NASHVILLE, TENN. — CBRE has arranged three loans totaling $181.5 million for the refinancing of The Finery, a mixed-use development in Nashville’s Wedgewood-Houston neighborhood that comprises The Residences at The Finery and the adjacent T3 Wedgewood Houston office building. Mike Ryan, Brian Linnihan, Richard Henry, Blake Cohen, J.P. Cordeiro and Taylor Crowder of CBRE arranged the loans on behalf of the borrowers, Hines and Peakline Partners. Oxford Properties Group provided an $118 million loan for The Residences at The Finery, and Tishman Speyer provided a $17.5 million mezzanine loan behind Blue Owl’s $46 million loan for the T3 office building.
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MADISON, WIS. — Smith Gilbane, the joint venture development team comprised of Gilbane Development and Summit Smith Development, is underway on Block Three at Madison Yards. The project is the latest phase of the Madison Yards master-planned community. Smith Gilbane is redeveloping 14 acres at the southwest corner of University Avenue and Segoe Road into a walkable, mixed-use district with 500 residential units, an upscale hotel, multiple Class A office spaces, 400,000 square feet of medical/office space, a Whole Foods Market store and retail, restaurant and entertainment uses. Block Three will include 199 market-rate apartment units, 8,733 square feet of retail space and 200 temperature-controlled parking stalls. Construction began in July, and the first occupants are anticipated to move in during the spring, following construction completion in March 2027. Amenities will include a private courtyard, rooftop sky club and deck with views of Lake Mendota, coworking spaces, fitness and yoga areas, a pet spa, sauna and a three-season greenhouse. Completed components of Madison Yards include EO Madison Yards, a 273-unit apartment building; a 50,000-square-foot Whole Foods Market store; a State of Wisconsin office building; and a hub of Class A office space.
RICHMOND, VA. — Greenberg Gibbons has broken ground on Midtown64, a more than $500 million mixed-use development comprising 46 acres in Henrico County, located just outside downtown Richmond. Shamin Hotels is a joint venture partner for the project, which is being built on the former Genworth Financial headquarters campus. The personal finance firm signed a 175,000-square-foot office lease in late 2022 to move its headquarters to the SunTrust Business Center in the Richmond suburb of Glen Allen, Va. Located at the intersection of West Broad Street and I-64, Midtown64 will span 2 million square feet with up to 130,000 square feet of upscale retail, restaurant and entertainment space. Anchor tenants will include a grocery store and new-to-market fitness concept. The project will also include up to 300,000 square feet of Class A office space, an apartment community with nearly 1,000 units, 194 townhomes built by homebuilder Lennar and a 226-room, dual-branded hotel featuring Tempo by Hilton. Greenberg Gibbons says the development will feature contemporary architecture, landscaped plazas and convenient parking within a walkable environment. “Midtown64 builds on our track record of revitalizing properties into thriving mixed-use destinations, while marking an exciting expansion of our portfolio in Virginia,” says Brian Gibbons, …
Prestige, Brunetti Deliver 341-Unit Apartment Community at Hialeah Park Race Track & Casino in Metro Miami
by John Nelson
HIALEAH, FLA. — A partnership between Prestige Cos. and Brunetti Organization has completed Flamingo Village, a 341-unit apartment community located at 2200 E. Fourth Ave. within the 200-acre Hialeah Park Race Track & Casino campus. The community is situated on 13 acres and represents the largest development on the site since the casino opened in 2013. Brunneti is the master developer of Hialeah Park, which is located about 11.5 miles northwest of Miami. Centennial Bank provided a $60.7 million construction loan to the co-developers for Flamingo Village, which features floorplans ranging in size from 890 to 1,375 square feet in garden-style and townhome layouts. Monthly rental rates range from $2,600 to $3,375, according to Apartments.com. Amenities include two clubhouses, swimming pools, wide landscaped walkways, a fitness center with a yoga and meditation studio, business center, pet play area, a park and tanning deck. Flamingo Village is situated within walking distance of the Hialeah Metrorail station.
