NEW CANEY, TEXAS — Signorelli Co. has broken ground on a 328-acre mixed-use expansion project at Valley Ranch, the developer’s master-planned community in the northeastern Houston suburb of New Caney. Known as the Azalea District, the project will consist of a residential component of 359 single-family homes across 203 acres and a commercial component that will primarily feature healthcare uses across 125 acres. Additional uses within the commercial component could include retail, restaurant and hospitality in addition to other wellness-themed amenities. The first phase of development will include 156 single-family homes by First America Homes that are scheduled to be delivered this summer.
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SAN DIEGO — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of La Mesa Mixed-Use, a mixed-use property in San Diego. Ross Sanchez and Nick Totah of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and buyer in the deal. Located at 6760 University Ave., the 12,196-square-foot property features 13 suites with a mix of office and retail uses, 28 parking spaces, dual access points and high-visibility frontage. At the time of sale, the building was occupied by service-oriented tenants, including beauty, auto, legal and entertainment uses. The property was built in 1976.
LOVELAND, COLO. — Denver-based real estate investor and developer Realberry has begun vertical construction on the retail core of Avenue South, a 140-acre mixed-use project within the Centerra community in Loveland, 46 miles north of Denver. The development will create a walkable district integrating retail, office, dining and thousands of new homes at the intersection of I-25 and U.S. Highway 34. Approved by the City of Loveland in 2023, Avenue South will extend miles of trails and open space while introducing large-scale retail, dining and gathering places to keep pace with neighborhood growth, says Realberry. Plans for the retail core include 18 restaurants, 33 retailers and the first Whole Foods Market store in Loveland, located directly adjacent to The Marketplace at Centerra, one of northern Colorado’s largest contiguous shopping centers. A new 3.2-acre park, event lawn and amphitheater known as The Front Porch will anchor the district. At full build-out, Avenue South will feature nearly 2,000 residences, including 475 single-family homes and approximately 1,250 apartments, condos and townhomes. Plans call for 150,000 square feet of office space anchored by a 140,000-square-foot corporate headquarters for general contractor Hensel Phelps, which is relocating from nearby Greeley, Colo. Vertical residential construction is anticipated …
SAN FRANCISCO — Jamestown LP, a mixed-use developer and operator based in Atlanta, has sold Ghirardelli Square, a historic waterfront shopping center located at 900 N. Point St. in San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Wharf District. The property comprises 12 interconnected brick buildings fronting San Francisco Bay and includes the namesake 19-foot illuminated Ghirardelli sign that has been part of the city’s skyline since 1915. Miami-based investment firm Embrace Real Estate and its affiliate asset management company 1823 Partners purchased Ghirardelli Square from Jamestown for an undisclosed price. The new ownership has selected Denver-based Continuum Partners to manage the day-to-day operations and future business plan for the historic property. Ghirardelli Square’s origins date back to 1862 when it served as the world headquarters and primary chocolate factory for Ghirardelli Chocolate Co., which still keeps a flagship store at the development. The property is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Ghirardelli Square reopened in the early 1960s with various shops and restaurants, making the development one of the first major adaptive reuse projects in the United States. Today, Ghirardelli Square welcomes 9 million visitors annually. The project spans a little more than 100,000 square feet of shops and restaurants, as well as …
LENEXA, KAN. — Copaken Brooks has acquired Kansas Commerce Center, a nearly 98,000-square-foot mixed-use property in Lenexa. The firm will assume full responsibility for property management, accounting and leasing. Kansas Commerce Center is comprised of four buildings, including two multi-tenant flex properties offering a blend of office, showroom and warehouse space; a multi-tenant retail strip center; and a quick-service restaurant with drive-thru occupied by Abelardo’s Mexican Fresh. The property also includes an undeveloped pad site of approximately half an acre. The property is home to 18 tenants, including Wallaby’s Grill and Pub, Philips, DePuy Synthes, Neff Power, Social Security Administration, Apria and Amerita Specialty Infusion Services. Copaken Brook’s Kassie Murphy will oversee retail leasing, while Moly Crawford Munninghoff will handle office and light industrial leasing.
