NEW YORK CITY — Locally based construction firm Falcon Pacific Builders has completed a 50-unit apartment building at 28-16 21st St. in the Astoria neighborhood of Queens. Architect Mark Markowitz designed the seven-story building, and The Saab Family LP developed it. The building’s total footprint is 45,498 square feet, with 7,200 square feet reserved for commercial usage. Residences come in one-, two- and three-bedroom formats, with 20 percent of the units designated as affordable.
ST. PAUL, MINN. — Kraus-Anderson has completed construction of 590 Park Street, a 92-unit apartment project in St. Paul. The $20 million development offers micro, studio and one-bedroom units. Located on the site of the former Capitol Professional Office Building, the project is situated near the State Capitol, Regions Hospital and a Green Line transit stop. Amenities at the six-story building include a lobby lounge, game room, outdoor patio, dog run, fitness center and clubroom. Kraus-Anderson Development is the developer, UrbanWorks Architecture is the architect and Engelsma LP is the owner. Monthly rents start at $926.
MUNDELEIN, ILL. — Venture One Real Estate has begun development of Route 60 Logistics Center, a 195,375-square-foot speculative industrial facility in Mundelein, a northern suburb of Chicago. Located at 1300 Allanson Road, the infill project will feature a clear height of 36 feet, onsite trailer parking and ample car parking. Chris Volkert, Ned Frank and Pat Hake of Colliers International have been retained to market the property for lease. Meridian Design Build is the general contractor. Completion is slated for the second quarter of 2021.
WEST DUNDEE, ILL. — The Opus Group has broken ground on an industrial build-to-suit for WEN Power Tools in West Dundee, a far northwest Chicago suburb. WEN, which is owned by Great Lakes Technologies, will relocate its headquarters to the 180,623-square-foot building within Oakview Corporate Park. The project will feature a 1,900-square-foot showroom, 4,000 square feet of office space, 21 truck dock doors, two drive-in doors and a clear height of 32 feet. Opus is serving as developer, design-builder, interior designer, architect and structural engineer. Eric Chang of U.S. Asia Investment Group LLC represented WEN while Noel Liston of Darwin Realty represented Opus. Completion is slated for March 2021.
COSTA MESA, CALIF. — A public-private partnership between Orange Coast College and Servitas has completed the construction of a $123 million residence hall on the college’s campus in Costa Mesa. Named The Harbour, the 321,105-square-foot development offers 823 beds in 326 apartment-style, fully furnished units. Shared amenities at the property include study lounges on each floor, package lockers, bicycle storage, courtyards, onsite laundry and parking. “Servitas is honored to deliver this historic residence hall for Orange Coast College that not only provides its students with on-campus housing for the first time, but also serves as a guide for many surrounding community colleges looking to offer student housing,” says Angel Rivera, senior vice president of development services at Servitas. “During the final month of construction, all teams faced many challenges due to COVID-19 including a Southern California Glaziers union labor strike.”
SEATTLE — Urban Visions and Mitsui Fudosan America Inc. have unveiled plans for The Net, a 36-story, 812,000-square-foot office tower in Seattle’s central business district. The joint venture purchased the half-block site on Third Avenue for $127.7 million, according to the Puget Sound Business Journal. Gerry Rohm and Logan Greer of JLL Capital Markets arranged the joint venture partnership for the development. Designed by Urban Visions and architectural firm NBBJ, the Class A tower will comprise 800,000 square feet of office space and 12,000 square feet of street-level retail space. Six levels of subterranean parking will provide 390 spaces. With an emphasis on health, the project will feature abundant natural light and green space, including a sky park on the upper three levels. Tenants will enjoy views of Seattle’s waterfront, Pioneer Square, the Stadium District and Mount Rainier. The property will be surrounded by many transportation options, including bus lines, the Seattle Ferry Terminal and the Marion Street Pedestrian Bridge. Completion of the project is slated for 2024. “The future supply of this scope and type of development is limited,” says JLL’s Rohm. “The developers will define an entirely new generation of office buildings that are foremost focused on occupant …
HILLSBORO, ORE. — Skanska has signed a multi-phase contract with Flexential Corp. to develop H3 – Flexential Data Center in Hillsboro, a western suburb of Portland. The $64 million first phase includes a 349,827-square-foot Tier III data center with a structural steel core and concrete tilt panels as the primary façade. The first data hall will support an initial IT capacity of 4.5 megawatts. Construction is underway with completion slated for September 2021. Flexential is an IT solutions provider based in Charlotte, N.C. The company’s clients include healthcare systems, financial services corporations, digital media and communications companies and technology firms.
LAS VEGAS — Donohoe Hospitality Services, a division of Donohoe, has opened the dual-branded Hampton Inn & Suites and Home2 Suites by Hilton Las Vegas located at 755 Sierra Vista Drive in Las Vegas. Located adjacent to the Las Vegas Convention Center, Hampton Inn & Suites features 150 guest rooms while Home2 Suites offers 100 guest suites. The hotels share common amenities including a lobby, dining facilities, a cocktail lounge, 1,000 square feet of meeting and event space, swimming pool, exercise rooms, a business center and onsite parking.
HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. — HHHunt Corp. has broken ground on Abberly Liberty Crossing, a 320-unit multifamily community in Huntersville. The developer expects development costs to total more than $55 million. The property will offer one- through three-bedroom floor plans ranging from 792 to 1,499 square feet. Unit interiors will include Shaker-style cabinets, granite countertops, stainless steel appliances and wood-style flooring. Communal amenities will include a fitness center, pool, sundeck, dog park, car charging stations and a car care center. The complex will be situated near the intersection of Independence Hill and Keith Hill roads, 12 miles north of downtown Charlotte. HHHunt expects to deliver the community by fall 2021. HHHunt also developed Abberly Woods in Charlotte and Abberly Green in nearby Mooresville.
JACKSONVILLE BEACH, FLA. — Whole Foods Market will open a 40,000-square-foot store in Jacksonville Beach on Oct. 7. The new grocery store will anchor Pablo Plaza, a 156,755-square-foot shopping center located at 1822 S. Third St., 22 miles east of downtown Jacksonville. Pablo Plaza’s other tenants include Marshalls, HomeGoods, PetSmart and Office Depot. Jax Daily Record reports that J. Raymond Construction Corp. is the general contractor, CPH Engineering is the civil engineer and ELM | Ervin Lovett Miller is the architect. Jacksonville-based Regency Centers leases the property on behalf of the landlord and affiliate, New York-based Equity One Corp.
