Mixed-Use

PEMBROKE PINES, FLA. — Terra has closed on its $15.9 million purchase of 17.2 acres of land in Pembroke Pines for Phase I of the 47-acre Pines City Center. Upon completion in 2017, the project will comprise 300,000 square feet of retail, entertainment and restaurant space, as well as apartment residences. The project will be built in two phases, with Phase I featuring 200,000 square feet of Publix-anchored retail space and Phase II featuring 100,000 square feet of commercial space and 385 apartments. Pines City Center will be situated at the southwest corner of Pines Boulevard and Palm Avenue, adjacent to a $60 million civic center the city of Pembroke Pines is building.

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ASHBURN, VA. — Retail Properties of America Inc. (RPAI) has entered into a purchase agreement for One Loudoun Downtown, a 466,600-square-foot mixed-use development in Ashburn, about 35 miles outside of Washington, D.C. RPAI will purchase the project for up to $163.1 million from the master developers, Miller & Smith and North America Sekisui House LLC. RPAI will purchase Phase I and Phase II of One Loudoun Downtown separately. Phase I of One Loudoun Downtown spans 236,800 square feet of retail space and 105,200 square feet of office space, which are 85.6 percent and 89.7 percent leased, respectively. Existing tenants include Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, The Fresh Market, Great Gatherings, The Fitness Equation and Uncle Julio’s Rio Grande Café. Phase II is under construction and will feature 78,300 square feet of retail space and 46,300 square feet of office space, which are 71 percent pre-leased. One Loudoun Downtown is the retail and office component of One Loudoun, a 360-acre master planned development in Loudoun County. Miller & Smith and North America Sekisui House LLC will continue to serve as the master developers of One Loudoun.

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NEW YORK CITY — NorthMarq Capital has arranged a $1.5 million refinance for a mixed-use property comprising 15 residential units and one retail unit located at 340 East 86th Street in New York City. The transaction was structured with a 10-year term with five years of interest-only payments followed by a 30-year amortization schedule. Robert Ranieri of NorthMarq arranged financing for the borrower through NorthMarq’s relationship with a regional bank.

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AUSTIN, TEXAS — Kor Group has begun construction on Austin Proper Hotel & Residences, a mixed-use hotel and residential tower in downtown Austin. The merchant banking division of Goldman, Sachs & Co. is the capital partner for the development, which is slated to open in 2018. The 33-story, 500,000-square-foot project will be managed and branded by Proper Hospitality, a lifestyle hotel operator. The tower will feature 244 hotel rooms with interior design by Kelly Wearstler; dining options by McGuire Moorman Hospitality; and over 12,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor meeting and event space. Atop the hotel are 99 condominiums available for purchase. Property amenities will include full hotel services for both residents and guests, two roof decks with swimming pools, a full spa and fitness center, lobby restaurant and lounge, coffee shop and an elevated poolside restaurant.

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AUSTIN, TEXAS — CIM Group and Seaholm Power LLC have sold the Seaholm Power Plant mixed-use development located at the southwestern edge of downtown Austin. The centerpiece of the project is the 126,000-square-foot, repurposed power plant constructed in the 1950s. The redeveloped Seaholm Power Plant includes four floors of office space designed for its major tenant, athenahealth. Boiler Nine Bar + Grill, a 10,000-square-foot restaurant spanning all four levels, is also part of the redevelopment. Boiler Nine’s concept at Seaholm includes Deck Nine Observatory Bar, a rooftop bar with views of Austin and Lady Bird Lake, and The Boiler Room, a den located on the lowest level of the power plant near the original boiler room. The five acres surrounding the power plant have been redeveloped into a mixed-use space with a 1.5-acre public plaza and multifamily residences. The property also includes a 68,000-square-foot office building and 33,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space anchored by a Trader Joe’s. Construction began on the Seaholm Power Plant project in April 2013, with athenahealth opening its doors in February 2015.

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JERSEY CITY, N.J. — The Hampshire Companies and joint venture partner Claremont Companies, along with project investment advisor Circle Squared Alternative Investments, have broken ground on the first phase of University Place along the west campus of New Jersey City University. The first phase will include 163 market-rate units and approximately 10,000 square feet of retail on West Side Avenue, along with 177 structured parking spaces, two bike terminals and more than 25,000 square feet of indoor/outdoor amenity space. The residential units will consist of 27 studio apartments, 112 one-bedroom, and 24 two-bedroom units ranging from 550 square feet to 1,300 square feet. Occupancy for the first project is slated for 2017. The remaining phases of development for University Place are expected to be completed and available for occupancy in 2018. The master redevelopment plan calls for eight buildings including a 100,000-square-foot performing arts center/academic building.

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LOS ANGELES — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $1.1 million sale of a 5,104-square-foot mixed-use retail and multifamily property at 4650 W. Adams Blvd. in Los Angeles. Floyd Shaheen and Daniel Hirth of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, an undisclosed partnership, and secured and represented the buyer, an undisclosed individual trust, in the transaction.

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AUSTIN, TEXAS — Gables Residential plans to develop Gables Republic Square, a 24-story, Class A mixed-use residential and hotel project in downtown Austin. HFF arranged joint venture equity for the project through The Carlyle Group on behalf of Gables Residential. Due for completion in early 2019, Gables Republic Square will be located at 400 Lavaca St. and will include 221 residential units, along with a separately owned, 159-key Hotel ZaZa. The residential component will feature a ground-floor lobby with residential units located on floors 13 through 24. The Hotel ZaZa lobby, valet, bar and spa will occupy the ground floor, while the hotel ballroom, restaurant and swimming pool will be located on floor seven and guest rooms on floors eight through 12. Floors two through six of the property will be reserved for residential parking, and two levels of subgrade parking will be reserved for the hotel. The residential units will feature granite or quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances, in-unit washers and dryers, wood or wood laminate flooring and balconies. Residents will have access to a rooftop amenity area featuring views of the city, as well as a swimming pool, hot tub, outdoor kitchen, fireplace, clubroom, library and fitness center.

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NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a mixed-use property located at 239 Elizabeth St. in Manhattan’s Nolita neighborhood. An estate sold the property to a private investor for $7.2 million, or more than $900 per square foot. The six-story property comprises a studio unit, five two-bedroom apartments, five one-bedroom apartments and one retail unit. Peter Von Der Ahe, Joe Koicim and Joshua Grossman of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and buyer in the transaction.

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MIAMI — CBRE has arranged multiple leases at a retail, showroom and office development located at 48 N.W. 25th St. in Miami’s Wynwood district. The lease transactions include GoPro leasing 4,469 square feet, Scripps Network leasing 4,640 square feet and Cooltech Inc. leasing 3,713 square feet. Existing tenants at the recently renovated building include Revlon, Shorecrest Construction and Bieffe Designs. Each suite in the Wynwood property features 22-foot ceilings, updated restrooms, new HVAC and polished cement floors. Zach Winkler and Kevin Gonzalez of CBRE represented the landlord, Forte Capital Management, in each transaction. Will Morrison of JLL represented GoPro, and Dave Steinfeld of JLL represented Scripps Network.

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