CABAZON, CALIF. — Desert Hills Premium Outlets has opened its 50-store expansion, making it one of the largest centers in the country, according to its owner, Simon Property Group. The outlet center is located on Interstate 10 off of the Malki Road exit on Seminole Drive, next to the Morongo Casino Resort and Spa. The fully leased center now contains 650,000 square feet and 180 stores. The expansion added Alexander McQueen, Bally, Belstaff, CH Carolina Herrera, Fendi, Helmut Lang, John Varvatos, Maje, Max Mara, Rag and Bone, Sandro, Valentino and Wolford to the center. They join notable tenants like Armani, Coach, Elie Tahari, Gucci, Jimmy Choo, Neiman Marcus Last Call, Loro Piana, Polo Ralph Lauren, Prada, Saks Fifth Avenue Off 5th, Salvatore Ferragamo, Tod's, Versace and Saint Laurent Paris. The property also received some enhancements during the expansion. They included the addition of a 1,100-space parking garage, improved landscaping and wider walkways.
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NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF. — Lido Marina Village, a 123,391-square-foot, mixed-use development in Newport Beach has received a $51.4-million loan that will finance its renovation. The village is located at 3400 Via Oporto on Lido Isle. Lido features retail, restaurant and office space throughout 14 separate structures. It includes prime waterfront boutique and dining space with views of the harbor, along with 47 boat docks and common area space. Lido Retail Group, an affiliate of DJM Capital Partners, purchased the property from Vornado Realty Trust in an off-market transaction last year. Bridge financing was arranged by Steve Bram and David Pascale of George Smith Partners.
TORRANCE, CALIF. – Construction has commenced on Phase II of Storm Plaza, anew retail center in Torrance. The 21,500-square-foot phase will be located on 4.2 acres at the northwest corner of Sepulveda Boulevard and Normandie Avenue. Wells Fargo recently signed onto the center, announcing it would open a 4,250-square-foot branch. The second phase of construction is scheduled for completion this fall. Phase I included a 16,556-square-foot CVS/pharmacy that opened this past November. Phase III of Storm Plaza will add 13,000 additional square feet of space. Anticipated uses include restaurants and large retail. All phases of the $15-million project should be complete by the first quarter of 2015. The 50,000-square-foot Storm Plaza is being constructed on the site of the former Ricky & Ronnie's Drive-in. It is being developed by Storm Properties.
VERNON, CALIF. – The City of Vernon has broken ground on Vernon Village Park, its first-ever private development. The 45-unit affordable housing project is located at 4675 E. 52nd Drive, just 5 miles south of Downtown Los Angeles. The $12.8-million, garden-style development is scheduled for completion in summer 2015. It is being built to LEED-Silver specifications. Vernon Village Park will include a community room with a kitchen, a computer room, meeting room, common laundry facility, a courtyard and barbecue area, children’s play area and edible community gardens. The project is being developed by Meta Housing Corporation, which worked with the City of Vernon, as well as its non-profit partner, Community Home Builders and Associates. The California Tax Credit Allocation Committee, Bank of America, Federal Home Loan Bank San Francisco – Affordable Housing Program and the California Community Reinvestment Corporation also participated in this project.
BETHESDA, MD. — Cassidy Turley has arranged $45 million in financing for Bethesda Place II, a 209,397-square-foot, Class A office building in Bethesda. Bethesda Place II’s retail tenant roster includes Safeway, Original Pancake House and Comcast Sports Net, and its office tenant roster includes Wells Fargo, First Potomac Realty Trust and Beech Street Capital. Philip Mudd and Bradley Geiger of Cassidy Turley arranged the 20-year, fixed-rate loan through a life insurance company on behalf of the borrower, Bethesda Place II Associates LLC.
MIDLOTHIAN, VA. — LDG Development has opened Brookcreek Crossing, a 70-unit, $12.3 million apartment community at 14700 Bridge Creek Drive in Midlothian, a suburb of Richmond, Va. The three-story complex has apartments ranging from 770 to 1,136 square feet. The property’s amenity package includes an outdoor swimming pool, walking trail, grills, picnic areas, community kitchen, fitness room and business center with complimentary Wi-Fi. The apartment development is a public/private partnership between several debt and equity sources, including SunTrust Bank, Virginia Housing Development, Winks Snowa Architects, Weber Group, Xpert Design and Construction and LDG Multifamily LLC. Drucker and Falk Property Management will manage the apartment community. Rents for the new units will start at $500 per month.
RALEIGH, N.C. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has provided a $28.7 million construction loan for Maystone at Wakefield, a 360-unit garden-style apartment community in Raleigh. Jeff Hunkele, Bindi Shah and Kathy Anderson of KeyBank worked with the borrower, The Carroll Cos., to arrange financing for the property.
LAKELAND, FLA. — Meridian Capital Group LLC has arranged $10.7 million in refinancing for The Park at Verona, a 236-unit apartment property located at 3520 Cleveland Heights Blvd. in Lakeland. Seth Grossman and Sarah Kuebler of Meridian Capital’s Carlsbad, Calif., office arranged the five-year loan through a correspondent portfolio lender on behalf of the borrower, a joint venture between Blue Rock Partners LLC, Konover South and Stonecutter Capital Management LLC. The joint venture purchased the multifamily community in December 2012.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Thanks to new tenants, lease renewals and lease expansions, Ally Center in downtown Charlotte’s Third Ward neighborhood is 96 percent leased. The Class A, LEED Gold-certified office building, located at 440 S. Church St., is occupied by tenants such as Ally Financial, HDR Engineering, JELD-WEN Windows and Doors, Driven Brands, Trinity Partners and Trinity Capital Advisors. A joint venture between Trinity Capital Advisors and Principal Real Estate Investors owns Allly Center. Leah Bailey and John Ball of Trinity Partners lease the building on behalf of the ownership.
DETROIT — The Downtown Development Authority (DDA) has approved Barton Malow-Hunt-White to serve as the general contractor for construction of the new Detroit events center, which will be home to the Detroit Red Wings. The new facility is set to be located west of Woodward Avenue at I-75. The construction of the new center, residential and commercial mixed-use district will create approximately 8,300 jobs and $290 million in job-related income. Barton Malow-Hunt-White is an industry leader in sports and entertainment construction. Notable projects of the joint venture include the expansion and renovation of Michigan Stadium, Detroit Riverfront, Detroit Medical Center Pediatric Specialty Center and Amway Arena in Orlando, Fla. The new Detroit events center is a part of the $650 million public-private catalyst development project that includes a $200 million investment by Olympia Development of Michigan to redevelop an underutilized area in downtown Detroit. The area will be redeveloped into a mixed-use development of residential, retail and office space. Of the project costs, ODM will contribute $367 million (or 56 percent) and the state of Michigan and the DDA will contribute $283 million (or 44 percent). It is expected that the project’s economic impact on Detroit, the region and state …