MCKINNEY, TEXAS — A partnership between the City of McKinney, located north of Dallas, and developer Cole Cannon has broken ground on a $200 million water-themed mixed-use project on a 35-acre site at the northeast corner of Stacy Road and State Highway 121. Known as Cannon Beach, the development will comprise a three-acre surf lagoon and resort-style hotel, as well as dining, entertainment and other commercial spaces. The hotel will feature a rooftop pool area that can support private events, as well as lounge areas and cabanas with food service and will connect to the surf lagoon and other water-focused attractions, including cliff diving and a stationary surf wave. Plans also call for a skateboard park, movie theater, bowling alley, health club and indoor recreation facilities. The McKinney Economic Development Corp. and the McKinney Community Development Corp. are also partners on the project, the first phase of which could open as early as mid-2027, and the development team estimates that the project could create as many as 700 new jobs and generate as much as $2 billion in regional economic impact over the next 20 years.
NEW YORK CITY — A partnership between national development firm Landau Properties, Third Millennium Group and Midtown Equities has received $213 million in financing for a mixed-use project in Brooklyn that represents Phase I of a larger, $500 million development. The predevelopment financing consists of a $113 million senior loan from Northwind Group and $100 million in equity (including $25 million in preferred equity) from Atlas Capital Group. Acting on behalf of the partnership, Raffi Landau of Estreich & Co. arranged the debt component, while Aaron Jungreis of Rosewood Realty Group secured the equity investment. “This financing milestone marks a major step forward for our team and underscores our long-term commitment to delivering design-driven, landmark properties in the country’s most competitive markets,” says Jonathan Landau, founder and CEO of Landau Properties. The development site at 205 Montague St. is located within the borough’s Brooklyn Heights neighborhood. Plans currently call for 46 condo residences, 90 rental residences and 40,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space. Demolitions and preliminary construction work are expected to begin early next year. — Taylor Williams
CELINA, TEXAS — Fort Worth-based owner-operator Trademark will develop Shawnee Trail, a 150-acre mixed-use, master-planned project that will be located at the corner of Preston Road and the Collin County Outer Loop on the northern outskirts of the metroplex. Shawnee Trail will feature a retail component that could span as much as 500,000 square feet and will be anchored by a Walmart Supercenter. Additional uses are still being determined. Trademark will develop Shawnee Trail in partnership with family holding company Glendenning 1887 and the Celina Economic Development Corp.
Crescent Communities to Develop 303-Unit Apartment Community at North DeKalb Mall Redevelopment Project
by John Nelson
DECATUR, GA. — Crescent Communities plans to begin construction this month on NOVEL Lulah Hills, a 303-unit apartment community in Decatur. The six-story community, which will feature nearly 40,000 square feet of retail space on the ground level, is a multifamily component within Lulah Hills, EDENS’ 78-acre mixed-use redevelopment of the former North DeKalb Mall. The apartment community will offer a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, as well as a pool with cabanas, a beer and game garden, outdoor dining spaces, flexible space for workshops and events, a craft closet, stocked dining pantry and a terrace with firepits and lounge seating. The overall Lulah Hills project, delivered over multiple phases in the coming years, will offer approximately 300,000 square feet of retail and restaurants, a Publix grocery store, 1,800 residential units and multiple green spaces. Crescent Communities plans to deliver NOVEL Lulah Hills in late 2027.
EASTHAMPTON, MASS. — Regional brokerage firm Northeast Private Client Group (NEPCG) has arranged the $9.7 million sale of Mill 180, a 96,200-square-foot mixed-use building in the Central Massachusetts city of Easthampton. The building is a conversion of a historic mill structure, the initial redevelopment of which took place in 2005. Mill 180 now consists of 25 apartments and 60,000 square feet of retail space. Tim McGeary and Taylor Perun of NEPCG represented the seller, local developer Michael Michon, in the transaction and procured the buyers, private investor Jay Patel and associates.
CHESTERFIELD, MO. — The Staenberg Group (TSG) has begun utility work and site grading for Downtown Chesterfield, the redevelopment of the former Chesterfield Mall site into a mixed-use destination in suburban St. Louis. This phase of work includes utility installation and relocation needed to support future development as well as site grading focused on the new road network and the 3.3-acre park that will serve as the centerpiece of Downtown Chesterfield. These early infrastructure improvements help transition the project site from demolition to active development. Plans call for a mix of residential, hotel, restaurant, entertainment, office and community spaces. The overall project’s price tag is $2 billion, according to The St. Louis Business Journal.
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