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The Carnegie
DevelopmentMarylandSeniors HousingSoutheast

Kisco, Welltower Begin Construction on Seniors Housing Project in Gaithersburg, Maryland

by Julia Sanders

GAITHERSBURG, MD. — Carlsbad, Calif.-based Kisco Senior Living and joint venture partner Welltower Inc. have broken ground on The Carnegie at Washingtonian Center, a seniors housing project in Gaithersburg. The seven-story complex will offer 302 one- and two-bedroom floorplans for independent living, assisted living and memory care residences. Floorplan options will range in size from one-bedroom, one-bath with an average of 837 square feet to two-bedrooms, two-baths and a den at about 1,487 square feet, as well as a club level living option that includes concierge and valet services. Situated on 8.5 acres, The Carnegie is slated for completion by the spring of 2024. The property is located beside RIO Lakefront at Washingtonian Center, a popular area shopping center. Community amenities will include indoor and al fresco dining venues; an indoor heated, saltwater pool; fitness center; wellness spa; yoga studio; and access to healthcare onsite. Additional amenities will include a lecture hall, computer learning center, art gallery, cooking demonstration kitchen and an outdoor landscaped park with a trail. THW Design is the project’s architect, StudioSIX5 is the interior designer and Balfour Beatty is the general contractor.

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915 Meeting St.
DevelopmentLeasing ActivityMarylandOfficeSoutheast

Choice Hotels Moves Headquarters to Pike & Rose Office Tower in North Bethesda, Maryland

by Julia Sanders

NORTH BETHESDA, MD. — Choice Hotels International Inc. has signed a long-term lease to occupy 105,000 square feet in 915 Meeting St., a 276,000-square-foot office building to be constructed in North Bethesda. The office tower will be situated within Pike & Rose, a mixed-use development owned and developed by Federal Realty Investment Trust. Expected to break ground later this year, 915 Meeting St. will serve as Choice Hotels International’s new headquarters. Bernie McCarthy and Danny Sheridan of JLL represented Federal Realty in the lease negotiations, and Steve London of Savills represented Choice Hotels. The 16-story office building will feature amenities such as a rooftop conference center with collaborative common areas and a fitness center, as well as 9,600 square feet of ground floor retail space, approximately 25,000-square-foot flexible floor plates and 700 dedicated parking spaces. Gensler designed the building to achieve LEED Gold certification. Pike & Rose is a transit-oriented mixed-use development with more than 400,000 square feet of retail, services, dining and entertainment offerings. The development includes 300,000 square feet of existing office product as well, which includes tenants such as Bank of America, JLL, Industrious, OneDigital and Federal Realty’s corporate headquarters. The building is 40 percent preleased to …

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DevelopmentMarylandRestaurantRetailSoutheast

GBT Realty, Cana to Open Food Hall at Ellsworth Place in Silver Spring, Maryland

by John Nelson

SILVER SPRING, MD. — Brentwood, Tenn.-based GBT Realty Corp., in partnership with Baltimore-based Cana Development, plan to open Commas, a food hall within the 350,000-square-foot Ellsworth Place shopping center in downtown Silver Spring. Opening in spring 2022 on the second level of Ellsworth Place, Commas will take up 13,000 square feet of space and include a collection of 12 food and beverage merchants. Commas expects to create a diverse menu of food from Ethiopia to Korea, Malaysia to El Salvador and Italy to New Jersey. Designed by Washington, D.C.-based architecture and interior design firm GrizForm Design Architects, Commas will offer a range of seating options and special event capabilities. In addition to the permanent restaurant spaces, the food hall will also feature a central bar experience. Design plans also include seven communal seating areas, open kitchen installations with window peeks and chef counters and a light-toned color palette with natural wood furniture.

