NEW YORK CITY — Treetop Development has acquired a development site located at 121-129 E. 144th St. in the Mott Haven section of the Bronx for an undisclosed sum. Situated in a special mixed-use district zoning area (MX-13), the property has 68,326 buildable square feet as-of-right, with the option to develop up to 91,000 square feet by utilizing the inclusionary housing bonus. Treetop, a multifamily owner and investor focused on renovating and developing market-rate properties in New York City, is in the process of determining the best use for the site. Jason Gold, Victor Sozio, Scot Hirschfield, Marko Agbaba and Michael Tortorici of Ariel Property Advisors represented the undisclosed seller and procured the buyer in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Westbridge Realty Group has arranged four sales in New York City totaling $8.5 million. In the first transaction, Baycrest Management acquired a multifamily property with 27 apartments and one retail unit from Emritas Realty LLC for $3.9 million. The building is located at 633 E. 186th St. in the Belmont section of the Bronx. Steven Westreich represented the buyer and seller in the deal. In the second transaction, 2 Stanwix LLC purchased a 3,510-square-foot mixed-use property located at 2 Stanwic St. in Brooklyn’s Bushwick neighborhood for $2 million, or $570 per square foot. Adam Traub of Westbridge represented the buyer, while Hen Vaknim, also of Westbridge, represented the seller, 2S, in the transaction. In the third deal, East Williamsburg Powers LLC acquired a 3,750-square-foot apartment building, located at 280 Powers St. in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg section, for $1.4 million. Westreich represented the buyer, while Traub represented the undisclosed seller. In the final transaction, Westreich represented the buyer and seller in the $1.2 million exchange of 345 Montgomery Street in Brooklyn. The assets, which include eight unsold coop rent-stabilized units, sold for $158 per square foot. The names of the buyer and seller were not released.
MAYNARD, MASS. — Mesa West Capital has provided Artemis Saracen Investments, a joint venture between Saracen Properties and Artemis Real Estate Partners, with $40.8 million in first mortgage financing to reposition a 1 million-square-foot office campus in Maynard. Loan proceeds will be used to implement an extensive capital improvement and leasing plan that will reposition the property to appeal to a wide variety of users. Formerly known as Clock Tower Place, the newly rebranded Mill & Main is a mixed-use development located 25 miles west of Boston. Planned improvements to the property include updated building systems, pedestrian plazas, a waterfront boardwalk, fitness facilities, boutique retail and gallery venues. Situated on 50 acres, the property includes 12 vintage brick-and-beam-style buildings overlooking a 14-acre mill pond. Constructed in 1847, the site originally served as a woolen mill until 1950 when it was converted to an office park. The property is currently 37 percent leased, including a recently signed lease with Stratus Technologies for 102,000 square feet, which is slated to open this spring. Jay Marshall of HFF arranged the financing.
NEW YORK CITY — Alpha Realty has arranged the sale of a mixed-use property located at 957 Utica Ave. in Brooklyn’s East Flatbush neighborhood. The asset sold for $5.1 million. Built in 2007, the property features 18 apartments, five stores and 26 parking spaces. Jacob Aronov of Alpha Realty, along with a team of brokers from Besen & Associates, represented the undisclosed buyer and seller in the transaction.
STOCKBRIDGE, GA. — RCP Cos., a Huntsville, Ala.-based real estate investor and developer, plans to develop a $300 million mixed-use project, known as Jodeco|Atlanta South, in Henry County. Preliminary plans for the mixed-use development in the southern Atlanta suburb of Stockbridge include retail and restaurants, an entertainment hub, amphitheater, outdoor fitness and recreation areas and apartment residences within an urban setting. “Our intention is to craft a new, vibrant community that brings the energy of a high-density, urban design — as well as the options that a larger city might provide — to South Atlanta,” says Max Grelier, chief development officer of RCP Cos. Jodeco will sit adjacent to I-75 at exit 222, one of the first exits south of the I-675 interchange. Situated in the southwest quadrant of the I-75 and Jodeco Road intersection and bordered by Chambers and Mt. Olive roads, the development will include more than 500,000 square feet of local, regional and national retailers, including an organic grocer. A 12,000-square-foot food hall, known as Mt. Olive Market, will be a dining venue within Jodeco where local and regional chefs will serve guests at counters and communal tables. Plans also call for two upscale hotels and an …
ATLANTA — Hotel Development Partners has commenced construction on a new 128-room Residence Inn on a 4.8-acre site located at the intersection of Ashford Dunwoody and Meadow Lane roads in Atlanta’s Central Perimeter submarket. The site surrounds the existing Spruill Center for the Arts and will feature the hotel, Fogo de Chao Brazilian Steakhouse and other dining and shopping amenities in early 2017. Alan Shaw of The Shopping Center Group is leasing the site on behalf of Hotel Development Partners, which purchased the site in 2015. The developer is also underway on a Hampton Inn-anchored mixed-use project on Ashford Dunwoody Road.
