ATLANTA — Simon Property Group (NYSE: SPG), the owner and developer best known for Class A malls, has broken ground on the $300 redevelopment of Phipps Plaza, an upscale shopping mall located in Atlanta’s Buckhead district. The project is a redevelopment of the former Belk department store and surface parking space at the 821,000-square-foot, three-story mall. It includes a new, 150-room hotel by Nobu Hotels, a luxury line co-founded by Robert De Niro. The hotel will offer a rooftop pool, spa and a corporate conference center, as well as a Nobu Atlanta Restaurant, a Japanese eatery that will occupy 10,000 square feet. The redevelopment will also deliver One Phipps Plaza, a 13-story, 350,000-square-foot office building that features a three-story parking garage. Other components of the project include a 90,000-square-foot Life Time Athletic Center with a rooftop pool, beach club and bistro. The redevelopment will also create an outdoor event venue and communal green space. “Phipps Plaza has long been a luxury icon in the Southeast and this expansion will further elevate its exceptional position by creating a reimagined destination to live, work, shop, and dine, unlike any other in the region,” said David Simon, chairman and CEO of Simon. According to …
Mixed-Use
North Avenue Capital Closes Two Loans Totaling $16.8M for Properties in Georgia, Arkansas
by Amy Works
WAYCROSS, GA. AND PARAGOULD, ARK. — North Avenue Capital has closed two acquisition loans totaling $16.8 million for properties in Georgia and Arkansas. USDA Rural Development Business & Industry funded the loans on behalf of the undisclosed borrowers. In Waycross, North Avenue arranged $7.3 million in financing for the acquisition of a 51,548-square-foot mixed-use center. Enhanced Resource Corp., a business management operation, anchors the property. Other tenants include Surchero’s Fresh Grill, AppleCare, Bone & Joint Institute and Southeastern Credit Union. In Paragould, North Avenue arranged a $9.3 million acquisition loan for a 579,015-square-foot, single-tenant industrial facility. Arkansas-based LA Darling occupies the property, which it has leased for more than 50 years. LA Darling, a Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary, is a retail merchandising solutions firm that builds out physical displays and fixtures for chains such as Walmart and Best Buy.
Public-Private Partnership Breaks Ground on $453M Redevelopment Project in LA’s Koreatown District
by John Nelson
LOS ANGELES — Trammell Crow Co. (TCC), in a public-private partnership with the County of Los Angeles (LA County), Public Facilities Group and Meta Housing Corp., has commenced construction of Vermont Corridor, a three-site redevelopment project in Los Angeles’ Koreatown submarket. The development costs are estimated at $453 million, according to local media reports. LA County owns all three sites, which span three city blocks between 4th and 6th streets. Situated on Vermont Avenue within one block of the Metro Red and Purple subway lines, the transit-oriented project comprises: • a new, 468,000-square-foot, Class A office headquarters for the LA County Department of Mental Health and Workforce Development, Aging and Community Services • an adaptive reuse of an existing 12-story office building into 172 residential units and • a 72-unit affordable seniors housing complex with a 13,000-square-foot community center to be operated by the YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles Construction will occur in multiple phases, beginning with the development of the Vermont Corridor County Administration Building. Designed by Gensler, the 21-story building will feature 7,500 square feet of ground-floor retail space, a peer resource center, fitness facility, open office floor layouts, outdoor terrace with an amenity deck, an indoor/outdoor conference …
NORWALK, CONN. — Cronheim Mortgage has arranged an $11.5 million refinancing for SoNo Square, a 94,472-square-foot mixed-use property in Norwalk. Cronheim secured the financing on behalf of borrower SoNo Square Associates, an affiliate of Westport-based David Adam Realty. The lender was undisclosed. Terms of the financing include three years of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization schedule. The tenant roster at SoNo Square includes Lilian August Design warehouse, West Marine and Barteca Restaurants LLC, the owner of the Barcelona Wine Bar and Bartaco chains.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Endeavor Real Estate Group will develop 93 Red River, a 29-story mixed-use tower that will be located in the Rainey Street District near downtown Austin. According to austin.towers.net, the property will feature 18 floors of residential units, three floors of office space, seven levels of parking and 12,817 square feet of restaurant space. Austin-based Endeavor expects to complete the project by the third quarter of 2020.
