Mixed-use

San Francisco — The San Francisco Planning Commission has unanimously approved plans to redevelop the historic Flower Mart in the city’s South of Market (SoMa) district as a 2.3 million-square-foot mixed-use property. Kilroy Realty Corp. is leading the development, which will preserve and update the 115,000-square-foot Flower Mart, while also adding 2.1 million square feet of creative office space, a 100,000-square-foot retail market hall and one acre of public open space. The project still requires approval from the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and the city’s mayor, which Kilroy hopes …

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Waco, Texas — Houston-based NewQuest Properties has broken ground on Cottonwood Creek Market, a 143-acre entertainment retail project in Waco. Located at the intersection of Interstate 35 and Loop 340, the development will span 285,000 square feet. A 14-screen Cinemark theater will anchor the project, and NewQuest is in talks to add a bowling and family dining concept, as well as a national retailer in golf entertainment. The opening is scheduled for spring 2020.

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Birmingham, Ala. — Southpace Properties will develop Macaroni Lofts, a mixed-use building in Birmingham’s Parkside District that will include 35 residential units and 6,000 square feet of retail space. Birmingham Business Journal reports the project will cost $11 million to complete. Situated at the corner of 4th Avenue and 14 Street, Macaroni Lofts is a redevelopment of the former Birmingham Macaroni Co. warehouse, which was built in 1902. The building’s existing structure will remain intact with the addition of rooftop penthouse units with private terraces. The development team includes Fifth Dimension Architecture, …

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Durham, N.C. — The Dilweg Cos. has sold The Courtyard of Chapel Hill, a mixed-use project located at 431 W. Franklin St. in Durham. The Courtyard at Chapel Hill comprises more than 17,000 square feet of retail space and 20 residential units known as The Courtyard Lofts. The building was delivered in 1982 and renovated in 2013. The property was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants including Kipos, Franklin Street Yoga, Vimala’s Curryblossom Café and Cat Tales Cat Café. Tom Kolarczyk and Jeff Glenn of HFF represented …

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Baltimore — The first phase of Weller Development’s Port Covington, a 235-acre mixed-use redevelopment project in south Baltimore, kicked off with a ceremonial groundbreaking Monday, May 13. The Baltimore Business Journal reports that this phase of construction, dubbed Chapter 1, will cost $600 million to complete and span five buildings. Weller Development, a privately held developer based in Baltimore, is the project’s lead developer and will build Chapter 1 over several years, with the first new buildings set to be delivered in fall 2021. Known as Rye Street Market, this portion …

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Columbus, Ohio — Bonobos has signed a new lease to occupy 1,500 square feet at a mixed-use development in Columbus. The Pizzuti Cos. is the developer for the property, which is located in the Short North Arts District. Founded in 2007 as an online-only retailer for men’s clothing, Bonobos began opening brick-and-mortar locations in 2012. This is the company’s first location in Columbus and third in Ohio. Bonobos will join office tenant Industrious at the four-story building. Industrious, a coworking space provider, will occupy 30,000 square feet on the third …

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Houston — SeaSide Poké has become the latest addition to the tenant roster at Understory, a 35,000-square-foot food hall and communal gathering spot within developer Skanska’s Capitol Tower office building in downtown Houston. SeaSide Poké, which will occupy approximately 500 square feet within the 9,000-square-foot culinary market, joins East Hampton Sandwich Co., Boomtown Coffee, Mama Ninfa’s Tacos y Tortas, MONA Fresh Italian Food and Flip ‘n Patties as the first six tenants at Understory. Nick Hernandez, Crystal Allen and Lacee Wilke of Transwestern represented Skanska and SeaSide Poké in the …

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Houston — Local developer Midway has signed retail leases with three new tenants at CITYCENTRE, a 47-acre mixed-use development in Houston. New retailers include handbag and accessories retailer Brahmin, which will open a 1,000-square-foot store; City Bank, which will occupy 4,000 square feet; and Tiff’s Treats, which has signed a 1,430-square-foot lease. Lilly Golden and Blair Golden of Evergreen Commercial represented Midway in the lease negotiations. Brad Downs of The Auber Group represented Brahmin, and Jonathan Probst with The Retail Connection represented Tiff’s Treats, both of which are set to open …

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Denver — Monfort Cos. and Denver-based Magnetic Capital have acquired a historic building located at 2100 Larimer St. in Denver’s Ballpark neighborhood. An undisclosed seller sold the property for $2.9 million. The buyers plan to redevelop the two-story, 11,600-square-foot property into a mix of retail and office space. Formerly the site of the bar El Charrito, the renovation will preserve the building’s historic character while repositioning the property for new tenants. The developers are targeting a restaurant tenant for the 5,830-square-foot first-floor space, while seeking office tenants for the upper …

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Cary, N.C. — A joint venture between Hines, Columbia Development Group LLC and USAA Real Estate will break ground on Phase I of Fenton, a 69-acre, 2.5 million-square-foot mixed-use development in Cary, North Carolina, this summer. The first phase will include a 99,000-square-foot Wegmans grocery store; 263,000 square feet of specialty retail, including a movie theater and food hall; a 146,000-square-foot office loft; 350 apartment units; and a 175-room hotel. Additionally, the first retail tenants have been announced. These include Crawford Brothers Steakhouse, a new concept from five-time James Beard …

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