Mixed-Use

Third & Urban Obtains $64.5M Construction Loan for Multifamily Development in Charlotte

by John Nelson June 22, 2023

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Atlanta-based mixed-use developer Third & Urban has obtained $64.5 million in construction financing for Residences at The Pass, a 335-unit multifamily development located in Charlotte’s NoDa district. CrossHarbor Capital Partners provided the financing. The property will feature a mix of studios, one- and two-bedroom apartments anchored around a resident club room, work lounge and café that Pixel Design Collaborative designed. Residences at The Pass will also feature a rooftop terrace overlooking the courtyard and pool deck and will offer direct access to the Cross Charlotte Trail. First residents are expected to move in by summer 2025. The community will be the multifamily component of The Pass, a mixed-use development that will also feature 260,000 square feet of office and retail space. The project’s first phase, dubbed Pass41, is under construction and will span 80,000 square feet of commercial space with its first round of tenants opening this fall, including Soul Gastrolounge. The design-build team for The Pass includes architect Niles Bolton, civil engineer Thomas & Hutton and general contractor NRP Group. Foundry Commercial handles office leasing at The Pass, and Thrift Commercial Real Estate handles retail leasing. Blueprint Local serves as Third & Urban’s primary capital partner …

June 22, 2023

Development Georgia Mixed-Use Office Retail Southeast

Jamestown Tops Out Mass Timber Mixed-Use Building at Ponce City Market in Atlanta

by John Nelson June 21, 2023

ATLANTA — Jamestown has topped out 619 Ponce, a mass-timber mixed-use building on the Ponce City Market campus in Atlanta’s Old Fourth Ward district. The four-story property will comprise 87,000 square feet of loft offices and 27,000 square feet of retail space upon completion. Business tech firm Sage and retailer Pottery Barn have committed to 57,000 square feet of office space and 18,000 square feet of retail space at 619 Ponce, respectively. Amenities will include onsite daycare and medical facilities, direct access to the Atlanta BeltLine, bike storage and complimentary access to The Roof entertainment venue at Ponce City Market. The building will feature outdoor space on every level, natural wood columns and ceilings and floor-to-ceiling windows with operable panels. Jamestown is targeting LEED and Fitwel certification and is using Georgia-grown timber for the façade at 619 Ponce, as well as a regional supply chain, according to Jamestown. The design-build team includes Handel Architects, JE Dunn and StructureCraft. Atlanta-based Jamestown owns and manages more than 100,000 acres of timberlands across Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, New York, Pennsylvania and Indiana.

June 21, 2023

Development Leasing Activity Mixed-Use Retail Southeast Tennessee

Southwest Value Partners, AEG Sign Iconix Fitness to 40,000 SF Lease at Nashville Yards

by John Nelson June 21, 2023

NASHVILLE, TENN. — Southwest Value Partners and AEG, joint venture partners and co-developers of the 18-acre Nashville Yards mixed-use development, have signed Iconix Fitness to a 40,000-square-foot retail lease. Michael Townsend of Townsend & Associates advised Iconix Fitness on the lease transaction. The high-end wellness and recovery-focused fitness operator plans to open the new club in summer 2025. Iconix will occupy the entire second floor of Nashville Yards’ 420,000-square-foot, Class A creative office building, which will also house an EVO Entertainment venue. The Iconix club will have a dedicated entry on the ground floor with a retail space offering fitness apparel, as well as a health-focused café with an adjacent patio space that will be used to host social events for members. The club also plans to activate the more than seven acres of open green spaces at Nashville Yards for special events and classes. Additionally, the venue will have a 2,500-square-foot recovery area that will feature infrared sauna, cold plunge, red light therapy and compression therapy treatments.

June 21, 2023

California Development Mixed-Use Multifamily Retail Western

Carmel Partners Opens 910-Unit VOX at Cumulus Apartments in Los Angeles

by Jeff Shaw June 20, 2023

LOS ANGELES — Carmel Partners has completed the development of VOX at Cumulus, a 14-acre mixed-use community on the site of the former Cumulus radio station towers in Los Angeles. VOX at Cumulus features 910 apartment and townhome units, including studios, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plants. The property also offers 100,000 square feet of retail space anchored by a Whole Foods Market. The project development team also included TCA Architects (architects), DCI (structural engineering), AMPAM (plumbing), PSOMAS (civil), DFDA (mechanical), Seal Electric (electrical) and MLA (landscaping).

June 20, 2023

Development Hospitality Mixed-Use Office Oregon Restaurant Retail Top Stories Western

BPM to Open $600M Ritz Carlton Mixed-Use Tower in Downtown Portland in August

by John Nelson June 20, 2023

PORTLAND, ORE. — BPM Real Estate Group, a locally based and privately owned development and investment company, plans to open the Block 216 mixed-use tower in downtown Portland in August. Located at 900 SW Washington St., the tower will house The Ritz-Carlton, Portland hotel, the brand’s first in the Pacific Northwest. In addition to the 251-room hotel, the high-rise will include The Ritz-Carlton Residences (132 condos and penthouses across 15 floors), shops and 134,000 square feet of office space, as well as a food hall on the ground level known as FLOCK. Development costs for Block 216 are reportedly $600 million. “As one of the tallest towers in Portland, this development is a monumental signifier of the renewal and transformation in store for this city,” says Walter Bowen, founder and CEO of BPM. “We are pleased to contribute to Portland’s continued recovery and resurgence as one of the country’s leading business centers and gateway to the Pacific Northwest travel destination locations.” The Ritz-Carlton hotel’s amenities will include a spa, signature restaurant on the 20th floor, infinity-edge pool and a 4,000-square-foot fitness center, according to the hotel website. FLOCK, which will house nine BIPOC-owned (black, indigenous and people of color) vendors, is …

