COLUMBUS — Carter has started construction on the $50 million residential and retail project in Columbus Commons. The development, named Highpoint at Columbus Commons, will include 301 apartments and 23,000 square feet of retail on the ground floors, with plans for two restaurants. The project will total 325,000 square feet. The site, which Carter acquired from Capitol South, is part of a redevelopment of the former City Center mall that was demolished in 2009. Capitol South oversaw the development of the 9-acre public park and Carter's mixed-use project will be Phase II of the Columbus Commons development. Highpoint is expected to be complete at the end of 2013.
Mixed-Use
HOUSTON — Q10 Kinghorn, Driver, Hough & Co. (KDH) has arranged $6 million in long-term financing for a mixed-use development, located on Lake Houston. The development includes three retail buildings and one office/retail building. Sam McHard of KDH's Houston office arranged the loan through AVIVA.
BALTIMORE, MD. — American Real Estate Capital has arranged a $43.5 million loan to refinance the construction loan on the 194,998-square-foot McHenry Row, a Class A office and retail building located in Baltimore. The property includes a 60,988-square-foot Harris Teeter, 47,032 square feet of retail space and 86,978 square feet of retail space. The apartment component and parking garages are not part of the collateral.
ORLANDO, FLA. — Continental Realty Corp. has acquired the 116,000-square-foot Waterford Park, a mixed-use development located at 12301 Lake Underhill Road in Orlando, for $13.25 million. The property is 45 percent leased to office, medical and retail tenants, including BB&T, Florida Radiology Imaging, Keller Williams Realty and Signature Title Co. Ray Turchi and Ryan Cockerill of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller in the transaction. The buyer was self-represented.
NEW YORK CITY — GFI Realty Services has arranged the $9.4 million sale of 750 10th Ave., a mixed-use building in Manhattan built in the early 1900s. The sale translates to $600 per square foot. The five-story building contains 20 apartments and four stores totaling 15,506 square feet. Barak Jacobov and Shulem Paneth of GFI Realty Services represented the seller in the transaction. Ohad Babo, also of GIF Realty Services, represented the buyer, a local investor.
NEW YORK CITY — Howard Hughes Corp. has revealed a new plan to redevelop Pier 17 at its South Street Seaport property in Manhattan. The plan calls for replacing the current mall with a modern glass-enclosed, three-story structure complete with stores and restaurants. The center will include an open rooftop space to be used for concerts and other events. The redevelopment is part of an agreement under its ground lease with the New York City Economic Development Corp. The Pier 17 project is expected to be completed in 2015.
BOSTON — Fantini & Gorga has arranged a $13 million loan for the refinancing of 200 Portland St., a 97,000-square-foot office and retail building in Boston. Commerce Bank provided the loan to the borrower, Deajan Holdings PLC, a London-based real estate company. The property is located in the Bulfinch Triangle area of Boston, across the street from the Tip O'Neill Federal Building and TD Garden.
NEW YORK CITY — Meridian Capital Group has arranged $20.2 million in acquisition financing on behalf of American Realty Capital. The company purchased three retail and office buildings at the intersection of Kings Highway and Coney Island avenues in Brooklyn. American Realty initially financed the purchase using equity and by drawing on its credit facility. The company repaid the credit facility with a five-year loan arranged by Meridian. Tal Bar-Or of Meridian negotiated the new loan, which includes a fixed-rate under 3.5 percent.
HOUSTON — Los Angeles-based Canyon-Johnson Urban Funds has partnered with Houston-based Midway to acquire Houston Pavilions, a Class A, mixed-use project spanning three blocks and 556,000 square feet on the eastern side of downtown Houston. The buildings making up Houston Pavilions are connected throughout via sky bridges and above-ground walkways. The development includes the fully leased, 11-story regional headquarters for NRG Energy, as well as House of Blues, Forever XXI, McCormick & Schmick's and Lucky Strike. Canyon-Johnson and Midway plan to invest additional funds to revitalize the property and accelerate leasing. Ken Page, Scott Myers and Micha Van Marcke of Transwestern's Houston office represented the seller in the transaction. Transwestern was appointed as receiver for Houston Pavilions late last year after the original developer, Houston Pavilions LP, defaulted on its loan.
WATERBURY, CONN. — VBF LLC has acquired a mixed-use property at 380 West Main St. in Waterbury for $1.4 million. The property, originally constructed as the Waterbury Hotel in 1910, was converted to apartment use in the 1980s. The building includes 49 apartments and six retail stores totaling 13,300 square feet. The apartments were 95 percent occupied and the retail space was fully occupied at the time of sale. Rick Chozick and Steve Pappas Chozick Realty represented the seller, Rational Real Estate IV LLC in the transaction. They also procured the buyer.