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Lilly Garden
LoansMarylandMultifamilySoutheast

Greystone Provides $18.2M Refinancing for Multifamily Property in Lanham, Maryland

by Julia Sanders

LANHAM, MD. — Greystone has provided an $18.2 million Fannie Mae loan to refinance Lilly Gardens, a 142-unit multifamily community in Lanham. Cullen O’Grady of Greystone originated the 10-year, non-recourse loan. Built in 1965, Lilly Gardens features 42 one-bedroom units; 25 one-bedroom units with a den; 68 two-bedroom units; and seven three-bedroom units. Apartments include a garbage disposal, hardwood floors, air conditioning, patio/balcony and free gas heat/cooking. Community amenities include an onsite leasing office, parking, playground, swimming pool and eight common laundry areas. The property was 99 percent occupied at the time of refinancing. Located at 6828 Riverdale Road across 6.2 acres, the apartment property is located about 10 miles from Washington, D.C. The property is also three miles from the University of Maryland and 24.2 miles from Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. Greystone sourced the transaction through Marc Tropp of Eastern Union Funding. The undisclosed borrower is a Maryland-based private investor and repeat Fannie Mae, Eastern Union and Greystone client.

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4800 Hampden Lane
DevelopmentMarylandOfficeSoutheast

Cushman & Wakefield Announces $10M Redevelopment Project for Office Property in Bethesda

by Julia Sanders

BETHESDA, MD. — Cushman & Wakefield has announced an over $10 million capital improvement program for 4800 Hampden Lane, a Class A, 185,000-square-foot office building located in Bethesda. New York-based Anne and Bernard Spitzer Charitable Trust owns the office property. 4800 Hampden Lane is a 12-story building that features terraces exclusive to tenants, six elevators, 24/7 security, onsite garage parking and onsite property management. The property is located close to the Capital Crescent Trail, an off-road trail that runs from Georgetown in Washington, D.C. to Bethesda. The property is currently 95 percent leased to tenants including Boston Consulting Group, Paley Rothman, Salamandra, EYA and Declaration Partners. The redevelopment of 4800 Hampden Lane will include the addition of a new conference center; new fitness center, including private/dedicated workout kiosks and separate locker rooms with towel service; a new bike storage facility; upgraded lobby and enhancements to the façade. Renovations at the property will begin within the next two months and are slated to be complete by fall 2022. Michael Katcher and Katie Datin of Cushman & Wakefield are the exclusive leasing brokers for the property.

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8711 Westphalia Road
DevelopmentIndustrialMarylandOfficeSoutheast

Trammell Crow Co., Capital Electric Break Ground on 362,880 SF Office/Industrial Facility in Upper Marlboro, Maryland

by Julia Sanders

UPPER MARLBORO, MD. — Capital Lighting and Supply LLC and development partner Trammell Crow Co. have broken ground on a 362,880-square-foot, Class A office and warehouse build-to-suit facility in Upper Marlboro. Construction is slated for completion in the fourth quarter of 2022. Located at 8711 Westphalia Road, the new facility will feature over 40,000 square feet of office space with a training center, corporate offices and a will-call for local pickup. The warehouse component of the building includes 30-plus-foot bays for storage and features a distribution center automation technology. The facility will be located adjacent to the Capital Lighting and Supply’s current location and is meant to accommodate the firm’s 240 employees. Capital Lighting and Supply received conditional loans from both the Maryland Department of Commerce and Prince George’s County to support the project. MGMA Architects is serving as the architect, while Glen Arm Construction Co. is the general contractor.

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AcquisitionsHospitalityMarylandSoutheast

Condor Hospitality Trust to Sell Entire Hotel Portfolio to Blackstone for $305M

by Jeff Shaw

BETHESDA, MD. — Condor Hospitality Trust Inc. (NYSE: CDOR) has agreed to sell its entire hotel portfolio to affiliates of Blackstone Real Estate Partners for $305 million. The all-cash transaction does not include the assumption of any existing debt. Completion of the deal, which is expected to occur in the fourth quarter of 2021, is subject to customary closing conditions, including the approval of the company’s shareholders. The Bethesda-based real estate investment trust’s hotel portfolio includes 15 properties in eight states. Blackstone entered into voting agreements with Condor’s certain shareholders that hold approximately 60 percent of the common shares. Those shareholders voted in favor of the transaction.

