MIAMI — Blanca Commercial Real Estate has signed 15 leases at Waterford Business District, a 250-acre office campus located adjacent to Miami International Airport. Totaling 117,764 square feet, the transactions include 47,851 square feet of new leases and 69,913 square feet of renewals with tenants across a mix of industries such as life sciences, logistics, insurance, maritime, hospitality, professional services and international business operations. New leases at Waterford Business District include Greenvine Insurance (26,014 square feet); Megalabs USA (9,703 square feet); Fresh Dining Concepts (7,944 square); KOTUG Americas (2,673 square feet); and RPL International Group (1,517 square feet). Recent lease renewals include Regus (24,181 square feet); Estee Lauder Travel Retail Services (10,276 square feet); Victor, Shaw & McCue (8,475 square feet); Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical (6,897 square feet); Yamaha Motor Distribution LATAM (5,673 square feet); Globant LLC (3,826 square feet); Jamaica Tourist Board (3,664 square feet); First American Services (2,984 square feet); Rolls-Royce Solutions (2,489 square feet); and CargoBot (1,448 square feet). The tenant reps for these deals included CBRE, State Street Realty, Blanca Commercial Real Estate, Lokation Real Estate, Cresa, JLL, Newmark, Cushman & Wakefield, Vitalis Properties, Easton & Associates, Colliers and Brickss Real Estate Co. A joint venture between Nuveen Real …
GLEN ALLEN, VA. — Nordstrom Inc. will open a new 30,000-square-foot Nordstrom Rack store at Westpark Shopping Center, a 179,973-square-foot retail power center located at 9645 Broad St. in Glen Allen, a northern Richmond suburb in Henrico County. The new store will backfill the former Painted Tree Boutiques store at the center. Other tenants at Westpark include Planet Fitness, Chicken Salad Chick, GolfTec, The Tile Shop and Crumbl Cookie. James Ashby IV and Annie O’Connor Brosius of Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer handled the lease negotiations on behalf of the landlord, InvenTrust Properties, an Illinois-based real estate investment trust (REIT) that purchased the property in 2015.
DELRAY BEACH, FLA. — Pebb Capital has received a $223 million loan for the refinancing of Sundy Village, a seven-acre mixed-use campus under development in downtown Delray Beach, a coastal city in South Florida’s Palm Beach County. J.P. Morgan and Hudson Bay Capital provided construction financing for Phase II, replacing the project’s existing construction loan while providing additional capital for tenant improvements. J.P. Morgan also provided the original construction financing for Phase I of the project, along with Monroe Capital. Sean Reimer, Aaron Appel, Jonathan Schwartz, Keith Kurland, Adam Schwartz and Dustin Stolly of Walker & Dunlop arranged the financing. Phase I of Sundy Village comprises 100,000 square feet of office space, 30,000 square feet of shops and restaurants, indoor-outdoor gathering spaces and 268 parking spaces. Tenants include Vertical Bridge, Industrious, Barcelona Wine Bar, Van Leeuwen Ice Cream, Double Knot, Drinking Pig BBQ, Maman, Dragonfly MRI, JTC and Fairstead Development, among others. Phase II will add a 79,141-square-foot, standalone office building, a 165-space parking garage and 3,400 square feet of ground-floor retail space.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A partnership between Spandrel Development Partners and 7G Group has announced plans to add a 200-room W Hotel to 400 South Tryon, a redevelopment of a 1970s-era office tower in Uptown Charlotte. The new hotel will be situated on the first nine floors of the tower, along with an 18,000-square-foot rooftop bar on the 34th floor. Other components of the tower include 399 unbranded apartments, residential amenities and an existing 517-space parking garage. The W Charlotte will offer 173 guest rooms, 27 suites (including a penthouse), 12,000 square feet of meeting space, a ground-floor restaurant and coffee bar and a ballroom with pre-function space. The design-build team for the new hotel includes Rockwell Group, LS3P and CetraRuddy. The timeline for the hotel’s opening was not released.
