SANTA CLARA, CALIF. — CoreSite Realty Corp. has completed the third and final phase of SV8, a 162,000-square-foot data center development in Santa Clara. The final phase consists of a 54,000-square-foot building with six megawatts, with 11 percent of the building pre-leased. The first two phases, totaling 108,000 square feet, are fully leased. The 18-megawatt, purpose-built SV8 project is part of CoreSite’s Santa Clara and broader Silicon Valley connected campus, with close proximity to the heart of the high-tech Silicon Valley market.
Development
Optima, Principal Real Estate Investors Develop 213-Unit Apartment Tower at Optima Kierland Center in Scottsdale
by Amy Works
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — A joint venture partnership between Optima and Principal Real Estate Investors is developing 7140 Optima Kierland, a multifamily property located within Optima Kierland Center in North Scottsdale. As the second residential tower within Optima Kierland Center, the 12-story building will feature 213 apartments in a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts ranging in size from 737 square feet to 2,225 square feet. Units will feature plank flooring, solar shades, floor-to-ceiling glass walls and an outdoor terrace. Residential amenities will include a rooftop pool, lounge and running track; outdoor spa with a steam room, sauna and hydrotherapy; fitness center; cool plunge and hot spa; full-court indoor basketball court; co-working spaces; dog park and pet spa; electronic gaming room; and golf simulator. Additional amenities will include outdoor spaces with barbeques and fire pits; event and party spaces with retractable glass walls; an outdoor bar, lounge and kitchen; and an indoor theatre and game room. Construction of the new tower is well underway, with first move-ins scheduled for August.
Sudberry Properties, Tharaldson Hospitality Open Hampton Inn & Suites in Imperial Beach, California
by Amy Works
IMPERIAL BEACH, CALIF. — Sudberry Properties and Tharaldson Hospitality Management have opened Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton at Breakwater Town Center in Imperial Beach. Situated on 1.5 acres, the four-story, 62,000-square-foot property is the final phase of Breakwater Town Center, a public-private partnership by the city of Imperial Beach and Sudberry Properties. Located at 771 Palm Ave., the newly constructed hotel features 100 guest rooms, a fitness center, breakfast and lounge area, business center, outdoor swimming pool, free Wi-Fi and 100 parking spaces. The hotel’s development team includes Joseph Wong of San Diego-based JWDA, Las Vegas-based Design Cell Architecture and Carlsbad, Calif.-based Watkins Landmark Construction. Heritage Inn of Imperial Beach LLC owns the hotel. Sudberry and Tharaldson are serving as managing partners. Tharaldson Hospitality Management operates the hotel under a franchise agreement with Hilton Worldwide Holdings.
FRISCO, TEXAS — Locally based developer NewcrestImage has opened a 150-room Canopy by Hilton hotel at the 242-acre Frisco Station mixed-use development north of Dallas. Guest rooms feature the distinctive canopy headboard that reaches the ceiling and overhangs the bed. The property is part of a campus of four hotels totaling 600 rooms that is being developed by NewcrestImage. An AC Hotel and a Residence Inn, both totaling 150 rooms, have been operational since August 2019. A 150-room Hyatt Place hotel will follow, though a construction start date has not yet been established.
KELLER, TEXAS — The City of Keller, located north of Fort Worth, conducted a ribbon-cutting ceremony yesterday afternoon for the opening of a new 110-room Hampton by Hilton hotel. The property is located at 200 Town Center Lane and offers a 24-hour business center and 1,200 square feet of meeting and event space. Hotel Equities will manage the property.
DUNWOODY, GA. — Branch Properties will develop Perimeter Marketplace, a planned 39,150-square-foot shopping center in Dunwoody. A 25,147-square-foot Publix will anchor the property. The developer expects to deliver the project in fall 2021. The 10-acre plot is located just north of Perimeter Mall, 17 miles north of downtown Atlanta. Young Contracting is the general contractor for the project, Phillips Partnership is the architect and Contineo Group is the civil engineer.
CHICAGO — Ascend Real Estate Group has delivered Superior House, a 12-story, 33-unit luxury condominium tower located at 366 W. Superior St. in Chicago’s River North neighborhood. @properties Developer Services is the exclusive sales and marketing firm for the project, which is currently 70 percent sold. Prices range from $1.8 million to $2.5 million. FitzGerald Associates Architects designed the building to include only four units per floor in order to increase privacy and natural light. Power Construction was the general contractor and Gary Lee Partners designed the interiors and amenity spaces, which include a rooftop deck, outdoor bar and lounge, vegetable garden, fenced dog run, entertainment room and fitness center.
KANSAS CITY, MO. — Grand Place is slated to be the first WELL-certified project in Kansas City. Similar to how the LEED building rating system measures sustainability and energy efficiency, the WELL standard measures a building’s health and wellness performance for its occupants. 3D Development, the developer of Grand Place, is also seeking LEED certification for the project, which involves the redevelopment of the former headquarters for The Kansas City Star newspaper. Building systems will be actively monitored for WELL standards. A third-party company will test and analyze the building’s air quality. The entire building will be equipped with a water filtration system. Upon completion, Grand Place will include 300,000 square feet of office space and a European-style market and grocery store. Floor plates will range from 5,000 to 40,000 square feet. The International WELL Building Institute, based in New York City, administers the WELL standard, which launched in October 2014.
NASHVILLE, TENN. — Alliance Residential Co. will develop Broadstone Nations, a planned 343-unit multifamily community in Nashville’s The Nations neighborhood. Alliance Residential closed on the 6.3-acre land sale and expects to begin construction later this year with the first units slated to open in early 2022. The five-story building will offer studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans averaging 809 square feet. Communal amenities will include a private meditation room, fitness center with a separated yoga room and a saltwater pool. Unit interiors will feature soft-close cabinetry, built-in desks, chef-inspired kitchen islands, and select units will feature home offices, dry bars and wine refrigerators. The community will be located at 4731 Centennial Blvd., five miles west of downtown Nashville.
WINTER PARK, FLA. — Watercrest Senior Living Group and Titan Development Real Estate Fund I have opened Watercrest Winter Park Assisted Living and Memory Care, a 107-unit seniors housing community in Winter Park. Watercrest Winter Park features 75 assisted living and 32 memory care apartments. The property is located at 1501 Glendon Parkway, seven miles north of downtown Orlando. This is the second senior living development partnership between Watercrest and Titan Development. Titan Development Real Estate Fund I is a $200 million private equity real estate fund established in 2017 to raise and invest equity in approximately $600 million of Titan Development’s investment opportunities.