FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Hillwood will develop two speculative industrial buildings totaling approximately 1.3 million square feet at its 26,000-acre AlllianceTexas development in Fort Worth. Alliance Center North 7 will offer 810,908 square feet in Fort Worth, and Alliance Northport 2 will total 459,762 square feet in Northlake. Both buildings are located in Denton County with direct access to Interstate 35 West. Hillwood will start construction on these new facilities in September, with completion scheduled for mid-2020. Both facilities will include 36-foot clear heights, cross-dock configuration, onsite trailer storage and adjacent land for expansion. In addition, the properties will offer proximity to Interstate 35, State Highway 114 and the ground hubs of FedEx and UPS.
HOUSTON — Commercial investment firm MLB Capital Partners has broken ground on its Houston Farmers Market redevelopment project. MLB Capital will upgrade the 77-year-old market to include modern infrastructure, climate-controlled spaces, shaded areas, restrooms, common seating areas, organized parking and traffic circulation, defined sidewalks, site landscaping and dedicated green spaces. Additionally, James Beard Award-winning chef and project consultant Chris Shepherd plans to develop a concept unique to the Houston Farmers Market. The market will maintain business operation throughout the redevelopment process. Clark Condon Associates, Studio RED Architects, Gunda Corp. and Arch-Con Construction have been named to the design and construction team. Project completion is slated for late 2020.
LOS ANGELES — San Francisco-based Carmel Partners has executed a lease with Whole Foods Market for an approximately 50,000-square-foot flagship grocery store at Cumulus District, an urban, mixed-use development located at 3321 La Cienega Blvd. in Los Angeles’ Westside neighborhood. Located at the corner of Jefferson and La Cienega boulevards, the transit-oriented development is slated to open in late 2020. When completed, Cumulus will feature 1,210 apartments, a one-acre public park and plaza and 100,000 square feet of grocery-anchored retail and restaurant space. Timothy Bower and Zachary Card of CBRE are handling the leasing efforts for Cumulus. Terms of the Whole Foods Market lease were not released.
ADDISON, ILL. — Logistics Property Co. (LPC) has acquired a 15-acre infill site in Addison within DuPage County. LPC plans to develop two industrial facilities totaling 274,855 square feet. Known as Swift & Lake, the site is situated on the southeast corner of Swift Road and Lake Street. Construction will commence immediately with delivery slated for the second quarter of 2020. Doug Pilcher of Cushman & Wakefield will market the properties for lease.
TEXAS CITY, TEXAS — Smart Living at Texas City LP (SLTC), a limited partnership controlled by developers Ronny Hecht and Avi Ron, has purchased 9.4 acres in Texas City for the development of a 234-unit apartment community. Designed by Ted Trout Architects, the Class A property will feature one-, two- and three-bedroom units with granite or quartz countertops and individual washers and dryers. Amenities will include a pool, fitness center, clubhouse with a kitchen and a dog park. Construction is scheduled to begin in October and be complete in the fourth quarter of 2020. Chris Bergmann Jr. of JLL represented the seller, First Baptist Church of Texas City, in the land acquisition.
CA Student Living Begins Construction on $86M Student Housing Project in State College, Pennsylvania
STATE COLLEGE, PA. — CA Student Living has begun construction on HERE at State College, an $86 million, 227-unit student housing property located one block from Penn State University. The 12-story complex will feature more than 700 beds and house 30,000 square feet of retail space on the lower two levels. The general contractor is Missouri-based Brinkmann Constructors, and the architect is Shepley Bulfinch. HERE at State College is expected to open in fall 2020.
PITTSBURGH — A joint venture between Pinecrest and Cardinal Group has completed construction on The Bridge on Forbes, a 473-bed student housing property in Pittsburgh. The community offers fully furnished studio-, one-, two- and three-bedroom units to students attending the University of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University and Carlow University. Shared amenities include a 24-hour fitness center, an outdoor deck with grilling stations and fire pits, collaboration rooms, a coffee bar and lounge and retail space occupied by Arby’s and Bank of America. The property is fully leased for the upcoming academic year.
SEATTLE — Concord Pacific, a Canadian residential developer, has acquired a multifamily development site located at 1901 Minor Ave. in Seattle for $72 million. Situated within Seattle’s Denny Triangle neighborhood, the site has master-use permit approval for two high-rise residential towers over a large podium. This acquisition is Concord’s second commitment to building vertical neighborhoods in Seattle. Ross Klinger and Tim Foster of Kidder Mathews represented the buyer in the deal. The name of the seller was not released.
CHICAGO — Meridian Design Build has broken ground on a 358,879-square-foot speculative industrial building on behalf of NorthPoint Development in Chicago. The new facility will be situated on a 31.1-acre site at 12144 S. Ave. O on the city’s southeast side. Plans call for a clear height of 36 feet, four drive-in doors, 257 auto parking stalls, 106 trailer parking stalls and up to 92 loading docks. The project will be the first building in NorthPoint’s 200-acre Avenue O Industrial Park, a 2.3 million-square-foot master-planned development. The site was previously home to the Republic Steel mill. The project team includes StudioNorth Architecture and Jacob & Hefner Associates.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — White Point and FCP have unveiled plans to redevelop historic Chadbourn Mill, a former hosiery and textile mill in Charlotte, into an adaptive office project. The new development will feature 40,000 square feet of office space and 2,000 square feet of restaurant space and retail space. JLL will be leasing the office component of the development, with Thrift Commercial Services handling the retail leasing. Construction is expected to be complete in 2020. The site is within walking distance to NoDa’s (North of Davidson) retail and entertainment venues as well as the LYNX Blue Line 25th St. station. Chadbourn Mill produced mostly women’s clothing from the 1930s to 1970s but has been out of use since.