TAMPA, FLA. — Tampa General Hospital and Kindred Healthcare have formed a joint venture to develop and operate a $35 million, 59-bed hospital in Tampa. The building will be located on West Kennedy Boulevard between Oregon and Willow avenues, two miles west of downtown Tampa and one mile west of the University of Tampa. The joint venture plans to break ground this summer with an expected completion date in fall 2021. Kindred will operate the day-to-day operations of the hospital. The developers expect to employ more than 140 people. The new inpatient rehabilitation hospital will care for adults recovering from conditions such as stroke, neurological disease, injury to the brain or spinal cord and other debilitating illnesses or injuries. The new facility will feature all private rooms and will also have a secured brain injury unit with private dining and a therapy gym.
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Brookwood Properties to Open 1,100-Unit Self-Storage Facility Near Baton Rouge in June
by Alex Tostado
DENHAM SPRINGS, LA. — Brookwood Properties LLC will open a 1,100-unit self-storage facility the first week of June in Denham Springs. The four-story building will span 130,000 square feet and offer climate-controlled units. The Baton Rouge, La.-based developer broke ground on the project in May 2019. Baton Rouge-based Rosehill Construction LLC is the general contractor. Buffalo, N.Y.-based Life Storage will manage the property upon completion. The facility is located at 100 Rushing Road, 15 miles east of downtown Baton Rouge. This will be Brookwood’s 50th facility in its portfolio.
Berkadia Arranges $9.1M Construction Loan for Multifamily Development in Downtown Fort Lauderdale
by Alex Tostado
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — Berkadia has arranged a $9.1 million construction loan for The Forge, a 35-unit multifamily community within FATVillage in downtown Fort Lauderdale. The developer and borrower, Urban Street Development, expects to break ground this year and open the seven-story complex in late 2021. An undisclosed bank provided the loan at a 55 percent loan-to-value ratio. The Forge will offer one- and two-bedroom loft-style floor plans ranging from 781 to 1,350 square feet. Apartments will feature 12- to 14-foot ceilings, finished concrete floors, Bauhaus-inspired windows, open entertainment kitchens, quartz countertops and smart home technology. Community amenities will include a CrossFit-inspired gym, garage parking and shared access to the Foundry Loft’s pool deck next door. Additionally, the property is located one block away from the Fort Lauderdale’s Brightline/Virgin Trains Station, offering direct service to Miami and West Palm Beach. FATVillage (Flagler + Arts + Technology Village) is a neighborhood that includes dozens of eateries, markets, boutiques and galleries.
New York Life Earns LEED Gold Certification for Prominence in Buckhead Office Tower in Atlanta
by Alex Tostado
ATLANTA — New York Life Real Estate Investors has earned a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold Certification for its Prominence in Buckhead office tower in Atlanta. The 433,237-square-foot property is situated at 3475 Piedmont Road in Atlanta’s Buckhead district, nine miles north of downtown Atlanta. In order to achieve the certification, the owner enhanced the building ventilation to improve indoor air quality, completed a lighting project in the parking garage that reduced electricity by 65 percent and implemented a recycling program that diverted 50 percent of waste from the building from landfills. Onsite amenities include a newly renovated fitness center, conference facility, café and covered parking. New York Life acquired the asset in 2018, and according to LoopNet Inc., it was built in 1999. State Farm Arena in downtown Atlanta was the most recent building in Georgia to receive the award after a 2019 renovation project was completed.
CHICAGO — Thor Equities Group has sold 905 W. Fulton Market in an off-market transaction to Germany-based Deka Immobilien. Located on the corner of West Fulton Market and North Peoria Street in the heart of Chicago’s Fulton Market, the new building spans nearly 98,000 square feet over five stories. Mondelez International’s global headquarters anchors the property and occupies floors two through five. Hospitality and events company DineAmic Hospitality recently leased 8,000 square feet. There is more than 6,500 square feet of retail space on the ground floor. Thor Equities was not represented by a broker. Tom Sitz, Cody Hundertmark, David Knapp, Josh McGee, Paul Lundstedt and Dan Deuter of Cushman & Wakefield assisted the buyer.
TERRE HAUTE, IND. — Out of the Box Ventures LLC has reopened its Haute City Center in Terre Haute within western Indiana. The following stores opened on Friday, May 15: Amazing Comfort, Buckle, Cellular Concepts, Dakota Watch, Encore-Shoe Dept, Finish Line, Francescas, Frontier, Glik’s, Hibbett Sports, Journey’s, LA Nails, Maxx E-Cig, Pizza diRoma, Second Cup Café, Seno Formal Wear, Shewey’s Paint Your Own Pottery, TGI Friday’s, TradeHome Shoes and Verizon Wireless. The 676,322-square-foot mall has reduced hours and limited entrances. The children’s play area, photo booths and massage chairs will remain closed. In the state of Indiana, the governor has allowed retail space to open at 50 percent capacity.
CHICAGO — Chicago-based Evergreen Real Estate Group has been retained to manage affordable housing communities comprising a total of 971 units across Illinois, Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. The assignments include a mix of housing for families, seniors and disabled individuals. Evergreen’s management portfolio now totals 8,500 units across the country. The additional properties include: Oso Apartments, Humboldt Ridge Apartments, Independence Apartments and Northtown Apartments in Chicago; Oakridge Village Apartments in Antioch, Ill.; Homes Greenway Housing in Minneapolis; Eastridge Estates in Rochester, Minn.; Oak Park Village Apartments in St. Louis Park, Minn.; Pelham Manor in Toledo, Ohio; Golda Meir House in Milwaukee; and Greenview Gardens Apartments in Butler, Pa. Evergreen will oversee site-level operations. In some communities, Evergreen will spearhead capital improvements using low-income housing tax credits and other subsidies.
LISLE, ILL. — J.C. Anderson has completed a phased renovation project at Westwood of Lisle, located at 2441 and 2443 Warrenville Road in metro Chicago. Property owner Briar Meads Capital LLC hired J.C. Anderson to complete the capital improvement project, which consisted of renovating the office property’s two existing lobbies, fitness center, restrooms, tenant lounges, onsite deli and conference room. Wright Heerema Architects provided architectural services and NAI Hiffman provided project management services. The Class A office complex spans 296,486 square feet.
ELK GROVE, CALIF. — Seattle-based Amazon will open a 111,500-square-foot distribution center at 9501 Union Parkway in Elk Grove, approximately 15 miles southeast of Sacramento. Currently under construction, the $21.3 million project is slated to open later this year. Irvine, Calif.-based Panattoni is developing the facility with Sacramento-based Alston Construction serving as general contractor. Sacramento-based Fite Development Co. sold the 17-acre industrial site to Panattoni in December and construction for the 111,500-square-foot distribution center commenced in January.
Highridge Costa, SVA Architects Plan Twin Oaks Seniors Housing Community in Oakley, California
by Amy Works
OAKLEY, CALIF. — Highridge Costa Development Co. and SVA Architects Inc. have released plans for Twin Oaks Senior Residence, a mixed-use project in Oakley, located between Sacramento and the Bay Area. The three-story community will feature 98 one-bedroom and 32 two-bedroom units for people age 62 and older. Units are reserved for those earning between 50 percent and 80 percent of the area median income. The project will also include 5,667 square feet of street-fronting commercial space, 188 parking spaces and over 63,000 square feet of open space on the 5.85-acre site. The Oakley City Council approved the project in October 2019, and the development team expects to break ground the second half of 2020. A timeline for completion was not released. SVA and Highridge Costa are partnering on several high-profile affordable housing projects, including the $130 million Kulana Hale project in Hawaii.