ATLANTA — The Shopping Center Group has signed two tenants to join the renovated Ford Factory Lofts along the Atlanta BeltLine’s Eastside Trail. The addition of Rina’s Kitchen and Ponce Dental Group brings the project’s occupancy rate to 70 percent. Ford Factory Lofts is on the street and trail side of the BeltLine and adjacent to the Kroger redevelopment. Rina’s Kitchen signed a 10-year lease for 2,425 square feet of space facing the BeltLine. The restaurant will serve Israeli street food. Ponce Dental Group also signed a 10-year lease for 3,300 square feet of space facing the new Kroger. Construction has begun on both spaces. Other tenants at Ford Factory Lofts include Xfinity, Chin Chin, Carriage Cleaners and Heavenly Foot Massage. Originally built by the Ford Motor Co. in 1914, the four-story building along Ponce de Leon Avenue was once home to one of the earliest automotive assembly plants in the Southeast, building classic cars such as the Ford Model T. The 150,000-square-foot building was later used by the U.S. Army Department of Defense before its conversion into residential lofts in 1987.
Mixed-Use
BRIDGEPORT, CONN. — HFF has brokered the $21.7 million sale of a mixed-use portfolio totaling 176 apartments and approximately 100,000 square feet of retail and office space in downtown Bridgeport. The three-building portfolio includes the City Trust Building, an 11-story, 135,544-square-foot property; Arcade Mall, a four-story, 52,355-square-foot structure; and Golden Hill, an eight-story, 51,194-square-foot building. Stephen Simonelli, Jose Cruz, Michael Oliver, Kevin O’Hearn, Steven Rutman, JB Bruno, and Dana Brome of HFF represented the seller, Ginsburg Development Cos., in the transaction. The buyer was Time Equities Inc.
Legend Investment Group Directs $6.1M Acquisition of Mixed-Use Building in Lone Tree, Colorado
by Amy Works
LONE TREE, COLO. — Legend Investment Group, a division of Legend Partners, has arranged the purchase of Bridge Center, a mixed-use retail and office property located at 9233 Park Meadow Drive in Lone Tree. A local real estate investment group acquired the property for $6.1 million, or $215 per square foot. At the time of sale, the 28,325-square-foot property was 98 percent occupied by a variety of tenants, including Panera Bread, Office Evolution and RE/MAX. The property was built in 1999 and renovated in 2003. The name of the seller was not released.
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIF. — A joint venture between San Diego-based Presidio Residential Capital and Coastal Community Builders has received approval from the San Luis Obispo City Council to develop San Luis Ranch, a 131-acre mixed-use farm-to-table community. Slated to break ground the first quarter of 2019, the development will features 580 residential homes, 150,000 square feet of commercial space, 100,000 square feet of office space and a 200-room hotel. Delivery of a 10-acre multifamily site and all commercial and hotel pads is scheduled for the second and third quarters of 2019. Additionally, 281 single-family lots will be delivered for home construction commencement starting in the third quarter of 2019. The residential portion of the development will include single-family detached and multifamily housing, including a significant number of affordable housing units. The residential homes will offer a variety of energy-efficient and environmentally friendly features, including solar panels, Energy Star-certified appliances and lighting, tankless water heaters, low-flow plumbing and natural, edible landscaping. More than 50 percent of the pedestrian-oriented community will be park land, open space and agricultural land with a working organic farm and learning center, community gardens, a recreation and fitness loop, and several parks and picnic areas. Additionally, …
WARREN, MICH. — Flaherty & Collins Properties has been selected by the city of Warren to serve as the master developer for Warren Town Center, a $170 million project. The proposed mixed-use development will include 500 market-rate apartment units, more than 20,000 square feet of retail and dining space, a boutique hotel and a 30,000-square-foot grocery store. The project will be a public-private partnership including the city of Warren, Flaherty & Collins and General Motors. Acquest Realty Advisors will serve as the hotel development partner. The goal of the project is to create a town center that offers a high-end housing option that currently is not available in Warren, according to Brian Prince, vice president of development for Flaherty & Collins. The site formerly housed city hall and is located across the street from General Motors’ Global Tech Center, which is home to 25,000 employees. Flaherty & Collins expects to break ground on the project before the end of the year.
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the $5.4 million sale of a 5,467-square-foot mixed-use building on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. Located at 48 Clinton St., the four-story property was formerly known as the Loho Studios and has hosted a number of recording artists through the years, including Willie Nelson, John Mayer, Joey Ramone, Phish, Patti Smith, Lindsay Lohan, OAR, Art Garfunkel and Joan Jett. Michael F. DeCheser, Patrick Dugan, Mei Ling Wong, Andrew T. Berry and Bryan Hurley of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, the Blue Man Group, in the transaction. The buyer was Arani Bose.
Centennial American Properties to Break Ground on Next Phase of $200M Mixed-Use Project in Greenville
by Alex Tostado
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Centennial American Properties (CAP), the developer of Camperdown, a four-acre, $200 million mixed-use development in downtown Greenville, is set to break ground on the project’s next phase. Falls Tower, the second office tower in the development, is scheduled to begin construction in the first quarter. The 15-story building will have 10 stories of office space, topped by five floors of for-sale condominiums. At full buildout, Camperdown will have more than 200,000 square feet of office space, 18 condos, an AC Hotel and 217 apartment residences. Construction on Camperdown is expected to be complete in 2020.
SHENANDOAH, TEXAS — Dallas-based developer Sam Moon Group is nearing completion of Metropark Square, a 175,000-square-foot mixed-use project in Shenandoah, about 30 miles north of Houston. The development will feature a 10-screen AMC movie theater, Urban Air Adventure Park, outdoor event space, Dave & Buster’s, Hyatt House hotel and other retail and restaurant options. The movie theater will open in February and Urban Air will open in March. Houston-based NewQuest Properties will handle leasing of the other retail spaces.
GREENVILLE, S.C. — An affiliate of Arkansas-based CapRocq has sold 14,414 square feet of retail space and 22 multifamily units within the Wells Fargo Center in downtown Greenville for $9.4 million to an undisclosed buyer. The retail and multifamily space is situated on the second and third floors. The Wells Fargo Center is a mixed-use development leased to Charles Schwab, Sully’s Steamers, Sticky Fingers and Port City Java. The selling entity, CapRocq Greenville LLC, still owns the remainder of Wells Fargo Center. Scott Burgess and Lance Byars of Colliers International represented the seller in the transaction. Furthermore, Colliers retains the leasing and property management of the portion of the center still owned by CapRocq Greenville.
KATY, TEXAS — Developers KBH Ventures and Houston-based KDW have unveiled plans for Katy Boardwalk District, a mixed-use project on the western outskirts of Houston. The master development calls for a full-service conference center hotel with at least 300 rooms, a 319-unit residential community, 155,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space and 60,000 square feet of Class A office space. Construction of the hotel is expected to begin in fall 2019 while construction of the residential component is slated to begin in January and wrap by spring 2020. Construction of the retail phase is scheduled to begin in late 2019.