SAN DIEGO — Gemdale USA Corp., with Lincoln Property Co. (LPC), has acquired Aperture Del Mar, an infill development opportunity located in the Del Mar Heights submarket of San Diego. An institutional investor sold the property for $70 million. Situated on 15.7 acres, the site is fully entitled for a 640,000-rentable-square-foot office and life sciences project. According to LPC, the project team is currently working on development and design plans for the site. The property is located within a five-minute walk of more than 185,000 square feet of newly developed retail amenities. Kevin MacKenzie, Doug Bond, Nick Psyllos, Michael Leggett and John Chun of JLL’s Capital Markets represented the seller and buyer in the deal. Additionally, JLL’s Chad Urie, Tony Russell and Grant Schoneman will oversee leasing of the project.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — A joint venture between Kairoi Residential, Lincoln Property Co. and DivcoWest has secured an undisclosed amount of construction financing for 6xGuadalupe, a 66-story mixed-use tower in downtown Austin. According to the property website, 6xGuadalupe will feature ground-floor retail space, 349 multifamily units and roughly 588,000 square feet of office space. The office component also includes a 35,000-square-foot terrace and 11,500 square feet of amenities including a conference room, tenant lounge and fitness center. Construction is underway with the demolition of the existing Extended Stay hotel on the site set for Tuesday, Oct. 29. Gensler is the project architect.
SEATTLE — Developer Nitze-Stagen and Pinnacle Partners, an Opportunity Zone investment firm, have broken ground on Canton Lofts in Seattle’s historic Pioneer Square. The project is the city’s first Opportunity Zone development. The $30 million development will feature 80 units with transit accessibility and provide affordable, one-bedroom studios.
MENLO PARK, CALIF. — Palo Alto, Calif.-based Greenheart Land Co. has topped off Station 1300, a three-story, transit-oriented development in downtown Menlo Park. The development is located less than one block from the Menlo Park Caltrain station San Francisco-based BAR Architects designed the project, which will feature two Class A office buildings totaling 200,000 square feet; a 20,000-square-foot public plaza; 183 multifamily units; and approximately 28,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. JETT Landscape Architecture & Design is serving as landscape architect. Todd Husak and Jon Moeller of CBRE’s Palo Alto office are the leasing agents for the office portion of the property.
GILBERT, ARIZ. — Dallas-based Leon Capital Group has started construction of Soltra at SanTan Village, a Class A multifamily community located at the intersection of SanTan Village Parkway and Ray Road in Gilbert. Situated on 14.2 acres, Soltra at SanTan Village will feature 380 apartments spread across six three- and four-story buildings. With a variety of floorplans, units will feature nine- and 10-foot ceilings, urban mudrooms, smart locks, walk-in showers and soaking tubs, quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances, wood-plank vinyl flooring and ample private garages. The first units are slated for delivery in early 2021. Community amenities will include a 1,900-square-foot, third-floor sky terrace with fully equipped chef’s kitchen; a private resident’s club and sports bar with kitchen and a multiscreen television wall; a “bark park” with pet spa and grooming station; two-tiered, negative-edge resort pool with swim-up hospitality and entertainment area; and private poolside cabanas. Additionally, the community will feature a two-story fitness and wellness center, a conference room and workspace, and a Luxor parcel reception kiosk. The project team includes McShane Construction Co., Todd & Associates, Sustainable Engineering Group and AndersonBaron. Brennan Ray of Birch & Cracchiolo served as zoning attorney, while Zach Pace of Phoenix Commercial Advisors …
PHOENIX — Astoria Healthcare Properties has started construction of its first seniors housing community, The Retreat of Alameda in Phoenix. The Kansas-based developer specializes in ambulatory surgery centers, surgical specialty hospitals and medical office buildings. “Adding senior living as a product type is a natural extension for us,” says John Foudray, the company’s CEO. “Our expertise is developing healthcare facilities with the goal of providing higher quality care at a lower cost. Not only is the demand for senior living increasing, but the ability to provide a product that provides quality care at an affordable price is in greater demand.” The new development will offer 72 assisted living units and 38 memory care units in a 93,000-square-foot building. triARC Design provided design work on the project. Paradigm Senior Living will operate the community upon completion, which is planned for March 2021.
SANDY, UTAH — KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment (CDLI) has arranged $23.5 million of construction and permanent financing for Arcadia Apartments II, a 177-unit affordable multifamily project in Sandy. The borrower is Salt Lake City-based Wasatch Residential Group, a real estate development, construction, finance and asset management company. Arcadia Apartments II will feature 52 one-bedroom units, 82 two-bedroom apartments and 43 three-bedroom units. The property will be limited to residents making 60 percent or less of the area median income. The asset is adjacent to Arcadia Apartments I and will share access to amenities including a pool, hot tub and fitness center. The project was awarded a 4 percent Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC), and Enterprise Community Partners, the equity investor, is providing $15.6 million in LIHTC equity. Additionally, the property was awarded private activity bonds, which were purchased by KeyBank as a private placement. Sarah Geis of KeyBank’s CDLI team arranged the financing.
Venture One, USAA Real Estate Break Ground on Speculative Infill Logistics Facility in Metro Chicago
GLENDALE HEIGHTS, ILL. — Venture One Real Estate, in joint venture with USAA Real Estate, has broken ground on One North Ave, a 151,200-square-foot speculative infill logistics facility in Glendale Heights. Completion is slated for the second quarter of 2020. Located in the North DuPage submarket, the property will be divisible down to 30,000 square feet offering modern warehousing space for tenants with smaller footprints. The facility will feature a clear height of 32 feet and 130-foot truck courts. Brian Kling and Reed Adler of Colliers International will market the property for lease.
LOS ANGELES — R.D. Olson Construction has completed The Curve at West Angeles, a 70-unit, 80,000-square-foot affordable mixed-use community in the Park Mesa Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles. The art deco-style project is a joint venture between Related California and West Angeles Community Development Corp., and features 2,000 square feet of retail space in addition to 50,000 square feet of affordable housing reserved for residents over age 62. The five-story community features 24 studios and 45 one-bedrooms ranging from 400 to 630 square feet, as well as one manager’s apartment. The first-floor retail portion of the project can accommodate up to three tenants, and West Angeles Community Development Corp. has a boardroom and leasing office onsite. The development is just blocks away from Destination Crenshaw, a new 1.3-mile art and cultural experience that celebrates the area’s heritage as the largest black community west of the Mississippi River. The Crenshaw/LAX light rail line, which is currently under construction, will have a stop less than a block away. R.D. Olson Construction worked with KFA Architects and Mannigan Design on the project.
CALEDONIA, MICH. — Taco Bell will open a 2,710-square-foot location at 6445 Cherry Meadow Drive SE in Caledonia, about 20 miles southeast of Grand Rapids. The restaurant is expected to open in November and create 40 jobs. Mike Murray of Colliers International assisted Taco Bell in securing land for the new-construction building. Wolverine Building Group was the general contractor. There are 55 Taco Bell locations across West Michigan, according to Colliers.