Mixed-Use

BALTIMORE AND ATLANTA — Armada Hoffler Properties Inc. (NYSE: AHH), a commercial real estate developer and investor based in Virginia Beach, is participating in two new mixed-use projects in Baltimore and Atlanta. The REIT’s wholly owned subsidiary, Armada Hoffler Construction Co., will serve as general contractor for both developments. In Baltimore’s Inner Harbor East district, Armada Hoffler is developing Wills Wharf, a 12-story mixed-use building that will anchor the 27-acre Harbor Point development. Armada Hoffler co-developed the other components of Harbor Point with Beatty Development Group, including the 500,000-square-foot Exelon mixed-use tower, the 260,000-square-foot Thames Street Wharf office building and Point Street Apartments. Situated on the waterfront of the Inner Harbor, the $117 million Wills Wharf project will span 325,000 square feet of office and retail space and will feature a 156-room Canopy by Hilton hotel on the top four floors. Armada Hoffler expects to deliver the building in the first quarter of 2020. “Wills Wharf represents the latest evolution of a relationship with the principals of Beatty Development Group that has spanned over two decades,” says Louis Haddad, president and CEO of Armada Hoffler Properties. “We are excited to continue our relationship with Beatty Development Group in leading Baltimore’s …

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HOUSTON — Hines has purchased 107 acres in northwest Houston from Maxaam Inc. with plans to build a new 1.5 million-square-foot mixed-use development. Houston-based Hines is currently completing design for the two-phase logistics park, now branded as Grand National Business Park. Situated at the corner of Sam Houston Tollway and Gessner Road near the Sam Houston Race Park, the project will include a logistics center, hotel and retail space. Phase I will consist of 500,000 square feet of logistics space. Jim Foreman and Allison Bergman of Cushman & Wakefield are leasing the project on behalf of Hines. No construction timeline or costs were disclosed.

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BAYONNE, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a mixed-use building in Bayonne for $1.9 million. Fahri Ozturk and Tyler Van Wagoner of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private owner, in the transaction. The buyer was undisclosed. Located at 554-556 Broadway, the building contains 10,260 square feet of ground-floor retail space and 7,510 square feet of second-floor office space. The new owner plans to redevelop the property into a four-story mixed-use building.

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ATLANTA — The Allen Morris Co. has received a $90 million construction loan for Star Metals Residences, the residential component of Star Metals Atlanta, the company’s planned mixed-use community in Atlanta’s West Midtown district. Square Mile Capital Management LLC and Pacific Western Bank provided the loan for the 409-unit community, which will also feature 16,300 square feet of ground-floor retail. Located at 1050 Howell Mill Road, Star Metals Residences will feature a private outdoor dog run, interior dog wash area, Uber drop-off room for residents, package delivery to the resident’s door and a library with fireplace. The rooftop area will feature lounge/meeting rooms; a bar and lounge; game room area with a pool table; gaming systems and arcade games; outdoor ping-pong and bocce ball; a glass-box fitness center; swimming pool; grilling area; movie projection area and fire pits. At full build-out, Star Metals Atlanta will also include a 14-story office tower with 35,000 square feet of retail and restaurants. Construction has begun on the residential portion of the project, which is scheduled for a spring 2020 completion. Oppenheim Architecture, Dwell Design Studio and Square Feet Studio are designing the community, and Juneau Construction is the general contractor. Brasfield & Gorrie …

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The recently merged operation of Madison Marquette and PMRG has moved its headquarters to 1000 Maine, the trophy office building of The Wharf. Madison Marquette, which is co-developing the 2.2 million-square-foot, waterfront mixed-use project, merged operations with PMRG in June. The combined company will occupy 26,000 square feet at 1000 Maine, which features a soaring lobby and waterside atrium, fitness facility overlooking the water and a 10,000-square-foot rooftop conference center and patio space with views of the Potomac River. Capital Guidance, parent company of Madison Marquette and PMRG, will share the new space for its global headquarters. Additional tenants at 1000 Maine include the D.C. office of Fish & Richardson, Washington Gas and its parent energy company WGL, Socially Determined and the law offices of Michael Best & Friedrich LLP. The office building is part of The Wharf’s first phase of development, which includes a concert hall, three hotels, two multifamily and condominium buildings and 210,000 square feet of restaurants, retail and entertainment space. Phase I of The Wharf opened last October, and Phase II of the project is scheduled to open in 2022.

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OVERLAND PARK, KAN. — The Opus Group and OPRE have broken ground on Edison District, a 125,000-square-foot mixed-use project in Overland Park. The five-story building is slated for completion in fall 2019. The property will feature office space in addition to a first-floor food hall and bar area. Coworking spaces will occupy the second floor and speculative office space will take up the remaining floors. Edison District will also include an outdoor event plaza. Tim Barton is the developer, with Opus Development Co. providing development support services. Opus Design Build is the builder and Opus AE Group is the interior designer, architect and structural engineer of record. AREA Real Estate Advisors will market the speculative office space for lease.

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HOUSTON —A subsidiary of Chilean real estate firm Red Megacentro will develop Megacenter Willowbrook, a project that will convert a former Walmart Supercenter building in the Willowbrook area of northwest Houston into a 235,627-square-foot mixed-use property. Preliminary plans call for industrial, self-storage, retail and office space. Phase I will deliver a 113,940-square-foot gym, 47,319 square feet of flex space and a 6,810-square-foot auto center. The final project completion date is slated for November 2019. Michael Johnson and Stuart Hepler of HFF arranged floating-rate financing for the project through Icon Bank.

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NEW YORK CITY — RD Management and partner Yassky Properties have acquired a 6,316-square-foot mixed-use building located at 55 5th Ave. in Brooklyn for $4.1 million. The seller was Burke Leighton Asset Management. The four-story building was built in 1920 and includes six apartments and a 1,390-square-foot, ground-level retail space that is currently vacant. Yassky will manage the property.

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AURORA, COLO. — HFF has arranged $118.5 million in financing for The Forum Fitzsimons, a mixed-use residential and retail property located in Aurora, a suburb of Denver. The borrower is a joint venture between Catalina Development Co., The Pollin Group and Sightway Capital. Chris McColpin and Josh Simon of HFF arranged the five-year, floating-rate loan through a specialty finance company. Loan proceeds were used to replace the existing construction financing, which HFF arranged on behalf of the development team in 2015. Located at 13650 E. Colfax Ave., the four-story property features 397 apartments and 28,640 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Additionally, the property offers more than 15,000 square feet of amenities, including two resort-style pools and spas with outdoor fireplaces and grills; clubrooms with a theater and game room; a fitness facility with specialized yoga and cycling rooms; an internet café and business center; a dog washing facility and two bark parks; a bike shop; storage facilities; and a six-story gated parking structure.

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ST. LOUIS — S.M. Wilson has begun construction of Phase I of the City Foundry STL mixed-use project in St. Louis. Plans call for the construction and renovation of six buildings, improvements to the 10-acre site and the construction of more than 60 tenant spaces. The $185 million Phase I includes 122,000 square feet of restaurant and entertainment space, 105,000 square feet of retail space and 110,000 square feet of office space. Steve Smith and London-based Caparo are the developers. Lawrence Group is the architect. Tenants are expected to begin opening at the property in mid-2019. The tenants disclosed by the developer include Alamo Drafthouse Theaters, Punch Bowl Social and McNellies Group. The project is the adaptive reuse of the former Century Electric Foundry complex.

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