Property Type

McShane to Construct Luxury Apartment Complex in Oak Brook, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow January 18, 2017

OAK BROOK, ILL. — McShane Construction Co. has been selected by Interforum Holdings to construct Lakeside Village of Oak Brook, a 315-unit apartment complex in Oak Brook. The building will be constructed on a six-acre parcel located off Royce Boulevard. The four-story development will feature an urban “Texas donut” design in which the residential component is constructed around a central core parking garage. The property will consist of 40 one-, 263 two- and 12 three-bedroom floor plans. Amenities will include a fitness center, business center, swimming pool, playground, dog park and dog washing station. Construction will be completed in phases with move-ins beginning in early 2018. The entire development will be completed in late 2018. Baranyk Associates Ltd. is providing architectural services.

January 18, 2017

Industrial Midwest Wisconsin

Like Minds Brewing Signs 3,800 SF Industrial Lease in Germantown, Wisconsin

by Kristin Harlow January 18, 2017

GERMANTOWN, WIS. — Like Minds Brewing LLC has signed a 3,800-square-foot industrial lease in Germantown, about 23 miles northwest of Milwaukee. The 50,000-square-foot building is located on Maple Avenue. Jim Young of The Barry Co. represented the landlord, West Florist Avenue LLC. TJ Huenerbein of the Dickman Co. Inc. represented the tenant. Like Minds Brewing operates locations in Chicago and Milwaukee.

January 18, 2017

Industrial Maryland Southeast

Amazon to Open 1.2 MSF Fulfillment Center in Maryland

by John Nelson January 18, 2017

NORTH EAST, MD. — Amazon plans to open a new 1.2 million-square-foot fulfillment center in North East, a town in northeast Maryland near the Delaware border. The e-commerce giant currently employs more than 3,000 associates at its fulfillment and sortation centers in Baltimore and plans to create 700 new positions at its new facility, the company’s third fulfillment center in Maryland. Situated within Principo Commerce Center I, the Amazon facility is a joint venture development between Trammell Crow Co. and Diamond Realty Investments. The joint venture broke ground on the project last May and plans to open the Amazon facility in the second quarter of this year.

January 18, 2017

District of Columbia Multifamily Southeast

Joint Venture to Develop $100M Apartment Community in D.C.

by John Nelson January 18, 2017

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A joint venture between Federal Capital Partners (FCP), Level 2 Development LLC and Clark Enterprises Inc. plans to develop The Highline, a $100 million apartment community located at 320 Florida Ave. N.E. in Washington, D.C. The property will feature 314 residential units, four penthouse residences and roughly 10,000 square feet of first-floor retail space. Designed by Eric Colbert & Associates, the 12-story community will feature warehouse-style windows, materials reminiscent of rail cars and riveted steel columns. Located one block from the NoMa/Gallaudet Red Line Metro Station, The Highline will include a rooftop pool, a green roof, bio retention facility, energy-efficient building design and 105 bicycle parking spaces. In conjunction with The Highline, the joint venture will develop 13 three-bedroom townhomes off-site in conjunction with DC Habitat that will be set aside for households earning no more than 50 percent of the area median income (AMI). In addition, 4 percent of The Highline’s units will be reserved for households earning no more than 80 percent of AMI. United Bank and EB5 Capital provided construction financing for the project, and MAC Realty Advisors assisted the venture in acquiring development financing.

January 18, 2017

Florida Hospitality Southeast

Wyndham Hotel Group Opens Wyndham Grand Clearwater Beach

by John Nelson January 18, 2017

CLEARWATER BEACH, FLA. — Wyndham Hotel Group has opened Wyndham Grand Clearwater Beach, a new 343-room hotel in Clearwater Beach, a beachfront town situated along the Gulf of Mexico in Pinellas County. The hotel features more than 22,000 square feet of meeting space, a full-service spa, outdoor pool, bar and Asian fusion restaurant, as well as a fitness center and business center open 24 hours a day. The hotel also includes two presidential suites, which feature three bedrooms, private elevator access, a balcony, dining area and living room.

