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Clayco Breaks Ground on 28-Story PALMtower Apartment Building in Downtown Phoenix

by Julia Sanders January 14, 2022

PHOENIX, ARIZ. — Chicago-based Clayco has broken ground on PALMtower, a 28-story residential tower development in downtown Phoenix. The project is slated for completion by early 2024. Development costs were not disclosed. PALMtower will feature 352 apartment units with unit features including quartz countertops, luxury vinyl tile, custom finish light fixtures and views of downtown Phoenix. The property will also offer parking onsite, including six floors of above-ground parking with 370 spaces and 120 spots for bike parking. The property will also include a 17,500-square-foot seventh-floor amenity level with an indoor-outdoor common space. The outdoor amenities will include a pool, spa, outdoor kitchen, native gardens and 360-degree city views. Indoor amenities will feature a resident’s club, media room, lounge areas and fitness and yoga centers. The project is landlocked on all sides in one of downtown Phoenix’s most constrained sites, according to Clayco. The 481,980-square-foot building’s exterior cladding will include glass and metal paneling. Located at 440 East Van Buren St., PALMtower is located less than a half mile from the Arizona State University Downtown Phoenix campus and across the street from the University of Arizona College of Medicine campus. The property will be located near retailers and restaurants, including …

January 14, 2022

Data Centers Development Southeast Top Stories Virginia

AREP, Harrison Street to Develop Six Properties in Virginia’s Data Center Alley for $1B

by Katie Sloan January 13, 2022

ASHBURN AND ARCOLA, VA. — A joint venture between American Real Estate Partners (AREP) and Harrison Street has announced plans to develop six powered shell data centers in Virginia’s Data Center Alley for $1 billion. The campuses will span 2.1 million square feet across two sites in Ashburn and Arcola. The first project will include a portion of the former AOL headquarters on Pacific Boulevard in Ashburn. The development will feature four built-to-suit data centers delivering 300 megawatts (MW) of electrical power capacity. The second development will be located on Arcola Boulevard, directly across the street from a new development by Google and near Dulles International Airport in Arcola. The campus will include two built-to-suit data centers offering approximately 100 to 125 MW of electrical power capacity. The new buildings will range from 265,000 to 440,000 square feet in size. A timeline for the developments was not announced. The joint venture has also broken ground on ABX-1 at Beaumeade, a 265,000-square-foot, two-story, powered shell data center located on Loudoun County Parkway along the Ashburn Fiber Ring in Ashburn. The partnership acquired the site in January 2021 and has not announced a timeline for the project. A number of large-scale data …

January 13, 2022

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Newmark Arranges $815M Sale of Charles Park Office Complex in Cambridge, Massachusetts

by Kristin Harlow January 12, 2022

CAMBRIDGE, MASS. — Newmark has arranged the $815 million sale of Charles Park, a two-building office complex and parking garage in Cambridge. The Davis Cos. and Principal Real Estate Investors sold the asset to an affiliate of Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc. (NYSE: ARE). Charles Park spans 408,259 square feet and consists of two Class A office buildings, One Rogers Street and One Charles Park. The property also includes a 656-space, seven-level parking garage. Alexandria plans to redevelop the two buildings into life sciences space, but further details of that project were not provided. Situated near Charles Park is the nearly 1 million-square-foot CambridgeSide complex, which is undergoing a residential and retail development. Charles Park is also located near two Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) subway stations, the campus of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the new Cambridge Crossing mixed-use development and Massachusetts General Hospital. “Charles Park is well positioned along Kendall Square’s rapidly expanding First Street corridor with immediately recognizable architecture highlighted by its distinctive horseshoe-shaped façade,” says Edward Maher, vice chairman with Newmark. “The asset is further surrounded by an unmatched laboratory and technology mecca in the life sciences epicenter of the world.” Maher, along with Robert Griffin, …

