FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — The Related Group and Rabina Properties have closed a $105 million construction loan from SunTrust Bank for a high-rise apartment tower in Fort Lauderdale. The 45-story, 272-unit tower will be located at 500 E. Las Olas Blvd. and is set for completion in the second quarter of 2017. The project, known as Icon Las Olas, is the third Related Group development under construction in Broward County.
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Atlanta-based Haven Campus Communities will develop a $55 million, six-building student housing project in the Bull Street development near the University of South Carolina in Columbia. The 234-unit project will go up on nearly 6.5 acres in the proposed BullStreet Common development and feature apartment residences and townhomes. The project includes a 608-space parking deck and 104 street spaces, as well as a pool, courtyard and covered pavilion. The site is adjacent to a city-owned baseball stadium that will open this year.
MIAMI — Greystone and ALTA Developers have jointly sold The Mile, a 13-story, 120-unit luxury apartment development in Miami, to Monogram Residential Trust Inc., an owner, operator and developer of luxury apartment communities. The sales price was $48 million, according to several media outlets. The Mile is located at 3622 S.W. Coral Way near Miami’s Miracle Mile shopping district. The Mile was topped off in July 2015 and is set to open in the first quarter of 2016. Behar Font & Partners designed the apartment project, which will feature an indoor/outdoor social deck, fitness center, GE stainless steel appliances, white quartz countertops, designer cabinets, balconies and patios, swimming and soaking pools, gated parking and controlled electronic access. Jaret Turkell, Jeff Julien and Maurice Habif of HFF represented the sellers in the off-market transaction.
MIAMI — Silver Arch Capital Partners, a private lender based in Hackensack, N.J., has closed a $21 million loan for Apeiron at the Jockey Club in Miami. Once the site of the popular Jockey Club in the 1960s, the new hotel and residential development will span 1 million square feet at 111 Biscayne Blvd. David Larson of NGKF Capital Markets arranged the 2-year loan through Silver Arch Capital on behalf of Apeiron Miami LLC, a partnership headed by Ritz-Carlton Group co-founder Horst Schulze, former chairman of HBA International Michael Bedner and former vice president of Related International Muayad Abbas. The partnership will use the loan for engineering, architecture and planning purposes for the development, which will be built in two phases. Phase I is a 41-story tower that will feature 120 residential condominium units, 90 hotel rooms, a restaurant, fitness center and amenities. Phase I will also comprise a 417-space, two-story parking garage and the reconstruction of a 38-slip marina. Phase II will be a 120-unit residential condominium building and a 346-space parking structure.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Developers Crosland Southeast and Childress Klein have added two new retailers to the 90-acre Waverly development located near the intersection of Providence and Ardrey Kell roads in south Charlotte. CycleBar, an indoor cycling fitness studio, will lease 3,246 square feet, and PetPeople, a pet foods and supplies retailer, will lease 4,900 square feet. CycleBar plans to reach 100 locations by the end of 2016, with eight planned for the Charlotte metro area. In addition to the Waverly location, PetPeople, which currently operates 28 stores in the Midwest, is adding a location in Cornelius, N.C. Whole Foods Market will anchor Waverly’s 250,000-square-foot retail portion. The development will also feature the 375-unit Solis Waverly apartment community and 150 single-family homes and townhomes.
The retail market for Louisville has continued to improve over the past year. New ground-up developments, which have been virtually nonexistent the past five years, are now open for business. Vacancy rates are falling, new tenants are entering the market, and retail investment sales continue to be in high demand. The $2.5 billion Louisville- Southern Indiana Ohio River bridges project is on track for a 2016 opening. New developments in downtown and northeast Louisville, as well as Southern Indiana, are looking to capitalize on the new infrastructure. GBT Realty is looking to expand its presence in the market with a proposed 220,000-square-foot joint venture project across the river in Jeffersonville, Ind. The site is located within in the 170-acre master-planned Jefferson Town Center on Veterans Parkway. Menards is opening a new 200,000-square-foot property this fall across the street from GBT’s proposed development. In addition to GBT Realty’s newly opened Middletown Commons and Jefferson Commons in Louisville, the three projects are from developments that were planned before the Great Recession and now have new life. The Outlet Shoppes of the Bluegrass, located in Simpsonville, Ky., has been a major success since opening in late 2014. After just six months, an expansion …
Louisville’s retail market continues to experience a shortage of space in high-demand markets in spite of several new developments opening over the past year. During this period, two major retail developments have been completed with several smaller projects under construction or in the planning stages. Second-generation big box vacancy is virtually non-existent and finding quality shop space is becoming equally challenging. As a result, rents have escalated to historic highs. The most notable additions to the Louisville market are two neighborhood centers developed by Brentwood, Tenn.-based GBT Realty Corp. Nestled amongst a rapidly expanding residential community and PGA’s notable Valhalla Golf Club in eastern Louisville, the 240,000-square-foot Middletown Commons is anchored by Hobby Lobby, Academy Sports + Outdoor, Ross Dress for Less and Liquor Barn. Jefferson Commons, located in south Louisville, is anchored by Academy Sports + Outdoor, Hancock Fabrics, HH Gregg, Michael’s, Liquor Barn and several fast-casual restaurant concepts. In western Louisville, BC Wood Properties added Hobby Lobby and Goody’s stores at the 350,000-square foot Dixie Manor Shopping Center. Southwest of the city’s central business district, the redevelopment of Dixie Valley Shopping Center expanded its footprint to include additional soft goods retailers such as Marshalls, Ross Dress for Less, …
PALM HARBOR, FLA. — The RADCO Cos. has purchased Lakes of Palm Harbor, a 292-unit, Class B apartment community in Palm Harbor, for $33.5 million. The Atlanta-based multifamily investment and management firm funded the acquisition using private capital and a Fannie Mae loan. ARA Newmark brokered the sale. RADCO plans to spend an estimated $2.5 million to upgrade the exteriors, amenities, landscaping and interior finishes. Built in 1984, Lakes of Palm Harbor’s residences feature open layouts, floor-to-ceiling windows, washer/dryers and modernized kitchens. Community amenities include a newly renovated clubhouse with café and coffee bar, resort-style pool, covered lounge, fitness center, outdoor grilling and picnic area, kayak storage, lighted tennis courts, a beach volleyball court, putting green, playground and dog park. The property fronts the 60-acre Lake St. George.
STERLING, VA. — RREEF Property Trust Inc. has purchased Loudoun Gateway I, a Class A, 102,015-square-foot office building in Sterling, for $22 million. This is RREEF Property Trust’s first acquisition in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. Loudoun Gateway I is located three miles north of Washington Dulles International Airport at the intersection of Route 28 and Old Ox Road (Route 606). RREEF Property Trust is a publicly traded REIT sponsored and advised by RREEF America LLC, a division of Deutsche Bank.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Bluerock Residential Growth REIT Inc. (BRG) has completed the second phase of its acquisition of Ashton Reserve, a Class A apartment community in Charlotte, for $21.8 million. BRG acquired the first phase in August of this year. With the second phase, BRG added 151 newly completed units. The company funded the acquisition using an equity investment of approximately $7.5 million and proceeds of a $15.3 million, 10-year, floating-rate Fannie Mae loan. Built in two stages in 2013 and 2015, the Ashton Reserve Apartments feature high-end one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts with 9-foot ceilings, stainless steel appliances, granite countertops, under-mount sinks and full size washer/dryers. Community amenities include two clubhouses, fitness facilities, a swimming pool with oversized deck and grilling stations, as well as a business center and a private media center.
