ORLANDO, FLA. — PACE Loan Group (PLG) has provided a $32.2 million C-PACE loan for the development of Hyatt House, a 274-room extended stay hotel located at 6469 Westwood Blvd. in Orlando. The borrower is a joint venture between New York-based firms GFI Hospitality and LCP Group. The C-PACE loan will cover energy efficient HVAC systems, elevators, windows, high-efficiency plumbing, lighting and mechanical systems. The hotel will have direct access to the Orange County Convention Center upon completion, as well as an onsite restaurant, bar and a fitness center. About 60 percent of the hotel rooms will come equipped with a full kitchen. Crescent Hotels will operate and manage the Hyatt House hotel upon completion. The project team includes general contractor Cleveland Construction and architect Behar Peteranecz Inc.
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CORINTH, TEXAS — New York City-based Dwight Capital has provided a $31 million, HUD-insured construction loan for a 172-unit multifamily project that will be located in the North Texas city of Corinth. The project represents Phase II of a larger development known as Oxford at the Boulevard and will consist of five garden-style residential buildings, four parking garages, a dog park and onsite storage units. Phase I of Oxford at the Boulevard delivered 193 units. Brandon Baksh and Brian Yee of Dwight originated the nonrecourse loan through HUD’s 241(a) program for the borrower, Oxford Enterprises.
BALTIMORE AND AUSTIN, TEXAS — MCB Real Estate, a privately held commercial real estate investment management and development firm based in Baltimore with more than $4 billion in assets under management (AUM), has completed the acquisition of Austin-based Epic Real Estate Partners. The transaction includes the operation of 15 grocery-anchored shopping centers totaling just over 2 million square feet of retail space across 10 states, with a total portfolio value exceeding $575 million, as well as the operating company encompassing 13 professionals. The assets were cumulatively 92 percent leased and occupied at the time of the merger, and the ownership structure of all property-level limited partnerships stayed intact as part of the transaction. The new AUM, which average 150,000 square feet in size, include: “The Epic Real Estate Partners portfolio, consisting of institutional-quality and high-performing grocery-anchored retail shopping centers, aligns perfectly with our existing national portfolio, while also providing a strong foothold and strategic presence into new submarkets with extremely favorable long-term growth opportunities,” says P. David Bramble, co-founder and managing partner of MCB. “We have known and respected the Epic team for years, and it was extremely important to retain the professional talent at Epic as part of this transaction, …
HOUSTON — Stream Realty Partners has broken ground on Summit Grove Business Park, a 217,120-square-foot industrial project in North Houston. The development will consist of two rear-load buildings spanning 125,600 and 91,520 square feet. Building features will include 32- and 36-foot clear heights, respectively, and a combined total of 78 dock-high doors. Project partners include E.E. Reed (general contractor), Ware Malcomb (architect) and Halff (civil engineer). Completion is slated for late summer. Stream will also handle leasing of the property.
HOUSTON — BMC Capital has arranged $7.7 million in financing for an unnamed multifamily property in Houston. The debt was structured with an interest rate of 6.16 percent, a 54 percent loan-to-value ratio, 10-year term and a 30-year amortization schedule. Keith Van Arsdale led the BMC team on the transaction. The direct lender and borrower were also not disclosed.
MetLife Sells Chino Spectrum Towne Center in California to Brixmor Property Group for $138M
by Amy Works
CHINO, CALIF. — MetLife Investment Management, the institutional asset management business of MetLife Inc., has completed the disposition of Chino Spectrum Towne Center, a power center in Chino. Brixmor Property Group, a New York-based public REIT, purchased the asset for $138 million. Jimmy Slusher, Preston Fetrow, James Tyrrell, Mark Damiani and Shaya Northrup of CBRE’s National Retail Partners – West represented the seller in the deal. Located at 3801-4097 Grand Ave., Chino Spectrum Towne Center features 461,269 square feet of retail space that was 95 percent leased at the time of sale. Current tenants include H Mart, Kohl’s, Five Below, Best Buy and Nordstrom Rack, as well as regional and local retailers, service providers and restaurants. The property is also shadow anchored by Walmart Supercenter and Sam’s Club.
Dominium Breaks Ground on 312-Unit Turquoise Trail Affordable Housing Community in Santa Fe
by Amy Works
SANTA FE, N.M. — Dominium has broken ground on Turquoise Trail, a 312-unit affordable housing community in Santa Fe. The low-income housing tax credit property will be constructed by Weis Builders and will be comprised of 13 three-story buildings containing 120 two-bedroom, 132 three-bedroom and 60 four-bedroom homes, 300 of which will be reserved for households earning no more than 60 percent of the area median income (AMI). The remaining 12 units will be set aside for families earning up to 50 percent of AMI. Amenities will include a clubhouse, fitness center, playground and grilling and lounge areas. Additional development partners include Freddie Mac, PNC Bank, Deutsche Bank, Colliers Securities, Housing New Mexico, New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority and Santa Fe County. A completion date was not disclosed.
DENVER — Opus, along with co-developer Miller Global Properties and equity investor Principal Asset Management, has completed the construction of The Bellwether, a LEED Silver-certified multifamily property within The Denver Tech Center. Located at 7831 E. Union Ave. in Denver, the seven-story apartment complex, which replaced a underutilized surface parking lot, features 253 studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments. Units offer quartz countertops, wood-steel flooring, smart home features, tile bathroom shower surrounds, front-loading washers and dryers, premium plumbing fixtures and walk-in closets. The community offers controlled access and digital guest entry and a combination of surface and garage parking with 58 electric vehicle charging stalls. Additional amenities include work-from-home space, a fitness center and yoga studio, pool and outdoor area, clubroom with a kitchen, private dining and lounge area, a game room, speakeasy and landscaped pond area with walking paths and dog stations. Opus and Miller Global Properties developed the property in a joint venture with Principal Asset Management. Opus served as design-builder and architect of record for the project, and Lamar Johnson Collaborative served as interior designer. Greystar is serving as property manager and handling leasing of the community.
Hammes, NOVO Begin Development of 34,000 SF Medical Office Building in Scottsdale, Arizona
by Amy Works
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — A partnership between Hammes and Phoenix-based NOVO Development has broken ground for construction of a 34,000-square-foot medical office building in Scottsdale. The property will serve as an anchor component of the new 43-acre Sierra Bloom mixed-use wellness campus. The building’s anchor tenant will be Arizona Sports Medicine Center (ASMC), which is part of Abrazo Medical Group, a division of Abrazo Health. Occupying a majority of the new space, ASMC will offer sports medicine, imaging and other advanced medical services designed to meet the growing healthcare needs of the Scottsdale community. The medical office building is slated for completion in third-quarter 2026, with a topping out ceremony scheduled for late March.
NEW YORK CITY — Wells Fargo has provided $250 million in bridge financing for AtlanticBK, a newly delivered, 456-unit multifamily project located at 1057 Atlantic Ave. in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn. Units at AtlanticBK, which rises 17 stories and includes 138 affordable residences, come in one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Amenities include a fitness center, lounge, golf simulator, game room, screening room, children’s playroom and a landscaped rooftop deck, as well as 31,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Drew Fletcher, Paul Fried and Bryan Grover of Greystone arranged the loan on behalf of the owner, Douglaston Development.