FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — Bank OZK has provided a $220 million construction loan for Phase I of FAT Village, an 835,000-square-foot mixed-use development in Fort Lauderdale’s Flagler Village neighborhood. Plans for Phase I include 601 multifamily units, 180,000 square feet of creative office space and more than 70,000 square feet of retail space, including food-and-beverage offerings, shopping, entertainment, and art studios and galleries. FAT stands for Food Art Technology. FAT Village is located two blocks from the Brightline’s Fort Lauderdale high-speed commuter rail station, which connects Fort Lauderdale to Miami, West Palm Beach and Orlando. The developers say that this four-block creative enclave will serve as the reimagined epicenter of the city’s art-centric district. Hines and local partner Urban Street Development are developing the 5.6-acre project. “At a time when financing and construction starts have materially slowed, it’s gratifying to be in a position to move forward on FAT Village, which we believe will be a transformational development for Flagler Village and Fort Lauderdale,” says Alan Kennedy, managing director at Hines. “We look forward to creating a dynamic and engaging destination that honors and advances the neighborhood’s legacy while providing new living, working and recreational options to help the city …
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MEBANE, N.C. — Deep River Partners has acquired 27 acres off Mebane Oaks Road in Mebane, roughly 25 miles northwest of Durham, with plans to develop a mixed-use project. Deep River purchased the site from an undisclosed seller for $4.3 million. Upon completion, the site will feature five commercial outparcels and a 90-unit townhome comprising residences in three-bedroom layouts. Amenities at the townhome community will include picnic and playground areas, a dog park and an exercise area. Brian Craven and Matt King of CBRE|Triad represented Deep River in the land acquisition, and Ken Walker of RE/MAX Diamond Realty represented the seller.
Progressive Real Estate Partners Brokers $3M Sale of Mixed-Use Development Site in Rancho Cucamonga, California
by Amy Works
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIF. — Progressive Real Estate Partners has arranged the sale of a 1.73-acre parcel of vacant land at the northwest corner of Foothill Boulevard and Etiwanda Avenue in the Inland Empire city of Rancho Cucamonga. A Los Angeles County-based private investor sold the asset to a Los Angeles County-based private investor for $3 million. The land is zoned multi-use and is situated less than half a mile from Interstate 5. The buyer also owns the vacant land immediately adjacent and north of the property and is in the initial stages of planning and developing a mixed-use project that will encompass the multiple parcels. Neither a timeline nor specific details have been released. Chris Lindholm and Paul Galmarini of Progressive Real Estate Partners represented the seller in the deal.
Madison Realty Capital Provides $177.5M Loan to Refinance SCAPE Boylston Apartments in Boston
by Jeff Shaw
BOSTON — Madison Realty Capital has provided a $177.5 million loan to Scape, a London-based multifamily developer that opened its U.S. headquarters in Boston in 2018. The loan will refinance the $165 million construction loan for SCAPE Boylston, a 415-unit apartment development that opened earlier this month in Boston’s Fenway neighborhood. The 226,700-square-foot property offers a mix of furnished studios, one- and two-bedroom apartments with Class A retail space on the ground floor. The apartments are already 95 percent occupied, and the retail space is 80 percent leased. Retail tenants include a global bank; Immersive Gamebox; Carbon Health; Dave’s Hot Chicken; Halal Guys; and a 10,000-square-foot, 156-seat, LGBTQ-focused black box theater. Tenant amenities include a landscaped terrace, fitness center, yoga room, co-working space, lounge library and study. The site is located near prominent academic and medical institutions including Boston University and Northeastern University, as well as Fenway’s rapidly growing biotech and life sciences industries. The lights of Fenway Park, home of Major League Baseball’s Boston Red Sox, are visible from the community, which is a block away from a Red Line MBTA train station. “Fenway is a premier academic and employment hub within Boston with substantial demand for efficiently designed, …
Newrock Signs Three New Retailers to Join Oaklyn Multifamily Development in South Florida
by John Nelson
OAKLAND PARK, FLA. — Newrock Partners has signed three new retailers to join the tenant mix at Oaklyn, a multifamily development underway in South Florida’s Broward County. The new tenants include fitness brand Pure Barre, fashion boutique Monkees and wellness spa Pause Studio. Pure Barre and Monkees plan to open on the ground level at Oaklyn in the first half of 2024, and Pause Studio plans to debut next summer. Situated at 3333 N. Federal Highway in Oakland Park, Oaklyn features 274 luxury apartments and more than 19,000 square feet of retail space. Newrock delivered the property in October.
