ORLANDO, FLA. — DIX Developments LLC will construct University Econ Executive Center, a planned $9 million office campus in Orlando. The property will offer 1,520-square-foot office condos, a 4,640-square-foot medical office building and a 20,000-square-foot spec office building. John Kurtz of Stirling International Real Estate is handling the leasing efforts on behalf of the developer and will target users seeking headquarters space. DIX Developments has nearly completed two of the office condos and is making preparations to break ground on the spec office building. A timeline for completion was not disclosed. The property is located at the corner of Econlockhatchee Trail and University Boulevard, four miles west of the University of Central Florida and 11 miles northeast of downtown Orlando.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Civitas Senior Living has completed construction of The Grandview of Chisholm Trail, a seniors housing community in southwest Fort Worth that features 66 assisted living units and 21 memory care residences. Partners on the project include co-developer Journey Capital, management company Civitas Senior Living, Arrive Architects, Ridgemont Commercial Construction and interior design firm Senior By Design.
JOHNSBURG, ILL. — Joseph J. Duffy Co. is set to begin the conversion of the former James C. Bush Elementary School into a 68-unit affordable seniors housing project in Johnsburg, about 60 miles northwest of Chicago. General Capital Group is the developer and Hooker DeJong Architects Inc. is the project architect. Oakbrook Corp. will manage the property, which is reserved for ages 55 and older. Duffy will convert the administration and gym areas of the existing, one-story school into 14 apartment units, resident support facilities and office space. The contractor will then add a three-story wing housing 54 units. Each apartment will include a full bath and kitchen. Amenities will feature a patio area, playground and walking paths.
BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — Novare Group and Batson-Cook Development Co. (BCDC) will develop a 286-unit multifamily community in Birmingham. The joint venture acquired the 48-acre plot. The existing AT&T operations center is located on the land and will remain there for the immediate future. Phase I will include studio to three-bedroom floor plans. Communal amenities will include a clubroom, coworking space, fitness center, yoga room, pool, grilling area, fire pit, bocce ball court, dog wash area and a dog park. Additionally, residents will have access to covered parking from AT&T’s current seven-story parking garage. Construction is expected to begin in June with completion of Phase I slated for 2022. Flournoy Construction, a subsidiary of Kajima USA and a sister company to BCDC, is the general contractor. Nelson is the architect, Schoel Engineering is the civil engineer and Compass Bank and Cadence Bank provided debt financing for the multifamily community. The new plot is adjacent to 63 acres that Novare acquired last summer. Novare Group will develop a trail system throughout the entire 111-acre site as a recreational amenity and develop single-family homes as well as additional rental residences in the future.
IRVINE, CALIF. — City of Hope has acquired a 190,000-square-foot, four-story building and 11 acres of adjacent land in Irvine, located approximately 40 miles southeast of Los Angeles, for $108 million. The acquisition was part of the Duarte, California-based nonprofit medical organization’s plan to construct a $1 billion comprehensive cancer center on the site. Located at 15161 Alton Parkway, the project will offer diagnostic imaging, screenings, precision medicine, early detection, chemotherapy, surgery and other cancer treatments. In addition, a research center for clinical trials will be located in the building. The adjacent hospital, which City of Hope plans to construct, will focus exclusively on treating and curing cancer. The seller was Five Point Holdings LLC (NYSE: FPH), a California-based owner and developer of master-planned, mixed-use communities. The property is part of Five Point’s 1 million-square-foot FivePoint Gateway corporate campus currently under development in Orange County. In addition to office space, the four-building campus will offer access to retail, entertainment venues, restaurants and the Irvine Transportation Center. The cancer center and hospital will anchor what FivePoint and City of Hope believe will one day become a regional hub for a larger wellness campus in the heart of Irvine. “We are ‘all …
SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS — Holt Lunsford Commercial Investments has completed Southlake Business Park, a 182,000-square-foot industrial development located just north of DFW International Airport in Southlake. The property spans 12.6 acres and consists of three buildings with both front- and read-load configurations. Additional building features include 24- to 28-foot clear heights, 190-foot shared truck courts and a total of 244 automobile parking spaces. Holt Lunsford Commercial, the leasing arm of the developer, will market the property to users seeking anywhere from 13,000 to 100,000 square feet.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Locally based general contractor KWA Construction has broken ground on Phase II of Columbia Renaissance Square, a multifamily project that will add 120 independent living units for senior citizens to the local supply. Units will feature vinyl plank flooring, ceramic tile and carpeted bedrooms. Phase I of the project, which is being developed by Columbia Residential and Renaissance Heights Development Group, delivered 140 units, the majority of which were affordable housing residences. Phase II is expected to be complete in December.
HONOLULU — Coastal Rim Properties has purchased a 12,842-square-foot land parcel in downtown Honolulu from an affiliate of Next Realty for an undisclosed price. The buyer plans to develop a 20-story affordable seniors housing tower on the property, which is located at 1192 Alakea St. The site currently houses a vacant parking lot. Steven Sofos of Sofos Realty Corp. represented the seller, while Matt David and Terry Jackson of Cushman & Wakefield’s Land Advisory Group in San Diego provided advisory services for the transaction.
RIALTO, CALIF. — Reno, Nev.-based Dermody Properties has completed the construction of LogistiCenter at Rialto I, Building 4, located at 1642 W. Miro Way in Rialto. Situated on 19 acres within the Inland Empire West Industrial Market, the asset is now available for lease. The 411,330-square-foot distribution facility features 36-foot clear heights, 2,363 square feet of office space, 244 auto parking stalls, 75 trailer stalls, LED warehouse fixtures and an ESFR fire protection system. The property is located within Renaissance Rialto Business Park with immediate access to interstates 210, 15 and 215. Dan de la Paz, David Consani and Jim Koenig of CBRE are the leasing agents for the facility.
ATLANTA — Urban Realty Partners and Prestwick Cos. have broken ground on 982 Memorial Drive, a 205-unit multifamily community in Atlanta’s Reynoldstown neighborhood. The five-story property will offer studio and one-bedroom floor plans. The community will be located at 982 Memorial Drive, two blocks from the Atlanta BeltLine Eastside Trail and two miles east of downtown Atlanta. Patterson Real Estate Advisory Group arranged a construction loan through Principal Real Estate Investors and also procured a limited equity partner, Humphreys Capital, on behalf of the developers. A timeline for completion was not disclosed.