PORTLAND, ORE. — TMT Development has received $130 million in permanent financing for Park Avenue West, a 391,795-square-foot, mixed-use tower in downtown Portland. The tower is located at SW Park Avenue and SW 9th Avenue. The development is situated one block west of Pioneer Square, directly across from Nordstrom in the city’s Central Business District. The tower sits atop a six-story subgrade parking garage. Park Avenue West will contain 24,233 square feet of first- and second-floor retail; 202 residential units on Floors 3 through 17; and 193,914 square feet of Class A office space on Floors 18 through 30. The office component is 92 percent leased to tenants like Stoel Rives, Washington Trust Bank, Morgan Stanley and Charles Schwab. TMT Development is developing the project. HFF’s Casey Davidson worked on behalf of the firm to secure the 20-year, fixed-rate, non-recourse loan through MetLife. Loan proceeds will be used to pay off an existing construction loan.
KATY, TEXAS — Preparations are underway to launch a new concept of Hungry’s Café & Bistro, a dining venue with locations around Houston. Neima Sharifi and Sherbim Sharifi, nephews of Hungry’s original founder, are planning a mid-March opening for Local Table by Hungry’s in Villagio Town Center, where the company has leased 4,558 square feet of restaurant space. The Sharifi brothers have leased the last retail vacancy in Villagio Town Center, which is located at 22756 Westheimer Parkway in Katy. The 107,119-square-foot project’s office component is nearly 100 percent leased, with just 2,000 square feet of shell space available. Rachael Keener of NewQuest Properties represented the landlord, Villagio Investment Holdings, and also served as Hungry’s tenant representative. The prototype restaurant will include an inside bar plus a patio that opens to the courtyard. The Local Table site search had concentrated on Katy and The Woodlands. Local Table will include take-out and delivery service at lunch and casual dinner dining.
ARLINGTON, PLANO AND SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS — Canyon Partners Real Estate, a commercial real estate investment firm, has completed three preferred equity investments in the fourth quarter of 2015. The deals totaled $29.4 million and will be used to develop apartment communities in Plano and San Antonio and a mixed-use student housing property in Arlington. The three investments closed included: An equity investment of $11.7 million in a joint venture with affiliates of Catalyst Urban Development and LandPlan to fund the construction of The Huntington, a 320-unit multifamily property in Plano. The site is less than a quarter-mile from Legacy Business Park, a 2,655-acre, Class A office development, which serves as the headquarters for many Fortune 500 companies; An equity investment of $7.6 million in a joint venture with affiliates of Catalyst Urban Development and LandPlan to fund the development of 101 Center, a mixed-use student housing community in Arlington. The project includes 244 units with high-end finishes and Class A amenities, 18,412 square feet of ground-floor retail with 90 parking spaces and a 600-space parking garage; A preferred equity investment of $10.1 million in a joint venture with an affiliate of the NRP Group to fund the development of …
STATE COLLEGE, PA. — RSR EB-5 Regional Centers (RSR), an affiliate of Switzenbaum & Associates, has funded a $15.5 million loan for the financing of a ground-up construction mixed-use property in State College, through the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) EB-5 immigrant investor program. The interest-only loan is in conjunction with a $26.5 million senior construction loan from Fulton Bank, which provided the remainder of the required debt for the project. Originally structured for 30 investors, the project opened an additional spot due to increased demand. While USCIS requirements for EB-5 stipulate that a minimum of 10 new jobs must be created for every investor, this project’s construction and operation will create an estimated 521 jobs. The borrower, Fraser Partners, an affiliate of Real Estate Capital Management and Brickbox Enterprises, will use the funds to construct The Fraser Centre, a 265,000-square-foot mixed-use project on the crest of Pennsylvania State University’s main campus. Slated for completion this fall, the development will feature 50,000 square feet of retail space, a 165-room Hyatt Place Hotel and 26 residential condominiums.