CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — The Dilweg Cos. has sold The Courtyard of Chapel Hill, a mixed-use project located at 431 W. Franklin St. in Chapel Hill. The Courtyard at Chapel Hill comprises more than 17,000 square feet of retail space and 20 residential units known as The Courtyard Lofts. The building was delivered in 1982 and renovated in 2013. The property was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants including Kipos, Franklin Street Yoga, Vimala’s Curryblossom Café and Cat Tales Cat Café. Tom Kolarczyk and Jeff Glenn of HFF represented the seller in the transaction. New York City-based Vista Property Group acquired the asset. The sales price was not disclosed.
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ALLEN, TEXAS — The Allen City Council has approved a zoning proposal for Monarch City, a 261-acre mixed-use project by The Howard Hughes Corp. that will be developed on the northeastern outskirts of Dallas. According to the minutes from the council meeting, the council adopted an ordinance that establishes a “planned development zoning district with a base zoning of mixed-use.” The development will be located near State Highways 121 and 75 and currently calls for more than 10 million square feet of commercial and residential space, including office, retail, multifamily and hospitality uses. Omniplan is designing the project and JLL is marketing and leasing it on behalf of Howard Hughes Corp.
MINNEAPOLIS — Kraus-Anderson has completed construction of Ironclad, a new $100 million mixed-use development located at Chicago and Washington avenues in the historic Mills District near U.S. Bank Stadium in downtown Minneapolis. Owned and developed by Kharbanda Management, the 418,864-square-foot project includes residential, hospitality and retail space within the East Town district and the Downtown East neighborhood. Designed by Minneapolis-based Collage Architects, the project features a 14-story, 172-unit apartment building and an eight-story Moxy-branded hotel. Managed by Graves Hospitality Corp., the 140-room Moxy hotel is part of a new hotel franchise by Marriott Hotels. Moxy is a boutique concept focused on millennials, combining both style and affordability. Ironclad is situated on the site of the former Union Grain Elevator, which was built in 1867 and was one of the earliest and largest wood grain elevators in Minneapolis. The Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railways used the grain mill as a connection into the rail facilities in the Mill District. The Ironclad name stems from a fire in the historic building that damaged its original wooden elevator, which was rebuilt with an “iron clad” elevator to better protect the structure against future fires.
Regency Centers Purchases Retail Component of Silicon Valley Mixed-Use Project for $212.5M
by John Nelson
CAMPBELL, CALIF. — Regency Centers Corp. (Nasdaq: REG) has acquired the retail component of The Pruneyard, a 27-acre mixed-use development in Silicon Valley that dates back to 1969. The Jacksonville, Fla.-based shopping center owner and developer purchased the property from a joint venture between Ellis Partners and investment funds managed by an affiliate of Fortress Investment Group LLC for $212.5 million. Situated in Campbell near State Route 17, The Pruneyard’s 258,000-square-foot shopping center is anchored by Trader Joe’s. The site was formerly a pear and prune orchard before the Brynteson family sold it in 1966, according to the Silicon Valley Business Journal. The recently renovated development also features three office towers spanning 365,000 square feet and a 171-room DoubleTree by Hilton hotel that were not part of the transaction. Other retailers and restaurants at The Pruneyard include Pruneyard Dine-In Cinemas, Marshall’s, Rock Bottom Brewery, Sports Basement, Café Artemis, Buca di Beppo, Peet’s Coffee, Chase Bank and Massage Envy. Coming to the center this fall are fitness concept Row House and DIY workshop retailer Board & Brush. Bryan Ley and Eric Kathrein of HFF represented the sellers in the transaction. San Francisco-based Ellis Partners is retaining a minority interest in the …
NEW YORK CITY — Chess Builders, a locally based developer, has received a $140 million construction loan for a mixed-use project located at 210 E. 135th St. in The Bronx. The project will consist of two 25-story towers housing 430 apartments, 129 of which will be rented at below-market rates, as well as 24 hotel rooms, 5,000 square feet of commercial space and 210 parking spaces. S3 Capital Partners, a New York-based private lender, provided the funds.
