INGLEWOOD, CALIF. — A public-private partnership between Murphy’s Bowl LLC and the City of Inglewood has broken ground on Intuit Dome, a 915,000-square-foot basketball and events arena in Inglewood that will serve as the home of the Los Angeles Clippers. Murphy’s Bowl is a development entity backed by the Los Angeles Clippers. San Francisco-based developer and investor Wilson Meany is also part of the project, which is expected to cost $1.8 billion, according to the Los Angeles Times. Named Intuit Dome, the arena will be the future home of the National Basketball Association’s (NBA) LA Clippers, which is led by chairman and former Microsoft executive Steve Ballmer. The venue is slated for completion by the 2024-2025 NBA season. The Clippers hosted a ceremony today to celebrate the start of construction on the arena. Star Clippers players Kawhi Leonard and Paul George attended the groundbreaking, as well as Clippers head coach Tyronn Lue. The Intuit Dome will host Clippers’ home games as well as non-Clippers sporting events, family shows, concerts, conventions and corporate events. Intuit Dome will have an 85,000-square-foot team practice and athletic training facility, approximately 71,000 square feet of offices for the Clippers’ staff and a 25,000-square-foot sports medicine …
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Lincoln, Harvard Buy 585-Acre Land Site for 7 MSF Goodyear Airpark Industrial Development in Arizona
by Amy Works
GOODYEAR, ARIZ. — A joint venture between Harvard Investments and LPC Desert West, the Southwest regional office of Lincoln Property Co., has acquired a 585-acre land parcel in Goodyear for the development of a Class A industrial park. Situated next to the Phoenix-Goodyear Airport, Goodyear Airpark will feature up to 7 million square feet of industrial space in as many as 20 buildings at build-out. The partnership will break ground on the first phase in first-quarter 2022. The first phase will include more than 1.6 million square feet of space in six buildings ranging from 81,000 square feet to 775,000 square feet. The development will also offer a retail component, providing approximately 10,000 square feet of in-line and retail pad opportunities. The buildings will offer up to 40-foot clear heights, multiple points of ingress and egress, private truck courts and ample parking. The Goodyear AirPark site has a full utilities infrastructure and is zoned for industrial and commercial use. Butler Design Group is serving as architect for the project. LPC Desert West will direct all leasing and property management. The general contractor for the project has not yet been selected. Cerberus Capital Management is the equity partner for LPC and …
NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF. — Chartwell Real Estate Development has purchased Balboa Fun Zone, a mixed-use entertainment development in Newport Beach. Discovery Cube, a Southern California children’s science museum, sold the property for an undisclosed price. The new owners plan to restore the historic landmark and continue to operate the property as the Balboa Fun Zone, one of Southern California’s oldest amusement park dating to the early 1900s. Located at 600 E. Bay Ave., the 34,500-square-foot property offers 212 feet of waterfront space, the Edgewater Place boardwalk, the Balboa Ferris Wheel, a more than 25-boat marina with 775 linear feet of docking, Fun Zone amusement park rides and attractions, 16,000 square feet of mixed-use improvements, and a 58-stall subterranean parking garage. Lars Platt, Joseph Lising and Matthew Godman of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, while Bob Thagard of Cushman & Wakefield represented the buyer in the transaction.
Wright Runstad, J.P. Morgan Open 58-Story Residences at Rainier Square in Downtown Seattle
by Amy Works
SEATTLE — Wright Runstad & Co. and J.P. Morgan have welcomed the first residents of The Residences at Rainier Square in downtown Seattle. Wright Runstad & Co. partnered with institutional investors advised by J.P. Morgan Global Alternative on development of the mixed-use project. The Residences features 189 for-lease apartments, occupying floors 39 through 58 of the mixed-use structure, in a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts and top-floor penthouse. The property also offers a 40th-floor Sky Lobby, 14,000 square feet of amenity space, a 24/7 concierge service, a Full Swing golf simulator, an indoor grilling station, full-service pet lounge with grooming stations, exercise room, play area and pet relief area. NBBJ served as architect for the community.
TUMWATER, WASH. — CRG has broken ground on a 1.1 million-square-foot distribution center in Tumwater, approximately 60 miles southwest of Seattle. Costco will own the 79-acre project, located at 2311 93rd Ave. The $160 million build-to-suit project will feature 175 car parking spaces, 418 trailer spaces and 129 dock doors. Construction started in mid-August and completion is slated for August 2022. CRG sourced the land, navigated the entitlement process and provided development services for Costco. Clayco, CRG’s parent company, is constructing the distribution facility, which was designed by Lamar Johnson Collaborative, a subsidiary of Clayco.
