MIAMI — Parkway Real Estate Services LLC and joint venture partner KKR have completed their $10 million renovation of Sabadell Financial Center, a 30-story, 524,000-square-foot office tower in Miami’s Brickell district. The waterfront property overlooks Biscayne Bay. Parkway Real Estate and KKR acquired the property for $250 million in 2018 and immediately commenced renovation plans. Upgrades included redesigning the entrance and renovating the lobby, as well as adding enhanced cellphone signal technology, meeting and entertainment spaces and a rooftop deck with space for fitness classes. The landlords also signed three retail tenants — Vice City Bean, Carrot Express and Fitbox Method — to occupy space on the ground level. This marks the third location for the locally owned Vice City Bean coffeehouse; the eighth location for Carrot Express, a healthy, fast-casual restaurant; and the second location for Fitbox Method, a fitness studio offering a mix of cardio and boxing training. Jonathan Carter and Jenny Gefen of Colliers International represented the landlords in all three retail transactions. Sabadell Financial Center was built in 2000 and is located at 1111 Brickell Ave., one mile south of downtown Miami. The asset features 8,000 square feet of ground-level retail space, a 26,000-square-foot amenity deck …
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SOUTH ANNVILLE, PA. — Hershey Co. will open a 1 million-square-foot warehouse and packaging center in South Annville, a suburb of Harrisburg that is located near the candy manufacturer’s headquarters. According to lebtown.com, which covers Lebanon County, Pa., construction is slated to begin this month, and the project is expected to create as many as 500 new jobs.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Alliance Residential has delivered Broadstone Queen City, a 260-unit apartment complex in Charlotte’s South End neighborhood. The property offers studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans. Units include electronic locks, wood plank-style flooring, quartz countertops, GE appliances and floor-to-ceiling windows. Communal amenities include a saltwater pool, rooftop bar and lounge, courtyard, fitness center, dog park, office suites and ground-level retail space that will soon welcome Queen City Grounds coffee. Broadstone Queen City is situated at 101 W. Morehead St., less than one mile from downtown Charlotte and half a mile from the LYNX Blue Line light rail station.
MOUNT SINAI, N.Y. — Seniors housing developer and operator Engel Burman has opened The Bristal at Mount Sinai, a 120-unit assisted living community in the Long Island hamlet of Mount Sinai. The Bristal at Mount Sinai has 76 assisted living apartments and 44 additional apartments for memory care. Monthly rents begin at $5,200 for assisted living and $8,400 for memory care. This is the 20th Bristal-branded community, with 15 of those located on Long Island.
CHICAGO — Mosaic Construction LLC has completed a renovation of the Novel Coworking space on the top floor of the four-story 420 West Huron Street in downtown Chicago. The 4,500-square-foot project includes a large open area with dedicated space for two private offices, a huddle room and a phone booth for private calls. It also features a full-size private kitchenette. Mosaic worked with Novel’s team of architects and mechanical engineers to install the latest electric and data features.
St. John Properties Buys Land Site for 600,000 SF Simms Technology Park in Broomfield, Colorado
by Amy Works
BROOMFIELD, COLO. — Baltimore-based St. John Properties has acquired 81 acres of land in Broomfield for the development of Simms Technology Park, a $95 million mixed-use business park project. Brocade Communications Systems sold the development site for an undisclosed price. Located at the intersection of North Simms Street and West 112th Avenue, the 600,000-square-foot Simms Technology Park will comprise two multi-story, Class A office buildings offering 200,000 square feet; five single-story office buildings totaling 150,000 square feet; six R&D/flex buildings totaling 220,000 square feet; an 8,000-square-foot retail building; and four pad sites suitable for multiple retail tenants. St. John Properties plans to initially break ground on the single-story office and R&D/flex buildings in early 2021, with delivery of the first building slated for late 2021. The rest of the development will be delivered in phases.
CLAYTON, MO. — McCarthy Building Cos. Inc. has broken ground on Forsyth Pointe, an office and retail development in the central business district of Clayton, just west of St. Louis. Developed by US Capital Development, the project will include two Class A office towers with more than 20,000 square feet of street-level retail space. The office portion will rest atop a seven-story parking structure, bringing the project’s total square footage to nearly 1 million square feet. A 10-story, 265,000-square-foot east tower will occupy the corner of Forsyth Boulevard and Meramec Avenue. An eight-story, 210,000-square-foot west tower will reside at Brentwood and Forsyth boulevards. In addition to a 45,000-square-foot garden terrace, amenities will include a 10,000-square-foot fitness center and an arts and entertainment venue. Completion is slated for summer 2022. Project costs were not disclosed. “Forsyth Pointe will add prime office space and innovative retail space, increasing street vitality and the pedestrian experience on a prominent corner across from Shaw Park, one of our city’s crown jewels,” says Clayton Mayor Michelle Harris. Established in 1935, the 47.5-acre Shaw Park is the city’s oldest and largest park. The Forsyth Pointe project team includes Christner Architects, Cedergreen LLC, Alper Audi, Stock & Associates, …
Greenberg Gibbons, Caves Valley Partners to Open Student Housing Community Within $350M Towson Row in August
by Alex Tostado
TOWSON, MD. — Greenberg Gibbons and Caves Valley Partners will open Phase I of Towson Row, a $350 million mixed-use development in Towson, in August. The first phase includes Altus, a 214-unit student housing community that will include retail and restaurant space on the ground level. Gilbane Development Co. is developing and managing Altus, which is located at the corner of Susquehanna Avenue and Towson Row, one mile north of Towson University. Located on the first level of the Altus building will be a 2,860-square-foot wine and spirits store, a 2,272-square-foot nail salon and a 2,750-square-foot BurgerFi restaurant. Towson University announced it will open for in-person and online classes Aug. 24. Towson Row is a five-acre mixed-use development that will include a 45,000-square-foot Whole Foods Market, more than 75,000 square feet of retail/restaurant space, 150,000 square feet of office space, 231 apartment units, the adaptive reuse of the former National Guard armory building into Towson University’s StarTUp and a 220-room dual-branded hotel.
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS — Oldham Goodwin Group has opened The Huntington at College Station, a 120-unit affordable seniors housing community in Central Texas. The property spans five acres and offers proximity to Baylor Scott & White Medical Center and the newly developed Midtown City Center mixed-use destination, as well as Texas A&M University. Units at The Huntington feature Whirlpool appliances, vinyl flooring and individual washers and dryers. Amenities include a clubroom with a kitchen area, resident library, business center, arts and crafts room, fitness center, putting green, bocce and pickleball courts and access to walking trails. Construction began in June 2019.
LOGANVILLE, GA. — American Homes 4 Rent has opened Stone Creek Community, a 127-home rental community in Loganville. The community comprises single-family homes that feature fenced-in backyards and three-to five-bedroom floor plans ranging from 2,000 to 3,000 square feet. Rents will start in the $1,600s. Each home offers granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, vinyl plank flooring, central heating and air conditioning and two-car garages. The community will also feature a clubhouse, pool, fitness center and a playground. Additionally, routine front and backyard maintenance is included. Stone Creek Community is situated at 5031 U.S. Highway 81, 38 miles east of downtown Atlanta.