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Joint Venture Begins Construction on 502-Unit Multifamily Project in Lakewood Ranch, Florida

by John Nelson

LAKEWOOD RANCH, FLA. — A joint venture between Ryan Cos. US Inc., PGIM Real Estate and ParkSprings Development has begun construction on Renata at Lakewood Ranch, a 502-unit multifamily project within the 33,000-acre master-planned Lakewood Ranch community, which is located between Sarasota and Tampa. The project, which will span 37 acres, is slated for completion in 2024, with preleasing to start next year. Renata at Lakewood Ranch will consist of a series of four-story walk-up apartment buildings comprising a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans with an average unit size of approximately 985 square feet. Amenities will include resort-style pool, spinning room, yoga room, free weights, bar games, a golf simulator, putting green, dog spa and dog park, lawn sports, multiple barbecue areas, walking trail around the property’s central lake, sand volleyball courts, conference and office rooms for remote workers and a private beach. Ryan and ParkSprings are co-developers, and Ryan is the general contractor. PGIM Real Estate is the equity partner on the deal, and Wells Fargo is providing debt financing. Renata at Lakewood Ranch is Ryan’s third project within Lakewood Ranch.

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Housing Trust Group, AM Affordable Housing Break Ground on $44M Seniors Housing Project in Miami

by John Nelson

MIAMI — Housing Trust Group (HTG) and AM Affordable Housing have broken ground on Tucker Tower, a $44 million affordable housing community in Miami for seniors aged 62 and older. Located at 9940 W. Hibiscus St. in the city’s Perrine neighborhood, the eight-story property’s apartments will be reserved for income-qualifying residents who earn at or below 25, 30 and 60 percent of area median income (AMI), with rents ranging from $457 to $1,317 per month. Amenities will include a fitness center, business center with computer stations, swimming pool, pet grooming station, lighted pathways along accessible routes and a library. The property is scheduled to deliver in early 2024. The project team for Tucker Tower includes general contractor BDI Construction; engineer HSQ Group LLC; architect Corwil Architects; landscaper Witkin Hults; and interior designer B. Pila Design Studio. Tucker Tower is the fifth affordable housing collaboration between HTG and AM Affordable Housing, a nonprofit developer founded by former NBA player Alonzo Mourning. Capital sources for Tucker Tower include $28.4 million in 9 percent Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) equity syndicated through Raymond James and purchased by Bank of America; a $30 million construction loan from Bank of America; a $9.5 million …

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Champion Acquires Village at Wake Forest Student Housing Portfolio in Winston-Salem for $43M

by John Nelson

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Champion Real Estate Co. has purchased Villages at Wake Forest, a 75-unit portfolio comprising single-family homes and duplexes located across the street from Wake Forest University. Scott Clifton and Stewart Hayes of JLL represented Champion and the undisclosed seller in the $43 million transaction. Located at 961 Palm Drive in Winston-Salem, the 62-parcel portfolio, which will be rebranded as Victory at Wake Forest, is Champion’s first student housing community in North Carolina. The buyer plans to fully furnish all units and lease by the bed.

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Northwood Investors Adds Two New Concepts to Metropolitan Shopping Center in Midtown Charlotte

by John Nelson

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Northwood Investors LLC has added two new tenants to Metropolitan, a mixed-use development and lifestyle shopping center located in Midtown Charlotte. The new concepts include Yuliya’s Ice Cream, a locally based, woman-owned ice cream company founded by Belarusian immigrant Yuliya Shvinhelskaya. The eatery will open at Metropolitan, its first brick-and-mortar shop, in early 2023. The other concept is Removery, the largest specialized provider of tattoo removal services. The company operates nearly 100 locations. Other newcomers to Metropolitan include European Wax Center, Open Rice and Clean Your Dirty Face. In addition to new tenants, Northwood Investors is unveiling the refresh of Metropolitan’s exterior that includes new signage, enhanced lighting along the bike path, colorful banners along Charlottetowne Avenue and South Kings Drive, metal and fabric garage screens and vertical wood and warmer colors throughout. Other upcoming renovations include updated landscaping and interior furnishings.

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Comstock Signs Puttshack to Lease at Reston Station Mixed-Use Project in Northern Virginia

by John Nelson

RESTON, VA. — Comstock Holding Cos. Inc. has signed mini-golf retail concept Puttshack to anchor Phase II of Reston Station, an 80-acre mixed-use project underway in Northern Virginia. Located near the Wiehle-Reston East Metro Station at 1850 Reston Row Plaza in Reston, Puttshack will be the project’s first active entertainment venue when it opens in summer 2025. The more than 29,000-square-foot space will feature four nine-hole mini-golf courses equipped with Puttshack’s proprietary Trackaball technology that keeps track of patrons scores as they play. The venue will also have a full dining menu and hand-crafted cocktails, as well as multiple bars and private event spaces for parties and business outings. Chicago-based Puttshack recently completed a growth capital round of $150 million from funds managed by BlackRock and continued support from Promethean Investments to help fuel the operator’s expansion plans.

