CHICAGO — Regency Centers Corp. has unveiled plans to develop Mellody Farm, a new mixed-use property in Vernon Hills, located 37 miles northwest of Chicago. The development will consist of nearly 270,000 square feet of retail space anchored by Whole Foods Market, Nordstrom Rack and REI. The project will also include 260 luxury apartment units. Focus Development and Atlantic Realty Partners will develop and own the apartment units. The project is slated for completion in late 2018.
KANSAS CITY, MO. — Brennan Investment Group LLC has acquired a nine-building industrial portfolio in Kansas City. The portfolio spans 559,367 square feet within the Jackson County submarket. Neither the sales price nor the seller were disclosed. “Our new investment in Kansas City exhibits the key elements of our value-add investment criteria: an infill location, with modern functional attributes priced below replacement cost,” says Scott McKibben, chief investment officer and managing principal of Brennan Investment Group.
DOWNERS GROVE, ILL. — Developer High Street Residential and general contractor Carlson Construction have broken ground on Maple&Main, a 115-unit luxury apartment community in Downers Grove, a western suburb of Chicago. The six-story building will include 4,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. The community will offer one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Amenities will include a pet spa, bike lounge, coffee station, fitness center, yoga studio, pool and sky deck. Maple&Main is slated to open for occupancy in the second quarter of 2018. ESG Architects is the project architect. David Paino and Jerry Ebert of High Street Residential are overseeing project development. Jacob Dell of CBRE is handling retail leasing.
MINNEAPOLIS — Catholic Eldercare has unveiled plans to develop a 65-unit seniors housing property in Minneapolis. Construction will begin this August with occupancy slated for summer 2018. In addition to one- and two-bedroom units, the community will feature food and concierge services. Apartment sizes will range from 800 to1,300 square feet. Catholic Eldercare has owned the land site, located at 2nd Street and Broadway Avenue, since 1994. Miller Hansen Partners is designing the new building, while Frana Cos. Inc. is serving as contractor.
DOWNERS GROVE, ILL. — InvenTrust Properties Corp. has signed a 22,000-square-foot office lease at the Highland Landmark II building in Downers Grove, a suburb of Chicago. The real estate investment trust will occupy the space at 3025 Highland Parkway. InvenTrust is moving its corporate headquarters currently located at 2809 Butterfield Road in Oak Brook, Ill. The company expects to complete the move this summer. Jon Springer and Gary Fazzio of CBRE represented the tenant in the lease transaction.
ALPHARETTA, GA. — North American Properties (NAP) has delivered Phase II of Avalon, a massive mixed-use development in the north Atlanta suburb of Alpharetta. Known as Boulevard East, the 1.2 million-square-foot phase adds 20 new retailers and restaurants, as well as a nine-story office building and a 276-unit apartment community known as Veranda at Avalon. The office building, co-developed by Hines and Cousins Properties, is leased to tenants such as Microsoft Corp. and Spaces, a co-working office space provider. Coming in January to Avalon is the $112 million Autograph Collection hotel and conference center, which topped out on April 12. The hotel is the result of a public-private partnership between Stormont Hospitality Group, NAP and the City of Alpharetta, with additional assistance from the Development Authority of Fulton County and the Alpharetta Convention & Visitors Bureau. Fifth Group Restaurants will open South City Kitchen Avalon in a street-level space at the hotel early next year, and Starbucks is also slated to open in January with the hotel. The night before the opening of Phase II, NAP hosted Savor + Celebrate, a black tie fundraising event that raised $100,000 for Atlanta-based charity City of Refuge. NAP matched the amount, bringing the …
PALMETTO, GA. — Port Logistics Realty (PLR) has broken ground on Phase I of Palmetto Logistics Park, a two-phase, 2.6 million-square-foot industrial park in Palmetto, roughly 12 miles southwest of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. The development, which is PLR’s first project in the Atlanta market, is situated near the CSX/BNSF Intermodal facility and Interstate 85. Slated for completion in the fourth quarter of this year, Phase I will include a 1.1 million-square-foot industrial facility, expandable to 1.3 million square feet, as well as park infrastructure. Phase II will include a 1.3 million-square-foot facility. PLR is developing Palmetto Logistics Park in partnership with Atlanta-based River Oaks Capital Partners. Colliers International will market the property for lease.
ORLANDO, FLA. — Konover South LLC plans to build Landstar Marketplace, a 62,222-square-foot, grocery-anchored shopping center located at 13891 Landstar Blvd. in Orlando. Designed by architect Cuhaci & Peterson, the property will be anchored by a 43,865-square-foot Walmart Neighborhood Market. David Lipp of Atlantic Commercial Group represented Walmart Neighborhood Market in its long-term lease. Other project team members include civil engineer Kimley-Horn and general contractor R.A. Rogers Construction Co. Konover South purchased the 18-acre site from Rodolfo Stern and David Serviansky for $3.3 million. Steve DeWitt of Shorecrest Retail Partners represented the sellers in the transaction. Konover South plans to deliver the shopping center in the first quarter of 2018.
BALTIMORE — Continental Realty Corp. has acquired Brown’s Wharf, a 104,000-square-foot mixed-use property situated along the Fells Point waterfront in Baltimore. The Baltimore-based firm purchased Brown’s Wharf from Hunt Investment Management for $21 million. Located at 1615-1637 Thames St., Brown’s Wharf was 77 percent leased to retail and restaurant tenants such as Barcocina, CFG Community Bank, 7-Eleven, Fells Point Surf Co. and aMuse of Fell’s Point. Office tenants include Johns Hopkins University affiliate Jhpiego. Jay Wellschlager and Andrew Finkelstein of JLL represented the seller in the transaction. Continental Realty plans to invest $2 million to upgrade the building systems, interior common areas and build a new marina. The company is joint venturing with Baltimore-based WorkShop Development, and Doug Schmidt, Richard Manekin and Neil Tucker of WorkShop Development will oversee the day-to-day operations and execute the partnership’s redevelopment plans for Brown’s Wharf. David Strouse of Birchwood Capital arranged acquisition financing through PNC Bank on behalf of Continental Realty. Robert Manekin, Tony Gross and Peter Jackson of JLL will provide office leasing brokerage services at Brown’s Wharf.
LOUISVILLE, KY. — PRG | Commercial Property Advisors has brokered the $5.8 million sale of First Trust Centre, a seven-story office building located at 200 S. 5th St. in downtown Louisville. The 156,600-square-foot building is currently 72 percent leased. Tyler Smith of PRG represented the buyer, Miami-based Market Street Real Estate Partners, in the transaction. Smith has also been retained by Market Street to lease the property, which is the buyer’s first acquisition in the Louisville market.