KNOXVILLE, TENN. — A public-private partnership between RISE: A Real Estate Co. and the University of Tennessee has completed Torchbearer Hall, a 1,024-bed residence hall development on the institution’s campus in Knoxville. The project is Phase II of a larger development plan that has delivered 3,000 beds to date. The property features a centralized hub with reception areas, staff offices, community kitchens and lounges. Additional shared amenities include study rooms, multipurpose spaces, resident gathering areas and laundry facilities. The development team for Torchbearer Hall included Niles Bolton Associates, Cope Architecture, Blaine Construction, Brailsford & Dunlavey, RBC Capital Markets and Provident Resources Group.
JACKSON, MISS. — Northmarq has provided a Fannie Mae loan for the permanent financing of The District Lofts, a six-story, 261-unit apartment community located at 120 District Blvd. E in Jackson. Chimnay Bhatt, Cody Kirkpatrick, Noam Franklin and Brian Fisher of Northmarq originated the five-year, fixed-rate loan on behalf of the borrower, NorthRock Cos. The loan amount was not disclosed. Built in 2017 within The District at Eastover mixed-use development, The District Lofts features mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments, as well as an elevated saltwater pool, two outdoor kitchens, fitness studio and valet trash removal service.
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. — A joint venture between Procaccianti Cos. and Rugger Capital has acquired Charleston Harbor Resort, a 217-room hotel on Cooper River and Charleston Harbor in Mount Pleasant. The new ownership has tapped TPG Hotels & Resorts to operate the property and is considering a value-add program to boost revenue at the waterfront hotel. Additionally, Suntex Marina Investors purchased the adjacent Charleston Harbor Marina, which has more than 450 slips that can accommodate vessels ranging from recreational cruisers to superyachts. Suntex will operate the marina separately from Charleston Harbor Resort. Cincinnati-based American Financial Group sold both properties for a combined $182.5 million, according to The Post and Courier.
MIAMI BEACH, FLA. — IPA Capital Markets, a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged the $75.1 million recapitalization of The Monroe Hotel, an 89-room luxury boutique hotel underway in Miami Beach. Situated in the city’s Faena District, the property is a $125.5 million redevelopment of 3010 Collins Ave. and is slated to open in 2027. The property will include a full-service restaurant and bar, rooftop bar and event venue, in-house recording studio, pool with outdoor dining space, spa, fitness center and private beach service provided by Boucher Brothers. The recapitalization included $44 million in C-PACE financing from Nuveen Green Capital, $24.8 million in construction debt from City National Bank, $6.3 million in bridge financing from Midland States Bank and historic tax credit equity financing from PNC Bank. Bobby Werhane and Scott Raasch of IPA Capital Markets arranged the financing package for the undisclosed borrower.
GASTONIA, N.C. — A joint venture between The Davis Cos. and Intersect Development Group has plans to develop a 462,000-square-foot industrial facility located at 2550 Jenkins Dairy Road in Gastonia, a western suburb of Charlotte along I-85. The cross-dock building, which can accommodate logistics or manufacturing users, will feature 40-foot clear heights, 100 dock doors, 215 trailer parking spaces, 328 auto parking spaces, ESFR sprinkler system and a secured truck court. Davis and Intersect plan to deliver the project in January 2027.
MELBOURNE, FLA. — Eastwind Development has broken ground on The Aston at Longleaf, a 264-unit multifamily development in Melbourne, a city on Florida’s Space Coast. The 17-acre project will be situated on Preserve Drive. Eastwind previously secured a $45.5 million construction loan from TD Bank. The developer plans to deliver the first units in late 2027 and fully deliver the community by mid-2028. Amenities will include a 10,000-square-foot clubhouse, 24-hour fitness center, coworking lounge, multi-sport gaming simulator room, resort-style swimming pool, outdoor kitchen, firepit, yoga lawn and a dog park with an adjacent pet spa. The design-build team includes FaverGray, FK Architecture, Kimley-Horn, Innovations Design Group and R Shana Designs.