SALT LAKE CITY — Lowe Property Group, along with MVE + Partners as designer, has opened Dixon Place, a 49,049-square-foot mixed-used multifamily property in Salt Lake City. Located at 1034 E. Elm Ave., Dixon Place features 35 one-bedroom and 24 two-bedroom units with full kitchens and bathrooms, as well as washers/dryers. The property also includes 2,200 square feet of ground-floor commercial space. Community amenities include a business lounge and conference room for remote workers, a fitness center, bike storage, Bark Park for pets, electric vehicle charging stations, a coffee bar and pool table.
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Realty Capital Residential, Lang Partners Receive $54.5M Construction Loan for Tree Farm Lofts in Basalt, Colorado
by Amy Works
BASALT, COLO. — Dallas-based Realty Capital Residential and Lang Partners have secured a $54.5 million construction loan for the development of Tree Farm Lofts in Basalt. JLL Capital Markets arranged the construction financing, which was provided by Andy Kolos of Wintrust’s Denver Commercial Real Estate office. Located within the 40-acre Tree Farm mixed-use development, the six-building community will feature 196 apartments, ranging from 485 square feet to 1,110 square feet, in a mix of studios, one-bedroom, two-bedroom and co-living floor plans. Forty of the apartments will be designated as affordable. Community amenities will include co-working office space, an outdoor terrace with firepits, a resort-style pool, hot tubs, a grill area, clubhouse with a fitness center, pet wash and bike, kayak and ski storage. Construction is underway, with completion scheduled for July 2024.
NEWARK, N.J. — Los Angeles-based Parkview Financial has provided a $90 million construction loan for Phase I of The Halo, a 43-story high-rise apartment building in Newark. Phase I will consist of 297 units with a mix that comprises 156 studios, 84 one-bedroom units and 57 two-bedroom units. Amenities will include a pool, sauna, fitness center, multiple lounge rooms, a game room, conference rooms with private office suites, shared workspaces and a rooftop deck. The borrower, New Jersey-based Acier Holdings, has secured approval to develop up to 949 units across three towers on the site. Two New York City-based firms, INOA Architecture and general contractor Hudson Meridian HM, are respectively designing and constructing the project. Construction of the initial phase is set to begin immediately, with completion slated for January 2024.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Inspire Development, an Austin-based developer of residential and commercial properties, has broken ground on the first phase of Pearson Ranch, a new mixed-use campus in northwest Austin. The $2 billion project will include 2.6 million square feet of new office space; 200,000 square feet of stores, restaurants and community and cultural spaces; two hotels; thousands of high-end residences; and 30 acres of park land. Phase I of Pearson Ranch will span 41 acres and feature approximately 600,000 square feet of office space, three high-end apartment communities and some lifestyle retail space. “We worked very closely with our team to create a plan that tightly knits the past, present and future into the most compelling land plan possible,” says Brett Ames, managing principal of Inspire Development, as well as president and CEO of Austin-based Ames Design Build. “Frankly, we feel a true sense of obligation to get it fully right.” The Pearson Ranch site is located on 156 acres at the corner of State Highway 45 and West Parmer Lane, which is approximately two miles north of Apple’s new $1 billion corporate campus. Other nearby employers include Dell, PayPal, Amazon and Visa. Pearson Ranch will include a 48-acre …
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Cypress Real Estate Advisors has completed Eastlake at Tillery, a 172,000-square-foot office project in East Austin. The complex consists of two three-story buildings and an adjacent parking structure. Amenities include a fitness center, prep kitchen and multiple outdoor gathering spaces. Construction began in December 2019. Delineate Studio designed the project, and Harvey Cleary served as the general contractor. AQUILA Commercial is the leasing agent.
