MARBLE FALLS, TEXAS — Rockspring, a Houston-based development and investment firm, is underway on The Highlands, a 254-acre mixed-use development in Marble Falls, about 50 miles northwest of Austin. Plans for the master-planned community currently call for an array of residential uses, including single-family homes, apartments and townhomes, as well as commercial space and parks/open green spaces. Rockspring has closed on a $28.2 million construction loan and is in the process of finalizing a public infrastructure development bond with the City of Marble Falls to finance predevelopment and sitework, costs of which are projected to exceed $70 million.
NEW YORK CITY — JLL has arranged a $58 million loan for the refinancing of 1333 Broadway, a mixed-use property in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn. Completed in April, the 20-story, 97,526-square-foot building houses 74 market-rate apartments, 32 affordable apartments and 29,000 square feet of commercial space. Peter Rotchford, Rob Hinckley and Robert Tonnessen of JLL arranged the loan through Barings on behalf of the borrower, a joint venture between Ekstein Development Group and Standard Real Estate Investments.
SPARKS, NEV. — Idaho-based Alturas Capital Partners has purchased Legends at Sparks Marina, a 421,000-square-foot mixed-use lifestyle center in Sparks. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The transaction, which closed on July 23, will be added to the Alturas Real Estate Fund. This acquisition brings the company’s assets under management to $850 million and 4.6 million square feet. Legends at Sparks Marina features national and regional tenants, including H&M, Nike, Sephora, Five Below, Yard House, Galaxy Theatres, Burlington and Cavender’s.
ARLINGTON, VA. — Monday Properties has received approval from the Arlington County Board for a major site plan amendment for the redevelopment two contiguous 12-story office buildings in Arlington’s Rosslyn district: 1401 Wilson Boulevard and 1400 Key Boulevard. The two office buildings, which were constructed in 1964, will be transformed into two 27-story multifamily towers dubbed The 1400s that will total 831 apartments, along with 28,959 square feet of ground-floor retail space anchored by a grocery store and a split-level parking garage. In addition, roughly 52 percent of the site will be allocated for publicly accessible open space. The project team includes Shalom Baranes Associates (architect of record), ParkerRodriguez (landscape architect) and VIKA Capitol (civil engineering and site design firm). A timeline for construction was not disclosed.
DALLAS — JLL has arranged undisclosed amounts of construction debt and joint venture equity for 8300 Douglas, a mixed-use project that will be located in the Preston Center submarket of Dallas. Designed by HKS Architects, 8300 Douglas will consist of a 12-story, 300,000-square-foot office building that will be the future regional headquarters of Fifth Third Bank; a 17-story, 147-unit apartment building; 24,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space; and a 35,000-square-foot rooftop park. RAMROCK Real Estate is leading development of 8300 Douglas in partnership with Lincoln Property Co. and Willow Bridge Property Co. Mark Gibson, Jim Curtin, John Rose, Clint Coe, Ryan Pollack and Campbell Swango of JLL structured both components of the capitalization.
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Pennrose has broken ground on North Aud Block, a $225 million mixed-use project in Buffalo’s historic Canalside district. Plans call for 251 affordable and market-rate apartments, 18,000 square feet of commercial space, 20,000 square feet of open community space and 137 parking spaces. Developed in partnership with New York State Homes and Community Renewal, the multifamily component will feature one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans, with 75 percent (187 units) of the residences to be reserved for households earning 80 percent of less of the area median income. The 20,000-square-foot public plaza will include event space with seating, as well as landscaped features, and will connect to KeyBank Center, home to the Buffalo Sabres and Buffalo Bandits. Tentative completion dates for various phases of development were not announced.
NEW YORK CITY — Nashville-based brokerage firm Matthews has negotiated the $15.2 million sale of a 19,873-square-foot mixed-use building in Lower Manhattan. The five-story building at 158 Lafayette St., which was originally constructed in 1915 and renovated in 2017, was vacant at the time of sale and is zoned to support residential redevelopment. Stephen Dadourian, Brock Emmetsberger and Matthew Gavin of Matthews represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was also not disclosed.
FREDERICK, MD. — Greenberg Gibbons has broken ground on Frederick Brickworks, a new mixed-use project located in Frederick, roughly 50 miles northwest of Baltimore. Upon completion, the development will span 65 acres. Project costs are expected to total $450 million. According to the City of Frederick, the project proposal calls for 1,260 residential units and 130,000 square feet of commercial space. The planning commission approved the master plan in October 2023, and Greenberg Gibbons closed on the land acquisition last month. The site formerly housed the historic Frederick Brick Works factory, which opened in 1891. Brick manufacturing ended at the factory in 1946, and the company continued a construction materials business at the property until relocating in 2007. Whole Foods Market will anchor Frederick Brickworks. Other confirmed retail and restaurant tenants include honeygrow, First Watch, Shake Shack, Dave’s Hot Chicken and Inspire Nail Bar. The first phase of the development will also feature 332 rental apartments and 320 for-sale townhomes built by Wormald and NVR Inc. Completion of the first phase is scheduled for 2028. The project is anticipated to support approximately 5,600 jobs — including 1,300 permanent positions and 4,300 construction jobs — and generate an estimated $181 million …
PASADENA, CALIF. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $22 million sale of 119 S. Los Robles Avenue, a mixed-use building in Pasadena. A company doing business as MLT VII LLC sold the asset to an undisclosed funding investment corporation. Built in 2015, the five-story property features 50 condominiums and 3,700 square feet of retail space. All units offer central air conditioning and heating, washer and dryer connections and stained concrete flooring. The controlled-access property features gated parking and an enclosed mail room. Tony Azzi and Rabbie Banafsheha of the Azzi Group of Marcus & Mililchap represented the seller in the transaction. Azzi and Banafsheha also collaborated with Arteen Zahiri and Ian Habbestad of Marcus & Millichap to procure the buyer.
SOUTHFIELD, MICH. — The Southfield City Council has approved a $65.1 million redevelopment project that will transform the former Blue Cross Blue Shield campus on West 11 Mile Road into a mixed-use community featuring 305 workforce housing apartments, neighborhood retail and opportunities for future commercial development. The project, led by DV Properties LLC, an affiliate of Brady Sullivan, will breathe new life into two former office towers that have remained underutilized for years. All apartments will be marketed to households earning up to 120 percent of the area median income. Construction timelines and additional project updates will be shared as redevelopment activities move forward, according to the city.
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