BRICK, N.J. — Progress Capital has secured $10 million in acquisition financing for a mixed-use building in Brick. Located at 101 Prosper Way, the four-story property consists of 20,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space and 44 residential units on the upper three floors. Kathy Anderson of Progress Capital represented the undisclosed borrower in the transaction. The lender was Lakeland Bank. Terms of the financing included a 4.6 percent fixed rate for seven years and a 30-year amortization schedule. The loan amount represents a 70 percent loan-to-value ratio.
Mixed-Use
HFF Secures $32.5M Acquisition Financing for Old Rainier Brewery Mixed-Use Campus in Seattle
by Amy Works
SEATTLE — HFF has arranged $32.5 million in financing for the acquisition of the Original Rainier Brewery, a mixed-use campus located at 5624-6004 Airport Way South in Seattle’s historic Georgetown neighborhood. Tom Wilson and Zachary Kersten of HFF secured a three-year, floating-rate loan with two one-year extension options with a debt fund for the borrower, ScanlanKemperBard. The borrower plans to make improvements to the property. Originally built in the early 1990s as a brewery for Seattle Brewing and Malting Co., the property eventually housed Rainier Beer and is a designated landmark. The campus encompasses four separate buildings — the Bottling Plant, the Malt House, the Warehouse and the General Office — and two land parcels. The assets feature natural light, exposed brick, original flooring, historical detailing and unique layouts. At the time of financing, the property was 92 percent leased to 55 tenants, including REI, Patagonia, Keen, Elysian Brewing Co., Frans Chocolate and Kyoto Art and Antiques.
CONCORD, N.C. — Bootsmead LeaseCo LLC has announced that demolition will begin at The Grounds at Concord in the next 30 days, and the project is expected to last all year. D.H. Griffin will perform the demolition of the former cigarette manufacturing facility, which entails 3.5 million square feet across 500 acres. The whole site comprises more than 2,000 acres and was once a filming site of “The Hunger Games” and TV series “Homeland.” JLL Carolinas is marketing the site, which offers access to Interstate 85, is serviced by Norfolk Southern Rail Co. and is situated about 19 miles northeast of Charlotte. According to the marketing team, Charlotte-based Bootsmead is clearing the site in compliance with state and local officials to “create a clean canvas that will appeal to potential users and economic development prospects interested in Concord and the greater Charlotte region.” Chase Monroe, Pete Pittroff, John Cashion, Louis Stephens and Britten Mathews of JLL Carolinas are marketing The Grounds at Concord and are working closely with the Cabarrus Economic Development team.
SUFFOLK, VA. — Capital One has provided a $51.3 million HUD 221 (d)(4) loan to BECO Cos. for a mixed-use development in Suffolk. The loan will fund the development of 3800 Acqua, a project that includes 288 apartments and 69,000 square feet of retail and commercial space. The project is the first phase of Bridgeport, which will comprise 150,000 square feet of office space and more than 700 apartment units. The 221(d)(4) product is HUD’s flagship program for financing the construction and redevelopment of market-rate and affordable housing communities.
Cushman & Wakefield Secures $15M Acquisition Loan for Mixed-Use Development Site in Queens
by David Cohen
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has secured a $15 million acquisition loan for a mixed-use development site in the Jamaica neighborhood of Queens. Located at 90-02 168th St., the parcel allows for 738,000 buildable square feet. Preston Flammang and Anthony D’Amelio of Cushman & Wakefield represented the borrower, BRP Cos., in the transaction. Turnbridge Real Estate Credit Strategies provided the interest-only financing.
