WASHINGTON, D.C. — Bank OZK has provided $174 million in construction financing for Upton Place on Wisconsin, a planned mixed-use development in Washington, D.C., that will feature 689 multifamily units and 100,000 square feet of retail space. Eastdil Secured arranged the loan. The borrowers and developers, Apartment Investment Management Co. (Aimco) and The Donohoe Cos. Inc., expect to break ground in early 2021 and deliver the project in 2024. Donohoe originally developed the site, situated at 4000 Wisconsin Ave., in 1987 as the headquarters for Fannie Mae. The site has sat vacant since Fannie Mae consolidated its headquarters in downtown D.C. in 2014. Upton Place on Wisconsin will comprise a six- and an eight-story building. The multifamily portion is expected to include 65 affordable housing units. SK+I Architecture designed Upton Place to include most of the existing 825 below-grade parking spaces. Communal amenities will include a rooftop pool, three internal courtyards, barbecue areas, fitness center and a yoga studio.
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Wells Fargo Provides $290M in Construction Financing for Midtown Union Mixed-Use Development in Atlanta
by Alex Tostado
ATLANTA — Wells Fargo Bank has provided two construction loans totaling $290 million for Midtown Union, a mixed-use development that broke ground last December in Midtown Atlanta. A joint venture between MetLife Investment Management and Granite Properties is developing a 26-story, 612,000-square-foot office building at the project that will serve as the future headquarters of Invesco. Wells Fargo provided the joint venture with a $210 million loan for the office building, for which general contractor Brasfield & Gorrie has completed seven stories. The office tower will feature 24,000 square feet of ground-level retail, a 12,000-square-foot terrace on the eighth floor, a fitness center and 14-foot floor-to-ceiling windows. Cooper Carry designed the building to also feature an HVAC system that features MERV 13 air filters and Needlepoint Bipolar Ionization technology to combat COVID-19. Additionally, a joint venture between MetLife Investment Management and StreetLights Residential received an $80 million loan for Midtown Union’s 18-story, 355-unit multifamily community adjacent to the office tower. Brasfield & Gorrie has completed 12 levels of the residential space and expects to deliver both buildings in the third quarter of 2022. The community will offer studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Communal amenities will include coworking space, …
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Texas-based developer Presidium and global investment manager Partners Group have unveiled plans for River Park, a 109-acre mixed-use project that will be located on East Riverside Drive near Oracle’s newly announced headquarters campus. The new master plan for the project calls for more than 10 million square feet of commercial and residential space across office, retail, hospitality, entertainment and multifamily uses. The residential component will also include 400 affordable housing units. River Park will be a multi-phase project that is expected to take 10 to 20 years to fully build out. A new street network of short, pedestrian-friendly blocks and trail connections will link the various uses and connect to the surrounding neighborhood and a new multimodal transit hub. Gensler is leading the design of the project. The team anticipates beginning construction with a 15-acre portion along the southeastern side of the site.
Trammell Crow, Clarion Partners Acquire Development Site for 1.2 MSF Industrial Park in Metro Denver
by Amy Works
DENVER — Trammell Crow Co., along with its capital partner Clarion Partners, has purchased an 89.6-acre vacant land site for the development of 104th Commerce Park, an industrial park located at 104th Avenue, just east of the intersection of State Highway 85 and Interstate 76 in metro Denver. Terms of the acquisition were not released. Totaling 1.2 million square feet, 104th Commerce Park will feature five industrial and distribution buildings built in two phases, with spaces ranges from 20,000 square feet to 290,000 square feet, as well as build-to-suit lease options. Tyler Carner, Jeremy Ballenger, Jessica Osternick and Daniel Close of CBRE will handle marketing for the development. Murray & Stafford is serving as general contractor, Ware Malcomb is providing architectural services and Langan Engineering is serving as civil engineer.
