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North 8th Brooklyn Williamsburg Collective

The Collective to Build $150M Co-Living, Student Housing Project in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg District

by John Nelson December 17, 2019

NEW YORK CITY — The Collective, a multifamily developer based in London, has unveiled plans to build a $150 million co-living project located at 292 N. 8th St. in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg neighborhood. Co-living is defined as a type of residential development that is a hybrid between apartment housing and hotels. Known as North 8th, the development will feature 242 units, 97 of which are designed for students attending local universities. The remaining 127 studio units are designed for nightly and monthly stays. At full capacity, North 8th is expected to house 321 occupants. “North 8th will be the first project of its kind for New York City,” says Reza Merchant, founder and CEO of The Collective. “It will bring community of all ages together in one holistic environment, designed to promote an intergenerational exchange of knowledge through shared amenities and dynamic programming.” North 8th is The Collective’s fourth co-living project in New York City, joining The Collective Paper Factory that opened in November in Queens’ Long Island City. The Collective has two other Brooklyn projects in the pipeline: 555 Broadway and 1215 Fulton St. All three of The Collective’s Brooklyn projects are expected to open in 2022. The Collective collaborated …

December 17, 2019

Development Leasing Activity Mixed-Use Northeast Office Pennsylvania

First National Bank to Anchor Pittsburgh Mixed-Use Development With 160,000 SF Headquarters

by Alex Patton December 16, 2019

PITTSBURGH — The parent company of First National Bank (FNB) has signed a 160,000-square-foot office lease to open its corporate headquarters at the upcoming FNB Financial Center development in downtown Pittsburgh. The development will feature a 24-story tower with 387,000 square feet of Class A office space, 20,000 square feet of retail space and a two-story parking structure. The FNB headquarters will anchor the tower and its technology branch will occupy 2,000 square feet of retail space. The tower will be situated on the site of the former Civic Arena, home of the Pittsburgh Penguins hockey team, which will comprise multiple structures and over 1 million square feet of office, residential, retail and green space. Buccini/Pollin Group and the Penguins are co-developers of the mixed-use development, which is slated for completion in 2022.

December 16, 2019

Acquisitions California Development Multifamily Western

BLT Enterprises Sells Apartment Development Site in Los Angeles for $13.7M

by Amy Works December 16, 2019

LOS ANGELES — Santa Monica-based BLT Enterprises has completed the sale of a former gas station and parking lot in Los Angeles. Wiseman Residential acquired the fully entitled property for $13.7 million. BLT, in partnership with KFA architects, Dale Goldsmith as land-use counsel and other consultants, obtained entitlements through the City of Los Angeles’ Transit Oriented Communities ordinance for a six-story, 119-unit apartment building at the site. Located at 11261 Santa Monica Blvd., the property will feature 17 affordable housing units, a variety of floor plans, a gym, outdoor patios and barbecues, as well as open space and community gathering areas. Anthony Muhlstein and Brian Bowis of Newmark Knight Frank represented BLT Enterprises, while Wiseman Residential was self-represented in the deal.

December 16, 2019

Development New York Northeast Retail

Convene to Open 73,000 SF Event Venue at Brookfield Place in Manhattan

by Alex Patton December 16, 2019

NEW YORK CITY — Flex and meeting-space provider Convene has opened a 73,000-square-foot event venue at Brookfield Place, an office and retail center in Manhattan. Commonly referred to as the World Financial Center, Brookfield Place is situated across the street from the World Trade Center and houses numerous retail, restaurant and entertainment tenants. Convene’s new event space is located at 225 Liberty St., backfills the vacant Saks Fifth Avenue store and contains two large event spaces with capacity for 500 people each, as well as a coffee shop and café. Brookfield Properties is the landlord.

December 16, 2019

Development Illinois Midwest Office

Skender Starts Interior Construction of AbelsonTaylor’s New Headquarters in Chicago’s Old Post Office

by Kristin Harlow December 16, 2019

CHICAGO — Skender has begun interior construction of the new 85,000-square-foot headquarters for AbelsonTaylor in Chicago’s Old Post Office building. AbelsonTaylor, a health and wellness advertising agency, is relocating from its current offices at 33 W. Monroe St. The new space will accommodate private offices, workstations, an open collaboration area and break room. Skender is working in collaboration with HED, Syska Hennessy Group and Cushman & Wakefield to complete the project by March 2020. Skender is the contractor for nearly 500,000 square feet of office space at the Old Post Office project, including buildouts for Walgreens and PepsiCo. Owner and developer 601W Cos. is redeveloping the 2.8 million-square-foot former post office in an $800 million project.