January 18, 2017

Retail Southeast West Virginia

PREIT Sells Crossroads Mall in West Virginia for $24.8M

by John Nelson January 18, 2017

BECKLEY, W.VA. — PREIT has sold Crossroads Mall, an enclosed regional mall in Beckley, for $24.8 million. The mall’s tenant roster includes anchors Belk, Dick’s Sporting Goods, J.C. Penney and Sears, as well as tenants such as AT&T, Bath & Body Works, GameStop, Hallmark, Hot Topic, PetSmart, Victoria’s Secret and Zales. Since January 2013, PREIT has sold 16 lower productivity malls and other non-core properties, generating $720 million in gross proceeds. The company’s portfolio featured 27 Sears stores in 2012 but is now down to just 10 stores in its portfolio, following the sale of Crossroads Mall. The buyer was undisclosed.

January 18, 2017

Georgia Office Southeast

Grover Corlew Acquires Office Portfolio in Metro Atlanta for $12.3M

by John Nelson January 18, 2017

ALPHARETTA, GA. — G&C Mansell Investors LLC, an affiliate of South Florida-based investment firm Grover Corlew, has purchased five office buildings within Mansell Court at Mansell Overlook in Alpharetta for $12.3 million. The portfolio originally sold in 2007 for $22 million. Totaling nearly 190,000 square feet, the office buildings were a combined 77 percent leased at the time of sale. The new ownership plans to invest $1 million in significant upgrades to the brick office buildings, which were constructed in 1987. Grover Corlew has awarded Heather Lamb of CBRE the leasing assignment for all five buildings.

January 18, 2017

California Retail Top Stories Western

Ellis Partners Breaks Ground on Renovation of Pruneyard Mixed-Use Center in Silicon Valley

by Nellie Day January 18, 2017

CAMPBELL, CALIF. — Ellis Partners has broken ground on the multi-phased renovation of The Pruneyard, a 27-acre mixed-use shopping center in the Silicon Valley city of Campbell. The Pruneyard contains 365,000 square feet of Class A office space, 253,000 square feet of retail and restaurants, and a 170-room Doubletree Hotel. The infill project has not been updated for nearly 20 years. It is located at 1875. S. Bascom Road in the West Valley community. Ellis Partners purchased The Pruneyard from Equity Office Properties for $280 million in 2014. “The Pruneyard has been a premier West Valley office location for businesses large and small for over four decades,” Jason Morehouse, partner and director of acquisitions at Ellis Partners, said at the time of acquisition. “With strategic investments in the site and the adjacent retail center, we believe we can further bolster the value proposition for our nearly 85 office tenants by creating an even more robust and dynamic retail and entertainment amenity package.” At the time of acquisition, the three-building office component had average in-place office rents that were about 30 percent below market value with substantial near-term rollover in a rising market. The hotel component previously operated as an independent …

January 18, 2017

Loans New Jersey Northeast Office

Cohen Financial Secures $42M Refinance Loan for Office Building in Newark

by Amy Works January 17, 2017

NEWARK, N.J. — Cohen Financial has closed a $42 million loan for the refinancing of Centre Market Building in downtown Newark. Built in the 1960s, the building features 393,343 square feet of office space. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency and U.S. Social Security Administration occupy 90 percent of the building. Dan Rosenberg and Matt Terpstra of Cohen Financial secured the fixed-rate, 10-year CMBS loan for the borrower, an affiliate of Kaufman Jacobs.

January 17, 2017

Maine Northeast Office

FD Stonewater to Acquire, Redevelop Office Facility in Augusta, Maine

by Amy Works January 17, 2017

AUGUSTA, MAINE — FD Stonewater has been awarded the exclusive rights to negotiate a 30-year lease contract with the State of Maine Bureau of General Services to acquire and redevelop the Maine Department of Transportation facility located at 109 Capitol St. in Augusta. Situated on 9.2 acres, the property features eight connecting buildings and other out-buildings. FD Stonewater plans to demolish the existing structures and construct an 89,000-square-foot facility for the Department of Health & Human Services. Construction is slated to begin in mid-2017. Alexandria, Va.-based HGS Architects and Maine-based Mark Mueller Architects are providing architectural services and Landry/French is serving as general contractor for the project.

January 17, 2017

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