NEW YORK CITY — The Kalikow Group and Steelpoint Property Group have completed the sale of a mixed-use property located at 517 Second Ave. in the Kips Bay neighborhood of Manhattan. An undisclosed buyer acquired the property for $7.4 million. The four-story building features a ground-level restaurant and three floor-through, three-bedroom apartments. The partnership originally purchased the property in 2014 for $5 million and implemented a three-year renovation project.
DALLAS — Stream Realty Partners has negotiated a pair of restaurant leases at Trammell Crow Center in Uptown Dallas. Urban market chain Royal Blue Grocery signed a lease for a 3,300-square-foot store and a 2,000-square-foot kitchen, and restaurant operator NL Group Inc. signed a lease for 3,100-square-foot space capable of accommodating up to 80 patrons. Trammell Crow Center, a 1.2 million-square-foot office tower located at 2001 Ross Ave. near Klyde Warren Park, is currently undergoing a redevelopment of its lobby, plaza and lower exterior.
NEW YORK CITY — Madison Realty Capital has provided a $64 million construction loan for 200 Kent Avenue, a mixed-use development located in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg neighborhood. The 117,326-square-foot project will feature 50,101 square feet of retail space, 22,055 square feet of office and restaurant space and 45,170 square feet of parking. The retail portion of the development will be anchored by a popular national grocery chain. MRC funded a portion of the $64 million facility at closing to retire existing debt and will provide further advances for construction as the project progresses.
MARIETTA, GA. — Capital Properties Group and Concordia Properties have unveiled the first round of restaurant tenants to occupy Marietta Square Market, a new food hall concept located in the Historic Marietta Square District, roughly 20 miles north of downtown Atlanta. The 18,500-square-foot converted warehouse building, located adjacent to the railroad tracks at 68 N. Marietta Parkway N.W., will have the look of a historic train station complete with a restored trolley car and a porch that wraps around two sides of the building. The food hall will feature 19 restaurant and retail concepts. Signed tenants at the project include Forno — Wood Fired Artisan Pizza, Street Taco, Grand Champion BBQ, Toppoke Korean & Poke and Pita Mediterranean Street Food. Kelly Wilson of Windsor Realty Group is handling the project’s leasing assignment. Marietta Square Market is slated to open in summer 2018.
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Eyzenberg & Co. has arranged a $22.6 million construction loan for the development of a 42,000-square-foot retail project located at 1410 N. Ocean Blvd. in Myrtle Beach. The three-story, oceanfront complex will include a live entertainment venue, restaurants and retail space. David Eyzenberg and Ao Sun of Eyzenberg & Co. arranged the non-recourse financing at 60 percent loan-to-cost through Gamma Real Estate. Tin Roof, a restaurant/entertainment operator, will occupy the third floor of the building with a 10,000-square-foot flagship location. The rooftop will include a covered, air-conditioned restaurant space, as well as an open-air terrace. Signed tenants on the ground floor include BurgerFi and General Store. Florida-based restaurant Papa’s Raw Bar is slated to take space on the first and second floors. The development is scheduled to open in April 2018.
RONKONKOMA, N.Y. — The Town of Brookhaven Industrial Development Agency (IDA) has closed on a package of economic benefits for the first phase of Tritec Real Estate Co.’s planned Ronkonkoma hub transit-oriented development project, which is expected to break ground soon. The package was approved unanimously in 2014, but did not close until recently due to the timing of required approvals, including sewer connections, and the acquisition by East Setauket, N.Y.-based Tritec and its partner of various properties at the project site from private owners. The total project, valued at $538 million, is expected to feature up to 1,145 apartments and 545,000 square feet of retail and office space on 50 acres near the Long Island Rail Road station. Phase 1 of the project, which includes the construction of infrastructure and 477,300 square feet of apartments on 11.9 acres, is valued at $112.7 million. The first phase is expected to create 977 construction industry jobs and 76 full-time jobs upon completion. The construction of the first phase is expected to take three years.
ATLANTA — Simon has unveiled plans to transform Phipps Plaza, an upscale shopping mall in Atlanta’s Buckhead district, into a mixed-use destination. The additional uses coming to Phipps Plaza include a 150-room Nobu Hotel, 10,000-square-foot Nobu Atlanta Restaurant, 90,000-square-foot Life Time Athletic fitness center and a 12-story office building. The hotel will feature a rooftop pool, conference space and spa facilities, and the restaurant will offer Japanese-style cuisine. Life Time will develop an athletic club in a three-level space that will feature studio, yoga and cycle classes, personal training, a café, rooftop pool, beach club and a bistro. The new buildings will join recent additions to Phipps Plaza including the 166-room AC Hotel Atlanta Buckhead and the 319-unit Domain at Phipps Plaza, an upscale apartment community. Construction is scheduled to begin in 2018, with a phased opening beginning in spring 2020.
HOUSTON — Buffalo Bayou Brewing Co. will open a three-story, 28,000-square-foot brewery and restaurant at 2101 Summer St. in Houston’s First Ward. Houston-based Method Architecture will be designing the property, which will offer a rooftop beer garden with views of downtown Houston and a full-service kitchen. Construction is currently slated to begin this winter, with a target completion date of late 2018. A general contractor for the project has not yet been selected.
BOSTON — Related Beal has placed the final beam in the redevelopment of 40 Water Street, which formerly served as the Fidelity Investment headquarters. The redeveloped property, called Congress Square, will create a 24-hour mixed-use environment connecting Government Center, Faneuil Hall, Post Office Square and Downtown Crossing. The building features a glass curtainwall addition on top of the more than 320,000-square-foot office building. The redevelopment also includes preserving the landmarked property’s efficient and versatile floor plates, active rooftops and retail and restaurant space on the lower and ground floor. The redevelopment plan for the building includes office, residential, hospitality and more than 43,000 square feet of retail space, as well as the transformation of Quaker Lane into a pedestrian-oriented food and beverage destination with boutiques and cafés. Related Beal Construction and Consigli Construction Co. are general contractors for the project and Arrowstreet is serving as architect. Congress Square is slated to open in 2018.
MIAMI — Thor Equities has broken ground on Wynwood Walk, a 63,000-square-foot restaurant and retail development located at 2800 N.W. 2nd Ave. in Miami’s Wynwood Art District. Upon completion, the project, designed by Oppenheim Architecture, will feature new retail and restaurants, a green rooftop, paseo and a landscaped terrace with outdoor seating. Construction is scheduled for completion in November 2018.
