Mixed-Use

Lee & Associates to Lease 712-Acre Theme Park North of Atlanta

by John Nelson December 1, 2015

EMERSON, GA. — AVATRON USA Development LLC has selected Lee & Associates Atlanta to lease AVATRON Park, a 712-acre development housing a theme park and an adjacent hospitality and retail complex in Emerson, roughly 40 miles north of Atlanta. Slated for completion in early 2019, AVATRON Park will feature a theme park, 300,000-square-foot lifestyle shopping center, dining area, two hotels totaling 500 rooms and a 10,000-seat outdoor amphitheater. According to Joe Simpson of Lee & Associates Atlanta, the firm is primarily focused on hospitality and multifamily projects at the development and will work with New York–based Newmark Grubb Knight Frank on the retail projects. Attractions in development for the theme park will include newly created intellectual property along with gaming and movie industry intellectual property, most notably The Hunger Games franchise. In early November, movie studio Lionsgate announced its licensing, for the first time in North America, of the Hunger Games, Step Up and Now You See Me franchises as part of its partnership agreement with AVATRON.

December 1, 2015

Illinois Midwest Mixed-Use

Marcus & Millichap Brokers $1.7M Sale of 6,012 SF Mixed-Use Building in Chicago

by Christina Cannon November 30, 2015

CHICAGO — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a 6,012-square-foot mixed-use property in Chicago. The building, located at 2058 W. Roscoe St., sold for $1.7 million. Kyle Stengle of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller and secured and represented the buyer. Both parties in the transaction were undisclosed and were limited liability companies. The property includes one commercial tenant on the ground floor and five apartment units on the second and third floors.

November 30, 2015

Loans Mixed-Use Multifamily New York Northeast Office Retail

Related Cos., Oxford Properties Close on $1.3B in Financing for 15 Hudson Yards

by Amy Works November 24, 2015

NEW YORK CITY — Related Companies and Oxford Properties Group have closed on $1.3 billion in financing to fund 15 Hudson Yards, the first residential tower at the 28-acre Hudson Yards mixed-use development on Manhattan’s West Side. Already under construction, the building contains both rental and condominium apartments. The 960,000-square-foot building will be completed in 2018, and sales are expected to begin in mid-2016. Designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro and Rockwell Group to obtain LEED Gold certification, 15 Hudson Yards will be 910 feet tall and will include 285 for-sale residences throughout its 70 stories, as well as 106 rental units. The property will offer unobstructed views of the city and Hudson River. Hudson Yards is being developed by Related Cos. and Oxford Properties Group and will include 17 million square feet of commercial and residential space, more than 100 shops and restaurants, including the first Neiman Marcus in New York City, approximately 5,000 residences, 14 acres of public open space, a new 750-seat public school and a 200-room, Equinox-branded luxury hotel. 15 Hudson Yards will have frontage on the newly created plaza at the center of Hudson Yards and is also adjacent to the …

November 24, 2015

Industrial Mixed-Use New York Northeast Office Retail

Heritage Equity Partners, Lichtenstein Group to Redevelop Five Warehouses in Brooklyn

by Amy Works November 24, 2015

NEW YORK CITY — Heritage Equity Partners and Lichtenstein Group have partnered to redevelop five vacant warehouses into Bushwick Generator. The interconnected buildings at 215 Moore St. in Brooklyn will be transformed into a 75,000-square-foot light industrial, office and retail property, offering space office or workspaces ranging from 1,500 square feet to 20,000 square feet. Brooklyn-based ABS Partners has been retained as the office leasing agent for the property, which is geared toward new economy industries, including tech, creative arts and food production.

November 24, 2015

Midwest Mixed-Use Ohio

Weston, Citymark Capital Unveil Plans for 3 Million SF Mixed-Use Project in Cleveland

by Christina Cannon November 24, 2015

CLEVELAND, OHIO — Weston Inc. and Citymark Capital have unveiled plans for a 3 million-square-foot mixed-use development in Cleveland. The five-acre area is currently occupied by parking lots that will be converted into luxury apartments, retail facilities, restaurants and green spaces. The development will include 1,200 residential units with a rooftop bar, deck and pool; approximately 100,000 square feet of retail space; green spaces and covered garage parking. The project will be built in fours phases. Phase I will include 352 units, 22,000 square feet of retail and 390 parking spots. Developers hope to break ground on Phase I in the spring of 2016. The first phase is slated for completion in the summer of 2017. The development will be one block west of Cleveland’s Public Square. Gensler will serve as the primary architect for the project and Gilbane Inc. will perform the construction.

