Mixed-Use

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LOS ANGELES — The Michaels Organization has received financing for the third phase of new housing at Jordan Downs, a redevelopment project in Los Angeles’ Watts neighborhood. This is the latest milestone in a revitalization of the city’s largest public housing community. The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles and its private-sector partners, Michaels and BRIGE Housing, are leading the project. The $58 million, Phase 3 development will provide 92 new apartments, affordable to households earning between 30 percent and 80 percent of area median income. The new apartments will include a variety of floor plans in a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts with sustainable finishes and energy-efficient appliances. Additionally, 17 apartments will be fully accessible to residents with physical disabilities and hearing or visual impairments. Targeting LEED Gold certification, the apartment building will feature solar PV designed to offset all the common area and central hot water heating for the development. Financing for Phase 3 includes equity from Berkadia’s purchase of 9 percent Federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credits and permanent loans through Freddie Mac, the State of California’s Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities program, and the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles. Additionally, …

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HONOLULU — The Howard Hughes Organization has received a $356.8 million construction loan for Kō’ula, the sixth residential mixed-use tower at Ward Village in Honolulu. The loan features a three-year initial term with a one-year extension. US Bank and seven other participating lenders provided the capital. Total project costs are estimated at $485.1 million, exclusive of land costs. Developed by The Howard Hughes Corp., Ward Village is a 60-acre, master-planned community in Honolulu. At full build-out, the development will include approximately 1 million square feet of retail and thousands of residential homes. Current mixed-use residential towers at Ward Village are Waiea, Anaha, Ae’o and Ke Kilohana. New residential buildings that are in development or under construction include A’ali’I, Kō’ula and Victoria Place. Ward Village is the first-ever LEED-ND Platinum-certified master-planned community in the country and the only in Hawaii.

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LADY LAKE, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $3.1 million sale of Old Dixie Portfolio, a 43,255-square-foot building that features 30 rental townhomes and 7,500 square feet of office space. The property is located at 102 S. Old Dixie Highway in Lady Lake, 50 miles northwest of downtown Orlando. The multifamily community, called Christine’s Place Apartments, offers two- and three-bedroom floor plans averaging 1,192 square feet. The community was built in 1997. The office space, Chelsea Plaza, was built in 1999 and comprises seven suites that are leased to a mix of medical, professional and technology tenants. Casey Babb, Ryan Wooden, Luis Baez and Shawn Rupp of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private investor, in the transaction. The team also procured the buyer, a limited liability company.

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Development trends in commercial real estate are beholden to the whims of consumer behavior. When it comes to mixed-use in the 21st century, successful projects deliver a high-quality experience that centers on a sense of social belonging and connection — for living, working and playing alike. “In today’s experiential economy, demographic changes and shifts in consumer values and preferences across generations are converging on the desire for social connection,” says Brian Cramer, senior vice president and head of the Dallas office of mixed-use developer Newland Communities. “People crave experiences and connections, which is why mixed-use environments will become even more important in community development.” Bob Schultz, the developer of Mid Main, a mixed-use destination in Houston’s Midtown neighborhood, echoes Cramer’s position on man’s inherently social nature as a driver of growth in the mixed-use space. “Our experience is that these various populations are willing to live with each other as never before,” says Schultz. “Demographics of those who live in urban areas cross over in terms of age and economic differences in ways that are either comfortable or virtually unnoticed by the different populations. In other words, people who like to live, work and play in areas with density value …

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LOS ANGELES — CBRE has arranged the sale of a 30,146-square-foot development site, located at the intersection of Santa Monica and La Cienega boulevards in the West Hollywood area of Los Angeles. A Los Angeles-based real estate development firm acquired the asset from a private family for $22.5 million. The property currently features three commercial structures on several parcels. The asset is zoned for an array of uses, including mixed-use, multifamily, hotel and other commercial functions. Matthew Greenberg, Alex Kozakov and Pat Wade of CBRE represented the seller, while Chris Tresp, also of CBRE, represented the buyer in the deal.

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SALEM, ORE. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the sale of Broadway Town Square, a mixed-use property located at 1127 Broadway St. NE in Salem. A limited liability company sold the property to an undisclosed buyer for $6.2 million. The sale included two condominiumized, multi-story buildings connected by a skybridge totaling approximately 38,056 square feet of rentable space and the underlying 1.57-acre lot. Developed in 2009 by Telos Development Co., the property features 21 multifamily units, seven retail/office suites and Salem Cinema, a three-screen independent theater. Sean Houser and Will Stone of Marcus & Millichap’s Portland office represented the seller in the transaction.

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DENVER — Kroenke Sports and Entertainment (KSE) and Revesco Properties have received a $124.6 million loan to refinance Elitch Gardens Theme and Water Park in downtown Denver. The 130-year-old property is Colorado’s only combination amusement park and water park. The park is set to open for its 2020 season in April, but no word has come out if the outbreak of COVID-19 has changed that plan. Eric Tupler and Tyler Dumon of JLL arranged the five-year, floating-rate loan through Pacific Western Bank. KSE and Revesco, both based in Denver, plan to use the loan to retire existing debt and fund predevelopment work for the future River Mile project. Expected to take 25 years to fully come to fruition, River Mile is Revesco’s planned mixed-use district that will span 62 acres along a one-mile stretch of the South Platte River. KSE is a partner on the project. River Mile will eventually replace the amusement park, according to local media outlets. The redevelopment is expected to span 14 million square feet of residential and commercial mixed-use space, as well as public space along the riverfront. The River Mile project will include Meow Wolf, a 90,000-square-foot art installation attraction that is expected to …

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CHICAGO — Sheba Medical Center will anchor a global health and wellness innovation hub in Phase I of a 100-acre mixed-use project to be developed on the former Michael Reese Hospital site in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood. GRIT, a joint venture comprised of Farpoint Development, Bronzeville Community Development Partnership, Chicago Neighborhood Initiatives, Draper and Kramer, Loop Capital and McLaurin Development, is developing the project in partnership with Kaleidoscope Health Ventures. Known as the ARC Innovation Center, the building will include wet labs, incubators and other life sciences offices and commercial facilities. The entire project will include multifamily, affordable housing, retail, senior living, community space and a proposed new Metra station. Construction on Phase I is expected to begin in 2021.

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AUSTIN, TEXAS — High Street Residential, a subsidiary of Trammell Crow Co., will develop The Block Yard, a 280,000-square-foot mixed-use project in Austin. Designed by JHP Architecture, the transit-oriented development will be situated on four acres at 2900 E. Martin Luther King Blvd, adjacent to the Capital Metro MLK Light-Rail Station and just two miles north of downtown. Plans for the project currently call for 302 residential units, 63,800 square feet of office space and 4,200 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Construction of the office and residential components is expected to be complete in July 2021 and January 2022, respectively. LEVY Architects has been tapped to design the commercial component and project interiors, and CBRE will handle leasing of the commercial space.

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CARROLLTON, TEXAS — Locally based developer Namhawk LLC will develop Carrollton Gateway, a $300 million mixed-use project that will be located adjacent to Interstate 35 in the northern Dallas suburb of Carrollton. The first phase of the transit-oriented development calls for a 325-unit multifamily property with a fitness center, pool and coworking and meeting spaces. Phase II will feature a 150,000-square-foot office building. Namhawk is also planning a hotel as part of the project. Namhawk has selected The Ratliff Group to provide construction and program management services for the project. A construction timeline has not yet been released.

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