HALTOM CITY, TEXAS — Phoenix-based Creation Equity has broken ground on The 820 Exchange, a commercial project located in the Fort Worth suburb of Haltom City that will consist of roughly 1 million square feet of office and warehouse space. LGE Design Build, also based in Phoenix, is the general contractor for the project. According to the Dallas Business Journal, the project is valued at $45 million and is expected to be complete by fall 2020.
COLUMBUS, OHIO — Restoration Hardware has opened RH Columbus, The Gallery at Easton Town Center. The three-story, 60,000-square-foot concept includes a rooftop restaurant, wine and barista bar and landscaped park. On level two, visitors will find RH Modern, an assortment of modern furnishings, lighting, textiles and décor, as well as the RH Interior Design Firm & Atelier. RH Columbus is located at 4120 Worth Ave. within Easton Town Center, a 1,300-acre shopping center and mixed-use destination. “RH Columbus reflects our vision to create architecturally inspiring spaces that blur the lines between residential and retail, indoors and outdoors, home and hospitality — spaces that activate all of the senses and create an immersive experience that cannot be replicated online,” says Gary Friedman, RH chairman and CEO.
NEW YORK CITY — The Collective, a multifamily developer based in London, has unveiled plans to build a $150 million co-living project located at 292 N. 8th St. in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg neighborhood. Co-living is defined as a type of residential development that is a hybrid between apartment housing and hotels. Known as North 8th, the development will feature 242 units, 97 of which are designed for students attending local universities. The remaining 127 studio units are designed for nightly and monthly stays. At full capacity, North 8th is expected to house 321 occupants. “North 8th will be the first project of its kind for New York City,” says Reza Merchant, founder and CEO of The Collective. “It will bring community of all ages together in one holistic environment, designed to promote an intergenerational exchange of knowledge through shared amenities and dynamic programming.” North 8th is The Collective’s fourth co-living project in New York City, joining The Collective Paper Factory that opened in November in Queens’ Long Island City. The Collective has two other Brooklyn projects in the pipeline: 555 Broadway and 1215 Fulton St. All three of The Collective’s Brooklyn projects are expected to open in 2022. The Collective collaborated …
DILLION, S.C. — Developer Marlboro Development Team Inc. has unveiled plans for a new, 253,800-square-foot industrial project in the I-95 Mega Site in Dillon, seven miles from the South Carolina-North Carolina state line. The 72-acre property within the site is scheduled for delivery in the third quarter of 2020. The facility will be designed for logistics and distribution, featuring cross-dock capabilities, 200-foot truck court depths, 36-foot clear heights, speed bays and expansion capability up to 650,000 square feet. Adjacent to I-95, the facility will be less than one mile from South Carolina Ports Authority’s (SCPA) Inland Port Dillon, which is CSX-railway served. Marlboro Development Team and its parent company, Marlboro Electric Cooperative, own nearly 4,000 acres surrounding Inland Port Dillon.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Whole Foods Market has signed a 40,000-square-foot retail lease to anchor the Hartley apartment building within The Parks at Walter Reed in northwest Washington, D.C. The Parks is a 3.1 million-square-foot mixed-use development from the partnership of Hines, Urban Atlantic and Triden Development. The Hartley will be the third new construction at the site, alongside two currently underway projects: The Brooks condominiums and the Vale apartments, featuring 18,000 square feet of retail. The Hartley features 323 rental units, including 32 affordable units, and 58,000 square feet of retail space. The apartment building will be part of the project’s Town Center, which will include 100,000 square feet of dining, shopping, and entertainment fronting Georgia Avenue. Construction on The Hartley is expected to begin in early 2020 with completion of the project set for early 2022. Torti Gallas + Partners is the architect for The Hartley, with interior design by Hickok Cole Lifestyle and landscape design by Oehme van Sweden. Retail broker CBRE + Streetsense will lease The Parks. The campus already contains a firehouse and schools, as well as housing for seniors and veterans.
PITTSBURGH — The parent company of First National Bank (FNB) has signed a 160,000-square-foot office lease to open its corporate headquarters at the upcoming FNB Financial Center development in downtown Pittsburgh. The development will feature a 24-story tower with 387,000 square feet of Class A office space, 20,000 square feet of retail space and a two-story parking structure. The FNB headquarters will anchor the tower and its technology branch will occupy 2,000 square feet of retail space. The tower will be situated on the site of the former Civic Arena, home of the Pittsburgh Penguins hockey team, which will comprise multiple structures and over 1 million square feet of office, residential, retail and green space. Buccini/Pollin Group and the Penguins are co-developers of the mixed-use development, which is slated for completion in 2022.
HOUSTON — Hines has begun construction on Phase II of Boulevard Oaks Business Park, a project that will deliver approximately 1.1 million square feet of industrial space across six buildings. Boulevard Oaks Business Park spans 120 acres and is located in southwest Houston. Phase I of the project delivered 450,000 square feet of new industrial space across four buildings that is now 95 percent occupied. Phase II is expected to be complete in the third quarter of 2020. Burton Construction is the general contractor for the project, and Powers Brown is the architect of record. Cushman & Wakefield handles leasing of the property.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Marriott International has opened a 170-room Springhill Suites hotel at 2315 N. Main St. in Fort Worth’s Historic Stockyards district. The six-story property features a fitness center, outdoor pool, complimentary breakfast and 11,500 square feet of meeting and event space. In addition, a food and beverage concept from local chef Tim Love is scheduled to open at the hotel in early 2020. OGC Main Street LP owns the hotel, and Oldham Goodwin Group manages it.
LOS ANGELES — Santa Monica-based BLT Enterprises has completed the sale of a former gas station and parking lot in Los Angeles. Wiseman Residential acquired the fully entitled property for $13.7 million. BLT, in partnership with KFA architects, Dale Goldsmith as land-use counsel and other consultants, obtained entitlements through the City of Los Angeles’ Transit Oriented Communities ordinance for a six-story, 119-unit apartment building at the site. Located at 11261 Santa Monica Blvd., the property will feature 17 affordable housing units, a variety of floor plans, a gym, outdoor patios and barbecues, as well as open space and community gathering areas. Anthony Muhlstein and Brian Bowis of Newmark Knight Frank represented BLT Enterprises, while Wiseman Residential was self-represented in the deal.
GREELEY, Colo. — OZ Architecture has completed design work on WellAge Greeley, a 71,000-square-foot senior living community in Greeley, approximately 55 miles north of Denver. Rocky Mountain Senior Housing is developing the 92-unit community, which WellAge will operate. The property sits on 3.5 acres and will offer independent living, assisted living and memory care. The community is scheduled to open in second-quarter 2020.
