POMPANO BEACH, FLA. — A partnership between Foundry Commercial’s Development & Investments platform and Crow Holdings Capital has acquired Festival South, a 10-acre former parking lot site located in Pompano Beach. The site will be redeveloped into a two-building industrial campus that totals 182,000 square feet. The new campus, which will be situated at the corner of NW 33rd Street and NW 27th Avenue near Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, marks Foundry’s 21st development in the South Florida market. Further details about Festival South were not released.
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Ferncroft Capital Completes Renovations for 330 South Tryon Office Building in Uptown Charlotte
by Abby Cox
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Ferncroft Capital has completed several renovations at 330 South Tryon, a 65,544-square-foot boutique office building in Uptown Charlotte. The property’s refresh includes new finishes throughout the building and enhanced features in the lobby, elevator cabs and parking garage; a modernized exterior with signage opportunities for prospective tenants; and flexible floorplates to accommodate a variety of users. Home to the Charlotte Regional Business Alliance, the five-story office building currently has 38,338 square feet of office space available for lease. Elizabeth McMillan, Emily Hill and Kennedy Fertitta of JLL are leading leasing efforts at the property on behalf of Ferncroft Capital.
NEWTON, MASS. — MassDevelopment has provided $134.8 million in tax-exempt bond financing for Lasell Village, a seniors housing community located in the western Boston suburb of Newton. The owner, an entity doing business as Lasell Village Inc., will use the proceeds to renovate and expand the property. Regarding the renovation aspect of the deal, ownership plans to revamp its main building by adding seven supported living units and modernizing its skilled nursing program to include all-private rooms. Regarding the expansion, ownership has purchased a 1.4-acre tract with plans to construct a new building with 42 independent living units, a bistro, fitness and wellness centers, a multi-purpose room and common spaces.
NEW YORK CITY — A partnership between locally based developer Witkoff and an affiliate of global investment firm Apollo Global Management has delivered The Brook, a 52-story apartment building in downtown Brooklyn. The Brook houses 591 apartments in studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans, as well as 21,000 square feet of retail space. Thirty percent of units are reserved as affordable housing. Income restrictions for these units were not disclosed. Amenities include a pool, basketball court, lounge, fitness center, library, communal terraces, playground, dog run and coworking spaces. Beyer Blinder Belle designed the community, and Bonetti/Kozerski Architecture provided interior design services. Suffolk Construction served as the general contractor. Rents start at $3,870 per month for a studio apartment.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — LeFrak has completed Bisby, a 34-story apartment tower in Jersey City that is located within the 600-acre Newport master-planned community in the city’s downtown area. Designed by Minno & Wasko Architects and Planners with interiors by Woods Bagot, Bisby houses 385 units in studio, one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom configurations. Amenities include a coworking lounge, golf simulator, dedicated content studio and a dog spa, as well as a 33,000-square-foot landscaped rooftop terrace with a pickleball court, dog run and an outdoor kitchen. Leasing launched last summer. Rents today start at about $3,400 per month for a studio apartment.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $7.5 million sale of a 97-unit apartment building in The Bronx. The six-story, elevator-served building at 1154 Ward Ave. was originally constructed in 1929 in the borough’s Soundview neighborhood. According to Apartments.com, the building exclusively houses one-bedroom units with an average size of 713 square feet. Michael Fusco, Seth Glasser and Benjamin Myerow of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which were private investors that requested anonymity, in the transaction.
BETHLEHEM, PA. — Filter King LLC, a provider of customized HVAC parts, has opened a 61,600-square-foot manufacturing and distribution facility in the Lehigh Valley city of Bethlehem. Regional developer J.G. Petrucci Co. owns the building, and The Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corp. assisted Filter King in its site selection process. Filter King, which now has an operational footprint of 200,000 square feet across three states, says the opening of the Bethlehem facility could result in the creation of as many as 120 new jobs.
ARLINGTON, VA. — Penzance, a locally based commercial real estate development and management firm, has received approval from Arlington County for a proposed three-tower, luxury mixed-use development in Arlington’s Rosslyn district. Dubbed One Rosslyn, the new development will deliver more than 970,000 square feet of rental apartments, for-sale residential condominiums and retail space along Gateway Park, which will replace the current Rosslyn Gateway office buildings. Upon completion, One Rosslyn will deliver a total of 845 residential units. Penzance is developing the project in partnership with Boston-based investment manager The Baupost Group. STUDIOS Architecture and Hickok Cole collaborated to design the three-tower composition. One Rosslyn’s south tower will stand the tallest at 300 feet, while delivering 461 residences across 434,000 square feet. The northwest apartment tower, which is the second tallest building, will span 356,000 square feet and include 311 rental units. Lastly, the project’s northeast tower will offer 73 for-sale condominiums across 195,000 square feet. Residents will also have access to a private, 30,000-square-foot landscaped terrace overlooking Gateway Park. Additionally, the ground level will provide more than 14,000 square feet of curated retail space along all four blocks of the property. Designed to enhance walkability and encourage multimodal transportation, public spaces …
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Innovative Design Can Promote Positive Outcomes for Continuum of Care Residents
As the demand for senior living communities continues to rise, so does the complexity of designing environments that meet the evolving needs of residents across the entire continuum of care. Facilities that seek to cater to independent living, assisted living, memory care, skilled nursing and rehabilitation needs must strike a balance: fulfilling stringent functional and regulatory requirements while remaining inviting, promoting connection to nature and others and offering comfort for people of all ages and abilities. The biggest challenge, according to designers and seniors housing experts alike, is “seamlessly weaving protective elements, like perimeter security or grade changes, into a design that feels warm and inclusive, not institutional,” explains Adam Alexander, director of planning, landscape architecture and design at Bohler, a land development design and consulting firm. “Features like fences or bollards don’t need to be emphasized as one-note safety features. They should be invisible contributors to a resident’s experience of comfort and care.” An overall trend toward smaller sites for seniors housing means that continuum of care communities are innovators in inclusive and multi-purpose space use. They may also serve to address increasing calls for solutions to the loneliness epidemic ongoing in the lives of many adults. While less square …
RICHARDSON, TEXAS — Hunt Development Group has begun leasing Caroline Eastside, a 384-unit apartment community located in the northeastern Dallas suburb of Richardson. Caroline Eastside features studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments with an average size of 812 square feet. Amenities include a two-level fitness center with a yoga room; resort-style pool with an indoor pool house; a game lawn; coworking spaces; a dog park with washing facilities; a rooftop deck with a coffee bar; and access to walking trails and open green spaces. Rents start at approximately $1,500 per month for a studio apartment.