HOUSTON — Dallas-based development and investment firm Mohr Capital has broken ground on Oates 610, a 371,388-square-foot warehouse in East Houston. The site spans 22.3 acres at the intersection of I-610, I-10 and U.S. Highway 90. Oates 610 will feature a cross-dock configuration, 36-foot clear heights, 80 dock doors and 91 trailer storage stalls. Ware Malcomb is the project architect, and Kimley-Horn is the civil engineer. Cadence McShane is the general contractor, and JLL is the leasing agent. Construction is expected to be complete in the second quarter of next year.
MORRISVILLE, N.C. — JLL has arranged $237.7 million loan for Phase I of Pathway Triangle, a life sciences campus underway in North Carolina’s Research Triangle Park (RTP). Phase I comprises four life sciences and advanced manufacturing buildings totaling 581,789 square feet on McCrimmon Parkway in Morrisville, about 14 miles west of Raleigh. Brett Paulsrud, Amy Lousararian, Andrew Gray, Ward Smith, Hugh Doherty and Libby Horton of JLL arranged the loan through Starwood Property Trust on behalf of the borrower, King Street Properties. Two buildings totaling 377,111 square feet have been completed at Pathway Triangle and are 73 percent leased. Building 1 is partially leased to Liquidia Pharmaceuticals for the manufacturing of Yutrepia, an FDA-approved inhalation powder treating pulmonary arterial hypertension. Building 2 is fully leased to Novartis. Construction began recently on the other two Phase I buildings — Building 4 (148,434 square feet) and Building 7 (56,244 square feet), which is fully preleased to Novartis. A second phase is planned for Pathway Triangle, upon completion of which the campus will span 950,000 square feet.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Wegmans, a large-format grocer based in Rochester, N.Y., plans to open a 110,000-square-foot grocery store at 11550 N. Community House Road in Charlotte on Wednesday, Oct. 14. The store is an anchor of Ballantyne, Northwood Investors’ 2,000-acre master-planned development on the south side of Charlotte adjacent to the South Carolina border. The store will feature all traditional Wegmans departments, including produce, seafood, meat, bakery, deli, cheese and wine and beer. Additional offerings will include Meals2Go and catering, online shopping capabilities, a floral shop, coffee and home goods. The store will also have a market café with indoor and outdoor seating for customers dining at one of Wegmans’ multiple food outlets. Wegmans has hired 450 associates to operate the new store, which is currently the southernmost store in Wegmans’ network.
WESTMINISTER, COLO. — CBRE has arranged the sale of Novera Commerce Center, a proposed three-building industrial development in Westminster. Opus Development sold the project to Principal Asset Management for an undisclosed price. Todd Witty and Daniel Close of CBRE represented the seller and have been retained by the new ownership to lead leasing efforts for the development. Located at 13900 Huron St., the 386,489-square-foot project will comprise three buildings ranging from 89,000 square feet to 195,000 square feet. Slated for delivery in the second half of 2027, the development will offer flexible suite configurations, ample loading capacity, trailer parking and modern industrial specifications designed to accommodate a broad range of users. Buildings will accommodate users as small as approximately 18,700 square feet, providing flexibility for a range of occupier sizes.
Shea Properties Begins Construction on 118,232 SF Industrial Project in City of Industry, California
CITY OF INDUSTRY, CALIF. — Shea Properties has started construction on Shea Center Industry, a Class A industrial development in City of Industry. Totaling 118,232 square feet, Shea Center Industry will feature a 48,073-square-foot building and a 70,159-square-foot building, with 5,000 square feet to 7,000 square feet of office space. Completion is slated for late 2027. The buildings will feature 32-foot clear heights, ESFR fire suppression, grade-level and dock-high doors, dedicated office space and ample parking. Each building will have a fenced, private concrete yard with electric rolling gate operators.
ST. PAUL, MINN. — Ryan Cos. US Inc., in partnership with the Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) for the City of Saint Paul, has opened The Albert and the adjacent Civic Square at Highland Bridge. The project is on the site of the former 122-acre Ford Motor Co.’s Twin Cities assembly plant. The nearly 3-acre block features The Albert, a 97-unit multifamily building with 8,500 square feet of ground-floor retail space alongside three standalone retail buildings totaling 13,500 square feet, and Tierra Encantada, a 13,000-square-foot daycare center. Civic Square serves as a public gateway connecting the Highland Park neighborhood to the heart of the broader Highland Bridge development. The Albert features amenities such as a clubroom, dog run, outdoor patio, fitness room, coworking enclaves, a roof deck patio and secure package room. The east side of The Albert incorporates the historic 1920s Ford assembly plant façade. The building was originally designed by legendary architect Albert Kahn. The initiative is a public-private partnership supported by the city and the HRA, which played a pivotal role in providing tax-increment financing (TIF) from existing TIF district budget savings.