November 24, 2015

Illinois Midwest Mixed-Use Multifamily

Chicago Plan Commission Approves Phase I of Residential Development in City’s South Loop Neighborhood

by Christina Cannon November 24, 2015

CHICAGO — S Loop Chicago Development LLC has received approval from the Chicago Plan Commission to develop the first phase of a residential development located at the southwest corner of Grant Park in the city’s South Loop neighborhood. Phase I will feature a 76-story apartment tower to be designed by Rafael Viñoly Architects. The tower, 1200 S. Indiana, is slated to become one of the tallest residential buildings in Chicago. Phase I of the apartment building will feature 792 units, multiple amenity floors and a total of 622 parking spaces. The tower will provide options ranging from studios to three-bedroom units. The building will also include an indoor and outdoor pool, a fitness center and gathering spaces. The proposal for Phase II includes a 648-unit residential tower on the west end of the Phase I parcel and will be connected by ground-floor retail and parking at the base. The Phase III proposal calls for a 100-unit development. Once completed, the development will represent one of the final pieces within the Central Station master plan, a development that was previously stalled by the recession. S Loop Chicago Development purchased the three-acre site in 2012. Construction on the first phase of 1200 …

November 24, 2015

Florida Mixed-Use Southeast

Colliers Brokers $65M Sale of Holiday Inn Port of Miami for New Mixed-Use Project

by John Nelson November 24, 2015

MIAMI — Colliers International has brokered the $65 million sale of the Holiday Inn Port of Miami located at 340 Biscayne Blvd. in Miami. Roughly 1.1 miles from the Port of Miami, the hotel will be the site of the proposed World Trade Center of the Americas, a 77-story mixed-use project that will feature 400 condominiums, 240 hotel rooms, 270,000 square feet of retail space and 246,000 square feet of office space, according to the Miami Herald. The city of Miami’s Urban Design Review Board has approved site plans for the project. An entity run by Gilberto Bomeny, the developer of the World Trade Center of the Americas, known as 340 Biscayne Owner LLC purchased the site from Marina Park Inn LLC. Larry Stockton and Jeff Resnick of Colliers International’s South Florida office brokered the sale.

November 24, 2015

Mixed-Use Multifamily New York Northeast Retail

LCOR Breaks Ground for 55 Bank Street in White Plains

by Amy Works November 23, 2015

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — LCOR has broken ground for 55 Bank Street, a mixed-use development in White Plains. The $250 million, 760,000-square-foot transit-oriented development will offer residential and retail space. The first phase of the project will include a 16-sory, 288-unit residential building with 3,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space and 381 parking spaces. Phase II will consist of a 16-story building with 273 homes, 3,350 square feet of retail space and 189 parking spaces. Twenty percent of the 561 residential units will be workforce designated housing. The project is located adjacent to the Metro-North White Plains Railroad Station, which offers express service into Grand Central Station in New York City.

November 23, 2015

Loans Mixed-Use Multifamily New York Northeast Retail

Hudson Cos. Acquires Williamsburg Development Site for Residential, Retail Project

by Amy Works November 23, 2015

NEW YORK CITY — New York City-based Hudson Cos. has acquired a development site at 94 N. Third St. in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg neighborhood for the development of a residential and retail project. The seven-story building will feature 75 studio, one- and two-bedroom rental units and 15,000 square feet of ground-level retail space. Additionally, 20 percent of the apartments will be reserved for affordable housing for low-income households. On-site amenities will include doorman and concierge service, a gym, tenant lounge, underground parking, bike storage and tenant storage. Tenants will also have access to landscaped courtyards and roof terraces equipped with gas grills and tables for dining. Marvel Architects is serving as architect for the project, which is slated to begin construction soon. Hudson Cos. received a $6.5 million bridge loan from W Financial to acquire the site.

November 23, 2015

Mixed-Use Multifamily Retail Texas

Southern Land Co. Sells Junction 15 in Plano to Clarion Partners

by Haisten Willis November 23, 2015

PLANO, TEXAS — Southern Land Co. has sold the five-story urban development known as Junction 15 to a commingled fund managed by New-York based real estate investment firm Clarion Partners. Junction 15, which opened in 2014 in downtown Plano, is a public-private partnership between Southern Land Co. and the city of Plano. The mixed-use development includes 7,700 square feet of retail space anchored by a 7-Eleven and 279 apartments. The development is close to Plano’s Old Town Square and Haggard Park, as well as several restaurants. Amenities include a pool, outdoor grilling stations and fitness center. Junction 15 is also located across the street from a Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) station.

November 23, 2015

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