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. — Divaris Real Estate Inc. has acquired six properties totaling 232,057 square feet in Hampton Roads. The acquisitions include shopping centers Las Gaviotas Shopping Center, a 90,505-square-foot, Food Lion-anchored property in Chesapeake; and Cypress Run, a 25,000-square-foot, Kroger shadow-anchored property in Smithfield. The two office buildings are the 76,024-square-foot Northampton Executive Center and the 10,000-square-foot 2125 McComas Way, both in Virginia Beach. The medical office building and two-building mixed-use properties are also in Virginia Beach. The seller(s) and sales prices were not disclosed.
Vibrant Cities Receives $31.3M in Construction Financing for Mixed-Use Project in Seattle
by Amy Works
SEATTLE — Vibrant Cities has received $31.3 million in construction financing for the development of Pivot, a mixed-use property in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood. Brandon Roth and Zack Goodwin of HFF secured the five-year, floating-rate loan through H.I.G. Realty Partners for the borrower. The project will replace an existing parking lot with a pedestrian-inspired development along the Pike/Pine corridor. Once complete, Pivot will features 71 apartments above a sub-grade parking garage, street-level retail space and 11,000 square feet of office space.
The term “mixed-use” appears to be all the rage, possibly a victim of its own success. A similar phenomenon occurred in the retail world with the introduction of the term “lifestyle center.” As a concept grows in popularity there is the natural inclination to capitalize on the movement, which can ultimately lead to watering down the concept. However, despite a trend toward reducing the term “mixed-use” to its lowest common denominator, namely having two different product types, Nebraska’s mixed-use developers have remained dedicated to a meaningful and synergistic combination of several product types: office, residential, retail and food and entertainment. Nebraskan’s zeal for creating sizable mixed-use projects has provided its residents a variety of developments possessing a genuine and meaningful sense of place and community. Although there’s more mixed-use projects in the making for the Husker State, for the purpose of this article we’ve chosen five projects that best represent the state’s mixed-use development. These developments not only create a desirable feel, but positively impact the larger community. Frankly, it’s one thing to have a successful mixed-use development where live, work and play isn’t just a marketing tag line. But, it’s a whole different matter when a project’s success spills …
AUBURN HILLS, MICH. — Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores and Schostak Brothers & Co. have formed a joint venture to redevelop the Palace of Auburn Hills and its surrounding land. Schostak will serve as the lead partner and manage the future mixed-use development, which is expected to include research & development companies, technology firms, as well as corporate offices. Neither financial terms nor a timeline was disclosed. The Pistons organization is preparing to move its remaining team and business operations from The Palace to the new Henry Ford Detroit Pistons Performance Center, which is scheduled to be complete this fall. The Pistons played at The Palace from 1988 until they began playing at Little Caesars Arena in downtown Detroit in 2017.
AVENTURA, Fla. — Rieber Developments has unveiled plans for 12|12 Aventura, a mixed-use project with offices for medical professionals, a luxury senior living component and retail. The project is planned for a plot in Aventura, a northern suburb of Miami. Designed by Arquitectonica, 12|12 Aventura will be a 12-story complex consisting of 30,000 square feet of commercial retail space, 30,000 square feet of offices, a 150-unit luxury senior living component and a structured parking garage. The retail space will include a Chelsea Market-style food hall on the ground floor. The community will join a sister project, Ivory 214, currently under construction nearby. Ivory 214 will feature medical and professional office space, as well as a Hilton-branded hotel. The two projects will combine as the center of what the developer is calling the “Aventura Medical District.” Located less than one mile from Aventura Mall and directly adjacent to Aventura Hospital, 12|12 Aventura will benefit from more than 300 surrounding medical practices, and Aventura Hospital’s designation as a Level II trauma center — one of only two facilities in Miami-Dade County with this designation. Cervera Real Estate is the exclusive brokerage for leasing efforts. ID & Design International is outfitting the interiors …