ASHBURN, VA. — Berkadia Commercial Mortgage LLC has arranged a $77.5 million loan for the refinancing of the second phase of Loudoun Station, a 1 million-square-foot mixed-use development in Ashburn. Patrick McGlohn, Miles Drinkwalter and Joyce Connolly of Berkadia arranged the 10-year, fixed-rate loan on behalf of the borrower, an affiliate of Comstock Holding Cos. Inc. Phase II of Loudoun Station comprises the BLVD Gramercy East and BLVD Flats apartment buildings, as well as ground-floor retail space and structured parking. Comstock is planning another 1.5 million square feet of real estate at Loudoun Station in future phases.
ATLANTA — FanDuel, a sports-tech entertainment firm known for its fantasy sports leagues, has opened its new offices at Ponce City Market, a mixed-use development in Atlanta’s Old Fourth Ward district. The company’s 68,000-square-foot space occupies the third floor and houses its software engineering, product development, user experience and user interface teams. The new office space features a mock sportsbook that tests FanDuel’s latest retail products; desk pods that support focused sprints and quick collaborations; and virtual scrum areas that allow digital whiteboarding concurrently across office locations. The heart of the office, the café and gaming zone, features a 12-foot video wall and a rotating selection of beer taps with beers made in Georgia that are selected by employees. FanDuel plans to grow its Atlanta-based workforce to approximately 900 colleagues over the next five years across 22 types of work settings. The company signed the lease last summer with Jamestown, the Atlanta-based owner of Ponce City Market.
DURHAM, N.C. — Northmarq has secured the sale of Trinity Commons at Erwin, a 342-unit apartment community located at 2530 Erwin Road in Durham. Jeff Glenn, Allan Lynch, Andrea Howard, Caylor Mark, John Currin and Ryan Bergin of Northmarq’s Carolinas investment sales team represented the seller, Northwestern Mutual Real Estate, in the transaction. The buyer and sales price were not disclosed. Amenities at Trinity Commons include a fitness center with yoga studio, resistance pool, hot and cold tubs, dry sauna, saltwater pool with a sundeck, three private courtyards with fountains, outdoor kitchen and bar with a pizza oven and secured parking garage.
POOLER, GA. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the $32 million sale of Pooler Pointe, a 160,683-square-foot shopping center located in Pooler. The property is located near Tanger Outlets Savannah, the Port of Savannah and Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport. Pooler Pointe’s tenant roster includes Hobby Lobby, HomeGoods and Dick’s Sporting Goods. Tim Giambrone of Marcus & Millichap’s Atlanta office represented the buyer, a private investment firm, in the transaction. The seller was also not disclosed.
MOBILE, ALA. — Legacy Realty Group Advisors has brokered the $7.4 million sale of Hillcrest Marketplace, a 76,000-square-foot shopping center located at 6300 Grelot Road in Mobile. The property was 95 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including anchor Winn-Dixie. Jacob Baruch and Max Yardeni of Legacy Realty represented both the buyer and seller in the transaction. Both parties requested anonymity.
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Walker & Dunlop: Affordable Housing Crisis Calls For New Solutions, Effective Programs
By John Ducey, chief production officer of Walker & Dunlop’s affordable lending group Private industry and the federal government are rallying to recover ground lost to a housing affordability crisis that has been decades in the making. Nearly half of the nation’s renters, 46 percent, are housing cost-burdened, which the Census Bureau defines as those families paying 30 percent or more of their income on rent and utilities. The burden is higher for some, with nearly one in four families (23 percent of Americans) paying half or more of their income for housing. The situation calls for a change in tactics, a recognition of recent policy failures and a shared commitment to double down on programs with proven efficacy. As a nation we must ask, what can we do differently to put more homes within reach for the growing ranks of Americans who struggle to meet basic housing costs? A Building Problem The gap between housing costs and strained household budgets has widened due to both insufficient supply and wage stagnation that has fueled demand for affordable housing. The larger of the two issues — a lack of supply — traces chiefly to the 2008 financial crisis, which put a …
DALLAS — JLL Capital Markets has arranged a $175 million refinancing for a six-property seniors housing portfolio totaling 821 units across the Southeast. The portfolio offers a mix of independent living, assisted living and memory care units. Five of the properties are recently completed and the sixth, a second phase to its adjacent sister property, is currently under construction. The properties are positioned in high-growth markets with strong demographics and forecasted growth in the senior population. The communities are near major retail, entertainment, healthcare and professional centers, as well as numerous outdoor activities such as golf courses and country clubs. Allison Holland and Jason Skalko led the JLL Capital Markets debt advisory team representing the unnamed borrower. Further details on the borrower and properties were not disclosed.
MIAMI — Miami Worldcenter Associates and partner CIM Group have delivered Block F-East, an 80,000-square-foot “jewel box” retail building within the $4 billion Miami Worldcenter campus in downtown Miami. The standalone, glass-encased building marks one of the last retail components to be delivered as part of the 27-acre mixed-use development. The building, which will be home to Bowlero and the recently announced Sports & Social, will feature an open-air rooftop restaurant overlooking Miami Worldcenter’s World Square public plaza and park. Block F-East is located at the confluence of the 7th Street Promenade and World Paseo open-air retail pedestrian streets. The site is directly west of Miami Worldcenter’s upcoming citizenM boutique hotel and north of the completed luxury apartment tower Bezel Miami. In addition to the jewel box’s tenants, other retailers at Miami Worldcenter include Sephora (now open), lululemon athletica, Savage x Fenty, Ray-Ban, Posman Books and Lucid Motors, as well as dining and entertainment concepts such as Brasserie Laurel (now open), El Vecino and Chicago’s Maple & Ash and etta restaurants.
DORAL, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $57 million sale of Doral Shops, a 113,354-square-foot shopping center located at 11402 N. West 41st St. in Doral, a suburb of Miami. Built in 2002 on nearly six acres, the shopping center was 99 percent leased at the time of sale to Navarro Discount Pharmacy, as well as 12 restaurants and several service-oriented tenants on the ground floor. The second floor of Doral Shops, which spans roughly 40,000 square feet, houses service retailers and some offices. Scott Sandelin and Edward Romo of Marcus & Millichap’s Miami office represented the seller, a limited liability company that developed Doral Shops 20 years ago. The buyer was also a limited liability company. Both parties requested anonymity.
WILMINGTON, N.C. — A joint venture between an affiliate of The Beach Co. and Swain & Associates plans to develop Center Point, a mixed-use project adjacent to Mayfaire Town Center in Wilmington. Phase I of the campus will include 351 apartments, 45,655 square feet of retail space and 6,941 square feet of live/work space. The co-developers have tapped Charlie Coyne and Matt Larson of CBRE|Raleigh to lease the retail component of Center Point, which will be located across from Landfall Shopping Center and The Forum. A construction timeline was not disclosed.