ST. LOUIS — Midas Hospitality has opened the St. Louis region’s first Aloft hotel in the heart of the 200-acre Cortex Innovation Community. The Aloft by Marriott hotel is located at 4245 Duncan Ave. and offers 129 rooms. Amenities include a fitness center, indoor pool, bar and two meeting rooms. The fitness center is closed until June 15 per St. Louis guidelines for the coronavirus. The five-story hotel is the 12th hotel Midas will manage in the greater St. Louis region, bringing its total hotel count nationwide to 40. The Aloft brand “caters to today’s modern traveler who craves jet-setting style and a vibrant social scene at an affordable price,” says Midas. The Cortex Innovation Community is a technology and science-driven district in the Midtown neighborhood of St. Louis. It serves as the main location for many of the city’s technology startups.
Development
Branch Properties to Develop 83,000 SF Publix-Anchored Shopping Center in Metro Atlanta
by Alex Tostado
TUCKER, GA. — Branch Properties will develop Hugh Howell, an 83,000-square-foot, Publix-anchored shopping center in Tucker. Publix will occupy 48,000 square feet, and Branch Properties will develop an additional 35,000 square feet of space across three buildings and two outparcels. The $19 million project will span 14 acres at the northeast corner of Hugh Howell Road and Mountain Industrial Boulevard, 15 miles northeast of downtown Atlanta. Publix will relocate from an existing site less than one mile away. Phillips Partnership is the architect of the project, and Contineo Group is the civil engineer. Branch Properties has not yet determined a general contractor. Construction is expected to be complete in fall 2021.
LUBBOCK, TEXAS — Kansas-based MRE Capital LLC will redevelop NTS Tower, a historic building in downtown Lubbock that was built in 1955, as a multifamily community that will be branded Metro Tower Lofts. The new property will add a total of 89 residences in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans to the local supply. Amenities will include a fitness center and onsite laundry facilities, and the ground floor will house office space. Atlanta-based Monarch Private Capital secured an undisclosed amount of historic tax credit equity for the project. At 274 feet, NTS Tower is currently the tallest building in the city.
Phoenix Development, Integrity Housing Plan Dutton Flats Affordable Apartments in Santa Rosa, California
by Amy Works
SANTA ROSA, CALIF. — Phoenix Development Co., in partnership with Irvine, Calif.-based Integrity Housing, has closed financing and started construction on Dutton Flats Apartments in Santa Rosa. Located at 214 W. Third St., Dutton Flats Apartments will feature 40 affordable apartments to serve low-income families with children, along with one manager’s unit. The apartments will feature a great room with an open kitchen, dining and living area, as well as Energy Star appliances, LED lighting, high-efficiency heating and energy-conserving windows and insulation. Community amenities will include a community room, laundry room, technology center, bike repair area, fitness center, children’s activity room and picnic/barbecue area. The community is located in downtown Santa Rosa and in close proximity to schools and employment. Additionally, the property will feature a bus shelter for ease of transportation to off-site services. Dutton Flats is owned by Dutton Flats LP, consisting of Phoenix Development Co., Integrity Housing and Berkadia. Exchange Bank loaned $13 million for construction, while The Housing Authority of the City of Santa Rosa provided an additional $3.1 million. Precision General Commercial Contractors is building the property, which KTGY Architecture & Planning designed. FPI Management will manage the completed community.
SANTA CLARA, CALIF. — CoreSite Realty Corp. has completed the third and final phase of SV8, a 162,000-square-foot data center development in Santa Clara. The final phase consists of a 54,000-square-foot building with six megawatts, with 11 percent of the building pre-leased. The first two phases, totaling 108,000 square feet, are fully leased. The 18-megawatt, purpose-built SV8 project is part of CoreSite’s Santa Clara and broader Silicon Valley connected campus, with close proximity to the heart of the high-tech Silicon Valley market.
Optima, Principal Real Estate Investors Develop 213-Unit Apartment Tower at Optima Kierland Center in Scottsdale
by Amy Works
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — A joint venture partnership between Optima and Principal Real Estate Investors is developing 7140 Optima Kierland, a multifamily property located within Optima Kierland Center in North Scottsdale. As the second residential tower within Optima Kierland Center, the 12-story building will feature 213 apartments in a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts ranging in size from 737 square feet to 2,225 square feet. Units will feature plank flooring, solar shades, floor-to-ceiling glass walls and an outdoor terrace. Residential amenities will include a rooftop pool, lounge and running track; outdoor spa with a steam room, sauna and hydrotherapy; fitness center; cool plunge and hot spa; full-court indoor basketball court; co-working spaces; dog park and pet spa; electronic gaming room; and golf simulator. Additional amenities will include outdoor spaces with barbeques and fire pits; event and party spaces with retractable glass walls; an outdoor bar, lounge and kitchen; and an indoor theatre and game room. Construction of the new tower is well underway, with first move-ins scheduled for August.
Sudberry Properties, Tharaldson Hospitality Open Hampton Inn & Suites in Imperial Beach, California
by Amy Works
IMPERIAL BEACH, CALIF. — Sudberry Properties and Tharaldson Hospitality Management have opened Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton at Breakwater Town Center in Imperial Beach. Situated on 1.5 acres, the four-story, 62,000-square-foot property is the final phase of Breakwater Town Center, a public-private partnership by the city of Imperial Beach and Sudberry Properties. Located at 771 Palm Ave., the newly constructed hotel features 100 guest rooms, a fitness center, breakfast and lounge area, business center, outdoor swimming pool, free Wi-Fi and 100 parking spaces. The hotel’s development team includes Joseph Wong of San Diego-based JWDA, Las Vegas-based Design Cell Architecture and Carlsbad, Calif.-based Watkins Landmark Construction. Heritage Inn of Imperial Beach LLC owns the hotel. Sudberry and Tharaldson are serving as managing partners. Tharaldson Hospitality Management operates the hotel under a franchise agreement with Hilton Worldwide Holdings.
FRISCO, TEXAS — Locally based developer NewcrestImage has opened a 150-room Canopy by Hilton hotel at the 242-acre Frisco Station mixed-use development north of Dallas. Guest rooms feature the distinctive canopy headboard that reaches the ceiling and overhangs the bed. The property is part of a campus of four hotels totaling 600 rooms that is being developed by NewcrestImage. An AC Hotel and a Residence Inn, both totaling 150 rooms, have been operational since August 2019. A 150-room Hyatt Place hotel will follow, though a construction start date has not yet been established.
KELLER, TEXAS — The City of Keller, located north of Fort Worth, conducted a ribbon-cutting ceremony yesterday afternoon for the opening of a new 110-room Hampton by Hilton hotel. The property is located at 200 Town Center Lane and offers a 24-hour business center and 1,200 square feet of meeting and event space. Hotel Equities will manage the property.
DUNWOODY, GA. — Branch Properties will develop Perimeter Marketplace, a planned 39,150-square-foot shopping center in Dunwoody. A 25,147-square-foot Publix will anchor the property. The developer expects to deliver the project in fall 2021. The 10-acre plot is located just north of Perimeter Mall, 17 miles north of downtown Atlanta. Young Contracting is the general contractor for the project, Phillips Partnership is the architect and Contineo Group is the civil engineer.