LYNCHBURG, VA. — Capital Growth Medvest has broken ground on a $105 million healthcare project in Lynchburg, a city in central Virginia at the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The project comprises two adjacent outpatient hospitals: Centra Rehabilitation Hospital (50 beds, 62,500 square feet) and Centra Behavioral Health Hospital (72 beds, 61,000 square feet). JE Dunn Capital Partners and Sila Realty Trust are capital partners on the project, and Carter Bank is providing senior construction financing. Operating partners on the project include Centra Health, LifePoint Rehabilitation and Lifepoint Behavioral Health, both of which are affiliates of LifePoint Health. The two Lynchburg projects represent Capital Growth Medvest’s sixth and seventh development partnerships with Lifepoint across six states. JE Dunn is serving as the general contractor for both hospitals, and Earl Swensson Associates and Stengel Hill Associates are the architects for the rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, respectively. Both facilities are slated for completion in late 2025.
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — A joint venture between Related Group, Tate Capital and Rok Acquisitions has unveiled plans for Bahia Mar, a $2 billion waterfront mixed-use development located in Fort Lauderdale. The joint venture is developing the 40-acre project in collaboration with Marriott International. Bahia Mar will be anchored by two 23-story condominium towers and a 197-room luxury hotel, all operating under the St. Regis brand. Condominiums will be offered in three- and four-bedroom configurations ranging from 2,600 to 3,550 square feet, in addition to penthouse residences across both the condominium towers and a portion of the hotel. Units will feature a private elevator foyer and sweeping views of the Atlantic Ocean. Shared amenities in the condo towers will include a spa with steam rooms, saunas, hot and cold plunges, treatment rooms and a wellness terrace; a salon offering beauty services; an indoor/outdoor fitness center; a children’s entertainment room; library/media room; private dining and billiards rooms; and outdoor terraces with summer kitchens, a private outdoor pool, pickleball court and a multisport simulator. The resort will also feature amenities including two pools, a fitness center, spa, outdoor amenity spaces and a signature restaurant, all of which will be available to condo …
TUCSON, ARIZ. — BWE has secured a $425 million credit-tenant lease to provide construction financing for Phase I of Mosaic Quarter, a planned sports destination spanning 90 acres and 1 million square feet in Tucson. Brian Boland of BWE originated the credit-tenant lease financing from CTL Capital on behalf of Mosaic Quarter Development LLC, an affiliate of Knott Development. The property was underwritten based on the credit of Pima County, Ariz., the future lessee, enabling the borrower to secure more favorable terms with higher leverage due to the property’s guaranteed future cash flow over the term of the 30-year lease. Mosaic Quarter’s Phase I will feature the 137,000-square-foot MQ Field House, the 200,000-square-foot MQ Iceplex, a central utility plant and onsite civil and sitework improvements, as well as offsite infrastructure improvements necessary to support the larger project, including parking. MQ Field House will include interchangeable wood, turf and specialty flooring systems on two floors of athletic space, including eight basketball courts, six volleyball courts, four indoor soccer fields, 24 pickleball courts, two 7-on-7 football fields, 32 badminton courts, two party rooms and a rooftop event patio. MQ Field House will offer fitness programming that will be taught by University of Arizona …
FORT COLLINS, COLO. — Thompson Thrift has opened The Quarry, a multifamily property located at 1775 Ashlar Drive near the main campus of Colorado State University in Fort Collins. The first residents began moving into the community in April, and Thompson Thrift expects construction to be completed during first-quarter 2025. Situated on 20 acres, The Quarry offers 319 one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments in three- and four-story buildings, as well as 10 single-family villa structures and detached garages. Units features gourmet bar kitchens with quartz countertops and designer backsplashes, walk-in closets and full-size washers/dryers, as well as private outdoor spaces with fenced yards on select units. Community amenities include a clubhouse, 24-hour fitness center, swimming pool with cabanas, community garden and a fitness trail.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Biden Administration has announced a $3 billion investment from the Inflation Reduction Act to improve port infrastructure and support an estimated 40,000 “good-paying and union jobs” at 55 ports across 27 states. According to The White House press, U.S. ports employ more than 100,000 union workers. The initiative, named The Clean Ports Program, is headlined by a $147 million investment for the Maryland Port Administration via grants and awards that will support 2,000 jobs, as well as fund the installation of zero-emission equipment, charging infrastructure and power improvements. Biden made the announcement yesterday at the Port of Baltimore, site of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in March. The Clean Ports Program is expected to increase the demand for American manufactured electric cargo handling equipment and eliminate more than 3 million metric tons of carbon pollution over the first 10 years of implementation, which is equivalent to 391,220 homes’ energy use for one year. The program will fund new battery-electric and hydrogen-powered cargo handling equipment, drayage trucks, locomotives and vessels, as well as charging/fueling infrastructure and solar power installation.
