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.
HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIF. — The Bluhm Family Foundation has broken ground on The Marisol, a 214-unit luxury seniors housing project located in Huntington Beach in Southern California. In May, the developer received $252.1 million in bond financing for the project. Upon completion, the community will feature a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments. Amenities will include a coffee and snack bar, community store, wellness lounge, pool, spa, beauty salon, golf simulator, gym, art studio, craft studio, community room and three courtyards. The opening is scheduled for 2028. Momentum Senior Living will manage the community.
CHICAGO — Range Group is nearing completion of 465 Carpenter, a 72-unit luxury apartment building on the border of Chicago’s Fulton Market and West Town neighborhoods. Floor plans will consist of studio, convertible, one- and two-bedroom units, and amenities at the five-story boutique property will include a rooftop deck, fitness studio, coworking lounge and pet wash. Cross Street, which is marketing and leasing the building, has begun hard-hat tours with prospective residents ahead of an expected July move-in.
By John Garrett of Enterprise Bank & Trust Driven by an ongoing shift in demand and industry-specific needs from commercial real estate space, adaptive reuse projects can transform existing underutilized buildings into new and more functional spaces. Offices and retail properties can be reimagined for shared or added functionality, or in some cases, reconfigured for entirely different purposes, including residential use. These projects allow developers to capitalize on opportunistic investment into value-add acquisitions, as well as tenant-driven opportunities. However, the size of these transitional, sub-institutional development projects creates a unique financial challenge. Many traditional lenders see these as too small and risky, with an aversion to arranging moving pieces to creatively manage tailored financing solutions that are needed to acquire and alter spaces for new opportunities. Transitional development projects don’t involve stabilized properties. Instead, the opportunity lies in repositioning the space to add value, which often means limited cash flow for an interim period while needing immediate access to funds. Creating efficient and flexible banking partnerships can allow real estate developers that are interested in pursuing these projects to scale business in a manner that helps meet a growing demand. How Lending Can Differ Both the complexity and varying size …
TYLER, TEXAS — International development and construction company Skanska has completed a 250,000-square-foot academic project in Tyler, about 100 miles east of Dallas. The five-story building is the new medical school for the University of Texas at Tyler and houses classrooms and advanced teaching laboratories, as well as spaces for both collaborative and hands-on training. The project also includes a seven-story parking garage with an integrated facilities office and a skybridge connecting the new medical school to the existing hospital. HGR General Contractors handled construction of the project.
IRVING, TEXAS — PEG Cos., a Utah-based developer, is nearing completion of a 220-room dual-branded hotel in Irving’s Las Colinas district. The five-story building houses rooms under the Residence Inn and Courtyard by Marriott brands and offers shared amenities such as a pool, fitness center, 24-hour market, custom bistro and bar and three private meeting spaces. Mayse & Associates designed the property, and Muckleroy & Falls served as the general contractor. The opening is set for July.
CLAYMONT, DEL. — JLL has arranged $70 million in bridge financing for Tri-State Distribution Center, a 525,000-square-foot industrial building located about 25 miles outside of Philadelphia in Claymont, Delaware. The property features a clear height of 40-feet, an ESFR sprinkler system, 130-foot truck court depths, four drive-in ramps with overhead doors and “ample” trailer and car parking allotments. Construction began in August 2023. Michael Pagniucci, Chad Orcutt, Chris Drew, Ethan Rodgers and Michelle Morgenstern of JLL arranged the debt through Chicago-based Pearlmark on behalf of the owner, a joint venture between New York City-based KPR Centers LLC and Los Angeles-based PCCP LLC.
NEW YORK CITY — Hyatt Hotels Corp. has opened The Livingston, a 104-room hotel in Brooklyn’s Boerum Hill neighborhood that is part of the Chicago-based hospitality giant’s JdV by Hyatt collection of brands. The pet-friendly hotel offers a range of accommodations, including suites and 15 rooms with private balconies. Amenities include a rooftop terrace and multiple onsite food-and-beverage options. A partnership between St. Louis-based Midas Hospitality and ACRES Capital developed The Livingston.
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