CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Horizon Development Properties Inc. (HDP) has selected The Fallon Co. to serve as the master developer for the redevelopment of the 16.2-acre Strawn Cottages site in Charlotte. Once completed, the new $330 million mixed-use development will feature 725 new mixed-income apartments, with 145 of the apartments deemed affordable; 20 units of for-sale townhomes; approximately 57,000 square feet of retail space; approximately 330,000 square feet of office space; a hotel featuring 180 rooms; and a central green space. “HDP is excited about The Fallon Co.’s vision that will create an ‘inclusive housing strategy’ within a dynamic mixed-use community,” says A. Fulton Meachem Jr., chief executive officer of HDP. “The Fallon Co. will ensure that HDP’s goal of providing 20 percent of the new rental apartments affordable to families earning between 65 to 80 percent of the area median income becomes a reality. Our model is an essential smart growth strategy that can be duplicated all over our great city.” Situated immediately adjacent to South End in the Dilworth neighborhood, the site is one of the largest fully entitled, transit-oriented development sites in the region. The redevelopment will be conducted in multiple phases, the first of which will consist …
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FRISCO, TEXAS — PlainsCapital Bank has leased a 5,083-square-foot office facility and a 4,000-square-foot retail space at The Star in Frisco. JLL’s Paul Whitman negotiated both leases on behalf of the tenant. Worthey Wiles of Lincoln Property Co. represented the landlord in the office transaction, and Robert Dozier, also of Lincoln, represented the landlord in the retail transaction. Founded in 1988, PlainsCapital Bank provides commercial banking, commercial lending, commercial real estate lending, treasury management, private banking, residential mortgages and trust and asset management services. The Dallas-based institution operates nine locations in the Dallas area.
Flaherty & Collins Properties Breaks Ground on $32M Mixed-Use Development in Kokomo, Indiana
by Amy Works
KOKOMO, IND. — Flaherty & Collins Properties has broken ground on 306 Riverfront District, a $32 million mixed-use redevelopment of the former Apperson Brothers car factory and surrounding property into a luxury apartment community. Slated for completion in winter 2018, the property will feature 198 apartment units and 4,800 square feet of retail space. The residential units will feature granite countertops, pendant lights, programmable thermostats, nine-foot ceilings, 42-inch kitchen cabinets and high-efficiency washer and dryer units. The community will feature 6,800 square feet of amenities, including a heated pool with deck, courtyard with grilling stations, fire pit, outdoor kitchen and dining area, decorative lighting, club room with kitchen, fitness club, pet walk, e-lounge and bike storage areas. The Apperson Brothers factory was originally built in 1906 and housed the Apperson Automobile Co. until 1926. The property was then used as an industrial supply warehouse until it closed in 2007.
PARKER, COLO. – An unnamed buyer has purchased a 6,406-square-foot mixed-use property in Parker for $1.3 million. The property is located at 18575 Stage Run Road. It consists of retail and office space. The new owner plans to relocate an existing hair salon to the center, as well as add a full-service spa. Construction is set to commence immediately for the new tenants. Mitch Trevey and Nick Nickerson of Trevey Land and Commercial represented the seller, Martinez Global International, in this transaction.
SAN ANTONIO — The Tobin Endowment has closed on the sale of 44 acres surrounding the original residence of the late Robert L. B. Tobin. Dallas-based Rosewood Property Co. purchased the property and plans to build a mixed-use development on the tract. The property is in the Oakwell Farms area of north-central San Antonio. The sale will preserve the residence, which was designed by Tobin, a San Antonio arts patron, philanthropist and businessman. Two surrounding acres will also be preserved. Before his death in 2000, Tobin converted the residence to the offices of The Tobin Endowment.
BURLINGTON AND SHELBURNE, VT. — Nedde Real Estate has arranged sale and lease transactions in Vermont. In the first transaction, Champlain Commercial Properties Investment Group completed the disposition of a retail and multifamily property located at 152 Battery St. in Burlington. Red Brick Realty II acquired the property, which features a deli on the first floor and an apartment unit on the second, for an undisclosed price. Cindi Burns of Century 21 Jack Associates represented the buyer, while Fernando Cresta of Nedde represented the seller in the deal. In the second transaction, KPC LLC leased 1,800 square feet of retail space, located at 3198 Shelburne Road in Shelburne, to Natural Mattress Co. Cresta represented the landlord, while Tony Shaw of KW Vermont represented the tenant.
FAYETTEVILLE, GA. — Hay Creek Hotels, an Exeter, N.H.-based developer and manager of boutique hotels, plans to build its first hotel in the metro Atlanta area in Pinewood Forrest, a 234-acre master-planned development situated adjacent to Pinewood Atlanta Studios in Fayetteville. Scheduled to open in 2018, the 95-room hotel will feature meeting and function space, an upscale restaurant, bar, spa, pool and special suites for celebrity guests of Pinewood Atlanta Studios. HCH Pinewood Forrest LLC will develop the hotel, and Hay Creek will operate the property upon completion. Led by Chick-fil-A CEO Dan Cathy, the development team behind Pinewood Forrest has also selected the metro Atlanta real estate brokerage firm Ansley Atlanta to provide residential sales and marketing for the development’s single-family homes. The first home sites will be available for reservation in the coming months.
ORLANDO, FLA. — Creative Village Development LLC (CVD) has selected JLL to oversee the marketing of select sites available for sale at Creative Village, a $1 billion, 68-acre master-planned development in downtown Orlando. The Creative Village project is a public-private partnership between the city of Orlando and CVD, the project’s master developer. CVD is a joint venture between a local entity led by Ustler Development Inc. and Bank of America Community Development Corp. (BACDC). JLL will market select parcels of Creative Village in multiple phases, with Phase I comprising three parcels. The three parcels are programmed for at least 250 multifamily residences, an office building of at least 120,000 square feet and commercial, multifamily or hotel space spanning at least several hundred thousand square feet. Aaron Gray and Bret Felberg of JLL are leading the marketing efforts. Creative Village will transform the former Amway Arena into a mixed-use, transit-oriented development comprising University of Central Florida’s downtown campus, which is set to open in August 2019; office space; a $90 million, 600-bed student housing community developed by Ustler and KUD International LLC; a $62.5 million, 250-unit multifamily community developed by Ustler and a joint venture partner; and a 116-unit, $29 million …
CHICAGO — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Southport Corridor Mixed-Use, a mixed-use property located at 1362 W. Belmont Ave. in Chicago. An individual/personal trust sold the 5,166-square-foot property to a limited liability company for an undisclosed price. The two-story building was vacant at the time of sale. Brewster Hague, Sean Sharko and Austin Weisenback of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and buyer in the deal.
HONOLULU — The Honolulu City Council has approved Salem Partners’ plan to develop a 36-story mixed-use tower in Honolulu. The $700 million project will be situated across from the Convention Center. Named Mana`olana Place, this will be the first project in the city’s newly adopted Ala Moana transit-oriented district. The tower will feature 505,000 square feet that will house a 125-room ultra-luxury hotel, 109 condominiums, about 12,500 square feet of retail and dining, a large public plaza and gardens. Construction is expected to start in 2017 for completion in 2020. Mana`olana Place will create a pedestrian-friendly environment with street frontages leading to the public plaza at the corner of Kapiolani Boulevard and Atkinson Drive.