PONTIAC, ILL. — Cambridge Realty Capital has provided a $6.5 million HUD Section 241(a) loan to finance the new construction of a 20-bed memory care addition to The Pointe at Pontiac, an existing 60-bed supportive living facility in Pontiac. Supportive living is the Illinois version of Medicaid Waiver Assisted Living, whereby the state provides Medicaid funding to seniors 65 and older who would otherwise not have the financial resources necessary to reside in an assisted living facility. Loan proceeds will be used to fund the new construction addition and to complete improvements and repairs to the existing building. Zach Scardina of Cambridge originated the nonrecourse loan, which features a fixed interest rate and interest-only payments and converts upon construction completion to a fixed-rate, 35-year, fully amortizing permanent loan. The borrower was an Illinois-based limited liability company.
UPPER MACUNGIE, PA. — Pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly & Co. (NYSE: LLY) will open a $3.5 billion manufacturing facility in the Lehigh Valley community of Upper Macungie. The development will span about 925,000 square feet across multiple buildings and is expected to bring about 850 new jobs to the region. A construction timeline was not announced. Lilly is acquiring the property at 9802 Main St. in Upper Macungie from Jaindl Land Development for the project. According to local news outlet WFMZ, this property is known as Fogelsville Corporate Center and is undeveloped agricultural land. In addition to the 850 permanent jobs, development of the new facility is expected to create about 2,000 construction jobs. According to Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, the state committed more than $100 million in incentives to land the project, including $50 million in tax credits. Lehigh Carbon Community College will receive additional state funding and feed Lilly’s talent pipeline by creating and expanding academic and workforce training programs in life sciences. “Lilly’s commitment to the Lehigh Valley and to Pennsylvania will bring billions of dollars of investment and hundreds of good-paying jobs, solidifying our position as a leader in the growing life sciences industry,” Shapiro said …
PRINCETON, TEXAS — Nuveen Green Capital and Lone Star PACE have provided $21.9 million in C-PACE (Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy) financing for Ironwood at Princeton, a multifamily project that will be located northeast of Dallas. Ironwood at Princeton will total 306 units across 14 buildings. The financing is expected to translate into annual electricity and water reductions of 25 and 20 percent, respectively. The borrower was not disclosed.
LONG BEACH, CALIF. — JPI has broken ground on Portico, a previously announced 272-unit multifamily project with 18,841 square feet of ground-level retail space. The $150 million development marks Phase I of a master plan for Mosaic, which is the redevelopment of the former City Place Long Beach shopping center. Completion of the eight-story building is slated for June 2028. City Place Long Beach was developed in the 1990s on about 14 acres in downtown Long Beach. The site was cleared earlier this year. Units will be offered as studios through three-bedroom floor plans with amenities that include a speakeasy, rooftop deck, golf simulator, fitness center, sauna and pool deck overlooking the Mosaic shopping center. Finance partners include Tokyo Tatemono and BMO Bank. The broader Mosaic project, led by Turnbridge Equities, Waterford Property Co. and Monument Square Investment Group, will ultimately deliver 900 multifamily residences and 38,000 square feet of commercial space.
DENVER — Evergreen Real Estate Group and Globeville Redevelopment Partners, in partnership with the Denver Public Library and the city and county of Denver, have started construction on 4965 Washington Street, a five-story mixed-use community in Denver’s Globeville neighborhood. The city and county of Denver acquired the development sites in 2019 and 2023, creating a combined total of 2.7 acres. The $132 million development will transform a city-owned parcel on the site of a former car dealership into housing for families earning between 30 percent and 80 percent of the area median income. The property will feature 170 one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom apartments, with the lower level housing the first permanent Denver Public Library branch in the Globeville neighborhood, as well as a community café owned by Tierra Colectiva. Completion is slated for fall 2027. Apartments will feature open layouts with modern finishes, including vinyl plank flooring, LED lighting, kitchen with Energy Star appliances, baths with step-in showers and low-flow plumbing fixtures and in-unit laundry. Community amenities will include a fitness center, community room and reading room, along with 50,000 square feet of outdoor gathering areas. Additionally, the project will provide 111 parking spaces, including electric vehicle charging stations. …
BREA, CALIF. — JLL Capital Markets has secured $107 million in acquisition financing with a $5 million operating reserve for a 33.9-acre redevelopment project in Brea. Matt Stewart, Kellan Liem, Serge Sarkissian, John Rankin and Kyle White of JLL represented the borrower, Dwight Manley, in arranging financing from funds managed by affiliates of Fortress Investment Group. According to JLL, Dwight Manley will transform a vacant commercial building into a mixed-use community with retail and residential components. Dwight Manley has been actively involved in downtown Brea development for nearly 25 years, playing a key role in the city’s downtown revitalization and lifestyle transformation.
