Development

DORAL, FLA. – Miller Construction Co. has completed two buildings for Orlando-based Foundry Commercial, creating 318,043 square feet of industrial space within the Miami Central Commons business park. Located at 2301 NW 107th Ave. in Doral, 11 miles northwest of Miami, Building 1 contains showroom space and Building 2 contains industrial space. Foundry Commercial purchased the business park in 2017 and began the major demolition, renovation and expansion in fall 2018. Designed by RLC Architects, Buildings 1 and 2 provide 32-foot clear heights, 54-foot column spacing and a 60-foot speed bay. Puga & Associates served as mechanical, electrical and plumbing engineers, and Kimley-Horn served as civil engineer. Coral Gables, Fla.-based Fairchild Partners is the property’s exclusive leasing agent.

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MINNEAPOLIS — Owners DRA Advisors and Wildamere Capital Management plan to renovate and rename the office towers located at 900 and 920 S. Second Ave. in downtown Minneapolis. Previously known as Oracle and International Centre, the new name for the 622,173-square-foot property will be Forum. Plans call for an overhaul of the multi-story atrium and construction of a new skyway lounge with conference facilities and spec suites. Construction is expected to begin before the end of the year and be completed in 2020. Katie Tufford, Peter Fitzgerald, Tom Tracy and Courtney Rosoff of Cushman & Wakefield are the leasing agents. DRA Advisors and Wildamere purchased the towers in March.

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COLUMBUS, OHIO — M+A Architects has completed the interior design work of the new 80,000-square-foot home office for White Castle in Columbus. The office design incorporates shared workspaces and tributes to the hamburger chain’s history. Located at 555 W. Goodale St., it features a library, café, indoor fitness area, mother’s nursing suite and a spiral slide connecting the second floor to the first floor. The project team also included Architectural Alliance, POD Design and Elford.

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INDEPENDENCE, OHIO — Topgolf Entertainment Group has opened its newest Ohio location in the Cleveland area. The three-level, 65,000-square-foot venue will feature popular Topgolf games and technology as well as private event spaces. In addition to golf, guests will enjoy a chef-driven menu, drinks, big screen TVs and music. The Cleveland location is situated at 5820 Rockside Woods Blvd. More than 500 full- and part-time associates were hired in advance of the property’s opening. Topgolf also has locations in Columbus and Cincinnati.

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SPRING, TEXAS — Locally based developer Fein has acquired 17.4 acres in the northern Houston suburb of Spring for the development of The Canopy at Springwoods Village, a 332-unit apartment community. The property will be located within the 2,000-acre Springwoods Village mixed-use development, which is situated at the confluence of Interstate 45, Hardy Toll Road and the Grand Parkway. Designed by Steinberg Dickey Collaborative, the community will offer one-, two- and three-bedroom units ranging in size from 552 to 1,705 square feet. Unit interiors will feature stone countertops, tile backsplashes, custom cabinetry, stainless steel appliances and full-sized washers and dryers. Amenities will include a clubroom with a golf simulator and billiard and ping pong tables, a fitness center with yoga and spin studios, pool with tanning ledges and cabanas and a 1.5-acre lake with surrounding walking trails. The groundbreaking is scheduled for January 2020, and completion is slated for the fourth quarter of 2021.

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AUSTIN, TEXAS — Amtex Multi-Housing LLC has broken ground on Limestone Ridge Senior Apartments, a 225-unit affordable housing project in Austin for seniors earning 60 percent or less of the area median income. Slated to be complete in fall 2021, the community will offer 223 one- and two-bedroom units plus a pair of two-bedroom units allocated for onsite managers. Amenities will include a resident clubhouse, pool, walking trails and a community garden.

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ORANGE, CONN. — Angel Commercial LLC has brokered the $7.3 million sale of a 23.3-acre parcel zoned for industrial development in Orange, a western suburb of New Haven. The property is situated at 205 Indian River Road, adjacent to PEZ Manufacturing Inc.’s production facility and Interstate 95. A FedEx building is also under construction in the same area. The parcel was subdivided and sold to four different undisclosed buyers. Jon Angel of Angel Commercial represented the seller, Indian River Road LLC, in the transaction.

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HUNTSVILLE, ALA. — Birmingham-based Doster Construction Co. Inc. has broken ground on Eclipse, a new 279-unit apartment development in downtown Huntsville. The multifamily project is the latest addition to the CityCentre development overlooking Big Spring Park. New Jersey-based Spring Bay Property Co. LLC is the lead developer in the residential component of CityCentre, which is being master developed by RCP Cos. Wakefield Beasley & Associates designed the five-story community, which will include an upscale restaurant and retail space on the ground floor. Doster Construction expects to deliver  Eclipse in late 2021.

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WESTHAMPTON BEACH, N.Y. — A partnership between Metro Storage LLC and Fremont Realty Capital has opened a 689-unit self-storage facility in West Hampton Beach on the eastern part of Long Island. The two-story facility, located at 105 Old Riverhead Road, offers 77,000 rentable square feet of climate-controlled space and features interior loading bays, elevators, security and a retail office. Metro Storage opened a 785-unit facility in Line Lexington, Pennsylvania at approximately the same time. The Westhampton Beach property is Metro’s 5th self-storage facility in New York

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WILMINGTON, N.C. — Middleburg Communities has broken ground on Mosby at Riverlights, a planned 250-unit apartment community in Wilmington. The complex will offer communal amenities such as a 7,500-square-foot clubhouse, pool, dog park, pet spa, grilling stations, fire pit, package locker concierge and a fitness center. The community will also be linked via walking trails to Marina Village, a mixed-use town center with a new riverfront park and boardwalk, as well as 20,000 square feet of retail and restaurants. Mosby at Riverlights will feature one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Unit interiors will include Nest thermostats, stainless steel Energy Star-rated appliances, granite countertops, 9-foot ceilings, walk-in closets and Bluetooth keyless entry. The design team includes interior designer and landscape architect Cline Design Associates, general contractor Middleburg Construction and civil engineer McKim & Creed. Vienna, Va.-based Middleburg Communities expects to begin leasing at the community in late 2020.

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