Mixed-Use

One-Beverly-Hills

BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF. — Alagem Capital Group and Cain International have broken ground on One Beverly Hills, a $2 billion mixed-use project in the Los Angeles suburb of Beverly Hills, according to Foster + Partners, the project’s master architecture and planning firm. One Beverly Hills will be a 17.5-acre “urban resort” that will feature two new condominium towers, an eight-acre botanical garden and a 10-story tower comprising 42 luxury hotel rooms, 37 shared-ownership condos and a fine dining restaurant. One Beverly Hills also includes the revitalization of the adjacent Beverly Hilton and Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills, two luxury hotels that Alagem Capital and Cain purchased in 2018. In June 2021, the Beverly Hills City Council approved a historic development agreement in which the developers would pay the City of Beverly Hills a $100 million public benefit fee in lieu of including an affordable housing component in the project. Alagem Capital and Cain will pay the fee over the course of eight years, according to the Beverly Hills Courier. Specific plans for One Beverly Hills were unveiled shortly thereafter, at which time the development team said it was targeting a 2026 delivery. One Beverly Hills’ hotel-condo tower will include a private …

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ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. — PTM Partners has purchased land in the Tampa suburb of St. Petersburg, with plans to develop a 500,000-square-foot mixed-use project at the site. PTM acquired a parcel on Central Avenue for the development, which will comprise a portion of Phase II of the EDGE Collective. Tricera Capital and Eastman Equity sold the land for $14.8 million. Phase I of EDGE includes a nearly completed 163-room Moxy by Marriott Hotel, as well as the redeveloped 1246 Central Avenue building with 16,000 and 8,000 square feet of food-and-beverage and office space, respectively. Plans for Phase II are still being determined, according to PTM Partners.

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BALTIMORE — Window Nation has signed a 50,698-square-foot lease at 8110 Maple Lawn Blvd., a 104,412-square-foot office building situated within the Maple Lawn mixed-use community in Baltimore. Maple Lawn, which is being developed by Greenebaum Enterprises and St. John Properties, comprises 1,300 residences and 150,000 square feet of retail space, in addition to more than 1 million square feet of office space. Bill Jautze of St. John Properties represented the landlord in the lease negotiations on an internal basis, and Rick Williamson of St. John Properties represented the tenant.

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SARASOTA, FLA. — Southern Realty Trust has provided a $56.4 million mezzanine loan for Aster & Links, a mixed-use development underway in downtown Sarasota. Situated at the intersection of Main Street and Links Avenue, the development will include two 10-story residential buildings housing 424 luxury apartments, 778 parking spaces and 51,000 square feet of ground-level retail space, including a Sprouts Farmers Market grocery store. Lantern Real Estate arranged the financing on behalf of the borrower, Belpointe PREP LLC, an affiliate of Belpointe OZ. Last year, the developer obtained a $130 million construction loan from Bank OZK for the project. Belpointe OZ plans to deliver Aster & Links in the second half of the year.

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AVENTURA, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of Aventura Plaza, an 89,883-square-foot mixed-use center in suburban Miami. Situated along Biscayne Boulevard, the property comprises a neighborhood shopping center and a two-story office building spanning 23,554 square feet. Aventura Plaza was 92 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Ace Hardware and a recently opened grocery store, Plum Market, that replaced a former Office Depot. Mark Gilbert, Adam Feinstein and Mitchell Halpern of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Aventura Plaza Partners, which has owned and operated the property for several decades. The buyer is an entity related to New York-based Elysee Investments. The sales price was not disclosed.

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LEXINGTON, KY. — Cowgill Inc. has announced plans to develop a new, 44-acre mixed-use project in Lexington. Dubbed Hamburg East, the property will feature restaurants, a hotel, apartments, shops and green space. Hamburg East will also include a 41-acre parcel that was acquired by the University of Kentucky in September and designated as the site of a new medical facility. Construction on the development is scheduled to begin immediately. The project team includes ATS Construction, Davis H. Elliott Co., Design Works and Vision Engineering. Cowgill, a locally based family company, currently owns and manages 15 apartment communities in Lexington.

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FISHERS, IND. — Developer Thompson Thrift has received approval from the City of Fishers to begin work on the next two phases of the $750 million Fishers District mixed-use development. Located near I-69 and 116th Street, The Union will include 55,000 square feet of retail space, 60,000 square feet of Class A office space, a 150-room boutique hotel, a 250-unit multifamily community and 805 structured parking spaces. Thompson Thrift is currently in negotiations for the hotel and about 40 percent of the retail space. Infrastructure work will begin this year, with vertical construction slated to begin in early 2025. The Crossing at Fishers District will comprise 62 acres, the centerpiece of which will be the city-owned 7,500-seat event center that is currently under construction. The center is the future home of the Indy Fuel, the professional hockey minor league affiliate of the NHL’s Chicago Blackhawks. The surrounding mixed-use development will feature office, retail, restaurant, residential, hotel and entertainment components. The event center is slated for completion later this year. Chicken N Pickle, an indoor-outdoor entertainment concept with a restaurant and pickleball courts, has committed to space at The Crossing. Thompson Thrift first began work on Fishers District in 2015. Once …

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HUNTSVILLE, ALA. — A joint venture between Essex Capital and Ascend Property Group has broken ground on Front Row, an 11-acre mixed-use project in downtown Huntsville. The $220 million first phase of Front Row is now underway, following news last week that Banco Inbursa and a group led by Keel Point and Opportunity Alabama provided $115 million in construction financing. The first retail space is slated for delivery in late 2025, followed by apartments and office space in early 2026. Upon full build-out, the first phase of Front Row will comprise two six-story buildings featuring 545 apartments, 36,000 square feet of office space and 47,000 square feet of retail space. Further plans for the project — including a hotel, a class A office tower and luxury condos — will be disclosed at a later date, according to the developers. The development will be situated across from the Von Braun Center, a 170,000-square-foot entertainment center that opened its doors in 1975. The developers state that Front Row is intended to interlink the Von Braun Center with other key areas of the city, such as Big Spring Park, Fountain Circle, University of Alabama Huntsville and Downtown Greenway. The project’s team also includes …

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DORAL, FLA. — Codina Partners will add 25,000 square feet of retail space to Downtown Doral, the developer’s 250-acre mixed-use community in Miami-Dade County. The new plans for Downtown Doral include the addition of 13 customizable retail units with a rooftop deck featuring amenities including pickleball courts. Plans also include 929 additional parking spaces. Established in 2005, the development features more than 40 existing restaurants and retailers, a cultural arts center, two charter schools, a library, government center and clinics operated by Baptist Health South Florida. Existing tenants include AT&T, Bulla Gastrobar, First American Bank, Hand and Stone Massage & Facial Spa, Mega Wine & Spirits, Publix, Sage Dental, Sweat 440 and The UPS Store, among others.

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WESLEY CHAPEL, FLA. — Ryan Cos. has opened a new Publix grocery store that serves as the anchor tenant of Innovations Commons, a retail center within the 900-acre Epperson Ranch master-planned development in Wesley Chapel. The city in Pasco County is part of the Tampa Bay metro area. In addition to Innovations Commons, Epperson Ranch will feature 4,000 single-family homes, a 200-room hotel and more than 500 apartments at full build-out. Innovation Commons will also include three outparcel developments slated for additional retail, restaurants and professional services.

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