January 12, 2022

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JLL Arranges $389.2M Refinancing of One Wilshire Data Center in Downtown Los Angeles

by John Nelson January 11, 2022

LOS ANGELES — JLL has arranged the $389.2 million refinancing of One Wilshire, a multi-tenant data center located at 624 S. Grand Ave. in downtown Los Angeles. The borrower is GI Partners, an alternative investment firm based in San Francisco. The 30-story, 661,553-square-foot data center features five separate utility power risers and 13 onsite generators with fuel storage for 24 hours of operation, along with separate and redundant data risers. The property also features office space, a multi-tower antenna array and fiber connectivity to the rooftop. Kevin MacKenzie, Brian Torp, Jake Wagner, Samuel Godfrey and Darren Eades of JLL arranged the 10-year, fixed-rate, non-recourse, interest-only loan through Goldman Sachs. “As one of the largest internet exchanges in the world, One Wilshire is truly a best-in-class asset recognized as the premier telecommunications hub of the Western United States,” says MacKenzie. “GI Partners has done an excellent job managing the asset to maximize utilization and creating significant value.” The demand for fast, secure and reliable data storage and delivery is at an all-time high and will continue to escalate for the foreseeable future thanks to the widespread appeal of content streaming services, social media and virtual connectivity. As a data center market, …

January 11, 2022

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CBRE Arranges $114M Sale of Neponset Landing in Quincy, Massachusetts

by Taylor Williams January 10, 2022

QUINCY, MASS. — CBRE has arranged the $114 million sale of Neponset Landing, a 280-unit apartment community located at 2 Hancock St. in the South Shore Boston suburb of Quincy. The sales price equates to approximately $407,000 per unit. Built in 2007, the 12-story building offers a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom units with stainless steel appliances, granite countertops and individual washers and dryers. Amenities include a lounge with an entertainment kitchen, fitness center, billiards room, leasing office, private media room and concierge services. In addition, residents have access to shuttle service to the North Quincy MBTA station. Neponset Landing is also near Interstate 93, which provides direct access to downtown Boston. Simon Butler, Biria St. John and John McLaughlin of CBRE represented the seller, an entity doing business as Neponset Landing LLC, in the transaction. The seller is an affiliate of Oregon-based Green Cities Co. that secured LEED Certification status for the property in 2018. The CBRE team also procured the buyer, a joint venture between Boston-based Synergy Investments and an undisclosed foreign investment partner. The new ownership plans to implement a capital improvement program, specific details of which were not released. “This transaction marked the successful conclusion …

January 10, 2022

Acquisitions Development Missouri Multifamily Top Stories

CRG Sells Portion of $500M, 80-Acre Mixed-Use Community in West Suburban St. Louis

by Julia Sanders January 7, 2022

CHESTERFIELD, MO. — CRG has sold 4.9 acres within Wildhorse Village, an 80-acre, $500 million mixed-use community in Chesterfield, about 22 miles west of St. Louis. CRG sold the land to St. Louis-based developer Pier Property Group to build The Flats at Wildhorse Village, a four-story, 266-unit apartment building. Arcturis and LJC are the architects, while St. Louis-based Holland Construction Services will be the builder for the multifamily project. Construction will begin in the first quarter of 2022 and is slated for completion by the summer of 2023. David Garfinkel of Northmarq secured a $46 million construction loan for The Flats at Wildhorse Village. UMB Bank provided the loan to the borrower, Pier Property Group. The loan terms were not disclosed. Located at 350 Wildhorse Lake Blvd., The Flats at Wildhorse Village will feature studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans on four floors. The building’s exterior will resemble townhomes, with balconies and open terraces. The units will feature quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances, glass shower doors and custom flooring. Community amenities will include an interior courtyard, resort-style pool, deck with grilling stations, firepits, fitness center, dog park, dog spa, business center, resident lounges, bike storage and a 400-space parking structure. …

January 7, 2022

Development Life Sciences North Carolina Southeast Top Stories

Joint Venture to Break Ground on $1B Life Sciences Campus in North Carolina’s Research Triangle

by Katie Sloan January 6, 2022

MORRISVILLE, N.C. — A joint venture between Starwood Capital Group and Trinity Capital Advisors has announced plans to develop Spark LS, a $1 billion life sciences campus located within North Carolina’s Research Triangle in Morrisville. The 109-acre development will be located at the intersection of McCrimmon Parkway and Airport Boulevard, four miles from Raleigh-Durham Airport and five miles from Apple’s new $1 billion office campus. The 1.5 million-square-foot project is set to include 12 to 15 buildings with lab and bio-manufacturing space, green spaces, restaurants, retail, a STEM education and amenity center, and several multi-use outdoor recreation areas. “We’re excited to continue investing in the Raleigh life sciences market, one of the top clusters in the country,” says Mark Keatley, managing director at Starwood Capital. “The Raleigh life sciences market benefits from record levels of public- and private-sector funding, which is driving increasing demand for high-quality lab and bio-manufacturing space.” Architectural firm Hanbury has been tapped to design the campus, with Doug Cook and Suzanna Nichols of Cushman & Wakefield heading up leasing efforts for the project. A timeline for the development was not announced. Starwood and Trinity have acquired or developed 5.1 million square feet of office and life …

