Property Type

Flaherty & Collins Unveils Plans for Four Affordable Housing Construction Projects in Indiana, Missouri

by Kristin Harlow January 4, 2023

INDIANA AND MISSOURI — Flaherty & Collins Properties has unveiled plans for four affordable housing construction projects in Indiana and Missouri. Representing a total of $80 million in costs, the projects all involve renovations or adaptive reuse. Jazz Hill is a $35 million project that will preserve 11 buildings along The Paseo, a historic boulevard in Kansas City. The 197-unit affordable housing community will feature new appliances, HVAC, roofs, flooring, bathrooms, cabinets, lighting and elevators. A partnership with Twelfth Street Heritage Development Corp., the project was financed with 4 percent tax credits from the Missouri Housing Development Commission (MHDC) as well as federal and state historic tax credits and tax-exempt bonds from the Planned Industrial Expansion Authority (PIEA). Merchants Capital is the Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) investor, federal historic tax credit investor and construction lender, and provided Freddie Mac permanent financing. Monarch Capital is the state historic tax credit investor. The city provided $4.2 million in Central City Economic Development (CCED) funds. Parkside at Tarkington is a $16.2 million affordable seniors housing project in downtown Indianapolis. The 60-unit development is an adaptive reuse of the former United Way headquarters building. Flaherty & Collins is partnering with Midtown Indianapolis on …

January 4, 2023

Market Reports Retail Texas Texas Market Reports

Is Your Mall or Shopping Center Ready for Redevelopment or Rehabilitation?

by Taylor Williams January 4, 2023

By Taylor Williams From small-scale refreshes of neighborhood shopping centers to massive conversions of regional malls, retail redevelopment has become a budding business as seismic forces like e-commerce and COVID-19 have fundamentally altered the ways in which Americans shop, dine and seek entertainment. Yet empirical and anecdotal evidence shows that people still love to frequent brick-and-mortar stores, restaurants and entertainment centers. According to data from Transwestern, at the end of the third quarter, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, Austin and San Antonio all had marketwide retail vacancy rates under 6 percent. Year-over-year vacancy contracted by anywhere from 80 to 130 basis points across the four major markets, all of which also experienced positive net absorption in the third quarter. While these Texas-specific numbers reflect a steady, sustained rebound for brick-and-mortar retail in the post-COVID era, preliminary data on holiday shopping indicates that e-commerce’s foothold on the market is getting stronger. According to Adobe Analytics, online sales during Black Friday topped $9.1 billion, a 2.3 percent increase over 2021. While that number should be judged against the fact that this year, the public health risk of shopping in physical stores was substantially reduced, it also represents a 21.7 percent increase over pre-pandemic online …

January 4, 2023

Acquisitions Affordable Housing District of Columbia Multifamily Southeast

WHC, Amazon, JBG SMITH Acquire Apartment Community in D.C. for $71.5M

by John Nelson January 3, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Nonprofit organization Washington Housing Conservancy (WHC) has acquired Loree Grand, a 212-unit apartment community in Washington, D.C. In partnership with Amazon’s Housing Equity Fund and the Impact Pool, an investment vehicle managed by local developer JBG SMITH, WHC purchased the 10-story community for $71.5 million. JBG SMITH will manage the 195,000-square-foot property on behalf of WHC, which will preserve affordability for moderate- and low-income families and individuals. Bordered by D.C.’s NoMA, Union Market and H Street neighborhoods, the community features units averaging 900 square feet in size. WHC will preserve Loree Grand’s existing 30 inclusionary zoning units for 99 years, create an additional 129 affordable units for residents earning 80 percent of AMI or less and set aside the remaining 53 units for residents earning 120 percent of AMI or less. Eagle Bank provided acquisition financing for the transaction, Amazon Housing Equity Fund provided subordinate financing and Impact Pool provided mezzanine financing. Arnold & Porter provided pro bono legal counsel to WHC.

January 3, 2023

Acquisitions Florida Retail Southeast

Limestone, Orion Purchase Colonial Palms Plaza Shopping Center in Metro Miami for $70.5M

by John Nelson January 3, 2023

PINECREST, FLA. — Limestone Asset Management and Orion Real Estate Group have purchased Colonial Palms Plaza, a 188,389-square-foot retail center located in Pinecrest, roughly 20 miles southwest of Miami. The joint venture, doing business as Orion Colonial Plaza LLC, acquired the property for $70.5 million. The property comprises seven buildings and 29 tenants, including Marshalls, HomeGoods, PetSmart, Old Navy, Party City, Five Below, Visionworks, CycleBar, Panera Bread and Miller’s Ale House. Kevin Sanz of Orion represented the buyers, and Eric Williams of JLL represented the seller, MetLife Investment Management, in the transaction. Goldman Sachs provided an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing to the joint venture.

