PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Marsella Development Corp. has opened Track 15, a $25 million, 18,000-square-foot food hall that is situated within the historic Union Station building in downtown Providence. Vendors include Little Chaska, Tolia, Dune Brothers, Dolores, There There, Giusto PVD and Mother Pizzeria PVD. The development also features indoor and outdoor seating for roughly 600 people, an entertainment venue and a 10,000-square-foot plaza. Rhode Island-based architecture firm Vision3 designed the food hall.
DEDHAM, MASS. — Local owner-operator WS Development has welcomed five new tenants to Legacy Place, a 580,000-square-foot retail power center located in the southwestern Boston suburb of Dedham that was recently recapitalized. The new tenants are Mexican restaurant Anna’s Taqueria, permanent jewelry brand Brave Daughters, women’s apparel retailer Aritzia, Asian restaurant Mecha Noodle Bar and fitness concept [solidcore]. All openings are slated for various points in 2025.
SANTA CLARA, CALIF. — NVIDIA Corp. (NASDAQ: NVDA), a Santa Clara-based tech firm that primarily designs and manufactures graphics processing units (GPUs) for artificial intelligence (AI) use, plans to develop two new AI supercomputer manufacturing plants in Texas. The new projects will include a plant in Houston that NVIDIA is co-developing with Foxconn and a factory in Dallas that NVIDIA is building with Wistron. Further real estate specifics for the new facilities were not shared, but NVIDIA plans to create “digital twins” to design and operate the factories, which will be reliant on automation and robotics. Mass production of NVIDIA AI supercomputers at both plants is expected to ramp up in the next 12 to 15 months, according to NVIDIA. Additionally, NVIDIA announced that it has started production of NVIDIA Blackwell chips at the TSMC Arizona campus in Phoenix. NVIDIA is partnering with Amkor and SPIL for packaging and testing operations in Arizona. The new Texas plants and the production of NVIDIA Blackwell chips in Arizona are part of the company’s $500 billion push to mass produce NVIDIA AI supercomputers on U.S. soil, which would represent the first time that the company’s supercomputers were made entirely domestically. Together, the announcements …
— By Rebecca Lloyd of Cushman & Wakefield — Industrial market conditions in Salt Lake City softened a bit in 2024, with new leasing activity totaling just over 5 million square feet — a 19 percent decrease from the 6.2 million square feet recorded in 2023. Despite this decline, new sublease activity saw a 33 percent year-over-year increase, reaching 735,000 square feet. Salt Lake City’s Northwest submarket remains the dominant area, accounting for 62 percent of total leasing activity in 2024. This was followed by the Southwest at 28 percent. Collectively, they comprise 90 percent of all leasing transactions in the market. Vacancy rates ended the year at 5.9 percent, a modest 50 basis point increase from the previous year. In a positive shift, the market closed the year with 3.7 million square feet of positive net absorption, a significant increase from the 2.3 million square feet recorded in 2023. The average asking rent for all product types stood at $0.81 per square foot on a triple-net basis, up from $0.80 at the end of 2023. Industrial construction remained robust, with nearly 4.7 million square feet of new space delivered in 2024. This added to the 7 million square feet …
ATLANTA — A joint venture between a nationally prominent developer of student housing, Landmark Properties, and its family office, Westlake Capital, has acquired Northcreek Office Park, a 536,547-square-foot office campus in the Buckhead neighborhood of Atlanta. Richard Reid of JLL represented the seller in the transaction. The sales price was also not disclosed. Landmark Properties plans to utilize some of the office space to accommodate its growing Atlanta workforce while maintaining its headquarters in Athens, Ga., as well as its existing executive offices at nearby Buckhead Plaza. Situated on about 40 acres, the four-building campus was renovated from 2003 to 2009 and comprises a roster of more than 70 tenants. The property features a range of onsite amenities including a café, conference and meeting facility, fitness center and 24/7 security with key-card access. Landmark plans to revitalize the common area within Northcreek Office Park to enhance tenant amenities. Additionally, Regent Partners will relocate its corporate office to Northcreek Office Park to continue serving as its property manager and leasing agent.
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Center Park Group has announced that it is on track to complete the vertical construction of 155 build-to-rent townhomes at Bellerose at Bees Ferry by mid-April. Located within the West Ashley neighborhood of Charleston, the 17-acre, pet-friendly community will offer townhomes that total 1,400 square feet with three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths and an attached one-car garage. Amenities include a swimming pool with lounge chairs, dog park, an open-air pavilion and walking paths, as well as onsite maintenance and management. Atlanta-based RangeWater Real Estate is the developer. Framing for the project began in October 2023, and Center Park Group has delivered each townhome building with the goal to complete the project in under 18 months. Center Park Group managed construction of the community dog park, the mail kiosk and landscaping, while Linden Construction oversaw construction of the community pool and clubhouse. RangeWater is overseeing property management at Bellerose at Bees Ferry in-house.
FERN PARK, FLA. — Berkadia has provided a $23.2 million Freddie Mac loan to refinance Advenir at Magnolia, a 272-unit multifamily community located in the Fern Park suburb of Orlando. Charles Foschini, Christopher Apone, Lourdes Carranza-Alvarez and Shannon Wilson of Berkadia’s Miami office originated the financing on behalf of the borrower, an entity doing business as Advenir@Magnolia LLC. The five-year, fixed-rate agency loan includes an extended interest-only period and a 60 percent loan-to-value ratio. Situated on 13 acres, Advenir at Magnolia is a two-story, garden-style property that comprises a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments averaging approximately 800 square feet in size. Amenities at the property include two resort-style pools, two basketball courts, three racquetball courts, a lighted tennis court, grilling stations, a 24/7 fitness center, business center and laundry facilities.
TALLAHASSEE, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Market Square, an 81,082-square-foot shopping center located in Tallahassee’s Market District, roughly four miles from Florida State University. The asset traded for more than $330 per square foot. The property — which was originally built in 1977 and renovated in 2021 — is anchored by a 22,000-square-foot REI. Additional tenants at the property include Sanitas Medical Center, Connors Steak & Seafood, a medical spa and Southern Seafood Market. Alvin Mansour and Jon Talia of The Mansour Group of Marcus & Millichap represented the private seller and procured the Florida-based buyer in the transaction. Ryan Nee is Marcus & Millichap’s broker of record in Florida.
ATLANTA — Business law firm Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP has signed a 61,470-square-foot lease to officially move its Atlanta office to a newly renovated office suite in Promenade Tower, which is located at 1230 Peachtree St. NE in Midtown. The firm will occupy floors 19-21. Owned by Cousins Properties, the 777,050-square-foot office tower offers conference facilities, enhanced technology, flexible workspaces and a range of amenities including a fitness center, onsite dining options and direct access to public transit. Bradley has grown from 20 attorneys to 58 attorneys since launching its Atlanta office in May 2023.
SAN MATEO, CALIF. — Stockbridge and Wilson Meany have received a $170 million first mortgage for Bay Meadows Apartment Collection, a four-property portfolio in San Mateo. The 390-unit portfolio offers a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units, averaging 1,035 square feet, and 9,961 square feet of ground-floor retail space. The portfolio includes the 108-unit Field House, built in 2015; the 70-unit Quimby, built in 2017; the 158-unit Russell, built in 2017; and the 54-unit Hawthorne, built in 2024. The portfolio is located within the 83-acre Bay Meadows master-planned community. Bruce Ganong, Chris Handy, Elijah Lax and Tomie Vegą of JLL Capital Market’s Debt Advisory team arranged the five-year, fixed-rate loan through New York Life Real Estate Investors for the borrower.