MINNEAPOLIS — Woda Cooper Cos. Inc. and Project for Pride (PPL) in Living will co-develop Shelby Commons, a 46-unit affordable housing project in the North Loop neighborhood of downtown Minneapolis. The Minnesota Housing Finance Agency awarded $967,549 in housing tax credits for the project, which will be the first for Woda Cooper in the state of Minnesota. The four-story building will include underground parking, laundry facilities, a community room, lobby, playground and community gardens. Units will be available to residents who earn 30 to 80 percent of the area median income. The Minnesota Public Housing Authority has committed 12 project-based vouchers for rental assistance. Woda Cooper will occupy a management office at the property and PPL will maintain an onsite office to provide supportive services, including assistance to residents in the seven units set aside for those with homelessness and the five units set aside for persons with disabilities. Rochester, Minn.-based CRW Architecture & Design Group and Minneapolis-based BKV Group are the project architects. Kelly Construction & Design is the general contractor. Completion is slated for the second or third quarter of 2022.
PITTSBURGH — The Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh has tapped New Jersey-based Tryko Partners to redevelop the former Fairywood School into a 46-unit affordable housing community for seniors age 62 and older. The majority of the units (39) will be reserved for renters earning 60 percent or less of the area median income. The new community will feature one-bedroom units surrounded by walkable green space. A community building will allow residents to take advantage of financial literacy, nutrition and exercise programs, health screenings and other support services. The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency provided 9 percent low-income housing tax credits for the project. A construction timeline was not disclosed.
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. — Developer DivcoWest has topped off 350 Water Street and 450 Water Street, two life sciences buildings in Cambridge that total 906,000 square feet. The buildings are located within the 45-acre Cambridge Crossing campus and will be the future home of biopharmaceutical giant Sanofi, where some 3,000 employees will work. Perkins + Will designed 350 Water Street, and NBBJ designed 450 Water Street. Other tenants at the 4.5 million-square-foot Cambridge Crossing development include Bristol Myers Squibb and Cerevel Therapeutics. Sanofi expects to take occupancy of the buildings in 2022.
SEATTLE — Enterprise Housing Credit Investments has invested $57.5 million to create Seattle’s first affordable housing high-rise development located in the First Hill neighborhood. The 17-story building will feature 365 apartments and offer two entrances for tenants at 1400 Madison St. and 1014 Boylston Ave. The investment is the largest single Low-Income Housing Tax Credit equity deal in the company’s history. Plymouth Housing is developing the Bolyston supportive housing development, located on floors two through five, which will include more than 100 studio apartments. The development will serve homeless seniors who earn up to 30 percent of the area median income (AMI) and will offer supportive services to all residents. Service staff will provide individualized case management, daily living support, social engagement, outings and coordination of psychiatric care as needed. Developed by Bellwether Housing, Rise on Madison will occupy floors six through 17 and offer 250 apartments for workforce and family households earning up to 60 percent AMI. The development will feature 91 studios, 111 one-bedroom units, 22 two-bedroom layouts and 26 three-bedroom floorplans. Rents will range from $1,015 per month for a studio to $1,783 per month for a three-bedroom apartment. Bellwether will provide resident service coordinators to assist …
HOUSTON — Avenue, a locally based nonprofit developer, has broken ground on a 70-unit mixed-income multifamily community in Houston’s Oak Forest neighborhood. The unit mix will consist of 23 one-bedroom apartments, 27 two-bedroom units and 20 three-bedroom residences ranging in size from 706 to 1,201 square feet. While 14 units will be offered at market rates, income-restricted units will be designated for families making between $35,000 and $65,000 annually. In addition to amenities such as a playground, learning center and activity room, business center and fitness room, Avenue on 34th will offer resident services including after-school tutoring for children and credit-building and homebuyer education programs for adults. Block Cos. is the general contractor for the project, which is expected to be complete in mid-2022.
SARASOTA, FLA. — Ringling and Orange LLC, a private developer and investor based in Sarasota, will develop The Offices at Ringling Plaza, an 84,600-square-foot office building in downtown Sarasota. The 10-story asset will include five floors of parking and five floors of office space, each offering approximately 17,000 square feet. In addition, two retail spaces totaling 2,250 square feet will be located on the ground level of the building. Further amenities will include 10-foot ceilings, a rooftop amenity deck with a sky lounge and views of Sarasota Bay. The Office of Ringling Plaza will offer post-COVID-19 design elements, such as touchless entry and HVAC upgrades. The developer expects to break ground on the project in the second quarter of 2021 and deliver the building in the fourth quarter of 2022. Hoyt Architects designed the building and Brasfield & Gorrie is the general contractor. According to the office’s leasing agency, Ian Black Real Estate, this will be the first office building delivered in downtown Sarasota spanning more than 30,000 square feet in 20 years.