PAWTUCKET, R.I. — Cornerstone Realty Capital has secured a $2 million refinancing for a mixed-use portfolio in Pawtucket. The portfolio includes a total of 29 apartments and two retail spaces across three properties. All three properties have undergone recent renovations. Patrick Brady of Cornerstone secured financing on behalf of the undisclosed borrower. The lender was undisclosed.
ATLANTA — Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) and Carter, an Atlanta-based developer, have broken ground for the first phase of Lee Street Campus, a $52 million mixed-use development in Atlanta’s Historic West End. The $52 million development will include MSM’s first on-campus graduate student housing, offering 187 units in a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom layouts; a 25,000-square-foot ambulatory health facility; 9,000-square-foot fitness/wellness center; 2,500 square feet of retail space; and a four-level parking deck at the corner of Lee Street and Westview Drive. The ownership joint venture for the project includes equity investments by MSM, Carter and Campus Life Fund, sponsored by Atlantic American Partners. Patterson Real Estate Advisors Group secured construction financing, which was provided by First Citizens Bank. Construction is slated for completion in time for the 2020 school year.
SAN DIEGO — Manchester Financial Group has launched Manchester Pacific Gateway, a $1.5 billion redevelopment of the Navy Broadway Complex in downtown San Diego. Situated along the waterfront near San Diego’s central business district (CBD), the new 3 million-square-foot mixed-use complex will include a new 17-story, Class A office building that will house the U.S. Navy headquarters. “The Navy is excited to break ground on a new administrative building. The Navy and San Diego have had a strong, mutually beneficial relationship for over 100 years and this project is another important chapter in that history,” says Rear Admiral Yancy Lindsey, commander of the Southwest region of the Navy. Manchester Pacific Gateway will span eight city blocks and will serve as the gateway to the San Diego CBD and downtown tourism corridor. According to the developer, the project is the largest private waterfront development on the West Coast. The 13.5-acre development will feature the following elements: ➢ Block 1 of Manchester Pacific Gateway will include a nearly two-acre plaza; a 29-story, 467,000-square-foot office tower; 68,000 square feet of retail space; and a 198,000-square-foot luxury boutique hotel with 235 rooms. ➢ Block 2 will feature a 29-story, 1 million-square-foot convention center hotel …
ARLINGTON, TEXAS — HFF has arranged debt financing for 101 Center, a mixed-use property located adjacent to the University of Texas at Arlington. The property, which was completed earlier this year, features 244 conventional apartments and student housing units totaling 493 beds, as well as 18,400 square feet of retail space. Jeremy Sain of HFF arranged the non-recourse, floating-rate loan through Credit Suisse on behalf of the borrower and developer, Catalyst Urban Development.
TEXAS CITY, TEXAS — Houston-based Land Tejas Development will build a 70-acre entertainment destination within Lago Mar, a 2,033-acre master-planned community in the Galveston suburb of Texas City. The project will deliver a resort complex, as well as condos, townhomes and 250,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space. Completion of Phase I of the project is slated for early 2020. Trez Capital is providing project financing.
NORTH MIAMI, FLA. — Berkadia has secured $46.5 million in refinancing for the recapitalization of Causeway Square, a 168,956-square-foot mixed-use development located in North Miami. The borrower is Taubco, a real estate developer and manager based in South Florida. 3650 REIT, a Miami-based real estate lending, investment and services firm, provided the 10-year loan. Charles Foschini, Chris Apone and Robert Iudice of Berkadia arranged the financing. Built in 2009 and 2010, Causeway Square features 86,877 square feet of Class A office space, a 5,000-square-foot TotalBank branch, 4,000-square-foot Vitamin Shoppe and a 43,679-square-foot LA Fitness, as well as a 416-spot parking garage. The property is currently 96 percent leased, according to Berkadia.
NEW YORK CITY — A partnership between L&L Holding Co., Normandy Real Estate Partners and an institutional investor advised by J.P. Morgan Asset Management has acquired Terminal Stores, a 1.2 million-square-foot complex in the West Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan, for $880 million. Constructed in 1891, Terminal Stores originally served the railroad lines that dominated the middle Hudson River waterfront. Coleman Burke, managing partner of Waterfront New York Realty, purchased the complex in 1983 and converted it into self-storage and office space. Current tenants include Uber Technologies Inc., L’Oréal USA and architectural firm Grimshaw. The property spans the entire block bounded by 11th Avenue, 12th Avenue, West 27th Street and West 28th Street. The partnership plans to transform the former warehouse complex into an office and retail development. Plans call for the conversion of approximately 500,000 square feet of self-storage space into Class A office use. Darcy Stacom and Bill Shanahan of CBRE represented the seller, a joint venture between Waterfront New York and GreenOak Real Estate Advisors LP. James Millon, Tom Traynor, Ethan Gottlieb and PJ Finley of CBRE Debt & Structured Finance arranged the $650 million acquisition financing on behalf of the borrower. Manhattan-based L&L is a privately owned …
MEMPHIS, TENN. — HFF has arranged $85 million in permanent financing for Crosstown Concourse, a mixed-use development in Memphis. The borrower is a joint venture between Crosstown LLC, Crosstown Arts and Kemmons Wilson Cos. The 1.2 million-square-foot Crosstown Concourse is a historic adaptive reuse of the former Sears, Roebuck & Co. catalog order plant and retail store that originally opened in 1927. Situated on 12 acres, the property has been preserved and redeveloped into 645,704 square feet of commercial space, 65,000 square feet of retail space and 265 residential units, averaging 1,044 square feet each. Brian Carlton and Jason Nettles of HFF secured the 20-year, fixed-rate loan through JP Morgan Asset Management on behalf of one or more of its investment advisory clients. At the time of financing, the property was 95 percent leased and has an average of 3,000 visitors per day. Current tenants include Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, ALSAC – St. Jude, Church Health, Crosstown Arts, Cristian Brothers University, Memphis Teacher Residency, Crosstown High School and Teach for America.
NEW YORK CITY — Big City Realty LLC has acquired a six-story mixed-use building in the Hamilton Heights neighborhood of Manhattan for $18.4 million. Located at 3440 Broadway, the 47,714-square-foot property includes 34 residential units, five retail stores and two professional offices. Peter Vanderpool of Cignature Realty represented Big City Realty in the transaction. The seller was undisclosed.
BEE CAVE, TEXAS — The Bee Cave City Council has approved the latest phase of development of Village at Spanish Oaks, an 80-acre mixed-use project that will be located along State Highway 71 in Bee Cave, a northwestern suburb of Austin. The project represents the final phase of Spanish Oaks, a 1,200-acre master-planned development by CCNG Inc. and Greenbrier Southwest Corp. Preliminary plans call for office, retail, restaurant, hotel and residential components. According to The Austin American-Statesman, construction of the buildings is expected to begin in 2020.