SOUTH WINDSOR, CONN. — KeyBank has provided a $39.5 million Freddie Mac, first mortgage loan to refinance the existing debt of Tempo Evergreen Walk Apartments in South Windsor. The 200-unit, garden-style apartment complex was built in 2018 and is made up of nine, four-story residential buildings. Tom Peloquin of KeyBank arranged the fixed-rate, non-recourse loan with an 11-year term, three years of interest only payments and a 30-year amortization schedule for the undisclosed borrower.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — An affiliate of Dallas-based developer RightQuest has broken ground on The Flats at ShadowGlen, a 248-unit apartment community situated on 12 acres on Austin’s east side. The property will offer one-, two- and three-bedroom units with rents ranging from $991 to $1,700 per month. Amenities will include a clubhouse with a media center, business center, pool, fitness center and a dog park. The first units are expected to be available for occupancy by summer 2019. Austin-based Journeyman Construction LLC is serving as general contractor for the project. San Antonio-based Mason Joseph Co. Inc. secured construction financing.
HURSTBOURNE, KY. — Viking Partners Fund III LLC has unveiled plans for the redevelopment of Hurstbourne Business Park, a 27-acre property located at the intersection of Shelbyville Road and Hurstbourne Parkway in Hurstbourne, roughly 13 miles east of Louisville. Viking originally acquired the site in 2016. The property currently includes 350,000 square feet of office space in two separate buildings; P.F Chang’s and Z’s Oyster Bar & Steakhouse; and Hurstbourne Plaza, an existing shopping center. Hurstbourne Plaza will be demolished to make way for the new mixed-use development. Plans for the project include a 266-unit multifamily community, 149-room hotel, two freestanding restaurant/retail buildings and a 9,500-square-foot retail building that will accommodate three to four users. Hills Properties is developing the multifamily portion, which is scheduled for completion in the fall, with the first residents moving in mid-2019. The community will feature a park, resort-style pool, and social plaza with fire pits and a bocce ball court. Construction on the hotel portion of the project is expected to begin in early 2019.
SPRING, TEXAS — A joint venture between Patrinely Group, USAA Real Estate and CDC Houston has broken ground on a 102,250-square-foot mixed-use property within the 60-acre CityPlace development in the northern Houston metro of Spring. The project will deliver a 52,250-square-foot building with approximately equal amounts of office and retail space, as well as a 50,000-square-foot, 10-screen Star Cinema Grill. Completion is slated for the first quarter of 2019.
CHANDLER, ARIZ. — Orion Investment Real Estate has arranged the purchase of a nine-acre land parcel located within the Price Corridor of Chandler. Houston-based Kaplan Cos. acquired the property from Price Revocable Trust and Circle R Investments for $4.4 million. The buyer plans to develop The District at Chandler, 340-unit multifamily project on the site. Larry Kush of Orion represented the buyer in the deal.
CHARLESTON, S.C. — LandSouth Construction, a Jacksonville, Fla.-based general contractor, has broken ground on The Merchant, a $37 million apartment community located at 15 Huguenin Ave. in Charleston’s NoMo district. Atlanta-based Pollack Shores Real Estate Group is developing the 231-unit community, which will include 10 buildings with a mix of one- and two-bedroom floor plans. Community amenities will include a resort-style pool, clubhouse with gaming area, fitness center, yoga studio, pet spa and a bike lounge. Raleigh, N.C.-based Cline Design Associates is the architect for the project, which is scheduled for completion in December 2019.
CHICAGO — Summit Design + Build has begun to renovate a portion of the Swissôtel Chicago, a 44-story hotel located at 323 E. Wacker Drive in Chicago. The company is renovating the amenity spaces on the 42nd and 43rd floors for a total project size of 13,200 square feet. The hotel will remain operational throughout renovations. Summit’s work includes relocating the fitness center, building a new ballroom and meeting space, installing new windows, replacing doors and renovating lobby bathrooms. The ballroom will feature a 150-foot chandelier. The fitness center will feature new bathrooms, a crossfit studio and juice bar. AccorHotels operates the hotel. JLL is the owner’s representative, while Design One Studio is the project architect and Gettys Group is the interior designer. Swissôtel Chicago was built in 1989.
HOUSTON — Fein, a Houston-based multifamily development firm, has acquired 3.3 acres for the development of Reverie at River Hollow, a 304-unit apartment community that will be located in the Post Oak area of Houston. Designed by Steinberg Dickey Collaborative, the property will feature one-, two- and three-bedroom units ranging in size from 558 to 1,966 square feet. Amenities will include a pool, rooftop clubhouse, fitness center, pet spa and a bike shop. The groundbreaking is slated for August and completion is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2020. Simmi Jaggi and Elizabeth Clampitt of JLL represented the seller in the land sale. Chris Bergmann, also of JLL, represented Fein in that transaction.
TYSONS, VA. — Skanska USA has acquired a 94,000-square-foot site in Tysons for a new multifamily and retail development. Richard Siegel, Wendy Feldman Block and Bill Quinby of Savills Studley arranged the transaction on behalf of Skanska. The development company acquired the site within the mixed-use district of Scotts Run from master developer Cityline Partners. At full build-out, Scotts Run will span 8 million square feet and house offices, apartments, hotels, retail and restaurants. The land Skanska acquired is located across the street from the McLean Silver Line Metro station. The company is scheduled to break ground on the unnamed multifamily/retail development in 2019, with completion slated for 2022.
RICHMOND, VA. — Becknell Industrial has acquired a 60-acre parcel of land along Laburnum Avenue and Seven Hills Boulevard in Richmond with plans to construct a four-building industrial campus. The 805,190-square-foot development, located roughly two miles from Richmond International Airport, will be known as Airport Logistics Center. The first phase of the project will include a 246,760-square-foot concrete building with 32-foot clear heights, LED lighting with motion sensors, an ESFR sprinkler system, multiple drive-in doors, trailer parking with 135-foot court depths and a 60-foot loading bay. Becknell expects to wrap up construction on the first building in spring 2019. Cliff Porter of Porter Realty Co. will manage the industrial park and handle the property’s leasing assignment.