GEORGETOWN, TEXAS — Frisco-based TIG Real Estate Services will develop Westinghouse Road Corporate Center, a mixed-use project that will span 16 acres in the northern Austin metro of Georgetown. The property will be located adjacent to a 432-unit townhome community and upon completion will feature office, retail, flex and medical office space. The project is expected to break ground before year’s end and to carry a construction period of six to seven months.
DENVER — Denver-based Continuum Partners has received $110 million in financing for A Block, a mixed-use development located in downtown Denver. The 310,055-square-foot project features the 200-key Kimpton Hotel Born, located at 1600 Wewatta St., and a 54,976-square-foot Class A office building with ground-level retail space and a 197-space parking garage, located at 1881 16th St. Completed in 2017, A Block has two separate components: the 12-story Hotel Born and the five-story office and retail portion. The hotel features 13,937 square feet of flexible meeting space, a fitness center, business center, ground-floor retail space and two food and beverage options, Citizen Rail Restaurant in the hotel lobby and Tavernetta. The fully occupied office building features 7,929 square feet of retail space leased to national tenants. Eric Tupler, Leon McBroom and Tyler Dumon of HFF arranged the floating-rate loan with a national bank. Loan proceeds will be used to retire the existing construction financing, which was placed by HFF in 2015.
ORMOND BEACH, FLA. — Lake Mary, Fla.-based DIX Developments has completed the sale of Halifax Town Center, a mixed-use development site located in Ormond Beach. Dixie 95 OBD, a company related to O2G Capital of Ontario, Canada, purchased the 53-acre site for an undisclosed price. Situated in the southeast quadrant of Interstate 95 and Old Dixie Highway, the fully developed site is ready for immediate construction with storm water retention, surfaced roadways and utilities. Halifax Town Center is part of the golf course community Halifax Plantation. The planned mixed-use development in Volusia County has gone through a transition in ownership in the past few years. John Kurtz of Stirling International Real Estate represented the seller in the deal.
MIAMI — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of a mixed-use building located at 3138 Commodore Plaza in Miami’s Coconut Grove neighborhood. A partnership between Terra and Banyan Street Capital purchased the property for $7.2 million, or $232 per square foot. Hollywood, Fla.-based MG|3 Development sold the property. Developed in 1986, the 31,000-square-foot, multi-tenant property features ground-floor retail space and three floors of offices, as well as on-site structured parking. Vacant at the time of sale, the property most recently housed the Academy of Arts & Minds charter school. Miquel Alcivar, Dominic Montazemi, Scott O’Donnell, Greg Miller and Jason Hochman of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the deal.
DENVER — HFF has arranged $50 million in financing for 210 St. Paul, the first phase of The St. Paul Collection, a mixed-use residential and retail property in Denver’s Cherry Creek North neighborhood. The borrower is BMC Investments. Brock Yaffe of HFF secured the 11-year, non-recourse, full-term, interest-only, fixed-rate loan through Freddie Mac’s Lease-Up Loan Program. The loan will replace existing construction financing and will be serviced by HFF, a Freddie Mac Multifamily Approved Seller/Servicer for Conventional Loans. Located at the intersection of St. Paul Street and Second Avenue, The St. Paul Collection is a two-phase development. Completed in June, 210 St. Paul features 81 residences in a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans, as well as penthouses, ranging in size from 770 square feet to 2,800 square feet. Additionally, the property includes 11,000 square feet of retail space leased to CB2. The second phase, which is not part of this financing, will bring an additional 84 residential units and 44,000 square feet of retail space. Designed by 4240 Architecture, the property features condo-quality finishes and modern open layouts with oversized living spaces, gourmet kitchens, full bathroom suites with heated floors, built-in closet systems, in-house automation, custom hardwood flooring, …