BOSTON — Related Beal has topped off Parcel 1B, a residential, retail and hospitality development in downtown Boston. Designed by CBT Architects, the 484,000-square-foot property will feature 239 affordable and workforce apartment units, 10,000 square feet of street-level retail space, 220 parking spaces and a Courtyard by Marriott. Operated by Turnberry Associates, the 220-room hotel will feature 2,500 square feet of meeting space. Situated within Boston’s Bulfinch Triangle, the property is located in close proximity to public transportation.
MINNEAPOLIS — CBRE has arranged the sale of 33 South Sixth-City Center, a 51-story office tower and mixed-use complex in downtown Minneapolis. The sales price was not disclosed, but Minneapolis Star Tribune reports the price at $315 million. Located at 33 South Sixth St. alongside the Nicollet Mall, the 1.6 million-square-foot complex is currently 95 percent occupied. Target Corp. occupies 73 percent of the office tower on a long-term lease. Tom Holtz, Ryan Watts, Judd Welliver and Sonja Dusil of CBRE’s Minneapolis office represented the seller, Shorenstein Properties LLC. HNA Holding Group Co., a subsidiary of conglomerate HNA Group, was the buyer.
ROYAL OAK, MICH. — Friedman Integrated Real Estate Solutions has arranged the sale of a 33,560-square-foot mixed-use building located at 1017-1021 S. Washington Ave. in downtown Royal Oak. The sales price was not disclosed. The property combines condo living, office, medical and retail. The seller, Washington Street Holdings LLC, sold the building to Royal Oak Ventures SW1017 LLC. Peter Jankowski of Friedman represented the seller in the transaction.
DOWNERS GROVE, ILL. — High Street Residential has acquired a nearly one-acre site for the construction of Maple & Main, a six-story mixed-use building in Downers Grove, a western suburb of Chicago. The project will include 115 apartment units and approximately 4,000 square feet of ground-floor retail and restaurant space. Construction is expected to begin in the first quarter of 2017. The building is being designed with eco-friendly aspects, such as minimized exposure to airborne pollutants. ESG Architects will serve as the project architect and Carlson Construction is the general contractor. David Paino of High Street Residential will oversee the development of the project. Jacob Dell of CBRE Oak Brook will handle the retail leasing.
GREENFIELD, WIS. — Cobalt Partners LLC, a commercial real estate development firm based in Milwaukee, has begun construction on 84South, a 48-acre, $160 million mixed-use development in Greenfield, approximately 10 miles southwest of Milwaukee. Designed by Milwaukee-based Rinka Chung Architecture, 84South will feature 375,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space, a full-service health club, office space and 360 apartment residences. The development is situated along I-894 at the interchange of 84th Street and Forest Home Avenue, less than a mile from Southridge Mall, the largest enclosed regional mall in the state. Cobalt Partners has selected Mid-America Real Estate-Wisconsin as leasing agents for 84South, and the firm has already signed a slate of retailers to open in Phase I, which is scheduled for a summer 2017 completion. “84South is going to expand the Southridge regional trade area and provide retailers an opportunity to locate stores within a submarket that has proven challenging to land within,” says Scott Satula, vice president of Mid-America. “We’re excited to be a part of the 84South development team and are pleased to bring quality shopping and dining options to Greenfield and the neighboring communities.” The retailers opening in Phase I of 84South include Fresh Thyme …
CHICAGO — Baker Development Corp. has begun construction on ELEVATE Lincoln Park, a mixed-use luxury apartment building in the heart of Lincoln Park. A groundbreaking ceremony was held on Nov. 1. The former Lincoln Centre complex was demolished for the new project, which consists of 191 apartments on top of 16,300 square feet of retail space located at 2518-36 N. Lincoln Ave. Residents will be able to choose from a wide array of floor plans. The first move-ins are scheduled for late 2017. The project is the first luxury apartment building and transit-oriented development (TOD) on Lincoln Avenue. SCB is the architectural firm and McHugh Construction is the general contractor. Financial partners include USAA, Fifth Third Bank, First Midwest Bank and FirstMerit Bank/Huntington National Bank. Luxury Living Chicago Realty is the exclusive leasing brokerage.
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of a mixed-use multifamily asset located at 59 Thompson Street in Manhattan’s SoHo neighborhood. Veracity Equities acquired the property from Whistlepig Associates for $21.5 million, or approximately $1,315 per square foot. The six-story, 15,918-square-foot building comprises two ground-floor commercial units and 34 residential apartments. Of the residential units, 27 are free market and seven are subject to rent stabilization. Robert Burton and Keegan Mehlhorn of Cushman & Wakefield brokered the all-cash transaction.
AUGUSTA, GA. — Avison Young has arranged the $13 million sale of Enterprise Mill, a 179,122-square-foot mixed-use development located on nine acres at 1450 Greene St. in downtown Augusta. The project features 118,928 square feet of office and retail space and 60 loft-style apartment residences. Enterprise Mill was approximately 90 percent occupied at the time of sale. AJ Belt III and David Duckworth of Avison Young represented the seller, Melaver/Enterprise Mill LLC, in the transaction. The buyer was Enterprise Mill LLC, a private investment group based in Coral Gables, Fla.
CHICAGO — Blitzlake Partners has begun pre-leasing Lakeview 3200, a transit-oriented mixed-use development one block east of the Belmont CTA station in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood. Located at 3200 N. Clark St., Lakeview 3200 will offer 90 apartments comprising a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans, 8,000 square feet of office space and an additional 29,000 square feet of retail fully leased to Target Corp. for one of the company’s smaller-scale stores. Residences at Lakeview 3200 will range in size from approximately 430 to 1,450 square feet, with prices ranging from $1,525 to $2,750 per month. First move-ins are scheduled for early 2017. Chicago-based Hirsch Associates LLC designed the building. Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage is the exclusive marketing and leasing agent for the property.
PITTSBURGH — Power of 32 Development Fund LP has provided a $9.5 million loan to help fund site preparation, including construction, for Almono, a 178-acre waterfront mixed-use project at a brownfield site in Pittsburgh. The fund contributed to the nearly $49 million private-public loan fund to close infrastructure financing gaps and increase the inventory of pad-ready sites in the 32-county greater Pittsburgh region. Located in Pittsburgh’s Hazelwood neighborhood, the Almono was formerly part of the J&L/LTV Steel Hazelwood Works. The project will feature a mix of office, industrial, residential and retail space. Its first official tenant, Uber, has committed to utilize 42 acres on the site for a test track for its self-driving cars and to renovate the historic train roundhouse building for an Advanced Technologies Center.