Development

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THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS — The Howard Hughes Corp. will renovate the lobby of 1400 Woodloch Forest, a 95,561-square-foot office building in The Woodlands, about 30 miles north of Houston. This renovation will extend the lobby to include a large vestibule leading to the southside parking area and to feature updated finish materials including ceramic tile flooring and walls with modern lighting and hard ceilings. It will also incorporate COVID-19 safety protocols such as a touchless digital directory. Gensler is the architect for the project, and Byrd Construction is the general contractor. Completion is scheduled for mid-October.

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DENVER — Greystar, as owner and operator, has completed the construction of The Pullman, an apartment and retail community located at 1959 Wewatta St. in Denver’s Union State neighborhood. Designed by The Mulhern Group, the 13-story property features 168 apartments in a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts plus two-story penthouses. Units range from 819 square feet to 3,784 square feet and offer KitchenAid gas cooktops, quartz countertops, engineered hardwood flooring and custom wood cabinetry. Penthouses suites include in-wall fireplaces, secondary butler’s entrances, full-body showers and Wolf and Subzero appliances. Community amenities include a hotel-style lobby, 8,000-square-foot rooftop and spa terrace, outdoor kitchen and dining area, fitness center and yoga studio, billiards lounge with wet bar, pet spa, bicycle storage, demonstration kitchen, members-only club room, and a coffee and tea bar. The property also features 3,500 square feet of ground-floor retail space, plus above- and below-ground structured parking for 212 vehicles.

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DECATUR, GA. — Mill Creek Residential will develop Modera Decatur, a 194-unit multifamily community in Decatur. The Atlanta-based developer expects to immediately break ground with plans to open the community in fall 2022. Modera Decatur will be situated on 2.1 acres at 163 Clairemont Ave., six miles northeast of downtown Atlanta. Communal amenities will include a pool, clubroom, fitness center, rooftop lounge and a fire pit, as well as 24,500 square feet of retail space on the ground floor. Modera Decatur will be Mill Creek’s ninth community in Atlanta.

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DETROIT — Developers Preservation of Affordable Housing (POAH) and Develop Detroit have broken ground on a $36.3 million mixed-income development in Midtown Detroit’s Sugar Hill Arts District. Slated for completion in late 2021, the project will occupy what is currently a vacant lot on the northwest corner of John R and Garfield streets. The development will include 68 apartment units, 11,900 square feet of retail space and 164 parking spaces. Fourteen of the units will be set aside for residents who earn 30 to 60 percent of the area median income. The project site is located across from the John D. Dingell VA Medical Center. As such, many of the affordable units be dedicated to homeless veterans. Midtown Detroit Inc. plans to develop an outdoor green space adjacent to the building. In addition to the affordable housing component, the project is significant because it is one of the last designed by Phil Freelon, a celebrated black architect who passed away last year. The project team includes general contractor Whiting-Turner and architects Perkins & Will and McIntosh Poris. VM3 Consulting Corp. is working to engage minority- and women-owned firms as well as Detroit-based workers. Project funding comes from the City of …

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OAKBROOK TERRACE, ILL. — J.C. Anderson has been selected to complete a 109,000-square-foot office build-out for German engineering and technology company Bosch at One Tower Lane in Oakbrook Terrace. The project encompasses the top five floors of the 31-story office building as well as a 15,883-square-foot separate commercial space at the property known as “The Annex.” Bosch plans to relocate about 350 employees from its automotive aftermarket division in Broadview to the new space in Oakbrook Terrace. Scheduled for completion in November, the project will include the addition of conference rooms, private offices and open seating areas. The annex portion will serve as a testing and lab facility. Whitney is the project architect and Cushman & Wakefield is providing project management services.

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FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Marriott International Inc. will open a 200-room Hotel Drover, one of its Autograph Collection brands, at the historic Fort Worth Stockyards in early 2021. Rooms will feature oversized tubs and wet bars, and guests can enjoy two acres of outdoor space that house a pool, water features, fire pits and a music stage. The hotel will also offer 12,000 square feet of meeting and event space.

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PULLMAN, WASH. — Aspen Heights Partners has broken ground on Aspen Heights Pullman, a 752-bed, cottage-style student housing community for students attending Washington State University. The property will offer a mix of two-, three-, four- and five-bedroom units with bed-to-bath parity. Shared amenities will include a community building, hot tub, fitness center and an on-site shuttle to campus. The development is scheduled for completion in fall 2021.

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CARSON, CALIF. — Plenitude Holdings, a real estate investment partnership between Blanchard Entities and Shopoff Realty Investments affiliated entities, is developing The Creek at Dominguez Hills in Carson. Located off the 405 Freeway and north of East Del Amo Boulevard, the 87-acre development will offer more than 500,000-square-feet of retail, recreation and sports wellness space. In addition to retail, the project will feature a 199,000-square-foot, multi-use indoor sports complex designed to accommodate basketball and volleyball practice and team competitions, along with indoor turf training areas and a mezzanine level for viewing the courts below. The facility will be accessible to local sports groups, and open for daily community use and fitness programming. Additionally, The Creek at Dominguez Hill will offer more than eight acres of open space, including a three-kilometer jogging path, a 6.6-acre community park, a zipline and ropes course, and a clubhouse featuring a rooftop deck suitable for community and special events. Plenitude Holdings is finalizing the development plans and expects to break ground in mid-2021. The company has retained Sports Facilities Management to manage the property and partnered with FlyingTee, an active entertainment, golf and dining company, for their first location in California. FlyingTee will offer private …

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ARLINGTON, VA. — Discount grocer Lidl US plans to open 50 new stores in nine states on the East Coast by the end of 2021. Arlington, Va.-based Lidl US will invest $500 million and hire 2,000 employees as part of the expansion. The footprints of the new stores will include six in Georgia, one in South Carolina, five in North Carolina, seven in Virginia, 10 in Maryland, six in New York, 10 in New Jersey, one in Delaware and four in Pennsylvania. Germany-based Lidl currently operates 11,000 grocery stores in 32 countries.

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NASHVILLE, TENN. — The Pizzuti Cos. has opened The Joseph, a 21-story, 297-room hotel in Nashville’s SoBro district. The hotel is part of Marriott International’s Luxury Collection line. The hotel offers indoor and outdoor meeting space, a fitness center, spa and salon, rooftop lounge and restaurant Yolan. The Joseph, named after Pizzuti family patriarch Joseph Pizzuti, is located at 401 Koreans Blvd., less than one mile from downtown Nashville. Miami-based Arquitectonica designed the hotel. New York City-based INC Architecture & Design was the interior designer.

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