January 3, 2023

Acquisitions Multifamily Southeast Tennessee

Matthews Brokers $7.8M Sale of Nashville Edge Apartments in La Vergne, Tennessee

by John Nelson January 3, 2023

LA VERGNE, TENN — Matthews Real Estate Investment Services has arranged the sale of a 50-unit apartment community located at 126 Kingsridge Drive in La Vergne, a southeast suburb of Nashville. Nashville Edge Apartments was acquired by a private, Southern California-based multifamily investor for $7.8 million. Austin Graham and Austin Tomaiko of Matthews represented the undisclosed seller in the 1031 exchange. The community, which was 95 percent occupied at the time of sale, features units in one- and two-bedroom layouts.

January 3, 2023

Acquisitions Florida Office Southeast

CBRE Arranges Sale of 59,530 SF Office Building in Tampa

by John Nelson January 3, 2023

TAMPA, FLA. — CBRE has brokered the sale of Palm Court at Hidden River, a 59,530-square-foot, single-story office building located at 8600 Hidden River Parkway in Tampa. Dale Peterson, Joe Chick, Kristen McFarland Hagen, Courtney Snell and Nick Sharpe of CBRE represented the seller, Continental Capital Partners, in the transcation. Built in 1989, the property is located within Hidden River Corporate Park, a 513-acre master-planned development. A private, Orlando-based real estate investment company purchased the building for an undisclosed price.

January 3, 2023

Acquisitions Maryland Retail Southeast

Neuman Facilitates $5.7M Sale of Retail Center in Metro Baltimore

by John Nelson January 3, 2023

ARBUTUS, MD. — Neuman Commercial Group has arranged the sale of East Drive Shopping Center, a 65,155-square-foot retail center located in Arbutus, approximately eight miles outside of Baltimore. An affiliate of Bien/Paul Ventures sold the property to an undisclosed buyer for $5.7 million. The property was 72 percent occupied at the time of sale to tenants including Save‐A‐Lot, Dollar General, Pizza Boli’s and Cricket Wireless. Gil Neuman of Neuman represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction.

January 3, 2023

Development Mixed-Use Texas

HALL Group Tops Out Phase I of Mixed-Use Redevelopment Project in Frisco

by Taylor Williams January 3, 2023

FRISCO, TEXAS — HALL Group has topped out three new buildings at HALL Park, the locally based developer’s 162-acre mixed-use development in Frisco that for years functioned as a Class A office campus. As part of Phase I of a larger $7 billion redevelopment, HALL Group has now completed vertical construction on a new, 16-story office building, as well as a 224-room boutique hotel and a 19-story multifamily tower. Designed by HKS Architects, the office building spans 410,000 square feet and offers a corporate lounge, fitness center, meeting spaces and a seven-level parking garage. Merriman Anderson Architects designed the hotel, which features 60 suites, 14,000 square feet of meeting and event space and a chef-driven restaurant and lounge. WDG Architects led the design of the multifamily building, which totals 214 units and includes 10,000 square feet of ground-floor space that will house a food hall with 10 different vendors.

January 3, 2023

Acquisitions Multifamily Texas

Berkadia Arranges Sale of 228-Unit Edgewater Apartments in Lake Jackson, Texas

by Taylor Williams January 3, 2023

LAKE JACKSON, TEXAS — Berkadia has arranged the sale of Edgewater Apartments, a 228-unit multifamily property in Lake Jackson, about 50 miles south of Houston. Built in 2005, Edgewater Apartments consists of 19 two-story residential buildings and a one-story clubhouse on a 19-acre site. Units come in one- and two-bedroom floor plans and range in size from 742 to 1,319 square feet. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, business center, outdoor grilling and dining areas and a pet park. Chris Curry, Todd Marix, Jeffrey Skipworth, Chris Young, Joey Rippel, Kyle Whitney, Adam Sumrall, Kelly Witherspoon, Justin Cole and Michael Gonzalez of Berkadia represented the seller, Chicago-based Redwood Capital Group, in the transaction. The buyer was an undisclosed, New York-based investment firm.

January 3, 2023

Development Multifamily Texas

Realty Capital Breaks Ground on 200-Unit Multifamily Project in Flower Mound, Texas

by Taylor Williams January 3, 2023

FLOWER MOUND, TEXAS — Locally based developer Realty Capital has broken ground on a 200-unit multifamily project in Flower Mound, located in the northern-central part of the metroplex. The 16-story building at 3111 Sunset Blvd. will be situated within a larger 40-acre development. Units will come in one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans, as well as townhomes, and will feature an average size of 1,485 square feet. The amenity package will comprise a pool with a deck and full-service bar, 24-hour attended lobby with concierge services, a private dining room and a billiards room. Barings provided construction financing for the project, which includes 6,000 square feet of retail space and is slated for a 2025 completion.

January 3, 2023

Newer Posts

Older Posts