Selig to Bring Food Hall, Brewery to $1B Mixed-Use Project in Atlanta’s Upper Westside
by John Nelson
ATLANTA — Selig Enterprises has added two new food and beverage tenants at The Works, a $1 billion mixed-use development underway on 80 acres in Atlanta’s Upper Westside neighborhood. The Atlanta-based developer has announced a new food hall known as Chattahoochee Food Works. Headed by Robert Montwaid of Gansevoort Consulting, the new food hall will occupy 16,000 square feet of space within The Makers Building, which will front a quarter-mile linear park known as The Spur. The food hall will feature vendors, a test kitchen, artisanal market shops, space for events and tables that double as charging stations. Selig will also add a new 9,000-square-foot taproom and macrobrewery for Scofflaw Brewing Co., an Atlanta brewery founded in 2016 by Matt Shirah and Travis Herman. The new location will serve as Scofflaw’s main research and development facility and will feature a programmed outdoor area with games and gathering places. Situated off Chattahoochee Avenue, The Works will span 350,000 square feet of retail and entertainment, 500,000 square feet of office space, 500 residences, 200 hotel rooms and 13 acres of green space. The 27-acre Phase I is currently under construction and scheduled for openings in early 2020.
SACHSE, TEXAS — PMB Capital Investments, a Dallas-based development and investment firm, will develop The Station, a $250 million mixed-use destination that will be located in Sachse, a northeastern suburb of Dallas. The Station will be situated on 119 acres along President George Bush Turnpike between Miles and Merritt roads. Plans currently call for approximately 400,000 square feet of commercial and retail space, as well as 600 apartments and 250 single-family homes. The commercial space will be marketed to restaurant, office and entertainment users. The project will also require significant investment in the surrounding infrastructure as well as improvements to nearby Heritage Park, a 34-acre public space. The park will ultimately feature an amphitheater, a boardwalk, children’s play areas and surrounding nature trails. “We’ve worked with the city for more than a year on a creative financing structure that would ensure each parcel would be ‘shovel-ready’ at the outset and positioned to take advantage of market opportunities as they arise,” says Taylor Baird, partner at PMB Capital. PMB Capital, which acquired the land for the project in October 2018, has partnered with the City of Sachse to fund work on the infrastructure and Heritage Park. Marty Neilon of CBRE represented the …
BOSTON — Nataxis has provided a $230.7 million loan to refinance Congress Square, a 16-story, 369,617-square-foot mixed-use building in Boston’s financial district. Located at 40 Water St., the property was recently renovated with the addition of seven glass and steel office floors above the fully renovated office and retail space. Nataxis provided the floating-rate financing to borrower Related Fund Management. Terms of the financing were not disclosed.
The Shopping Center Group Signs Two Tenants at Mixed-Use Project Along Atlanta BeltLine
by Alex Tostado
ATLANTA — The Shopping Center Group has signed two tenants to join the renovated Ford Factory Lofts along the Atlanta BeltLine’s Eastside Trail. The addition of Rina’s Kitchen and Ponce Dental Group brings the project’s occupancy rate to 70 percent. Ford Factory Lofts is on the street and trail side of the BeltLine and adjacent to the Kroger redevelopment. Rina’s Kitchen signed a 10-year lease for 2,425 square feet of space facing the BeltLine. The restaurant will serve Israeli street food. Ponce Dental Group also signed a 10-year lease for 3,300 square feet of space facing the new Kroger. Construction has begun on both spaces. Other tenants at Ford Factory Lofts include Xfinity, Chin Chin, Carriage Cleaners and Heavenly Foot Massage. Originally built by the Ford Motor Co. in 1914, the four-story building along Ponce de Leon Avenue was once home to one of the earliest automotive assembly plants in the Southeast, building classic cars such as the Ford Model T. The 150,000-square-foot building was later used by the U.S. Army Department of Defense before its conversion into residential lofts in 1987.
BRIDGEPORT, CONN. — HFF has brokered the $21.7 million sale of a mixed-use portfolio totaling 176 apartments and approximately 100,000 square feet of retail and office space in downtown Bridgeport. The three-building portfolio includes the City Trust Building, an 11-story, 135,544-square-foot property; Arcade Mall, a four-story, 52,355-square-foot structure; and Golden Hill, an eight-story, 51,194-square-foot building. Stephen Simonelli, Jose Cruz, Michael Oliver, Kevin O’Hearn, Steven Rutman, JB Bruno, and Dana Brome of HFF represented the seller, Ginsburg Development Cos., in the transaction. The buyer was Time Equities Inc.