MIAMI — Related Group and Rockpoint have broken ground on WNWD21, a mixed-use project located in the Wynwood neighborhood of Miami. Upon completion, which is scheduled for the third quarter of 2024, the development will comprise two 12-story buildings with 304 apartments, 18,000 square feet of retail and 63,000 square feet of office space. Apartment units will feature studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts, with amenities including a rooftop pool deck, health and wellness facilities, private theater and music room, resident-only dining, coworking space and an art collection. Cohen Freedman Encinosa & Associates Architects will act as architect for the project, with interior design by iddi Design. Beauchamp Construction Co. is the builder.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — MRP Realty and Asana Partners have acquired the Duke Energy headquarters building at 526 S. Church St. in Charlotte, with plans to develop a mixed-use project at the site. Initial plans include 450 residential units and 55,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Duke Energy plans to vacate the building and move to its newly constructed headquarters at Duke Energy Plaza in late 2023.
SJC Ventures to Break Ground on 20,000 SF Second Phase of West Ashley Station Retail Development in Charleston
by Jeff Shaw
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Atlanta-based SJC Ventures has announced plans to break ground on the second phase of West Ashley Station, a retail center in Charleston, later this month. The first phase was built in 2016 with a 45,062-square-foot Whole Foods Market as the anchor tenant. Phase II of the development will add 20,000 square feet of shopping, dining and fitness space. Demolition of a building that formerly housed a Doscher’s IGA Supermarket will occur this month, with vertical construction scheduled to begin in the first quarter of 2023. Planned tenants include Hollywood Feed, Hand & Stone, Another Broken Egg, MADabolic, Pacific Dental and GoodVets. The center is currently 93 percent leased.
MARIETTA, GA. — SRS’ Investment Properties Group has arranged the sale of Blackwell Plaza, a 143,081-square-foot shopping center in Marietta, approximately 20 miles northwest of Atlanta. An entity doing business as RCG-Marietta VII LLC acquired the property from Stebri Enterprises for $10 million. Kyle Stonis and Pierce Mayson of SRS represented Stebri in the transaction. Sitting on 17 acres at the intersection of Canton Road and Piedmont Road, the property features tenants including Old Time Pottery and America’s Thrift Store.
JEFFERSON CITY, MO. — Newmark has arranged the sale of a 92,613-square-foot retail building net leased to Orscheln Farm & Home in Jefferson City. The sales price was undisclosed, but the asking price of $6.7 million represented a cap rate of 5.5 percent. Matt Berres, Samer Khalil, Karick Brown, Michael VanBuskirk and Chris Robertson of Newmark represented the seller, a private developer, and procured the undisclosed buyer. Orscheln Farm & Home took occupancy of the property in 2017 and signed a new 15-year lease in 2021. The retailer operates 175 stores in 11 states.
JOLIET, ILL. — NAPA Auto Parts has signed a 6,310-square-foot retail lease at the Caton Farm Plaza shopping center in Joliet. The property is situated along Illinois Route 59. Michael Petrik and Rick Scardino of Lee & Associates represented the landlord, Dreamspace Properties. Sean McCourt of CBRE represented the tenant.
Boardwalk Investments Group Receives $245M Refinancing for Mixed-Use Portfolio in California
by Amy Works
COSTA MESA, CALIF. — Costa Mesa-based Boardwalk Investments Group, led by Gary Jabara and Debi Kroger, has received $245 million in financing for a portfolio of properties in California. John Chun, John Marshall, Jordan Leake and Spencer Seibring of JLL Retail Capital Markets Debt Advisory secured the permanent financing from four lenders. The portfolio includes: The Estate, a 22-acre hospitality and destination retail complex in downtown Yountville. The property features the 193-room Hotel Villagio, Vintage House and the five-bedroom Villa at The Estate. Aliso Creek Shopping Center, a 49,149-square-foot, 92-percent occupied retail center in Laguna Beach. Flower Hill Promenade, a 168,249-square-foot, 95.6-percent leased retail center in Del Mar. The Landing, a 44,289-square-foot, fully leased shopping center on the Balboa Peninsula in Newport Beach. 1810 State Street, a 99-unit mid-rise apartment complex in downtown San Diego’s Little Italy neighborhood. Restoration Hardware Yountville, a single-tenant wine vault and restaurant space in downtown Yountville.
THOUSAND OAKS, CALIF. — An affiliate of Maxxam Enterprises has received $84.7 million in refinancing for Janss Marketplace, a grocery-anchored regional retail center in Thousand Oaks. Matt Stewart, Alethia Halamandaris and Chris Jaffe of JLL Capital Markets Debt Advisory secured the financing through TerraCotta Credit Fund for the borrower. Located at 165-401 N. Moorpark Road, Janss Marketplace features 456,390 square feet of retail space. The property was built in phases from 1959 to 1999 and renovated in 2007 and 2020. Current tenants include Aldi, ULTA Beauty, Petco, Old Navy, Five Below and Golds Gym. At the time of financing, the property was 90 percent occupied.
Newmark Negotiates $23.5M Sale of The Block at Pima Center Retail Property in Scottsdale
by Amy Works
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — Newmark has arranged the sale of The Block at Pima Center, a multi-tenant retail property in Scottsdale. Block East LLC and Block West LLC sold the asset to New Block 22 LLC for $23.5 million. Located at the northwest corner of Via De Ventura and Arizona State Route 101, The Block at Pima Center features 37,958 square feet of retail space that was fully leased at the time of sale. Current tenants include Starbucks Coffee, Dickey’s Barbecue Pit, Mayweather Boxing + Fitness and Spinato’s. The property features several full-service restaurants with patios, fast-casual dining options, health and fitness tenants, and personal care services. Jesse Goldsmith, Steve Julius and Chase Dorsett of Newmark represented the seller in the transaction.
WHEELING, ILL. — Structured Development and Burnt City Brewing have opened a second District Brew Yards location at 700 N. Milwaukee Ave. in the Chicago suburb of Wheeling. Occupying the former Ram Restaurant & Brewery, which shuttered in 2019, the 11,668-square-foot space features five breweries: Burnt City Brewing, Around the Bend Beer Co., Casa Humilde Cerveceria, Twisted Hippo Brewing and Histrionic Brewlab. Guests can sample a range of beers and are charged by the ounce with a cashless system. Guests can also enjoy barbecue from Lillie’s Q, fried chicken and fish from Salt & Scratch and Mexican cuisine from Chicano Taqueria. The first District Brew Yards location opened in Chicago’s West Town neighborhood in 2019. The Wheeling location features a taproom with communal tables, bottle shop and outdoor beer garden that seats more than 100 people.