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PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Brooklyn-based agricultural company Gotham Greens has opened a 100,000-square-foot greenhouse in Providence. The project is located along the Woonasquatucket River, at the site of a former General Electric lighting factory. The new urban farm will provide fresh produce to local restaurants and grocery stores, including Whole Foods Market, and will host educational programming about sustainable agriculture. Gotham Greens expects to create approximately 60 full-time jobs in Rhode Island and has committed to donating more than 5,000 pounds of fresh produce to the Rhode Island Food Bank during the winter season.

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FLAGSTAFF, ARIZ. — Arizona real estate developer Desert Land Group and Texas-based senior living management company Civitas Senior Living have started construction on their newest senior living boutique project, The Bluffs of Flagstaff. Totaling approximately 210,572 square feet, the community will feature 120 independent living, 66 assisted living and 18 memory care apartments. The Bluffs of Flagstaff is scheduled for completion in fall 2021. The architect for the project is Kaas Wilson, with Greenberg Construction as general contractor. Senior By Design is providing additional design services.

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ATLANTA — Coro Realty and Southeastern Capital Cos. are transforming the 118-year-old Excelsior Mill buildings in Atlanta’s Old Fourth Ward into 30,000 square feet of office space. The two companies purchased the building in 2016 when it was known as the music venue, The Masquerade. The partnership has teamed with designer Smith Dalia Architects to open the floor plan and add natural light. Much of the manufacturing equipment will remain in place, including an extensive heavy-duty gear and pulley system originally used at the property. Completion is slated for first quarter of 2020. The property is located across from Ponce City Market along the Atlanta BeltLine’s Eastside Trail. Scott DeMeyer and Emily Richardson with Colliers International are leading the office leasing efforts.

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WALTON, KY. — Trez Forman Capital has provided a $38.8 million construction loan for two spec industrial buildings totaling 776,820 square feet in Walton, a city in northern Kentucky approximately 20 miles south of downtown Cincinnati. The borrower, SFG Walton KY LLC, is developing the buildings on a 55-acre site within Logistics Park 75, near the intersection of Interstates 75 and 71. The first building will span 544,320 square feet and feature two tenant bays of equal size. The second will span 232,500 square feet also with two bays of the same size. The space has the ability to be subdivided to accommodate a wide variety of tenants. Each structure features 36-foot clear ceiling heights and multiple dock-high doors. The lot is situated 15 miles from Amazon’s Prime Air Cargo Hub at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport. A timeline for completion was not disclosed. Brett Forman and Russ Holland of Trez Forman Capital originated the loan on behalf of the borrower.

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LEXINGTON, S.C. — Publix Super Markets Inc. has opened a GreenWise Market store within Lexington Marketplace in Lexington. The new 20,400-square-foot grocery store is located at 5336 Sunset Blvd., 10 miles west of downtown Columbia. TSCG announced in April that Publix’s organic brand would be moving into the shopping center. This is second location for GreenWise in South Carolina. The 156,000-square-foot Lexington Marketplace is 94 percent leased to tenants including Hobby Lobby, Ulta Beauty, Brain Balance Achievement Centers, Fit Body Boot Camp, Smoothie King, MOD Pizza, Aiden Lane Boutique and Code Ninjas. Darrell Palasciano of TSCG represented the landlord and developer, Columbia Development, in the lease transaction.

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MCKINNEY, TEXAS — Atlanta-based Core5 Industrial Partners has broken ground on Core5 Logistics Center of McKinney, an industrial project being developed on 65 acres north of Dallas. The initial phase of the project will deliver 431,710 square feet of space across two buildings, with completion scheduled for early summer 2020. Dallas-based Citadel Partners will handle leasing of the buildings.

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SPRING, TEXAS — Wood Partners, a multifamily development and investment firm with offices around the country, has broken ground on Alta Cathedral Lakes, a 300-unit apartment community located in the northern Houston suburb of Spring. The property will feature one-, two- and three-bedroom units with stainless steel appliances, granite countertops, tile backsplashes and individual washers and dryers. Amenities will include a pool, fitness center, business center with conference rooms, an outdoor kitchen, clubroom and a dog park. Preleasing will begin in fall 2020 with the first units scheduled to come on line in the fourth quarter of 2020.

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AUSTIN, TEXAS —A partnership between C12 Capital Management LP and Sardis Developments is underway on construction of Loren at Lady Bird Lake, a 108-room luxury hotel in Austin that will be operated by New York-based Loren Hotel Group. The property will also feature 26 for-sale residences, including two penthouses. Amenities will include a pool, fitness center, spa and a bar and lounge with an outdoor seating area. Site work has begun and completion is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2021. Rhode Partners is the project architect, and Hoar Construction is the general contractor. Michael Landon of CBRE arranged an $80 million first lien construction loan through Hall Structured Finance for the project.

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LONG ISLAND CITY, N.Y. — King Street Properties has begun construction of Innolabs, a 266,800-square-foot life sciences project in Long Island City. Located at 45-18 Court Square, the project involves the redevelopment and expansion of a 160,000-square-foot, Class B office building that will anchor the life sciences sector on Long Island. The building will be completely gutted and renovated to allow for multi-tenant floors and will be expanded with a four-story addition and two six-story additions. The project is slated for completion in the first quarter of 2021.

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CINNAMINSON, N.J. — Capitol Seniors Housing has completed construction of a new clubhouse and two of the remaining five residential buildings at Siena, an active adult community in Cinnaminson, an eastern suburb of Philadelphia. The owner is currently working to complete the community’s master plan that will consist of 12 buildings and 204 units upon full build-out. The new residences range from 1,114 to 1,873 square feet. Capitol Seniors Housing acquired Siena in 2018, and Cove Property Management operates the community.

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