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225 North Calvert
AcquisitionsMarylandMultifamilySoutheast

JLL Arranges Sale of 347-Unit Apartment Tower in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor District

by Julia Sanders

BALTIMORE — JLL has arranged the sale of 225 North Calvert, a 347-unit, 17-story apartment tower in the Inner Harbor district of downtown Baltimore. Broadshore Capital Partners, in a joint venture with an undisclosed investment partner, purchased the property for an undisclosed price. Scott Clukies of Broadshore led the firm on the sales transaction. Walter Coker, Brian Crivella and Robert Jenkins of JLL represented the seller, CP Capital US, formerly known as HQ Capital Real Estate. 225 North Calvert features a mix of one- and two-bedroom residences designed with floor-to-ceiling windows, balconies and an in-unit washers and dryers. Community amenities include a rooftop terrace with a swimming pool and lounge area, community game room, multimedia theater, health club, a pet exercise area and grooming stations. The property is located close to the National Aquarium, Oriole Park at Camden Yards and the Baltimore Ravens home arena, M&T Bank Stadium. The apartment community is also situated adjacent to Mercy Hospital. In 1967, 225 North Calvert was constructed as an office building, and in 2018, CP Capital completed a renovation converting the property to a Class A apartment tower. In addition to 347 apartment residences, the building also provides 9,535 square feet of …

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Amazon
Company NewsDevelopmentMarylandRetailSoutheastVirginia

Amazon to Open New Delivery Stations, Career Center in Mid-Atlantic

by Julia Sanders

SEATTLE — Amazon is expanding its presence in the Mid-Atlantic by opening several new delivery stations and a career center in Maryland and Virginia. The first facility set to open is a 72,000-square-foot delivery station located at 2100 Van Deman St. in Baltimore, Amazon’s first delivery station in Baltimore City. The e-commerce giant also plans to open a 194,000-square-foot facility at 7226 Preston Gateway Drive in Hanover, Md., which will be Amazon’s third delivery station in the city. Since 2010, Amazon has created more than 29,000 jobs in Maryland, and the company has invested over $9.5 billion for infrastructure and compensation in the state. Additionally, Amazon announced it will open an Amazon Career Center at 1989 S. Military Highway in Chesapeake, Va. This center will be used for hiring and orientation duties for the company’s Hampton Roads operations facilities. Additionally, the company will open two new delivery stations in the area including a 165,000-square-foot facility at 1400 Sewells Point Road in Norfolk and a 111,600-square-foot facility at 223 W Mercury Blvd. in Hampton, which was formerly a Kmart store. Since 2010, Amazon has provided more than 27,000 jobs in Virginia. The company has 15 delivery stations in the Commonwealth.

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AcquisitionsAffordable HousingCaliforniaCompany NewsMarylandMultifamilySoutheastTop StoriesWalker & DunlopWestern

Walker & Dunlop Bolsters Affordable Housing Business with $696M Acquisition of Alliant Capital, Affiliates

by John Nelson

BETHESDA, MD. AND WOODLAND HILLS, CALIF. — Walker & Dunlop (NYSE: WD) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Alliant Capital Ltd., a privately held affordable housing asset management firm based in Woodland Hills. Under the terms of the purchase agreement, Walker & Dunlop will acquire Alliant and its affiliates, Alliant Strategic Investments and ADC Communities, at a total value of $696 million. Alliant is the sixth-largest syndicator of low-income housing tax credits (LIHTC) in the United States and has participated in the development of over 100,000 affordable units serving over 400,000 families. ADC Communities is the affordable housing development arm of Alliant, which has financed 29 developments and over 5,400 units in eight states since 2014. Alliant Strategic Investments focuses on non-LIHTC affordable housing preservation, workforce housing and opportunity zone investments. The acquisition will bring Walker & Dunlop’s total affordable housing assets under management to $16 billion, with $14 billion of those assets under management belonging to Alliant. The move is expected to be accretive to Walker & Dunlop’s existing $112 billion servicing portfolio. “Alliant is one of the largest and most respected tax credit syndicators and affordable housing developers in the country. The addition of their people, …

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