MIAMI — The City of Miami’s Urban Development Review Board has officially approved the master plan for Midtown Park, a $2 billion mixed-use development. A joint venture between Rosso Development, Midtown Development and Proper Hospitality is developing the project, a construction timeline for which has not yet been announced. Plans for the two-phase, 1.2 million-square-foot project currently call for 924 residential units, 60,000 square feet of office space and more than 120,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space. Additionally, the development will feature two public plazas, a network of pedestrian-oriented streetscapes and an eight-court racquet and padel club operated by ULTRA Padel. The first component of the project to be developed will be Midtown Park Residences by Proper, situated at 3055 N. Miami Avenue. Arquitectonic has designed the 28-story tower, which will deliver 288 branded residences in studio to three-bedroom layouts, plus penthouses with private rooftop gardens and pools. Meyer Davis Studio served as the interior designer for the tower. Amenities at Midtown Park Residences by Proper will include a pool deck with a restaurant and bar, private pickleball court, fitness center, yoga and meditation garden, spa pool, coworking spaces, a kids club and a communal vegetable garden. Completion of …
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TULSA, OKLA. — Dallas-based Rainier Development Co. has unveiled plans for Riverline, a 37-acre mixed-use project in Tulsa that is valued at approximately $400 million. The site is located south of Joe Creek and east of Lewis Avenue in what the development team describes as “one of Tulsa’s most dynamic growth corridors.” Plans call for approximately 650 luxury apartments that will come in one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans, set above 200,000 square feet of retail, dining and entertainment space. Rainier is developing Riverline in partnership with the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. Construction of the first phase is scheduled to begin next year and to be complete in late 2027 or early 2028.
FCP Provides $47.1M Construction Financing for Mixed-Use Redevelopment Project in Arlington, Virginia
by John Nelson
ARLINGTON, VA. — FCP has provided $47.1 million in construction financing for a two-tower mixed-use development located at 685 N. Glebe Road in Arlington, a suburb of Washington, D.C. The site was formerly home to a Macy’s department store in the city’s Ballston neighborhood. The borrower, a partnership between Insight Property Group and PGIM Real Estate, is developing two 16-story residential towers called Mira and Ador that will total 553 apartments and sit atop a 40,000-square-foot grocery store. Amenities will include a shared rooftop pool and sundeck and a variety of outdoor amenities, including dog parks and entertainment areas. Resident parking will be underground, with grocery store customers accessing a separate parking deck with a dedicated entrance. Brian Crivella, Bill Gribbin and Yalda Ghamarian of Berkadia arranged the preferred equity investment on behalf of the development team. Michael Zelin, Marshall Scallan and Bindi Shah of Cushman & Wakefield arranged the senior loan through Northwestern Mutual. Bill Collins, Paul Norman and Shaun Weinberg of Cushman & Wakefield arranged the land sale.
DETROIT — Bedrock has completed the 12-story office building at 1240 Woodward Ave. that is part of the Hudson’s Detroit development. Designed by SHoP Architects, the building adds more than 400,000 square feet of Class A office space, retail space, an event venue and a rooftop lounge on the 12th floor that will open in 2026. The project’s 56,000-square-foot event space, dubbed The Department at Hudson’s, opened earlier this year. Bedrock expects to open the 45-story tower component of Hudson’s Detroit in 2027. The 685-foot skyscraper, the second-tallest building in the state, will include dining space, The Detroit EDITION hotel and The Residences at The Detroit EDITION, rounding out the development’s total square footage to 1.5 million square feet. Hudson’s Detroit is the redevelopment of the former J.L. Hudson Department Store, which once stood as the tallest department store in the world, according to Bedrock. The store shuttered in 1983 and was imploded in 1998, according to Crain’s Detroit Business. Construction on Hudson’s Detroit began in December 2017. The development faced design changes, delays and project costs that ballooned to more than $1 billion. “Ten years in the making, Hudson’s Detroit is elevating downtown and creating space for the …
BOSTON — A joint venture between BXP (NYSE: BXP), formerly Boston Properties, and Delaware North, a privately owned hospitality and entertainment company, has received a $465 million loan for the refinancing of a portion of The Hub on Causeway. The 1.5 million-square-foot mixed-use development is located in the West End neighborhood of Boston. Situated on the site of the former Boston Garden arena, the original home arena of the Boston Bruins and Boston Celtics, The Hub on Causeway is now a transit-oriented development that features 811,000 square feet of office space and 440 luxury apartments, as well as 250,000 square feet of retail space and a 60,000-square-foot Star Market grocery store. An affiliate of Verizon Communications anchors the development on a 20-year lease. Wells Fargo Bank, Morgan Stanley Bank and Bank of America provided the loan to BXP and Delaware North. The joint venture refinanced The Hub on Causeway’s office tower and “podium,” which is the lower section that houses a food hall, creative office space and a movie theater. “We are pleased to complete this financing, which not only enhances the strength and flexibility of our balance sheet, but also demonstrates our access to attractively priced capital in the secured …
Berkadia Arranges $84.1M Refinancing for Meridian at Eisenhower Apartment Tower in Alexandria, Virginia
by John Nelson
ALEXANDRIA, VA. — Berkadia has arranged an $84.1 million loan for the refinancing of Meridian at Eisenhower, a 369-unit residential high-rise located at 2351 Eisenhower Ave. in Alexandria, a suburb of Washington, D.C. Patrick McGlohn, Patrick Cunningham, Brian Gould, Hunter Wood and Natalie Hershey of Berkadia arranged the 10-year loan on behalf of the borrower, Paradigm Development Co. LLC. The direct lender was not disclosed. Meridian at Eisenhower was 93 percent occupied at the time of the loan closing. Built in 2007, the high-rise offers studio, one- and two-bedroom floorplans ranging in size from 605 to 1,220 square feet. Fifteen units are reserved for households earning 60 percent of the area median income (AMI). Amenities include a rooftop swimming pool and sundeck, fitness center with cardio theater, top-floor clubroom with billiards, a landscaped courtyard and grill area, storage units, package service and 444 parking spaces. The property also includes three street-level retail spaces totaling 10,200 square feet housing tenants including Orangetheory Fitness and Xfinity.