HOUSTON — Nashville-based Southern Land Co. will develop a mixed-use project in Houston’s Upper Kirby area that will consist of a 330-unit apartment tower and an 83,322-square-foot office building. The 38-story multifamily building will house 312 apartments, 18 penthouses and amenities such as a pool, fitness center, spa and a rooftop garden. The office building will be situated over a podium-style garage, and tenants will have access to a fitness center and a private outdoor elevated park space. The project also includes 16,500 square feet of restaurant space. Construction is scheduled to begin next summer and to be complete in spring 2027. Stream Realty Partners is the leasing agent for the office space.
Related Cos., Sterling Equities Break Ground on 2,500-Unit Willets Point Affordable Housing Project in Queens
by Katie Sloan
NEW YORK CITY — Queens Development Group, a joint venture between Related Cos. and Sterling Equities, has broken ground on the first phase of a 2,500-unit affordable housing project in the New York City borough of Queens. The project, named Willets Point, will be the city’s largest affordable housing development in 40 years, according to the joint venture. Wells Fargo has arranged a total of $360 million in financing for Phase I of the development, with a $236.5 million construction loan and $123.5 million Low-Income Housing Tax Credit investment. Phase I of the development will feature two mid-rise buildings offering a combined 880 units of affordable housing. Forty percent of units will be reserved for residents earning at or below 60 percent of the area median income, and 15 percent of units will be set aside for tenants that formerly experienced homelessness. Amenities will include a landscaped inner courtyard, laundry facilities, lounge space with access to outdoor terraces, bicycle storage and ground-floor retail space. The development will also include infrastructure investments like new streets, signage, sidewalks, trees, lights, drainage, stormwater management, water hydrants, sewers and utilities. Future components of the development will include a 650-seat standalone public school, New York …
Luxury Watchmaker Audemars Piguet Selects Raleigh Iron Works for Regional Service Center
by John Nelson
RALEIGH, N.C. — Audemars Piguet, a luxury watchmaker based in Switzerland, plans to open a new regional headquarters office in Raleigh. The company plans to invest $22 million to build out its 63,000-square-foot office at Raleigh Iron Works, a $150 million mixed-use development in Raleigh by Jamestown and Grubb Ventures. The development will be the home of Audemars Piguet’s North American Service Center, which will create 105 new jobs. The watch manufacturer is joining other luxury tenants at Raleigh Iron Works that include Peter Millar, Johnnie O, Raleigh Denim Workshop and the Bal Harbour pop-up experience. The 19-acre development will also house 200 apartments and offices for Wasserman and FM Systems, as well as food-and-beverage options from Chef Scott Crawford, Robert Thompson, Ford Fry, Eastcut Sandwiches, Andia’s Ice Cream and Ponysaurus Brewing Co. Civic entities that were involved in bringing Audemars Piguet to the project include Wake County Economic Development, Raleigh Economic Development, the City of Raleigh, Wake County Board of Commissioners, Capital Area Workforce Development Board, North Carolina State University, Wake Technical Community College and the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina.
HARRISBURG, PA. — St. John Properties Inc. has unveiled plans for the redevelopment of Harrisburg Mall, a 1 million-square-foot regional mall located in the Swatara Township section of Dauphin County. The company plans to build Swatara Exchange, a mixed-use development consisting of multi-use commercial space and supporting inline retail and retail pad sites. The mall will undergo an extended demolition program that is expected to conclude in 2025. The existing Bass Pro Shops and Applebee’s Grill + Bar restaurant will remain operational, and the former Toys ‘R’ Us building will be marketed for a new use. At full build-out, Swatara Exchange is expected to support up to 1,000 new jobs in its nearly 550,000 square feet of space and contribute approximately $1 million in additional tax revenue annually. Twelve new buildings, including two retail pad sites, will be constructed in total. “When formulating our long-term strategy for Harrisburg Mall, we factored in trends occurring throughout the retail industry, changing consumer shopping patterns, the local real estate landscape and the greater Harrisburg economic climate,” says Lawrence Maykrantz, president and CEO of St. John Properties. The developer plans to build 13,600 square feet of single-story office space and nearly 200,000 square feet …
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — The North Charleston City Council has voted to approve Battery Park, a redevelopment of the 50-acre former Charleston Naval Complex. A partnership consisting of Jamestown, Weaver Capital Partners and WECCO Development will assist the city in transforming the waterfront complex into a mixed-use district comprising 1,400 residential units, with 17 percent reserved for workforce housing (households earning less than 120 percent of the area median income). The development will also feature shops, restaurants, offices, entertainment spaces and 23 acres of public spaces, parks and streets. The developers also plan to establish a new pavilion with a market hall, event space and an active lawn fronting the water. The construction timeline for the redevelopment was not disclosed. In addition to Battery Park, Jamestown, Weaver Capital and WECCO are underway on Navy Yard Charleston, an 85-acre redevelopment that will ultimately comprise 3.5 million square feet of commercial and residential space comprising more than 2,600 residential units.