LOS ALTOS, CALIF. — Kisco Senior Living has started the $4 million renovation of BridgePoint at Los Altos, a seniors housing community in the San Francisco suburb of Los Altos. Renovations include a new covered entry, large gathering space, new bistro café and courtyard, along with a refreshed lobby, living room and library. Kisco will also improve the interior corridors and exterior landscaping and parking areas. Kisco acquired BridgePoint in 2001. The California-based owner-operator has eight locations in California, plus 14 other locations in seven states.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Endeavor Real Estate Group and Northwood Investors have announced new tenants at Domain Northside, a mixed-use development in Austin including retail, dining and entertainment. The newly announced tenants include: Hat Creek Burger Co., Golden Bones, Engel & Völkers, 24 Diner, Orangetheory Fitness, Jose Luis Salon, Sway, Velvet Taco, Erin Condren, Nordstrom, RH Austin The Gallery at The Domain, Free People, Planet Blue, Peloton, Warby Parker, Suitsupply, Bonobos, Filson, It’Sugar, NYX, Lush, Scout & Molly’s Boutique, Life is Good, Doc B’s, Kittsona, W3ll People, Teddies for Bettys, Kelly Wynne, Everything But Water, Pirch, AT&T, Will Leather Goods, Marine Layer, Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams, The Frye Co., Stag, Sprinkles, Paul Martin’s Austin Grill, Guideboat, Toulouse, Taverna, Cyclone Anaya’s, Culinary Dropout, Flower Child, Sur La Table, SoulCycle, Kiehl’s, diptyque, Francesca’s, Sephora, Sugarfina, Marmi, Hanna Andersson, Evereve, Alex and Ani, Frost Gelato, Eliza Page, The Body Shop, Paper Source, Saint Bernard, Bank SNB and Upscale Lashes. The developers will host grand openings at Domain Northside on Friday, Sept. 30 and Saturday, Oct. 1.
TAMPA, FLA. — Canyon Partners Real Estate LLC has provided $15.4 million of preferred equity to a joint venture between ECI Group and Mercury Advisors to develop The Channel Club in Tampa. The 22-story, Class A apartment high-rise will include 323 rental units totaling approximately 295,000 leasable square feet and a seven-story parking garage with 596 spaces. The project also will include construction of a 36,900-square-foot Publix grocery store. The 2.26-acre site is located in the Channel District, directly adjacent to downtown Tampa, one of Tampa’s fastest growing multifamily submarkets. Project construction is scheduled to begin this October and be completed in December 2018. The property is bordered by Twiggs Road, Meridian Avenue and Madison Street. It is adjacent to the Grand Central at Kennedy, a mixed-use condominium, office and retail property developed by Mercury Advisors, for which Canyon provided a $27.4 million non-recourse senior loan in June 2012.
SUNSET HILLS, CHESTERFIELD AND CREVE COEUR, MO. — Wiegmann Associates has started construction of three The Sheridan Assisted Living properties in the St. Louis suburbs of Sunset Hills, Chesterfield and Creve Coeur. Wiegmann is the engineer of record and installing contractor for HVAC and building automation systems, and will provide on-site project management for the design/build project. Senior Lifestyle Corp., based in Chicago, is developing the projects, which have a combined value of $65 million. The $17 million, 84-unit The Sheridan at Laumeier Park in Sunset Hills and the $17 million, 53-unit The Sheridan at Creve Coeur are scheduled for completion in early 2017. The $31 million, 91-unit The Sheridan at Chesterfield is scheduled to open next summer. Brinkmann Constructors is the general contractor. The projects are a joint venture of Bob Brinkmann, founder of Brinkmann Constructors, and Senior Lifestyle Corp., an operator of seniors housing facilities.
NEW ORLEANS — New Castle Hotels and Resorts (NCHR) has opened a 103-suite Fairfield Inn & Suites in the French Quarter neighborhood of New Orleans. Rockbridge Capital provided financing for the project. The property is a $10 million renovation of the former Interstate Electric Co. building, built in 1910. John T. Campo Associates designed the project, which used historic tax credits and preserved the building’s façade.
KINGMAN, ARIZ. — Boston Capital has invested an undisclosed amount of capital for the rehabilitation of Kingman Heights Apartments and Amy Neal Retirement Center, two affordable seniors housing communities in Kingman, located approximately midway between Phoenix and Las Vegas. The two communities feature a total of 57 units. Tax credit equity from the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program will help fund the rehabilitation. The Foundation for Senior Living (FSL), a nonprofit senior living organization, owns the communities. This will be Boston Capital’s sixth partnership with FSL. Kingman Heights features seven one-story buildings containing 33 one-bedroom units and a community building. Amy Neal Retirement Center features four one-story buildings containing four studios and 20 one-bedroom units and a community building. After the rehabilitation, units will feature central air conditioning, blinds, ceiling fans, microwaves and patios. Improvements will also feature the installation of new smoke detectors, windows, doors, flooring, cabinets, kitchen appliances and roll-in showers. Boston Capital is a Boston-based investment and advisory firm specializing in affordable housing.
CINCINNATI — The Global Operations Center has opened at The Banks mixed-use development in Cincinnati. More than 2,000 employees will work in the 12-story, 338,000-square-foot tower. The main entrance will be at the corner of Second and Rosa Parks streets. The new building is located in Phase II of The Banks, and includes 19,000 square feet of street-level retail space. Taste of Belgium and Pies & Pints are under construction and will open in the coming weeks. Next door, the Radius at The Banks apartment community is also now open. GE has signed a 15-year lease with Carter and Nicol Investment Co., co-owners of the building. PNC Financial Services led the construction financing for the project, and Brasfield & Gorrie oversaw construction along with Cincinnati-based Jostin Construction. RJTR is the architect and CBRE will manage the property.
SWANSEA, ILL. — Southwestern Illinois Development Authority (SWIDA), in partnership with Bywater Development Group and Bi-State Development (BSD), is developing a $10.5 million seniors housing project adjacent to the Swansea MetroLink station in Swansea, Ill. The Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) in Chicago approved the transit-oriented development project on Sept. 16. The new development, Metro Landing of Swansea, will feature a three-story building with 62 one- and two-bedroom apartments for older adults. Located adjacent to the Swansea MetroLink Station, residents can reach restaurants, retail and entertainment via mass transit. Construction will begin next summer and is scheduled for completion in late summer 2018.
SAN ANTONIO — CycleBar, an indoor cycling studio, will open its first San Antonio studio on Sept. 26 in a 3,000-square-foot space in Village at Stone Oak. The specialty retail center is located at 22602 U.S. Highway 281 N. Marcus Shaffer with The Weitzman Group handled negotiations for CycleBar. Tenants at Village at Stone Oak include Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, James Avery, Bar Louie, Victoria’s Secret, 54th Street Grill & Bar, Target, HomeGoods, Hobby Lobby, DSW and World Market. CycleBar’s rides offer a full-body workout and cardio exercise. The company provides shoes, water bottles and snacks at no extra cost, as well as secure storage and a locker room with robes, wet clothing bags and toiletries.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Harrison French & Associates Ltd. (HFA), a Bentonville, Ark.-based architecture and engineering firm, has opened a new office in Fort Worth. The office is located in the Chase Building at 420 Throckmorton St., Suite 910 in downtown Fort Worth. HFA holds licenses in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The company recently acquired Franklin, Mass.-based Allevato Architects as part of an expansion.