COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS — LifeCare Development is underway on construction of a 117-unit seniors housing project in College Station. The Blake at College Station will offer 73 assisted living units and 44 memory care units, in addition to various culinary- and wellness-themed amenities. Blake Management Group will operate the property. Completion is scheduled for 2028.
HILLSDALE, N.J. — A partnership between BNE Real Estate Group, Claremont Development and March Development has begun leasing The Piermont, a 256-unit apartment complex in the Northern New Jersey community of Hillsdale. Designed by Studio Hillier Architects with interiors by Mary Cook Associates, The Piermont offers studio, one- and two-bedroom units, as well as townhomes. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, multiple lounges, outdoor grilling and dining stations, coworking space, coffee bar and indoor and outdoor gaming areas. Rents start at $2,700 per month for a studio apartment.
EXTON, PA. — Locally based developer Hankin Group has broken ground on a 72-unit multifamily project in Exton, about 35 miles west of Philadelphia. The project is an expansion of Keva Flats, a development that currently consists of 266 units on a 19-acre site. The new, five-story building will be the seventh within the development and will offer studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units that will range in size from 795 to 1,570 square feet. Residents will have access to existing amenities at Keva Flats. The first move-ins are scheduled for spring 2027.
BEL AIR, MD. — Atlanta-based mixed-use developer SJC Ventures has purchased the former Macy’s store at Harford Mall in Bel Air from CBL Properties, a mall REIT based in Chattanooga, Tenn. The purchase secured the final piece of property needed for SJC to begin construction next month on Derby Place, a 94,600-square-foot mixed-use property. SJC completed the first phase of development when it converted the former Sears into the Shops of Harford Mall in 2024. Derby Place will be anchored by a 35,000-square-foot organic grocer and 48,000 square feet of shops and restaurants. Another developer will construct 249 multifamily apartment units on the site with on-deck parking. The development will also feature pedestrian walkways, pocket parks and open space. Derby Place is expected to be ready for occupancy by spring 2028.
TEMPE, ARIZ. — Phoenix-based general contractor Stevens-Leinweber Construction has broken ground on TenSixty Interchange, an office-to-industrial redevelopment in Tempe, on behalf of Alidade Capital and Pine Creek Real Estate Partners. The project will bring new mid-size, infill industrial product to the Interstate 10/Baseline Road corridor. Prior to the groundbreaking, a two-story office building on the site was demolished to prepare a shovel-ready development parcel. When complete, TenSixty Interchange will total 58,250 square feet of Class A, small-bay industrial space. Situated on 4.5 acres at 4415 S. Wendler Drive, the property will feature 24-foot clear heights and accommodations for multiple mid-size tenants or up to six smaller tenants with divisibility to approximately 9,700 square feet. Additional features will include full HVAC, LED lighting, 3,000 amps of power and a 1,985-square-foot speculative office suite on each endcap. TenSixty Interchange will also include 16 dock doors, eight grade-level doors and 83 parking spaces. Butler Design Group is serving as architect for the project. Steve Larsen, Jason Moore and Katie White of JLL will handle leasing for the property.
DU QUOIN, ILL. — North Arrow Partners, in partnership with Turnstone Development, has closed on the financing and commenced construction on The Blackstone, a 36-unit seniors housing development in Du Quoin, a city in southern Illinois. Located at 1223 S. Washington St., the two-story independent living property will be reserved for seniors age 55 and up. Amenities will include a garden and fitness center. The Illinois Housing Development Authority, Hudson Capital and Associated Bank are providing financing and support.
HOUSTON — Tokyo-based solar manufacturing company TOYO Co. Ltd. (NASDAQ: TOYO) has unveiled plans to expand its U.S. manufacturing platform by building a 1.5 gigawatt (GW) solar cell manufacturing facility that will be co-located at the company’s existing solar module site in metro Houston. The project is intended to create an integrated manufacturing hub that is expected to generate approximately 400 direct full-time manufacturing jobs. The expansion represents a total projected capital investment of approximately $357 million. Engineering, facility design and procurement planning are underway, with full project completion and initial pilot production expected within 20 months. The project will be carried out in structured phases to ensure compliance with local regulatory frameworks and permitting timelines. The facility will produce next-generation heterojunction (HJT) solar cells. Engineered for maximum yield, HJT cells utilize a technology that delivers an optimal temperature coefficient, ensuring high power production even in extreme heat, according to TOYO. By co-locating the facility with its module operations, TOYO expects to achieve operational synergies, reduce localized logistics costs and shorten the production cycle. “Expanding into domestic cell manufacturing is the natural next step in our commitment to creating an integrated onshore solar supply chain from polysilicon to panels,” says …
MCKINNEY, TEXAS — Local developer Craig International has unveiled plans for Rowlett Station, a $200 million mixed-use redevelopment project in McKinney, a northern suburb of Dallas. The project involves the 58-acre former office campus of Globe Life, which served as the insurance company’s longtime headquarters prior to its relocation to the nearby building at 7677 Henneman Way. Preliminary plans for Rowlett Station call for multifamily, office and retail components, as well as network of walking and biking trails. Additional details on project partners and construction timelines will be announced in the coming months.
BLACKSBURG, S.C. — NAI Earle Furman has negotiated the sale of approximately 425 acres located at 998 Blacksburg Highway in Blacksburg, a city in Upstate South Carolina’s Cherokee County. Brian Hammond, Scout Hammond, Richard Heatly and Alec Moncini of NAI Earle Furman represented the unnamed land seller in the transaction. Situated within Bailey Industrial Park, the site will serve as the future home of a $1.2 billion magnet and refined metals manufacturing plant for USA Rare Earth Inc., a publicly traded leader in rare earths, minerals and advanced materials manufacturing and refinement. The project is the first facility in South Carolina for the manufacturer, which plans to create 490 jobs with the development at full build-out. Engineering work and equipment procurement for the Blacksburg facility is underway, with site work expected to commence in the coming months and commissioning targeted to begin in 2028. The facility will support USA Rare Earth’s magnet manufacturing campus in Stillwater, Okla., and its processing sites in Colorado and Texas.
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — Diversified Partners has closed on a waterfront property in Scottsdale that will become The Lakefront at Scottsdale, a mixed-use redevelopment. The project will revitalize a landmark waterfront site in Scottsdale, transforming a long-established location into a destination for dining, retail and gathering spaces. The 100,000-square-foot property will be redeveloped in phases offering restaurant, retail and office space centered around walkability, gathering spaces and waterfront activation. Originally developed in 1978, the redevelopment will preserve elements of the property’s longstanding architectural character while modernizing the site to serve the needs of the Scottsdale community. The Lakefront at Scottsdale will feature signature restaurants with outdoor dining overlooking the lake, boutique and experiential retail concepts, luxury wellness and lifestyle tenants and Class A office space with waterfront views, as well as a small marina with Duffy boat rentals. Construction is slated to start in third-quarter 2026 with the first phase focused on demolition and development of the restaurant and retail components. The second phase scheduled to begin in early 2027 and focus on the redevelopment of the remaining retail and office portions.
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