TOMBALL, TEXAS — Locally based firm Newcor Commercial Real Estate has completed a 617-unit self-storage facility in Tomball, located northeast of Houston. The facility sits on a 5.1-acre site at 11110 Hufsmith Road and spans 87,970 net rentable square feet across 510 climate-controlled units, 93 non-climate-controlled units and 14 dedicated boat and RV storage spaces. RightMove Storage will operate the facility. A ribbon-cutting ceremony took place on Wednesday, June 17, and a larger opening celebration is planned for the fall.
ARLINGTON, VA. — Construction employment increased in only 42 percent of metro areas between May 2025 and May 2026, according to an analysis of new government employment data by the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC), an Arlington-based trade association for the construction industry. Over the past year, 152 metro areas added construction jobs, 161 lost jobs and employment was unchanged in 47 areas. The AGC cites rising costs, ebbing demands for some sectors and political threats to various types of infrastructure construction for the dip in employment . “Even fewer areas are likely to have job increases later this year if Congress fails to renew federal legislation to fund highway and transit construction after the current law expires in September,” says Macrina Wilkins, director of market insights at AGC, referring to the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The surface transportation law, which allocates federal funding for highways, public transit and intercity passenger rail, was ratified by former President Joe Biden and expires on Sept. 30. On the costs front, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) found that the May producer price index (PPI), which tracks movement in wholesale pricing between domestic producers, is up 6.5 percent on an …
GILBERT, ARIZ. — SunCap Property Group and Inclenberg Investments have broken ground on the final building at Gilbert Spectrum Business Park, an eight-building master-planned development a decade in the making. Slated for completion in second quarter 2027, the building will feature 101,000 square feet of speculative industrial space. Graycor is serving as general contractor for the building, with Lee & Associates Arizona handling leasing efforts for for the property. The project team includes Balmer Architectural Group and Bowman as civil engineer.
NEWARK, DEL. — A public-private partnership between local developer Buccini Pollin Group and the University of Delaware has topped out The Asters, a $75 million multifamily project in Newark. The Asters is located within the university’s Science, Technology and Advanced Research (STAR) campus and will offer 229 one- and two-bedroom units across two seven-story buildings. Units will range in size from 600 to 1,100 square feet and will be furnished with quartz countertops, tile backsplashes and stainless steel appliances. Select residences will feature private balconies. Amenities will include a pool, outdoor grilling and dining areas, landscaped courtyard with pickleball court, indoor basketball court, fitness center with boxing and yoga spaces and a resident lounge with an entertainment kitchen and game room.
NEW YORK CITY — A partnership between Gilbane Development, Blue Sea Development Co. and JASA has completed Linden Grove, a 153-unit affordable seniors housing project in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn. Residences at the 13-story building are reserved for renters earning 30 to 40 percent of the area median income, with 46 units reserved for formerly unhoused seniors. Amenities include a fitness room, arts and crafts area, laundry room, a rooftop terrace, outdoor dining areas and community gardens.
GALLOWAY, OHIO — KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment (CDLI) has provided a $16.5 million taxable construction loan, a $9.4 million federal Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) equity investment and an $8.2 million state LIHTC investment for the construction of Clover Glen II in Galloway near Columbus. National Church Residences is developing the 96-unit affordable housing project for seniors age 55 and older. KeyBank Commercial Mortgage Group also provided a Freddie TEL permanent loan of $8.2 million. KeyBanc Capital Markets served as bond underwriter and underwrote $13.8 million in tax-exempt bonds for the project. Clover Glen II will feature 15 units restricted to residents earning up to 50 percent of the area median income (AMI), 76 units restricted to 60 percent AMI and five units for 70 percent AMI. Amenities at the four-story property will include a clubhouse, fitness center, central laundry, onsite management, surface parking and picnic areas. David Lacki and Ryan Olman of KeyBank CDLI structured the financing, while Sam Adams and Alex Steckler of KeyBanc Capital Markets underwrote the bonds. In October 2022, CDLI, through an investment with Ohio Capital Corp. for Housings, closed the Clover Glen I transaction.
HOUSTON — Transwestern has completed Imperial Crossing, a two-building, 321,104-square-foot industrial project located at the intersection of Richey Road and Imperial Valley Drive in North Houston. Building 1 totals 242,603 square feet and features a cross-dock configuration and 36-foot clear heights. Building 2 spans 78,501 square feet and has a front-load design and 32-foot clear heights. Both buildings can accommodate tenants with full-building requirements or spaces as small as 35,000 square feet. Transwestern is also the leasing agent for Imperial Crossing.
NEW BRAUNFELS, TEXAS — Metro Denver-based investment firm Platte Canyon Capital (PCC) has acquired Northwood Apartments, a 252-unit multifamily complex located northeast of San Antonio in New Braunfels. Northwood Apartments was built in phases between 1998 and 2017 and offers one- and two-bedroom units. PCC plans to update and renovate amenity spaces, including the pool, fitness center, parking areas and clubhouse, as well as building exteriors. The property was 70 percent occupied at time of sale. The undisclosed seller was the property’s original developer.
BOSTON — A partnership between Harvard University and New York City-based real estate giant Tishman Speyer, as well as Tishman Speyer’s life sciences affiliate Breakthrough Properties, has completed Phase I of a mixed-use development in Boston’s Allston neighborhood. Known as the Enterprise Research Campus, the development’s initial phase spans 9 acres and features a 343-unit apartment community known as Verra, the 246-room Atlas Hotel, a two-building life sciences and lab complex, a conference center, 40,000 square feet of street-level retail and restaurants and 2 acres of open green space. The Enterprise Research Campus was first announced in summer 2023 and funded by $750 million in construction financing provided by a syndicate of lenders led by New York City-based Otera Capital.
FRANKLIN, TENN. — CBL Properties, a publicly traded mall REIT based in Chattanooga, Tenn., has sold a 5.4-acre parcel at CoolSprings Galleria, a nearly 1.2 million-square-foot regional shopping mall in metro Nashville. The buyer, Charleston-based Greystar, plans to develop a Class A, 351-unit apartment community with 15,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space on the site, which was previously an underutilized parking lot. Greystar plans to break ground immediately and deliver the community in approximately two years. Built in 1991, CoolSprings Galleria is located at 1800 Galleria Blvd. in Franklin, about 15 miles south of downtown Nashville. According to CBL, the mall has 150 total stores, including department stores Belk, Dillard’s, JCPenney, Macy’s and Primark. Other stores include Apple, Barnes & Noble, Chili’s, Duluth Trading Co., H&M, Hot Topic, LEGO, L.L. Bean (soon to open), Spencer’s, Taco Bell, Target and Urban Air Adventure Park.
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