June 20, 2023

Development Massachusetts Mixed-Use Northeast Top Stories

Tishman Speyer Receives $750M in Construction Financing for Mixed-Use Project in Boston

by Taylor Williams June 19, 2023

BOSTON — New York City-based real estate giant Tishman Speyer has received $750 million in construction financing for Phase I of Harvard Enterprise Research Campus, a 900,000-square-foot mixed-use project that will be located in the Allston neighborhood of Boston. Phase I of the development will consist of two life sciences buildings totaling 440,000 square feet, a 343-unit apartment complex and a hotel, all of which will be developed on a nine-acre parcel. Tishman Speyer is developing the project in partnership with the Harvard Allston Land Co. The site is adjacent to the Harvard Business School and Harvard Science & Engineering Complex in Allston. Breakthrough Properties, a joint venture of Tishman Speyer and Bellco Capital, will oversee the development, operations and leasing of the life sciences component. Tishman Speyer will also develop a conference facility on behalf of Harvard University. Within the multifamily component, 25 percent of the units will be designated as affordable housing for households earning between 30 and 100 percent of the area median income. At full build-out, Enterprise Research Campus will also include retail and restaurant space, as well as two acres of open green space that will host farmers markets, live music and outdoor fitness classes. …

June 19, 2023

Development Leasing Activity Mixed-Use Office South Carolina Southeast

Lima One Capital to Lease 65,000 SF for Office Headquarters at Greenville County Square Development

by John Nelson June 16, 2023

GREENVILLE, S.C. — Real estate investment lender Lima One Capital has signed a 65,000-square-foot lease at RocaPoint’s Greenville County Square development in downtown Greenville. The move from 201 E. McBee Ave. represents a $51.4 million investment for the company, which will move its operations into a newly developed office building at the $1 billion mixed-use campus. The expansion, which will create a projected 300 jobs, is expected to be complete in 2025 and will more than double its current office footprint. The South Carolina Coordinating Council for Economic Development has approved job development credits related to the project and awarded a $500,000 grant to Greenville County to aid with the costs of site preparation and building construction. Other uses coming to Greenville County Square include Whole Foods Market and Perch Kitchen + Tap.

June 16, 2023

Leasing Activity Mixed-Use Office Restaurant Retail Southeast Tennessee

AJ Capital Signs Five New Tenants to Nashville Warehouse Co. Project

by John Nelson June 16, 2023

NASHVILLE, TENN. — Adventurous Journeys Capital Partners (AJ Capital) has signed five new tenants to Nashville Warehouse Co., a mixed-use campus located at the corner of 4th Avenue South and Chestnut Street in the Wedgewood-Houston neighborhood of Nashville. Eatery HERO will lease space beginning this August, and work-focused members club The Malin will open a 16,000-square-foot coworking space beginning this fall. Additionally, contractor Hensel Phelps, talent agency Trend Management and law firm Maynard Nexsen have signed office leases at the mass-timber property. Beginning in July, Hensel Phelps and Maynard Nexsen will occupy 11,220 square feet and 7,600 square feet, respectively. Trend Management will lease 6,800 square feet beginning in December. These leases bring the property—which features 200,000 square feet of office space, public pedestrian spaces, an acre of green space, onsite parking and a fitness center — to 91 percent occupancy.

June 16, 2023

Development District of Columbia Loans Mixed-Use Multifamily Retail Southeast

Tishman Speyer Obtains $150M Construction Loan for Mazza Gallerie Mall Redevelopment in D.C.

by John Nelson June 15, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Tishman Speyer has secured a $150 million construction loan to fund the mixed-use redevelopment of Mazza Gallerie, an obsolete, three-story shopping mall in Washington, D.C.’s Friendship Heights neighborhood. The mall closed its last store this past Christmas, according to local media reports. RBC Capital Markets provided the financing. The reimagined development will comprise 320 rental apartments and 90,000 square feet of retail space, including 20,000 square feet of new ground-level retail space fronting Wisconsin Avenue. Tishman Speyer will maintain the mall’s 70,000-square-foot retail concourse that will once again be anchored by T.J. Maxx. The redevelopment will also maintain over 800 parking spots across four below-grade levels. Demolition of the existing structure is underway, and completion of the residential portion and first wave of new retail openings is anticipated for 2025. The project’s design-build team includes general contractors Davis Construction and Smoot Construction and architects 3XN and Eric Colbert & Associates (architect of record).

June 15, 2023

Affordable Housing Civic Development Florida Mixed-Use Multifamily Southeast

HTG Breaks Ground on $100M Mixed-Use Development in Hollywood, Florida

by John Nelson June 15, 2023

HOLLYWOOD, FLA. — Housing Trust Group (HTG) has broken ground on University Station, a $100 million mixed-use development, in a public-private partnership with the City of Hollywood. The project will comprise 216 units of workforce housing, a 635-space parking garage, retail space and new home for Barry University College of Nursing and Health Services. All of University Station’s apartments will be reserved for individuals and families at various income thresholds, including 22, 30, 40, 60, 70 and 80 percent of the area median income (AMI), with rents ranging from $374 to $1,634. The three-building development will be situated on 2.5 acres of city-owned land next to the future Broward Commuter Rail (BCR) South Station. Funding sources include LIHTC equity from Raymond James and debt from Bank of America and National Housing Trust Fund. The State of Florida and Broward County also contributed debt and civic funds for the project. The development team includes Corwil Architects and general contractor ANF Group Inc. HSQ Group will serve as the civil engineer, BNI Engineers will serve as the structural engineer and RPJ Inc. Consulting Engineers will serve as the MEP engineer. B. Pila Design Studio will handle interior design, and Witkin Hults + …

June 15, 2023

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