JEFFERSONVILLE, IND. — Kenco, a third-party logistics provider, has opened a new e-commerce fulfillment and distribution facility in Jeffersonville, three miles north of Louisville, Ky. The 250,000-square-foot space is designed to serve e-commerce merchants as well as business-to-business customers and is scalable to over 660,000 square feet. Kenco says the Jeffersonville location was selected to enable customers to reach the vast majority of the U.S. population in one to two days via ground transportation.
ATLANTA — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will develop a 160,000-square-foot research lab at Roybal Campus, the organization’s main headquarters in Atlanta. The high-containment continuity lab (HCCL) will be a Biosafety Level-4 (BSL-4) facility, a designation reserved for the highest level of biological safety. The lab is part of the CDC’s 2025 master plan, which was finalized before the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic began. The Atlanta-based organization expects construction to begin in early 2021 and has tapped McCarthy Building Cos. Inc. as general contractor. Flad Architects, Page Southerland Page and WSP designed the HCCL. McCarthy, a St. Louis-based general contractor, has built 25 percent of the BSL-4 labs in the United States. The company also built the Emerging Infectious Diseases BSL-4 Laboratory on the Roybal Campus in 2005. In early 2018, the CDC petitioned Congress to allow for upgrades to be made at the facility. The development cost was not disclosed, although McCarthy entered into a $233 million contract with the U.S. government to construct the HCCL. “The facility has done quite well, but it runs constantly — 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year,” Inger Damon, director of the division of high-consequence …
THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS — General contractor Paragon Services Inc. has completed renovations of Boardwalk at Town Center, a 450-unit multifamily community in The Woodlands, roughly 30 miles north of Houston. The project began in fall 2018. Units at the property now feature wood-style plank flooring, quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances and brushed nickel hardware. The renovations also delivered upgrades to the amenity spaces, which include two pools, a game room, rooftop lounge, business center, fitness studio, coffee bar, pet park and a clubroom with a gourmet kitchen.
ODESSA, TEXAS — Houston-based developer Archway Properties has broken ground on a 28,222-square-foot industrial project in the West Texas city of Odessa. The project will be a build-to-suit for TEAM Inc., an engineering services firm based in metro Houston, and will feature 21,222 square feet of warehouse and light manufacturing space and 7,000 square feet of office space. Completion is slated for December.
INDIANAPOLIS — Discovery Senior Living has unveiled plans for a multi-million-dollar capital investment and renovation of Discovery Commons at College Park, a 116-unit independent living community located in Indianapolis. The multi-phase project will include interior and exterior improvements. The initial phase will include new seating and gathering areas, including an upgraded lobby. Interior enhancements will also include renovated bathrooms, new flooring, lighting, furniture and décor as well as a new color palette. The initial phase is underway with completion slated for late summer. The second phase calls for a renovation of the dining room, enhancements to the community’s kitchen and design upgrades for the resident corridors and library. New furniture for both the interior and exterior of the community will be included in the second phase, which is set to begin late this year. Discovery has owned and operated the property since July 2019. Discovery Design Concepts is leading the interior design aspect of the project.
HENDERSON, NEV. — Panattoni Development Co. has purchased 38.8 acres of undeveloped land, located at the southeast corner of Bermuda Road and St. Rose Parkway in the West Henderson submarket, for $25.5 million. Panattoni plans to construct a build-to-suit industrial asset on the property for an undisclosed tenant. The project is located within South 15 Airport Center, a 211-acre industrial complex. Dan Doherty, Paul Sweetland, Chris Lane and Jerry Doty of Colliers International’s Doherty Industrial Group represented Panattoni on the transaction. The name of the seller was not released.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Goodman Realty Group plans to develop a four-story multifamily community located within Winrock Town Center in Albuquerque. Situated on 3.3 acres, the 146,000-square-foot property will feature 199 apartments, a game room, lounge, industrial kitchen, paw spa, fitness center, courtyard and secured parking, as well as the amenities available at Winrock Town Center. Construction of the $45 million project is slated to begin in fourth-quarter 2020, with completion expected in third-quarter 2022. The development team includes DPS Architects and Albuquerque-based Goodman Realty Group as developer and owner.
PLANT CITY, FLA. — Ace Hardware will relocate its distribution center to Plant City, which will allow the Oak Brook, Ill.-based retailer to add 315,000 square feet to its retail support center. Ace Hardware expects construction to begin in October 2020 with completion slated for November 2021. The general contractor, County Line Farms One LLC, says an estimated 200 construction jobs will be created for the project. Ace Hardware has operated its retail support center in Tampa since 1977. The retail support center currently supports 200 Ace Hardware locations in Florida. The company plans to add 40 jobs to the Plant City location to meet business needs.
MADISON, GA. — Vitality Living has formed a development partnership with Hillpointe LLC to build Vitality Living Madison, which is currently under construction. Upon full buildout, the project will feature 332 units of seniors housing in Madison, which is approximately 60 miles east of downtown Atlanta. Located on 73 acres, Vitality Living Madison will be built in phases. Phase I will feature a mix of two-bedroom independent living villas and one-bedroom apartments, as well as amenities including a fitness center. Phase II will add assisted living and memory care units to the development. A leasing center is already open in advance of the scheduled opening late this year. This will be Vitality’s first community in Georgia. The operator currently has seniors housing assets in Tennessee, Alabama, Texas and Florida.
PHILADELPHIA — Oliver Tyrone Pulver Corp., a metro Philadelphia-based developer, plans to build a 700,000-square-foot office building in the Center City area of Philadelphia. The 30-story building will be located adjacent to City Hall at 1301 Market St. and will feature 25,200 square-foot plates on the lower floors and 17,000-square-foot plates on the upper floors. Amenities will include a 10,000-square-foot fitness center, outdoor terraces, a café, bike lockers, conference rooms, casual workspaces and a two-story, glass-enclosed marble lobby. Construction is slated to be completed in 2023. JLL will lead the leasing program at the building.