SANTA MONICA, CALIF. — Palisades Capital Partners has acquired a mixed-use property located at 631 Wilshire Blvd. in downtown Santa Monica for $33 million. Originally built in 1958, the property has undergone $4 million in upgrades since 2013, including a remodeled lobby, outdoor common areas and locally focused murals. The 40,000-square-foot office and retail property features 11,000 square feet of retail space along Wilshire Boulevard. Mike Long of CBRE and Kevin Shannon, Rob Hannan and Ken White of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank represented the sellers, PacShore Partners and GreenOak Real Estate LP, in the deal.
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Third & Urban, Trillium Management to Redevelop Property Along Atlanta BeltLine’s Eastside Trail
by John Nelson
ATLANTA — Third & Urban and Trillium Management plan to redevelop the former Western Electric Building at 820 Ralph McGill Blvd. in Atlanta. The 85,000-square-foot asset is situated along the Atlanta BeltLine’s Eastside Trail and currently houses Two Urban Licks. Third & Urban and Trillium have signed a lease with a partnership between Mitch Steele, Carey Falcone and Bob Powers for a 20,000-square-foot brewery and restaurant that will include a BeltLine-facing biergarten and a rooftop bar. Steele is the former brewmaster at Stone Brewing, a brewery headquartered in Southern California. The co-developers have also signed a 7,000-square-foot lease with The Diligence Co., a hospitality concept that will be opening a Latin-inspired brasserie, or informal restaurant, at the project. Third & Urban and Trillium are marketing the remaining 23,000 square feet for office, retail or entertainment uses. The project features 600 linear feet of frontage on the BeltLine and is situated across from Fourth Ward Park. Architect ai3 is leading the design of the redevelopment, which will feature a BeltLine-facing façade and park space. The co-developers will break ground on the redevelopment in February with completion scheduled for next summer.
RALEIGH, N.C. — CBRE | Raleigh has arranged the sale of Marketplace at Lake Boone, a 76,253-square-foot mixed-use development located at the intersection of Lake Boone Trail and Gateway Access Road in Raleigh. The LEED Gold- and Platinum-certified property consists of office and retail space. Tenants at the fully leased center include Ashton Woods, AT Allen Co., Sirius Computer Solutions, Greystone, Saracare, Buffalo Brothers, Guasaca, Bottle Revolution, Traditions Bridal and The Oaks. Ben Kilgore, Jim McMillan, Elliott Brewer, and Leslie Holmes of CBRE | Raleigh represented the seller, Singerman Real Estate Partners, in the disposition of the property to Houston-based Griffin Partners.
CHICAGO — The NHP Foundation (NHPF) has acquired the historic Hotel Covent in Chicago for $7 million. Originally built in the early 1900s, the mixed-use residential property targeting low- and moderate-income individuals in Lincoln Park is located at 2653 N. Clark St. The building features 64 single-resident occupancy (SRO) rooms, as well as seven retail storefronts on the ground level. The acquisition was made possible through financial partnerships with Community Investment Corporation (CIC) and the Chicago Community Loan Fund (CCLF), which lent NHPF $5 million and $2.2 million respectively. Chicago Title Land Trust Company was the seller. NHPF is a national not-for-profit organization dedicated to preserving and creating sustainable, service-enriched multifamily housing.
ORANGE, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a mixed-use property located at 256 Reock St. in Orange. A private investor sold the 13,500-square-foot property to an out-of-state buyer for $1.6 million. The property features seven residential units and two commercial spaces. Michael Lombardi of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, while Chip Collins, also of Marcus & Millichap, represented the buyer in the deal.
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has originated a $57.5 million loan on behalf of Chris Xu of United Construction & Development Group for the acquisition of a mixed-use development site located at 39-08 Janet Place in the Flushing neighborhood of Queens. ACORE Capital provided the loan, and Morris Betesh of Cushman & Wakefield handled the transaction. The waterfront site offers 780,446 buildable square feet of residential, retail and office space.
FALLS CHURCH, VA. — Phillips Realty Capital has arranged a $90 million permanent loan for West Broad Residences, a newly built seven-story mixed-use complex in Falls Church, roughly nine miles west of Washington, D.C. Developed by Rushmark Properties, the property features 285 residential units, a 60,000-square-foot Harris Teeter grocery store, 2,250 square feet of ancillary retail space and an underground parking garage. West Broad’s apartments began leasing in January and the Harris Teeter opened in July. Stephen Shaw Jr., John Sieber Jr. and Emily Beeler of Phillips Realty Capital arranged the financing on behalf of Rushmark Properties.
NEW YORK CITY — Natixis has originated a $75 million construction loan for the development of 500 Metropolitan Avenue, a mixed-use project located at the corner of Keap Street and Metropolitan Avenue in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg neighborhood. The borrowers are Chetrit Group and Read Property Group. Once completed, the 14-story property will feature a 187-room luxury hotel on the second through seventh floors and 60 residential units on the remaining floors. Additionally, the property will feature a 15,000-square-foot retail space, a 158-space parking garage and 9,000 square feet of indoor meeting and banquet facilities. The financing was arranged by the New York office of Meridian Capital.
ATLANTA — Atlanta-based Selig Enterprises Inc. has launched a new division known as Selig Development Corp., whose first development will be a $400 million mixed-use project located at 1105 W. Peachtree St. in Midtown Atlanta. The project will feature 645,000 square feet of Class A office space, 80 residential units and a 150-room boutique hotel, along with street-level retail space. The 32-story office tower leads the project, encompassing an entire city block. Totaling more than 3.5 acres between the 10th Street and Art Center MARTA train stations, the site is situated across from the new Northside Hospital Medical Office and a Whole Foods Market currently under construction. Selig Development expects to begin construction on the project in mid-2017. The office portion is expected to be ready for occupancy beginning in the fourth quarter of 2019. Selig Development is in discussions with several tenants for the new office tower, and plans open nearly 50 percent pre-leased. The boutique hotel will feature an outdoor pool, pool bar and event space within a 38,000-square-foot, deck-top plaza. The 80 residential units will start above the hotel rooms in the same tower and feature two- and three-bedroom units. The residential portion will have access to hotel amenities, …
LEE’S SUMMIT, MO. — The Lee’s Summit City Council has approved the rezoning and preliminary development plan for The Grove at Lee’s Summit, a 1 million-square-foot, mixed-use project in Lee’s Summit, about 20 miles southeast of Kansas City. The project developer is Westcott Investment Group. Development on the site begins this month. The 73-acre land site will include retail, restaurant, entertainment, multifamily housing, commercial office, warehouse and light manufacturing space. The first phase of the project includes 500,000 square feet of industrial space near the southern portion of the business park. Klover Architects will serve as architect and BHC Rhodes will provide civil engineering services. Daren Fristoe is project manager and Aaron March of White Goss is the development attorney.