Development

Callahan Construction Completes 220-Unit The Cove Apartments in Hingham, Massachusetts

by Taylor Williams July 8, 2020

HINGHAM, MASS. — General contractor Callahan Construction Managers has completed The Cove, a 220-unit apartment project in Hingham, a southern suburb of Boston. Units feature kitchen islands with breakfast bars, walk-in closets, stainless steel appliances and tile backsplashes, as well as balconies and gas fireplaces in select units. Communal amenities include a media lounge, a clubroom with beer and wine taps, rooftop lounge with a bar and fireplace, fitness center with a yoga studio, two conference rooms, a pool and outdoor grilling areas. Alliance Residential Co. developed the project, and Cube 3 Architects designed it.

July 8, 2020

Development Retail Southeast Virginia

Development Group to Build New Earth Fare Grocery Store in Christiansburg, Virginia

by Alex Tostado July 7, 2020

CHRISTIANSBURG, VA. — A group of developers will build a new prototype of the specialty grocer in Christiansburg. Walt Rector, founding principal of Flagstaff, Ariz.-based Bromont Investments, and investment partner Chris Carlsen, are leading the development of the Earth Fare, which will be located within Christiansburg Marketplace. The new store will feature a smaller footprint than previous Earth Fare stores. Fletcher, N.C.-based Earth Fare closed all of its 46 stores and filed for bankruptcy in February. Randy Talley, cofounder of the original Earth Fare, and Dennis Hulsing, an Asheville, N.C.-based investor, teamed up to acquire shuttered Earth Fare locations in mid-April, as well as the grocer’s trade name. The Christiansburg location is slated to open in spring 2021. The investors have also recently reopened closed Earth Fare stores in Roanoke, Va.; and Asheville and Boone, N.C. Other tenants at Marketplace at Christianburg include AspenDental, Chipotle, Elegant Nails, Harbor Freight, Mission BBQ, Orangetheory Fitness, Sandros, Skyline Bank, Starbucks and Verizon.

July 7, 2020

Development Industrial Texas

Stream Realty Breaks Ground on 1 MSF Empire West Business Park in Metro Houston

by Taylor Williams July 7, 2020

BROOKSHIRE, TEXAS — Stream Realty Partners has broken ground on Empire West Business Park, a speculative industrial project that is situated on 300 acres in the western Houston suburb of Brookshire. Designed by Houston-based Powers Brown Architecture, the property fronts Interstate 10 and U.S. Highway 90. The initial phase of the project will consist of roughly 1 million square feet of space across three buildings while the second phase will focus more on build-to-suit opportunities and potential sales to corporate end users. The project team includes general contractor Rosenberger Construction and engineering firms BGE Inc., LJB Inc. and Cope Engineering. Stream Realty is underway with site infrastructure work at Empire West, including detention, roads, wastewater and water that will serve the park. The developer expects to complete the Phase I buildings in spring 2021.

July 7, 2020

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Development Industrial New Jersey Northeast

Scout Capital Nears Completion of 332,000 SF Cold Storage Facility in Southern New Jersey

by Taylor Williams July 7, 2020

EAST GREENWICH, N.J. — Miami-based Scout Capital Partners is nearing completion of Scout Cold Logistics Center, a 332,000-square-foot cold storage facility in East Greenwich, located 18 miles outside Philadelphia in Southern New Jersey. The facility features 80 loading docks and 36-foot clear heights and is expected to be complete by the end of summer. A logistics company that specializes in transport of perishable foods has leased 97,000 square feet at the property. The remaining floor plans range in size from 65,000 to 235,000 square feet. Colliers is handling leasing of the facility.

July 7, 2020

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Development Multifamily New Jersey Northeast

JMF Properties Begins Leasing Phase II of 212-Unit Apartment Community in Plainfield, New Jersey

by Taylor Williams July 7, 2020

PLAINFIELD, N.J. — JMF Properties has begun leasing the second and final phase of Quin Sleepy Hollow, a 212-unit apartment community in the Northern New Jersey city of Plainfield. The transit-served property features one- and two-bedroom units with floor-to-ceiling windows, quartz countertops and individual washers and dryers. Amenities include a resident lounge with billiards, a library, theater room, business center, dog park and a fitness center with a yoga studio. Move-ins are expected to begin later this summer.

