PHILADELPHIA — Penn Medicine and IMC Construction have broken ground on the new Center for Healthcare Technology in Philadelphia. Located on Civic Center Boulevard, the first phase of the project will be a 250,000-square-foot, eight-story office building. The facility will be used for information technology and human resources. A second phase of the project will add an additional 10 stories totaling 290,000 square feet, bringing the tower to a total height of 18 stories and 540,000 square feet.
NEW YORK CITY — Clipper Realty has entered into an agreement to acquire a multifamily property located at 10 W. 65th St. in New York for $79 million. The 82-unit property spans 82,000 square feet plus 53,000 square feet of air rights located near Lincoln Center and Central Park in the Upper West Side submarket of Manhattan. Clipper plans to invest incremental capital to enhance the property. The company expects to finance the acquisition with property level mortgage debt and cash on hand, with expected closing by fourth quarter 2017.
NEW YORK CITY — Meridian Capital Group has secured $65 million to refinance The Blake, a multifamily property in the Upper East Side of Manhattan, on behalf of BLDG Management. A national life insurance company provided the 10-year loan, which features a fixed rate of 4.2 percent and seven years of interest-only payments. Meridian’s Carol Shelby negotiated the transaction. The Blake, located at 220 E. 63rd St., is a 14-story, 181-unit apartment building including one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Building and neighborhood amenities include a 24-hour doorman, valet services, a lounge, fitness center, on-site parking and a subway station one block away.
WALTHAM, MASS. — King Street Properties has broken ground on a 144,910-square-foot office and laboratory property at 828 Winter St. in Waltham, Mass. The speculative building is scheduled for completion in mid-2018. King Street Properties also owns 830 Winter St., a 100 percent leased, 185,000-square-foot building adjacent to the new development. When 828 Winter St. is complete, the two-building campus will encompass 330,000 square feet in total. On-campus amenities will include two cafeterias, a central courtyard, conference facilities, structured parking, bicycle storage and showers with changing facilities. HFF provided debt financing services for the construction of 828 Winter St. The project team includes architect Perkins+Will and general contractor BW Kennedy & Co.
DALLAS — Goddard Investment Group has begun a $70 million renovation of Fountain Place, a 60-story office tower in downtown Dallas. The project will deliver a 10-story parking garage with four plaza-level restaurants at its base. In addition, AMLI Residential is developing a 45-story luxury apartment tower as part of the new Fountain Place mixed-use complex. Several companies, including Bracewell LLP, Wells Fargo and Tenet Healthcare, have recently renewed their leases at the property, which is now 85 percent occupied. The garage will be delivered in October, while interior renovations are scheduled for a May 2018 completion.
MILFORD, MASS. — Ted Sidel and Brian Sheehan of EagleBridge Capital have arranged $3.5 million in permanent mortgage financing to refinance Milford South Plaza in Milford. A Massachusetts-based thrift institution was the lender. The property is a 44,270-square-foot retail plaza with 237 parking spaces on 5.1 acres. Milford South Plaza is located at 146 S. Main St. The plaza is 100 percent leased to four tenants including Big Lots, Dollar Tree, The Milford National Bank and Dunkin’ Donuts. An affiliate of Summit Realty Partners manages the property.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — White Construction Co. has completed a 420,000-square-foot distribution center in Austin for Capitol Wright Distributing, a Texas-based beverage distributor. The cross-dock facility features concrete tilt-up walls and high-performance glass with aluminum solar awnings. HDA Architects designed the project.
HOUSTON — Q10 KDH has arranged $16 million in permanent financing for Cypress Creek Plaza, a Class A shopping center in northwest Houston. The center is shadow-anchored by H-E-B and contains 51,034 square feet of net rentable space across three buildings and three ground-leased pad sites leased to Wendy’s, Zaxby’s and Chase Bank. Thrivent Financial provided the 10-year loan, which features a 30-year amortization schedule and a fixed sub-4 percent interest rate.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Notley Ventures has begun leasing The Center for Social Innovation, a 60,000-square-foot office campus within the Springdale General complex in Austin. Located at 1023 Springdale Road, the center consists of 50,000 square feet of office space and 10,000 square feet of co-working space. Central Austin Management Group served as the primary developer of the project.
RALEIGH, N.C. — Continental Realty Corp. has acquired The Edison Lofts, a 223-unit apartment community located at 131 E. Davie St. in Raleigh. The Baltimore-based firm purchased the asset from The NRP Group for $61 million. Sean Wood of ARA Newmark’s Charlotte office brokered the off-market transaction. Built in 2016 by NRP, The Edison Lofts is a seven-story midrise community featuring studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments ranging in size from 550 to 1,870 square feet. Community amenities include a garden courtyard, resort-style swimming pool, outdoor kitchen and grilling area, dog park, fitness center and clubroom with a resident lounge and billiards room. A direct access structured parking garage is available for both The Edison Lofts residents and visitors.
