HIGHLAND PARK, ILL. — Developer Capitol Seniors Housing has completed the development of Atria Highland Park, an 86-unit assisted living and memory care community in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park. Atria Senior Living operates the three-story, 72,000-square-foot property. Designed by Mosely Architects and StudioSix5, the community includes amenities such as a library, theater, art studio, multi-purpose room, fitness center, wellness center, restaurant, bistro and private dining room. There are 22 memory care suites. The community sits on 2.6 acres near the Sunset Valley Golf Course. Core Construction was the general contractor.
Development
Joint Venture Receives $65M in Construction Financing for Student Housing Community Near University of Florida
by Alex Tostado
GAINESVILLE, FLA. — A joint venture between 908 Group, Scannell Properties and Atlantic American Partners has received $65 million in construction financing for an unnamed development of a 604-bed student housing community near the University of Florida in Gainesville. First Merchant’s Bank, First Financial Bank and Old National Bank provided the construction loan for the community. TSB Capital Advisors acted as special advisor in the financing. The project will offer a mix of one-, two-, three-, four- and five-bedroom units with bed-to-bath parity. Communal amenities will include ground-floor retail space, outdoor courtyards, pools, private study lounges, a clubroom and a fitness center. The community is scheduled for completion in fall 2022. Humphrey’s & Partners designed the asset, and Arco-Murray is the general contractor. Houston-based multifamily operator Asset Living will manage the community upon completion.
Winter Park Construction Breaks Ground on $23M Affordable Seniors Housing Community in Orlando
by Alex Tostado
ORLANDO, FLA. — General contractor Winter Park Construction has broken ground on Madison Landing, an affordable seniors housing community in Orlando. Development partners American Residential Communities and New South Residential paid $1.3 million for 5.4 acres for the project. The first phase will be a 77,473-square-foot, seven-story building totaling 110 units. Development costs for Phase I are estimated at $23 million. Completion of Phase I is scheduled for September 2021. A second phase, not yet approved, could potentially add 86 more units. The developers are pursuing future funding from Florida Housing Finance Corp. (FHFC) to complete Phase II. Phase I will be 90 percent reserved for households making up to 60 percent of the area median income (AMI), with the remaining units for those making less than 33 percent of the AMI. Orange County reports that AMI is $68,100. The project team includes architect Blue Skies Studios and civil engineer Evans Engineering.
SAN ANTONIO — Owner-operator H5 Data Centers will undertake a 5,000-square-foot expansion project at its 80,000-square-foot colocation facility located at 100 Taylor St. in San Antonio. The project will add Tier III infrastructure capacity to the facility. Data center tiers refer to the requirements of distribution paths, cooling and other components that are used to differentiate facilities. A timeline for the project was not released.
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Developer WinnCos. has completed Liberty Lofts at Sibley Square, a $23.6 million workforce housing project in Rochester. The property, which is a redevelopment of a historic 1.1 million-square-foot building, adds 104 units to the local supply. Fifty-three units are available at rents of up to 60 percent of the area median income (AMI); three units are available at rents up to 100 percent of AMI; and 48 units are available at rents of up to 110 percent of AMI. The Architectural Team of Chelsea, Mass. designed the project, and DiMarco Constructors served as the general contractor.
WAUKESHA, WIS. — New Perspective has opened New Perspective Waukesha, a 128-unit independent living, assisted living and memory care community in the Milwaukee suburb of Waukesha. Amenities include a pool, dance hall, fitness center, café, movie theater and enclosed courtyard. This is the second community that the owner-operator has opened in the past two months. New Perspective’s portfolio consists of 24 communities in Minnesota, North Dakota, Wisconsin and Illinois.
ST. LOUIS PARK, MINN. — Bridgewater Bank, a local Twin Cities bank, has opened its new corporate headquarters in St. Louis Park near Minneapolis. Known as Bridgewater Corporate Center, the development is located at the corner of Excelsior Boulevard and Monterey Drive. The four-story, 84,000-square-foot building includes a Bridgewater retail branch on the ground floor. Operations and administrative offices are located on the second and third floors. Other tenants include Hazelwood Food & Drink and boutique fitness studio Discover Strength, both of which will open to the public in early 2021. Ironmark Building Co., The Bainey Group, DJR Architecture and Momentum Design Group made up the project team.
MEMPHIS, TENN. — The Annex Group will develop Annex of Memphis, a 208-bed student housing community near the University of Memphis. The Indianapolis-based developer expects development costs to total $19.1 million. The property will offer studio, two-, three- and four-bedroom floor plans. Rents will range from $1,050 per month per student for studios down to $705 per month for four-bedroom units. Communal amenities will include a fitness center and covered parking. The Annex of Memphis will be situated at 3601 Midland Ave., two blocks from campus and seven miles east of downtown Memphis. The Annex Group expects to break ground in the coming weeks and will welcome its first students in summer 2021. Axis Architecture + Interiors designed the community, which Granite Student Living will manage upon completion. First Merchants Bank is providing construction financing.
HAMILTON, N.J. — PCCP has provided a $98 million senior loan for the construction of Mercer Industrial Park, a 1.2 million-square-foot industrial development in Hamilton Township, located just outside of Trenton. The borrower is a joint venture between Hilco Redevelopment Partners and Edge Principal Advisors, which acquired the 132-acre former power plant in late 2018 and embarked on intensive demolition and site work. Mercer Industrial Park will consist of an 846,078-square-foot cross-dock building as well as a 384,895-square-foot partial cross-dock building with a combined 358 trailer parking spaces and 1,248 car surface parking spaces. Both buildings will feature 40-foot clear heights. Completion is scheduled for early 2021.
NEW YORK CITY — Los Angeles-based developer CIM Group and Brooklyn-based LIVWRK have topped out Front & York, a 21-story mixed-use tower located at 85 Jay St. in the Dumbo neighborhood of Brooklyn. The property is situated on 3.1 acres and will consist of 408 for-sale condominium units, 320 rental apartments and 150,000 square feet of retail space. Residential amenities will include a pool, outdoor lounge areas, coworking space and a chef’s kitchen with a private dining room.