ATLANTA — Lalani Ventures has signed Atlanta Brewing Co., a pioneer of the craft beer movement in the Southeast, to relocate from Atlanta’s West Midtown district to Underground Atlanta, a historic mixed-use redevelopment underway in south downtown Atlanta. The brewer was founded in 1993 with its first location off Williams Street in Midtown, before moving to its current location in 2007. The brewer will relocate again to Underground Atlanta and operate a new indoor/outdoor taproom, brewery and restaurant along Upper Alabama Street. The 8,600-square-foot location, which was once the Atlanta Visitors Center, is set to open before the end of the year and will feature a rotation of guest chefs, ping pong tables, a canning operation and roll-up garage doors. Additionally, the taproom will offer 20 beer selections and self-pouring taps throughout the space. Lalani Ventures has previously secured leases at Underground Atlanta with Fulton County’s Public Arts Future Lab, an artist residency funded by Microsoft; MARTA Artbound, MARTA’s public art program; Arts & Entertainment Atlanta; YELLE Beauty, a black woman-owned and operated beauty concept by Yandy Smith-Harris; Dancing Crepes, a new dining concept also by Smith-Harris; dolo’s pizza company, a pizza concept by Alyson Williams and Yusef Walker; and …
FAIRFIELD, CONN. — New Jersey-based developer Accurate has acquired a mixed-use development site located adjacent to the Metro North train station in the southern coastal community of Fairfield. The 24-acre site, which has been branded The Crossings at Metro Station, is fully approved for 357 multifamily units, a 118-room hotel, 70,000 square feet of office space and 40,000 square feet of retail space. Louis Zuckerman, Patrick Colwell and Jeffrey Dunne of CBRE represented the seller of the site, Blackrock Realty LLC, in the land transaction while also procuring Accurate as the buyer. Construction could begin as early as the end of July or the beginning of August.
WESTMINSTER, COLO. — NewPoint Real Estate Capital has provided a $69 million HUD 223(f) loan on behalf of Ascent Westminster LLC to refinance Ascent, a mixed-use community in Westminster. Built in 2019, Ascent features 25,625 square feet of retail space and 255 apartments, with 10 percent of the units designated affordable at 80 percent of area median income. The five-story, elevator-served building features studio, one- and two-bedroom units, a swimming pool, fitness center, sports simulator, fire pits, barbecue grills and a club room. Additionally, the property features 12 townhome-style units with attached two-car garages. John Motzel of NewPoint originated the loan. The borrower used the loan to pay off a two-year, lease-up bridge loan provided by Barings, a subsidiary of MassMutual. Kyle Morgue of The Carlton Group served as broker on the transaction.
LAKE PARK, FLA. — Forest Development, a Boca Raton, Fla.-based development firm, has obtained a $269 million construction loan for Nautilus 220, a mixed-use project in South Florida’s Palm Beach County. Located at 220 Lake Shore Drive in Lake Park, the waterfront development will comprise 330 condominium residences in two 24-story towers, as well as restaurants, shops and offices alongside a marina. Concord Summit Capital arranged the financing through Fortress Investment Group LLC, a New York City-based private equity firm. In addition to the financing, Forest Development has engaged in a joint venture partnership with Royal Palm Cos., a development firm based in Royal Palm Beach, Fla. Other project partners for Nautilus 220 include architect R+N Architecture, interior designer Interiors by Steven G. Inc. and landscape architect Insite Studio. Forest Development expects to complete Nautilus 220 in summer 2024.
