MIAMI — Related Group and Rockpoint have broken ground on WNWD21, a mixed-use project located in the Wynwood neighborhood of Miami. Upon completion, which is scheduled for the third quarter of 2024, the development will comprise two 12-story buildings with 304 apartments, 18,000 square feet of retail and 63,000 square feet of office space. Apartment units will feature studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts, with amenities including a rooftop pool deck, health and wellness facilities, private theater and music room, resident-only dining, coworking space and an art collection. Cohen Freedman Encinosa & Associates Architects will act as architect for the project, with interior design by iddi Design. Beauchamp Construction Co. is the builder.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — MRP Realty and Asana Partners have acquired the Duke Energy headquarters building at 526 S. Church St. in Charlotte, with plans to develop a mixed-use project at the site. Initial plans include 450 residential units and 55,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Duke Energy plans to vacate the building and move to its newly constructed headquarters at Duke Energy Plaza in late 2023.
SJC Ventures to Break Ground on 20,000 SF Second Phase of West Ashley Station Retail Development in Charleston
by Jeff Shaw
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Atlanta-based SJC Ventures has announced plans to break ground on the second phase of West Ashley Station, a retail center in Charleston, later this month. The first phase was built in 2016 with a 45,062-square-foot Whole Foods Market as the anchor tenant. Phase II of the development will add 20,000 square feet of shopping, dining and fitness space. Demolition of a building that formerly housed a Doscher’s IGA Supermarket will occur this month, with vertical construction scheduled to begin in the first quarter of 2023. Planned tenants include Hollywood Feed, Hand & Stone, Another Broken Egg, MADabolic, Pacific Dental and GoodVets. The center is currently 93 percent leased.
MARIETTA, GA. — SRS’ Investment Properties Group has arranged the sale of Blackwell Plaza, a 143,081-square-foot shopping center in Marietta, approximately 20 miles northwest of Atlanta. An entity doing business as RCG-Marietta VII LLC acquired the property from Stebri Enterprises for $10 million. Kyle Stonis and Pierce Mayson of SRS represented Stebri in the transaction. Sitting on 17 acres at the intersection of Canton Road and Piedmont Road, the property features tenants including Old Time Pottery and America’s Thrift Store.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $6.4 million sale of the 10 Federal Texas Portfolio, a collection of three self-storage facilities totaling 585 units in Fort Worth. The portfolio spans five acres and 68,030 net rentable square feet. Stacey Gorman, Eric Jones, Cameron Bradford and Sam Slocum of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a limited liability company, in the transaction. Brandon Karr and Danny Cunningham, also with Marcus & Millichap, procured the buyer, a private investor, and the firm’s Tim Speck assisted in closing the deal as the broker of record. The portfolio was 86 percent occupied at the time of sale.
ADDISON, TEXAS — Newmark has brokered the sale of Wellington Centre, a 210,465-square-foot office complex located on the northern outskirts of Dallas in Addison. Built in 1986 and renovated in 2015, the property comprises a 10-story building with an adjacent parking garage on a three-acre site. Amenities include a cafeteria, tenant lounge and outdoor seating areas. Gary Carr, Chris Murphy, Robert Hill and Chase Tagen of Newmark represented the seller, Taiwanese investment firm Fidelity Commercial, in the transaction. Pratt Street Capital purchased the asset for an undisclosed price.
SCHERTZ, TEXAS — Partners, the Houston-based the investment and brokerage firm formerly known as NAI Partners, has negotiated a 116,176-square-foot industrial lease at Doerr Lane Logistics Center, located in the northeastern San Antonio suburb of Schertz. John Colglazier, Kyle Kennan and Carlos Marquez of Partners represented the landlord, an entity doing business as Baltisse-Ackerman Schertz LLP, in the lease negotiations. Sergio Acosta of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant, Quality Custom Distribution.
IRVING, TEXAS — Dallas-based developer Box Investment Group is underway on construction of Skyway Logistics Center, an 84,406-square-foot industrial project located at 3260 Skyway Circle N. in Irving. The property will feature 32-foot clear heights and will be marketed to both partial- and full-building users. Completion is slated for the third quarter of 2023.
HOUSTON — Origin Bank has signed a 22,000-square-foot office lease renewal in Houston’s Memorial City district. The bank will continue to occupy the entire second floor of The Murphy Building, which is located at 9805 Katy Freeway. Louis Rosenthal and John Burke of JLL represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Brad McDougall and Warren Alexander represented the landlord, MetroNational, on an internal basis.
BATAVIA AND DARIEN, N.Y. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a portfolio of two self-storage facilities totaling 371 units in the upstate New York communities of Batavia and Darien. West Batavia Rentals and Broadway Rentals are located roughly 12 miles from one another and span 51,670 square feet of combined net rentable space. Luke Dawley, Nathan Coe, Brett Hatcher and Gabriel Coe of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which were limited liability companies that requested anonymity, in the transaction. John Horowitz of Marcus & Millichap assisted in closing the deal as the broker of record.