CHICAGO — Baum Realty Group LLC has brokered the sale of a mixed-use property in Chicago’s Bucktown/Wicker Park neighborhood for $10.8 million. The property includes a 12,759-square-foot, three-story building for office and retail use as well as an adjacent 3,885-square-foot development parcel at 1616-1628 N. Damen Ave. The development parcel is zoned as a community shopping district. This zoning permits various businesses and apartments above the ground floor. Greg Dietz and Danny Spitz of Baum represented the undisclosed seller. A local investment group purchased the asset.
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EVANS, GA. — Meybohm Commercial Properties is nearing completion on the first building at The Plaza at Evans Towne Center, a $60 million mixed-use project in Evans, roughly 10 miles northwest of Augusta. The 58,000-square-foot building, named the Meybohm Building, is part of the project’s first phase. The building will be the new home of Meybohm Real Estate, an Augusta-based real estate company and the parent company of Meybohm Commercial Properties. Meybohm Real Estate will consolidate its training center, new homes division and local Evans office into 15,000 square feet at the new space. In addition, Your Pie Pizzeria will open a location at the building and additional tenants will be announced soon, according to Meybohm. Upon completion, The Plaza at Evans Towne Center will include six mixed-use buildings, a central park and a performing arts building. Ground-level spaces will be dedicated to retail and restaurants, and 2,000 parking spaces have been planned for the site. Michael Watkins Architect LLC is the master-planner for project, and R.W. Allen Construction is the general contractor. Atlanta-based architect firm TSW designed the Phase I buildings, as well as the outdoor park. A timeline for the project was not disclosed.
Fantini & Gorga Arranges $13.4 Million in Financing for Five-Story Boston Mixed-Use Property
by David Cohen
BOSTON — Fantini & Gorga has arranged $13.4 million in permanent financing for a five-story, mixed-use property located at 900 Beacon St. in the Audubon Circle neighborhood of Boston. The property, known as Gateway Boston, was completed in 2016 and features a mix of 32 residential units on four floors plus 4,500 square feet of street-level retail. Tim O’Donnell, Casimir Groblewski and Despina Hixon of Fantini & Gorga arranged the financing, a fixed-rate loan for a period of 15 years, with a life insurance company. The borrower was not disclosed.
INDIANAPOLIS — Buckingham Cos. has begun the $135 million second phase of the CityWay development in Indianapolis. Residential construction for Phase II at the mixed-use development includes two five-story buildings on the west side of Delaware Street and three four-story buildings along the Cultural Trail and Virginia Street. Upon completion in 2019, the CityWay neighborhood is slated to include more than 650 apartments and over 100,000 square feet of commercial space. Franciscan Health Systems will anchor a new 20,000-square-foot office building. Plans also call for a 13,000-square-foot pharmacy. The inaugural phase of CityWay opened in 2013.
Madison Realty Provides $31.4M in Construction Financing for Williamsburg Mixed-Use Development
by David Cohen
NEW YORK CITY — Madison Realty Capital has provided a $31.4 million loan for the construction of a mixed-use development at 744 Bedford Ave. in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn. All proceeds of the loan will go toward completing construction of the 134,742-square-foot building. When complete, the building will include 88 residential rental units, 18,393 square feet of retail space and 76 parking spaces. The borrower, a local developer, has laid the foundation of the building and begun construction. The project is scheduled to be complete by spring 2019.
NEW YORK CITY — Rosewood Realty Group has arranged the sale of two five-story mixed-use buildings located at 943 and 973 Columbus Ave. in Manhattan for $14 million at a capitalization rate of 5.2 percent. The two buildings combined span 18,123 square feet. Built in 1910, the properties feature 36 apartments and four retail stores. Aaron Jungreis of Rosewood represented the seller, the Orbach Group. Ben Khakshoor represented the buyer, the Mehta family. The two properties are one-half mile southeast of Columbia University.
Angelo, Gordon & Co., Prism Capital to Redevelop Former Wonder Bread Facility in Hoboken to Mixed-Use Property for $120M
by David Cohen
HOBOKEN, N.J. — Angelo, Gordon & Co. and Prism Capital Partners have unveiled plans to recapitalize and develop a former industrial facility in Hoboken as an 89-unit apartment property with 10,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor amenity space as well as a street-level retail space for $120 million. Parkwood Development Corp. started the project in 2012 and will retain an ownership stake in the development. Originally built in 1909 and used as an industrial facility that produced Wonder Bread, the project, dubbed the Wonder Lofts, will be made up of five separate buildings and retain a significant amount of the property’s existing architectural detail. The project has received necessary approvals and nearly all demolition and construction preparation has been completed.
TIMNATH, COLO. — The Neenan Co. has started construction for The Plaza at Riverbend, a mixed-use retail center in Timnath, a suburb of Fort Collins. The project will total 39,000 square feet and include two freestanding single-story buildings with retail, office and restaurant space. The larger building will feature 23,000 square feet of commercial space. Studio 68 will own 9,307 square feet of space, slated to open by the end of the year. The second facility will feature 16,000 square feet of speculative commercial space. Serving as the project’s developer and design-builder, The Neenan Co. will sell the retail and office condominiums to each end user upon the project’s completion in late 2018.
Feldman Equities, Two Roads Development to Build 50-Story Mixed-Use Tower in Downtown Tampa
by Katie Sloan
TAMPA, FLA. — A partnership between Feldman Equities and Two Roads Development has announced plans for Riverwalk Place, a 50-story, mixed-use development located on Ashley Drive in downtown Tampa. The building will be the tallest on the west coast of Florida, according to the development team. The property will include 10 floors of office space and 33 floors housing more than 200 luxury condominiums accessed by private elevators. The property will also feature an integrated parking structure connected by plaza with up to five waterfront restaurants and retail tenants. The development may also feature an adjacent marina for use by residents. An existing building on the property has been vacated, and will be demolished soon in preparation for construction. A timeline for the development was not disclosed, and a rendering has not yet been released. Both parties of the joint venture have invested significant capital into the project, which is currently in the pre-construction phase. The next phase of development will include taking reservations and deposits, followed by going to market for construction funding. Reid Boren, managing partner of Two Roads Development, has noted that several banks are willing to provide financing prior to reservations being taken, but the developer prefers …
ALAMEDA, CALIF. — A joint venture led by Trammell Crow Residential (TCR) plans to develop Alameda Point, a $500 million mixed-use project located in the Bay Area city of Alameda. Alameda Point Partners (AAP), which includes srmERNST Development Partners, Madison Marquette, Eden Housing and Cypress Equity Investments, officially closed on the transfer of approximately 30 acres for Site A of the mixed-use, transit-oriented waterfront development. The first phase of Site A will consist of 673 housing units, including 130 units for low- and very-low-income households and 310 units for middle-income households; eight acres of parks and open space; funding for the Seaplane Lagoon Ferry Terminal; and 93,000 square feet of retail space. Completion of the new infrastructure is expected over the next two to three years, with the first new residences scheduled to open in 2021. AAP negotiated the sale of several parcels to various builders and developers to coincide with the sale and transfer of the first 30 acres: Block 8 – Eden Housing will develop a 70-unit multifamily affordable community and a 60-unit affordable seniors housing community. Block 6 – Trumark Homes will develop 123 townhomes. Block 9 – Cypress Equity Investments will develop a 200-unit apartment community with …