JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Gateway Jax has acquired 22 acres within Jacksonville’s downtown area to develop a $2 billion mixed-use project aimed at revitalizing the city’s urban core. The Jacksonville Downtown Development Review Board has approved the conceptual plan for the $500 million first phase of the project, which is called Pearl Street District. Phase one include three buildings in the North Core district of Jacksonville’s downtown, which will offer more than 1,000 multifamily units and 120,000 square feet of grocery-anchored retail space. Gateway Jax plans to break ground midway through …
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BOZEMAN, MONT. — Berkadia has arranged $72.9 million in construction financing for the second phase of the existing 19th & Graf Apartment Homes in Bozeman. The second phase of the project will include 260 units in one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts. Amenities will include a clubhouse with a community room, fitness center, yoga studio, game room, resident lounge, business center, sports simulator and a pool with cabanas, outdoor grilling stations and lawn games. Construction on the entire project is set to be completed by September 2025. The general contractor is Dick …
RICHMOND HEIGHTS, OHIO — DealPoint Merill has begun demolishing the historic Richmond Town Square Mall in the Cleveland suburb of Richmond Heights. The mall, which was built in 1966 on 71 acres, will be redeveloped into a mixed-use project called Belle Oaks Marketplace. Once completed, Belle Oaks Marketplace will comprise 40,000 square feet of dining options, 315,000 square feet of retail space, an outdoor entertainment venue and a 791-unit community. The total cost of the project’s development is expected to be $250 million.
SAN JOSE, CALIF. — IPA Capital Markets, a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged $62 million in acquisition financing for DUO Apartments, a 301-unit asset in San Jose. The loan features a 10-year, interest-only term and is fixed at 5.4 percent. DUO Apartments was built in 2020 on a 4.6-acre site, 11 miles from San Jose’s downtown area. IPA’s Brian Eisendrath, Cameron Chalfant and Jake Vitta originated the financing on behalf of the undisclosed borrower. Salvatore Saglimbeni, Stanford Jones and Philip Saglimbeni brokered the sale of the leasehold interest.
GILBERT, ARIZ. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA) has arranged the sale of Aiya, a 360-unit property in Gilbert. The Wolff Co. acquired the community from Olumpus Property for $112 million. Steve Gebing and Cliff David of IPA represented the seller and procured the buyer. Brian Eisendrath, Cameron Chalfant and Jake Vitta arranged the acquisition financing. Aiya was built in 2022 on 16 acres. Amenities include EV chargers, a pool and spa, conference room, private offices and a community kitchen. Apartments come in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans with …
FREMONT, CALIF. — MG Properties has acquired Artist Walk Apartments, a mixed-use community located in Fremont, within San Francisco’s Bay Area. The asset traded hands for $89.8 million. Artist Walk Apartments comprises 185 apartments and 30,000 square feet of ground floor retail space. The property was built in 2017. Jason Parr, Seth Siegel and Scott MacDonald of Cushman and Wakefield represented the seller, Clarion Partners. CBRE Capital Markets arranged financing for the deal through Freddie Mac.
GARLAND, TEXAS — Anthem Development, a Beck Ventures company, has broken ground on the first phase of redevelopment for the new Transit-Oriented District in Garland. The first phase includes the development of Lofts iThirty, a 340-unit project located at 6302 Greenbelt Pkwy. Lofts iThirty will comprise five buildings that each rise four stories, with amenities such as two pools, a pet spa, park, game room, coffee bar, sky-lounge, outdoor kitchens and two fitness centers. The total cost of the first phase is expected to be $64 million. At full build-out, the redevelopment project …
ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Bridgeview Multifamily will develop a 250-unit community in Arlington, west of Dallas. The project, which is tentatively called Mercantile Lofts, will comprise one four-story building with three-story wings on a 6.3-acre site. Units will come in one- and two-bedroom floor plans. Amenities will include a pool, courtyard and single-level parking garage. Construction is expected to begin next summer.
MIAMI — Crescent Heights has topped off NEMA Miami, a 39-story rental tower in downtown Miami. McHugh Construction and Stiles Construction are the general contractors for the project. NEMA Miami will offer 588 apartments, as well as ground-floor retail, including a 42,030-square-foot Whole Foods Market, and a seven-story parking garage with 748 spaces. Units will come in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Amenities will include a pool, sauna and steam rooms, event space, a private bar lounge and a fitness center. First move-ins are slated for summer 2024. …
PHOENIX — Harvard Investments has sold FirstStreet Happy Valley, a 212-unit build-to-rent community in Phoenix. Spruce Capital Group, a private family-owned investment firm, acquired the asset for $87.9 million. FirstStreet Happy Valley offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans with attached and detached garages. The average size of the units is 1,904 square feet. Amenities include a dog park and washing station, a pool, spa, fitness center and clubhouse. The property was built two years ago and was 94 percent occupied at the time of sale.