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By Dan MacDavid, Principal, AO Mixed-use industrial has become a significant economic driver in the Inland Empire. Cities are benefiting from business synergies, additional tax revenue, high-quality design and civic engagement that builds community. The recent mixed-use trend can be attributed to one key change: the significant growth in size and scale of industrial master plans over the past few decades, combined with a new approach to industrial as a partial result of the pandemic. After the 2008 financial crisis, the U.S. economy has managed to make a comeback in ways that are unique and new to the commercial real estate industry, specifically in the mixed-use industrial sector. The Inland Empire — historically regarded as a key industrial market — saw record-level demand for industrial space as online sales surged during the pandemic. Some 19.1 million square feet of industrial space was leased in the fourth quarter of 2020. This was down slightly from 19.8 million square feet in the third quarter, according to JLL’s fourth-quarter market report. Despite 19.7 million square feet of new product being delivered in 2020, supply still lags demand. Data from the second quarter of 2020 shows there are no signs of slowing in this sector, particularly in …

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West Vue

ORLANDO, FLA. — Berkadia has arranged the sale of West Vue, a 442-unit, garden-style apartment community in Orlando. A joint venture between New York-based Phoenix Realty Group and Prospect Capital acquired the property for $97.5 million. Matt Wilcox, Brett Moss, Tyler Swidler and Cole Whitaker of Berkadia represented the Jacksonville-based seller, RISE: A Real Estate Co. Built in 2021, West Vue offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans with units ranging from 759 square feet to 1,369 square feet. Unit features include nine-foot ceilings, wood-plank style flooring, pendant lights, stainless steel appliances, granite countertops, center island with breakfast bar seating, side-by-side refrigerators, walk-in closets, walk-in showers, dual vanities, full-sized washer and dryers, balconies and screened-in patios. Community amenities include two swimming pools with sun shelves and private cabanas, a 24-hour clubhouse with Wi-Fi, media and game lounge, rentable private offices and study spaces, 24-hour fitness center, yoga studio, courtyards, dog park, children’s playground and a summer kitchen with grills. The property was 65.2 percent occupied at the time of sale. Located within the 1,800-acre master-planned MetroWest community, West Vue is situated close to Walgreens, 24 Hour Fitness, Wawa and an under-construction Bravo grocer. Located at 5915 Raleigh St., the property is …

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CHICAGO — McHugh Construction has started building Platform 4611, a nine-story apartment building in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood. The project includes 200 units and 9,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. The developers are The John Buck Co. and Free Market Ventures. Pappageorge Haymes Partners is the architect. Levels two through eight will include a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom units, while the top floor will include four three-bedroom penthouse units and a host of building amenities. Plans call for touchless entry, reservable office space on each floor, a fitness center and a rooftop amenity floor with coworking space and an outdoor terrace. Completion is slated for late 2022 or early 2023. The name Platform 4611 is a nod to the project’s transit-oriented nature. The Wilson Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) train station is located across the street.

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O’FALLON, ILL. — IMPACT Strategies has completed construction of the 50 West Office Building in O’Fallon, about 18 miles east of St. Louis. The three-story building, located near the HSHS St. Elizabeth’s Hospital campus, will house the practice of Dr. Joshua Wilson of Advanced Vision Care as well as SSM Physical Therapy. TR,i Architects designed the 36,000-square-foot property. Construction took less than 12 months.

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INDIANAPOLIS — Berkadia has arranged a $17.3 million Freddie Mac loan for the refinancing of Creekside Square in Indianapolis. The 192-unit, garden-style multifamily property was built in 1994. Amenities include a clubhouse, playground, covered parking and onsite management. Located at 5836 Hunnewell Drive, the property offers convenient access to both I-65 and I-465. Jason Brown and Austin Katai of Berkadia arranged the seven-year loan, which features a 30-year amortization schedule. Indianapolis-based Zidan Management Group Inc. was the borrower.

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Industrial

MIAMI — JLL Capital Markets has secured a $73.4 million refinancing loan for a five-property industrial portfolio totaling 713,481 square feet in Doral, Medley, Miami and Cooper City. Greg Nalbandian, Jim Cadranell, Maxx Carney and Michael Lachs of JLL arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, metro Philadelphia-based Seagis Property Group LP. An undisclosed correspondent life insurance company provided the 10-year, fixed-rate, interest-only loan. The 12-building portfolio includes Class A and B properties located at 8305 NW 27th St. in Doral; 8150 NW 76th St. and 2101 NW 82nd St. in Medley; 3000 NW 125th St. in Miami; and the nine-building Cooper Commerce Center located at 2229-12260 SW 53rd St. and 12323 SW 55th St. in Cooper City. The portfolio was 99 percent leased at the time of the financing to 67 tenants. All the buildings feature efficient loading and clear heights ranging from 21 to 24 feet.

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PANAMA CITY BEACH, FLA. — St. Joe Co. has broken ground on Watersound West Bay Center, a 350,000-square-foot shopping center development located on an approximately 110-acre site in Panama City Beach. The project will include a mix of retail, restaurant, office and medical space. Site work on Watersound West Bay Center is underway, with vertical construction slated to begin in the fall. St. Joe Co. plans to build the project to feature golf cart and pedestrian connectivity. Other plans include mixed-use buildings with first floor shopping and dining options and second floor office space, as well as a grocery store and pharmacy. Located near the intersection of State Road 79 and West Bay Parkway, Watersound West Bay Center is situated adjacent to the Latitude Margaritaville Watersound community, an active adult community that at full buildout will comprise 3,500 homes.

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DALLAS — Dallas-based Rosewood Property Co. has acquired a portfolio of 16 self-storage facilities totaling approximately 1.3 million net rentable square feet across roughly 12,000 units. The locations of the properties are split among 12 states, with three facilities in Texas. Aaron Swerdlin, Kenneth Cox and Taucha Hogue of Newmark represented the seller, Utah-based REIT Extra Space Storage, in the transaction. Jim Davies, Erich Pryor and Tom Sherlock of Talonvest Capital represented Rosewood Property Co. Extra Space Storage will continue to manage the majority of the properties. The acquisition brings Rosewood’s self-storage portfolio to 73 facilities across 21 states totaling more than 5.8 million square feet and approximately 44,500 units.

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Beaufort Station

BEAUFORT, S.C. — The Morgan Cos. has plans to develop Beaufort Station, a 200,000-square-foot shopping center in Beaufort. The firm acquired 31 acres for the project. The sales price and seller for the land were not disclosed. Construction is expected to start this quarter, with the project slated for completion by the fall of 2023. Beaufort Station will be located at the southwest corner of Robert Smalls Parkway and Parris Island Gateway. The shopping center development already had four anchor tenants sign leases: Hobby Lobby, Ross Dress for Less, Ulta Beauty and Old Navy. Zach Means of Divaris Real Estate Inc. represented The Morgan Cos. in the land transaction, and Mark Hall of Judge Realty represented the sellers.

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DALLAS — A partnership between locally based development and investment firm Eider Creek Capital and a fund backed by Crow Holdings has broken ground on Mountain Creek East Logistics Center, a 467,541-square-foot speculative industrial project in southwest Dallas. Ricardo Quinones of Davidson Bogel Real Estate represented the development team in its acquisition of the four-parcel, 25-acre site on which the project will be developed. Completion is slated for August. CBRE has been tapped to lease the development.

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