SANDY, ORE. — Spartan Investment Group has completed FreeUp Storage Sandy, its first ground-up self-storage development in Oregon and second ground-up facility to date. FreeUp Storage is Spartan’s brand of owned and managed self-storage facilities. Located at 16555 Champion Way in Sandy, FreeUp Sandy features 353 self-storage units spanning nearly 51,000 square feet with drive-up storage and heated interior units. The facility also features 24/7 surveillance and gated access. The Sandy location marks the 51st addition to the FreeUp portfolio of self-storage units across Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Washington and Wisconsin.
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Cushman & Wakefield Arranges Equity, Construction Debt for $70M Seniors Housing Project in Folsom, California
by Amy Works
FOLSOM, CALIF. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged $70 million in a joint venture equity and construction financing for Avenida Folsom, a seniors housing property in the Sacramento suburb of Folsom. Avenida Partners is leading the development of the active adult community. Blue Mountain Enterprises provided general partner equity and Argosy Real Estate Partners provided limited partner equity. Comerica Bank provided the construction loan. The property will rise four stories and feature 154 units in an affluent neighborhood in Folsom. The site is adjacent to The Palladio, an open-air lifestyle shopping and entertainment center featuring national retailers such as Nordstrom, Sephora, Barnes & Noble, movie theaters and a Whole Foods Market. Cushman & Wakefield’s Richard Swartz, Jay Wagner, Aaron Rosenzweig and Tim Hosmer represented the borrower in the transaction.
GREENVILLE, S.C. — New York City-based GTIS Partners and Charlotte-based Collett Industrial have formed a joint venture to develop two industrial projects in Greenville for a total investment value of $140 million. Situated within an opportunity zone on the eastern edge of the South Carolina Technology & Aviation Center, the two developments will be adjacent to one another and span 1.2 million square feet upon completion. The co-developers have executed leases or letters of intents with tenants totaling approximately 520,000 square feet for long-term occupancy at one of the projects, which is known as Willimon Business Park. The other property was not disclosed.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Alliance Residential Co. has closed on the land purchase of 18.3 acres at 9741 Mount Holly Road in northwest Charlotte for the development of Prose Rhyne, a new 330-unit apartment community. The garden-style property, which will comprise 11 residential buildings and a clubhouse with a fitness center and pool, will welcome its first residents in fall 2023. Designed by architect Cline Design Associates, Prose Rhyne’s one- and two-bedroom apartments will average 996 square feet in size and feature granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, wood-style flooring, walk-in closets and washers and dryers in every unit. The community is one of five active projects in the Charlotte area for Alliance Residential and the second Prose-branded property in the market.
PUNTA GORDA, FLA. — Equus Capital Partners Ltd. has broken ground on a 378,000 square-foot speculative warehouse logistics facility in Punta Gorda, a southwest Florida city situated along I-75 near Fort Myers. The project, named Florida Gulf Coast 75 Logistics Center, is being constructed within the Enterprise Charlotte Airport Park. The property will feature 32-foot clear heights, a single-side loading configuration, 54 loading docks and 73 trailer storage spaces opposite the loading docks, as well as LED lighting, 7-inch concrete floors and an ESFR sprinkler system. Equus has tapped Dan Miller of Colliers to lease the facility, which has an anticipated completion of second-quarter 2023. Equus Development LP, Equus’ development operating arm, will oversee development and construction of the Punta Gorda project.
Berkadia Secures $16.4M in Equity for Apartment Project in Orlando’s Lake Nona District
by John Nelson
ORLANDO, FLA. — Berkadia has secured $16.4 million in equity financing for the construction of Encore Narcoossee, a new 249-unit apartment community underway at 7567 Narcoossee Road in Orlando’s Lake Nona master-planned community. The developer, Dallas-based Encore Multifamily, a division of Encore Enterprises, has also secured a construction loan from Synovus Bank for the project. Cody Kirkpatrick, Noam Franklin and Chinmay Bhatt of Berkadia’s JV Equity & Structured Capital team secured the unnamed institutional investment manager as the capital source. This is the third equity placement that Berkadia has structured for Encore Multifamily in the past two years. Upon completion, Encore Narcoossee will feature a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments averaging 920 square feet, as well as a clubhouse, fitness center and a pool.
FORT MYERS, FLA. — Stonemont Financial Group and joint venture partner Geis Cos. have closed on their purchase of 35 acres in Fort Myers for the development of a 500,000-square-foot, Class A industrial park. The project, known as Legacy at Oriole Road, is slated for completion in second-quarter 2023. The development will include two 250,000-square-foot warehouses designed to accommodate users as small as 37,000 square feet. The buildings will feature 32-foot clear heights, 72 trailer parking stalls and above-standard bay spacing. The property offers proximity to I-75, Route 41 and other major thoroughfares.
SAN ANTONIO — Kansas City-based NorthPoint Development will build Foster Commerce Center, a 2.2 million-square-foot industrial park that will be located about 10 miles east of downtown San Antonio. The six-building development will be constructed in phases, with the initial phase comprising two buildings totaling 650,000 square feet. NorthPoint Development expects the project to entail a total capital investment of $230 million and to create more than 1,000 new permanent jobs in addition to about 950 construction jobs. Construction is scheduled to begin before the end of the summer. Stream Realty Partners has been tapped to lease the development.
CHICAGO — J.C. Anderson has completed the interior buildout of Color Factory, an immersive art museum. The venue is now open to the public and is situated within Chicago’s Willis Tower. The 24,000-square-foot space represents Color Factory’s largest venue and flagship location. Color Factory also operates locations in Houston and New York City. The Willis Tower location showcases interactive installations and curated exhibits inspired by the city of Chicago. J.C. Anderson built 10 galleries that incorporate 117 different paint colors. The project team included Shorecrest Project Management, Partners by Design and ESD.
CHICAGO — Summit Design + Build has broken ground on a 42,000-square-foot addition to the Eli’s Cheesecake facility in Chicago. The industrial building currently spans 62,000 square feet. The addition marks the first expansion to the property since it was built in 1995. The expansion will include interior spaces for general bakery use, storage, bakery processing and a new mezzanine level. Michael Aragona is the project architect.