ATLANTA — Los Angeles-based CIM Group and affiliate Centennial Yards Co. have announced that Virgin Hotels is coming to Centennial Yards, the $5 billion mixed-use district underway in downtown Atlanta. Drew Co. is co-developing the 261-room hotel, which is set to open in 2027 between Mercedes-Benz Stadium and State Farm Arena. The hotel will anchor the “Entertainment District” of the 50-acre project that will also include a 5,300-seat Live Nation venue and the interactive Cosm attraction announced in 2024. The hotel will include the Virgin brand’s signature “Chambers” room concept with a penthouse suite and “Richard’s Flat” on the upper floors. The hotel will also feature meeting space, a pool deck and a Chops Lobster Bar on the ground level, as well as bars in the lobby, pool deck area and rooftop, plus a seasonal patio bar. Other recently announced concepts coming to Centennial Yards include Shake Shack, The Irish Exit, Khao Thai Isan, The Busy Bee Café and Zephyr Southern Brasserie.
MANSFIELD, TEXAS — Super Studios USA will open a film production and mixed-use campus in Mansfield, a southern suburb of Fort Worth, according to reports from multiple news outlets, including MSN and the Dallas Business Journal. Both publications report that the project is valued at roughly $750 million, with construction of a $50 million first phase set to begin in late summer or early fall. MSN also reports that the campus will ultimately span 75 acres and will feature residential, hospitality, retail and restaurant components in addition to film production space. Lastly, both MSN and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram report that the film production component will include four 18,000-square-foot sound stages with 42,000 square feet of attached offices with post-production and data center suites.
Timberline, Origami Capital Break Ground on 6.4 MSF Rivana Mixed-Use Development in Northern Virginia
by John Nelson
DULLES, VA. — A partnership between Timberline Real Estate Partners and Origami Capital Partners LLC has broken ground on Rivana, a 6.4 million-square-foot mixed-use development located on 103 acres in Northern Virginia’s Loudoun County. County officials attended the groundbreaking ceremony, which was held on Monday, April 20. According to the Loudoun County website for the project, plans for Rivana include a 463,000-square-foot retail village; 3.5 million square feet of Class A offices; 3,700 residential units; 500 hotel rooms; a performing arts venue; and two public parks at full build-out. The construction timeline was not released, but Washington Business Journal reports the developers will begin vertical construction on Phase I in mid-2027. The first phase will span 2 million square feet and include 1,500 apartments, a hotel and 150,000 square feet of retail space. Rivana is situated along the border of Loudoun and Fairfax counties near the Innovation Center Metro station and within one mile from Dulles International Airport. The development will feature four full phases in Loudoun County and a fifth in Fairfax County, according to Washington Business Journal.
ATLANTA — Coreforce, a public safety tech firm based in Decatur, Ga., has signed a 32,945-square-foot office lease at Uptown Atlanta, a mixed-use development by Rubenstein Partners LP that straddles Atlanta’s Buckhead and Midtown submarkets. Kyle Kenyon and Chris Port of CBRE represented the landlord in the lease transaction. Coreforce, formerly known as Utility Associates, has 200 employees and provides software for first responders and other frontline professionals. The firm will relocate from Decatur and occupy the entire 10th floor at Uptown Atlanta, which features more than 1 million square feet of office space. Other office tenants include The Academy for Innovation in Medicine, Stadler Rail, Entertainment Partners, MARTA CPEI group and Skillshot Media. The development also includes more than 100,000 square feet of retail space leased to J’ouvert Caribbean Kitchen, Bene Korean, Sugarcoat, Roundhouse Kickboxing, The Commodore and 26 Thai Kitchen, among others.
Progressive Real Estate Partners Brokers $2.9M Sale of Armstrong Building in Pomona, California
by Amy Works
POMONA, CALIF. — Progressive Real Estate Partners has arranged the sale of The Armstrong Building, a historic mixed-use property at 150-196 E. Third St. and 345 S. Locust St. in Pomona. Western University of Health Sciences, a private medical university, acquired the asset from a Los Angeles-based private investor for $2.9 million. The 27,980-square-foot building features seven ground-level commercial units and eight residential lofts. Western University of Health Sciences will utilize the building as an extension of its campus, expanding the university’s footprint in downtown Pomona. Roxy Klein and Greg Bedell of Progressive Real Estate Partners represented the seller in the deal.
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