CHATTANOOGA, TENN. — Crunch Fitness has opened a new location at Hamilton Place, a shopping mall and mixed-use campus in Chattanooga. The property is owned by locally based and publicly traded CBL Properties. The new fitness venue is one of the final components of the mall’s Sears redevelopment project, which commenced in 2019. Other tenants that have backfilled the former Sears department store include The Cheesecake Factory, Mean Mug Coffeehouse, Malone’s, Dave & Buster’s, Dick’s Sporting Goods and an Aloft by Marriott hotel. Since March, CBL Properties has welcomed eight new concepts at Hamilton Place, including Taco Mamacita, Texas Roadhouse, Mr. Cow, Malone’s, Miniso, Vintage Stock, Dry Goods, Shoe Station, as well as a newly remodeled and expanded Buckle store. Additional openings are expected in 2025.
BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — Ballard Designs has opened its first Alabama location in downtown Birmingham. Situated along the city’s Rotary Trail, Ballard’s newest location occupies the street level of the historic Hardwick Building, with restaurants and offices filling the remaining floors and spaces of the former steel factory. Locally based Bayer Properties owns the Hardwick Building and will soon welcome restaurants Epice and Lapeer Steak and Seafood to the property, according to Bham Now. The new Ballard Designs store is set up with several vignettes staged with the brand’s living room and dining room furniture, lighting, rugs, bedding and home décor. The store also includes a fully staffed design center where patrons can meet with one of the retailer’s design consultants. Additionally, Ballard designed and furnished the Hardwick Building’s shared entryway to serve as a waiting area for restaurant goers.
CHESTERFIELD, MO. — Keystone Construction Co. has broken ground on the new $60 million CarShield Sportsplex AAA Hockey & Futbol facility in the St. Louis suburb of Chesterfield. Completion is slated for January 2026. The indoor and outdoor sports facility will accommodate the growing CarShield AAA Hockey & Futbol clubs, which serve more than 500 kids and 45 teams in metro St. Louis. The 325,000-square-foot project will be situated on 33 acres at 530 N. Eatherton Road. The development will include four indoor turf soccer fields, two indoor ice rinks, team locker rooms, a pro shop, training and fitness spaces, a restaurant, bar, concessions and classrooms. Outside, there will be three turf soccer fields, concessions, a dining patio and children’s playground. The project team includes civil engineer Stock & Associates and architect Gray Design Group.
SAN ANTONIO — Educare Learning Network will open a 25,000-square-foot childcare and early learning facility in San Antonio. Designed by RDG Planning & Design and Pfluger Architects, the facility will feature flexible classroom spaces, outdoor learning areas and advanced technology to support teaching and professional development. Construction is scheduled to begin before the end of the year and to be complete in summer 2026.
SAN ANTONIO — Dallas-based developer VanTrust Real Estate has completed Cornerstone Commerce Center, an approximately 413,000-square-foot industrial project in northeast San Antonio. Cornerstone Commerce Center comprises two buildings that span 222,439 and 190,734 square feet on a 60-acre site. An undisclosed manufacturer of automotive accessories has leased 104,514 square feet at the first building, with CBRE representing both the tenant and landlord in the lease negotiations. VanTrust also purchased an additional 33 acres for Phase II of the project, which can accommodate up to an additional 400,000 square feet of new development. The project was first announced in April 2022.