MIAMI — Ready Capital Structured Finance has closed an $8.1 million loan for the refinancing and renovation of a 66,262-square-foot mixed-use property located at 8300 N.E. 2nd Ave. in Miami’s Little River neighborhood. Originally built in 1951, the property will be renovated to include a food and boutique market on the first and mezzanine floors, office space on the second floor and a roof deck offering 360-degree views of Miami. The two-year loan features interest-only payments, one extension option, flexible prepayments and a facility for future capital expenditures, tenant improvements and leasing commissions.
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of a mixed-use property located at 106 Franklin St. in Manhattan’s Tribeca East Historic District. An undisclosed buyer acquired the 10,500-square-foot property for $11.5 million, or $1,095 per square foot. Partially vacant at the time of sale, the five-story building features 4,200 square feet of additional air rights. Will Suarez and Maurice Suede of Cushman & Wakefield represented the undisclosed seller, while Rachel Glazer of Brown Harris Stevens represented the buyer in the deal.
CINCINNATI — NorthMarq Capital has negotiated a $7.5 million loan for the refinancing of Montgomery Gateway in Cincinnati. The 39,560-square-foot property consists of retail and office space, and is located at 9366-9386 Montgomery Road. The 10-year loan features a 30-year amortization schedule. Noah D. Juran and Susan Branscome of NorthMarq arranged the financing through a CMBS lender.
HOUSTON — Morgan, a multifamily development, construction and property management firm, has broken ground for the construction of its latest Pearl apartment development in Houston’s Midtown district. Located at 3120 Smith St., the project will feature a 40,000-square-foot Whole Food Market on the ground floor and 264 apartment units above. Slated to open in 2019, the new development will be located across the street from the first phase of Morgan’s Pearl Midtown, which opened in 2014. Amenities at the development will include a dog park and wash area, bike storage room, Uber waiting room, sky lounge, pool and a fitness center. Ziegler Cooper is serving as architect, while Carnegis Group is providing interior design services.
ATLANTA — The Related Group has selected Balfour Beatty US to construct a multi-level Whole Foods Market store in Midtown Atlanta. Situated on 2.2 acres at West Peachtree and 14th streets, the new store will anchor The Related Group’s Apogee Midtown, a 39-story high-rise apartment tower that Balfour Beatty US is also constructing. The new 72,000-square-foot store will feature a microbrewery and a rooftop patio bar. Phillips Partnership Inc. designed the new Whole Foods, which The Related Group expects to deliver in the first quarter of 2018.
Recognizing that today’s retail environment stresses experience over shopping, developers of mixed-use communities in Texas are more frequently signing entertainment-oriented tenants to spaces that traditionally would have been reserved for department stores and inline soft goods retailers. Developers pursue different types of entertainment tenants, depending on the projects, their locations and their audience. All of the projects leverage a growing number of new options in the food and beverage category, including food halls, artisan markets and re-imagined restaurants and bars. Boutique movie theaters and bowling lounges — concepts that also strive to give patrons a unique food-and-beverage experience — are in demand, and are in expansion mode. Many landlords are adding specialty gyms or health-oriented services like yoga venues. And when it comes to pure retail, developers are enlisting operators that provide a differentiated customer experience across all categories, from beauty supply to sporting goods. For example, in 2015 beauty goods retailer Sephora launched in-store technology and education initiatives to enhance the customer experience, while newer Scheels sporting goods locations typically feature an indoor Ferris wheel, aquarium and other interactive attractions. Mixed-use developers are also creating Wi-Fi accessible public spaces with artistic and landscaping elements where customers, residents or workers …
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. — Third Coast Development and PK Development Group have broken ground on the $42 million Diamond Place project in Grand Rapids. Diamond Place is a 2.8-acre development that sits on land formerly used by Proos Manufacturing at Michigan Street. The development will offer 165 apartments, consisting of one- and two-bedroom units. Approximately 100 of the units will be designated as income-restricted. Ground-floor retail spaces will also be available. The project is slated for completion in summer 2018. Pioneer Construction is the construction manager and Progressive AE is the architect. Other partners in the project include Michigan Good Food Fund, JPMorgan Chase Bank, Cinnaire, Mercantile Bank, Capital Impact Partners, Michigan Economic Development Corp., Michigan State Housing Development Authority, Opportunity Resource Fund and the City of Grand Rapids.
WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIF. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a mixed-use development site located at 431 N. La Cienega Blvd. in West Hollywood. A group of local and national developers acquired the 32,574-square-foot site for $21.2 million. At the time of sale, the property was occupied by Royal Car Wash and other local retailers. The property also features multifamily units. Brandon Michaels and Lonnie McDermott of Marcus & Millichap represented the undisclosed seller and procured the buyer in the transaction.
ATLANTA — Batson-Cook Development Co. (BCDC) has formed a joint venture partnership with Regent Partners LLC to acquire a parcel in the Buckhead financial district of Atlanta and develop a $400 million mixed-use project. The office, retail and multifamily development will be located at 3354 and 3356 Peachtree Road, near State Route 400 and Buckhead’s MARTA train station. The four-acre property will consist of two buildings with more than 550,000 square feet of office and retail space, 60 condominiums and 300 multifamily units. Construction is expected to begin in 2018. The project will feature outlet roads leading to Peachtree Road, Piedmont Road and the Buckhead Loop. The new MARTA pedestrian bridge spanning Georgia 400 gives the project direct access to public transit. The Buckhead Community Improvement District has also proposed a nine-acre park on top of a half-mile stretch of Georgia 400 from the Buckhead Loop to Peachtree Road. Upon completion, the $245 million park will serve as the entrance to the joint venture’s new project. BCDC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Kajima USA, based in Atlanta. The company provides development and capital solutions, primarily through partnerships on commercial real estate projects in the Southeast. Atlanta-based Regent Partners is …
HOUSTON — EDGE Capital Markets has brokered the acquisition of Art Square Center, a mixed-use building located at 4118 Fannin St. in Houston. Kline Ventures acquired the 38,549-square-foot property from Fannin VP for an undisclosed price. The building features a mix of retail, studio and residential space. Josh Jacobs and Burdette Huffman of EDGE Capital Markets represented the buyer in the transaction.