SILVER SPRING, MD. — Brentwood, Tenn.-based GBT Realty Corp., in partnership with Baltimore-based Cana Development, plan to open Commas, a food hall within the 350,000-square-foot Ellsworth Place shopping center in downtown Silver Spring. Opening in spring 2022 on the second level of Ellsworth Place, Commas will take up 13,000 square feet of space and include a collection of 12 food and beverage merchants. Commas expects to create a diverse menu of food from Ethiopia to Korea, Malaysia to El Salvador and Italy to New Jersey. Designed by Washington, D.C.-based architecture and interior design firm GrizForm Design Architects, Commas will offer a range of seating options and special event capabilities. In addition to the permanent restaurant spaces, the food hall will also feature a central bar experience. Design plans also include seven communal seating areas, open kitchen installations with window peeks and chef counters and a light-toned color palette with natural wood furniture.
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MANDEVILLE, LA. — Stirling Properties has signed Target to join the tenant lineup at Premier Centre, a 273,000-square-foot shopping center located on U.S. Highway 190 in Mandeville. Target will occupy roughly 58,000 square feet of retail space, backfilling the former Stein Mart store, as well as the adjacent space currently housing Rack Room Shoes and an additional 13,000 square feet of new building expansion area in the rear of the building. Rack Room Shoes will expand and relocate next to Whole Foods Market in the former Forever 21 Red space. Rack Room Shoes is expected to reopen in its expanded space this fall. Premier Centre is located at the corner of U.S. Hwy. 190 and North Causeway Boulevard on the Northshore of Lake Pontchartrain in St. Tammany Parish. The center was 97 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Bed Bath & Beyond, T.J.Maxx, Barnes & Noble, Old Navy, Gap, American Eagle Outfitters, Banana Republic, LOFT, Bath & Body Works, Trek Bikes, Earthsavers, Blu Spero, Buckle, J.Jill, Jose Bali Jewelry, Chili’s, La Madeleine and The Big Squeezy. Electric car charging stations are also available in the parking lot near Whole Foods. Stirling Properties developed Premier Centre …
STATESVILLE, N.C. — Williams Development Group (WDG) plans to break ground on Statesville Commerce Center, a 630,000-square-foot speculative industrial park in Statesville. Grant Miller, Rob Speir and Justin Smith of Colliers | Charlotte have been hired by WDG to lease and market the property. Statesville Commerce Center will offer access to Interstates 77, 40 and 85 and will feature two Class A buildings with Building 1 set to include 370,136 square feet, 36-foot clear heights, 72 dock-high doors and 145 trailer spaces. Building 2 will include 263,701 square feet, 32-foot clear heights, 33 dock-high doors and 73 trailer spaces. Both buildings will feature an ESFR fire suppression system and LED lighting. Building 1 and 2 are slated for completion by 2023. WDG and Colliers | Charlotte are collaborating on this project with Merriman-Schmitt Architects Inc., Oak Engineering and Landmark Builders. Statesville Commerce Center is WDG’s fifth development in North Carolina following projects in Greensboro, Whitsett, Winston-Salem and High Point.
DORAL, FLA. — Foundry Commercial, in partnership with Modlo, the logistics platform of GLP Capital Partners, has broken ground on the Modlo Air Logistics Center, a three-warehouse property near Miami spanning over 495,000 square feet. The 23.7-acre site located at 7777 NW 41st St. in Doral once housed a PepsiCo bottling facility. The three structures include Building 1 with 171,254 square feet, Building 2 with 173,716 square feet and Building 3 with 150,103 square feet. The new warehouses will feature insulated glass, R-20 roofs, LED lighting, 36-foot clear heights, 54-foot column spacing and electric car charging stations. The project is slated for completion by the summer of 2022. The site is located within two miles of Miami International Airport’s cargo entrance and is also near major expressways and PortMiami. In addition to Foundry Commercial, which is serving as the fee developer for the build, project collaborators include Miller Construction, Puga & Associates International, DDA Engineers and Kimley-Horn.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Avison Young has brokered the sale of a 128,000-square-foot industrial building located at 2345 Township Road in Charlotte, about 9.9 miles from downtown Charlotte. The sales price was $14.6 million. The seller and buyer were not disclosed. The industrial building is fully leased by Magellan Aviation Group, a global supplier of aftermarket aircraft products and services. Built in 2000, this property features pre-cast panel construction, an ESFR sprinkler system and multiple storefronts. Chris Loyd, Tom Tropeano and Chris Skibinski of Avison Young’s Charlotte industrial team facilitated the transaction on behalf of the private seller.
