RALEIGH, N.C. — Park Center East LLC, a partnership between KDC and Research Triangle Foundation of North Carolina, will develop Hub RTP within Research Triangle Park. Hub RTP will include 300-foot high buildings, the only high-rise buildings within Research Triangle Park. Phase I will be situated on 43 acres on the east side of the property and include the 1 million square feet of office space, as well as at least one hotel with up to 375 rooms, 850 residential units and 150,000 square feet of retail space. Future phases could total 6 million square feet. A timeline for completion was not disclosed.
Mixed-Use
Lambrou, Bridges to Develop 218,000 SF City Harbor Mixed-Use Development in Ithaca, New York
by Alex Patton
ITHACA, N.Y. — A partnership between Lambrou Real Estate and Bridges Development Group will develop City Harbor, a 218,000-square-foot mixed-use development in the Upstate New York city of Ithaca. The property will be located at 101 Pier Road, formerly the site of Johnson Boat Yard, on the southern shore of Finger Lake. A multifamily component of the project will feature 158,000 square feet of residential space with 156 one- and two-bedroom units, a fitness center, restaurant and other amenities. The project will also feature a 60,000-square-foot medical building and a 1,700-foot shoreline promenade. HOLT Architects is designing the project, and Edger Enterprises Inc. is the general contractor. The development team expects to break ground in May and to complete the first phase about 18 months later.
ATLANTA — Midtown West Associates LLC, a real estate development and management firm based in Atlanta, has sold Brickworks, a portfolio of retail and office buildings in Atlanta’s West Midtown district. Charlotte-based Asana Partners purchased the portfolio for an undisclosed price, but Atlanta Business Chronicle reports Brickworks traded for nearly $80 million. Patterson Real Estate Advisory Group marketed the 194,000-square-foot portfolio for sale. Richard Martin, managing director of Midtown West Associates, previously redeveloped his family’s obsolete brick warehouses in the city’s former industrial district into an adaptive reuse campus that is now leased to tenants such as Octane Coffee, Hop City, Food Terminal, Earl’s Bike Shop, Five Seasons Brewing, Snap Fitness, Nouvelle Nail Spa, Lola West Salon, Bocado, and Carvana. Brickworks also features several art galleries and workspaces, home décor and apparel stores and offices, including a regional office for Facebook. Brickworks and Jamestown’s Westside Provisions District are widely considered the catalysts behind Atlanta’s West Midtown’s boom, attracting best in class restaurants, shops and offices, as well as spurring new development. Asana Partners has made several investments in Atlanta’s prime neighborhoods recently, including Krog Street Market, a food hall in Inman Park; the Plaza Theatre and Majestic Diner in Poncey-Highland; …
Jamestown, Grubb Ventures to Construct $150M Phase I of Mixed-Use Project in Raleigh
by Alex Tostado
RALEIGH, N.C. — Jamestown and Grubb Ventures will develop Phase I of Raleigh Iron Works, a planned mixed-use project that will feature 500,000 square feet of office space, 90,000 square feet of retail space and 220 multifamily units. Phase I is expected to cost more than $150 million to develop and will include a new seven-story multifamily building and the renovation of historic steel mills and warehouses that were once part of Peden Steel. The new residential building will pay homage to historic Raleigh. The historic buildings will be repurposed into office and retail spaces, featuring original architectural details and distinctive finishes. Construction will begin this year and continue through 2023 with plans for additional development. The project site is situated at Raleigh’s Five Points, Person Street and Mordecai neighborhoods, about three miles north of downtown Raleigh.
OVERLAND PARK, KAN. — The Opus Group has completed construction of the Edison District, a 125,000-square-foot retail and office development in downtown Overland Park. Located on the southwest corner of Marty and 80th streets, the five-story building offers shared office space managed by Edison Spaces on the second floor. The third through fifth floors will feature speculative office space. The project is also home to Strang Hall, a food hall with seven chef-driven concepts. Adjacent to the building is a skyway-connected parking garage with more than 400 stalls, 24 of which will remain available to the public. The project is also home to an outdoor activity plaza for hosting local events. Tim Barton and Matt Druten own Edison District. In addition to serving as developer of the project, Opus was the design-builder, interior designer, architect and structural engineer. Michael Hsu Architects provided interior design and furniture selection services for Strang Hall. Wiegmann Associates served as mechanical contractor and installed a high-efficiency HVAC system. AREA Real Estate Advisors is marketing the speculative office and retail spaces for lease.