Progressive Real Estate Partners Negotiates $8.8M Sale of Los Compadres Plaza in Inland Empire
by Amy Works
COLTON, CALIF. — Progressive Real Estate Partners has arranged the sale of Los Compadres Plaza, a retail property located in Colton. A Southern California-based buyer acquired the asset from a Los Angeles County-based seller for $8.8 million. Located at 1035 S. Vernon Ave., Los Compadres Plaza features 47,090 square feet spread across four buildings, which were built in two phases in 1977 and 1980. The unanchored property is 93 percent occupied with 82 percent of the center’s tenants being independent, internet-resistant businesses, including restaurants, medical users, beauty and other services. The property recently underwent renovations, including painting, roof replacements and parking lot improvements. Brad Umansky, Greg Bedell and Mike Lin of Progressive Real Estate Partners represented the seller in the deal.
PITTSBORO, N.C. — Developer ECO Group has signed leases for 18 new tenants at MOSAIC at Chatham Park, a 44-acre, $180 million entertainment and lifestyle destination underway at Highway 501 and Russet Run Road in Pittsboro, about 34 miles from Raleigh. With the addition of the new tenants, 96 percent of MOSAIC’s retail space completed or under construction is now leased. New restaurant tenants joining the project include Hops and Berry, a 5,000-square-foot self-serve tap house and restaurant; O’Ya Cantina, a 1,500-square-foot Latin eatery that has a sister location in Chapel Hill; Jersey Mike’s Subs in a 2,385-square-foot space; and Greek Kouzina in a 1,675-square-foot space. Several new office tenants have committed to move into MOSAIC’s two-story mixed-use building, including CE Group, Finley Design, Lee-Moore Capital, Sanford Contractors Inc. and MOSAIC’s property management office staffed by Kane Realty Corp. With the new office tenants, 45 percent of the 88,000-square-foot office, technical and creative space is now leased. New service providers joining MOSAIC include a 2,500-square-foot Lux Nail Salon; a 1,050-square-foot Harris & Co. Insurance; and a 1,550-square-foot CMG Financial Mortgage. These new tenants join local tenants already committed including Town Hall Burger + Beer and People’s Coffee. Additionally, UNC Urgent …
ATLANTA — Mainsail Lodging & Development has opened Epicurean Atlanta, a 16-story boutique hotel in Midtown Atlanta. The hotel is a member of the Autograph Collection, a group of independent hotels operated by Marriott International. Epicurean Atlanta is the second location of the Epicurean Hotel brand, the first of which was a collaboration between Mainsail Lodging and the Bern’s Steak House in Tampa. Atlanta-based architectural and interior design firm Rule Joy Trammell + Rubio oversaw the new hotel’s design. The Epicurean Atlanta hotel has 178 guest rooms with 22 suites. Hotel amenities include a fitness center with floor-to-ceiling windows, as well as a pool on the ninth level sky terrace that offers temperature-controlled cabanas and butler service. Additionally, there will be wellness activity programming on the events lawn. Located at 1117 West Peachtree St., the hotel is one of three towers within Selig Enterprises’ 1105 West Peachtree mixed-use development. The other two towers in the project include a 31-story office tower and a 64-unit apartment tower called 40 West 12th. Epicurean Atlanta is anchored by three dining concepts: Reverence, the hotel’s signature restaurant that features a 2,886-square-foot space for seating up to 127 guests; Aerial Kitchen & Bar, which will …
LAKE MARY, FLA. — SRS Real Estate Partners’ Investment Properties Group has arranged the sale of Heathrow Square, a Winn-Dixie-anchored, 101,392-square-foot shopping center in Lake Mary. Kevin Yaryan, Kyle Stonis and Pierce Mayson of SRS represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyers, Equinox Development and Harbour Retail Partners, were self-represented. The sales price was not disclosed. Heathrow Square was nearly 97 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including CVS/pharmacy, Pure Barre, Quest Diagnostics and Subway. Winn-Dixie has occupied the store at Heathrow Square for 29 years. The center is situated on 11.9 acres at 120 International Parkway at the signalized intersection of West Lake Mary Road and International Parkway. The property is situated only a quarter-mile from Interstate 4.
NASHVILLE, TENN. — RangeWater Real Estate has broken ground on a 353-unit apartment community in Nashville’s River North Development District, a former industrial neighborhood undergoing revitalization. The project is RangeWater’s 100th development. Located at 201 Cowan St., the apartment project will include studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments located close to downtown Nashville and Germantown. When completed, the apartments will have two floors of amenities and a sky lounge with views of downtown Nashville. Community amenities will include a listening lounge with recording equipment for musicians and a pool deck atop a green rooftop space. The apartments will feature nine-foot ceilings and modern finishes with stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops and washer and dryer units in each residence. Groundbreaking will take place this month with first apartment homes delivering spring 2023. RangeWater is an Atlanta-based multifamily real estate company. The apartment project will be RangeWater’s second development in Nashville, with the first being The Gossett on Church in the city’s Gulch neighborhood.