DES MOINES, IOWA — The Annex Group has completed Union at Rivers Edge, an affordable housing community in Des Moines with 216 units. The one-, two- and three-bedroom units are reserved for households earning at or below 60 percent of the area median income. Amenities at the $62.9 million project include a community center complete with a fitness center, business center and onsite leasing. Outdoor amenities include a playground, community terrace, dog walking area and parking. Residents will receive complimentary transit passes for the Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority, which will have a bus stop adjacent to the development. Partners on the project include Civil Design Advantage as the civil engineer, ASK Studio as the architect, Summit LIHTC Consulting and Impact Housing Indiana. Affiliates of Annex Group completed construction and will provide property management services for the community. Financing partners include WNC for over $24 million in low-income housing tax credits equity, Cedar Rapids Bank and Trust for tax-exempt bond financing of over $32 million, Iowa Finance Authority for tax-exempt bond allocation and the City of Des Moines for tax-increment financing, tax abatement and $300,000 American Rescue Plan Act funds.
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIF. — Alta Housing has broken ground on La Bella, an affordable multifamily property in Mountain View’s Terra Bella neighborhood. Located at 1020 Terra Bella Ave. on a former industrial area, La Bella will feature 108 studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, each with secure storage space. Completion is slated for second-quarter 2028. Twenty-seven apartments will be reserved for households transitioning out of homelessness through California’s Santa Clara County’s Rapid Rehousing Program. Twenty-three units will include Section 8 Project-based vouchers, providing long-term housing stability for residents, and 10 apartments will be reserved for individuals with developmental disabilities. Income limits for La Bella will range from 30 percent to 60 percent of area median income. The six-story, all-electric building will include a ground-floor lobby and a multipurpose community room that opens onto a landscaped third-floor courtyard. The design incorporates children’s play areas, raised garden beds for community gardening, onsite laundry facilities and offices for property management, resident services and supportive services staff. Additionally, the property will offer 96 car parking spaces and 108 bicycle parking spots. The development team includes Van Meter Williams & Pollak as architect, Nibbi Brothers General Contractors, Alta Housing and Housing Choices Coalition as social services …
PEARLAND, TEXAS — Planned Community Developers (PCD) has received approval from the City Council of Pearland, a southern suburb of Houston, and has closed on the land for a 120-acre mixed-use development. The site is located at the nexus of U.S. Highway 288 and Beltway 8, and the development will be known as The Orchard. Plans currently call for 250,000 square feet of retail, dining and entertainment space, 150,000 to 300,000 square feet of office space and approximately 1,100 multifamily units and 100 single-family homes. CBRE has been tapped as the leasing agent for the retail component, and JLL is handling marketing of the future office space. A construction timeline was not announced.
WATERLOO, WIS. — CBRE has arranged the sale of a 10.7-acre parcel in Waterloo that will be developed into Drumlin Fields Apartments, a 96-unit, garden-style apartment community. Drumlin Fields Waterloo LLC, an affiliate of Brew City Capital Group, purchased the property from Rolling Meadows Apartments LLC for $1.1 million. Waterloo is located approximately 25 miles northeast of Madison, Wis. CBRE’s Sean Beuche, Matson Holbrook and Gretchen Richards represented the seller in the transaction. Noah Jacobson, managing principal of Brew City Capital Group, a multifamily development and investment firm based in Brookfield, Wis., says the firm is partnering with Duffek Construction, KCB Architecture & Design, and engineering firm Kapur & Associates to bring the $23.5 million Drumlin Fields Apartments to life. Unit and community amenities at Drumlin Fields Apartments will include private entrances, attached garages, in-unit washers and dryers, high-end finishes and fixtures, forced air heating and cooling, private patios or balconies, a playground, courtyards and green space. Construction is scheduled to begin Oct. 14, with completion anticipated by April 2028.
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