CHICAGO — Thor Equities has acquired a 6,500-square-foot mixed-use building in Chicago. West Loop Orthopedics sold the property, located at 1229 W. Randolph St. in the Fulton Market district, for $1.9 million. The two-story building consists of 3,250 square feet of vacant ground-floor retail space and 3,250 square feet of loft office space occupied by West Loop Orthopedics. The building was constructed in 1883. Joseph Goodman of Terraco Co. represented all parties in the transaction.
ATLANTA — The Allen Morris Co., a Coral Gables, Fla.-based real estate developer, has announced plans for Star Metals, a $210 million mixed-use development in Atlanta’s West Midtown neighborhood. The project will feature an upscale apartment building known as Star Metals Residences and a 12-story office building known as Star Metals Offices. The buildings, which will both feature ground-floor retail space, will be situated across Howell Mill Road from one another. “Although Atlanta has always been a great place to live and work, West Midtown’s cultural center of gravity is becoming stronger and the economic and lifestyle potential is greater than ever before,” says W. Allen Morris, chairman and CEO of The Allen Morris Co. “We see our sites as fundamental building blocks and a keystone in West Midtown’s evolution where tenants and residents can enjoy a well-rounded lifestyle.” Oppenheim Architecture + Design LLP is the lead architect for both buildings. Warner Summers Architecture and Interior Design is designing the interior of Star Metals Offices, and DWELL Design Studio and Lord Aeck Sargent are teaming up for Star Metals Residences’ interior work. “We are proud to have assembled world-class architectural teams that believe in developing projects that enhance Atlanta and …
NEW YORK CITY — Cignature Realty Associates has arranged the sale of a mixed-used building located at 1616 Amsterdam Ave. in Manhattan’s Hamilton Heights neighborhood. Sugar Hill Capital Partners sold the 58,810-square-foot to a private investor for $23 million. The seven-story building features 54 apartment units and ground-level retail space, including a grocery/deli, coffee shop, Laundromat and Mexican restaurant. Lazer Sternhell and Peter Vanderpool of Cignature Realty represented the buyer and seller in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Madison Realty Capital has provided $60 million in construction financing for the development of a mixed-use property located at 1399 Park Ave. in Manhattan. Being developed by Heritage Real Estate Partners, the 100,000-square-foot building will feature 72 condominiums on the upper floors and 19,000 square feet of community facility space on the lower floors. The residential units will be a mix of studio, one-, two-, three-, and four-bedroom layouts, and on-site amenities will include a fitness center, lounge, children’s playroom and communal rooftop terrace.
LOS ANGELES — Meridian Capital Group has arranged the $4.8 million refinancing of a 12,630-square-foot mixed-use property located in Los Angeles. The two-story building, located at 8431 Melrose Place, features retail and office components, including Waterwork’s new flagship showroom. Drew Anderman and Sean Robertson of Meridian secured the seven-year, fixed-rate loan on behalf of the borrower, VE Equities, through a balance sheet lender. The financing features no prepayment penalty, and an amortization schedule that is coterminous with the ground lease.
NEW YORK CITY — Tavros Development Partners and Charney Construction & Development have received $44.3 million in acquisition and pre-development financing for a 41,815-square-foot land assemblage located at 263-277 S. Fifth St. in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg section. The borrowers plan to develop a mixed-use asset featuring ground-level retail space, office and multifamily space on the fully entitled site. Aaron Appel, Jonathan Schwartz and Mark Fisher of JLL arranged the financing.
SAN FRANCISCO — Construction crews have begun infrastructure work on the redevelopment of Treasure Island and Yerba Buena Island in the San Francisco Bay Area. The total development costs for the 10-year project will be $6 billion, according to the San Francisco Business Times. The development team, known as Treasure Island Community Development LLC, includes Lennar Urban (NYSE: LEN), Kenwood Investments, Stockbridge Capital Group and Wilson Meany. The San Francisco Planning Commission approved the project in 2011, and Skidmore, Owings and Merrill LLP developed the master architectural and engineering plan. The development will feature up to 8,000 residential units, including 7,700 to 7,850 on Treasure Island and 150-300 units on Yerba Buena Island. At least 25 percent of the multifamily units will be offered at below-market rates. The project will also include up to 140,000 square feet of new retail space, 300 acres of parks and public open spaces, up to roughly 500 hotel rooms, a joint police/fire station and 100,000 square feet of office space. The development team will also repurpose Building 1 and Hangars 2 and 3 on Treasure Island and the historic buildings on Yerba Buena Island. According to Kenwood Investments’ website, the development could feature a …
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development (DMPED) has selected PN Hoffman for the redevelopment of Waterfront Station II in southwest Washington, D.C. DMPED has approved PN Hoffman’s plans, which include a LEED Gold-certified mixed-use asset spanning 400,000 square feet. The project will comprise 310 market-rate apartment residences, 133 affordable multifamily units, 20,000 square feet of retail space and a 10,000-square-foot theater space. The development will be located on a 59,000-square-foot lot at 1000 Fourth St. S.W. The project team includes Paramount Development, ER Bacon Development, CityPartners and AHC Inc. PN Hoffman is also underway on The Wharf, 525 Water and Riverside Baptist Church in southwest D.C.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — As part of the Wake Forest Innovation Quarter, Wexford Science+Technology, a BioMed Realty company, plans to redevelop two-thirds of the Bailey Power Plant in Winston-Salem. The $40 million project is Phase I in the redevelopment of the entire plant, which ceased operations almost 20 years ago. Phase I includes the redeveloping of the plant’s main building and most of the surrounding grounds, including the iconic chimney stacks. Wexford will convert the five-story main building into 110,800 square feet of office, entertainment, retail and common space. Wake Forest Innovation Quarter plans to work with additional developers to repurpose two smaller buildings, the Morris Building and Building 23-1, on the southeast and southwest corners of the property. The city of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County have each agreed to provide $3 million through a combination of public infrastructure and economic assistance reimbursements, and Wexford will also utilize historic tax credits for the project. R.J. Reynolds donated the Bailey Power Plant lot and all structures on it to Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in 2010, along with approximately $2 million for environmental abatement work, which was completed in 2013. Construction is expected to begin this spring. Portions of the main building …
MIAMI BEACH, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $8.7 million sale of an 8,700-square-foot mixed-use property at 1609 Alton Road in Miami Beach’s South Beach neighborhood. Scott Sandelin and Alejandro D’Alba of Marcus & Millichap’s Miami office represented both the seller, a limited liability company based in Miami Beach, and the buyer, a limited liability company based in New York. The two-story asset comprises 4,500 square feet of retail space and 4,200 square feet of office space. The property was fully leased at the time of sale to a nail salon, liquor store and medical office tenant.