January 6, 2022

Acquisitions North Carolina Office Southeast Top Stories

JLL Arranges $330M Sale of Bloc 83 Office Development in Raleigh

by Kristin Harlow January 5, 2022

RALEIGH, N.C. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the $330 million sale of Bloc 83, a new office development totaling 495,121 square feet in Raleigh. The sale represents the largest single real estate transaction in downtown Raleigh’s history, according to JLL. Heritage Properties Inc. sold the asset to City Office REIT (NYSE: CIO). Bloc 83 consists of two Class A office towers that were built in 2019 and 2021. Known as One Glenwood and Tower II, the buildings are 79 percent leased and are anchored by Envestnet, First Horizon Bank and McAdams. Envestnet is a financial services and technology company, while McAdams is a civil engineering company. The development features street-level retail space and two onsite parking garages. Amenities include a fitness center, rooftop space, locker rooms with showers, tenant lounges and an interactive sports room with a golf simulator. The properties are positioned on a little over three acres in Glenwood South, a growing mixed-use district of Raleigh. The Origin Hotel is located onsite and is connected to the One Glenwood parking garage. “Glenwood South has rapidly transformed into the preeminent live-work-play destination in Raleigh,” says Ryan Clutter, senior managing director with JLL. “About half of the residents have …

January 5, 2022

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CBRE Investment Management Agrees to Acquire Logistics Portfolio in US, Europe from Hillwood for $4.9B

by John Nelson January 4, 2022

NEW YORK CITY AND DALLAS — CBRE Investment Management has agreed to acquire a portfolio of logistics real estate assets in the United States and Europe from Hillwood Investment Properties, an industrial developer and owner based in Dallas. Under terms of the $4.9 billion acquisition agreement, affiliates of New York City-based CBRE Investment Management will purchase the 57-property, 28.4 million-square-foot portfolio from Hillwood. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, and CBRE Investment Management expects to close on the assets in stages. The portfolio includes 33 properties in the United States totaling 19.2 million square feet and 24 assets in Germany, Poland and the United Kingdom totaling 9.2 million square feet. “This milestone transaction reflects our ability to leverage the strong financial capacity of our parent company to secure compelling opportunities that help to drive strategic real assets solutions for our clients,” says Chuck Leitner, CEO of CBRE Investment Management. “Backed by a $35 billion AUM global logistics platform and a skilled team with deep domain expertise, we are positioned to be one of the world’s leading investors and operators of logistics assets.” The portfolio is one of several multi-market portfolio transactions in the industrial sector in the past …

January 4, 2022

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Howard Hughes Corp. Receives Municipal Approval for $850M Mixed-Use Project in Manhattan’s Seaport District

by Taylor Williams January 3, 2022

NEW YORK CITY — The Howard Hughes Corp. (NYSE: HHC) has received approval from the City of New York for the development of an $850 million mixed-use project in Manhattan’s Seaport District. The 26-story building at 250 Water St. will house office, retail and multifamily uses, with the housing component comprising 80 percent market-rate and 20 percent affordable units. The residential element of the project will also include for-sale and for-rent units. More specifically, current plans for the 324-foot-tall building call for 270 multifamily units to be developed above five stories of office and retail space. The site currently houses a parking lot that spans a full city block. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill is the architect of the project, which was originally announced in October 2020. The Dallas-based developer estimates that the project will generate more than $1 billion in economic impact, including the creation of more than 3,000 construction and permanent jobs. Howard Hughes Corp. plans to begin remediation of the site this year, with the commencement of vertical construction to occur after that process is completed. “This project will play a vital role in New York City’s recovery through the creation of a new mixed-income rental building, office …

January 3, 2022

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