ATLANTA — CP Group, an office owner and developer based in Boca Raton, Fla., has unveiled plans to redevelop Piedmont Center, a 2.2 million-square-foot office campus located off Piedmont Road in Atlanta’s Buckhead district. The firm acquired the property in June for $200 million, after the former owner, Ardent Cos., defaulted on its loan tied to Piedmont Center from Morgan Stanley. CP Group is expected to begin its overhaul of the 14-building property this year. “We’re not just updating an office park; we’re building a destination,” says Chris Eachus, founding partner of CP Group. “Piedmont Center is a perfect example of the high-value assets we target. The combination of this prime location and our reimagined master plan has already sparked immediate interest and strong leasing results.” The project team includes Atlanta-based architecture and design firms Smallwood and ASD|SKY, as well as Bethesda, Md.-based real estate consulting firm Of Place. One of the primary transformations planned for the redevelopment is a new street-level strip on Piedmont Road that is expected to include at least six restaurant concepts and various retail offerings. In the meantime, Piedmont Center has already opened LiveWire Coffee in Building 6 and has curated food truck programming options throughout …
HICKORY, N.C. — Corning Inc. has announced plans to develop a new optical cable manufacturing facility in Hickory, about 58 miles northwest of Charlotte. The new plant is part of the New York-based tech manufacturing firm’s multi-year, up to $6 billion agreement with Meta Platforms Inc., the parent company of Facebook and Instagram. Meta will serve as the anchor client of the manufacturing facility. The agreement will help accelerate the build-out of advanced data centers to support Meta’s various apps and technologies, including its Llama AI platform. Under the agreement, Corning will supply Meta with “its newest innovations in optical fiber, cable and connectivity solutions.” The new factory and increased investment in Corning’s existing North Carolina footprint are expected to create 5,000 new jobs, including scientists, engineers and production teams. The initiative is expected to increase Corning’s employment in North Carolina by 15 to 20 percent. Back in October, Corning acquired 32.9 acres in Trivium Corporate Center, a 378-acre business park in Hickory, and agreed to invest $170 million to $267.9 million and create 132 jobs at the park.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A partnership between Iconic Equities, Shoreline Capital, Overlook Ventures and LaSalle Investment Management has broken ground on Pineville Distribution Center, a 194,232-square-foot industrial facility in Charlotte’s Southwest submarket. The property is located on 15 acres at 10203 Pineville Distribution St. The ownership has tapped Bradley Dunn and Bill Wood of Trinity Partners to lease Pineville Distribution Center. The co-developers plan to deliver the facility in mid-to-late 2026. Physical features of the project were not released.
PARK CITY, UTAH — New York-based Extell Development Co. and Hilton have announced that Waldorf Astoria Deer Valley Resort and Residences will join Deer Valley East Village in Park City. Slated to debut in 2028, the ski-in, ski-out resort will be the first major public alpine ski resort to be developed in North America in more than 40 years. Waldorf Astoria Deer Valley Resort and Residences will feature 132 hotel keys and 105 one- to six-bedroom branded residences available for purchase ranging from 1,099 square feet to 5,155 square feet across two towers. The for-purchase units will include 56 hotel residences located above the hotel and 49 private residences in a standalone Waldorf Astoria Residences Deer Valley tower. Onsite amenities will include a 15,000-square-foot state-of-the-art spa with treatment rooms, thermal features and a snow room; fitness centers; ski valley and concierge services; a golf simulator; a kid’s room; a resident’s pool deck along the Green Monster, Deer Valley’s 4.8-mile ski run; an indoor lap pool; and an outdoor pool and hot tub cantilevered over the ski run below. The property will also feature numerous bars, restaurants and lounges, including Waldorf Astoria’s signature Peacock Alley; 11,300 square feet of meeting and event …