ALPHARETTA, GA. — JLL has arranged the sale of Alpharetta City Center, a mixed-use development featuring 168 residential units, a town green and 82,700 square feet of retail and restaurant space. Amorance, the multifamily community on-site, spans two buildings, offering one- and two-bedroom floor plans averaging 1,067 square feet. The property, which South City Partners and Morris & Fellows delivered in 2018, features communal amenities such as a clubroom with outdoor patio, catering kitchen, communal living room with a fireplace and TV, swimming pool courtyard, grilling area, fire pit, lounge seating areas, and a fitness center with yoga and spin rooms. The District, a 41,650-square-foot collection of local boutiques and service providers, sits at street level below the apartments. The Gardens, developed by Morris & Fellows, houses 41,050 square feet of chef-driven restaurants spanning two acres of parks and green spaces across three city blocks of Main Street. The retail and restaurants were fully leased at the time of sale. David Gutting, Margaret Caldwell (now with Arden Capital Advisors), Derrick Bloom and Margaret Jones of JLL represented the sellers, South City Partners and Morris & Fellows, in the transaction. CBRE Global Investors purchased the property on behalf of a separate account client …
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STAMFORD, CONN. — JLL has arranged a $97.5 million construction loan for the development of the second phase of Atlantic Station, a mixed-use project in Stamford, located approximately 35 miles northeast of New York City. Bank OZK provided the floating-rate loan. The first phase of Atlantic Station was completed in 2018 and comprised 325 rental units, 321 parking spaces and 16,000 square feet of retail space. The second phase will include 325 condominium units, approximately 48,000 square feet of retail space and a 534-space parking garage. Mike Tepedino, Michael Gigliotti and Scott Findlay of JLL arranged the loan on behalf of the developer and borrower, RXR Realty. Construction of Phase II is slated for completion by 2021.
Callahan Breaks Ground on 410,000 SF Mixed-Use Development in Amesbury, Massachusetts
by Alex Patton
AMESBURY, MASS. — Callahan Construction Managers has broken ground on Maples Crossing, a 410,000-square-foot mixed-use development in Amesbury, located approximately 40 miles north of Boston. Developed by Global Property Development Corp., the 70-acre entertainment and lifestyle center will be anchored by six ice hockey rinks. The Daily News of Newburyport reports that the development costs $70 million and will also include an office building, restaurant and hotel. Andrus Architecture is designing the project, which is slated for completion by the end of 2020.
Integral Group Adds Three Developers, Alamo Drafthouse to Assembly Yards Project in Metro Atlanta
by Alex Tostado
DORAVILLE, GA. — The Integral Group has added three development partners at Assembly Yards, a 165-acre mixed-use redevelopment of the former General Motors plant in Doraville. Paces Properties has joined the development team as the retail partner, StreetLights Residential will serve as the multifamily partner and Ashton Woods Homes as the single-family home builder. Additionally, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, a Texas-based chain of movie theaters with in-house dining and bar service, will open its first Georgia location at Assembly Yards in 2021. Paces Properties expects to build 125,000 square feet of retail space, including a 16,000-square-foot food hall. Dallas-based StreetLights Residential will construct 300 multifamily units, while Ashton Woods will deliver 150 townhomes. The partnerships with Paces, StreetLights and Ashton Woods combined will add $175 million of development to the site. The first set of retail openings is scheduled for early 2021. In May, Serta Simmons Bedding also celebrated the grand opening of its new 250,000-square-foot headquarters at Assembly alongside Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and Doraville Mayor Donna Pittman. At the same time, NAVYA launched an autonomous shuttle, the first-of-its-kind in the region.
MESQUITE, TEXAS — A partnership between Centurion American Group and the City of Mesquite has broken ground on Iron Horse Village, a 54-acre mixed-use project located east of Dallas that will include 336 single-family homes, 130,000 square feet of retail, restaurant and entertainment space and 4.5 acres of green space. The initial phases of development are expected to be complete in 2020.
HOUSTON — Locally based developer MetroNational has broken ground on a four-acre mixed-use project at the southwest corner of Bunker Hill Road and Katy Freeway in the Memorial City area of Houston. The project will include a 25-story residential tower that will house 278 units in one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts and amenities such as a rooftop pool, fitness center, dog park, golf simulator and a movie theater. That building will also house 4,500 square feet of retail and restaurant space. In addition, MetroNational plans to develop a 190,000-square-foot office building that will also feature ground-floor retail and restaurant space. Completion is slated for summer 2021.
Rubenstein, Monarch Acquire Transit-Oriented Mixed-Use Development in Atlanta for $187M
by Alex Tostado
ATLANTA — Rubenstein Partners and Monarch Alternative Capital have acquired Lindbergh Center, a 1 million-square-foot mixed-use development in Atlanta’s Buckhead district, for $187 million. The property comprises twin 14-story office buildings above the MARTA Lindbergh Station and a 47-acre development that includes residential and retail space. Retailers include LongHorn Steakhouse, Taco Mac, Jimmy Johns, Willie’s and Five Guys. Residential communities include eon at Lindbergh and Alexan Buckhead Village. Lindbergh Center’s office towers are fully leased to AT&T until Dec. 31, 2020. The buyers plan to implement upgrades that will include improving the overall amenities at the property. Stewart Calhoun, David Meline, Samir Idris and Adam Spies of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Columbia Property Trust, in the transaction. Mack Real Estate Credit Strategies (MRECS) provided first mortgage debt financing for the transaction. Columbia Property Trust purchased the development in 2008.
NEW YORK CITY — JLL has arranged $386 million loan for the refinancing of 70 Pine Street, a 1 million-square-foot mixed-use development in Manhattan’s Financial District. Goldman Sachs provided a five-year, floating-rate loan to refinance the original construction and redevelopment loan for the property. The tower comprises 612 rental apartments, a 132-room Lyric Hotel and approximately 30,500 square feet of retail space. Tenants include Black Fox Coffee, Blue Park Kitchen, City Acres grocery store and two restaurant concepts. Christopher Peck, Geoff Goldstein and Kristen Knapp of JLL arranged the loan for the borrower, a joint venture between DTH Capital and Rose Associates. A legal team from Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP advised the joint venture in the refinancing.
FALLS CHURCH, VA. — Sachs Cos. and Blackfin Real Estate Investors have purchased Loren Falls Church, a mixed-use property in Falls Church, for $70 million. Loren Falls Church comprises 185 multifamily units and 13,577 square feet of retail space. The property was built in 2017 and was 97 percent occupied at the time of sale. Communal amenities for residents include a swimming pool, fitness center, outdoor lounge, living room lounge and a community kitchen. Retail tenants include Orangetheory Fitness and Casual Pint. Located at 6410 Arlington Blvd., the asset is situated 10 miles west of National Landing, the future home of Amazon HQ2. The seller was not disclosed, although according to multiple media reports, Bozzuto was the seller and developer.
HOUSTON — Hillcroft Partners has purchased Stonecreek Plaza, a 63,890-square-foot mixed-use property in Houston that includes warehouse, office and retail space. Jared Pinto of Newcor Commercial Real Estate represented the seller, a private investor, in the transaction. The buyer was self-represented.