Development

Worth & Associates Breaks Ground on 135,000 SF Office Park in San Antonio

by John Nelson June 17, 2020

SAN ANTONIO — Worth & Associates has broken ground on Walker Ranch Business Park, a two-building, 135,000-square-foot office park in San Antonio. The site is located on 10.8 acres at the corner of Wurzbach Parkway and West Avenue in the city’s North Central submarket. Walker Ranch will comprise a 58,000-square-foot, two-story office building with 10-foot ceilings, two conference rooms, break rooms and a courtyard. The second building will span 78,000 square feet of flex office space with 26-foot clear heights, skylights and outdoor break areas and porches. Worth & Associates plans to deliver the flex building in first-quarter 2021 and the office building in second-quarter 2021. Shawn Gulley represented Worth & Associates in the land purchase internally, and Eldon Roalson of Roalson Interests Inc. represented the seller, Coker United Methodist Church. The project team includes Joeris General Contractors and architect Chesney Morales.

June 17, 2020

Development Self-Storage Texas

Brookwood Properties to Open Three-Story Self-Storage Facility in San Antonio

by John Nelson June 17, 2020

SAN ANTONIO — Brookwood Properties LLC plans to open a three-story self-storage facility located at 4618 San Pedro Ave. in San Antonio this month. The property will span 119,000 square feet and feature 900 controlled-climate units. New York-based self-storage REIT Life Storage will operate the facility. Baton Rouge, La.-based Brookwood Properties broke ground on the building in June 2019. The project team includes Baton Rouge-based general contractor Rosehill Construction and Wichita, Kan.-based architect Kaufman Design Group. The project is the 51st facility in the Brookwood Properties portfolio.

June 17, 2020

Development Florida Loans Multifamily Southeast

Berkadia Arranges $97M Construction Loan for Apartment Complex Near Miami

by Alex Tostado June 17, 2020

SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FLA. — Berkadia has arranged a $97 million construction loan for Las Marinas Apartments, a planned two-building, 256-unit complex in Sunny Isles Beach. New York Life Real Estate Investors provided the 15-year, fixed-rate loan with five years of interest-only payments. The lender has also committed to fund up to an additional $15 million subject to the satisfaction of certain undisclosed conditions. Each building will stand 17 stories and offer 128 units. The borrower and developer, The Brunetti Organization, will also use some of the loan proceeds to construct an eight-story, 860-parking space garage and a new seawall, as well as upgrade the adjacent Marina del Mar apartment complex. Marina del Mar was originally constructed in 1962. Las Marinas Apartments is located at 100 Kings Point Drive, 18 miles north of downtown Miami. Brunetti expects to break ground on the new multifamily buildings in July, with delivery expected 24 months thereafter.

June 17, 2020

Development Mixed-Use North Carolina Southeast

Third & Urban, Angelo Gordon to Develop $80M Adaptive Reuse Project in West Charlotte

by Alex Tostado June 17, 2020

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Third & Urban has partnered with Angelo Gordon to develop Lower Tuck, an $80 million, 260,000-square-foot mixed-use project in Charlotte’s west side. Atlanta-based Third & Urban will transform the existing four-building property into office, showroom and retail space. The property is located along Tuckaseegee Road (where the project named is derived) between Jay and Gesco streets, two miles west of downtown Charlotte. Cadence Bank has provided a $48 million construction loan to the developers. Charley Leavitt, Barry Fabyan and Alexandra Mann of JLL will handle leasing efforts for the space. The design team includes Smith Dalia Architects, civil engineer LandDesign and general contractor Gay Construction. The development team expects to begin construction this summer with initial units being delivered in summer 2021.

June 17, 2020

Development Florida Multifamily Southeast

LandSouth Breaks Ground on 257-Unit Multifamily Community Near Tampa Bay

by Alex Tostado June 17, 2020

LAKEWOOD RANCH, FLA. — LandSouth Construction has broken ground on Summerhouse Apartments, a planned 257-unit, five-building community in Lakewood Ranch. The property will offer one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Communal amenities will include a clubhouse, pool and dog fountains. The five-acre plot is situated at 11716 18th Place, 48 miles south of downtown Tampa. LIV Development is developing the asset, which is expected to deliver in winter 2022.