ATLANTA — Berkadia has secured financing for Winters Creek, a garden-style multifamily property in Atlanta. Andy Hill and Tyler Nowlin of Berkadia secured the $26.1 million in acquisition financing for the property on behalf of Western Wealth Capital. The five-year, non-recourse, adjustable-rate bridge loan, financed through Bridge Investment Group, features interest-only payments and future funding for planned capital improvements. Winters Creek features one- and two-bedroom floor plans with in-unit washers and dryers. Community amenities include a swimming pool, fitness center, playground, courtyard and a tennis court. Located at 1600 Winters Creek Drive, Winters Creek is located close to Interstate 285. Winters Creek is near Assembly Yards, a redevelopment project on the site of the former General Motors plant in Doraville.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Wegmans Food Markets is opening its first store in Northwest Washington, D.C. at City Ridge. Located at the intersection of Wisconsin Avenue and Rodman Street, the Wegmans Wisconsin Ave. store will be part of the historic building formerly occupied by Fannie Mae’s headquarters. Roadside Development and North America Sekisui House LLC are the developers of the City Ridge development. Wegmans Wisconsin Ave. is part of the $640 million City Ridge development, which includes commercial, residential and retail facilities. The 84,000-square-foot Wegmans supermarket will include a Market Café, coffee shop and the casual restaurant called The Burger Bar. The store site will include parking below and residential units above. The new store is slated to open in the summer of 2022. Wegmans plans to employ approximately 450 people at the City Ridge location, including 150 full-time positions. Wegmans now operates 106 stores in seven states and has more than 50,000 employees chainwide. The company is set to open three Mid-Atlantic locations in 2022: in Alexandria, Va.; Washington, D.C.; and Wilmington, Del.
TYSONS, VA. — Walker & Dunlop Inc. has secured $300 million in construction financing for The Mather, a two-building seniors housing community in Tysons. The project will be built in two phases, with Phase I projected to open in early 2024. The transit-oriented project will feature 19- and 27-story towers with 300 independent living apartments, 16 assisted living apartments, 20 memory support suites and 42 private nursing suites. Community amenities will include multiple restaurants, a fitness center, wellness spa, art studio, rooftop terrace, saltwater pool, parking and retail. The Mather will feature approximately three acres of green space with landscaped gardens, walking paths, sculptures and an event lawn. Situated at the corner of Westpark and Westbranch drives, The Mather is just 15 miles from Washington, D.C., and is located within a half-mile of the Tysons Corner Metro Station and the Tysons Galleria Shopping Mall. Jonathan Schwartz, Aaron Appel, Ari Hirt, Sean Bastian and Taylor Geiger of Walker & Dunlop served as strategic advisors for the borrower, an entity doing business as Tysons LPC LLC that comprises a 50/50 equity partnership between nonprofit seniors housing operator Mather and Westminster Capital. The capital stack included a syndicated transaction led by The Huntington …
MCDONOUGH, GA. — Dominium has purchased The Promenade and Willow Place, two apartment communities located at 150 S. Zack Hinton Parkway in McDonough, to develop a $130 million affordable housing project. The development will provide 288 affordable homes for families and 182 homes for seniors. The seller(s) was not disclosed. Greystone arranged a Freddie Mac Tax Exempt Loan (TEL) for both deals, U.S. Bank provided financing for The Promenade and America First Multifamily Investors (ATAX) originated tax-exempt and taxable construction loans for Willow Place. U.S. Bank provided equity investments in the 4 percent low-income housing tax credits (LIHTC) for both deals. Dominium also received support from Georgia Housing and Finance Authority (GHFA) in obtaining 4 percent LIHTC equity and McDonough Housing Authority for the allocation of tax-exempt bonds. Dominium’s development partners for the project include the City of McDonough, Georgia Department of Community Affairs, Weis Builders, Dominium Construction & Architectural Services, Martin Riley & Associates, Kimley-Horn, Winthrop & Weinstine, Falcon Design Consultants, Nova Engineering and First American Title.
MIAMI — Millennium Management has signed a long-term lease for more than 74,000 square feet across three floors at 1111 Brickell, a 30-story office tower located in Miami’s Brickell submarket. CBRE represented the landlords, KKR and Parkway Property Investments LLC, in the lease transaction. Zach Wendelin and Tom Haughton of CBRE represented the tenant. The office building is a 524,000-square-foot waterfront office tower overlooking Biscayne Bay. Built in 2000, 1111 Brickell is part of a mixed-use project that includes the adjacent JW Marriot Hotel on Brickell Avenue. Since purchasing the property in 2018, KKR and Parkway have completed upgrades including redesigning the entrance and renovating the lobby, as well as adding multiple points of fiber entry and cellphone signal technology. The property’s meeting and entertainment spaces, as well as its 26,000-square-foot amenity deck with space for fitness classes, have been transformed to deliver a modern work environment centered on hospitality, community and wellness. Millennium plans to staff the office with investment professionals and technology teams. WorldQuant, a global quantitative investment firm, will occupy a section of the Millennium space for its employees. Wordquant is an affiliate of Millennium. Other tenants include Banco Sabadell, Industrious, Telefonica and Baker McKenzie.