Development

VTBS Architects Tapped for 436-Unit Multifamily Project in Downtown Sacramento

by Amy Works October 4, 2019

SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — Van Tilburg, Banvard & Soderbergh (VTBS Architects) is working with Weidner Apartments Homes and Deacon Construction to develop Sacramento Commons, a multifamily project in downtown Sacramento. The development team has broken ground on the two mid-rise buildings. Upon completion, the project will feature 436 apartments in a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom layouts, with ground-floor retail space for restaurants, stores and neighborhood services. Sacramento Commons will be the center of the area’s mega block, a four-square-block residential area between Fifth and Seventh streets and N and P streets. Construction is expected to take approximately 32 months.

October 4, 2019

Development Illinois Midwest Office

Skender Launches Interior Construction of 90,000 SF Mondelez Headquarters in Chicago

by Kristin Harlow October 3, 2019

CHICAGO — Skender has launched interior construction of the future 90,000-square-foot headquarters for Mondelez International in Chicago. The snacking company will serve as the anchor tenant in the new five-story building at 905 W. Fulton St. Mondelez is relocating 400 employees from its current headquarters in Deerfield. The headquarters expansion will also include Enjoy Life Foods, a snacking company based in Schiller Park that Mondelez acquired in 2015. Plans call for open office workstation areas, private offices, conference rooms, a large reception area, warming pantry, café and two staircases. Skender is collaborating with design firm HPA, design firm SCB and owner’s representative CBRE. Completion is slated for April 2020.

October 3, 2019

Development Illinois Industrial Midwest

Opus to Build Two-Building Speculative Industrial Development in Mokena, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow October 3, 2019

MOKENA, ILL. — The Opus Group is building Mokena Corporate Center, a two-building speculative industrial development in Mokena, about 35 miles southwest of Chicago. Completion of the 268,225-square-foot project is slated for June 2020. The development will sit on nearly 16 acres. The first building will total 154,581 square feet while the second will span 113,644 square feet. Opus is the developer, design-builder, architect and structural engineer. Lee & Associates will market the buildings for lease.

October 3, 2019

Development Industrial South Carolina Southeast

Crescent Communities to Develop 104,000 SF Flex Building Near Charlotte

by Alex Tostado October 3, 2019

FORT MILL, S.C. — Crescent Communities has acquired 15 acres within Lakemont Business Park in Fort Mill to develop Stateline Logistics Center, a 104,000-square-foot flex industrial building less than two miles from the South Carolina-North Carolina state border and 18 miles south of downtown Charlotte. The new building will feature 24-foot clear heights, 26 trailer parking spaces and surface parking. Crescent Communities expects to deliver the building in second-quarter 2020.

October 3, 2019

Development Industrial Texas

EastGroup Properties Breaks Ground on 278,000 SF Industrial Project in Houston

by Taylor Williams October 3, 2019

HOUSTON — EastGroup Properties has broken ground on Northwest Crossing, a 278,000-square-foot industrial project in located near the Interstate 290 and State Highway 6 interchange in northwest Houston. The project will deliver a three-building, Class A complex that will offer both multi- and single-tenant spaces for office/warehouse, light manufacturing, research & development and assembly users. Building features will include 24- to 32-foot clear heights and 20-by-20 overhead doors. JLL will handle leasing of the facility, completion of which is slated for the second quarter of 2020.

October 3, 2019

Development Industrial New Jersey Northeast Self-Storage

Hampshire, Harrison Street Break Ground on 903-Unit Self-Storage Facility in Hillsborough, N.J.

by Alex Patton October 2, 2019

HILLSBOROUGH, N.J. — A joint venture between The Hampshire Companies and Harrison Street Real Estate Capital has broken ground on a 903-unit self-storage facility in Hillsborough, located approximately 20 miles north of Trenton. The 120,524-square-foot property is located at 141 US Highway 206. Extra Space Storage will manage the facility upon completion of construction, which is slated for early 2020.

October 2, 2019

Acquisitions Development Georgia Industrial Southeast

Rooker Acquires 600 Acres in Northeast Georgia, Plans 6 MSF Industrial Park

by Alex Tostado October 2, 2019

COMMERCE, GA. — Rooker has acquired 600 acres in the northeast Georgia city of Commerce to construct Bana 85 Commerce Center, a planned 6 million-square-foot business and logistics park. Road and utility construction are slated to begin in 2020, as will grading for an initial site to accommodate 1.5 million square feet. Bana 85 Commerce Center will have sites available in a range of sizes for build-to-suit or user sales in the warehousing, distribution and manufacturing sectors. The site is located 20 miles east of Georgia Ports Authority’s 104-acre inland port in Gainesville, which is slated for completion in 2021. Atlanta-based Rooker acquired the undeveloped land by assembling multiple properties within the area. The land acquisition included several industrial-zoned parcels and three commercial-zoned parcels. Brent Story of Avalon Real Estate Partners represented the sellers in the land acquisition.

October 2, 2019

Development Florida Loans Multifamily Southeast

Lotus Capital Arranges $100M Construction Loan for Residential Tower in South Florida

by Alex Tostado October 2, 2019

HALLANDALE BEACH, FLA. — Lotus Capital has arranged a $100 million construction loan for SLS Residence, a planned 250-unit residential tower in Hallandale Beach. Related Fund Management provided the five-year loan to the developer, Connecticut-based PPG Development. The 26-story building will be a part of a 150-acre project that will include SLS Hotel, tennis courts, a marina and a Greg Norman-designed golf course. The borrower expects to complete the multifamily units in late 2021.

October 2, 2019

Development Illinois Midwest Multifamily Seniors Housing

Evergreen Real Estate Opens Six-Story Affordable Seniors Housing Community in Chicago

by Kristin Harlow October 2, 2019

CHICAGO — Evergreen Real Estate Group has completed construction of Independence Apartments, a six-story, 44-unit affordable seniors housing community located above the new Independence Branch Library in Chicago’s Irving Park neighborhood. Designed by John Ronan Architects, the project consists of affordable senior apartments paired with a new library that serves both residents and neighbors in the surrounding community. It is the second such project Evergreen has completed in Chicago this year, following Northtown Apartments in the West Ridge neighborhood. Both projects were funded in part with federal low-income housing tax credits and Illinois affordable housing tax credits provided by the Chicago Department of Housing. The Northtown development also received federal HOME funds from the Illinois Housing Development Authority. Other financing partners for the project include CIBC, City Real Estate Advisors (CREA), TCF Bank, Fifth Third Bank, Clocktower Tax Credits LLC, ComEd Energy Efficiency Program, North River Commission and predevelopment lenders LISC Chicago and Chicago Community Loan Fund.

October 2, 2019

Connecticut Development Loans Mixed-Use Northeast

JLL Arranges $97.5M Construction Loan for Mixed-Use Project in Stamford, Connecticut

by Alex Patton October 1, 2019

STAMFORD, CONN. — JLL has arranged a $97.5 million construction loan for the development of the second phase of Atlantic Station, a mixed-use project in Stamford, located approximately 35 miles northeast of New York City. Bank OZK provided the floating-rate loan. The first phase of Atlantic Station was completed in 2018 and comprised 325 rental units, 321 parking spaces and 16,000 square feet of retail space. The second phase will include 325 condominium units, approximately 48,000 square feet of retail space and a 534-space parking garage. Mike Tepedino, Michael Gigliotti and Scott Findlay of JLL arranged the loan on behalf of the developer and borrower, RXR Realty. Construction of Phase II is slated for completion by 2021.

October 1, 2019

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