Mixed-Use

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FREMONT, CALIF. — Fremont Hills Development Corp. has received a $65 million construction loan for the development of a mixed-use project in Fremont. Parkview Financial provided the loan. Designed by Hoover Associates Architects and situated on 12.9 acres, the development will feature 158 multifamily units and 53,900 square feet of retail space. Community amenities will include a private second-floor courtyard, and a landscaped playground and park area with trails. Each unit will feature central air, in-unit laundry facilities, stainless appliances, quartz countertops, engineered hardwood floors and a private deck.

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CEDAR PARK, TEXAS — The Cedar Park City Council has approved a land use plan amendment for Indigo Ridge North, a 126-acre mixed-use project that will be located in the Austin metro of Cedar Park. According to plans submitted to the city, the project will include 100,000 square feet of retail space, 270,000 square feet of office space, 50,000 square feet of boutique office space, a 400-key hotel, 1,050 residential units and 120 high-rise residential units. Austin-based Thompson Morris is developing the project.  

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BOERNE, TEXAS — Weitzman has brokered the sale of a two-story building located at 152-170 S. Main St. in Boerne, a northwestern suburb of San Antonio. The property consists of 12,000 square feet of street-level retail space leased to three different tenants and 3,300 square feet of second-level space operating as a boutique hotel. Ramey Mainstreet LLC, a local investor, purchased the property for an undisclosed price. The seller was not disclosed. Charlie Riddle of Weitzman brokered the transaction.

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NEW YORK CITY — Arch Cos. and its partners have secured a construction loan from Maxim Capital Group to fund a mixed-use development project at 11 Greene St. in the SoHo neighborhood of Manhattan. Neither the amount nor terms of financing were disclosed. Once complete, the development will offer 31 loft inspired rental apartments and 11,650 square feet of ground-floor retail space along Greene Street, a popular SoHo shopping destination. Designed by Gene Kaufman, the building is slated for completion in 2019.  

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PHILADELPHIA — On behalf of a family office investor, JOSS Realty Partners has purchased a mixed-use building in the Fishtown neighborhood of Philadelphia for $6.3 million. Rittenhouse Realty Advisors brokered the sale and Leopard Point LLC was the seller. The 14,500-square-foot property, located on 18-20 W. Girard Ave., includes 15 new apartment units above a street-level commercial space occupied by Sherwin Williams. The fully leased building offers one- and two- bedroom apartments as well as a rooftop deck. In recent years, Fishtown has seen an influx of upscale art, entertainment and dining establishments, as well as a rise in housing prices.

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BOSTON — Nauset Construction has started construction on a mixed-use project at Ten Essex St. in Cambridge, Mass., that will transform a surface parking lot into a transit-oriented five-story development with 46 apartments and 3,000 square feet of retail space. The project is being built by Nauset for owner 3MJ Realty. Designed by Golden Architects of Quincy, Perkins Eastman and Mark Boyes-Watson Architects, the project is located directly on the Central Square Red Line. Amenities will include a rooftop patio and second-floor deck, bike storage, a green roof terrace and balconies in several of the units. Café Nero and H Mart, an Asian-inspired supermarket, will anchor the ground floor. Nauset previously converted the Holmes building in Central Square from offices to apartments in 2013. The project is slated for completion in January 2019.

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WILLIAMSBURG, VA. — Broad Street Realty has broken ground on Midtown Row, a mixed-use redevelopment in Williamsburg. The Bethesda, Md.-based firm is transforming Williamsburg Shopping Center and the adjoining Monticello Shopping Center, which it acquired in 2017 for $13.3 million and $4.2 million, respectively. The project will include ground up construction, as well as renovations. At full build-out, Midtown Row will feature 233,047 square feet of retail, including 56,243 square feet of new retail; up to 628 apartment units; 6,319 square feet of office space; and a $3 million streetscape improvement, developed in partnership with the City of Williamsburg. Earth Fare is the first tenant to break ground at the former Monticello Shopping Center. The Fletcher, N.C.-based organic grocer is expected to open this June or July. Ace Peninsula Hardware, a division of Ace Hardware, will relocate within Midtown Row by the fall. Other restaurants and businesses that already exist in the shopping center, including Sal’s by Victor, the ABC Store and Food Lion, plan to remain in the new development, according to local media reports. Broad Street Realty will deliver Midtown Row in phases between this year and 2020.

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SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. — The City Council of South San Francisco has approved SummerHill Apartment Communities’ plans for a mixed-use community at 988 El Camino Real in South San Francisco. Serving as the gateway to the city’s El Camino Real/Chestnut Area, the development is located across from the future site of the Community Civic Campus, adjacent to Centennial Way Trail and near the Bay Area Rapid Transit station. KTGY Architecture + Planning designed the six-story project featuring 172 apartments ranging in size from studios to two-bedroom units and 11,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. On-site amenities will include a lounge, fitness studio, bike hub, dog park, club room, two resort-style courtyards with spa, fire pits, outdoor kitchen and dining areas, lounge areas, and spur trail connecting to Centennial Way Trail. Additionally, the project will feature commercial and visitor parking at the ground level, a 212-space underground parking garage for residents, 130 bike parking spaces and electric vehicle charging stations.

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MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota-based Cub Foods Inc. will be opening a 46,000-square-foot grocery store in the Longfellow neighborhood of Minneapolis. The store will anchor a five-story, 148-unit apartment development slated to open in spring 2019. The new Cub will feature a large deli area with made-to-order meals, a popcorn shop, produce section, floral gift space and pharmacy. An outdoor seating area will include bicycle parking and a walk-up window serving coffee, ice cream and cookie sandwiches. Oppidan Investment Co. is developing the apartment.

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AUSTIN, TEXAS — Cambrian Development and Austin-based Bercy Chen Studios will develop Shady Lane Creative Studios, a mixed-use property in east Austin that will include 47,723 square feet of office space, 7,714 square feet of ground-floor retail space and a 9,000-square-foot central courtyard. The project carries a price tag of roughly $13 million, according to the Austin Business Journal. The property will connect to Govalle Park, as well as bike trails and a proposed commuter rail line. A timeline for construction has not yet been established.

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