December 16, 2019

Development New Jersey Northeast Retail

IT’SUGAR Opens 22,000 SF Store at American Dream in East Rutherford, New Jersey

by Alex Patton December 13, 2019

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Candy and sweets retailer IT’SUGAR has opened a 22,000-square-foot store at American Dream, a newly opened entertainment and retail destination in East Rutherford, a western suburb of New York City. The official opening was Saturday, Dec. 14. The first floor of the three-story store offers giant candy, sugar sculptures and more than 5,000 square feet of candy bins with a variety of sweets. The second floor houses branded candies, including Sour Patch Kids, Swedish Fish and Reese’s. In spring 2020, a café called Oreo TWISTiD will open on the third floor, which overlooks the theme parks of American Dream’s entertainment atrium.

December 13, 2019

Acquisitions Development Florida Multifamily Southeast

Terra Buys Land in South Florida for $52M, Plans to Build Nearly 1,400 Multifamily Units

by Alex Tostado December 13, 2019

HIALEAH, FLA. — Terra plans to break ground early next year on 1,369 multifamily units across three master-planned subdivisions in Hialeah, about 20 miles northwest of downtown Miami. Prologis sold the land to Terra for $52 million. The 70-acre development site is situated along NW 170th Street near the border of Miami-Dade and Broward counties. The project will include a series of garden-style apartment buildings with each subdivision centered around a communal clubhouse with pools, resident amenities and fitness centers, while a network of green spaces will create outdoor recreation areas. Pascual, Perez, Kiliddjian Architecture (PPK) is designing the development’s master plan. Brian Smith of JLL represented Prologis in the land transaction. Jason Shapiro and Sean Harrington of Aztec Group arranged a $43 million acquisition loan through Synovus on behalf of Terra.

December 13, 2019

Development Multifamily Texas

Leasing Underway at Alliance Residential’s 375-Unit Apartment Community in Houston

by Taylor Williams December 13, 2019

HOUSTON — Leasing activity is underway at Broadstone Summer Street, a 375-unit apartment community by Alliance Residential that is located in the Washington Arts District of Houston. The property offers one- and two-bedroom units averaging 793 square feet and featuring stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops and wood-plank flooring. Amenities include a pool, outdoor kitchen, gaming area and theater screening room. The property also offers 536 parking spaces.

December 13, 2019

Acquisitions California Development Mixed-Use Multifamily Retail Western

Bolour Associates Sells Multifamily Development Site in Metro Los Angeles for $8.5M

by Amy Works December 13, 2019

EAST PASADENA, CALIF. — Bolour Associates has completed the disposition of an entitled land site in East Pasadena for $8.5 million. Los Angeles-based APPA Real Estate acquired the land parcel for the development of a transit-oriented, mixed-use project. The parcel is the first development under Los Angeles County’s updated zoning supporting high-density development near metro retail sites. From 2015 to 2018, Bolour worked with county officials to re-entitle the site, located at 3768 E. Colorado Blvd., under the new zoning code. Upon completion, the project will feature 5,800 square feet ground-floor commercial space, 100 multifamily units, a private gym, co-working space, rooftop barbecue, decks, courtyards, a dog run and on-site parcel lockers. Additionally, the property will offer two levels of subterranean parking. Construction is scheduled to begin in early 2020, with an opening slated for early to mid-2022. The land transaction was a direct sale between Bolour and APPA, with all details handled in-house by both parties.

December 13, 2019

Development Industrial Midwest Missouri

Panattoni Begins Development of Two Speculative Industrial Buildings at Missouri’s Aviator Business Park

by Kristin Harlow December 13, 2019

HAZELWOOD, MO. — Panattoni Development is developing two new industrial buildings at Aviator Business Park in Hazelwood. Construction is underway on the speculative buildings, which will total 640,182 square feet. Aviator 8 will span 224,089 square feet and Aviator 9 will measure 416,093 square feet. Both buildings are slated for completion in summer 2020. The Class A distribution facilities will feature clear heights of 32 feet and can be occupied by a single tenant or divided into spaces as small as 38,000 square feet. Aviator Business Park, located one mile north of St. Louis-Lambert International Airport, is served by Norfolk Southern Railroad. The park is 90 percent leased to tenants such as International Foods, Weekends Only and Silgan Plastics. Katie Haywood and John Frith of CBRE will market the properties for lease on behalf of Panattoni. St. Louis-based Kadean Construction is the general contractor. Kadean previously constructed buildings 3, 4, 7 and 10 in Aviator Business Park.

December 13, 2019

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