DALLAS — Westdale Properties and KDC Construction have broken ground on The Epic, a mixed-use development situated on eight acres at the corner of Pacific Street and Good Latimer Expressway in the Dallas neighborhood of Deep Ellum. The project will consist of a 250,000-square-foot office tower with a fitness center, rooftop café and ground-level retail space, as well as a 164-room hotel and a 300-unit, 20-story residential tower. The Epic, which will be built next to the Dallas Area Rapid Transit Deep Ellum Station, is scheduled for completion in late 2019.
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NEW YORK CITY — TerraCRG has arranged the $2.2 million sale of 205 Wyckoff Ave., a mixed-use building located between Harman Street and Greene Avenue in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn. TerraCRG’s Matt Cosentino, Eric Satanovsky and Fred Bijou handled the transaction. The three-story brick building includes five residential units and a retail space located near the DeKalb Avenue L train and the Myrtle-Wyckoff M&L trains. The buyer and seller were not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Construction has begun and retail leasing is underway at Tremont Renaissance, a mixed-use property located at 1910 Webster Ave. in the East Tremont section of the Bronx. The building is an affordable housing development that fronts Webster and East Tremont avenues. Tremont Renaissance is located near the Tremont Metro-North station, the Tremont Avenue subway station on the B and D lines and several bus routes. Half of the 256 units in the 12-story building will rent to people with maximum household income levels ranging from $38,100 annually for an individual to $48,960 for a family of three. The rest will rent to people making up to $76,200 for an individual and $97,920 for a family of three. Amenities will include a health and fitness center, children’s play area, internet lounge, private terraces, landscaped rooftops and a yoga studio. Tremont Renaissance will contain four ground-floor commercial units totaling almost 40,000 square feet.
LONG BEACH, CALIF. — Urban Commons has unveiled plans for a $250 million mixed-use development surrounding the Queen Mary, a retired cruise ship docked in Long Beach, Calif. The 700,000-square-foot project — designed by Gensler and titled Queen Mary Island — will include a main lobby plaza; 2,400-foot boardwalk alongside marinas, eclectic retail shops, cafes and bars; 200-room hotel; and outdoor amphitheater. Urban Commons assumed the master lease of the ship in April of last year, and subsequently began a renovation program to restore the ship to its former glory. The company is also collaborating with London-based Urban Legacies to develop Urban Adventure, a 150,000-square-foot entertainment facility. The building will offer 20 interactive and experiential activities including an indoor ice climbing wall, surfing, skydiving, zip lining and a trampoline park. An expected date of completion for the development has yet to be announced. Urban Commons is a Los Angeles-based real estate investment and development firm with a portfolio of assets across the United States. — Katie Sloan
FARMERS BRANCH, TEXAS — Centurion American Development Co. and the City of Farmers Branch have broken ground on Mercer Crossing, a $1 billion mixed-use development in Farmers Branch, a northern suburb of Dallas. Situated on 370 acres at the corner of Luna Road and Whittington Lane, the property will include more than 2,250 apartments, a 48-acre office park, hotel, amphitheater and retail space.
YONKERS & NANUET, N.Y. — Jeremiah Houlihan of Houlihan Parnes Realtors has arranged an $850,000 first mortgage loan for a mixed-use building located at 925-939 Yonkers Ave. in Yonkers. The property consists of a two-story building with the Clairmont Diner on the first floor and three apartments on the second floor, along with an attached one-story building containing an automobile service station. Houlihan also arranged a $1.3 million first mortgage loan for a retail center located at 148-164 E. Route 59 in Nanuet. Tenants include Empire State College, Sterling Optical and Bach-to-Rock music school. The 10-year loans were placed with Savings Banks with a 25-year amortization schedule.
CHICAGO — American Street Capital (ASC) has arranged an $11.1 million loan for the acquisition of a 40-unit mixed-use property in Chicago’s North Center neighborhood. Built in 2009, the building consists of six ground-floor retail units and 34 residential units with a mix of two- and three-bedroom apartments. Additional amenities include in-unit washers and dryers, balconies, rooftop decks and indoor parking. Igor Zhizhin of ASC originated the seven-year loan, which includes a 30-year amortization schedule.
BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — Bayer Properties has completed its 24-month, $70 million restoration of The Pizitz, a mixed-use property located at 120 19th St. in downtown Birmingham. The building now features 143 one- and two-bedroom apartments, a 13-vendor food court, two full-service restaurants, two 100-seat theaters and 13,000 square feet of co-working space. Prior to the restoration, The Pizitz, which was originally built in the 1920s to house a department store, had been closed for 28 years. Leasing began in December 2016.
NEW YORK CITY — Eastern Consolidated’s capital advisory division has arranged a $38.5 million construction loan for a 176,130-square-foot mixed-use development at 178-02 Hillside Ave. in Jamaica, Queens. The project will include 131 apartments on floors three through eight, over 10,000 square feet of retail space for a pharmacy, a 25,000-square-foot medical office space on the lower level and a public parking facility. Eastern Consolidated’s Adam Hakim, Andrew Iadeluca and James Murad arranged the transaction with Bank of the Ozarks on behalf of the borrower, Piermont Properties. Located at the northern end of Jamaica, 178-02 Hillside Ave. offers 200 feet of frontage. The corner site is adjacent to the neighborhoods of Jamaica Hills and Jamaica Estates, and above the F-Train 179 Street/Hillside Avenue Subway station.
STAMFORD, CONN. — Hunt Mortgage Group has provided a $28 million first mortgage bridge loan to facilitate the recapitalization and renovation of a mixed-use multifamily and commercial property in Stamford. Park Square West Apartments is a nine-story property located at 101 Summer St. The property was built in 1999 and includes 143 residential units, two commercial spaces and a 213-space parking garage. The unit mix features 10 studios, 64 one-bedroom units, 64 two-bedroom apartments and five three-bedroom units. The two-year floating rate loan includes three options to extend the term for a period of 12 months each. The residential component is currently 92 percent occupied and the commercial component is 100 percent occupied. The loan also includes a $703,000 capital improvement reserve, which will go toward renovations. Additional improvements planned include interior renovations of 48 of the property’s units, including replacing countertops and cabinets, flooring upgrades, installation of new lighting, bathroom fixtures and kitchen appliances. Property amenities include a concierge, shuttle service, valet dry cleaning, roof deck, fitness center, garage parking and a ground floor restaurant.