MIAMI — Berkadia has arranged a $46.9 million loan for the acquisition of Downtown Dadeland, a seven-acre urban retail development located 7250 N. Kendall Drive in Miami. Brad Williamson and Mitch Sinberg of Berkadia secured the financing for the borrower, Midtown Capital Partners, a real estate investment and asset management firm led by Alejandro Velez and Alexander Saieh. A life company originated an initial $44.5 million loan with a $2.4 million earnout. The 10-year loan was secured with five years interest-only payments and a interest rate with no prepayment after seven years. Built in 2008 and renovated in 2015, the property consists of 126,133 square feet of ground-floor retail space occupied by a mix of national, regional and local tenants, 416 condo units and more than 500 parking space in seven buildings. At the time of sale, the retail portion of the property was 97 percent leased. Tenants include West Elm, Chili’s Bar & Grill, Men’s Wearhouse, Club Champion, Orangetheory Fitness, Paul Mitchell, The Brass Tap, Pubbelly Sushi, Harry’s, Ghee, Erba, Barley and The Brick.
Mixed-Use
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Spectrum Cos., in partnership with Invesco Real Estate, is developing a mixed-use project located on a five-acre tract linking Charlotte’s South End with its Uptown business district. Located on South Tryon Street at Carson Boulevard, the project will include two nine-story, 220,000-square-foot office buildings, an urban plaza with event space, 40,000 square feet of street-level restaurant and retail space and a 200-room boutique hotel atop a parking deck. The office component includes a flared design that offers private terraces on each floor overlooking the urban plaza, street-level retail and Uptown city lights. Located on top of a parking deck, the lifestyle hotel will include a rooftop bar. The project is the first venture between Spectrum and Invesco.
DEERFIELD TOWNSHIP, OHIO — Silverman & Co. Inc. has broken ground on Phase I of The District at Deerfield, a $120 million mixed-use project in Deerfield Township near Cincinnati. Phase I includes a 242-unit apartment property known as One Deerfield and a medical office complex to be occupied by Mercy Health. Floor plans at One Deerfield will range from 590 to 1,600 square feet. Community amenities will include a wine and beer garden, fire pit, pool, fitness center, coffee bar, gaming lawn, pet spa and dog parks. Completion is slated for fall 2019. Phase II will encompass a variety of commercial offerings, with an emphasis on premier dining, shopping and entertainment. OnSite Retail Group will oversee the lease-up of the 95,000-square-foot retail and restaurant space. Plans also call for a 150-room hotel and a community park.
Madison Realty Capital Originates $36.1M Construction Loan for Mixed-Use Development in Upper West Side
by David Cohen
NEW YORK CITY — Madison Realty Capital has provided a $36.1 million construction loan for a mixed-use development in the Upper West Side neighborhood of Manhattan. Located at 214 W. 72nd St., a vacant, five-story building currently occupies the property. The borrower, a partnership between Scott Shnay of SK Development and Charles Blaichman of CB Developers, is planning to construct a 21-story, 38,000-square-foot mixed-use project on the site that will include both residential and retail uses.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the $6.7 million sale of a 14,000-square-foot development site in the Red Hook neighborhood of Brooklyn. Located at 153-161 Van Dyke St., the property includes 140 feet of frontage on Van Dyke Street. Jakub H. Nowak, Matthew Rosenzweig and Jesse Kay of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private investor, in the transaction. The buyer was also a private investor.
ATLANTA — Simon Property Group (NYSE: SPG), the owner and developer best known for Class A malls, has broken ground on the $300 redevelopment of Phipps Plaza, an upscale shopping mall located in Atlanta’s Buckhead district. The project is a redevelopment of the former Belk department store and surface parking space at the 821,000-square-foot, three-story mall. It includes a new, 150-room hotel by Nobu Hotels, a luxury line co-founded by Robert De Niro. The hotel will offer a rooftop pool, spa and a corporate conference center, as well as a Nobu Atlanta Restaurant, a Japanese eatery that will occupy 10,000 square feet. The redevelopment will also deliver One Phipps Plaza, a 13-story, 350,000-square-foot office building that features a three-story parking garage. Other components of the project include a 90,000-square-foot Life Time Athletic Center with a rooftop pool, beach club and bistro. The redevelopment will also create an outdoor event venue and communal green space. “Phipps Plaza has long been a luxury icon in the Southeast and this expansion will further elevate its exceptional position by creating a reimagined destination to live, work, shop, and dine, unlike any other in the region,” said David Simon, chairman and CEO of Simon. According to …
North Avenue Capital Closes Two Loans Totaling $16.8M for Properties in Georgia, Arkansas
by Amy Works
WAYCROSS, GA. AND PARAGOULD, ARK. — North Avenue Capital has closed two acquisition loans totaling $16.8 million for properties in Georgia and Arkansas. USDA Rural Development Business & Industry funded the loans on behalf of the undisclosed borrowers. In Waycross, North Avenue arranged $7.3 million in financing for the acquisition of a 51,548-square-foot mixed-use center. Enhanced Resource Corp., a business management operation, anchors the property. Other tenants include Surchero’s Fresh Grill, AppleCare, Bone & Joint Institute and Southeastern Credit Union. In Paragould, North Avenue arranged a $9.3 million acquisition loan for a 579,015-square-foot, single-tenant industrial facility. Arkansas-based LA Darling occupies the property, which it has leased for more than 50 years. LA Darling, a Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary, is a retail merchandising solutions firm that builds out physical displays and fixtures for chains such as Walmart and Best Buy.
Public-Private Partnership Breaks Ground on $453M Redevelopment Project in LA’s Koreatown District
by John Nelson
LOS ANGELES — Trammell Crow Co. (TCC), in a public-private partnership with the County of Los Angeles (LA County), Public Facilities Group and Meta Housing Corp., has commenced construction of Vermont Corridor, a three-site redevelopment project in Los Angeles’ Koreatown submarket. The development costs are estimated at $453 million, according to local media reports. LA County owns all three sites, which span three city blocks between 4th and 6th streets. Situated on Vermont Avenue within one block of the Metro Red and Purple subway lines, the transit-oriented project comprises: • a new, 468,000-square-foot, Class A office headquarters for the LA County Department of Mental Health and Workforce Development, Aging and Community Services • an adaptive reuse of an existing 12-story office building into 172 residential units and • a 72-unit affordable seniors housing complex with a 13,000-square-foot community center to be operated by the YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles Construction will occur in multiple phases, beginning with the development of the Vermont Corridor County Administration Building. Designed by Gensler, the 21-story building will feature 7,500 square feet of ground-floor retail space, a peer resource center, fitness facility, open office floor layouts, outdoor terrace with an amenity deck, an indoor/outdoor conference …
NORWALK, CONN. — Cronheim Mortgage has arranged an $11.5 million refinancing for SoNo Square, a 94,472-square-foot mixed-use property in Norwalk. Cronheim secured the financing on behalf of borrower SoNo Square Associates, an affiliate of Westport-based David Adam Realty. The lender was undisclosed. Terms of the financing include three years of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization schedule. The tenant roster at SoNo Square includes Lilian August Design warehouse, West Marine and Barteca Restaurants LLC, the owner of the Barcelona Wine Bar and Bartaco chains.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Endeavor Real Estate Group will develop 93 Red River, a 29-story mixed-use tower that will be located in the Rainey Street District near downtown Austin. According to austin.towers.net, the property will feature 18 floors of residential units, three floors of office space, seven levels of parking and 12,817 square feet of restaurant space. Austin-based Endeavor expects to complete the project by the third quarter of 2020.