ORLANDO, FLA. — Liberty Investment Properties, in a partnership with private investors, is developing a new mixed-use development in downtown Orlando. Liberty Corner will be a three-story building that will house 150,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space and a climate-controlled self-storage facility. My Neighborhood Storage Center of Magnolia will operate the nearly 700 self-storage units. Liberty Investment Properties will manage the property, which is expected to open at the end of 2020.
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MINNEAPOLIS — The Opus Group has completed the repositioning of Target’s former west corporate campus in Minneapolis. The single-tenant office building has been transformed into multi-tenant space. The property, located at 3701 Wayzata Blvd., spans nine stories and 307,000 square feet. Tactile Medical has leased 114,000 square feet at the project, along with SRF Consulting Group Inc. leasing 70,000 square feet and Regis Corp. leasing 65,000 square feet. Approximately 55,000 square feet remain available for lease. Amenities include a renovated café, half-basketball court, bocce ball, fitness center and indoor bike lounge. The eighth floor includes a clubroom, rooftop patio, conference room and entertainment areas. Opus served as developer, design-builder, architect and engineer of record. Perkins+Will provided interior design consulting services. The project was a joint venture with Principal Real Estate Investors. TCF Bank provided financing. Target still maintains its headquarters in Minneapolis along Nicollet Mall.
Rockefeller Group Breaks Ground on 900,022 SF Industrial Property in Edison, New Jersey
by Alex Patton
EDISON, N.J. — Rockefeller Group, a New York-based developer, has broken ground on a 900,022-square-foot industrial property in Edison, about 30 miles southwest of New York City. The speculative distribution center will be located on 56 acres off Route 27 and will feature 40-foot ceiling heights, 150 dock doors and 464 parking stalls. New Jersey-based KSS Architects is designing the project, construction of which is slated for completion in August 2020.
CYPRESS, TEXAS — Cinemark Holdings will open an eight-screen CUT! by Cinemark movie theater in Cypress, a northwestern suburb of Houston. The theater will feature wall-to-wall screens, enhanced sound systems, a full-service food menu and bar and an outdoor patio with a fireplace and games. Washington Prime Group will develop the theater, with construction scheduled to begin in November and the opening slated for July 2020.
KISSIMMEE, FLA. — Summit Contracting Group has broken ground on Sentosa Sinclair, a 288-unit multifamily complex in Kissimmee spanning 10 buildings and 367,043 square feet. The property will be located near the master-planned community of Reunion and Disney World. Communal amenities will include a clubhouse, swimming pool, fitness center, mail kiosk, playground and a dog park. Construction is planned to be complete in January 2021. Sentosa Sinclair Apartments LLC, an affiliate of Reunion developer Falcone Group, is building Sentosa Sinclair. St. Petersburg, Fla.-based ARC3 Architecture Inc. is the architect.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Canopy will break ground on an adaptive reuse project in Charlotte’s NoDa (North of Davidson) neighborhood. The project, known as Indigo CLT, will be located at 4000 Raleigh St. and will comprise 60,000 square feet of industrial space, 40,000 square feet of office space and 20,000 square feet of retail space. Situated along Charlotte’s LYNX Blue Line, the existing building on the site was built in 1954 as the former home to a mill company. Redevelopment plans for Indigo CLT will highlight the existing original architectural features, including its 18-foot ceilings, exposed brick and numerous skylights. The redevelopment plans also include a boutique apartment community adjacent to the existing building. Canopy and The Nichols Co. plan to target complementary retail tenants to support Indigo CLT’s live-work-play dynamic, such as a coffee shop/juice bar, second-generation brewery, bodega and fitness concept. Charlotte-based Canopy expects the project to deliver in spring 2020.
BRENTWOOD, TENN. — Highwoods Properties will develop Virginia Springs II, a 111,000-square-foot office building within Maryland Farms in Brentwood. The company expects to invest $37.8 million in the development. Virginia Springs II is the second of two office buildings Highwoods has planned, joining the 113,000-square-foot Virginia Springs I, which was delivered earlier this year. Amenities at Virginia Springs II will include outdoor common areas, modern architecture and access to Powell Park and Maryland Farms Greenway. The office building will be situated 12 miles south of downtown Nashville. Construction is scheduled to begin in the third quarter, with targeted completion in the third quarter of 2020 and projected stabilization in the third quarter of 2022.
MidCity, Anchor Capital Acquire 42,500 SF Industrial Building in Metro Atlanta, Plan to Reposition to Office
by Alex Tostado
CHAMBLEE, GA. — A joint venture between MidCity Real Estate Partners and Anchor Capital Partners has acquired 5616 Peachtree, a 42,500-square-foot industrial building in downtown Chamblee. The owners plan to immediately begin construction to reposition the building into a 36,500-square-foot office building. The asset will be extensively renovated with all new base building features and new tenant interiors. Winter Construction will serve as the general contractor for the renovations, and will occupy half of the building upon completion. The joint venture expects the building will be move-in ready in February 2020. Patterson Real Estate Advisory Group arranged a construction loan and equity financing on behalf of the borrowers. First Citizens Bank provided the construction loan. The joint venture paid $3.5 million for the existing industrial building. The building is located two blocks from the $2 billion Assembly Yards in Doraville and 18 miles northeast of downtown Atlanta.
OAK BROOK, ILL. — Morgan/Harbour Construction has broken ground on a new 135,000-square-foot, four-story build-to-suit for Hub Group on Clearwater Drive in Oak Brook. The project serves as Phase II for the headquarters of Hub Group, a supply chain solutions provider. In the second phase, Morgan/Harbour will construct a replica of the Phase I building with open work areas, private offices, conference rooms and a fitness center. The buildings will be connected via an underground walkway. Solomon Cordwell Buenz is the architect. Completion is slated for September 2020. Morgan/Harbour completed Phase I in 2014.
MorningStar, Confluent Senior Living Deliver 70,863 SF Seniors Housing Community in New Mexico
by Amy Works
RIO RANCHO, N.M. — Co-developers MorningStar Senior Living and Confluent Senior Living, a subsidiary of Confluent Development, have delivered MorningStar of Rio Rancho, a seniors housing community located at 2301 Golf Course Road SE in Rio Rancho. Situated on 5.5 acres, Morningstar of Rio Rancho features a total of 77 units, with 51 suites for assisted living and 26 suites for residents with memory impairment, in a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom layouts. The one- and two-bedroom assisted living suites feature stacked washer/dryers, and all units include advanced technological features including an emergency call system and community-wide wireless internet. Additionally, the community offers restaurant-style and private dining options, a 24-hour bistro/bar, a workshop and art studio, community activities space with demonstration kitchen, a spa and massage therapy room, fitness center, theater/chapel, library and salon. Outdoor amenities include courtyards with trellises, walking paths, resident gardening areas and a barbecue area with grill and fire pit. MorningStar of Rio Rancho is the 12th joint venture between MorningStar and Confluent Senior Living. Confluent is the project owner and MorningStar serves as the operator of the property. The project team included Rosemann & Associates as architect, New Mexico-based Bradbury Stamm Construction as general …