MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. — DSW Inc. plans to open a new 15,000-square-foot shoe store at Bowman Place in Mount Pleasant. The footwear retailer will open the store at 1122 Bowman Road on Aug. 27. Including the new location, DSW operates 453 stores in 42 states. The company also supplies footwear and accessories to 374 locations in the United States. According to DSW, the new Mount Pleasant store will supply 20,000 pairs of men’s and women’s shoes.
ZEPHYRHILLS, FLA. — American House Senior Living Communities has acquired Commons on Pretty Pond, an independent living, assisted living and memory care community in Zephyrhills. The purchase price was not disclosed. The community, which will be renamed American House Zephyrhills, features 132 studio, one- and two-bedroom units including 111 assisted living and 21 memory care apartments. Units range in size from 300 to 892 square feet. American House is a Michigan-based affiliate of REDICO, and is seeking to expand its seniors housing portfolio in Florida.
MIAMI — Miami-based Melo Group has closed a $95 million loan from Ocean Bank to fund the construction of Aria on the Bay, a 647-unit luxury condominium tower under development at 1770 N. Bayshore Drive in downtown Miami’s Arts & Entertainment district. Designed by Arquitectonica, the 53-story condo tower will overlook Margaret Pace Park and Biscayne Bay. Site development is underway and vertical construction is set to begin next month, with delivery slated for 2017. Upon completion, Aria on the Bay will offer one-, two- and three-bedroom condos, as well as three-story upper penthouses, with prices ranging from the $400,000s to more than $12 million. Residence features include private elevator access, floor-to-ceiling glass, wrap-around terraces, bay and city views, open-plan living areas, new finishes and fixtures and European-style kitchens with custom-designed cabinetry. Amenities will include a resort amenity deck on the 14th floor with four pools, a sundeck lounge with fire pits, barbecue grills and outdoor summer kitchens. Additional features include private spa and massage treatment facilities, a fitness center and yoga studio, indoor/outdoor social room and a private screening room with theater seating. The project will also feature about 20,000 square feet of commercial space on the lower floors, …
BEL AIR, MD. — Peak Management, a private multifamily and self storage developer and manager, has broken ground on Avanti Luxury Apartments, a 198-unit multifamily property located along Tollgate Road in Bel Air. Unit sizes will range between 1,000 and 1,500 square feet upon completion, which is scheduled for summer 2016. Site work began in July. The property’s amenity package will include a 5,500-square-foot clubhouse with a fitness center, community room, business center and outdoor pool. Each unit will feature a modern kitchen with stainless steel appliances and granite countertops, nine-foot ceilings, a full-size washer and dryer, private balconies and gas fireplaces. As part of the development agreement that Peak Management negotiated with Harford County, the developer will also construct a stretch of Tollgate Road that will connect Plumtree Road to Bel Air South Parkway.
COLUMBUS, GA. — Colliers International has brokered the $30 million sale of The Landings, a 277,000-square-foot lifestyle and community shopping center located along Airport Thruway in Columbus, a city in west Georgia near the Alabama/Georgia border. The Landings’ tenant roster includes Kinnucan’s, Outback, Baskin Robbins, I Love Juice Bar, Plato’s Closet, Chicken Salad Chick, McDonald’s, Baldwin Interiors, Taco Bell, Office Depot, Petland, Subway and Fuddrucker’s. Joe Montgomery, Tony D’Ambrosio, Hank Hall and Trevor Ritter of Colliers International’s Atlanta office represented the seller, a subsidiary of the Woodruff Cos., which will continue to provide property management and leasing services for The Landings on-site.
COLUMBIA, MD. — First Potomac Realty Trust has sold Rumsey Center, a 135,047-square-foot flex portfolio in Columbia, for $17.8 million. The four-building portfolio is located within Oakland Ridge Industrial Park. Finmarc Management Inc. was the buyer. Mark Glagola, Julian Etches and Joe Friedman of Transwestern’s Mid-Atlantic investment sales group represented First Potomac Realty Trust in the transaction. New York-based Time Equities Inc. purchased the property, which will become part of its 20 million-square-foot portfolio in North America and Europe.
JACKSONVILLE AND PENSACOLA, FLA. — Walker & Dunlop Inc. has arranged two loans totaling $9.4 million for two apartment communities in Florida. The financing includes a $5.4 million loan for Mandarin Trace Apartments in Jacksonville and a $4 million loan for College Trace Apartments in Pensacola. Jeff Lawrence and Matt Baptiste of Walker & Dunlop arranged both fixed-rate loans with 15-year terms, three years of interest-only payments and 30-year amortization schedules. Walker & Dunlop arranged the loans on behalf of the borrower, Stonebridge Global Partners, a commercial real estate company focusing on acquiring and managing multifamily Section 8 housing projects across the United States.
MIAMI — Calmwater Capital, formerly known as Karlin Real Estate Lending, has provided a $34.7 million acquisition loan for the purchase of Security Building, a historic 96,575-square-foot office and residential tower in downtown Miami. Built in 1926 and converted to live-work-play lifestyle condo units in 2007, the 16-story Security Building is located in Miami’s financial district. In addition to the acquisition, the proceeds of the loan will be used by the borrower, Security Building AR Owner LLC, to upgrade and lease the asset. As a part of the lease-up strategy, the building owner secured a lease with WeWork, a New York-based provider of creative communal office space, to take 100 percent of the building and convert existing residential units into office space. The $34.7 million credit facility consists of an $18.2 million short-term loan, which was funded to acquire 55 of the 60 residential units. Future funding of $16.5 million will be provided for the acquisition of the five remaining condominium units, tenant improvements, overall building renovations and an interest reserve, according to Calmwater Capital.
DORAL, FLA. — Suffolk Construction has completed construction on Bel Air at Doral, a 249-unit luxury apartment community in Doral, roughly 14 miles outside of Miami. The project consists of two eight-story buildings and one five-story building. The midrise apartment community’s amenity package includes a fitness center, postal station, bar and lounge in the lobby and a private dog park with a pet spa. The project team includes developer ZOM Developments Inc.-Florida and architect Rodger Fry Architects.
MEMPHIS, TENN. — Colliers International has arranged the $21.5 million refinancing of Poplar Plaza, a 351,419-square-foot shopping center in Memphis. A 85,000-square-foot Kroger anchors the center, which comprises 50 tenants, five restaurants and a 40,000-square-foot fitness center. The property is currently 95.4 percent leased to tenants such as Petco, Old Navy and Dollar Tree. Jeff Black of Colliers International’s Boston office secured the 10-year, fixed-rate loan through Prudential Mortgage Capital Co. on behalf of the borrower, an affiliate of Boston-based Finard Properties LLC.