LOS ANGELES — Realm Group, a joint venture between Realm Estate and The Bascom Group, has purchased a 1.7-acre land parcel located within Los Angeles’ Fashion District. An undisclosed seller sold the property for $24.2 million. The site is entitled for the development of a 33-story, 452-unit, high-rise multifamily property. Additionally, the site’s existing parking lot, located at the corner of Seventh Street and Maple Avenue, will be redeveloped into 13,600 square feet of ground-floor commercial space. The concrete, steel and glass tower will feature a rooftop lounge with city skyline views and a one-acre amenity deck on the sixth floor with a pool terrace and oversized dog park. Charles Halladay, Andrew Hornblower and Jamie Kline of HFF secured a land loan from Ladder Capital for the acquisition of the site. Realm is co-developing the mixed-use property with Urban Offerings.
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NEW YORK CITY — JLL has secured a $20.7 million acquisition loan for the High Line Portfolio, a four-building, mixed-use portfolio in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan. Jonathan Schwartz, Aaron Appel, Brian Buglione and Patrick Cotter of JLL arranged the financing for Morgenstern Capital through an undisclosed lender. Terms of the loan were not disclosed. The portfolio includes three contiguous mixed-use buildings at 505 W. 22nd St., 203 and 205 10th Ave. as well as one retail building at 207 10th Ave. All totaled, the properties include 26 residential and four retail units.
APPLE VALLEY, MINN. — Dominium has completed development of The Legends of Apple Valley, a 163-unit affordable seniors housing property located 20 miles south of Minneapolis. Residents who are 55 and older and who earn up to 60 percent of the area median income are eligible to live at the property. Amenities include a fitness center, community room, theater room and a beauty salon. Eagle Building Co. was the general contractor. Dominium’s Legends portfolio comprises 2,100 units of affordable senior apartments across the metro area.
NEW YORK CITY — Meridian Capital Group has arranged a $155 million cash-out refinancing for a multifamily community in Brooklyn, located at 1277 east 14th St. The borrower, Hampshire Properties, is midway through construction on the eight-story, 302-unit property. Morris Betesh of Meridan arranged the loan, provided by Square Mile Capital. The building is the former site of the Shulamith School for Girls. Amenities will include a fitness center, game room, concierge desk and rooftop with views of the Manhattan skyline.
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Atlanta-based Gateway Development has broken ground on 22 WestEdge, a 156,000-square-foot office building located within the $300 million WestEdge mixed-use district in Charleston. The 3 million-square-foot development is situated along the Ashley River, between The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) and The Citadel. 22 WestEdge is the third building within the project. At 125 feet, the eight-story building will be the tallest multi-tenant office building on the peninsula and in Charleston’s metropolitan area when it opens in November 2019. The building is 48 percent preleased to MUSC, The South Carolina Research Authority, The City of Charleston, WestEdge Foundation Inc. and Heritage Trust Credit Union. In addition to office space, 22 WestEdge will include 15,000 square feet of street-front retail space. The building will feature restaurants, fitness facilities, conference and event facilities and a rooftop terrace overlooking the Ashley River. Recently completed projects at WestEdge include The Caroline, a 237-unit apartment complex with 20,000 square feet of ground-floor retail. Gateway has also topped out construction on 10 WestEdge, a 350-unit apartment community that will house a Publix, Woodhouse Spa and additional retail and restaurant space. Trident Construction is the general contractor for the project, Perkins + Will …
MESQUITE, NEV. — Mission Senior Living has started construction of Mesa Valley Estates Assisted Living and Memory Care, an $8 million seniors housing community in Mesquite, near the Arizona border. The 61,386-square-foot, one-story community will feature 54 assisted living apartments and a memory care neighborhood with 24 apartments. Project partners include Pinnacle Architects and MSL Construction. The project is scheduled for completion in summer 2019.
PASADENA, TEXAS — Arch-Con Corp, a general contractor with offices in Houston and Dallas, has broken ground on Underwood Port Logistics Center, a 404,160-square-foot industrial asset near Port Houston in Pasadena. Developed by Triten Real Estate Partners and Carlyle Group, the property will feature 36-foot clear heights, clerestory windows, full dock packages at the overhead doors and proximity to both the Bayport and Barbours Cut Terminals.
WOODRIDGE, ILL. — Meridian Design Build has broken ground on a 124,575-square-foot speculative industrial facility in Woodridge, a southwest suburb of Chicago. The property is located at 2379 Davey Road near I-55 and I-355. Molto Properties is the developer. The building will feature a clear height of 32 feet, 18 loadable docks, four drive-in doors and 143 car parking spaces. Completion is slated for this October. Jim Estus of Colliers International is marketing the space for lease. Harris Architects is the project architect and Kimley-Horn is the civil engineer.
HOUSTON — A partnership between Houston-based Hines and Canadian development/investment firm Ivanhoe Cambridge will develop a 47-story office tower in downtown Houston. Designed by Pelli Clarke Pelli, the 1 million-square-foot property will be located on the 800 block of Texas Avenue. The building will feature multiple food and beverage offerings, a full-service conference facility, public gardens and a fitness center. JLL arranged construction financing for the project, which will also include an 11-story parking garage, through New York Life Real Estate Investors. Law firm Vinson & Elkins has signed a 16-year, 212,000-square-foot lease to become the property’s anchor tenant along with Hines, which will relocate its global headquarters to the new building and occupy 155,000 square feet.
CHANNAHON, ILL. — Crow Holdings Industrial (CHI) has broken ground on a development in Chicago’s I-80 corridor, its first project in the Midwest. The 252,208-square-foot speculative industrial building will be located at 24601 S. Frontage Road in the Channahon Corporate Center. The building will feature a clear height of 36 feet, LED lighting, truck dock loading and trailer parking. ARCO/Murray is the general contractor.