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Webinar — The Future of Multifamily Advertising is Here: How Automation is Transforming Housing

by Sarah Daniels

  On Oct. 12, France Media hosted the “The Future of Multifamily Advertising is Here: How Automation is Transforming Housing” webinar, sponsored by Conversion Logix. A growing need for marketing automation in the industry means organizations are looking for improved tools and technology. Curious about how to mesh Google ads and social media video ads, retargeting campaigns, website experiences, virtual tours, emails and more into a coherent marketing approach for multifamily? Want to learn more about engagement personalization? Hear how to prepare your organization for marketing automation and make the most of the data you collect. Watch this brief webinar for tips, tricks and tech. “The multifamily marketing landscape continues to evolve,” says Crystal Banegas, new business development manager at Conversion Logix. She explains that as the world of marketing technology expands, marketers need to evolve as well to best take advantage of time-saving, personalizing technology that frees marketers to look at their advertising strategically — using real-time data to personalize (but not pester) leads. Click to listen. A copy of the webinar presentation may be downloaded here. See a list of major topics covered below: Integration of real-time data — sharing information useful to Teams Vendors Organizations Making the best use …

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Standard Real Estate Investments to Develop $650M Mixed-Use Project in D.C.

by John Nelson

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Standard Real Estate Investments LP, a minority-owned national real estate investment and development firm with offices in Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles, has purchased the Senator Square and East River Park shopping centers in northeast Washington D.C. The centers span 13 acres and are entitled and programmed for a $650 million mixed-use redevelopment that will bring 1,500 residential units, including approximately 300 affordable housing units, and 120,000 square feet of retail space to D.C.’s Northeast Heights district. National Housing Trust is developing 110 of the project’s 300 affordable housing units in a standalone building. The Black Economic Development Fund, which is managed by affiliates of the Local Initiatives Support Corp., and Forbright Bank provided construction financing for the development. The site is located within walking distance of the Minnesota Avenue Metro Station and near a build-to-suit office project that Trammell Crow Co. is developing for the District of Columbia’s Department of General Services. The construction timeline for the development was not disclosed.

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Joint Venture Breaks Ground on Two Spec Industrial Facilities in Hagerstown, Maryland Totaling 2 MSF

by John Nelson

HAGERSTOWN, MD. — A joint venture led by an affiliate of Baltimore-based MCB Real Estate LLC has begun construction on Currwood Logistics Park, a 2 million-square-foot industrial park in Hagerstown. Set for delivery in late fall 2023, the 195-acre project will comprise two single-story buildings — one spanning nearly 1.7 million square feet and the other a 300,000-square-foot building that are being developed simultaneously on a speculative basis. Other members of the joint venture include Invesco Real Estate, Curated Development Group and Birchwood Capital Partners. The development is expected to generate nearly 1,500 new jobs for Washington County and the surrounding area. The development team is investing in the construction of a new signalized intersection at U.S. Route 40, as well as a new four-lane extension of Paul Smith Boulevard that extends to another new signalized intersection at Edgewood Drive that will serve as the project’s entrance. The concrete tilt-wall buildings will feature 36- to 40-foot clear ceiling heights, LED lighting, high-efficiency HVAC systems, 185-foot truck courts and segregated parking fields reserved for employee and visitor parking. The larger building will feature 196 dock doors and four drive-in doors, an alternate-energy-ready roof structure designed to accommodate a photovoltaic solar array …

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Carter, Hunt Cos. to Build 22-Acre Mixed-Use Project in Lakeland, Florida

by John Nelson

LAKELAND, FLA. — Atlanta-based Carter has partnered with El Paso, Texas-based Hunt Cos. Inc. to build a mixed-use development in Lakeland’s west downtown district. Carter recently closed on the purchase of the 22-acre site, which fronts Lake Wire and is proximate to the new 168-acre Bonnet Springs Park and RP Funding Center. Situated within an opportunity zone, the project will be built in two phases, the first phase of which will include 300 multifamily units and more than 15,000 square feet of street-level retail space. Patterson Real Estate Advisory Group assisted Carter in arranging the construction financing for the project through Citizens Bank. David Bunch and Lisa Parks Abberger of Hauger-Bunch Inc. represented the undisclosed seller in the land transaction.

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Cushman & Wakefield Arranges $18M Land Sale in Daytona Beach, Buyer Plans 777,200 SF Industrial Project

by John Nelson

DAYTONA BEACH, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $18 million sale of a 67-acre industrial land site located at 1094 S. Williamson Blvd. in Daytona Beach. The buyer, Karis, expects to deliver three Class A buildings totaling 777,200 square feet on the site by late 2023. Jared Bonshire, David Perez, Taylor Zambito and Matthew Trone of Cushman & Wakefield represented the buyer in the transaction. The sellers, John Schnebly and Craig Wells, are successor co-trustees of the Berrien H Becks Sr Revocable Trust. Karis has retained the Cushman & Wakefield team to lease the development, which will be located at the intersection of I-4 and I-95. The buildings will feature cross-dock configurations, up to 100 dock doors, 40-foot clear heights, large truck courts and ample off-dock trailer parking.

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