Buchanan Mortgage Funds $55M Construction Loan for The Orchard Mixed-Use Project in Azusa, California
by Amy Works
AZUSA, CALIF. — Buchanan Mortgage Holdings has closed a $55 million loan for construction of The Orchard, a mixed-used residential and retail development in Azusa, approximately 20 miles east of Los Angeles. The borrower, Serrano Development Group, will use the loan to construct 163 market-rate apartments and 31,700 square feet of retail space. The transit-oriented development will be located in downtown Azusa at the corner of North Azusa Avenue and U.S. Route 66. The project will consist of two Class A multifamily buildings connected via a second-story footbridge, subterranean parking and ground-floor retail space. The project marks the second collaboration between Serrano Development Group and Buchanan Mortgage Holdings.
BOSTON — JLL has arranged an $870 million construction loan for the first phase of the redevelopment of Boston’s South Station transit hub. Upon completion, the project will ultimately comprise 1.9 million square feet of commercial and residential space. The initial phase will feature a 1.2 million-square-foot, 51-story mixed-use tower rising above the historic transit station, which was built in 1898. Scheduled for completion in 2024, the tower will house approximately 660,000 square feet of Class A office space, 166 condominium units and more than 500 parking spaces. Pelli Clark Pelli Architects is designing the project. The office component will feature 26,000-square-foot floor plates, 13-foot floor-to-ceiling windows and unobstructed views of downtown Boston and Boston Harbor. The residential component will include one-, two- and three-bedroom units, as well as penthouse duplex units, and amenities such as an outdoor pool, fitness center, conference center and onsite restaurant. Riaz Cassum and Jennifer Kelly of JLL arranged the loan through The Children’s Investment Fund on behalf of the borrower, a joint venture between Hines, APG Groep NV and Dune Real Estate Partners. “Developments of this quality and magnitude arise infrequently in a mature market such as Boston,” says Cassum. “The tower at South Station …
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A joint venture between Armada Hoffler Properties Inc. (NYSE: AHH), David Furman of Centro City Works and Charles Campbell of Flagship Healthcare Properties has unveiled plans for Ten Tryon, a 215,000-square-foot mixed-use development in Charlotte. The building will feature a Publix grocery store as well as a Fortune 100 office tenant. The developers expect the project will cost $95 million. The 15-story building, which is being designed to LEED standards, will feature 175,000 square feet of office space, a 340-space parking garage and a 9,000-square-foot indoor/outdoor rooftop restaurant. The project will be situated between 9th and 10th streets on North Tryon Street as part of the larger North Tryon Vision Plan that is geared toward developing and sustaining growth in the neighborhood. Armada Hoffler Construction Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of Armada Hoffler Properties, will serve as the general contractor for the project. The company anticipates breaking ground during the second quarter of 2020 with expected completion in summer 2022. The site is two blocks from the Ninth Street light rail station, providing tenants with multiple transportation options, and offers easy access to Interstate 277 for commuters. “Ten Tryon has everything we look for in a new ground-up development …
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — Scottsdale-based Palmer Development Group has broken ground on The Edge, a mixed-use project located at the northeast corner of 90th Street and Loop 101 in Scottsdale. The 15-arce development will include a four-story, 212,000-square-foot Class A office building, plus 22,000 square feet of retail in-line shop space and two pad locations. Designed by Butler Design Group, the office portion is slated for completion in March 2021, while initial occupancy of the retail space is planned for December 2020. Currently signed retail tenants include Black Rock Coffee, Café Rio and Beauty Bar. John Bonnell, Brett Abramson, Chris Latvaaho and Chris Beall of JLL Phoenix are handling leasing for the office component, while Brent Mallonee and Shane Carter of Cushman & Wakefield are handling leasing for the retail portion of the project.
INDIANAPOLIS — Mortgage banking company Merchants Capital has arranged a $59 million loan for the construction of Bottleworks District, a mixed-use project in the Massachusetts Avenue corridor of Indianapolis. Merchants Bank of Indiana provided the three-year loan on behalf of the borrower and developer, Hendricks Commercial Properties. The $300 million Bottleworks project involves the redevelopment of a former Coca-Cola bottling plant into retail, hotel and office space. Phase I is expected to open in September.