Mixed-Use

NEW YORK CITY — Youngwoo & Associates has broken ground on the Radio Tower & Hotel, a 235,000-square-foot, mixed-use property in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan. The 22-story building will include 155,000 square feet of office space, a 221-room boutique hotel and 8,000 square feet of ground-floor retail. The property is located on Amsterdam Avenue between 180th and 181st Streets. Youngwoo & Associates acquired the site, which was formerly a gas station, in 2013.

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ORLAND PARK, ILL. — Structured Development LLC has been selected to develop the final phase of the downtown Main Street Triangle project in Orland Park. Structured will complete the five remaining parcels comprising approximately nine acres within the 27-acre Triangle master plan. The project will include retail, office, hospitality and entertainment space. Completion is slated for 2021. The Triangle currently houses Ninety7Fifty, a 295-unit mixed-use rental community; the University of Chicago Medicine Center for Advanced Care, a 110,000-square-foot medical office building; a 500-space public parking structure; and Crescent Park, a landscaped green space.

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ALEXANDRIA, VA. — StonebridgeCarras has been selected to build the Virginia Tech Innovation Campus, a $1 billion, 1 million-square-foot, technology-focused campus in Alexandria, less than two miles from Amazon’s HQ2 future site. Virginia Tech and the State of Virginia will each put forth $250 million to the new campus. Further funds are expected to come via private philanthropy, industry partnerships and other revenue streams. The new campus will be situated in River Landing, a newly branded neighborhood encompassing parts of Pentagon City and Crystal City in Arlington and Potomac Yard in nearby Alexandria. The land is owned by investment firm Blackstone Group LP. The campus will include 300,000 square feet of academic space and research and development facilities, 250,000 square feet of partner space dedicated to startups and corporate facilities, 350,000 square feet of housing space for students and faculty and 100,000 square feet of retail and support spaces. An expected date of completion was not disclosed, but Virginia Tech officials say the first 100 master’s program students will enroll next year in a temporary space. The school also announced Bethesda, Md.-based StonebridgeCarras and the City of Alexandria have agreed to expedite construction.

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ATLANTA — EDENS and Crescent Communities have broken ground on Phase II of Moores Mill, a mixed-use development in Atlanta’s Upper Westside neighborhood. Charlotte-based Crescent Communities, a multifamily developer, will build 345 units across three buildings over five acres called NOVEL Upper Westside. The complex will total 300,000 square feet and offer one- , two- and three-bedroom options. Amenities are set to include a fitness center, pool, courtyard, refined rooftop lounge and a dog park. EDENS, a national retail real estate owner, will develop 15,000 square feet of retail. The Columbia, S.C.-based developer built the 45,000-square-foot Publix in Phase I of Moores Mill and has invested in green space renovation at nearby Sara Gonzalez Park. Completion of Phase II is expected in 2020.

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SAN LEANDRO, CALIF. — Newmark Knight Frank has arranged the sale of Westgate Center, a grocery-anchored mixed-use retail center located at 1933 Davis St. in San Leandro. SKB and WHI Real Estate Partners sold the property to a New York-based global private equity firm for an undisclosed price. The 586,407-square-foot property features a 361,132-square-foot retail component and 225,275 square feet of flex office and prototyping space. Walmart, Home Depot, Ross Dress for Less, Burlington and Dollar Tree are tenants at the retail portion. The second-floor flex space, branded as Gate510, offers an environment for entrepreneurs and creators to collaborate, invent, work and manufacture. Nicholas Bicardo, Brandon Rogoff and Grant Lammersen of NKF represented the seller in the deal.

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ATLANTA — HFF has arranged $278.4 million in financing for the redevelopment of Colony Square, an office/retail complex in Midtown Atlanta. The loan will go to Houston-based Lionstone Investments and Cincinnati-based North American Properties for the project, which is already underway. The loan will retire the existing financing and fund future redevelopment plans. Blackstone Mortgage Trust provided the capital. The new Colony Square will feature more 1 million square feet of office and retail space. It will also feature iPic, a movie theater with nine auditoriums and farm-to-glass cocktails. Anticipated completion is late 2020.

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TAMPA, FLA. — Strategic Property Partners, LLC (SPP) has broken ground on Water Street Tampa’s first residential building, 815 Water Street, in Tampa. In addition to 420 rental residences, the dual-tower project will feature new dining, grocery and shopping options. The two towers will rise 21 and 26 stories and each tower’s roof will include an outdoor pool, fitness center, community kitchen, bar and club lounge. 815 Water Street Tampa is expected to open in late 2020. The two-tower project is part of SPP’s $3 billion mixed-use redevelopment, which will include more than 2 million square feet of office space; 1 million square feet of retail, cultural, educational and entertainment space; two new hotels totaling more than 650 rooms, including the city’s first five-star hotel; and the University of South Florida’s Morsani College of Medicine and Heart Institute. SPP is a partnership between Tampa Bay Lightning owner Jeff Vinik and Cascade Investment LLC. The design team for 815 Water Street includes New York City-based architect Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF), Toronto-based interior designer Cecconi Simone and Miami-based landscape architect Raymond Jungles Inc. This is KPF’s fifth project in Florida, but first in Tampa.

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SANTA CRUZ, CALIF. — Newmark has arranged $29.9 million in financing for Five55 Pacific, a newly developed mixed-use property located in Santa Cruz. Swenson Builders, the borrower, completed the development earlier this year. The beachside property features 94 apartments and four ground-floor commercial spaces, which are managed by Woodmont Real Estate Services. Jeff Wilcox, Robert Slatt and Charlie Kokernak of Newmark structured the financing as a first deed of trust with Benefit Street Partners.

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ANCHORAGE, ALASKA — KeyBank Community Development Lending & Investment (CDLI) has provided Cook Inlet Housing Authority (CIHA) with $12.7 million in financing. The package includes $6.9 million in combined construction-to-permanent loan financing for the development of Elizabeth Place Apartments in downtown Anchorage, along with $5.8 million in Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LITHC) equity. The mixed-use property will feature 2,680 square feet of ground-floor commercial space, 38 units of affordable housing for those earning 50 percent to 60 percent area median income, and 12 market-rate units. Among the affordable housing units, 15 will be fully equipped for residents with sensory and mobility impairments, 10 units will be set aside for residents who are otherwise differently abled and four will be for residents experiencing homelessness. CIHA partnered with a variety of local organizations on the development, including University of Alaska, YWCA, Red Cross, Providence Alaska, Ninestar, Credit Union 1, Alaska Injury Prevention Center, Junior Achievement and Catholic Social Services. Victoria Quinn and Beth Palmer Wirtz of KeyBank’s CDLI team arranged the financing.

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MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Eyzenberg & Co. has secured a $26 million first mortgage bridge loan to replace a $22.6 million construction loan for THEBlvd, a mixed-use property in Myrtle Beach. Land South of MB LLC is the borrower and retained Eyzenberg & Co. last year as its financial advisor for the development of THEBlvd. David Eyzenberg, Jeff Conti and Anastasia Vladislavova of Eyzenberg & Co. arranged the loan, which was provided by Rialto Capital Management. Located at 1410 N. Ocean Blvd., the 42,000-square-foot property features live entertainment, restaurant and retail space. At the time of financing, the recently completed property was 70 percent leased to tenants, including Tin Roof, Banditos Cantina, BurgerFi and Starbucks Coffee.

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