Mixed-Use

SAN FRANCISCO — Oceanwide Holdings has broken ground on Oceanwide Center, a mixed-use development in San Francisco. The project consists of two towers at First and Mission streets. The First Street tower will be the second-tallest structure in San Francisco at 910 feet and will include 109 high-end condos and flexible office space. The Mission Street tower will include the Waldorf Astoria San Francisco hotel and 156 condos. Oceanwide Center contains 2.4 million square feet in total, of which 26,000 square feet will be dedicated to new public spaces and pedestrian connections. A 68-foot-tall public square or “Urban Plaza” adjacent to First Street will highlight a large and interconnected set of open spaces and public plazas. The project is slated for completion by 2021. The architectural design team includes Foster + Partners and Heller Manus Architects. Designed by landscape architect Kathryn Gustafson, the “Urban Plaza” will feature outdoor seating, a bicycle hub and a special events terrace for live music, farmers’ markets and cultural exhibitions. Oceanwide Center also includes the renovation and restoration of the historic buildings at 78 and 88 First St. These buildings will provide additional office and retail space. Swinerton and Webcor are the builders on the …

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CHICAGO — Lucky Strike Entertainment and Shake Shack Inc. have signed leases at Addison & Clark, the mixed-use development opening in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood in 2018. The center will be Lucky Strike Entertainment’s second Chicago location and Shake Shack’s fourth Chicago-area restaurant. Lucky Strike Entertainment will occupy 30,000 square feet and offer a premium bowling experience, with a chef-driven menu, private function spaces and live music. Shake Shack, which offers burgers, hot dogs and shakes, will occupy 3,500 square feet. CMX luxury dine-in movie theater has already signed a lease at the building, located directly across from Wrigley Field. Upon completion, the development will include 148 luxury apartments and 150,000 square feet of retail space. Project developers include a joint venture between M&R Development and Bucksbaum Retail Properties LLC.

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CHICAGO — Jameson Commercial and Jameson Sotheby’s International Realty have arranged the sale of a 5,800-square-foot, mixed-use building in Chicago for $1.4 million. The Lax Shop, a lacrosse specialty retailer, is relocating from the building at 1216 W. Belmont Ave. to outside Chicago. Katie Whelan and Karoline Whittaker of Jameson represented The Lax Shop. Tim Sheahan and Brendan O’Malley of Conlon Real Estate represented the buyer, Jenny Builders.

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NASHVILLE, TENN. — Northwestern Mutual has provided $73 million in construction financing for Capitol View, a $750 million, 32-acre mixed-use development underway in Nashville’s North Gulch area. Upon completion the project will feature 1.1 million square feet of Class A office space, 130,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space, 600 multifamily residences, 410 hotel rooms and a 2.5-acre urban park connected to Nashville’s greenway system. The co-developers, Boyle Investment Co. and Northwood Ravin, will begin construction this month on the next phase of Capitol View. Known as Block D, the $115 million phase will encompass seven city blocks at the intersection of I-40/Charlotte Avenue and 11th Avenue North and feature a mixed-use structure with 60,000 square feet of ground-level retail space, 40,000 square feet of second-floor loft office space and 378 residential units. With Northwestern Mutual’s financing, Capitol View’s total capital investment is now 70 percent committed. The development is anchored by Hospital Corp. of America and Lifeway, which will bring more than 3,000 employees to Capitol View combined. A portion of Nelson Merry Street will be designated as “Festival Street,” which can be closed off for festivals and other events.

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CHICAGO — Barings Real Estate Advisers has provided a $250 million loan to Waterton for the refinancing of Presidential Towers in Chicago’s West Loop. The four-tower apartment community totals 2,346 units and is located at 555 W. Madison Street. Solomon Cordwell Buenz designed the four identical, 50-story towers. In addition to the 1.6 million square feet of residential space, the property also includes 135,193 square feet of retail space. HFF arranged the 10-year, fixed-rate loan, with Stephen Skok representing the borrower. Barings Real Estate Advisers, a subsidiary of Barings, is a real estate-focused investment adviser with $50 billion in assets under management. Waterton is a real estate investor and operator focused on U.S. multifamily and hospitality properties with over $5.3 billion in assets.

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ATLANTA — Ponce City Market, the 2.1 million-square-foot adaptive reuse of the former Sears Roebuck building in Atlanta’s Old Fourth Ward District, has earned a spot on the National Register of Historic Places. Originally built in 1926 on the site of the former Ponce de Leon Amusement Park, the mixed-use project now features 550,000 square feet of Class A loft office space, 300,000 square feet of retail and restaurants and 259 residential flats. Situated along the Atlanta Beltline, Ponce City Market is owned by Jamestown and is the largest adaptive reuse project in Atlanta’s history, as well as the largest brick building in the Southeast. The National Park Services placed Ponce City Market on the registry because of its historical significance to Atlanta. The building opened as a nine-story regional distribution center and retail destination for Sears and was surrounded by freight and trolley lines, as well as the Atlanta Crackers baseball field. Sears closed the retail component in 1979 but operated the regional office until 1987. The city of Atlanta purchased the property in 1991 and used it to house administrative offices until mid-2010 before selling it to Jamestown in 2011. In addition to its historical status, Ponce City …

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NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of a commercial building located at 92-94 Ludlow St. in Manhattan’s Lower East Side. The property sold in an all-cash transaction for $9 million, or $442 per buildable square foot. The site offers up to 20,342 buildable square feet and currently includes a 3,390-square-foot single-story commercial building. Zoned C6-1, the site allows for the development of commercial, residential or community facility spaces. The existing building is currently leased to Hotel Chantelle, a restaurant and club. Michael DeCheser, Darragh Clarke and Mei Ling Wong of Cushman & Wakefield brokered the transaction. The names of the seller and buyer were not released.

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COLLEGE PARK, GA. — Air Realty LLC and H.J. Russell & Co. are set to open Phase I of ThePad On Harvard, an $80 million mixed-use development within 400 feet from the College Park MARTA Station. Phase I will feature 109 apartment residences and will open at the end of the month. ThePad On Harvard’s multifamily component is the first new apartment development in College Park in 40 years. Situated at 1777 Harvard Ave. two blocks from downtown College Park, the transit-oriented development will be built in four phases. Upon completion, the project will feature multifamily residences, retail space and an Aloft hotel. Phase II is the Aloft hotel and will break ground in the first quarter of 2017. Rod Mullice, co-founder and managing partner of Air Realty, will be honored by the College Park Business and Industrial Development Authority as its New Business Developer of the Year this Thursday at College Park City Hall.

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DETROIT — Platform LLC, the development arm of Peter Cummings, Mike Hammond and Dietrich Knoer, has purchased the former Wayne State University Criminal Justice Building for $2 million. When complete, the redevelopment of the 147,500-square-foot building will include approximately 69 apartment units, 19,000 square feet of retail space and a permanent Wayne State University art gallery. The building, located at 6001 Cass Ave., was originally built in 1920 and is currently vacant. The deal also includes a long-term ground lease of the adjacent property at 445 York Street, where an additional 64 apartment units and 48 condo units are planned. Both properties are located in the north end of Wayne State’s main campus.

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MORGAN HILL, CALIF. — The city planning commission of Morgan Hill has approved plans for a three-story, mixed-use building located at 17395 Monterey Road in downtown Morgan Hill. Designed by KTGY Architecture + Planning, the 10,000-square-foot building will be used as a dining destination owned and operated by local restauranteur Dan McCranie. Construction is slated to begin in early 2017, with completion scheduled by the end of the year.

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