WASHINGTON, D.C. — Roadside Development and North America Sekisui House LLC (NASH) have inked a deal with supermarket chain Wegmans to anchor the redevelopment of the former Fannie Mae headquarters at 3900 Wisconsin Ave. in Washington, D.C. The redevelopment includes the original brick buildings that were constructed by Equitable Life Co. in 1958 and 1962, as well as nearly 10 acres surrounding the buildings. The redevelopment will feature retail, residential, cultural arts, hospitality and commercial space. The development team includes Shalom Baranes Associates and Michael Vergason Landscape Architects. A timeline for the project has yet to be announced.
Mixed-Use
MIAMI — Hines is set to break ground on 110 10th Street, a 45-story, 600,000-square-foot mixed-use tower located within Miami Worldcenter, a 27-acre development in downtown Miami. The tower will be the first Class A office building of scale constructed in Miami’s Central Business District in eight years, and will offer a mix of office space and retail. The project is located directly adjacent to Miami Worldcenter’s 360,000-square-foot retail promenade. “More companies are moving to downtown Miami each day and existing brands are expanding here,” says Nitin Motwani, managing principal for the master developer of Miami Worldcenter, Miami Worldcenter Associates. “An office tower at Miami Worldcenter will offer tenants a chance to be in a mixed-use setting that’s centrally located, walkable and connected.” New Haven, Conn.-based architecture firm Pickard Chilton Associates was chosen to design the building, which will feature three indoor/outdoor terraces. Construction on the first phase of Miami Worldcenter began in 2016, including a 60-story Paramount luxury multifamily community and retail space. Construction on 110 10th Street is expected to begin in the second quarter of 2018, with initial occupancy occurring in late 2020. Hines has been active in the Florida real estate market since 1982 with the development of …
CHICAGO — CIM Group has acquired two newly constructed buildings in Chicago’s Wicker Park for an undisclosed price. Built in 2016, 1643 N. Milwaukee Ave. is a mixed-use property comprising, residential, office and retail space. 1237 N. Milwaukee Ave., a mixed-use property consisting of residential and retail space, just received a certificate of occupancy. Together, the buildings include 96 apartment units, 23,000 square feet of street-level retail space and 17,400 square feet of office space.
ALPHARETTA, GA. — Colliers International has brokered the $21.2 million sale of Mansell Commons Business Park, a nine-building, 223,251-square-foot business park located along Mansell Road in Alpharetta. The project includes office, showroom, retail and warehouse space. Roswell, Ga.-based Mimms Investment purchased the property from Atlanta Property Group LLC. Dennis Mitchell and Matt Wirth of Colliers represented the seller in the transaction.
COVINGTON, WASH. — A joint venture between Oakpointe Communities and Presidio Residential Capital has received unanimous approval from the City of Covington to develop LakePointe Urban Village, a $670 million mixed-use community in Covington, approximately 30 miles south of Seattle. Located at Highway 18 and Southeast 256th Street, the 214-acre master-planned community will include an 850,000-square-foot entertainment and lifestyle center, a 130-room hotel and up to 1,500 single-family and multifamily residences. The developers plan to break ground in early 2018. KTGY Architecture + Planning designed the centerpiece of the community, a peninsula extending into a 20-acre lake with retail shops, restaurants, single-family and multifamily homes, a pavilion park, open space and trails. “We are thrilled the City of Covington was so receptive to the overall vision and design of LakePointe,” says Brian Ross, CEO of Oakpointe Communities. “We are already in lease discussions with a variety of prospective tenants including major retailers, a multiplex theater, restaurants, outdoor cafés and coffee shops, wine bars and breweries, soft good retailers, specialty and boutique retailers as well as a gourmet grocer.” Kirkland, Wash.-based Oakpointe Communities is a land and commercial development company. Presidio Residential Capital, based in San Diego, provides capital in the …
NEW YORK CITY — Madison Realty Capital (MRC) has provided a $53.5 million first mortgage loan for the acquisition of a 90,000-square-foot development site located on Metropolitan Avenue and Graham Avenue in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn. SL Development acquired the property, which operated as an umbrella factory since 1933. The financing also will also fund the conversion of the asset into a mixed-use property. Upon completion, the development will include 69 residential condominiums with 18 parking spaces and 20,000 square feet of retail. Rawlings Architects designed the project, which will also feature a resident gym and a roof deck. Construction is expected to begin this month and be completed in July 2019. Aaron Appel, Michael Diaz and Alex Witt from Jones Lang LaSalle sourced the deal to MRC and represented the borrower in the transaction.
CHICAGO — McShane Construction Co. has completed Clybourn 1200, an 84-unit mixed-use property in Chicago’s Old Town neighborhood. The seven-story building is located at the corner of Clybourn Avenue and Division Street and offers mixed-income housing. The property is within walking distance to several shops, restaurants and entertainment options as well as the CTA Clark/Division Red Line Station. The infill site is also easily accessible to the Kennedy Expressway. Clybourn 1200 also features 17,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space and a 25,295-square-foot parking garage. Studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans are available. Amenities include a community room, computer lab, party room and fitness center. The rooftop features a vegetable garden and bee keeping area. Brinshore-Michaels was the developer, while Pappageorge Haymes Partners served as the project architect.
Lojeta Group Unveils Plans for $70M Multifamily Community, $10M Renovation of Weston Hills Country Club
by John Nelson
WESTON, FLA. — Weston Hills Resort Group LLC, an affiliate of Hollywood, Fla.-based Lojeta Group, has unveiled plans to redevelop Weston Hills Country Club in Weston. The organization has submitted an application to develop a $70 million apartment community at the resort called the Lodge at Weston Hills. The five-story, 274-unit property would comprise all one- and two-bedroom residences. The City of Weston will review the development team’s application and site plan in the coming months. Weston Hills Resort Group LLC also has a contract to purchase the club and invest more than $10 million in improvements, including upgrades to the resort’s two golf courses and clubhouse facility. The renovation will also include building a resort-style swimming pool, poolside bar and restaurant, five new tennis courts, two pickle ball courts, a fitness center and a kids play area. A team led by Fort Lauderdale-based Adache Group is working on the design for the new improvements and additions, and golf course architect Tom Fazio II is consulting on the golf course improvements.
CHICAGO — Baum Realty Group LLC has arranged the sale of a 16,180-square-foot mixed-use building located at 6-8 S. Clark St. in Chicago. The sales price was not disclosed. The first floor of the building was previously occupied by a Wendy’s restaurant while the other three floors have been vacant in recent years. Greg Dietz and Danny Spitz of Baum represented the undisclosed seller. An out-of-state investor purchased the property.
ALLEN, TEXAS — Hines will develop a 135-acre corporate campus and mixed-use development in the Dallas-Fort Worth metro of Allen, which will be branded as The Strand. Phase I of the project will deliver approximately 200,000 square feet of office space and 80,000 square feet of retail space. Later phases will complete the build-out with 1.5 million square feet of office space and 300,000 square feet of retail space. A timetable for project delivery and groundbreaking has not yet been established.