CHESTERFIELD, MO. — Architect HDA and ISC Contracting have completed a comprehensive renovation of the St. Louis Jewish Community Center’s Marilyn Fox Building in Chesterfield. The 87,930-square-foot renovation project reimagined the longstanding community hub with expanded amenities, modernized spaces and enhanced accessibility. Originally constructed in 1996 with a minor renovation in 2008, the Marilyn Fox Building has long served as a place for community recreation in West St. Louis County. HDA partnered with the St. Louis Jewish Community Center to breathe new life into the facility. The project included the addition of a new Adult Day Center with capacity for 36 participants as well as new locker rooms, a redesigned lobby and gathering space and upgraded infrastructure systems. Additional improvements included renovations to the gymnasium, fitness center and Early Childhood Center along with expanded kitchen facilities, dedicated pickleball courts, upgraded security and communications systems and exterior enhancements. Construction began in April 2024. The facility remained operational throughout the construction process. ODA Studio served as the interior designer.
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FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Hillwood has broken ground on a 1.2 million-square-foot speculative industrial project at within its AllianceTexas master-planned community in North Fort Worth. Alliance Westport 16 will feature 40-foot clear heights and 276 trailer parking spaces (expandable to 504 total onsite spaces), and the site can also potentially support a tri-load configuration and 190-foot truck court depths. GSR Andrade is the project architect, and Westwood is the civil engineer. Fifth Third Bank is financing construction, which is slated for a summer 2027 completion.
STERLING HEIGHTS, MICH. — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Strategic Fund Board have approved a $270.7 million Transformational Brownfield Plan (TBP) to support the redevelopment of the former Lakeside Mall site in Sterling Heights. The proposed plan includes roughly 1,545 residential units across nine multifamily buildings ranging in size from four to five stories, including a building targeted at residents over 55 years of age. Additionally, the project will add 154,007 square feet of new retail space, a central community park and green space and a mix of parking lots and street parking for residents and visitors. When complete, the project is estimated to result in $621 million in total capital investment. Aside from participating in tax revenue capture to support the redevelopment plan, the City of Sterling Heights intends to proceed with a bond issuance of approximately $27.6 million to assist in the cost of the infrastructure. The total TBP incentive package will be reimbursed over 30 years. The developer, Lakeside OOTB Ventures LLC, is a subsidiary of Lionheart Capital. Lakeside Mall closed in July 2024.
ELLABELL, GA. — Scannell Properties has plans to develop Ridgeway Logistics Park, a 335-acre industrial campus situated directly across from the Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant in Ellabell, a western suburb of Savannah in Bryan County. Situated adjacent to the new I-16 interchange and near the Port of Savannah, the industrial park can accommodate up to 4 million square feet of space at full build-out. Phase I of Ridgeway Logistics Park will comprise a 1.1 million-square-foot speculative facility featuring 40-foot clear heights, four drive-in doors, 234 dock positions, 45 dock packages and parking for 338 trailers and 350 cars. Scannell will begin site work this summer. Bill Sparks and Preston Andrews of CBRE are handling the park’s leasing assignment.
MOORESVILLE, N.C. — Lowes Foods plans to anchor Cadia Village Mooresville, a mixed-use development underway in suburban Charlotte. The Winston-Salem-based grocer will open a 52,000-square-foot store that features various departments, including a craft brewery (The Beer Den), coffee shop (Boxcar Coffee) and bakery (The Cakery). The developer, Pappas Properties, plans to break ground on the new Lowes Foods store in the third quarter, aiming for delivery in 2027. Situated near Lake Norman, Cadia Village Mooresville will feature a retail center, offices, a community village green space, for-sale homes, active adult apartments and cottage townhomes. Pappas Properties broke ground on Phase I of the mixed-use project last November.
NEW YORK CITY — A partnership between local owner-operator Gilbane Development Co., Strada Development LLC and the Center for Urban Community Services (CUCS) has unveiled plans for a $170 million affordable and supportive housing project in The Bronx. Designed by Magnusson Architecture and Planning PC and known as 1920 Turnbull, the 22-story building will be located in the borough’s Castle Hill/Soundview submarket and will house 228 affordable housing units, including 137 permanent supportive housing units for formerly homeless individuals and families. CUCS will operate a 3,500-square-foot office within 1920 Turnbull to facilitate residents’ access to onsite social support services such as case management, behavioral health support, benefits assistance, employment services and connections to community resources. Additional amenities will include outdoor recreation space, a fitness room, community room and onsite laundry facilities. Site remediation and a groundbreaking are scheduled to take place in the coming weeks, with completion slated for 2029.
BUFFALO, N.Y. — JLL has arranged $26 million in construction financing for Heritage Point, a mixed-use project in Buffalo’s Canalside district that will consist of 61 apartments and 30,000 square feet of commercial space across two six-story buildings. The financing comprises a $14.8 million senior construction loan from national lender X-Caliber and $11.2 million of Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) financing from its affiliate, CastleGreen Finance. Jillian Mariutti led the JLL team that arranged the financing on behalf of the developer, Sinatra & Co., which expects to deliver Heritage Point in the third quarter of next year.
HUMBLE, TEXAS — Local developer Triten Real Estate Partners has delivered a roughly 400,000-square-foot distribution center in the northern Houston suburb of Humble. Known as Kenswick at 1960, the property consists of two buildings that feature 36-foot clear heights, approximately 9,000 square feet of office space and “ample” trailer and car parking. The site also includes more than five acres of outdoor storage space. Method Architecture designed the project, and Harvey Cleary served as the general contractor. Grey Wolf acted as civil engineer. CBRE is the leasing agent.
HOUSTON — Local developer NewForm Real Estate has completed a 50,738-square-foot adaptive reuse project near downtown Houston. The project converted the historic, six-story Commercial National Bank Building at 917 Franklin St., which was originally constructed in 1904, into a modern office facility with 3,390 square feet of retail/restaurant space. The restoration involved exterior façade work, window repairs, masonry cleaning and upgraded lighting. Stream Realty Partners is leasing the office space, and Rebel Retail Advisors is leasing the retail/restaurant space.
FLOWER MOUND, TEXAS — Spring Valley Construction Co. has broken ground on a 17,400-square-foot retail project in Flower Mound, located in the northern-central part of the metroplex. The project represents Phase I of the 40,000-square-foot retail component of Silveron Park, a mixed-use project that will also feature 525,000 square feet of office space and 200 apartments. Weitzman is managing the development and leasing of Silveron Park’s retail space. Thompson Realty Capital is handling the residential and office components.
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