELES — KBS Real Estate Investment Trust II has launched a $20 million renovation of Union Bank Plaza (UBP) in downtown Los Angeles. Improvements will include an updated retail center, conference center, outdoor seating area and lobby. The property is located at 445 S. Figueroa St. In addition to the building renovation, KBS has embarked on a spec suite program, building out tenant suites without a committed tenant. Of the first eight suites currently under construction, two have been pre-leased. UBP includes a 701,888-square-foot office tower, two-level retail center, two-acre landscaped outdoor plaza and a four-level parking structure. Swinerton Builders will handle construction. The first round of demolition work will begin immediately with completion set for early 2020.

July 10, 2019

Alabama Development Mixed-Use Southeast

Daniel Corp. Breaks Ground on 228-Unit Multifamily Project in Birmingham

by Alex Tostado July 9, 2019

BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — Daniel Corp. has broken ground on a five-story, 228-unit apartment project with ground-level retail space in Birmingham’s Parkside District. The property will be situated across the street from Regions Field, home of Minor League Baseball’s Birmingham Barons. The yet-to-be-named community will offer studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans along with communal amenities including a saltwater swimming pool, fitness center and a sky club on the fifth floor with views of the ballpark. The design team includes Dwell Design Studio, Schoel Engineering, BHATE Geosciences, Vignette Interior Design and LMO Partners. The general contractor is Hoar Construction. Daniel expects the first residents to move in late 2020.

July 9, 2019

Development Hospitality Loans Mixed-Use Oregon Western

George Smith Partners Arranges $460M Construction Loan for Five-Star Portland Hotel

by Jeff Shaw July 9, 2019

PORTLAND, ORE. — George Smith Partners has secured a $460 million construction loan on behalf of BPM Real Estate Group (BPM) for Block 216, a planned 1.1 million-square-foot mixed-use project in downtown Portland. The project was announced in June. Ritz-Carlton will anchor the 35-story tower, offering the first five-star hotel in the state of Oregon. An affiliate of Mosaic Real Estate Investors funded the four-year loan. George Smith Partners’ Malcolm Davies and Zachary Streit, along with other members of the firm’s Los Angeles office, sourced the financing on behalf of BPM founder Walter Bowen. The Block 216 project will encompass a full city block. In addition to the 251-room hotel, the tower also will include138 branded Ritz-Carlton Residences, 140,000 square feet of office space and 7,800 square feet of ground-floor retail. Portland-based BPM will begin construction of Block 216 this summer and host a groundbreaking on July 12. Construction is scheduled for completion in 2023.

July 9, 2019

Acquisitions Mixed-Use North Carolina Southeast

Dilweg Sells Mixed-Use Property in Chapel Hill

by Alex Tostado July 5, 2019

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — The Dilweg Cos. has sold The Courtyard of Chapel Hill, a mixed-use project located at 431 W. Franklin St. in Chapel Hill. The Courtyard at Chapel Hill comprises more than 17,000 square feet of retail space and 20 residential units known as The Courtyard Lofts. The building was delivered in 1982 and renovated in 2013. The property was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants including Kipos, Franklin Street Yoga, Vimala’s Curryblossom Café and Cat Tales Cat Café. Tom Kolarczyk and Jeff Glenn of HFF represented the seller in the transaction. New York City-based Vista Property Group acquired the asset. The sales price was not disclosed.

July 5, 2019

Development Mixed-Use Texas

Allen City Council Approves Zoning District for Howard Hughes Corp.’s 261-Acre Mixed-Use Project

by Taylor Williams July 2, 2019

ALLEN, TEXAS — The Allen City Council has approved a zoning proposal for Monarch City, a 261-acre mixed-use project by The Howard Hughes Corp. that will be developed on the northeastern outskirts of Dallas. According to the minutes from the council meeting, the council adopted an ordinance that establishes a “planned development zoning district with a base zoning of mixed-use.” The development will be located near State Highways 121 and 75 and currently calls for more than 10 million square feet of commercial and residential space, including office, retail, multifamily and hospitality uses. Omniplan is designing the project and JLL is marketing and leasing it on behalf of Howard Hughes Corp.

July 2, 2019

Development Midwest Minnesota Mixed-Use

Kraus-Anderson Completes Construction of $100M Ironclad Project in Minneapolis

by Kristin Harlow July 2, 2019

MINNEAPOLIS — Kraus-Anderson has completed construction of Ironclad, a new $100 million mixed-use development located at Chicago and Washington avenues in the historic Mills District near U.S. Bank Stadium in downtown Minneapolis. Owned and developed by Kharbanda Management, the 418,864-square-foot project includes residential, hospitality and retail space within the East Town district and the Downtown East neighborhood. Designed by Minneapolis-based Collage Architects, the project features a 14-story, 172-unit apartment building and an eight-story Moxy-branded hotel. Managed by Graves Hospitality Corp., the 140-room Moxy hotel is part of a new hotel franchise by Marriott Hotels. Moxy is a boutique concept focused on millennials, combining both style and affordability. Ironclad is situated on the site of the former Union Grain Elevator, which was built in 1867 and was one of the earliest and largest wood grain elevators in Minneapolis. The Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railways used the grain mill as a connection into the rail facilities in the Mill District. The Ironclad name stems from a fire in the historic building that damaged its original wooden elevator, which was rebuilt with an “iron clad” elevator to better protect the structure against future fires.

July 2, 2019

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