GAINESVILLE, FLA. — Walker & Dunlop Inc. has arranged a $58.8 million loan for the construction of Celebration Pointe Apartments, a 239-unit multifamily community to be located within the Celebration Pointe mixed-use development in Gainesville. Jeremy Pino, Livingston Hessam, Carl Passmore and Kyle Miller of Walker & Dunlop originated the non-recourse financing through an undisclosed life insurance company on behalf of the borrower and developer, Viking Cos. Combined with a mezzanine loan from an unnamed debt and equity fund, the developer’s total debt capitalization on the project represents and 85 percent loan-to-cost ratio. A construction timeline for the project was not disclosed.
Mixed-Use
David S. Brown to Develop 120-Room Hotel at Metro Centre at Owings Mills in Metro Baltimore
by John Nelson
OWINGS MILLS, MD. — David S. Brown Enterprises will develop a new, 120-room extended-stay hotel at the Metro Centre at Owings Mills, a transit-oriented development roughly 20 miles outside Baltimore. The Element by Westin hotel will join a high-end, Marriott-branded hotel at the development, which will also feature more than 1,700 apartments; 560,000 square feet of office space; 150,000 square feet of retail space and 5,700 parking spaces upon completion. Crescent Hotels & Resorts will manage the Element by Westin hotel.
NASHVILLE, TENN. — Work-focused members organization The Malin will open a 12,000-square-foot club in Paseo South Gulch in Nashville, marking the second location for the brand in the city. Located within the project’s Voorhees Building, The Malin South Gulch will feature 58 dedicated desks, seven private offices, four meeting rooms, three lounges and a library. Kingston Lafferty Design is providing interior design services for the project, which is scheduled for completion this fall. SomeraRoad is the developer and owner of Paseo South Gulch.
Indicap, Colmena Group, Langley Properties Receive Town Approval for $1B Mixed-Use Project in Gilbert, Arizona
by Jeff Shaw
GILBERT, ARIZ. — The Town of Gilbert, a suburb southeast of Phoenix, has approved the zoning request for a 311-acre mixed-use development called The Ranch. Indicap, Colmena Group and Langley Properties are leading the project and estimate that development costs exceed $1 billion. Upon completion, The Ranch will offer 221 acres of light industrial space, 39 acres of commercial space, 39 acres of multifamily space and 16 acres of public green space. The industrial portion could total up to 3 million square feet of mid-bay and cross-dock buildings. The commercial space is slated to include restaurants, storage, convenience stores, office space, a fitness center, small grocer and dental office, among other uses. Plans for Residences at the Ranch, the multifamily component of the project, including two- and three-story rental homes with ground-floor retail. The 16-acre green space will include trails and landscaping for the community to use. The developers also plan to make $20 million in offsite improvements. The zoning approval marks the conclusion of 18 months of negotiations between the developers and the town government. A timeline for construction was not disclosed. — Channing Hamilton
SANDY SPRINGS, GA. — Connolly and Coro Realty have announced the repositioning of the commercial portion of a mixed-use development in metro Atlanta formerly known as Sandy Springs Gateway. The duo purchased the 120,000-square-foot component in February 2022 for $40.5 million. The property, which comprises 92,000 square feet of shops, restaurants and service retailers and 28,000 square feet of second-story office space, is now known as Chastain Market due to its proximity to Chastain Park in the nearby Buckhead district of Atlanta. Connolly and Coro Realty have also inked new leases for the project, including an Italian eatery from chef Kevin Maxey, Alloy Personal Training and United Community Bank. In addition to re-tenanting the development’s former Sprouts Farmers Market grocery store, Connolly and Coro Realty are undertaking a multimillion-dollar renovation to the property. Additionally, a new mural was painted for the project at the corner of Roswell Road and Windsor Parkway. Chastain Market is adjacent to two apartment communities totaling 630 units: The Gateway Chastain and The Collection.
ORLANDO, FLA. — Berkadia has secured a $40.7 million loan for the recapitalization of One Eleven, a 30-story mixed-use tower located at 111 E. Washington St. in downtown Orlando. Charles Foschini, Chris Apone and Shannon Wilson of Berkadia’s South Florida office originated the five-year, interest-only loan through Morgan Stanley on behalf of the borrower, Lincoln Orlando Holdings LLC. Built in 2008, One Eleven features a mix of 11,076 square feet of ground-floor retail space with outdoor patio seating, nine levels of parking, 152,360 square feet of office space and a 164-unit apartment component called Aspire. Commercial tenants include Ocean Bank, Daily Bread, Innovative Systems Group of Florida, McDonald Toole Wiggins PA, National Society of Leadership and Success, Atwell Engineers, Skanska and Huitt-Zollars Inc. The residential and office portion have separate lobbies, and residential amenities include the highest rooftop pool deck in the city and an amenity level with a balcony, health club and fitness center.
Intracorp Homes Acquires 3.8-Acre Mixed-Use Redevelopment Site in Torrance, California for $21M
by Jeff Shaw
TORRRANCE, CALIF. — Intracorp Homes purchased 22501 Hawthorne Blvd., a 3.8-acre site in Torrance, from a locally based private investor for $21 million. John Read, Greg Sullivan and Trent Steeves of CBRE represented the seller. The property was historically a retail center anchored by a bowling alley called Gable House Bowl. Intracorp Homes plans to redevelop the site into a mixed-use project, which will include 17 affordable rental units as well as commercial space. Details on rent restrictions for the affordable units have not yet been disclosed.
NATICK, MASS. — Locally based developer Stonegate Group has broken ground on Stonegate St. Patrick, an 89,500-square-foot, mixed-use redevelopment in Natick, a western suburb of Boston. Designed by Finegold Alexander Architects, the project will convert the site of a former school into a property with 46 apartments, four townhomes and 14,000 square feet of retail space. Apartments will come in one-, two- and three-bedroom formats, and 14 apartments will be reserved as affordable housing. Townhomes will feature three- and four-bedroom layouts. Nauset Construction is the general contractor for the project, a tentative completion date for which was not disclosed.
HCCJ Family Partners Breaks Ground on 35,000 SF Sunrise Market Mixed-Use Development in Verrado, Arizona
by Jeff Shaw
VERRADO, ARIZ. — HCCJ Family Partners has broken ground on Sunrise Market, a 35,000-square-foot mixed-use development in Verrado, roughly 30 miles west of Phoenix. Tenants at the property, which is currently 65 percent pre-leased, will include Copper & Sage, Bobazona, Bosa Donut and Honey Nail. James DeCremer, Matt Milinovich, Alec Miller and Drew Sampson of Avison Young manage leasing at the project on behalf of HCCJ. Construction is scheduled for completion in January 2024.
HOLLYWOOD, FLA. — FundRebel LLC is under contract to acquire Nine Hollywood, a mixed-use property currently underway in Hollywood, for $67 million. Situated on a 36,000-square-foot parcel, the development features 204 multifamily residential units, three levels of integrated parking and more than 7,000 square feet of retail space. Residences include apartments in studio, one- and two-bedroom layouts. Amenities at the property include a swimming pool, fitness center and business suites. Construction on the project is scheduled for completion in the fourth quarter of this year. The seller was not disclosed.