HOUSTON — Grandbridge Real Estate Capital has arranged construction financing for The Hamilton Apartments, a planned complex in Houston’s central business district, on behalf of a local partnership. Gill Dolan of Grandbridge originated the transaction. The Hamilton Apartments will be located at the southern end of downtown Houston. The complex will feature 148 units with five stories of residential units over a two-story parking garage.
LINDEN, N.J. — Duke Realty Corp. has opened the first of three warehouse properties at Legacy Commerce Center, a 60-acre Class A industrial and retail development at the former site of a General Motors’ assembly plant in Linden. Located at 801 W. Linden Ave., the 495,000-square-foot building features 50-by-50-foot column spacing, a 36-foot ceiling, an ESFR sprinkler system and parking for 300 vehicles. Legacy Commerce Center will offer 1.1 million square feet of space with 10 proposed retail pad sites and three proposed industrial sites, offering for-lease space and build-to-suit opportunities. Mindy Lissner, William Waxman, Steven Beyda, Susan Strauss-Rickwalder and Jamie Dennison of CBRE Group are overseeing leasing and marketing for the complex on behalf of Duke Realty.
MIAMI — Grass River Property has commenced construction on Grove Station Tower, a transit-oriented apartment community located a half-block from the Coconut Grove Metrorail station in Miami. The 184-unit project will be located at 2700 SW 27th Ave. upon completion in early 2016. Grove Station Tower will comprise one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments averaging 1,000 square feet. The property will also feature 6,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. The design team includes architect Behar Font & Partners and general contractor Ortega Juneau Construction Co.
HOUSTON — Marquette Cos., in partnership with Hunt Cos. and Ares Management have begun construction on Catalyst Houston. The 28-story luxury apartment building is located at 1423 Texas Ave. in Houston’s central business district. The building is scheduled for completion in the summer of 2016. Houston-based architect Ziegler Cooper designed the tower, which will include 361 apartment units with one-, two- and three-bedrooms layouts. The apartments will feature views of downtown and Minute Maid Park, with amenities including hardwood floors, quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances, floor-to-ceiling windows and private balconies. Community amenities will include a Wi-Fi lounge, outdoor dog run with a pet wash, a club room, meeting room, gym and swimming pool.
NEW YORK CITY — Mission Capital Advisors has arranged $148.5 million in non-recourse construction financing for the development of Queens Plaza South, a rental apartment building in Long Island City, Queens. The 44-story property will feature 391 apartment units, 165 parking spaces and 20,000 square feet of retail space. On-site amenities will include a rooftop pool, fitness center, lounge and children’s playroom. Mission Capital represented the sponsor, a joint venture between Property Markets Group, Karman Hakim and New Valley LLC, in arranging the financing with Deutsche Bank. The loan represented 70 percent of the total capitalization for the project. NorthStar Finance provided a $40.3 million mezzanine loan bringing the total financing to $188.7 million or 90 percent of the total project capitalization. Jason Cohen, Ari Hirt, Steve Buchwald and Jamie Matheny of Mission Capital represented the sponsor.
COLUMBUS, GA. — Batson-Cook Construction has broken ground on a high-tech, flagship service center for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia (BCBSGA) in Columbus. The $36 million, 245,000-square-foot property will house up to 2,000 associates upon its completion in the third quarter of 2015. The three-story building will be located in Muscogee Technology Park. The Molasky Group is the developer and owner of the asset. The design team includes architect Hecht Burdeshaw Architects and interior designer The Dollries Group. Batson-Cook will also do the build-out for the asset, which includes a three-story atrium, dining room and fitness center. Savills Studley represented BCBSGA in the lease transaction with The Molasky Group.
MIAMI — HFF has arranged $80 million in construction financing for Midtown 5, a 24-story, 400-unit residential tower in midtown Miami. The property will be located roughly four miles west of Miami Beach at 3301 N.E. 1st Ave. Mike Tepedino, Elliott Throne, Jennifer Keller and Scott Wadler of HFF arranged the loan through TD Bank and Mercantil Commercebank on behalf of the borrower, a joint venture between Magellan Development Group and Midtown Development. Midtown 5 is slated for a fall 2016 completion. Chicago-based Loewenberg Architects designed Midtown 5 to achieve LEED Silver certification. The project will include 21,500 square feet of ground-floor retail space, 2,600 square feet of office space and a 450-space parking garage. The property’s amenity package also includes a 24-hour doorman, outdoor lounges with grilling stations, swimming pools and cabanas, a spa, fitness center with steam room and a sauna, game room, dog run, bike room and a business center.
ORLANDO, FLA. — Wood Partners and the Ustler Group of Cos. have completed Phase I of construction at The Ivy – Residences at Health Village, a 248-unit apartment community in downtown Orlando. The property is part of Florida Hospital’s 172-acre Health Village, a transit-oriented, master-planned urban development. Wood Residential Services is managing the property. The Ivy’s amenity package includes a cyber café, resort-style pool with a multi-level deck and cabanas, 24-hour fitness center, yoga and Pilates studio and a billiards room. The project team includes architect Baker Barrios, architect of record Charlan Brock & Associates, general contractor Wood Florida Builders, civil engineer GAI Consultants and landscape architect Libra Design Group Inc.
HYANNIS, MASS. —CBRE/New England’s Debt & Structured Finance team has secured $12 million in construction financing for the Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott in Hyannis. The loan from Cambridge Savings Bank allows the borrower, The Simon Konover Company, to redevelop a current two-story, 99-room Days Inn into a three-story, 125-room Fairfield Inn & Suites. Located at 867 Iyannough Road, the new hotel is expected to open in May 2015. Kyle Juszczyszyn, Carlos Febres-Mazzei, Chris Coutts and Taylor Shepard of CBRE/NE arranged the financing on behalf of the borrower.
FRISCO, TEXAS — The Dallas Cowboys and Omni Hotels & Resorts are partnering to develop a new hotel at the future site of the Cowboys’ headquarters in Frisco. The Omni property will be one of the only full-service hotels in the area and will serve as part of a mixed-use development anchored by the team headquarters and Frisco’s multi-use event center. The hotel will feature 300 guestrooms, meeting space, a ballroom and a rooftop pool deck. The Cowboys’ headquarters will be the home to the team’s entire football operations, including administrative offices, coaches’ offices and home of the team cheerleaders. The mixed-use development will span 66 acres of the 90-acre tract.
