BURBANK, CALIF. — BWE has secured a $32.6 million loan to provide first mortgage financing for First Street Village, a six-story, mixed-use development in Burbank. Steve Perricone and Tom Mazlo of BWE originated the loan from a correspondent life company on behalf of the borrower, a regional private investment firm. First Street Village features 94 studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units and 6,100 square feet of fully leased commercial space. Units feature quartz countertops, Energy Star-rated appliances, European cabinetry, nine-foot ceilings and in-unit washers/dryers. Community amenities include an outdoor swimming pool, a fitness center, spa, sundeck, business center and landscaped courtyard. The loan has a 15-year term with a 30-year amortization and is open to prepayment at par after nine years. The borrower used the proceeds to pay off an existing high-interest construction loan.
Mixed-Use
St. John Properties to Develop 165,000 SF Mixed-Use Community in Wake Forest, North Carolina
by John Nelson
WAKE FOREST, N.C. — St. John Properties has purchased a 30-acre site in Wake Forest, about 13 miles north of Raleigh. The Baltimore-based developer plans to build Wake Forest Exchange, a 165,000-square-foot mixed-use business community comprising flex, research-and-development (R&D), office and retail space. Phase I will include two flex/R&D buildings spanning approximately 95,000 square feet, a 25,000-square-foot office building and a 10,000-square-foot retail building. The remaining flex/R&D and retail buildings will be phased based on leasing pace, with the goal of executing St. John Properties’ entire development plan by 2027. Wake Forest Exchange is expected to support nearly 500 jobs at final build-out and leasing. Jay Taylor of SVN Tar Heel Commercial Realty Inc. represented the unnamed seller in the land sale, and St. John Properties was self-represented.
Pebb Capital Signs 136,852 SF of Leases at Sundy Village Mixed-Use Development in Delray Beach, Florida
by John Nelson
DELRAY BEACH, FLA. — Pebb Capital has signed 136,852 square feet of retail, restaurant and commercial office leases at Sundy Village, a mixed-use development underway in Delray Beach. The new tenants include communications infrastructure provider Vertical Bridge, Barcelona Wine Bar and a Schulson Collective project by chef and restauranteur Michael Schulson. Additionally, Pebb Capital will relocate its Boca Raton headquarters to Sundy Village in one of the property’s standalone office buildings, taking approximately 5,600 square feet of office space. The firm has also signed a 79,141-square-foot lease on the neighboring block, located at 100 S.E. 1st Ave., for a build-to-suit corporate headquarters relocation of an undisclosed, publicly traded company. Sundy Village will span across six buildings on approximately seven acres at 22 W. Atlantic Ave. Joe Freitas and John Criddle of CBRE oversee the Sundy Village’s office leasing, and Sara Wolfe of Vertical Real Estate handles retail leasing. Pebb Capital broke ground on the project in February, with delivery estimated for summer 2024. The project team includes Gensler and RLC Architects.
NEW YORK CITY — Ariel Property Advisors has negotiated the $19.1 million sale of a 160,000-square-foot mixed-use building located at 950 Westchester Ave. in the Longwood area of The Bronx. The 12-story building consists of 111 market-rate and affordable housing units and a community facility with seven office units and two retail spaces. Victor Sozio, Jason Gold, Howard Raber, Shimon Shkury and Daniel Mahfar of Ariel Property Advisors represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was also not disclosed.
Marcus & Millichap Brokers Sale of 17-Property Multifamily, Retail Portfolio in Beaumont, California
by Amy Works
BEAUMONT, CALIF. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of 17-property multifamily and retail portfolio in the Inland Empire city of Beaumont. The assets traded for a total of $13.5 million. Doug McCauley, David Covarrubias and Steve Bogoyevac of Marcus & Millichap represented the undisclosed seller in the all-cash transaction. The portfolio features a mix of multifamily, mixed-use and retail space, as well as unoccupied land. The new owner plans to capitalize on the significant upside in rents that this portfolio has to offer.