July 7, 2020

Civic Development Midwest Minnesota

Kraus-Anderson Completes $70M Renovation, Expansion of Science Facilities at Minnesota’s Gustavus Adolphus College

by Kristin Harlow July 7, 2020

ST. PETER, MINN. — Kraus-Anderson Construction Co. has completed a $70 million renovation and expansion of Nobel Hall of Science at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, about 70 miles southwest of Minneapolis. Nobel Hall houses the departments of biology, chemistry, geography and geology, along with interdisciplinary programs in biochemistry, molecular biology and environmental studies. Designed by Hastings+Chivetta, the 182,828-square-foot project nearly doubled the building’s footprint. A lobby and laboratory theater connects Nobel Hall to the Schafer Fine Arts building. The project also added new research and teaching laboratories, offices, classrooms and meeting rooms as well as a museum, greenhouse and auditorium.

July 7, 2020

Development Industrial Kansas Midwest Office

GO Topeka Unveils Plans for Animal Health Innovation Campus in Kansas

by Kristin Harlow July 7, 2020

TOPEKA, KAN. — GO Topeka has unveiled plans to build a large-scale animal health innovation campus in Topeka. The economic development group has selected Clark Enersen Partners and BioRealty Inc. to begin identifying and evaluating prospective locations. The developers, which both have expertise building scientific research parks, will present initial findings this winter. The development will be home to Plug and Play’s animal health program as well as research and development labs and offices for startups and partners. Topeka is centrally located within the KC Animal Health Corridor, which is home to more than 300 animal health companies.

July 7, 2020

Arizona Development Industrial Retail Western

Orion Investment Real Estate Negotiates Sale of 18.5-Acre Commercial Development Site in Arizona

by Amy Works July 7, 2020

SURPRISE, ARIZ. — Orion Investment Real Estate, along with Property Dimensions Real Estate Group, has arranged the sale of an 18.5-acre commercial land site located at the northwest corner of Litchfield and Cactus roads in Surprise. Veramonte Land Holdings sold the parcel to Terry B. Brodkin & Associates, as 18.5 Litchfield & Cactus LLC, for $2.2 million. The buyer is working with LGE to develop high-quality flex space at the back of the property, while frontage is being sold off as retail pads. Judi Butterworth of Orion and Cathy Cheshier of Property Dimensions represented the seller in the transaction.

July 7, 2020

Vantage Data Centers Santa Clara Flagship

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Vantage Data Centers, Colony Capital Agree to Form $3.5B Partnership to Grow Data Center Platform

by John Nelson July 7, 2020

DENVER AND LOS ANGELES — Data center developer and operator Vantage Data Centers has entered into a definitive agreement with an investor group led by Colony Capital Inc. (NYSE: CLNY) to form a $3.5 billion partnership that will expand Vantage’s data center platform in North America and Europe. The firms expect the agreement to be finalized toward the end of the month. As part of the agreement, the Colony-led investor group will invest $1.2 billion in Vantage’s portfolio, including 12 stabilized North American data centers that span more than 1.4 million gross square feet in Santa Clara, Calif.; Quincy, Wash.; Montreal; and Quebec City, Canada. Vantage’s management team, led by President and CEO Sureel Choksi, will continue to manage and operate these assets as part of its global data center footprint. The Colony-Vantage partnership will allow Vantage to develop and maintain top-performing data centers in new and existing markets. The Denver-based company has been expanding in Europe the past few months, entering Wales through its acquisition of data center campus Next Generation Data that was announced in April. Vantage also acquired data center provider Etix Everywhere in February. The deal included a data center under construction in Frankfurt, Germany. Vantage …

July 7, 2020

Development New York Northeast Office

JEMB Realty Nears Completion of 500,000 SF 1 Willoughby Square Office Tower in Brooklyn

by Taylor Williams July 6, 2020

NEW YORK CITY — JEMB Realty is nearing completion of 1 Willoughby Square, a 500,000-square-foot office building in Brooklyn. The 34-story tower will feature underground parking and various outdoor amenity terraces and green spaces. FXCollaborative designed the project and will also be the anchor tenant upon completion, which is scheduled for the fourth quarter. The development team notes that the project represents the first ground-up office project in downtown Brooklyn in decades.

July 6, 2020

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