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.
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FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — Encore Capital Management has received a $75 million construction loan for The Rise Flagler Village, a 348-unit apartment project located at 405 N.E. 2nd St. in downtown Fort Lauderdale’s Flagler Village. Walker & Dunlop arranged the financing through Pacific Western Bank and Square Mile Capital. G.T. McDonald Enterprises Inc. will serve as the general contractor for the project, and Cohen Freedman Encinosa & Associates Architects Pa Inc. will serve as the architect. The Rise Flagler Village will feature a pool, garden, fitness center, lounge area and ground floor retail. The project will be situated within walking distance to shopping, outdoor entertainment and transit offered within Flagler Village. Construction is expected in begin in January 2018.
BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — Methodist Homes has completed the $42.5 million expansion of Fair Haven, a 375-bed continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in Birmingham. The community is the first in Alabama to fully implement the Household Model for resident care, featuring a front door with doorbell, living room with fireplace, sunroom, den, spa and a home kitchen where meals are prepared and served. The expansion includes the addition of 15 independent living apartments, 23 assisted living apartments and 59 licensed nursing beds. In addition, Fair Haven includes 20 memory care units in a newly renovated building.
WESTON, FLA. — Highline Real Estate Capital, in a joint venture with Sefira Capital, has acquired a two-building, 63,000-square-foot office portfolio in Weston, for $13 million. Situated in South Florida’s Broward County, the portfolio includes the 28,000-square-foot Chase Building located at 1040 Weston Road and the 35,000-square-foot Weston Commerce Center at 1625 N. Commerce Parkway. David Duckworth, John Crotty and Michael Fay of Avison Young arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, Realty Associates Fund X LP, an affiliate of Boston-based TA Realty. Christian Lee and Amy Julian of CBRE arranged acquisition financing on behalf of Highline and Sefira through BankUnited. Alfie Hamilton and Caitlin Inklebarger of Colliers International will handle the portfolio’s leasing assignment. At the time of sale, the buildings were 90 percent leased.
NORTH MIAMI, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $7.1 million sale of Holly House, a 57-unit apartment community in North Miami. Calum Weaver and Perry Synanidis of Cushman & Wakefield arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, Barry University Inc. Holly House Partners LLC, a subsidiary of Freshwater Group, acquired the asset. The three-story community totals 45,496 square feet and was constructed in 1968. Barry University acquired the property in 2009 to serve as student housing. The building was vacated in May 2017. Holly House offers a mix of one- and two-bedroom units with an average size of 796 square feet. Community amenities include a pool, courtyard and a laundry room.
CORAL SPRINGS, FLA. — ARA Newmark has arranged the $41.5 million sale of ARIUM San Remo, a 180-unit apartment community in Coral Springs, roughly 20 miles northwest of Fort Lauderdale in Broward County. Avery Klann, Hampton Beebe, Jonathan Senn, Matthew Scarola, Dick Donnellan and Marc deBaptiste of ARA Newmark represented the seller, Atlanta-based Carroll Organization, in the transaction. South Florida-based KVR Properties LLC acquired the asset. Constructed in 1995, ARIUM San Remo features two- and three-bedroom townhomes and villas with walk-in closets, screened-in patios and upgrades in approximately 66 percent of the units. Community amenities include a clubhouse, fitness center, pool, picnic area with grills, dog park and a playground. At the time of sale, the property was 96 percent occupied.
TAMPA, FLA. — The Altman Cos., in partnership with Mattoni Group, has broken ground on Altís Grand Central, a 314-unit apartment community in Tampa. The eight-story tower will be located within walking distance of the University of Tampa and Oxford Exchange, a mixed-use development with original walls dating back to 1891. Today, the development is home to food and goods retailers and a shared work environment. Altís Grand Central will offer studio to three-bedroom units, ranging in size from 619 to 1,380 square feet. Community amenities will include a rooftop pool and sky lounge, Zen garden, dog park, dog spa, fitness area, bicycle repair and storage room and gaming area with a pinball machine, PlayStation units, a pool table and a bowling lounge. The community is expected to open in early 2019.
BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — HREC Capital Markets Group has arranged the $19 million refinancing of Redmont Hotel Birmingham, Curio Collection by Hilton, a 120-room hotel in downtown Birmingham. Greg Porter and Mike Armstrong of HREC arranged the 10-year, fixed-rate loan through a New York-based REIT on behalf of the borrower, a private partnership. Originally constructed in 1925, the hotel underwent a complete renovation in 2015, implementing upgraded technologies and amenities while retaining the 1920s design. The hotel features two restaurants, a rooftop bar, 3,600 square feet of meeting space and a fitness center.
ACWORTH, GA. — Brickmont Assisted Living, in partnership with Sage Equities, has broken ground on Brickmont of Acworth, a 137-bed seniors housing community in Acworth, roughly 32 miles northwest of Atlanta. Patterson Real Estate Advisory Group arranged construction financing through Credit Union Business Services for the project. Upon completion, Brickmont of Acworth will include 85 assisted living and 35 memory care units, with an average size of 447 square feet. Units will include kitchenettes.
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Ziff Properties Inc. has acquired Biltmore Station, an 85,401-square-foot office and retail center in Asheville, roughly one mile from the Biltmore Estate. Alex Quarrier of Berkeley Capital Advisors represented the seller in the transaction. Other terms of the deal were not disclosed. At the time of sale, Biltmore Station was 78 percent leased to a variety of office and retail tenants, including The Biltmore Co., Coram Healthcare, Image Dental Arts, Jimmy Johns, Pour Taproom, PT Solutions, Edward Jones, Virgola Wine Bar, Ichiban Japanese Restaurant and Fhiit Life.