Northwood Investors Signs Two Restaurant Tenants to Join Bowl at Ballantyne Project in Charlotte
by John Nelson
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Northwood Investors, along with affiliate firm Northwood Retail, has signed two new restaurant brands from Fox Restaurant Concepts to join the tenant roster at Bowl at Ballantyne, a mixed-use development on the south side of Charlotte. The concepts include North Italia, an Italian restaurant that will occupy 6,480 square feet, and Flower Child, a healthy restaurant chain that will occupy 3,555 square feet. The restaurants will be situated across Bowl Street from each other and will open in 2024. Other committed tenants include Olde Mecklenburg Brewery, Fly Kid Fly, Honeysuckle Gelato, Roosters, drybar and solidcore, among others. Situated within the 2,000-acre Ballantyne master-planned community, the Bowl will also include two residential towers and a concert venue called The Amp Ballantyne.
OAKLAND PARK, FLA. — Newrock Partners has completed Oaklyn, an 11-story mixed-use tower located at 3333 N. Federal Highway in Oakland Park, a city in South Florida’s Broward County. The project comprises 274 apartments and 19,000 square feet of ground-level retail space. Managed by Bozzuto, Oaklyn’s residences comprise studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments spanning from 451 to 1,172 square feet. Rental rates begin at $1,850, according to the property website. Amenities include Oak Three, a rooftop experience with an indoor/outdoor lounge, entertainment kitchen, communal games, art activations, resort-style pool deck, hot tub, outdoor dining and kitchen areas with grilling stations and oversized day beds. Other amenities include podcast studios, maker spaces, an indoor/outdoor fitness center, dog spa and a dog park. The design-build team includes general contractor First Florida and architect Kobi Karp Architecture & Interior Design Inc.
CHARLESTOWN, MASS. — Locally based developer RISE has received approval from the Boston Planning & Development Agency for a 750,000-square-foot mixed-use project that will be located in the Charlestown area on the city’s north side. Designed by CBT Architects, the project is known as 40 Roland Street and is part of the larger redevelopment of Sullivan Square. Full plans call for 126 residential units, 20 percent of which will be earmarked as affordable housing, as well as 605,300 square feet of office and life sciences space, 31,685 square feet of retail and restaurant space and 70,799 square feet of open green space. These uses will be housed across three buildings and five parcels. The development team, which also expects the project to add about 2,000 permanent jobs to the local economy, will make infrastructural improvements to roadways and landscaping as part of the project.
PLANO, TEXAS — Triten Real Estate Partners has completed the office and retail portions of Assembly Park, the redevelopment of Market Square Mall in Plano. Located along Central Expressway and Spring Creek Parkway, the project features 180,000 square feet of creative office space, 17,000 square feet of walkable retail and dining space, a park and hiking and biking trails. Additionally, Triten is set to complete The Annabel, Assembly Park’s multifamily development, in December. The Class A apartment community features one, two- and three-bedroom units with rentable garages and storage units. Amenities include a fitness center, dog grooming room, dog park, outdoor gaming areas, coworking spaces and secure bike storage. Triten purchased the 300,000-square-foot mall in 2021 with the goal of transforming the underutilized center into a mixed-use development. The mall was built in 1983 and originally named the Outlet Mall of Americas. “Assembly Park is a true work, live, play destination, positioned to appeal to a diverse range of community members,” says Scott Arnoldy, founder of Triten. Triten enlisted Michael Hsu Office of Architecture to design the office and retail portions of Assembly Park. The interior design of the creative office space pays homage to the existing structure’s history by …
ATLANTA — Portman has opened Junction Krog District, a mixed-use building in Atlanta’s Inman Park neighborhood that features 135,000 square feet of Class A offices, private terraces and ground-level retail space. The development is situated across from the Krog Street Market food hall at the corner of Auburn Avenue and Irwin Street. The Atlanta-based developer has also signed Yuji, a Japanese dining concept by Kinjo Enterprise LLC, to join Junction Krog District’s retail mix on the ground level. Yuji, along with Italian dining concept YEPPA&co, will open in summer 2024. The Japanese restaurant will feature a walk-up window for to-go orders, two outdoor bars and a 1,670-square-foot patio connected to Junction Krog District’s 7,000-square-foot public porch, which is now open. The porch fronts the Atlanta BeltLine’s Eastside Trail. Adjacent to Junction Krog District, Portman recently purchased 1.3 acres where the firm will plan a second phase for the project.