UNION, OHIO — Scannell Properties has selected Peak Construction Corp. to build Interstate Aviation Hub in Union near Dayton. The 305,480-square-foot speculative industrial building will feature a clear height of 36 feet, 34 docks, two drive-in doors, 2,755 square feet of office space and parking for 130 cars and 83 trailers. The project team includes architect Ware Malcomb and civil engineer Arcadis. Completion is slated for the second quarter of 2027.
TUCSON, ARIZ. — A public-private partnership (P3) between the University of Arizona, Mortenson and Mortenson Development has broken ground on The Catalina, a 1,300-bed residence hall project on the institution’s campus in Tucson. The community is being developed utilizing tax-exempt financing through a partnership with the Collegiate Housing Foundation and RBC Capital Markets. The nine-story development will offer suite-style units alongside a dining hall upon completion, which is scheduled for fall 2028. Further details on the project were not released.
SAN ANTONIO — Dallas-based Rosewood Property Co. has begun leasing a 359-unit multifamily project in the Alamo Heights area of San Antonio that represents Phase III of a larger development known as Tobin Estates. In addition to the 265 apartments that will be housed in four-story wraparound buildings, Phase III features 94 units with private garages within two four-story buildings. Units come in one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans, and amenities include a pool, indoor and outdoor fitness centers, resident lounge and a rooftop deck. Project partners included Provident General Contractors, WDG Architecture, civil engineer Westwood and construction lender InterBank. Construction began in May 2024. Information on starting rents was not disclosed.
HOUSTON — Holt Lunsford Commercial Investments (HLCI) has completed Par 1960, a two-building, 254,186-square-foot industrial project in northwest Houston. Building 1 spans 204,375 square feet and features 32-foot clear heights and a front-load configuration. Building 2 totals 49,811 square feet and features 28-foot clear heights and a rear-load configuration. Cushman & Wakefield is the leasing agent for the buildings. Construction began in late 2024.
GASTON, S.C. — Red Rock Developments plans to develop a new 519,792-square-foot industrial facility at Sandy Run Industrial Park, a 760-acre campus in Gaston, a Columbia suburb. Situated on a 54-acre site in Calhoun County along I-26, the cross-dock facility will be built on a speculative basis and include 40-foot clear heights, 185-foot truck courts, 98 dock-high doors, four drive-in doors, an ESFR sprinkler system, speculative office space, expandable automobile and trailer parking and an 8-inch concrete slab. Red Rock has tapped Chuck Salley, Thomas Beard and John Peebles of Colliers to market and lease the facility, which is expected to break ground this quarter. Existing and committed users at Sandy Run include Zeus, Smart Warehousing and Blanchard Machinery.
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Pennrose has broken ground on North Aud Block, a $225 million mixed-use project in Buffalo’s historic Canalside district. Plans call for 251 affordable and market-rate apartments, 18,000 square feet of commercial space, 20,000 square feet of open community space and 137 parking spaces. Developed in partnership with New York State Homes and Community Renewal, the multifamily component will feature one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans, with 75 percent (187 units) of the residences to be reserved for households earning 80 percent of less of the area median income. The 20,000-square-foot public plaza will include event space with seating, as well as landscaped features, and will connect to KeyBank Center, home to the Buffalo Sabres and Buffalo Bandits. Tentative completion dates for various phases of development were not announced.
RALEIGH, N.C. — Blue Heron Asset Management has broken ground on Rosewood, a 269-unit apartment development located at 611 W. South St. in Raleigh. The locally based developer acquired the site earlier this year for nearly $12.9 million. The design-build team includes architect Cline, which is also providing interior design and landscape architecture services, as well as general contractor W.M. Jordan Co., civil engineer Withers Ravenal, MEP engineer Lighthouse Engineering and structural engineer EM Structural. Upon completion, which is expected for 2028, Rosewood will comprise two buildings and a central public plaza. Units will range in size from 499 to 1,531 square feet and amenities will include a sauna, cold plunge, coworking areas, rooftop lounge, speakeasy and 5,500 square feet of retail space along South Street.
GIBBON, MINN. — Kraus-Anderson has completed a new $68.9 million PK-12 school building for Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop Schools in southern Minnesota’s Gibbon. Designed by Wold Architects and Engineers, the project encompasses a two-story, 158,000-square-foot school and surrounding athletic field development. The new campus consolidates all grade levels into a single environment. The building’s design incorporates multiple flexible learning spaces, specialized Career and Technical Education and science classrooms and modern amenities. A secure entry and separate bus drop-offs provide distinct separation of age groups. Construction began in January 2024.
MADISON, WIS. — Lincoln Avenue Communities has selected McShane Construction Co. to build Timberline Terrace, a 93-unit affordable housing community in Madison. The podium-style building will feature five wood-framed stories atop a below-grade precast garage. Timberline Terrace will offer one-, two- and three-bedroom units with one to two bathrooms. Amenities will include a 4,000-square-foot plaza with a playground and grill stations, as well as a playroom, community room, lounge, community service space and fitness area. The development is designed to achieve Wisconsin Green Built Homes Gold Zero certification and will incorporate a solar array on the roof, high-efficiency heat pumps and upgraded performance windows. Completion is slated for fall 2027. Knothe & Bruce Architects is the architect, and The Sigma Group is the civil engineer.
By Matthew Auchincloss CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The multifamily build-to-rent (BTR) market in the Carolinas is the most competitive it’s ever been. According to Louis Smart, senior vice president at CBRE, more than 22,000 townhomes and single-family rental (SFR) units were delivered in the Carolinas over the past three years, and developers are jostling for position to handle it. “We’re reacting as probably most of our peers are reacting: scratching and clawing through lease-up, being as creative as we can, spending money that we really don’t want to spend from a marketing and advertising perspective trying to differentiate the product as much as possible, leaning into the fact that we believe we’ve picked good locations,” adds Andy Lucas, principal at Beauxwright. Lucas was a speaker on a panel titled, “Build-to-Rent in the Carolinas: Headwinds, Tailwinds and What Comes Next?” The panel was part of the lineup at InterFace Carolinas Multifamily, an information and networking conference that took place on May 21 at the Hilton Charlotte Uptown. Smart was the panel moderator. Editor’s note: InterFace Conference Group, a division of France Media Inc., produces networking and educational conferences for commercial real estate executives. To sign up for email announcements about specific events, visit www.interfaceconferencegroup.com/subscribe. Other panelists included Eric …
