ODESSA, FLA. — Publix Super Markets Inc. has opened a 25,147-square-foot GreenWise Market in Odessa, its fourth Florida location for the grocer. The organic grocery store is situated within Preserve Marketplace, a shopping center located along State Road 54 about 25 miles north of Tampa. The Sembler Co. is the owner of the newly built, 56,331-square-foot shopping center. The new GreenWise includes five “experience zones” labeled Cares (vitamins and soaps), Cuts (meats), Eats (prepared meals including sandwiches and pizza), Finds (wine and cheese) and Pours (a bar serving wine, coffee and beer that patrons can drink while shopping). The store also features a mural by artist Candace Knapp. There are currently eight open GreenWise locations in the Southeast, and another is set to open on Saturday, June 20 in Ponte Vedra, Fla. Publix also plans to open a GreenWise at Channelside in downtown Tampa next year.
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BELLEVUE, WASH. — Skanska has unveiled plans for The Eight, an office tower located at the intersection of NE Eighth Street and 108th Avenue NE in downtown Bellevue. Totaling 540,000 square feet, the 25-story office building will offer large, flexible floor plates, seven alternating indoor/outdoor balconies, 7,000 square feet of open public space and 12,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space, as well as a 1,200-square-foot retail pavilion. Tenant amenities at The Eight will include a dedicated floor for tenant event spaces; a health and wellness center with an outdoor patio; an outdoor deck with seating; bicycle commuter facilities; and electric car and bike charging. Skanska acquired the land for The Eight in July 2018 and currently is finalizing design for final administrative design review and approval from the City of Bellevue.
Shapell Liberty Investment Completes Retail Component of Vineyards at Porter Ranch Mixed-Use Center in Los Angeles
by Amy Works
LOS ANGELES — Shapell Liberty Investment Properties has completed the lifestyle and entertainment portions of The Vineyards at Porter Ranch, a $150 million mixed-use development in Los Angeles’ Porter Ranch neighborhood. AO Architects designed this portion of The Vineyards, which features 273,000 square feet of open-air, mixed-use space at 20000-20250 W. Rinaldi St. The pedestrian-friendly development includes a main street, central green area for community events and a 4,000-square-foot community meeting room. Current tenants of the property include Whole Foods Market, AMC Theaters, Ulta Beauty, Nordstrom Rack, Gus’s Barbeque, Lure Fish House and Finney’s Crafthouse & Kitchen. The project team included Mike Lebeman of JLL’s Project and Development Services group and Moorefield Construction. The full development includes a recently completed, three-story medical office building occupied by Kaiser Permanente, a 100-room Hampton Inn & Suites slated for completion in 2021 and a 266-unit apartment community scheduled to open this fall.
Bellwether Enterprises Arranges $97.7M Loan for Five Industrial Properties in Southern California
by Amy Works
LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIF. — Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital has closed a $97.7 million loan for five warehouse and distribution facilities in Southern California. Four of the buildings are located in the South Bay submarket of Los Angeles County and the remaining property is located in the Inland Empire West submarket. Shelley Magoffin and Max Sauerman of Bellwether Enterprise’s Los Angeles office arranged the 25-year, fully amortizing loan with Thrivent Financial for the undisclosed borrower. The planned use of the funds was not released. Ranging in size from 60,000 square feet to more than 500,000 square feet, the five properties offer minimal office build out and minimum clear heights of 18 feet to 36 feet. One building offers refrigerator space. In total, the properties offer nearly 950,000 square feet of warehouse and distribution space. Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital is the commercial and multifamily mortgage banking subsidiary of Enterprise Community Investment.
3650 REIT Originates $36M Loan for Acquisition, Redevelopment of Manufactured Housing Asset in Los Angeles
by Amy Works
LOS ANGELES — 3650 REIT has originated a $36 million bridge loan for the acquisition and redevelopment of Hollywood Backlot Homes, a 10-acre manufactured housing community in Los Angeles’ North Hollywood submarket. The borrower is Multi Opp, a joint venture between real estate development firms Dugally Oberfeld Capital Partners and Fabulous Five LLC. Situated within an Opportunity Zone at 8250 Lankershim Blvd., the buyers will operate Hollywood Backlot Homes as a detached multifamily rental community aimed at fulfilling demand for attainable housing options in the Los Angeles market. Multi Opp plans to design and install nearly 140 manufactured homes on the site to create a master-planned community. On-site amenities will include an outdoor swimming pool, clubhouse, gym, billiards and gaming center, dog runs, barbeques, outdoor lounging area and gated entry.
ST. LOUIS — Tarlton Corp. is serving as the general contractor for the reimagining of Tower Tee in St. Louis. Plans call for a 27-acre golf and recreation complex. Originally opened in 1963, Tower Tee was home to batting cages, an 18-hole golf course, a driving range and miniature golf. In 2018, the owners closed the business. Steve Walkenbach of Scottrade purchased the site in May 2019. The new Tower Tee Golf Complex will feature a 6,000-square-foot clubhouse, two single-level driving ranges, a two-story driving range, covered practice tee boxes, a nine-hole golf course, an outdoor training area, concession area and two outdoor pavilions. Non-golfers can enjoy a miniature golf course, bocce courts and batting cages. Construction is expected to begin in July with completion slated for next year. FGM Architects is the project architect. Art Schaupeter, a member of the American Society of Golf Course Architects, designed the new nine-hole course.
NORMAL, ILL. — An affiliate of Phoenix Investors has acquired an approximately 500,000-square-foot industrial facility in Normal, just north of Bloomington. The purchase price was undisclosed. The property sits on 65.6 acres at 301 W. Kerrick Road. Wildwood Industries Inc. started development of the facility 12 years ago, but it was never fully completed or occupied. Phoenix plans to invest capital into the project to bring it to completion. The development features a clear height of 30 feet and 84 exterior docks. Ken Szady and Krysti Galvin of Marcus & Millichap brokered the sale.
CROWN POINT, IND. — Greystone has provided a $14 million FHA-insured loan for the refinancing of Cypress Pointe Apartments, a 174-unit multifamily property located in Crown Point, about six miles southwest of Merrillville. The borrower was Bayshore Properties. The Section 223(f) loan carries a 40-year term, 35-year amortization and a fixed rate. The refinancing will enable Bayshore to continue with ongoing maintenance and renovations. Originally built in 1978, Cypress Pointe features six buildings along with a clubhouse, pool, fitness center and playground.
ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILL. — Seefried Industrial Properties has acquired an 8.8-acre site in Elk Grove Village with plans to develop a two-building industrial project spanning 163,000 square feet. The speculative development, situated in the Centex Industrial Park near O’Hare International Airport, will feature a clear height of 32 feet, 24 docks, eight trailer positions and 175 car parking spaces. Jonathan Kohn and Ron Behm of Colliers International represented Seefried in the land assemblage. The project team includes Harris Architects, Jacob & Hefner and Premier Design + Build. Completion is slated for the first quarter of 2021.
PHOENIX — Long Beach Trading Co. has purchased Lyra Residences, a rental townhome community located at 2950 N. 38th St. in Phoenix. Lyra Residences 38th St LP sold the asset for $8.1 million, or $450,333 per unit. Built in 2020, Lyra Residences features 18 two-story smart homes, averaging 1,778 square feet. The three-bedroom, two-and-one-half-bath townhomes offer private backyards, two-car garages, full-size washers and dryers, high-speed internet, keyless door entry, doorbell cameras and smart climate control, among other technologies. Brian Smuckler, Jeff Seaman, Derek Smigiel and Bryson Fricke of CBRE’s Phoenix office represented the buyer and seller the transaction.