June 17, 2020

Arizona Development Loans Office Western

NorthMarq Arranges $73.5M in Financing for Spec Office Development in Chandler, Arizona

by Amy Works June 17, 2020

CHANDLER, ARIZ. — NorthMarq has arranged a $46 million construction loan and $27.5 million mezzanine equity investment for a Class A speculative office project in Chandler. Bank OZK provided the loan to an affiliate of Douglas Allred Co. An insurance company, with NorthMarq as correspondent, provided the mezzanine equity. Situated within Park Place, a 200-acre master-planned business park assembled and developed by Douglas Allred Co., the new project will feature two three-story buildings totaling 300,000 square feet and an 800-stall parking structure. The concrete tilt-up buildings will offer 10- to 12-foot ceiling heights, high-quality finishes and a 6/1,000 parking ratio. Completion slated for October 2021. San Diego-based Douglas Allred Co. begin assembling and developing Park Place in 2007 and to-date has completed 1.5 million square feet of office, manufacturing and retail space within the assemblage. The office buildings total 1.2 million square feet and are 95 percent leased to mostly national companies.

June 17, 2020

Development Industrial Midwest Ohio

CRG Underway on 320,000 SF Spec Distribution Warehouse in Columbus, Ohio

by Kristin Harlow June 17, 2020

COLUMBUS, OHIO — CRG is developing the Cubes at Rickenbacker, a 320,000-square-foot speculative distribution warehouse in Columbus, on behalf of an affiliate of Lexington Realty Trust. Contegra Construction Co. is the general contractor. Completion is slated for the fourth quarter of this year. Situated in the Rickenbacker submarket of Columbus, the project is four miles from the Rickenbacker International Airport. The development will feature a clear height of 36 feet, 32 dock doors, two drive-in doors, a trailer lot and parking for 132 cars. Jeff Lyons and Joseph Kimener of CBRE will serve as leasing agents.

June 17, 2020

Development Illinois Midwest Retail

GBT Realty to Develop 53,000 SF Retail Center Near St. Louis

by Kristin Harlow June 17, 2020

O’FALLON, ILL. — GBT Realty Corp. will develop Shoppes at Richland Creek, a 53,000-square-foot retail center in O’Fallon, an eastern suburb of St. Louis. In March, GBT purchased the 17-acre site from Vantage Credit Union for an undisclosed price. Shoppes at Richland Creek is approximately 70 percent pre-leased to tenants such as Smoothie King, Chicken Salad Chick, Pacific Dental, Five Guys Burgers + Fries, Taco Bell, Burger King, Popeyes and Tidal Wave Luxury Car Wash. Completion is slated for summer 2021. “The area’s growing population and solid workforce, combined with the city’s willingness to assist us in the development process, made this site — and this community — the ideal place for GBT’s next shopping center,” says Jeff Pape, managing director with GBT. O’Fallon has experienced significant growth over the past two decades with nearly 2,000 new homes and over $400 million in residential and commercial development, according to GBT. Tennessee-based GBT currently has more than $1 billion of commercial development totaling 5 million square feet in the pipeline or under construction.

June 17, 2020

Development Illinois Midwest Retail

Cannabis Facility Construction Breaks Ground on Dispensary in Northbrook, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow June 17, 2020

NORTHBROOK, ILL. — Cannabis Facility Construction (CFC) has broken ground on a new recreational and medical cannabis dispensary for Greenhouse in Northbrook. Located at 755 Skokie Blvd., the nearly 10,000-square-foot dispensary will serve as a flagship location for the brand. The design ensures all points of sale are six feet apart in order to accommodate social distancing. In addition to the retail space up front, there will be back office space and a vault for inventory storage. A timeline for completion was not disclosed. Greenhouse currently operates four dispensaries in Illinois. CFC, a division of Mosaic Construction, is a cannabis design-build firm based in Northbrook.

June 17, 2020

Development Mixed-Use Texas Top Stories

Marketplace Real Estate, Presidium Unveil Plans for 7 MSF Mixed-Use Project in Southeast Austin

by Kristin Harlow June 17, 2020

AUSTIN, TEXAS — Marketplace Real Estate Group and joint venture partner Presidium Group have unveiled the full plans for Velocity, a 314-acre, 7 million-square-foot, mixed-use project in southeast Austin. The co-developers expect to break ground in early 2021. Velocity will be built in phases over 10 to 15 years. Ultimately it will feature an H-E-B grocery store; a total of 2,683 multifamily units; 2.9 million square feet of office space comprising two corporate campuses, along with traditional office properties; 585,000 square feet of flex industrial and creative office space; 310,000 square feet of retail, restaurants and a movie theater; and three hotels. The various assets will surround a seven-acre central park. Financing is in place to move forward with the project’s roads and the first apartment complex, Presidium Velocity, which will take approximately 18 months to build. Formerly branded Velocity Crossing, the property will be situated at the southwest corner of State Highways 71 and 130 within an opportunity zone. The site is also within the city of Austin’s Desired Development Zone and a Triple Freeport Zone, meaning businesses operating within the site can be exempt from paying taxes on inventory that leaves the state of Texas within 175 days. …

June 17, 2020

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