MIAMI — A partnership between The Easton Group, Lennar and MPKA LLC has proposed City Park at West Kendall, a $2 billion, 990-acre master-planned community in Miami. The development team has filed its application with Miami-Dade County. Plans call for 7,800 new homes in a variety of price points, including townhomes, multifamily units, single-family homes and workforce housing, as well as 1.4 million square feet of retail space and 500,000 square feet of office space. At the heart of the proposed project is Village Core, a walkable town center with shops, restaurants, entertainment, plazas and a boardwalk. With the development application filed, the next step involves collaborating with local neighbors, government officials and community stakeholders to fine-tune the plan, according to Bill Albers, partner with MPKA, which is a consultant to the homebuilding industry. City Park is expected to generate $2.4 billion in annual economic output for the county. The project is also estimated to create more than 19,000 construction jobs during build-out followed by more than 13,000 permanent jobs. By reducing the need for daily commutes to job centers like downtown, Brickell, Doral and Coral Gables, City Park will also help reverse traffic patterns and ease congestion that has …
Partnership Announces Costco, Marriott Hotels Coming to $7B Halo Vista Development in Phoenix
by John Nelson
PHOENIX — A partnership between Mack Real Estate Group and McCourt Partners has announced updates for the first phase of Halo Vista, the co-developers’ $7 billion, 2,300-acre mixed-use campus in northwest Phoenix. Halo Vista is set to surround TSMC Arizona, the $165 billion semiconductor fabrication campus. The co-developers, which are operating as an entity doing business as Mack Halo Vista LLC, announced that the project will include a new Costco store, two Marriott-branded hotels (a Courtyard by Marriott and a Residence Inn) and an auto mall (i.e. a cluster of car dealerships). Locally based firm Common Bond Development Group is developing the hotels after acquiring the land from Mack Halo Vista. “Today’s confirmation of the first phase of hospitality and retail users marks an important milestone for Halo Vista because it will enable our project to deliver much-needed services in support of the growing TSMC ecosystem, while we simultaneously continue to focus on horizontal infrastructure development that underpins the entire master plan,” says Chris Janson, president of Mack Halo Vista LLC. The new buildings will be situated at I-17 and Dove Valley Road. Infrastructure is in place and ready for development, according to the developers. Last year, the Arizona State …
Joint Venture Opens 300,000 SF Mixed-Use Building at McEwen Northside in Metro Nashville
by John Nelson
FRANKLIN, TENN. — A joint venture between Boyle Investment Co., Northwood Investors and Northwood Ravin has opened Block E, a new 300,000-square-foot mixed-use building in Franklin, a city in Nashville’s Cool Springs district. The nine-story, $125 million property is one of the anchors of the McEwen Northside mixed-use development. Block E features a modern training room, full-service fitness center, offices, ground-level retail space and a parking garage. Office tenants include TMPartners PLLC, also the project’s architect, and Designed Conveyor Systems, a supply chain company. Retail tenants include Culinary Dropout, Oak Hall and Hawkers Asian Street Food. In addition to TMPartners, the design-build team includes civil engineer Kimley-Horn and general contractor Hoar Construction. Northwestern Mutual partnered with Boyle Investment, Northwood Investors and Northwood Ravin on the project.
S3 Capital Provides $255M Construction Loan for Mixed-Use Development Along Hudson River in New Jersey
by Abby Cox
EDGEWATER, N.J. — S3 Capital has provided a $255 million construction loan to finance the first phase of a $1 billion mixed-use development located on the Hudson River in the Northern New Jersey city of Edgewater. Galaxy Capital arranged the financing on behalf of the borrower and developer, New York City-based The Maxal Group. The initial phase of the project, dubbed 615 River Road, will be the first building in the planned development, which will ultimately comprise 1,200 residential units and more than 1,000 parking spaces, along with a 2.5-acre public waterfront park to link up with the 18.5-mile Hudson River Waterfront Walkway. A timeline for construction has not been announced. “We are thrilled to partner with The Maxal Group as they develop a transformative project that will bring much-needed state-of-the art housing and transit access to the Edgewater waterfront,” says Shawn Safdie of S3 Capital. “This transaction reflects our commitment to supporting best-in-class developers delivering new product to undersupplied markets.” 615 River Road will include a 25-story luxury apartment building featuring 381 units, ground-floor retail space and parking for roughly 500 vehicles. The property will also include a new public ferry terminal that will provide direct service to Manhattan’s west side. …
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