ST. PETERS, MO. — Mia Rose Holdings has received zoning and site plan approval to build The Station at St. Peters Luxury Living, a 180-unit multifamily development in St. Peters, a northwest suburb of St. Louis. Construction is scheduled to begin in the second quarter, with completion slated for the first quarter of 2023. The development’s 60 two-bedroom units and 120 one-bedroom units will be spread across five buildings. There will also be a 3,800-square-foot clubhouse. Amenities will include a conference center, package concierge, kitchen, public workspace and fitness center. The project team includes general contractor Midas Construction, architect Rosemann & Associates PC, civil engineer Premier Design Group and mechanical, electrical and plumbing engineer Engenuity. The property manager will be 2B Residential. Mia Rose is a Chesterfield, Mo.-based developer.
Luminous Capital, Virtus Real Estate Buy R&D Building in Carlsbad, Plan Life Sciences Conversion
by Amy Works
CARLSBAD, CALIF. — Luminous Capital Management, in partnership with Austin, Texas-based Virtus Real Estate Capital, has acquired 2290 Cosmos Court, an industrial/R&D building in Carlsbad. Los Angeles-based Excelsior Partners sold the asset for $9.5 million, or $255 per square foot. The 37,300-square-foot building was vacant at the time of sale. Previously, ViaSat utilized the property for its global communications operations. The buyers plan to renovate the property the property for bioscience research and development, including the build out of wet lab and support space. The property features heavy power, ground-level loading and abundant parking. Completion of the planned upgrades is slated for early 2023. Virtus provided joint venture equity for the renovation and repositioning of the property. Rusty Williams, Chris Roth and Jake Rubendall of Lee & Associates represented the seller in the deal. John Chun and John Marshall of JLL arranged the equity joint venture between Luminous and Virtus. California Bank & Trust provided financing for the acquisition and conversion.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Locally based firm Sabot Development, in partnership with Geyser Group, has broken ground on a 364-unit multifamily redevelopment project in East Austin. The 3.7-acre site, which houses the existing Goodwin Apartment Homes, was rezoned to allow for new commercial space and permanent affordability. To that end, Goodwin Apartments will include 5,000 square feet of commercial space, and 10 percent of the units will be reserved as affordable housing, with leasing priority given to current residents. Davies Collaborative is the project architect, and Cadence McShane is the general contractor. Completion is scheduled for early 2024.
Patrinely Group, Dune Real Estate Partners Buy Development Site for Office Tower in Downtown Bellevue, Washington
by Amy Works
BELLEVUE, WASH. — Patrinley Group, in partnership with affiliates of Dune Real Estate Partners, has acquired a fully entitled development site for a 484,000-square-foot office tower in downtown Bellevue. The joint venture purchased the 0.9-acre site with an advanced building design from an affiliate of FANA Group of Cos. Terms of the transaction were not released. Located at the southeast corner of NE Fourth and 106th Avenue NE, the 21-story FOUR106 office building will feature 480,000 square feet of office space and 6,500 square feet of street-level retail space. Additionally, the tower will offer a fully equipped fitness center with shower and locker facilities, tech capabilities, hands-free elevators and hands-free restrooms. The property has also been designed to meet LEED Gold standards. Construction is slated to commence this spring, with delivery scheduled for fourth-quarter 2024. FOUR106’s project team includes CollinsWoerman, Gensler, Mortenson Construction and DCI. Paul Sweeney, Jason Furr and Colin Tanigawa of The Broderick Group will handle leasing for the completed project. Kevin Shannon, Ken White and Tim O’Keefe of Newmark represented the seller in sale of the site. Bill Fishel, Tom Wilson and Rachael Lewis of JLL arranged financing for the project.
OAK PARK, MICH. — The Opus Group has broken ground on a 275,401-square-foot industrial building in Oak Park, a northern suburb of Detroit. The speculative project has been preleased to an undisclosed user. Located at 15100 Eight Mile Road, the building will feature a clear height of 32 feet, 44 dock doors, 57 trailer parking stalls and 196 auto parking stalls. Completion is slated for December 2022. Opus is the developer, design-builder, architect and structural engineer. David MacDonald and Sean Cavanaugh of JLL represented Opus. Paul Hoge and Gary Stephens of Signature Associates represented the seller of the land.