TAMPA, FLA. — Colliers has arranged the sale of 115,899 square feet of office and retail space within Grand Central at Kennedy in Tampa’s Channel District. An affiliate of Maryland-based Mosaic Realty Partners purchased the shops and offices for $38.1 million, which is the largest retail transaction in Tampa’s core districts in terms of sales price, according to Colliers. In addition to the 60,329 square feet of retail space and 55,570 square feet of office space, the transaction includes a transfer of interest in the management for the property’s two parking garages that comprise 862 spaces. Grande Central at Kennedy was developed in 2007 and four tenants — retailers CVS/pharmacy and Crunch Fitness and office users Kraft Heinz Foods and Quality Carriers (a division of CSX Corp.) — occupied 80 percent of the gross leasable space at the time of sale. Other tenants include Massage Envy and several bars and restaurants, including Cena, City Dog Cantina, Pour House and Maloney’s Irish Pub. Grand Central at Kennedy also includes condos that were not part of the sale. Mike Milano, Nicholas Coccodrilli and Brandon Rapone of Colliers’ West Florida Retail Investment Team represented the seller, Mercury Advisors, the original developer of the …
PHILADELPHIA — PIDC and Ensemble/Mosaic have revealed the “2022 Navy Yard Plan,” a roadmap for $6 billion of new investment for Philadelphia’s Navy Yard over the next 20 years. Plans call for 12,000 new jobs and 8.9 million square feet of new life sciences, commercial, residential, retail and mixed-use development. Of the total $6 billion investment, Ensemble/Mosaic’s development initiatives are slated to generate $4.8 billion. This is the third plan undertaken since PIDC, Philadelphia’s public-private economic development corporation, took ownership of the former military base on behalf of the City of Philadelphia. The original plan was formulated in 2004, followed by an updated one in 2013. “The Navy Yard has been an anchor and economic driver for Philadelphia for more than two centuries, serving in both times of war and peace. Today, the progress it has made and will continue to make as outlined in this plan will help reinforce its role as a leading business and life sciences campus and an unrivaled asset to the city,” says Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney. The development team plans to significantly expand the Navy Yard’s cluster of cell and gene therapy firms by building out an additional 4.3 million square feet of lab …
BROOKHAVEN, GA. — Terwilliger Pappas has broken ground on Solis Dresden Village, a mixed-use development in Brookhaven comprising 176 apartments, seven townhomes and 30,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Atlanta-based Connolly is partnering with Terwilliger Pappas on the retail component. Set to open near the Brookhaven MARTA station in mid-2024, apartments and townhomes at Solis Dresden Village will include quartz countertops and stainless steel appliances. Amenities will include a rooftop deck, pool, wine tasting room, pet spa, fitness center, coworking spaces and a private meditation room. The project team includes general contractor New South Construction, architect Rule Joy Trammell + Rubio and civil engineer Kimley-Horn.
JOHNSTOWN, COLO. — Carson Development is developing Ledge Rock Center, a 200-acre, master-planned, mixed-use community in Johnstown, approximately 25 miles southeast of Fort Collins. At full build out, Ledge Rock Center will offer more than 1 million square feet of retail space, 1,200 apartments and 200 single-family residences. Murdoch’s Ranch and Home Supply has already committed to one anchor tenant space, pre-leasing 85,000 square feet. Phase I of the retail development is slated for completion at the end of 2022 or first-quarter 2023. Michael Kendall, Daniel Miller and Cameron Flint of CBRE will handle retail leasing efforts for the development.
CINCINNATI — City Club Apartments has broken ground on the redevelopment of Union Central Tower, a historic skyscraper in downtown Cincinnati. Plans call for 281 luxury apartments in a mix of unfurnished long-term rentals and furnished short-term rentals, as well as ground-floor commercial space. The total cost of the redevelopment is estimated to be $90 million. Union Central Tower, most recently known as PNC Tower, was built in 1913 and at 31 stories was the fifth-tallest building in the world upon completion, as well as the second-tallest outside of New York City. The property was designed by legendary turn-of-the-century Cincinnati architecture firms Garber & Woodward and Cass Gilbert. “Investments like the Union Central project are a key part of attracting the young, diverse talent that our city needs in order to thrive,” says Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval. The community will feature a ground-floor lobby, library and lounge; 17th-floor private club with views of the Ohio River, Roebling Bridge and sports stadiums; abundant coworking spaces; 19th-floor Sky Park and Entertainment Sky Club with gourmet kitchen; rooftop terrace with wellness sauna, rooftop pool, hot tub, wraparound loungers, cabanas, fireplace, grilling stations, outdoor kitchen and Zen garden; 24/7 fitness center; indoor and outdoor theaters; multi-function …
ROLESVILLE, N.C. — Crosland Southeast and Harbour Retail Partners are co-developing Wallbrook, a 78-acre mixed-use development in the Raleigh suburb of Rolesville. The property is expected to comprise 140 residential units and 265,000 square feet of commercial space, including a 50,000-square-foot Publix grocery store. Phase I will include 80,000 square feet of space, including the Publix. The developers have tapped Charlie Coyne and Matt Larson of CBRE|Raleigh to oversee leasing for the retail component. No construction timeline was given.