WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) has projected that commercial and multifamily originations will decline in 2017, ending the year at $478 billion—3 percent lower than volumes in 2016. For 2017, mortgage banker originations of just multifamily mortgages are forecast at $206 billion, with total multifamily lending at $245 billion. “Markets continue to move forward, but the rapid increases in property values, transaction volumes and other fundamentals that characterized the post-recession period have given way to more regular changes tied to the economy as well as changes in supply and demand,” says Jamie Woodwell, MBA’s vice president of commercial real estate research. “For many parts of the market, the downshift is a positive development.” Commercial and multifamily mortgage outstanding debt is expected to continue to grow in 2017, ending the year approximately 2 percent higher than at the end of 2016.
NORFOLK, VA. — Simon has opened the 332,000-square-foot Norfolk Premium Outlets, bringing retailers including Banana Republic Factory, Calvin Klein, Nike Factory Store, Old Navy and Steve Madden to the Norfolk, Chesapeake and Virginia Beach areas. Located at 1600 Premium Outlets Blvd. on Interstate 64, the village-style outlet mall features covered walkways, courtyards, a fountain, fireplace, public artwork, children’s play area, indoor and outdoor dining options and a 1.3-mile walking trail surrounding Lake Wright.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Corning Optical Communications, a division of Corning Inc., has revealed plans to move its corporate headquarters to Riverbend Village, a mixed-use development in northwest Charlotte. The materials science company’s new headquarters will comprise 182,500 square feet of office space. Riverbend Village will also include a 78,000-square-foot Harris Teeter and fuel center, as well as a tenant mix of restaurants, retail and residential units. Simpson Commercial LLC and Landmark Development Partners are co-developing the property, with completion slated for summer 2018. Joey Morganthall and Keely Hines with MPV Properties are handling leasing of the center.
PENSACOLA, FLA. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has closed a $19.7 million adjustable-rate loan for Marcus Pointe Grande Apartment Homes, a 248-unit multifamily property located in Pensacola. Timothy Weldon of KeyBank arranged the 10-year financing through Fannie Mae with a two-year interest-only period and a 30-year amortization schedule. The borrower was not disclosed. Marcus Pointe Grande features a fitness center, swimming pool, heated spa and clubhouse.
NEWBERRY, S.C. — Samsung plans to open a $380 million home appliance manufacturing plant in Newberry, roughly halfway between Greenville and Columbia, S.C. The project is expected to produce 954 jobs, including craftsmen, operators, engineers and other technical and non-technical positions, by 2020. Samsung already operates a call center in Greenville that supports 800 full time and contracted jobs. The Newberry plant is the latest in a series of investments over the past 18 months totaling $10 billion that will expand Samsung’s U.S. holdings and operations.
MIAMI — Rose & Berg Realty, a New-York-based private real estate company, has unveiled plans to develop The Gateway at Wynwood, a 12-story, 200,000-square-foot office building located at 2916 N. Miami Ave. in Miami’s Wynwood neighborhood. The building will have eight floors of office space above four floors of covered parking. In addition, The Gateway at Wynwood will include approximately 25,000 square feet of retail space being marketed by RKF. Kobi Karp Architecture and Interior Design is the architect of the project, and Jack Lowell, Adriana Rosillo and Noa Figari of Colliers International will handle the leasing of the building’s office space.
FAYETTEVILLE, ARK. — Strategic Student & Senior Housing Trust Inc., a REIT focusing on student housing and seniors housing acquisitions and sponsored by SmartStop Asset Management LLC, has purchased a student housing community near the University of Arkansas for $57 million. Known as The District, the 592-bed community is located at 376 W. Watson St. in Fayetteville, roughly a half-mile from the university’s campus. The 198-unit property includes one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom, fully furnished floor plans. Completed in 2016, the LEED Gold-certified community features a business center, study rooms, pool, spa, courtyard, fitness facility and a yoga room. Asset Campus Housing will manage the property, which was 95 percent preleased at the time of sale for the 2017-2018 academic year.
MARIETTA AND COLLEGE PARK, GA. — Grandbridge Real Estate Capital has secured a $29.5 million first mortgage loan for Ivy Common Apartments, a 344-unit multifamily community in Marietta, and an $18 million first mortgage loan for the Parc at 1875, a 352-unit property in College Park. Alan Tapie and Thomas Wiedeman of Grandbridge arranged the 10-year, interest-only loans with 30-year amortization schedules through Freddie Mac’s Capped ARM loan product. The deals closed with interest rates in the low 3 percent range. Ivy Commons is located at 3555 Austel Road S.W. in Marietta, roughly 20 miles north of Atlanta, and features tennis courts, a pool and a fitness center. The Parc at 1875 is located at 1875 E. Pleasant Hill Road in College Park, and features a fitness center, playground, tennis court and a pool.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Michael Development Corp. has acquired One Enterprise Center, a 317,571-square-foot office building located at 225 Water St. in downtown Jacksonville. The Los Angeles-based company purchased the 22-story tower via Rosecrans 2004 LLC. John Bell of Transwestern negotiated the sale on behalf of the buyer. The property features a glass panel exterior, marble lobby and a glass atrium dome with a tower directly connected to the 354-room Omni Jacksonville Hotel. The office building and hotel share a parking garage that offers a ratio of 2.26 spaces per 1,000 square feet. One Enterprise Center was 51 percent leased at the time of sale.
TAMPA, FLA. — Strategic Property Partners LLC (SPP) has unveiled plans for Water Street Tampa, a $3 billion mixed-use development located on the Garrison Channel and Hillsborough Bay in downtown Tampa. SPP is a real estate investment joint venture between Cascade Investment LLC and Jeff Vinik, owner of the Tampa Bay Lightning. Spanning 50 acres, the community will comprise more than 2 million square feet of office space; 1 million square feet of retail, cultural, educational and entertainment space; 3,500 new rental and for-sale residences and two new hotels totaling more than 650 rooms, including the city’s first five-star hotel. In addition, SPP donated an acre of land to the University of South Florida, which will relocate its Morsani College of Medicine and Heart Institute from its current suburban campus to a 380,000-square-foot facility in downtown. The development also includes over $200 million in new infrastructure. Roadway and public utility work began in the summer of 2016, and a new central cooling facility will break ground in the fall. The first phase of construction for Water Street Tampa will begin this year, with over 4 million square feet scheduled for completion in 2020. Subsequent phases of the project are slated …